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WICHITA, KAIsSAS: FliZDAT jdOB3sTN"a, DECEIMBER 20. 1901.
IMS WITH
Chaffee Says Condition in the
Philippines Is Dangerous.
NO PARALLEL IN HISTORY
Dual Part Played by Natives
Is Discovered,
MURDERS ARE EXPLAINED
No Great State Can be Erected
On Such Basis,
Washington, Dec. 13. "History affords
no i araiifi or a whole ueople thus r.rac
ticaliy turning war traitor and in the
Ktnius of no other people was ever found
cuch masterful powers of sec-ecv and
summation, but it is needless to say
that r,n nnuwfni ofot . . ,
on suoh immoral and unlighteued founda
tion.. Thi-- statement is made by General
Chaffee, military governor of the Philip
pini s. in a review of one of the number of
couit martials case on the islands, the
records of which have been received at
the v..r department.
Tii, tase which brought forth this com
ment irom General Chaffee was one
wht:.in seven natives were tried jointly
on a charge of murder. The accused
were Idlers of the Insurgent t.rmy and
lifter defeat by the American army in
tne hc!d. abandoned even the show of
open opposition such as the half uni
form d guerilla bands make, and took up
theit residence at Taytay, Luzon, in a
place protected by an American arr'Fon.
Then, following the proclaimed policy of
the insurgent chiefs, they proceeded to
erga;.izc- secretly a bolo band. When
authorization had been given to establish
i r.il government, the band came torward
und r tne leadership of a resident padre
i.nd wre elected municipal officers of
Taj-taw Then ensued a remarkutvio at
tempt to serve two masters. In al! law
lul matters tney served with due appfsir
anct of loyalty to the American govern
ment, while at the same time hey la
bore i rcrtt'.y and diligently in che in
terefci? if the insurrection. Th:s isl
form of government, says General Chaf-l-e,
f!?iM everywhere, in sfongly gar-
iisor d eiucs like .Manila, as well as in
i i. ti ii i m i
the una
L IMUUVrJ. XllXZ UlUiUUijJai Uiii- (
i - rs or Taytay next entered upon a se
rifs murders, and continued their
deadly work until the growing number of
myst'-: ions disappearances led to the dis
eoverv of the perpetrators by the Ameri-
can .!
t'haf.
the a
not n
th.irities.
undpniahle truth," says General
, "stands out in this case as in
Is of like cases of murder, that
nigo native of these islands has
than the merest rudimentary
rone I'tion of his individual rights and
duti s .is a man, and no one knows this
s as the wily chiefs who use him
l".r th-'ir nefarious purposes."
Six "f the seven natives were sen-1
t. ;ic. 1 to be hanged, but General Chaffee
commuted the sentence of three of them
to Imprisonment at hard labor for life.
The st venth native, Leonordo De Po
: y, a regularly ordained priest, asked
1 r and was granted a separate trial.
When Tatay was given a permanent gar
rison of American troops, De Posoy was
found there in the regular pursuit of his
t allinng as curate of the pueblo. Through
his ai .mt.iges of education, his spiritual
relations with the people, and his active
inter.-!t in their secular affairs, he was
easily the most, influential man in the
eommunity. He cultivated the good will
of the American oiltcers, and promised to
aid th m in keeping peace. But when the
elections to American civil government
oifiris were held, he put forward and
aus'l to be elected as president one
"nl.i. ,me T;jfr tihnm Hunaral Chaff
describes as an' "illiterate and blgoted f
h..m n prtJMW wn k,m.
officer of insurgents, and whom he com
iur"nd il to the people as the best man
lor the office, because he was "bold."
At his trial. De Posoy, who was held to
bt the ehief agent in the Taytay murders,
t "ok advantage of the loophole which
: peau'l to be afforded by his position
. ,s priest, by contending that, while the
3 -rti' :r:inis in the wholesale murders in
v.it.i would confess the same at con
i S5ie: ii. he was compelled by his sacred
olie,- t. kep silence.
n.i ,l Chaffee pronounced this de
ft :is if n value, saying that the "con-fes-i
r ; !-.ts not lay upon any man.
;rits: -r I ivman, the obligation of sup- i Nicaragua or Costa Rica,
prcs.iis knowledge of crimes being com- ) Mr. Hepburn said he knew of no nego-mitte-i
!y third parties, the consumma- : tiation that would be interfered with by
tion of w'oirh could have been prevented this legislation. On the contrary, he
without ioIating the secrecy of the con- staid, legislation must precede acquisition,
fepsi. nal." j the bill itself providing means for tho
In this particular case. It is said, the ' acquirement of the riarht of way.
knoti'. dge of the crimes was brought dl-f Mr. Richardson, the minority leader,
rectiv to tho priest's notice, and was not ' this was ,n no snse a political ques-
e-1
im.l through the onf. ssional. fienpral
. or.finned the sentence of death
!v.;os-U by the court martial which tried
lv I'osoy. but commuted the miten.-e
to 20 ytars imprisonment at hari lalvr.
out of his respect for his calling, and of
the pr ..t religious organization of which
v,. ic ,i must nmrnrrhv memhr "
c 'i "1., i i vi.
review . Xo person living in these is- i
lands cr.n !w enniUd to plead his office
liewev r sirred or exalted, as a protec
tion for crimes committed."
j
GERMANY 1
EMPEROR FLATTERS
3IaUcs IIoatiM Spteh About
mtnjV ;r.it Artl-t-.
r-Th". IVc. 19 At a dinner g-.
tier-
j
n ..t '
th ;k : . ' J. st nigl
t ;.n:is v. ho ha
'..!. Ui.!hm:i: of t
; r- sc t I'mpcror
jy. .t- t t- lU-f th
, at which a number
O' llaboratod in the
Pi.. s Airee wero i
Wi ii;m dr.iil th- !
t l.o hid im rvened
tb- tails of tr.-- f.ii;:. r;. ji.- s.nn t
h- li: ' '-.-n content to give j. direwti:;
T ':l- t gt ntml idea. The plan for
t! g: -'iipture was elavmtfd by
i'rofe - ' K.'-cr. h'storian of th Royal j
i..,.n . n.itt "nt-i cxwyi
hf. f". T-r--r had dirctly rumrai?- j
Fioned and ai rr.-vl of the artists, in ac- j
cyrdance with the method adopted in
classical times. Instead of leaving the
matter to a committee's selection or to
nublic competitions. With the help of
Prof. Beinhold Begas, the sculptor, he
had collected a staff of artists to whom
the utmost freedom was given. The ex
periment had been notably sucessful. It
was to him a source of pride and joy
that Berlin stood before the world as the
possessor of a body of sculptors compe
tent to produce such great things.
The Berlin school for sculpture, he
said, stood on a plane of splendor such
as was scarcely seen at the time of the
renaissance. The example and concep
tion of Profesor Begas, based on his
knowledge of the antique, had served
as a guide for many persons in the so
lution of the great task. It was thus In
the middle ages in Italy, where the rulers
discovered the masters and attached
them to their courts, thus founding def
inite schools of art. His majesty next
alluded to the opening of the Pergamon
Museum in the Lustgarten as constitu
ting an important point in Germany's
artistic history. Therein, he said, were
enshrined In glorious harmony, classic
works, teaching that the eternal law set
by the Creator of beauty, harmony and
aesthetics, to which the ancients gave
such inspiring expression, still prevailed.
The Germans of the present day, his
majesty added, could proudly point to
many products almost equalling in excel
lence those of the classical era.
WU IS WHOLE SHOW
Commercial Club of Kansas
Hold Its Animal iSnnquct
City
Kansas Cit5 Dec. 19. Five hundred
' Peonle down tonight at the seventh
' annual banquet or the commercial ciuo
oC ICansas Citv heId in commemoration
! of tne sfSnnS of the John Jay treaty,
I It was the most elaborate feast in the
j history of the club and one of the blg
gest ever held in the city. The principal
j guests were "Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese
minister, General Arthur ilacArthur, U.
j S. A., and John M. Allen, ex-represnta-
, tive from Mississippi.
! Several days ago a committee from the
commercial club, headed by E. M. Clen-
! denning, its secretary, left for Washing-
' ton to escort Minister Wu to Kansas City
and they had been expected to arrive
here this morning and participate in a
big reception planned by the commer-
; cial bodies of the city.
St. Louis was not reached until noon,
. however, and the body did not arrive in
i Kansas City until 9 o'clock tonight, after
being hurried across the state on a spec-
' lal train.
i When the belated guests entered the
; great banquet hall at the Coates house,
he was accorded a most enthusiastic
reception, a half thousand men rising
and waviiy a welcome with miniature
Chinese flags. Minister Wu was the
last speaker of the night, his subject
being "Trade Relations With China.13
He spoke extemporaneosly.
ORDER FOR CONSIDERATION
.Vicarnsrnan Canal JS.ll Will Bo Is
poscd of After the Holiday.
Washington, Dec 19. Before the house
adjourned today over the holiday recess
a special order was made for the consid
eration of the NIcaraguan canal bill,
hosrinnfnir on Tuesday. January t. and
" " -
to continue until the bill is disposed of,
the order not, however, to interfere with
revenue or appropriation bills. The ses
sion of the house was brief, the major
; portion of the time being occupied by
Mr. De.Vrmond of Missouri in making
a personal explanati6n regarding reports
circulated in his district concerning his
course in the matter of the extension of
; the rural free mall delivers'.
The speaker finally ruled that no mat
ter of personal privilege had been pre
sented, whereupon Mr. DeArmond ob
tained unanimous consent to make a
i privileged statement. He explained that
i reports were circulated in his district
that he had caused action on free deliv
ery routes to be held up during his ab
sence in the Philippines. These reports,
he said, were circulated by those who
lied and knew they lied. He read letters
addressed by him to the first assistant
postmaster general last April, none of
which, he srJ. had elicited a reply.
He had also read a letter received by
him after his return from the Orient.
but dated July 3. saying a certain rural
free deliveiy route would be established
and another dated July 6. saying the ac
tion spoken of in the letter of July 3
had been "held up" to await the final
action of the postmaster general. Mr.
DeArmond said he wondered whether the
postmaster general, who had just an
nounced his purpose of leaving the cab
inet, was wearied by the great labor of
solving this question.
In conclusion, Mr. DeArmond declared
that the departoent had not treated him
"frankly." fairly or in a manly way. It
had not answered the pertinent question
j regarding the division of carriers between
j the parties. He charged that the conduct
! of the department was in the interest
! of certain Republican bosses of Missouri.
, one of whom hoped to get into the United
States senate,
j Mr. Hepburn asked unanimous consent
, that the Nicaragua canal bill be made
a special order for Tuesday. January 7,
and to continue as a special order until
i disposed of, not, however, to interfere
j with revenue or appropriation bills.
Mr. Cannon asked whether the passage
' of the bill would embarrass the executive
j in securing tiro riht of way through
tion. ana mere a ..o oojecnii w iae
' proposition on his side of the house.
I Mr. Cannon sasl he was in favor of
the building of the ct: al. but he thought
there should be a r : ' to put the canal
I before it was authorize-'.. As this was a
! request for consideration. ; however, he
! wont' rot obiect and the order for con- j
sid r-.. tiers of the bill was made
At
4.. o'clock the
.m:ar"
huse adjourned
ur.n:
INSANE FROM OVERSTUDY
i'ounc Woman tn hiensra Attacked!
bj AruteUrilsiwisUan 8. j
Chicago, rvo. l? Mystery still sur- j
rounds the identity of the young women I
v. ho w s rtm.'c-d from the St. Augustine j
s - .mir.rtr - to th detention hospital on j
Wednesday evening, and who gave her
name as Frances R?- of Portland. Ore. j
An examination to-s. hir.g- uion hr sn-
itv was n-adv ..t t'n hospital tday by
name as Frances Rc- of Portland. Ore. j
An examination t -! hi:,g utwn hr s'n- '
uy was n-adv ..t tlio hospital tday by
Ir. IIuntr. w :;o r;,.- hi c-rini-n that i
Ir. liur..' r. w :-. o r;t hi c-rir:i-.vn that
w ts suff. r.:.- I: - .ula l- .l.-Ut--I'licio-.ts
m..n i, i t- i;: ur. by ovr
study. Officials of the hospital believe
".. w ts sn n v 1 - .uia : : .u-ut-- ;
r.licio.ts m..n i, i t- t: ur. by ovr-j
study. Officials of the hospital believe j
she has givfn a fictitious same. Since j
hr detention sh ha tv-!i violent, has j
T'. I usu Ttv. tn ar.d a'f sfs to discuss,
!"-r antecednts or where Fh- obtainti
the large amour. t uf money ar.d valuabJe
Jewry she has with her.
"ELIJAH" ON
THE STAND
"Dr," Dowie Is Witness in
Case Against Himself,
WEEPS LIKE A CHILD
At First, but Braces Up and
Calls "Brother."
BUM TRAVELING CHUM
Other -Interesting Testimony
Causes Tilt Between Counsel
Chicago, Dec. 19. "Dr." Alexander
Dowie, the proclaimed "Elijah, the Re
storer," broke down when he went on
the witness stand today in his own be
half, and between choking sobs told how
his confidence in his brother-ir.-law and
legal opponent, Samuel Stevenson, had
been shaken. The portly figure of the
aged witness shook spasmodically, and
tears streamed down his face as he re
lated memories of Stevenson's espousal of
Bowie's sister, now deceased. Later, as
he was cross-examined, his- meek and
lowly demeanor changed, and he de
nounced Stevenson, called him an "abom
inable traveling companion." and said
that he was no use in "ZIon," and was
always blundering.
Judge Tuley's court was packed to over
flowing with followers of "Elijah II" who
followed minutely thej "Doctor's" testi
mony and who at the end of the day'a
session gathered around him to act as hi3
body guard back to "ZIon."
The testimony offered by Dowie was to
tho effect that he had given Stevenson
checks aggregating $50,000, ostensibly to
release certain indebtedness between
them. The checks were exhibited in
court, and showed indorsement by Mary
Ann Stevenson for stock in ZIon lace in-
dustries. Dowie went into great detail to men tQ The fifteen laborers, all
show how the stock had actually come j HungarlanSi were then sent up to assist
back Into his possession, explaining that thcm Had lt nQt been for ine uarr0w ac
he had been "immediately surprised" to j cldcnt no one v-oa have been hurt, as
find tho certificates for the stock in his ; Ul0 re?ular mtn know how to protect
private safe. Stevenson had set up the i thmriv(la at ud, times, a sslmilar ex
claim that he had never received the cer-
tificates. Dowie set down as "nonsense" j lhe raogt d5stressing feature of the dis
tho charge that by "honeyed words or ; . r wa,'th o burning of Frankowicz. He
artifice" he had Inveigled Stevenson to
come to America to take charge of tho
lace industries, and denied that he had
used any power whatever to that end.
The all-night sessions, which, according
to testimony, were ireq-icm . iui uowie
and his disciples, were explained as nec- j
essary because he was a "very busy
man." Ho also explained some of the
methods of Zion's financial operations, in '
an effort to prove that Stevenson's claim !
to a joint partnership with him In the
lace Industries was at no time ever con- i
templated. i
C. J. Barnard, general manager of j
Dowie's Zion bank, told of Stevenson's
objection to the manner In which the ;
lace Industries were being managed, and j
how he had asked for $150,000 to give up j
his interest In them. I
During the cross-examination of Banker
Barnard, Attorney Reeves drew from him
the testimony that tho certificate for $10,
000 worth of lace stock made out to
Mary Ann Stevenson, and which had
disappeared, came to light after Mrs.
Stenson's death, in Dowie's own safe.
Mr. Barnard related that Dowie had said
wonders would never cease, and that he
was utterly at a loss to find the docu
ment among his private papers.
A sharp tilt between Judge Tuley and
Attorney Packard, for the defense, ensued
when Captain H. Worthington Judd, sec
retary of ZIon lace Industries and the
ZIon Land and Investment association,
was- called to the stand. Attorney
Reeves had asked Judd whether he be
lieved implicitly that Dowie w.t? Kiij.th.
Packard objected to the question, but th
judge ruled it pertinent to tb- ctp. aid
Judd affirmed his belief that th preacher
was the prophet of olden times.
DUAL MURDER AT PARSONS
Colcnel Bull and Wife Found -Stabbed
to Death in Their Homo.
Parsons, Kan.. Dec ne c.f .he
worst crimes since the Ke;-.i.-r ;.; o-it-; s
was brought to light h--r t!i: r:t. ro-n
when the lifeless and Iiot-.rvi.-.l tx-u-s rf
Colonel John F. Bull and if-1 w r rojrd
in the bed room of their new home tn
this city. They had, undoubtedly, been
murdered. The officers have not sue peev
ed in finding the faintest clue that would
aid them in finding the criminal?.
Yesterday G. S. Anderson, a real lrt-
man, desired to transact s. me b-j-'fn-'ps
with Colonel Bull and went to his houo
for that purpose. He could not gain ad
mittance. He returned today, and r.rrin
not being able to rous anybody, he de
cided that something was wrong, in com
pany with Marsha! Bennett he th"n f ,tce1
an entrance to the house.
Mrs. Bull's body was found lying across
the bed with what appeared to be a t ii.
wound below the right breast. Th- L.xly
of Colonel Bull was found in an-thr
part of the room, resting on its kr.
The faces of hoti were .o Mdiv distorted
as to bear very little reFcmWanc-j to .'tu-
maa batnes.
Colonel BuU was a wealthy real ttat '
man and an old soldier, havi-? F-.r-fd
throurm the war in an Ohio i-,sin"r
The coroner's jury held a lo-.- cim
tonight, but cooid not rwh a v.;r! -t. ,
The jury will meet again toracr.w ni.ra- i
inir. A theory is advanced that the d-a:v. j
were caused oy the part.es Mr? over
come by natural Kas. Physt - i::a
make another examtnatio-r. lomrn--.
SITUATION STILL OMINOUS
Affairs Bctwrrn Arsentine end Chill
Very IJann-roav
Buenos Ayres. D-. 1? - Thrr.- Is n-
change in the lntcn"ti . .!
i w !" . - i - ; r- i . r -
f ect the stfeiin$t it trarAiu4.t i
tween Argentine and Chili th lattr most
renounce b?r btlieTTPTv?it attit i'i A pa-
triotic league was bHd t-5s.v ,r. the P.!-
iteama wjtraiei-. hi i'.rr.-i .i.
istao Zballr,. m.ide a tniiia-.t jerh j
on the present status of the iteroattT.o! j
difSciilty. A cablesram has been received t
here from the consul of the Argentine
republic at Gibraltar to the effect that
the Argentine school ship Presidente Zar
miento had arrived there. The consul
says that he handed the captain of the
Sarmiento a telegram from the Argentine
minister of marine ordering the captain
to embark tomorrow on board the Ital
ian steamer Sirio for Buenos Ayres. The
other officers of the school ship, all the
apprentices on board and 150 of her craw
were ordered to take the Presidente Sar
miento to La Spezia. Italy, and tehre
overhaul her, since she is soon to be sent
upon an important mission.
The Tiempo, although pretending that
the fleet of Argentine Is superior to that
of Chill, insists upon the purchase of
other cruisers by Argentine.
TEN BURNED TO ASHES
Furnace Explosion Ijays Open Horri
ble Death Scenes Amon; Workmen
Pittsburg, Fa., Dec- 19. Ten men were
burned to death and four injured by an
enormous explcsion of gas at the Soho
furnace of Jones & Laughing limited, in
Zeion avenue near Thready street today.
The explosicn wa scaused by a clip in
the furnace, the gas and flames beiching
upward through the bell. The men were
on the furnace platform eighty-five feet
above the ground. The dead:
Andrew Seih, 20 years of age, single.
George Shlsul, 20 years of age, wife and
two children.
George Semago, 25, single.
Michael Milo, 22 years of ags, single.
Michael Gasedovitz, 26 years of age,
wife and three children.
John Mazey, 37 years of age, wife ana
three children
John Keerecke, 22 years of age, single.
Joseph Frankowclz, 2G years of age,
single.
John Klochnka, 26 years of age, single
George Valiga, 26 years of age. wife
and three children.
The injured:
John Yonsho, 23 years of age single; not
expected to recover, frightfully burned
about faco and body.
John Sabol, 25 years of age, not ex
pected to recover, burned all over oody.
John Trolosky.
There were nineteen men on the furnace
when the explosion occurred. Fifteen of
them were caught in the flames, two of
them escaping with slight Injury. The
other court were the regular men em
ployed as top fillers and escaped without
inj'dry-
The explosion was caused by the gas
becoming encased in a crust of cinder
forming at the bottom of the furnace.
A wheelbarrow containing ore had been
sent vp to the men, and when they went
tn .iumn it into the. bell of the furnace
r,c.riw1 ,t nVf- too far and it rolled
j Jnto thj nopper. Tho barrow weighed 900
; mmd and too hcavy for the four
j or,. nf frnuent occurrence.
s seen by thousands of people who
j wero Qn thelr to -wok. to run to the
j pmtform railing and to leap into the air.
: a mass ot flames as ho whirled
thronch the air. He fell on the stackyard
h(1 and T.ng literally burivnr to aeatn
before the eyes of the crowd,- fifty feet
below, who had no way to reach him.
When the explosion cccured burning
heaps of cinders settled around the men
almost knee deep Their shrieks were
terrible and their frantic efforts to save
themselves were pitiful in the extreme.
COLLIDE AT FULLSPEED
Two Tassenser Trams Conio Together
With Small I-oss of tiife.
San Francisco. Dec. 19. North and
south bound Southern Pacific coast lim-
ltPri trains, running Detween tins cny
! and Los Angeles, carao' together in a)
! head-on colisslon at Uplands early this j
! morning. A fireman, baggageman and j
express messenger were killed and twen
; ty-flve passengers more or less injured,
, probably not one fatally. ,
The dead:
j A. PHELPS, messenger Wells, Fargo
i Co.
W. GARLAND, fireman on south bound
train. y
THURBER, baggageman.
Among the injured are :
John Jordan, Rochester, N. X.; bruises
on head.
George Meeker, Bradford, S. D.; cut
slightly In wrists.
A. S. Wakefield, Hiram, Ohio; hands
cut.
Charles Wasson, Tranquility, Ohio;
shaken up.
Mrs. G-rtrude Stewart, Dellcr. polo.;
Irui'ed over eye and neck sprained.
Both engines were practically demol-i-hrd
the baggage, smoking and chair
era 'f th north bound train were
'. :rT'i. None of the passengers on cars
rf the f-'ith bjisnd train were Injured,
'"he lv T-u-pengers hurt wer those in
the smck.g car and diy coaches of th
r rth N-i:-vl train. In the smokcre were
half a dozen Italian laborers. Four nf
them w-r" barfly briiped and scalded
by escaping steam.
The acident was due. the railroad of
ficials say. to the failure of Engineer
Coffey of the north bound train to fol
low out his orders, which Instructed him
to wait at a siding at Uplands until the
south bound train passed. Instead of
waiting, the train paaseA the siding at
the rate ci thirty miles.
The accident was due. the railroad f-
bound. hieh was coming at an equal
r.te of sp"fl- Just as tne engines came
t Cfther. the crews jumped for their
!;. all fiwajing except Fireman Gar
land. Just as he was about to leap, the
l.vomntive overturned and he waa caught "
nath its mass. The engineers of both
trains, before Jumping, reversed tbfir
f ngir.es sn.d set the brakes. In tb fir
which resulted a part of the mail ar.d a s
rjffibff f -express packages were burod
Among the paasengere there happened to
physicians and the injured re-
r.fvfd prompt sttrntSon. On the north j
l-,und train there were aevral oflkiaU
the Southern Pacific, ilasagpr Agler !
- nr, trin ssd hsd irith '
- - - -
r..rn K Ko.-nj.-r, manaar ci in m
rrecon. and J. TL lnris. soertatendent I
cf the Carson and Colorado.
I nnnTn rMrt7Tr-""T-rrttilj rxtt I
rUJI IU nibnftO Unlbnin Ull
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S&a Juan. Porto BSea. Dec
. The j
chamber cowtnerre of San Jnan baa
rqusted the Rovemor cf the bdand to
i trrsrrjt a cablegram to the auth-r:ties
I .x :th:Tin rej;nins that "cvmarr.
mvr.n d-a4."r w.th the Qv,tci 't Ck-
b- iwnprucuy. roaader Pwrto JMc.
j The cfcaber of eosasseree aaks that
, Prrto RKii sujer he protec-ted A.caln
; ih- s-.tr-:";or. of Cwban Sj?r ir.tn tn
) r,fd S:.ite -d that n. botif-Jj- pH
f - .r P-r?f Rjcah ccffw aa as .myii
rroduct u-de- the protection of th'
Aaericsa Swc.
HABCO
Inventor of Wireless Teiegra
- phy Talks On ,
GREAT INVENTION OF AGE
Makes Patriotic " Speech of
Love for England,"
BANQUETTED BY OFFICIALS
Cease Operations Because
of Wire Telegraph Co,
St Johns, N. F, Dec 13. Marconi's at
torney here has Informed counsel for
the Anglo-American Cable company that
Marconi will temporarily cease his tests
of wireless telegraphy, and, without ad
mitting "the rights of the Anglo-Ameri
can company, will notify that company
prior to resuming the tests. The situa
tion otherwise is unchanged today.
Governor Boyle of Newfoundland gave
a largely attended luncheon today in
honor of Mr. Marconi. Among the guests
present were Premier Bond, the cabinet
ministers, the heads of departments. Ma
rine Lloyd's underwriters officials trnd
representatives of the press. The affair
was practically a state function. Rep'y
ing to a toast to his health, Mr. Maroon!
said:
"If my system of wireless telegraphy
can be commercially established between
distant parts of the earth, tho possibility
of which I may state, I have not the
slightest doubt, it would bring about an
enormous cheapening of the methods of
communication at present existing. The
system of submarine cables of today
fulfills the demands of communication to
a great extent, but the great cost of the
cables themselves, and their heavy work
ing expenses, cause the existing, methods
to be beyond the reach of the majority of
the people Inhabiting the various coun
tries of the world. But could this now
method be applied, I believe the cost of
cabling to England might be reduced at
least twenty fold. The present rates are
25 cents a word. I do not see why, even
tually, with the wireless system, this cost
should not be reduced to one cent a word
or less. "
-Observing that ho was half Britisher
himself by birth, Mr. Marconi continued:
"With regard to the British empire, the
wireless Bystem has a quite special ,im-
portanco""a"sfacilltatlng the methods ot
communication between the mother coun
try and her great colonies beyond the
seas, and it cannot but result In still
more firmly cementing the bond of unity
and a common cause in the interest of
civilization, of which the empire ha3,
during the anxious times of the Inst two
or three years, given such a splendid ex
ample to tho world. This colony of New
foundland is the first In which a message
was received by cable across the o?n,
and I am glad to say lt has equally i
been the first to receive a message ncrosK '
this same ocean without a cable. It Is I
my sincere wish that if there Is anything
useful In my method, this country should
not bo the last nor the least In participat
ing In Its benefits."
MARCONI JUUTlKE REST
Inventor of W.reloxn Telesraphj to
JJary Iudl iii!pII. Jirl.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 13. Miss Jose
phine Holman, fiance of Mr, Marconi,
said today she had received several tel
egrams from him within the pest two
days. Miss Holman further admitted
that she was about to join Sigaor Mar
coni In New York. It Is known among
her Intimate friends that her wedding
outfit has been completed. It is be
lieved by some of her friends that the
marriage may take place In New York
next week.
STEAMERG0ES0VEB DAM
Nine Lives Are Lost Down In West
Virginia. ,
Charleston, W. Va.. Dec 13. The
steamer Kanawha Belle, which runs be
tween Charleston and Montgobery, went
ever lock No. I at Pant creek on her
down trip toniehf. brok tn two and is a
total wr'ek. Eight of the crew, all deck
hands and roustabouts, were drowned.
All of the officers of the boat wre saved
Tho dead:
SAM HAWKINS.
SAM FIELDS.
DAVE ANDERSON.
BIRNEY LIPIO.
TOM SHANNON.
CHARLEY VI NET.
BCD and JIM (last nacres uaknowa).
All were colored deck hands and rowta
. bouta.
lAa AArtis
passenger on the boat. !
was rescued frrra the wafr hot died :
frm fright on bis way U thla city. '
An eye witness to the disaster says the j
boat steamed stralgbt to the dan and!
I went ever tn destruction. Information j
from the rescued crew is to the effect !
thai tho reguUr pfiot. Snyder, was at
supir Just before the lock and data were
racbd. that h mtered th ptk-t h'- io- -
to rrtievs the substitute piiot. and that he
oecaow wwae ano xoougn; use noat
w-"' :
Th steams w rained xt
1
PMIlfin FAHlWH; PiiilW"
jm J'.'JU t Jtv iiu i (I'nuii.
Larae City Is Nearly Out of Coal and j
Blizzard Is Coestaa. !
Chicago Xjc Ii -Car t facing
f.n-Jne a-d tftrr. dre !-Jo !
m wit! in t-ntv-far rritt. ts t.riirt-
ni bv Xl.t -ra-.' r l-artau Thv;ch
ttte c:i mm Jiarrs .rf atra 4
piy tjerj. bo. witavt svaiL fcrw
rx dt1.ts hit ts 5 r;v rsiiT3-4-lt,
h ti't ts- -t fcnt-jns - ' 'm
ac- rfirmd cxcp&aif are txrrang
-r m?ii uf "-rtnaratrna" rar U ft
- c.: i f : t.v arrrr- n--r a-l
j-i'.xiT.t: the .' W tr . -'
?,- - s .- jeri-g r-"-f
r . .';t ' r-1 . SPArsr C- . -
BULLET1N OP
fflje JBidjte Iniiu (Sank
Wichita. Friday. December 20, 190!
Weather-for Wichita '-Today t
Fair; variable winds
IMPORTANT
MEWS OF TODAY
Panes
1. Marconi on Ills Invention,
Edward on Cap Knee Plans
Witness Against lUnsself
Chaffee on the Filipinos
2, Affairs Kothcr Hitchcock:
Counties Slast Report
Ferguson 3Inlce Appointments
3 Wichita Eilvoatoak 3lnrk
Kevlatr of the ttrala ll.irets
New Yorlc Stocks and Band
City In Brief .
4, Ba:lo'A Editorial Carra
5. Dennis Flyn& en Indorsement
OfSccrs of Chamber of Commerce
8.InterTlow WItk Han ford
Jack Foster Dies In .Klondike
8. Metcalf to Be Tension A sent
steam power. Today many owners of
large buildings wero besieging coal deal
ers and begging that they be supplied
witn onouar. caat to una over th rero
weather. At raid night a number af coal
dealers who had been canvassing tho sit
uation in the city. nported that there was
not more than thirty hours coal supply in
the city. If relief does r.ot coma by that
time there will be much suffering and
many manufacturing plants will be
forced to close.
The perdictlon of the waather bureau
is for x na' record in low temperature
for Chicago In the month of December.
At midnight the mercury showed live
above zero, and was falling slowly.
ONE MAN DID IT ALL
Bank at Sprfngdale, Ark., Is Robbed
of $7,000 In Daylight.
Fayettvllle. Ark., Dec 19. At noon to
day the bank at Springdale. tin miles 1
from hero, was robbed by one man. No ;
one was in the bank c Steep t the assistant ;
cashier. The robber drove up to tho bank !
in a buggy and walked to the cashier's $
desk before he was noticed. He coca- j
pelled the assistant cashier to go to the
vault and give htm all the money about
$7,000. While this was taking place the
cashier walked into the bank. He was at
once covered by the robber's revolver and
maue to throw up nia nana, i ne roner
then hurriedly left the hank. He dropped
J1.009 on the sidewalk, but jamped into
his buggy and drove rapW'.y north. O Ul
cers were in pursuit before he waa fairly
out of town. Two mil as out the ofilcera
came In sight of him and he Jumped from
hla buggy and made his way to a thickly
wooded mountain. Bloodhounds have
been put on his track.
SEWALL VERY LOW
United States Senator Is Expected to
Die at Any Moment.
Camden, X. J.. Dec. 1. United States
CuiatAi- U'minm T Sjwall'n fr.nilHIoB
tonisht is critical and the members ot
Two physicians are in constant attend- ft J; "lr" "
ance tonight. Senator Sewall has ' -tmJ-in
m health for some time. About two I"?"1 i?, T 77" Z I ,
year, ago he broke down from overwork. " th brh f '
: . ...... ' Of John , A. I.rtshmrt' I utt"l F'..a
out soon recoverea suincwmiy 10 mumi
hla many duties. II- did not entirely m-
co-cr hi. health, ho , r. a-1 lM I
the end of the last slon of corpse
. , . , !.-..-.
hf developed a ompr.fatloa of dlin-as. .
g abmad. He remain d in Europe about '
.i - v.. t.,r. k. I
condition showed no lmpmveroettt. At- i
ter a short say at his Camden lvri. h I
went to Ashernie. N. C, where h srft )
two months and rrturrvd to this fit
about two weeks ago. He has sine ben
confined to his room.
TO SEE HiS SWEETHEART AGAIN
Well Known Indiana Boy Is Fighting
Off Death.
South Ind. Ind.. ic tf. Frank T
Soman, of Valjarasio, IrA., lies on his
deathbed In California. Sghttae of death
so that he cava again see hat sweetheart.
Lillian Griffiths. 1? vers out. who w w
lag across the continent as fast aa trains
can carry hr. Unman, who wies a
leader In Valparaiso, is well known all
over r Arthrn Inliana. H- i. a ao J
C. B. fiurrin. mayor of Valparaiso. Last
surnr h was tKn vry 111. and tvorir-5
to isaprme Na health, n - rtt to th- J"a'-l-ftc
coast. MCs Grilith toid him shfa h
retumd shf- would mary hfm. sr;-l ri'.-
she wOi marry htm In CililoTRta, if sin
wins her ra'-e aasiw d--.ith.
J EXPLORER CAPSF0R WIr1TR
! Itaron Toll Tclerrsp1 Tt Holloa
SL Ptrrbar. Iec IS Baron TntX. j
th1 Arctic - 7 yl itw. iirsrsplUns; via Ta- !
koolsfc, Kberi,, ns bta I
quart r hu- bn e'ab;sfihe4 oa th' j
Xrj- nk;. coast, in th- eitJstoTlK-o
H A r a ! ta. aad tht n ohsTvaV,n
t-tti'n i.u :-e ope-d si Koteiyns (K'-
teinit. h" trland.
luring th- r.ramr th expedition
rea-n a "i . - w in nw
H -i"
Brt T Je i.lr ' : aa mxpmu f
the v S. veHaa Jslaasls
" w?-" - x mm w.st.
rr T:iim'" '" ,u lf
HEAD CAUGHT JHOER WHEELS
'
JsJ hir at Uttcltlaen Kltlrd la a
Fr.r5Jfn May.
Hotchtaswe. Ksa. iMm. assea.
a swltchraaa te th Bor Uland ymrOm
her- waa ran Wr fcy a ttrtp ear a8 j
lntar.?lr aliil st at-t 1 o tw
aft-rrvon Hi h-4 ws r.':fc.t ara )
!- is asd Bsa&ffV-J o lat as
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tfc--rrti ?
me- iritse
JiW "h- f.csr
iVA n :e r. t prot1iS
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it tx-tva
TALK:
CUP RACES
Edward and Lipton Have in
terview on Future Plans,
SIR THOMAS CONFIDENT
But His Majesty Feels Ameri
cans Are Too Much,
ROOSEVELT IS DISCUSSED
England's Chief Makes Pretty
Speeches About President.
London, Dec 13. Sir Thomas Lipton,
in a long interview which h had with
King Edtfard yesterday, dariag which
the Americas cup races were mJatttety
discussed, unfolded hbi plans, for the fu-
tcjft. His ntajesty exhibited the knert
teterest and at times afftred suggest iorta.
He cxpreaeed the opinion that U wtuld
be hard to get a. boat to beat th Am. r
icsna. to which Sir Thomas IJpro-. e
plled that he wa at least confluent ho
could secure a yacht a good deal bett.K
than the Shamrock II. When Sir Thomw
finished ex plain tig bii reasons for thts
belief, the king appeared tn satiaft d
and heartily wished him success.
Sir Thomas Upton also conveyed U
King Edward a recapUalatkm of rr--ideat
Rnotevelt's friendly comments mi
the king and on BoRtand. which fern id
the giet of a conversation hetw"j Sir
Thomas and Mr, Roosevelt while the
former was la the United Statwi TUw
former was evidently much pleased Tn
turn, he told Str Thomas how grestK
adsaired President Roosevelt'ii prs-inl
ity. which, unfortunately, he knw only
by hearsay. The king takes great !
tereet in the preparations for bmMtng
another challenger for the cup. nh;r4i
are believed to b already on foot.
Captain Sycamore, in aa lntrviw. said
he would shortly hold a consultation with
i Sir Thomaa Upton anfl he had grvstt
hoTvrs that a Shamrock III. would result
therefrom
It is learned that Kins IMwarrt h a
p..,rtJviUAr nt-rr in V
ci Jump
arm's n Urged shortcoming during tho
cap races. It is noticeable in thi r
neetlon that hie raajty has not -en
Mr. Jameson since the Utter' a return t
KngletKl. and it la said '-r tho wh era
In a poeftteit to know that he la Hk-iy
not to do so in the fatttrc
AMERICAN GiRLJHTS PBIV E
JIIn Hazel .Htic, of Mrazn, to!t
Prlnri1 John Irnffta.
Paris. I it -Thre was a Urgo g!
ering of people. inol'MIng ih T-jrXu;
and Auntrtan srabnnad.rs. at th Hi..
man lan htineh hr U.I f:-t. .
wltnM th lnarrtag f Mti H 1
mnr n(
Meage to I'rw.ce John Ih:k ,
. . , . ..
" -' fd"'" J Mr
f N V.Kfc w. thr brtdrajnaW- T.
B's,tan 'TL k'T "T
tion on th bride In b'n'ir f ih r"-i
"
to Rouman! whert
tn .p f
ri-fixrtrnt
! an oSWr In a crack Huasae
ALGER IS VERY ILL
f'ernicr Hfcrctnry ofltoot .Hay Hara
to lie tiprratert On.
Detroit. ML 3aaerai 3L A. Alc,
ftn-mer e-rstary ft war. Is s-iffTlr
from at r--.r attack of getl Mor-w ,i
conaxsltatlon of Jbjr!-U r.s was b. !
his reside?"- todar. srd K ws t
that ur.ls Oetwrel Alger eoasldrsbly
improves tx tomorrow, and opf! t
to be prfoniMd on fcliK then to r-U-'-t
the trooWe. Tonight Tr. JL W. 1s,ig
year, one of the eouHtasc phyii,-.
repartM that the ptNt had bis vrr
eootfortsble the lsttr psrt of th t-47
and said thai If he rwtlnwd t Iraprr
dining th Vkfkt tbat fc- td nt th--.::
a operation womV b vtrmrr Ak
wvether 'ieral AJrr was tn a Aangr
Him ewdlit-Tn. h frpOd
"H is if : crtta! rdHiV "t I
not thl-.ic f eottl ' id dar.r
SENATOR SLIPPED QH iCE
Jamo tterry of Ark. 3looi IVIlh a
Her out Aretdet at wrbara:, 1f
I-bann. Mo., fww. : t'MtM a- S
Bwwrtr.r lsnm T t'riy f Ark - ,
mfcile n':Ut to fcs r- - at V." '
m. a 4lr ! at "
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