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LAST EDITION.
TUESDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS. DECEIBER 11,1900.
TUESDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTO.
cunirjnviRES.
Santa Fe Offers $250 Reward
For Arrests.
Want Any One Who Has De
stroyed Telegraph Lines.
A FREIGHT WRECKED.
It Occurred on tho Cut Off at
Olathe..
Officials Say It Is Xot Traceable
to Strike.
The Santa Fe is running its road as if
the telegraphers' strike is a thing of the
past. Strikers' places are so nearly fill
ed that the hiring of men will be stopped
tonight.
Superintendent of Telegraph Sholes,
said the western division has refused to
lake any more, as it has no further
need. There are five places yet to f.il
this morning on the middle division and
four places on the eastern division.
Thirty-five operators are on No.5. which
arrived in Topeka at noon today.
General Manager Mudge issued a re
gard notice today, as follows:
REWARD!
Two hundred and fifty dollars (250)
reward will be paid tor information
which wili lead to the arrest and con
viction of any person or persons cutting,
obstructing or in any way interfering
with telegraph wires or instruments the
property of this company.
H. I". Mt'DGE,
General Manager.
"There was some interference with
wins on the Oklahoma division and at
olathe." he said. "It may have been
done by mischievous persons other than
striking operators." he paid. "Keys were
opened at places. but altogether the trou
ble we experienced was slight.
"The strike was the greatest fizzle," he
said.
There was a rear end freight collision
on the cutoff, near Olathe, at 5:30 o'clock
this morning. A stockman riding in the
caboose was seriously injured. Mr.
Mudge said it was doubtless due to some
fault in flagging, but happening at this
lime would of course be connected with
the strike situation.
The California limited No. 4 which left
Los Aneelts at 6 o'clock Saturday even
ing, ran through the entire strike, pass
ed Topeka at 12:53 o'clock this morning
ar.d was just four minutes late at Kan
sas City. No. 6 was run through th
strike from Denver to Chicago on time.
Superintendent Resseguie points to
these instances as convincing proof that
the road is doing business normally, and
is nowise handicapped by the strike.
SITUATION' UXCHANGED.
By order of General Manager Mudge
the block signal system is in force agair.
on the Santa Fe from Chicago to New
ton. This order was issued this fore
noon, the company having manned its
telegraph stations and placed the road
in ordinary normal operating condi
tion. There is no tie-up anywhere
through the strike, the abilitq to move
trains and handle business being too
evidently demonstrated.
In the claims department claims ad
justers have ceased reporting to division
superintendents, as they were instructed
to do while the strike was effective.
At Emporia telegraphers did not go
out because their local chairman ques
tioned the legality of the call being
made without giving the men a chance
to vote cm the proposition.
In an interview on the several fea
tures of the strike Mr. Mudge said to
day: "Our business is running normal
again. We have kept train movements
steady under the train order system. It
has been satisfactory enough to run
the trains in the same wav that other
western roads run them. But the Santa
Fe has block signals, as the others have
not. We are using the block signajs
from Chicago to Newton again. I gave
the order for resumption this morning.
"The bogus message for operators to
go back to work which J. A. Newman
says his name was forged to went over
the wires sure enough. It was taken
off the wire In the general office, at the
shop and at Holliday. Where it orig
inated I don't know. Mr. Newman's
personal message of protest reached me
late yesterday afternoon. There has
been nothing further heard about the
matter since I replied last night.
Mr. Mudge's reply was as follows:
"Your wire today.' Am also surprised
that any official should forge your
name. Do not believe it has been done,
t Please give me facts and name of offi
cial that I may investigate. There
would be no object in endeavoring to
get the men bark to work as we are re
fusing to permit them to go back, as
you very well know."
Discussing the Olathe wreck Mr.
Mudge said:
"It is unfortunate that this collision
occurred at this time. Such accident
would be likely to happen under block
signal running, but with a strike on it
Is more serieius.
"Prom the reports the conductor may
not have protected his train fully or
the following train may have run over
his signal. It can not be determined
without an investigation."
MKN HAVE NOT GIVEN IT.
There nre fifteen operators who went
mit in this city. Thev have established
headquarters in room 140 at the Na
tional hotel and are working along this
division.
They report the situation bright for
them still and have not given up the
fieht. Tney say the men the company
have filled in with are incompetent,
based on substitutes in Topeka offices,
and the fact that the general office
positions are still open.
"It looks as if they were left to the
last and the company able to get so
many men," said one, "when officials sit
at the keys for six hours working. One
man came up from Kansas City last
right, but refused to work when he
learned it was a case of strike though
they offered him J90."
WIDE DIFFERENCE.
Chicago, Dec. 11. According to the of
ficials of. the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad in Chicago, only 150 of th
vacancies made by the strike of tele
graph operators on that system yet re
main to be filled, and all of these are
east of Albuquerque, including the Gulf
division, the center of the strike trouble.
The officials also state that enough men
have already been engaged to fill balf of
these places, and that the train service
of the whole system, both freight and
passenger, is now restored to the basis
existing before the strike was called".
General Manager W. G. Nevin at L-s
AJJSelea telegraphed today that every-
thing was running smoothly west of Al
buquerque and that all the placs of the
striking operators had been filled. Local
striking operators however Insist that
the tie-up is complete and are urging the
striking operators to remain out.
Owing.to the wide discrepancies be
tween the statements of the railroad of
ficials and the leaders cf the striking
operators. It is Impossible to correctly
estimate the cumber of operators who
are out. , '
DOLPHIN ON DECEPTIONS.
Says Most Unfair and Reprehenisble
Tactics Are Being Used.
Houston, Tex., Dec 11. The following
statement was given out by President
Dolphin of the Order of Railway Teleg
raphers: "One reason why the men on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe were
ready and even anxious to espouse the
cause of their brethren on the Gulf line
was a deception practiced on the teleg
raphers committee by Vice President
Barr in Chicago last June. An agree
ment had been effected between the rail
way company and the telegraphers and
the latter sent home with the promise
that the agreement wou!d be sent to
Topeka Tor printing. When published
the schedule had been changed to read
so as to add an hour to the time of every
night telegrapher on the road.
"Mr. Barr said to Mr. Dolphin that
he had made the alterations after the
committee had left Chicago, stating as
an excuse that he had misunderstood the
article as it was originally written.
"The Gulf committee complain of hav
ing received similar treatment at the
hands of Mr. Barr, several rules bear
ing evidence of material change of
meaning after having been gone over
in conference in Chicago.
"A late report from points along the
line says that notwithstanding the re
ports given out by the officials there
exists a bad state of aflairs.
"Advices from every division of the
Santa Fe Pacific, the Southern Cali
fornia and San Joaquin Valley lines
show that the strike is absolutely
unanimous on every division for the first
time since it was called.
"All the men are highly indignant and
resentful on account of the fraudulent
and forged telegrams sent out by local
officials, purporting to be from General
Chairman Newman of Wichita that the
strike was settled.
"The most unfair and reprehensible
methods are being practiced by superin
tendents and trainmasters through
threats, intimidation and false state
ments, in their attempt to induce the
men to return to work. Numerous tele
grams received today from exclusive
agents at large stations who have been
on duty continuously for the past sixty
four hours state they would -come out
on strike if guaranteed the protection of
the organization, which was cordially
granted.
"Monday was by far the best day of
the strike, and all are confident that the
events of the past twenty-four hours
will quicken the conscience of the presi
dent of the big railroad system and in
duce him to cause the trouble to be
speedily adjusted."
NO QUARREL WITH O. R. T.
Mr. Barr Says Tight la With Indi
viduals. Chicago, Dec. 11 Third Vice President
Barr, of the Santa Fe system, the offi
cial most active in adjusting the opera
tion of the road during the strike of
the operators made the following state
ment: "We have all the men we want west
of Albuquerque, but are short from 250
to 300 men on the lines east of that
point. We have been hiring men all
day and at the present rate will have
a full complement within three days.
The train due at 9:30 a. m. was the
only train that was late and that but
twenty minuteSL
"On the average our passenger trains
have reached Chicago as nearly on time
as though there were not a strike. We
are accepting all freight offered, and
are moving most of it. Freight ship
pers have been notified of our ability
to handle shipments up to the capacity
of our equipment. All of the important
offices have been filled, and all through
business is being handled by orders
from these points.
"We have no quarrel with the orga
ization known as the Order of Railway
Telegraphers. Our fight is with the in
dividuals who went cut. Seventy-five
per cent of the men who refused to
strike were members of the order and
these will be retained and promoted.
Those who struck will not be re-engaged
although some who went back to work
immediately will be retained."
Union pickets stationed at the foot
of the elevator of the Great Northern
building today were thrown out by De
tectives Smith and Cummings of the
Pinkerton agency after a couple of
wordy quarrels. Smith told the three
men that they must not interfere with
men going up to theSantaFe company's
office. The pickets said they had as
good a right to be where they were as
did the detectives. Smith thereupon
sent up for his partner and the two
shoved the pickets out into the street.
The pickets had resorted only to the
buttonholing process to keep operators
from hiirng to the company.
ORDINARY DELAY ONLY.
Superintendent Parker's Division Op
erating as Usual.
Pueblo, Col.. Dec. 11. There Is not
much visible evidence here of a strike.
Trains are arriving and departing near
ly on time. Superintendent Parker de
clares that everything is in operation on
this division the same as before and the
mechanical department is in operation
as usual. He says he has secured opera
tors to take the places of those -who quit.
Traffic into and out of this city has
not been affected. Several late trains
have been bulletined, but this is no more
than the ordinary delay resulting from
the heavy business. Advfces received
from the division between La Junta and
Coolidge, Kan., says that only six oper
ators on that division have gone out,
while eleven are still at their posts.
Unofficial reports received from sta
tions along the northern division indi
cate that large numbers of the operators
are still working.
PLENTY OF MEN.
California Stations Generally Sup
plied Witli Operators.
Stockton, Cal., Dec. 11. Division
Superintendent F. D. Schindier and
Chief Train Dispatcher Robert Hamil
ton of the Santa Fe, have arrived here,
after having placed new telegraph op
erators in the positions madejyaeant by
the Order of Railway Telegraphers. Mr.
Schindier announced that all the sta
tions between Fresno and Point Rich
mond were occupied at present and that
the wires on the road were working
again. He does not anticipate any trou
ble hereafter. Today he says he will
fill the vacancies between Fresno and
IContinued on Sixth Page.J
CAPITOLGOSSIP.
Prof. M. A. Carleton Has Gath
ered Foreign Seed Wheat.
Found Best Grain For Kansas
in Central Crimea.
MUCH ABOUT KANSANS.
Washington Is Again Talking
About Gen. Funston.
Grout Bill Absorbing Attention
of .Representatives.
"Washington, D. C, Dec. ll.--The av
erage Kansas farmer is never 6low by
any means. He is always up and a do
ing when it comes to any sort of compe
tition with the farmer of his sister
states. As a result of the wheat contro
versy between the grain dealers of the
northwestern states and those of Kan
sas the latter has now struck a lead in
obtaining information to secure from
abroad a substantial hard wheat seed
from Europe to freshen the Kansas pro
duct. Prof. M. A. Carleton, formerly of Man
hattan agricultural college, is now in thu
employ of the United States department
of agriculture, as a special agricultural
explorer and seed expert. He recently
returned from an expedition through
Europe and Asia, where be gathered
numerous varieties of grain for experi
mental purposes in this country.
In an interview with Mr. Carleton the
State Journal representative was told
that the best hard winter wheat suitable
for Kansas soil should be obtained from
Central Crimea, where he found a large
colony of Mennonites who make "it a
specialty of raising pure clean hard
Turkey wheat. He says that their crop
of this year is of a splendid quality, be
ing free from smut or any objectionable
weeds, and recommends that Kansas
farmers should import a lot of this
wheat for next year's seeding. This ce
real will be well adaptable to Kansas
soil and climate, and will give the rais
ers of it an advanced price on its pro
duct. Frank D. Brooks, for many years a
well known citizen of Lawrence, is now
United States vice consul at Smyrna,
Turkey. In a recent letter to a Wash
ington friend Mr. Brooks tells an inter
esting story of that historical and pic
turesque old country. Smyrna is known
as the cradle of humanity and is located
on the far gulf of the Aegean sea, west of
Asia Minor. This is a Turkish province
and has a population of 210,000 people.
The American settlement there is repre
sented by about 150 families. The United
States steamship Kentucky was there a
short time ago and its officials were
guests of Abdul Hamid and his official
family. The American consul, Rufus W.
Lane, assisted by Vice Consul Brooks
also entertained them. Mr. Brooks was
first appointed to the secretaryship of
the consul May, 1890, and during the
early part of the present year was pro
moted to his present honorary position.
He was a resident of Lawrence from 1S87
to the time of his going to Smyrna, and
had held numerous city and county elec
tive offices with honor to himself and
Douglas county.
The Kansas association, which in
cludes a large number of the state's res
idents here in government employ, is al
most a thing of the past. Very few meet
ings of the organization have been held
during the past several years on account
of lack of interest taken. There seems to
be a desire, however, among many of its
members to reorganize the association
this winter, and arrange for a series of
gatherings at which the members and their
families can affiliate and all become bet
ter acquainted with each other. It is es
timated that there are between 250 and
300 Kansans here, and out of this con
tingent a strong and interesting organ
ization could be effected, and at the
same time form an alliance that would
be of individual benefit.
Mr. H. B. Van Deman, who was once
a resident of Allen county, but now liv
ing in Virginia, is starting upon a tour
of the central states in the interest of
the fruit exhibit of the Pan-American
exposition to be held at Buffalo next
year. Mr. Van Deman was once profes
sor of botany and horticulture in tha
Kansas agricultural college, and later
organizer and chief of the pomological
division of the United States department
of agriculture. He was dismissed by
Secretary Morton, and since then has
engaged in oyster farming and writing
on fruits for the press.
There Is some talk among prominent
Kansar.s in Washington to organize a
Kansas Day club here and celebrate the
state's anniversary with a banquet and
speeches on January 29, as is done an
nually at Topeka.
Prof. S. C. Mason, horticulturist of
Berea college, Berea. Ky formerly of
the agricultural college at Manhattan, is
spending this week in Washington. Many
former Kansas friends were glad to
greet him.
Mr. E. R. Jackson, formerly of Olathe,
who has been engaged in the real estate
and dredging business in the District of
Columbia during the past several years,
has removed to Brooklyn. N." Y., where
he has embarked in a similar business.
Mr. E. P. Hanna of Salina, occupies
the position of chief clerk of the judge
advocate general's office in the navy de
partment. He is an efficient officer and
his work is highly satisfactory.
Six of the Kansas congressmen voted
for the passage of the Littlefield army
canteen bill. The two not voting on
account of absence from the house were
Congressmen Bailey and Ridgley.
Huge bundles of private mailing cards
are reaching the senators and represen
tatives of Kansas from their constit
uents, as are coming from other agricul
tural states to their representatives.
Each card is a petition for the passage
of the Grout bill, which taxes oleomar
garine 10 cents a pound, and is signed
by a farmer, who sees in the increase
of the oleomargarine product a blow at
the diary interest. Each petitioner rep
resents himself to be a farmer keeping
resents himselff to be "a farmer keeping
pends upon the market price of outter."
This card is filled with closely printed
matter, showing how the production of
oleomargarine has increased from noth
ing in' 18S0 to 100.000,000 pounds in 190O,
the average value of butter decreasing
more than 33 per cent In the same
record.
The vigor and persistency of the fight
for the passage of the Grout bill is
shown by the abundance of these postal
cards. They come from most every sec
tion of the country, and hundreds of
thousands of them have evidently been
distributed. Their effectiveness lies in
the fact that each card is signed by a
voter.
Kansas is well proud of her Funston.
So is the nation's capital. Both have
good cause to be proud of him, as well
as is the balance of our patriotic coun
try. There is probably no other army
officer serving in foreign lands who at
tracts more attention and interest in
Washington than the gallant soldier and
general Frederick Funston. This young
soldier has a large circle of admirers
here, who, like the many prominent
army officers, watch his every action in
the field. General Funston's recent en
counter with the insurgents in northern
Luzon, when he made a charge across
the Nehico river with his cavalry troop
ers, incited a renewal of praise and
esteem in which he is held here.
Captain "Watson, formerly a member
of the famous Twentieth Kansas, but
now in command of Company D, For
tieth U. S. vounteer infantry, arrived
in Washington this week from Pittsburg,
Kan. Captain Watson is one of the
bright young men of Kansas. He is a
sturdy young fellow, and bears a splen
did record as a fighter in both the Kan
sas regiment and the Fortieth infantry.
He was shot in the chest during an en
gagement near Manila, April 23. So
serious was his injury that he was sent
to his home in Pittsburg. At about the
time his regiment was making prepara
tions to embark for America, he rein
listed in the Fortieth infantry, which
was being recruited at Fort Riley, and
shortly sent to the Philippines. The
regiment was landed at Suthern Island
of the archipelago, and soon engaged
with the enemy. During the night at
tack at Cagayan on April 2, last, he
was shot in the left leg while acting in
command 'of the guard. The Ameri
can troops had captured the town and
were occupying its limits. It was the
intention of the Filipinos, whose number
was estimated at about 2,000, to kill the
outpost and then slaughter the boys
while asleep. By a signal of a certain
hour tolled by the town clock the rush
was made. It was on this event he was
shot in the left leg, which ultimately
had to be amputated close below the
knee. It will be remembered that on
this occasion three Kansas boys nvere
killed, one being slashed in the stomach
with a sword and almost cut in twain.
Another was cut badly in the face, shot
in the right limb and speared in the left.
The latter is still lingering in the gov
ernment hospital at Washington, and
though almost recovered, he is totally
disabled in the use of either of his limbs.
He was a railroad engineer, and re
sided at Pittsburg. The Fortieth is still
stationed in the Philippines, and about
50 of its members are Kansas boys.
Captain v atson said he expected to
join his command in a few weeks. He
came here on business with the pay
master general of the army, and inci
dentally to have his artificial limb re
set. It is feared that Kansas will be side
tracked in its efforts for favoritism in
obtaining federal money for its semi
centennial exposition at Topeka in 1904
during the present sesnioa. The grounds
for this fear are baaed on the fact that
a number of large appropriations will
have to be passed by congress this win
ter that are of immediate necessity, and
then the Buffalo and St. Louis exposi
tion appropriations will have to take
preference of consideration over the
Kansas bill, as both of these occur much
earlier than the proposed la' ter event.
Notwithstanding this condition of things
the Kansas delegation are making pre
parations to make a strong fight for
securing the passage of their bill at
this session if such can possibly be
done.
Mr. Paul Dinsmore of Lawrence has
been appointed Congressman Bower
sock's private secretary.
Secretary Coburn has forwarded to a
number of Kansans in Washington some
of the exposition "stickers," which are
used on mail matter to advertise the
coming centennial event of the state.
These unique little advertisers, shaped
like a sunflower, are eagerly sought for
by many of the Sunflower state people
here, who wish to help along this big
project which is intended to. advertise
a great state.
L. WILLIAM THAVIS.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, Dec. 11. Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Wednesday;
slightly warmer Wednesday and in
west portion tonight; southerly winds.
A Cargo of Dead.
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 11. The trans
port Hancock arrived today from Manila
via Nagasaki, with a gruesome cargo. It
consists of the bodies of about 1,500 sailors
and soldiers who either died in battle or
succumbed to the ravagess of disease in
the Philippines, China, Guam and Honolulu.
Pf V v-
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Miss Jessie Morrison, Whose Case Is in the Hands of the Jury.
CALLS Uk GIFT.
Senator Clay, of Georgia, Makes
Vigorous Attack
Upon the Ship Subsidy Bill in
the Senate.
NOT A FARMER HE SAYS
Has Appeared to Advocate Fas
sage of the Bill. -
It Takes From One Man For
Benefit of Another.
Washington,' Dec. 11. The oleomar
garine bill which recently passed the
house was today referred to the senate
committee on agriculture without di
vision. The senate took up the ship subsidy
bill and Mr. Clay (Ga.) spoke against it.
In beginning Mr. Clay contended that
the promotion of commerce and the in
creasing of foreign trade of the United
States two of the most important ob
jects of the pending measure would not
follow the enactment of the bill into
law. The one definite thing that was
known about the operation of the pro
posed legislation was that it would take
from the treasury of the United States
$9,000,000 a year for a period of twenty
years and donate that vast sum to the
ship owners carrying the foreign trade
of this country. In other words, "one
man's business is to be heavily taxed
in order to advance and to make more
profitable the private business of anoth
er citizen."
Mr. -Clay entered upon an analysis of
the pending measure. He pointed out
that an additional amount was paid
owiitra of vessels of greater speed, re
gardless of freight capacity. He said:
"That the subsidy to be given vessels
up to 12 knots which are really our great
freipht carriers, is only one and a half
cents per gross ton, while the subsidy
given to maufactured goods Is three
and eighth-tenths cents per ton for a 12
knot ship." Thus it would appear, he
contended, that the 12-knot vessel
which really carried the products of the
country would receive only a little more
than one-third of the subsidy paid to
the fast passenger steamers. He elab
orated what he deemed to be the "in
justice and inequality" of the measure
in this respect, presenting a comparison
of cargoes carried by the St. Paul, a
swift steamer of the American line and
of the Manhattan, one of the great
freighters of the Atlantic Transporta
tion company. The comparison showed
that the Manhattan, a 14-knot ship car
ried immense quantities of agricultural
and manufactured products, while the
St. Paul carried no manufactured or
agricultural products of any kind. Yet
contended Mr. Clay the Manhattan will
receive little more than one-third of
the subsidy given the St- Paul. -.-
"How those who favor this meas
ure." he declared, "which donates an
nually to the St. Paul more than $300,
000 can maintain that the farmers and
producers of this country are the prin
cipal beneficiaries of this bill passes my
comprehension. I am not surprised that
at the hearings before the committea
not a single farmer or producer appear
ed to advocate the passage of the bill;
and I am not surprised that the ship
owners alone monopolized the time of
the committee in pointing out great
benefits that would accrue to the coun
try from the passage of the bill. An
analysis of the bill will demonstrate
that they alone are the beneficiaries of
this legislation."
CLARK CASE COMES UP.
Washington, Dec. 11. The senate has
referred the credentials of W. A. Clark
and Martin Maginnis. contesting sena
tors from the state of Montana to the
committee on privileges and election. A
debate, reopening the Clark case occurr
ed upon the motion of Senator Chandler
to recommit the resolution declaring the
seat from Montana vacant.
IN THE HOUSE .
Washington, Dec. 11. When the house
met today Mr. Hull, chairman of the
committee on military affairs, reported
back from that committee a substitute
for the Driggs resolution for an inves
tigation of the alleged "hazing" of Oscar
L. Booz, at West Point. The substitute
was as follows:
"Whereas, It is alleged in the news
papers that Oscar L. Booz, of Bristol,
Pa., formerly a cadet at the United
States military academy at West Point,
died at his home from injuries purport
ing to haj-e been the result of hazing
inflicted upon him by certain unknown
cadets of the said military academy;
and
"Whereas, The secretary of war is
now making investigation of the tacts.
"Resolved, That said secretary be re
quested to report the result of such In
vestigation to the house of representa
tives together with such recommenda
tions as he may see fit to make."
The report of Secretary Root together
with that of Superintendent Mills is at
tached to the resolution.
The judiciary committee of the house
reported favorably the bill providing for
an additional district Judge for the
northern district of Ohio.
The house then took up for considera
tion the bill for the reduction of the war
taxes.
HOLIDAY RECESS.
Washington, Dec. 11. It is the under
standing of house leaders that the holi
day recess of congress will begin on Fri
day, December 21, and th session will
be resumed on Thursday, January 3. If
this is agreeable to senators the recess
will be arranged on such limits.
BECKHAMSWORN.
Inauguration Ceremonies Most
Elaborate Seen in Years.
Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 11. With perfect
weather and in the presence of a vast
throng of people from over the state an
other chapter was written in Kentucky s
political history today when Gov. J.
W. C. Beckham was inaugurated for the
three years remaining of the term for
which William Goebel and William S.
Tavlor contested last year.
With the booming of cannon at 11
o'clock, the inaugural procession took
up its march through main thorough
fares cf the city. Two regiments of the
state guard, the Duckworth club of Cin
cinnati and many political clubs and
civic societies were in line. It was about
noon when the procession reached tne
capitol, where the inaugural ceremoni-s
pre per took place. The decoration of the
grave of the late Governor Goebel will
take place at the cemetery this after
noon. Governor Beckham was inaugurated
today for a term of three years. The in
augural ceremonies were the most elab
orate witnessed in this state in the pres
ent decade. The inaugural parade was
made up of all the military companies of
the state three regiments. the Duckworth
club of Cincinnati, political clubs from
this city, Louisville and other towns of
the state, civic societies and distinguish
ed citizens in carriages and on horse
back, forming a procession of great
length. When the inaugural procession
reached the state capitol, the oath of of
fice was administered to the governor
bv Chief Justice Hazelrigg in the pres
ence of a great crowd which had gather
ed to witness the ceremonies.
After the ceremonies at the inaugural
stand the governor reviewed the state
troops.
Governor Beckham in his inaugural
address did not refer to the murder of
William Goebel, but devoted himself en
tirely to state matters. He thanked the
people for the honor conferred upon him
by electing him governor for the remain
ing part of the present term. He prom
ised the state a clean and honest admin
istration of its executive affairs in a
spirit of fairness and tolerance with no
tinge of partisan hate or malice, with
the sincere desire to remove as far aa
possible all friction aid lil-feeling from
among the people. He briefly stated
some of the leading policies by which he
will be guided in the adminstratioh of
the office an i promised his cordial sup
port in the development of Kentucky's
industrial interests. He said it would be
his policy to keep the state guard in a
first-class condition, but that the mili
tary power shall always be in absolute
subordination to the civil authority and
shall never be called into active service
except as a last resort in carrying out
the decrees of judicial tribunals.
KRUGER TURNED DOWN
Butch Government Refuses to
Do Anything For Him.
The Hague, Dec. 11. The Dutch gov
ernment today finally and definitely re
fused to take the initiative in behalf of
arbitration between the Transvaal and
Great Britain.
GRAND THUNK DEAL.
It Is Ratified at a Meeting of the
Shareholders.
London, Dec. 11. At a special meet
ing of the snareholders of the Grand
Trunk railway today the purchase of
the Chicago and Grand Trunk railway
was ratified.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, the presi
dent of the Grand Trunk railway, main
tained that the new arrangement would
reduce the obligations yearly, enable the
whole length of the line to be double
tracked and within a short time make
a glowing tribute to the former general
manager of the Grand Trunk railway,
Charles M. Hays, saying it was impos
sible to find a second Hays, but he added
he believed George Bell Reeve (former
traffic manager of the Grand Trunk and
the present general mangx) was the best
man whose services could possibly be
secured. He dilated on the sacrifice Mr.
Reeve had made in giving up his retire
ment to take on the onerous duties of
general manager. The shareholders
congratulated the directors on the action
taken, and gratefully bid farewell to
Mr. Hays.
It was announced et the meeting that
Mr. Hays' staff will all remain with
Mr. Reeve.
BLOW TO LONDON OMNIBUS.
Yerkes' Bailway System Will Diverge
to Many Points.
New York, Dec. 11. Harrv C. Davis, of
A. A. Houseman & Co., Wall street, brok
ers, who are financing the Chartng Cross,
Ruston & Hampstead railway, in London,
for the Charles T. Yerkes syndicate, ar
rived on the IVutschland yesterday.
"The road will be built by the Yerkes
syndicate." said Davis. "It will be the
nucleus of a system of underground and
surface railways, makinc it possible for
a Londoner to go from point to point on
an electric railway, and do away with the
'bus."
Fifth Cavalry in a Tight.
Manila, Dec. 11. A detachment of the
Fifth cavalry had a fight with a hun
dred insurgents south of Santa .Cruz
Sunday. The insurgents were chased
for four miles. Fourteen of them were
found dead. There were no American
casualties. In addition to this engage
ment there had been several minor en
counters between the troops and the in
surrectionists. Ambassador to Italy Chosen.
Washington, Dec. 11. The president
today sent to the senate the name o
George V. L. Myer of Massachusetts to
be ambassador of the United titates to
Italy.
A JURYJTRANGLE.
Babel of Confusion Follows De
parture From Court Boom.
Spectators Hear Heated Worilsi
From El Dorado Jurors.
NOT A HASTY VERDICT.
Decision Not Expected For
Twenty-four Hours Yet.
Home OfTered .Hiss Morrison in
Case of Acquittal.
New York Physician and Wife
Send a Kind Offer.
Kansas City, Dee. 11. A Slar ppecial
from El Dorado. Kan., my:
When Jessie Morrison nwoke in her
cell this morning, it wns with a s-ne -f
the realization that In r fate at tlm
hands of the jury v.iml 1 i'ii be Know u.
She had listf-m-d to tlto h(h im h-Mokin
of the lawyers yesterday (mm x.;;j in Ilia
morning till 10 o'clock at night.
The roll of the Jury whs called xt
promptly S:'M ihi meruit g. As Km n
they had taken their seals Ju ice Hdrm
ordered the twelve nv n to retire.
The Jury was led to a snutll nntm on
the second lloor of the couit house s tl
aside for it and its tttruglcs bt-gnn. In
the hallway outside the men could be
heard talking loudiy, apparently ail at
the same time.
It is the opinion of the lawjers "v
both sides that no mutter wlinl 1h
verdict may be it will not be n-ncb
for a day or two. The attorneys tor
Miss Morrison will contest any eidit
other than acquittal.
Miss Morrison entered thf court room
leading her three-y car-old nic e. Sli't
was accompanied by her fnllter, nistcin
and brothers. When the jury wn f it
to deliberate the prisoner and her fam
ily retired to her cell.
Miss Morrison this morniog receive, 1
forty letters of sympathy. One from m
New York city phyFiolim extended n r,
invitation from the writer and hm wits
to make her home with them when aii
should have been acquitted.
FOUR LIVES LOST.
Gas Explodes In a Union Pacific
Bailway Tunnel.
Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 11. A special to
the Tribune from AFprn, Wyo., says a
disastrous gim explori'in occurred on tho
new railway tunnel by which four to -n
lost their lives and n.vera) other I: yt- -ed.
The tunnel is lu-lnsr built on the cut
off of the t'nion I"a ifio between Ani" n
and JU'lard. The explosion was caused
by the accumulation of gas.
UFAD.
DAVIS IANP, !re,lo, W. Va.
JIIKK VOLI.NOGLK, Joplln. Mo.
MIKK LYNCH, residence unknown.
JOHN KHOKMAKKK. California.
i.Njrmou.
John Ward, foreman.
Iawrenee Karly. 1
Imn Schoiield, laborer.
Three other laborers were slightly hint.
Twenty-live men were at work at tin
time of the explosion. It is not known
what igniterl the gas. Klectric lights r
used throutrhout the tunnel.
The coroner's verdict was "unavoida
ble accident."
CHAFFEE APOLOGIZED,
German Version of the Unpleas
antness at Fekin.
Berlin, Dec. 11, 2 p. m. The German
foreign olllee authori.eH tint Associated
I're.ss to make the following ptutcmetit
regarding the Waldei nee-( 'ha fl ee Inci
dent based upon a cable riifputch pf t
received from Field Alurshal tun Wal
dersee: "General Chaffee write FieM Mar
shal von Waldersee a letter in a roukrH
tone. Field Marshal von Wahldm re
fused to receive it, returning the p:imi
to General Chaffee. The latter then
wrote a second litter apologizing for
his objectionable expression where
upon Field Mar-h.'il von Walderseu in
vited General Chalice to breakfast mil
the incident was amicably c lose d."
TOO MUCH POLITICS
In the Consular Service For Its Own
Oood.
Washington, Dec. 11. Messrs. Ijiveriii
XV. Nov and Charles Trnux. of the Na
tional liustnpKS enRUf, of Chicago, and
Mr. Butler of New York, addreyfed tli
committee on foreign relation of th.
house in favor of a reorganiz.i lion of
the consular service en business lines.
It was argued that the political clement
enters too strongly Into the prisent r -tem
of appointment; that 'when a con
sul's Rerviee dosed at the end of th
presidential term he hud just aequire.1
the knowledge making him valuable for
the place.
KepreMcntativo Aldrlch CAU ) wa
heard ttn his bill to sl.iblls!i a 1 1 1 . 1
matic and consular school at Vahtng
ton. similar to the military pchnol at
West Point nr.d the naval school at An
napolis, and set forth th' niriits of tna
plan,
SEATS FOiTfaT 31 EX.
Heavy Thoatre-Gocrs to Petition
Managers For Wider Chairs.
New York, Dec. 11. Got t ft je,i v-t-ernacher,
a Brooklyn hotel keeper, ban
come out as cnampfon of the fut men 'n
rirht. 1I is so f;it himself that h,ji
complains that he cannot tin 1 a sent
big enough for hitn in all th Brooklyn
theaters except one, anil as be occupies
two seats he must buy two t( k. ii .
Westernaeher has invited other f it men
to send him their name and aildt"ssri,
and proposes to draw up a r''illon t'
the theatrical managers, askinir for n -lief
from sufferinKS at the p!y. wblcli
rnkke them feel like saying, with Ham
let: "Oh, that this too solid ilesli would)
melt."
Standard Oil Case Dismissed.
Columbus, O., Dec. 11. The supreme
court today dismissed the contempt pro
ceeding against the Standard Oil com
pany. The court waa eyuuilidivldea.