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rim HnujiNOTON lmim nmss and tj.mks: I'lnmauAr, mahcix v.i, vjvj. EATH IN DREADFUL FORM TEARS HEADS AND LIMBS FROM BODIES nree riunuieu xuiis plode on British Chine in Baltimore Harbor. JuUlfl U 1U OU AND THREE SCORE INJURED before Ship Jumped from the Water Sev eral Small Craft, as Well as the Three Destroyed, Probably Blown to Pieces. Baltimore, Mil.. Match 7. Three lum ped tons of dynamite being Haded In the Jrltlsh trump .steamer Alum Chine In the ower harbor, ofC Fort Carroll, exploded -(1 1 1 -... i At t m iiifln it'nUMlliirr ft Mil 1IIIIIK 1IUMI in -' llli Hi ,,i.n, nalmlng three score more, some of whom destiuetlon to half i J ,,,ll "v. million dollar."' worth of property. The Alum Chine and n loading rcnw tmitrslrle lier were eomnletolv nnnlhllat- .1 . ,1.. , .,...., I ... ten,,. III the rescue of Imperilled seamen was act on fire and later .vank; the United States collier Jason, Just completed and ready for trial, was raked to her deck and her armor riddled, and buildings In Haltlmoro :ind cm h anil towns many nines away wc-c roi'Kcil ny uie' HIIL'.J III IIIU i.J.iii.i- ca iuopioii The di so of the disaster I? unkonwn to-night, hut federal authorities have In stituted n llinrnuch lnvostiirot on to n iri' tin. lii.'i.nn. r-.voitei survivors tola eon- isicting stones, some insisting ui;ii. .i I'l'Ill Mf.l'UUlf lilll.'ni ill..- i".iiwi"iiiii Jamming a pike Into a case of dynamite. This denied by eve witnesses who do rlare that smoke was seen pouring from the Alum Chine's hold several minutes before the explosion oecuired. ,HlleH At a late hour to-night the Jl V IJVUll IK, .4 MI'UIl IllUUhlll HI III...- ... . l.. lt.U nt.. A ll....n.l litB 111 II in Vll.. llll 'IV I '.. III VU It, linsnlt.'ils Tho esMmntou nf the trs of the Joseph R. Foatd company i , , ., .... .,, , which was bound for ranama, eight ,nrml,nr nf the prpw nf file Alum 1. mill', MA Ill.'Il UII nil.' v.'iiii;! utiniiii and the captain and several members ui inu nuw in iiu iufr iiiinuiKi FIFTEEN INJURED WILL Till:. Of the injured a score are frlght- ully maimed, their skulls fractured, inns and legs torn off and their bodies terribly lacerated At least 15 are ex pected to die. To-night 15 of the ilea J i had been identified as follows: Captain William E. Van Dyke, Haiti-J more, of tho tug Atlantic. Hobert W. Dlggp, first mate tug At lantic, Haltlmoro. Edward Wattcrs, chief officer of tho Mum Chlnc. Jos P. Lennon, Baltimore, Atlantic crew- John Macltrnl, Frank Doyle. Ed- tvurl Cm-soll, Andrew Uarotskl, Jos T. If nod, stevedores, all of Baltimore. Charles Davis, fireman on tho col lier Jason, Haltimore. John I,lnd, Hremnn, collier Jason, Baltimore. AVIHInm Halston, stevedore. IJaltl- nore Hhlllj) Pmith, stevedore, Dnltlmore. Two unidentified negro stevedores. Missing believed to be dead are: From the Alum Chine Joso Gomez, donkey engineer; James Gibson. Car diff, Wales, fireman; John Davis, Car diff, fireman, G. Nellson, seaman; . Nellberg, flremnn; Gustuv Uevlg, sea man; two unidentified coal passers. From Atlantic transport barge, No. a William Meyers, Haltimore; Henry Huschmann, assistant barge master, Haltlmoro. Seamen in scores of small craft and Captain Van Dyko of the Atlantic saw Miioko coming from the dynamite laden Alum Chine a few minutes lieforo the explosion and the launch Jerome was alongside the ship, rescuing many mem bers of tho crew and rushing them to safety. The witnesses say that when the txplnslon came tho steamer Jumped from the water as If a torpedo had struck her lrom below, and then fell to fragments, In which were mingled the torn bodies jf (ho dead. The transport company's scow, had been tightly tied to the big steamer and the 'oneusslon from the ship's bold blew up the tons of dynamite still aboard tho 1 ,irge In an echoing explosion that In creased the cainagu and destruction. Sev eral small craft In the harbor are ho ik veil to have been blown to pieces. The tug Atlantic, which had twlco rushed in to the rescue before tho crash, was racing away when It was caught In tho rain of charred wood and red hot Fteel that fell In a shower for a quarter nf a mllo around, killing some of the irew outright and setting flro to the vessel, PICKED WOL'NDF.D FHO.M WATER. Coming up the river at tho time was the tug Hrltannia and she. rushed to the aid of tho Atlantic, picking up many of tho wounded whu had leaped Into tho w .iter. Tho Hrltannia ran a lino to tho burning tug and started up tho liver with her, but the vessel sank before tho Iiazaretto llghthouso wns reached, Inspector I', J. Curran. the boarding ulllcer assigned to the Alum Chine, had left on tho revenue cutter Guthrln soon uftir nine o'clock and wns able to give a vivid description of the explosion "The Guthrie steamed away," h said, "going about a mllo to wait for an In coming vessel, and It was while wo wero, moving around that tho captain and oth i is noticed lira on tho steamer. Captain Dunn of the cuttor then stoameil toward the burning vpbfcI, but when within three-quarters, of a mile tho ship explod ed Tho Guthrie, got a seve.ro shaking. ' Following tho explosion wo saw a luge Inky-cloud which ascended fully 30 feet and almost covered tho harbor M hep this cleared away there van naught In sight. AVhero the Bteamer had been liius vciaci, licow and car had dlsap- ui jjynamite xla- Steamer Alum MLIjN MLLMJ prared. Wc hurried to the scene but saw only wreckage." CAPTAIN NOT ON BOA HI), !' J. Antsey, captain of tho Alum Chine, was In this city on business when his ship wns blown up. He could assign no cause I fur till, illat.clr., TV, I t... l ' , . ' , V ". " int ua in. in iiiu snip n coal bunkers which .spread to tho dynamite In the bold. The Alum Chine wns 2G0 feet long with a 10-foot beam. Sho wns built at Cardiff. Wales, In 130). Most of her crew wero from Cardiff. For a radius of scores of miles, tho shock of the explosion was felt. He ports came early from many cities and towns where windows were shat tered and It was at first rumored that a disastrous earthquake had done much damage at Haltlmoro. Hcports also came from neighboring States, and It was said that the entire State i of Delaware had felt the shock. , William K. Van Dyke of Haltlmore, captain of the wreckel tug Atlantic,' lost his life In heroically rushing to I the aid of the imperilled Hiltlsh sea-J men on tho doomed Alum Chine, and his vain effort curried with him to! death many members of his crow. i n uen curling snioKe irom ttie bow of the Alum Chine warned members' i of her crew, the stevedores engaged . In loading her. and the crew of the I Atlantic alongside, that fire was rag- lug In the coal bunkers, there was In- istant reallzaton that (lames soon would reach the 300 tons of .lynamlte stored In the Alum Chine's hold and the j barge roped besides her. j Instantly there was a rush to the ship's side. Fourteen members of the crew and four of the stevedores leap-j ed over the rail and tumbled pell moll Into the launch Jerome, that hnd a moment before brought two firemen aboard the Ill-fated ship. All of the other members of the crew and steve dores who could reach tho deck leap ed for the decks of the Atlantic. The tug and launch cutting their hawsers, sped away from the scene of the Im pending cntnstrophe, the Jerome pick ing up speed first and rushing to safety. Tho Atlantic had proceeded a few hundred feet when two frantic figures were seen clambering from the Alum chine's hold. They were sailois who had been left behind. Reaching tho sides of the vessel they shouted piteous appeals for rescue. HEEDED CAL1, OF SAILORS. Captain Van Dyke, despite the know ledge he must have had that a hail of death soon would be pouring over tho harbor, hfeded the call of tho Imperilled sailors. The engines were stopped, the Atlantic wheeled and rushed again lo the fire doomed vessel's side. The two sailors Jumped aboard. Again the Atlantic wheeled. Captain Van Dyke standing in the pilot housn gave hurried orders which again sent the tug toward safety. Hut It was too loate. The Atlantic's nose had scarcely been turned toward open water, when, with a roar like tho eruptlonof a volcano, the death-laden vita's of the Alum Chine exploded. The concussion hurled all before it. A dense pall of smoke enveloped tho waters and when It rleared tho ship and the barge had disappeared, and tin- Atlantic, a dis mantled bulk, helpless on the surface of tho bay. had become a human shambles. Death in a dreadful form had descend fd from the sky. The Alum Chine had been torn Into shreds and Iwixes of dyna mite, mingled with the Hying fragments of steel and timber. Illled the air. These fell on, th"1 packed decks of the Atlantic, the dynamite exploding as It fell and sweeping them as a charge of shrapnel levels charging troops. Men's heads and limbs were torn from their bodies. From ships and launches nearby wero seen dismembered bodies flung ncross and Atlantic's decks. tumbled about the GAVE LIFE FOR GALLANTRV. Captain Van Dyke guvo hl life for his gallantry. Ills body, with one aim severed, was among those recovered by tho rescuers and was ono of tho first Identified when biought to this city. With him died Jos. T. Hood, a stevwloro, whom his ship had first rescued and Robert Dlggs, a member of his crew, who had 'stood besidt him when the explosion occurred. Thoso who escaped death In tho ex plosion brought vivid but disconnected accounts of tho explosion when they reached this city with tho dead and wounded. Capt. J. R. Thompson, captain of the new collier Jason, which to-morrow wns to have taken her trial trip, had a nar row escape when boxes of dynamlto crashed on to tho Jason's decks nnd ex ploded. Ho had seen the smoke Issuing from the Alum Chine's hold. "I was warning my men of the dan ger," said Captain Thompson to-night, "bocauso I knew that tho ship was sure to blow up. I had already gone below and instructed the chief engineer to get up steam and get under way at once. Ho was doing this while I had other men at work pulling up the anchor. I was stand ing near a ventilator when J was tossod Into tho air fully six or seven feet, I turned two or threo somersaults I throw out my arms and grabbed a railing. This kept me fiom going overboard. "In another Instant a terrific shower of plcciu of Iron of all elzce were liylne RESULT OF EXPLOSION. Ship and scow miiiihilntccl. Tug burned rind sunk. lT. S. collier raked to her deck and armor riddled. Cities and towns miles away rocked as by an earthquake. Number of known dead, 20, Injured in hospitals, (50. Actual property loss, $600, 000. Builders of U. S. collier must repair damape of $100,000. Rain of charred wood and red hot steel fell in a shower for a quarter of a mile around. Captain of tug gave, his life in gallant effort to save Brit ish sailors. straight down from tho air I saw these pieces go straight through our heavy plate. Tho huge smokestacks of the col lier wero filled with holes and by tho con cussion alone wcro mashed almost flat. I-IFTED SHIP OUT OF WATER. "Around me on nil sides were the men who hnd been tossed Into the air and thrown back. Many men were cut and Injured by the pieces or Iron. Some were killed Instantly. Tho Alum Chine was about COO feet away, but the force of tho explosion was bo great that our ship was lifted high up on tho waves. "Our tlremen, who were shoveling coal, got the full force of the explosion In their faces. Many of them were burned. I ex pected to have 1C0 men In the crew by to night and about lno of them were on board." Immediately after the first shock of the accident Captain Thompson ordered his men to make a close Inspection of the fchlp. They found many holes In her side. Pieces of iron went straight through her plates which In spots was to ' of an Inch thick. How the fire started In the coal hun- I kers of the Alum Chine Is so far a mys 1 tery. Some have ascribed It to spontan ! eous combustion, while one of the rescued men declnies he saw a stevedore stick . a bale hook Into n box of dynamite. This explanation appears improbable. Had I such an incident occurred there would ' have been an Immediate explosion. Conservative estimates place tho actual . property damage in exccs of VVfi,W Tho , chief losers are the owners of the Alum 1 Chine, which cost 3?5,onn. The dynamite on board was valued at $70, V). A super ficial examination of the collier Jason In j dlcates a damage of tlofi,nfrt, which will ' fall upon the builders, the Maryland I Steel company. j SHOCK FELT IN PENNSYLVANIA, i Philadelphia, March ".The dynamlti explosion near Haltimore was remarkable for the great distance the shock of the blast was felt. At Coatesvllle, Pa., tho windows In the high school rattled, startling the students. The shock was felt at the Philadelphia nnvy yard In Heading, Pa., nearly 1V miles from Haiti more, In other cities In southeastern Pennsylvania and in New Jersey as far as Atlantic City. In many towns the tremor was so distinct as to cause peo ple to believe an eaithquake had oc curred. LETTER ROUTING A JOKE. Cnrrlcd llnck anil Forth on Trnlns Out nf rtutlnnd. Rutland. March ".A short time ago a story went the rounds of the State press bbowlng how a piece of mall sent from one postoflice to another In the same building, located on the Canada line, would have to go by a roundabout way of over 10) miles In order to reach its destination. Pome of the new postal rules concerning tho handling of mall on cer tain trains out of Rutland make condi tions nearly as ludicrous. If a Rutland merchant, In a hurry to get an order for produce to a North Chitendon former who did not have a telephone, should drop a letter in tho mall box at the station shortly after the departure of the eastbound morning mall train, the transfer clerk would naturally put the letter on the eastbound afternoon flyer. This fast train does not stop at North Clarendon so it wotdd take t he lot t er to a point lielow Keene, N. It., where It "back pouches" for the northbound evening train and the letter would reach Us destination aliout S:30 p, m., after a trii of over 100 miles, although Its destination was three miles from the city. A similar situation would, result it a letter wre mailed at the depot for Clarendon, six miles away, soon aftr tho southbound morning train hnd departed. Such a letter would be put on the llyer and taken to Manchester. .".0 miles, where this train "back pouches" for the north bound flyer. The latter train docs not stop at Clarendon nor does It "back pouch" at Rutland, so the lettr would be carried through this city and north as far as Hrandon where the flyer would lwlV0 11 for southbound evening mall 'rain, wnicn leaves mis city at t,;, tnus getting the letter to Clarendon nfter !W miles travel, consuming foui hours and a half. HUMAN BONES IN ROCK. Skeleton Discovered lij- lllnstlnu in Fret below Sllrfnee. The skeleton of what was evidently a human being has been found to feet below the surfaco of tho groui.d In a solid rock formation, at Wagon Wheel Gap, Colo. The skeleton was In an almost perfect state of preservation. The discovery was made by Ellwood Horsey, '"'ho was driving a shaft on some mining property and hal gone about to feet, most of the way through a solid rock formation. A charge of dynamite set off In the bottom of the shaft exposed In the side walla a small tlssuro about six feet long and one foot wide, which was tightly sealed with rock nnd talc formations, Within this silent nnd long burled tomb the fossil was found. Tho skeleton Is small, but seems too Htrongly built to le that of a child. -Now York World. Foley Kidney Pills will roach your In dividual case If you have any form of kidney or bladder trouble, any backache, rheumntlsm, uric acid poisoning or Irreg ular and painful kidney action, They nr strengthening, tonlo and curative, and contain no habit forming dmus. J. W O'SuUlVRU, 24 Church St. (Adv.; E XPLOSION LAID TO A STEVEDORE Arrest at Baltimore Follows Charge That Bomhardt Stuck Hook into Dynamite. TWO MORE DEATHS ADDED Theories Advanced by Experts Differ Memorial Services in City Churches for Those Who Perished. Haltimore, March !.-Although William J. Homhardt, assistant foteman of the stevedores employed In loading the dyna mite Hhlp Aluin Chine, which blew up In tho lower haibor lu re Friday, is under nrre.st charged !'. the act that caused tho disaster, il uulie experts still in cline to the the.!' f.iat spontaneous com bustion In tin ui bunkers of tho vessel causod the disaster. Homhaidt was arrested early thl. morn ing after Coroner Russell had taken tho statement of Morris Price, a stevedore, who said he saw Homhardt stick a hook Into a box of dynamlto and cause Its ex plosion The coroner sajs til" statement of Price l.s supported by other stevedores who were In the Immediate vicinity. Homhardt denies the use of the bale hook, but admits the box of dynamite exploded while he was handling II. His theory is that the friction caused by the blisters on two adjoining sticks produced tho explosion. Contrasting with these stories are the statements of others aboard the Alum Chine that they heard no explosion what ever before they saw smoke ami fl-nnes pouring from the hold of the ship. Attempts to reconcile the stories of Homhardt and Price with the views of possibilities held by the experts have been made. One l.s based on tho Idea that lire In the bunkers of the Alum Clilno Ignited tin; dynamite at the tlmo the stevedores thought the explosion occurred. The second theory Is that the hale hook was thrust not into a box of dy namite, but Into a box of percussion caps. This would have produce K per haps, a minor explosion. The coroner's Inquiry will be held to-morrow night. The hospital reports to-day added the names of two stevedores to tho list of casualties. One of tho men died late last night and the other to days. Others of tho Injured showed improvement to-day, Memorial services were held in most of the city churches to-d.iy for tha men who lost their lives In tho trag edy. Engineers of the Fnltel States army under command of Col. L. It. Heaeh will take full charge to-morrow of the wreckage of the Alum Chine and attendant barge. They will set to work to remove the debris from the channel. The engineers are Inclined to think that a large proportion of POO cases of dynamite are Ivlng tin exploded where they fell and vessels are warned to avoid the scene of tho disaster. Three men who had been listed among the missing were located tn-dav. Chris tian Nelson of the crew of the collier Jason, who jumped overboard from that vessel when she was struck by dynamite from the Alum Chine, was picked up by a launch and to-day came to Haltimore to have a badly sprained ankle treated. The other two were stevedores who were not on board the Alum Chine at the time. DEMOCRATS REJECT BACON. f'li t'lnrke of Arknnsas President pro Tempore nf Senate, Washington, March 7. After spend ing the greater part of to-day In cau cus, the democratic senators succeeded in agreeing upon candl lates to fill only three of the elective offices of that body These were: Penator James P. Clarke of Arkansas to succeed Sen ator Gallingcr of New Hampshire, re publican, as president pro tempore of the Senate. Rev. E. J. Prettyman of tho District of Columbia, to succeed the Rev. I'. G. H. Pierce as chaplain and Charles P. Hlgglns. a real estato dealer of St. louls. to succeed H. Liv ingstone Cornelius as sergeant-at- arms. .Senator Clarke was elected by a vote of 27 to 1 4 over Senator Augustus O. Uacon of Georgia. The rtVult of tho election caused considerable, stir, the friends of Sen ator Uacon feeling that he had not been fairly treated. The mucus adjourned to meet again to-morrow when tho nomination of a candl late for secretary In the Senate to succeed Charles G. Renuett of New York, republican, will tako place if the present program Is cnrrled out. ONE PER CENT. TAX ON $5,000 INCOMES FAVORED Washington, March ". A federal income tx. probabl f 1111,1 l,pr cent., and a free sugar tariff si bedule practically wore agreed upon to-day ny the democrats who are to compose the majority of the House ways and means committee In the Clrd ConTefs. Representatives Gainer of lexas, Stan ley of Kentucky and Collier of Missis sippi, chosen as the three new democratic members, met with the committeemen to day for the first time. The minimum Income to which the pio posed tax would apply was not agreed upon hut R ''a,ll hnvo ,"-'Pn RC"' (rally favored. FIRST"TEST OF NEW LAW. Rutland U.v (o"rt !''"'M "nlilliinl Driinkitril to Slnle Anylnin. Rutland. Mnreh t'.-Clty Judge Fred G. "wliuierton of this city Is the Hist muni cipal court head In the State to put In operation the new law givlug a magistrate power to send nn Intoxication prisoner o the State hospital for the Insane nt Waterbnry treatment. Instead of nnlne him 'n,'l"K lm to tnB rollnt' Jail, the statute applying to habltuals ""ludRC swlnncrton took as his first example John Shannon, Jr. Although 37 years old 1'""" Jolm 11,18 l,f,,'n a''""10'1 ' ... times, mainly because of his In- Jtemi'cia'o ,iablU 1,6 b "0W lmvl ix months at Wnterbury, under the supervision of Probation Officer John J, Hlckey of this city. Judge Swlnncrton has advocated this law for u number of years. He says ho hopes to rid this city of a big gang of hnbltuals by means of It, the idea being that after a few offenders have been sent to the Insane hospital the rest will give tho Rutland police wide berth. DOMESTIC SUES FOR $10,000, llcllimm Fnlln Merchant Ilcfrnriiint In Ilrrneli of Promise Cnsr. nrnnlnsiun, March 0. Papers In a $10, f breach of promlso suit were nled In tho oflloe of Hennlngton county coin I csterday afternoon. The plaintiff In Miss Anna Crotty of this village and tho de fendant Is Giistavus D. Parker, a mem ber of tho Howard Hardware company of Helton a Falls. An attachment In tho suit has been placed upon the defendant's stock In the hardware company nnd the Hellows Falls Trust compnny is made a trustee. Tho writ Is returnable "t the Juno term of county court. Miss Crotty, who wn formerly a resident of Hellows Falls, Is now employed as a domestic at the residence of lyouls A. Graves, cashier of tho Pennington First National bank POLE SHOT IN RIGHT CHEEK Krsnbn Arrested lint Inlms Thnt Clrxlnk Wniindril Himself. White River Junction, March 0. Stenl Kesulia was arrested at Wilder to-night and brought to the lock-up here, charged with shooting John Cleslak. Tho shoot ing occurred about 5:.10 o'clock this nfter noon. Iloth men nre Poles who work at the International Paper company's mill and it Is said that trouble had been brewing between them Kesuba and an other Pole took the wounded man to the hospital in Hanover, N. It. The bullet entered Cleslak's right cheek and was found by the surgeons lodged In the throat at the left, lie l.s not dangerously wounded. When Kesuba returned he wis arrested by tho oflleers, who had been notified and were waiting .it the stable where he hired the rig. lie claims Cles lak shot himself PARCEL POST SAVES DOG. Cnrrli-r's Presence nf Mind Foils Hne Uensnek's lllllehil i; terminator. Ilackensack, N. J , March fi. "Saved by a postage stnmp" is tho Utle which postal clerks here give to a comic scene on Main strcft yestirday in which John I Keenan, a special delivery mall earlier. was principal. Kecran loves dogs. ,. spli d-oiie yesterday In the potofflce that was wandering around without a license. Keenan took a fancy to it and as ho started out on his rounds he allowed tlm dog to trail behind him. At a stirw cor ner Joseph D.illa. the offM;,! dog catch er of Haokensack, made his appearance. Ho was about to pounce upon the llttlo unlicensed fox teirier which wn.s follow ing tho mail carrier. "Don't touch that dog," exclaimed Keenan as he hastily drew a parcel post stamp from his pocket, licked It and attached It to the dog's ear. "That dog is mall matter and under tho protection of Untie Pom." The dog catcher was properly awed by the fedeial authority and withdrew. ALLENS TO DIE MARCH 28. Governor IlcfuH to Commute en leneei nfter Granting Respite. Richmond. Va , Yiircli ;.-Floyd Allen, leader of the outlaw hand in Carroll county, and his son. Claude Swanson Allen, will be executed In the Ptatt penltentlaiy on Marcli IS for thrlr part in tho Hlllsville court murder March 11, U'12, Govt rnor Mann to-night having re fused to commute the sentence to life Imprisonment. The prisoners wore to have died tn-diiv but the Governor yester day granted a respite of three weeks. Miss Nellie Wlter. a mountain girl to whom Claude Allen was engaged, made an unsuccessful effort to see Governor Mann to-day with a final plea foi com mutation. NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF, Canadian railroads plan the construc tion of :,700 miles of road In 101.1. costing .H1,W.W, compared with 1,"7." In 1P12 cost ing MO.iv-V1"". i harles I.elbennann, 15 years old. com mltt'd suicide, by asphyxiation In New York when unable to see Dr. Frie.lmann, the alleged tuberculosis serum discoveier. The abandonment of the Panama canal zone settlement at Gorgona, 20 miles from Panama, Is onlered by colonel Goetbals, there being no lurthei' leason for maintaining it. The Panama Joint land commission to adjudicate the value ot private propel ty taken for the Panama canal work has be gun its labors at Panama. About $0.ii, 0M l.s Involved Charles !'. Dawson of Redondo lv.uh, Cal., Is minus 10 years' growth of whKk ers. Ho had sworn he would not shavo until a democrat s.it In the presidential chnlr. Tuesday he visited a barber Wireless messages were exchanged for the first time last week between tho Eiffel Tower and Lake Tchnd In cntral Afrka, a distance of C.siO mlle.s The last big hind rush In Montana will take place In the early spring, when l,"l.". il acres of farming land In Fort Pee!; iiservatloii will be thrown open to su tlers. The Hud.-on river Ice nop is s.ild to have dropped from a normal yield of 3, ai.i) to ryu'.ii'i tim.e this year. Indica tions are that New York will have to pay thren times tlm not nml pi Ice of Ice during summer mouths. Merchant vessels an 1 warships built in HU2 amounted to Isfin, of 1116, IDS gross tonnage, compared with J 7 S essuls of :i,li:i,00S tons In 1011, the previous high record. Hullo 1 Kingdom led. with PP.0,231 tonnage, Germany second with 477,713 and Fill ted Stntes third with States made highest increase of (if, per cent cent, in Germany nnd Italy. .".49.49G. United peicentago of against SO per 15 per cent, in Washington, March 0. Edgar E. Clark of Iowa, confirmed yesterday ns an interstate comniorco commissioner. was nnmed to-day as chaliman of tho commission in succession to Franklin K. Lane, now crrctary of tho interior Washington. March ('.. William O McA.loo, sworn in ns seeretnry of tho treasury early to-day, left Ills depart ment In the hands of his republican subordinates to-night and went to New York to wind up his private af fairs. Tlm new secretary asked the three assistant secretaries of the treasury. Hallo, Allen and Curtis, to remain In office until he could find suitable snceesors, T F Expects by Suggestion and Con ference to Come to Agreement with Party Leaders. NOT TO DRAFT LEGISLATION Undetermined about Currency Reform at Special Session Tariff All Congress Wishes to Consider. Washington, March S.rresldent Wilson will take a hand hlmSulf in framing legislation with the new Congress. With the co-operation of party leaders In the House and .Senate he proposes to woik over tariff, currency and other important measures even befnte they ale Introduced and to lend the weight of tho ndmlnlstra. Hon to the support of the bills. This Information and tho fact that the President will endeavor In forwarding his policies to use personal picsuaslon not only with members of his own party, but with progressive republicans who aio In cllned to be friendly, came to-day from those who have talked with hlrn since his Inauguration. The President does not plmi to draft legislation, but expects by suggestion and conference to como to mi agreement upon specific measures with the party leaders, It has not been determined whether cur rency nlll be takiii up at the special session. Tt was learned to-day that when the President believes the tlmo Is ripe for such legislation, he will call Into con ference such men as Representative Glass of Virginia, head of the sub-committee that has ben Investigating currency question, to agree upon the outline of a bill that would have administration baik lug. Such a pio-ess, the President believes, would discourage the flood of Individual bills usually offered when reform leglsla-j tlon l.s undertaken and would concentrate tho efforts of partv leaders toward some kind of an agreement In advance of pub lic discussion. LEADERS HOLD DIFFERENT VIEW. Congressional leaders aie practically agreed upon the suggestion thnt no sub ject but the tariff should be taken up !n the special session. Many House leaders even doubt the advisability of bringing In a currency bill near the end of the extra session, as hn.s been suggested to the President by the advocates of Imme diate cunency teform. The President Idea was that a urrency bill might be evolved by that time and submitted to the House without detracting from the attention then centering on the tariff. He Tias been of the belief that In the Interval I etwecn the extra session and the Decem eer session of Congress a campaign of discussion could be carried on to crystal ize public opinion. Tho President Is expected to consult with House lendeis this week over the form ot some of the tariff revision bill?. He already has made a study of some of the tariff bills of the last two sessions, and Secretaries Rcdlleld and Itryan are also thoroughly familiar with ri-cent democratic work on the tariff. Hefore any of the measures are ready for pre sentation to the House, thi'5 will Have received the studious examination of the Piesldeni and his cabinet. The ways and menus committee i now giving attention to the possible effect of the tariff reduc tions on business prosperity. Th Presi dent's desire to have currency reform un dertaken as early as possible springs from the belief that a flexible currency sys tem is necessary to meet the physical changes In business resulting fiom changes In tariff rates. SENATE WORRIES WILSON. While tile President anticipates but lit tle difficulty in the prompt movetni nt of tariff measures through the House, lie is somewhat .soliiltou.s over the situation In the Senate when- the democratic major ity Is .small. The eaily acquisition of demociatlc senators from New Hamp shire and Illinois, where deadlocks are In progress, is In'liig counted upon by the President. The President is confident that If progressive legislation Is drafted. inosresstve republican asslhtamo can be secured sufficient to make up nnv possl- bio losses In the democratic column. When conferences with congression al leaders begin at the White House this week, it Is anticipated that tho advice of a number of progressive te. publicans In Congress will be sought. Tho President talked with many memhers nf Congress in Trenton nnd has consulted brleflly with several In the last few days, but he expects to devote almost the entire week to the discussion of legislation and policy so that he may complete his special mes sage in harmony with the prevailing sentiment In the national capital. The hrealc that occurred In the lemocr.itle caucus In the Senato Inst week Is apparently to have no Im portant erfeet upon the anticipated control of that body by the so-called progressive democratic forces. While Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia ac cepted as a personal rebuff the defeat of Ills colleague. Senator llacon. for the position of president prntempore, .subsequent conferences nf the demo crats have Indicated that reorganiza tion will be accomplished with the so called progressive forces In control of committees nnd Senate machinery. TILLMAN LIKELY TO WIN. The stiong personal light made b Senator rillnian, to secure the chairman ship of the appropriations committee to which senority of service would entitle him, Is expected to be successful. Sen.i tor Simmons also Is expected to secure the chairmanship of the powerful finance committee. In each case, however, as with the other Impoitont committees, tho balance of the memberships will probably be so dlsti'lbutcMl amongst hew nnd old senators as to leave the balance of con trol In the hands ot tho forces of which Senator Kern Is tho present leader.' The reorganization will be perfected, It Is expected, before the Senato ends tho f.pelal session now In progress. Republi cans have completed their committee lists, and aie ready to offer them to t lie democrats at once. The republicans have asked for an Increase In their rcpivscnto tlons on three committees so that Sena tor La ''"olletle will not have to be dtopped fiom the finance committee. Senator Root from the Judiciary com- W LSON TO AE MS L mlttie or Senators Huitoii nnd Dillingham from Hie roreign relations committee RLDFCTION IN GOLD LA( L, Washington, March G.-Thcre uil ii marked reduction In the niuoi nt of gold Itice to be seen around the Y hilt House during tho present administration. If President Wilson carries out Ins plan to reduce the number of military nidi 1 whlrlt hav,. nitendwl the two fornn r presidents. It became known to-dav tb il M,uor Thomas L. Rhodes, fnlted Stales arm-.. who was nillltnry aldo and medical ml vlser to President Tuft, had rocommende J that tho present corps of 12 oflicens i the army, navy and marliio corps be ruf In half. Furthermore, Picsldont Wllsos probably will dispense with the preset, of a uniformed aide In his travels aooui the country. Tho present system of a persrinu' military stuff nt the White House j. created by President Roosevelt and e n tinned by President Taft. Major Arih.- bald W. Hutt, who lost his llfo In tint Titanic disaster, was responsible f' I establishing the present custom of wear Ing full dress uniform while artompan lug the the former president Mo felt, that as ho was on dut , i should conform to th regulations .ni'i appear In uniform. Ills understanding ot the regulations was accepted tn mt brother officers on duty at the White House. ORGANIZING NEW DEPARTMENT Washington. March C The new depart ment of labor, with Secretary William H, Wilson nt Its head, was in full swing t -day, but dependent upon tho charltv of Seciet.iry of Commen o Rcdlleld for quar ters. Organizing tho new department a.i expeditiously as possible, Seeretnry Wil son sits In the room formerly occutiled by the commissioner-general of Immigra tion. As no appropriation has yet been made for the new department, Seeretan Wilson not only Is serving without sal ary for the tlmo being, but cannot h r ofllce u.uai'tels. Tho new department cons.rts of the old bureau ot labor, changed to the bu reau of lalxir statistics, the bureaus of Immigrations and naturalization and thu children's bureau. From the old department of eonimeic and labor, the department of commerce retains the bureaus of corporations, een sus, foreign and domestic commerce, standards, fisheries, lighthouses and navi gatlon, coast and geodetic s irvo- and steamboat Inspection service Secretniy Redllebl has appoint ! t Grant Smith of Hrooklyn. N V , is . s private secretary. PROORESSrVE CONTROLjA DVANl Es Washington, March Progre sslv democratic control of tho Senate was ad uncoil another Important stage to-da the second day's session of the ca in. democratic senators. The cnnlca yes' r day of Senator Kern of Indiana as Sf ate leader was followed to-dav y t' selection of a democratic oi ganlzat 101 committee on which the leaders of tho so-call(d ptogrrsslve forces were In com plete control. The "steering committee" w.iicn is to map out u program of teorganizatlon to determine the entire question of control was announced by Senator Kern as fol lows: Senators Kern, chairman. Martin. Clarke of Arkansas, Chamberlain, Ow n, O'Gormnn, Smith of Georgia, Lea and Thomas. For several hmirs the democr.ii . argued behind closed doors over tl o minor problems connectul nltii their con trol of the smaller branch of Congress All question of Senate patronage, wer referied to a special committee conslstin; of Senators Overman. Shlvely, Johnson. Hitchcock nnd Williams. The choice u Senate i.ffleers,wns put over until mm row when the caucus is to be result ed, it Is expected that Senator H.ir will be elected president pro tern . 1 i there are nianv active candidates 'it tr positions of secretary and sergeant-.it arms. While the democrats were in S"s'nr the icpubllcan steering comm.ttec, con slstlnc of Senators Iyndce. Warren, Nel son. Penrose. Smoot, La Follette. Rratv degee, Crawford, Jones and Fal , can vassed the committee lists to determine what positions tliev would ask for A delegation, consisting ot Senators Nelson and Smoot, was sent over to the demo cratic caucus to learn what arrangement the democrats intended to make abour giving minority appointments to the re publicans, but no plans had been agreed upon by the democrats. It l.s anticipated that the democratic plans for naming committees will not be completed for some time. The active leaders of the progressive forces are In slstent that the places on the Important committees shall bo distributed evcnlv among nil democrats and the work of o' anlzation Is to be pursued elowl,. APPOINTED BY BURLESON Washington. March 6. Merritt Cti.irico of the commission on efflcieii' y and economy was to-day appointed chief clerk of the postotilce department I Postmatr.r-General Uuriuson. Mr Chan has previously been connected with the postotilce department and for a t mo t i. secretary to Senator Ren- w ... r. tl latter w.is secretary of war THREE IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS Announcement of three Important a polntments was made tn-d.y. Chatlrs P Neill. who wa.s i ommlssloncr of labor un der Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, w,i nominated "as commissioner of the burea i of labor statistics which will take ttv place of the old labor bureau in compll once with the act creating tip new d p.irtment of labor. Mr Nell! was re nominated as commissioner of ,abor in President Taft several months ago, 1 t be failed ot confirmation and under In law has been out of ofllce sln -e Fi bru it rj 1. N Daniel C. Roper of South Carolina was nominated to be first assistant pontiTW tor-general. Mr. Roper has been clerk to the House ways nnd means committee and Is known as an expert on the tariff James I. niakeslec, ,ecretary of the Pennsv lv.inla State dccocratic commit tee, will be thin! anslstant postnuste' -general. Washington. March 0. orkmcit hav begun tearing up the floor and forms logs of the ihamb.T of tho House Representatives prep.iratoi y to rearr.inv lug the hall to accommodate tin 50 add' tlopal members who will come n vl the assembling of the iwd Congrc April 1 DRY G00DJ3 COMPANY FAILS l.lribllllli's ui Itiillnml Firm trc .sr.',. :i2.-..:i2 Axsrtx ii,:iii. Ruiland. .Mill cli n.-Tho Ruthip i pi floods companv closed Its doias to-d.i. Its piosldent. George r Grey, llling petition in bankruptcy with Clerk 1 S Piatt of the I'lilted States court The cop corn's liabilities are ?li,3.V).S2 and tb assets ar- given as $11,314, Including stoux of $!.:'co. fixtures of $I4, and book a counts aggregating $l.S0o. The liabilities Include the following loans- Mr Grc $3,700; Clement National hank. .tvm. H Miller of New I'ampsblre $1,.MO llcnij W Clonic M. Rutland $1 ooo Thfu uic 10 creditors