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No. 16,571. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1906-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE EVENING STAB W3TK SUHDAY MORNING EDITION. Offlw, llth Kmt ul PtmiajlTuli inm. Th? Brwiag St?r"Newip?p?r Oompur. 8. I KAOTnqUK. FtwUpt *?? T?r'i 09m: Trikaa* BalMlaf. 0M-y? Paw: Tn>nm BuiUiiif. Ths Evening SUr, with tbf Snaday morning 5??- ? dellTerpil by carriers, on their own sccoant, within th* city at nO cents Mr month; without cbi Sunday morning edition at 44 cents per month. Br n-all, imstagr prepaid: Dally, Snnday Included, one month. 60 cents* Pally, Runilar excepted, one month, SO ceata Saturday Star, one year. 11.00. Snnday Star, une year. 1150. HEDIEOUA CLOUD Rev. G. H. Simons of the Peo ria Baptist Church. FOUND DEAD IN BED TODAY President of Two Savings Banks in That City. A YATES SENATORIAL MANAGES Hnd Been Under Investigation on Grave Charges by Officials of City, Banks and Church. PEORIA, 111., February fl.?Rev. George H. Simon*, pastor of the First Baptist Church, president of the Interstate Savings Rank anrl the People's Savings Bank, and recently appointed manager of the Yates senatorial campaign In Peoria county, was found dead in bed this morning. He had heen the object of Investigation at the hands of the state's attorney, the two banks and his congregation on the gravest charges, and it Is presumed to be a case of suicide. The body was found by his wife when she called him to breakfast. He remained downtown until late last night, disposing of some business matters. A letter found beside him showed that death was pre meditated. He said this was his last night on earth, and wanted to leave a message of undying love to all. In part, It said: "Also no blame must attach to ex-Gov. Yates nor his associates. He simply gave me an opportunity. which his opponents and my enemies have prevented my using." The last line. "Time fails mo should I attempt to write personal messages." in dicates he was dying as he brought the letter to a close. Took Cyanide of Potassium. Three phjsicians. who were hastily sum moned. are of the opinion that death was caused by cyanide of potassium. Coroner Raker has taken charge of the body. The People's Saving Bank, of which Simmons w.-ts president, did not open this morning. < ashler Look Baid the bank would remain closed until some plan of action could be determined. 1 lie.?(? ,vus a run on the bank yesterday large crowd surrounded the Tl"' Interstate Savings Bank, of which S.mir.ons was president up :o yes ten.-iy when hU resignation was accepted today oh*ect of runs yesterday and Early this morning the bank building was ' crowded with depmitors demanding their moiii y Cashier Anicker said they would l?e ab,e to stand the drain. Came Froir. Indiana. T>r. Simmons came to the First Baptist Church five years ago from Terre Haute, Ind.. and had been remarkably successful He secured national publicity two years ago by advocating a dramatization of the life of Christ. He became local manager of the senatorial campaign of former Gov. lates a week ago, and shortly after seri IatedSt e" a<Tec,lng hls m?rals were circu States Attorney Seholes undertook an in vestigation yesterday, and secured some sensational confessions from boys of his congregation. Dr Simmons was forty years h a?wldow He hold charges v III I' ,Ja<kson- Ttnn., and in Louis ville, k\., before coming here. NOTED FOR IKON RULE. Gen. Grodekoff Mentioned for Vice roy of Far East. ST. PETERSBURG, February 6.-Reports which have been in circulation for several days to the effect that Gen. Grodekoff who was governor of the Amur Territory during the Boxer uprising and who became noted for his ruthless measures in restoring order jn the Amur region and In Manchuria, will be appointed viceroy of the far east, with coram -nd of the land and sea forces, are sem!-^."><?<; _-JveIy confirmed. ?iVwho is sixty-two years ; aredftaRr^r ?vf ,he1oour*" of the em fjn c I t , Pet?reburg last week for Har P " Linevltch, the commander of the Manchurlan armies, will proba-bly re'ire ",fhnfre I185 been mentloned In connection *ith the vice royalty of the Caucasus NATURALIZATION FRAUD. Startling Statement by Chief Wilkie About Pacific Coast Captains. CHICAGO, February O.-John E. Wilkie ch ef of the United States secret service said last night that the captain of every .earner which has been wrecked on the Paclflc coast in the last three years has ur.iu?cdUnd l? h>iVe bC<?n fraudulentl>' nat 1 ne secret service bureau Is working on fraudulent naturalisation, principally in San ev1U,d Phll?delphla and to Borne ex.ent in New York. ' "Under the law no man can become cap tain of an American ship unless he is an American cltlsen," sul(i chief Wilkie *We . ln 1 J'runclsco a number of Scan fans who were captains but n#?t Americans. in Philadelphia the "rouble was among the Italians. In New York w! of ?h^'Ur!C '/T court clerk who had charge of the fraudulont part of the business A recommendation has been made to be?"?rv?n tM W'*!" to "aturallx^ a man th*f ?k? ? f. federal court exclusively, so mi-,i t> matter can be carefully handled ai.<l the under one head. As a result of the recommendation I believe Congress at the next session will establish a department ?tate uu"orttl?n" ,ake the power frorn OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS NEW YORK. February 6?Arrived: Blucher. from Hamburg; Vaderland, from Antwerp. Sol THAMPTON, England, February 6. The Atlantic transport line steamer Minne tonka. from New York, January 1!8 ar rived here this morning with a cargo of live stock, this being the first attempt to biln^ to Southampton part of this trafllc 'n which Deptford on the Thames has here tofore largely had the monopoly. The ar rangements made for landing the cattle proved successful. Cumberland Man Drowned. Special Dispatch to The Star. MBERLAND. Md., February 6. The body of Abraham Boyd, twenty-two, mar lied three months ago. maa taken from the 1 otomac here this morning. It Is supposed he was drowned while crossing The in vestigation followed discovery of a cap and lantern near aa air hole yesterday. TO MARK HISTORIC SPOT SANTIAGO BATTLE MONUMENTS TO BE DEDICATED. A party of about fifty gentlemen ana ladies will leave this city tomorrow lor New York, where they will embark on the army transport Sumner Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, bound for Santiago de Cuba for the purpose of dedicating the battle monuments erected to mark the places where in 18JW the United States forces overcame the Spanish troops and compell ed the surrender of the ctty. The use or the Sumner for this trip was authorized by Congress in a special act. , On her way (>outh the Sumner will touch at fort Mon roe to take on members of the party who do not board lier at New York. The cere monies at Santiago will take place on the 14th Instant, and the party is expected to return to New York on the Instant. A committee of army officers was ap pointed in May, l'JOB, to survey and Iden tify the tleld of Santiago and select the spots to be marked, the Cuban republic having previously given its cordial con sent. The Cubans had already bought about l*to acres, including "Surrender tree," in the shade of which the terms of capitula tion were arranged, and they considered fa vorably a plan for building a boulevard along the entire line of trenches from the United States left to the intersection of the Santiago and El Caney road. The Proposed Battle Monuments. The plans adopted by the United States authorities included the erection of three battle monuments, one at El Caney. one at San Juan de Magares Hill, and one on Fort San Juan. Each monument consists of a large bronze Spanish cannon l'eating on a Spanish gun carriage erected on a cement pedestal. In the base of which are inserted two bronze tablets, one giving a roster of the organizations engaged at that point, and the other the names of nil the officers and men killed, and the names of the officers wounded. Eight bronze tablets, each three feet by five, have been erected around "Surrender Tree," which is to be inclosed by an octagonal fence made of rifle barrels and bayonets, about seven and a half feet in height. When Cuba has built the driveway along the American lines, thirty-three regimental markers, twelve brigade markers and four division markers will be erected, showing the positions of the various organizations during the siege. The Spanish-American Iron Company has k erected a monument to mark the first land I ing place at Daiquiri, setting forth the names of the organizations landed, with their commanding officers, the names of the general officers and the names of the troop ships, etc. On this monument the fact that General Shafter and the first di vision of the corps landed at Siboney Is also recorded. Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt's name appears on this monument below the name of_ Col. Leonard Wood, commanding the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. List of the Party. The following Is a complete list of the party going to Cuba: Lieut. Gen. S. B. M. Young, retired; Lieut. Gen. A. It. Chaffee, retired; Mrs. ChafTee and Miss Chaffee; Rear Admiral P. J. Higglrson. U. S N-. re tired. and Mrs. Higginson; Rear Admiral Charles S. Clark. U. S. N.. retired, and Mrs. Clark; Grn. and Mrs. C. F. Humph ries. Gen. and Mrs. A. L. Mills, Gei?. W. H. Bisbec. retired; Col. and Mrs. J. B. Kerr, Col. and Mrs. George S. Grimes, Col. Ed gar S. Dudley. Col. and Mrs. James T. Kerr, Mrs. Havard, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. A. C. Shnrpe, Mrs. R. L. Howze, Miss Hawkins, Mrs. Haldane. Lieut. Col. Webb C. Hayes. U. S. V.; Lieut. Col. J. V. Lau man, U. S. V.; Mrs. C. F. Rand. Mrs. Mo start, Maj. Walter D. McCaw, Maj. Wil liam A. Mann, Maj. and Mrs. William D. Beach, Maj. and Mrs. Edward Burr. Maj. F. W. Sibley. Mrs. Greble, Maj. G. C. Webb, U. S. V.; Mrs. George W. Read. Capt. Wil liam P. Stone, Capt. P. C. Fautleroy, Capt. W. L. Kenly, Mrp. Andrews, Mrs. Ueorge F. Hamilton. Capt. Frank W. Coe, Capt. Dennis E. Nolan. Capt. Charles W. Exton, Capt. Hollis C. Clark, retired; Miss Greble. Miss Humphrey and Mr. Carl P. Dick. All the officers named participated in the Cuban campaign. Gen. Young will repre sent the President on this occasion and Admirals Higginson and Clark will repre sent the navy. Gen. Bates, chief of staff, who was at the battle of Santiago, is pre vented from making the trip by great pres sure of office work Gen. Chaffee, Mrs. Chaffee and Miss Chaffee will not return with the party to the United States, but will go Instead to the City of Mexico, where they will re main until about the 1st of May, when they will come to Washington to arrange for the removal of their household and per sonal effects to Los Angeles, Cal., where they will make their future home. DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED. Believed to Be Cashier Armstrong of Pittsburg?Death a Mystery. PITTSBURG, Pa., February 0.?The badly decomposed body of a man with a bullet hole through his head, which was found yesterday in a thicket on the outskirts of Roanoke, Va., Is believed to be that of Sturley C. Armstrong, the cashier of the Washington National Bank, who mysteri ously disappeared from this city ori Jan uary 2. The identification was made possible early today when the number 243,211, attached to a bunch of keys, which were found on the body, was identified as the number of the accident insurance policy carried by the missing cashier. Mr. Armstrong's wife and four children were prostrated on hearing the news. Since his d sappearance they have hoped he would come back safe, and the news of his death was a great shock to them. Mr. Armstrong was well known in bank ing circles In this city and had held re sponsible positions for twenty yeares. Notwithstanding the fact that his ac counts were found to be entirely correct, many of the foreign depositors of the bank, becoming frightened at his prolonged ab sence, withdrew their money, but the de posits from others far exceeded the amount withdrawn and confidence was quickly re stored. Mrs. Armstrong, the cashier's wife, de clared it was her belief that her husband's mind had become deranged from overwork and anxiety. ROANOKE, Va., February 6.?It is be lieved that the body of the Veil-dressed suicide found in the woods near this city yesterday afternoon Is that ot Sturley C Armstrong, the missing bank cashier of Pittsburg. Pa. In the pockets of the head less body was found an a4uminum tag of the Preferred Accident insurance Company of New York city. A telegram received at noon today from Philip D. Clifton, Pitts burg manager of the company, stated that the tag referred to was issued to Banker Armstrong. Clifton also wired a descrip tion of Armstrong which tallies very much with that of the body. The man had been dead for more than a week and the head I and one of the hands had been gnawed off by dogs. The body Is being held in a Roanoke morgue for identification. Soldier Died From Wounds in Fight. Special DLspatcb to The Star, CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., February 6.? Private John Kane of the 12th Cavalry at Fort Ogelthorpe, Ga.. died yesterday from the effects of a blow received on the head in a fight with Privates Cress and Jones, who have been placed under arrest. His people, residing in New Jersey, have been telegraphed regarding the disposition of the remains. Retired Norfolk Merchant Dead. Special Dtapatch to The Star. NORFOLK. Va.. February 6.-Henry B. Morton, aged seventy-one, a retired mer chant of Norfolk, died today. He is sur vived by a widow and Ave children, the eldest being Charles 8. Morton ot the City of Mexico. The funeral will be held here tomorrow. THE COLO WIDESPREAD Extremely Chilly Conditions North and West. BELOW ZERO IS GENERAL Great Hardship Reported Because of Radical Change. BIG DROP IN ADIRONDACKS Coldest of Present Winter in New I " I York, Boston, Pittsburg and Many Northwestern Cities. NEW YORK, February 6.?Today was the coldest of the present winter In New York city, the mercury touching 5 above zero. This was one degree colder than the previous low record of the winter. BALLSTON, N. Y., -February 6?The temperature dropped to 20 degrees below zero here today. SARATOGA, N. Y., February 6.?Thirty degrees below zero was the temperature here at sunrise today, which is the cold est day of this winter. SYRACUSE, N. Y., February C.?The temperature reached 20 degrees below zero in this city today. On the shore of Onondaga Lake, near by, It was 28 below. ROME, N. Y., February 0.?Northern New York was today swept by a cold wave, which involved greater hardship because of thfe unusual warmth of the winter thus far. Today was by far the coldest of the winter. One of the coldest points was at Camden, where 40 degrees below was recorded. It was 32 below in this city, 35 at Northville, 20 at Johns town. 1!) at Amsterdam and 20 In the vicinity of Schenectady. PLATTSBURG, N. Y? February 0?A ten perature of 40 degrees below zero was reported today from Loon Lake in the Adirondack mountains. At Upper Cha teauguay Like the temperature was 30 below, at Lake Placid 32 below and at Saranac Lake 28 below. Freezing Wind in New England. BOSTON, February 0.?A cold wave driven by a high wind sent a shiver over New England today. The coldest point was at Northtleld, Vt., where the thermom eter registered 22 degrees below zero. It this city and on the coast generally it averaged 2 to 4 degrees helow zero. Police Stations Filled With Homeless PITTSBURG, Pa., February With thi government thermometer registering 2 degrees below zero and as low as 10 de grees being recorded in different parts "t of the city and vicinity, Pittsburg todiy experienced the coldest weather of .the winter. Last night the police stations were filled with the homeless, and a gas short age In several sections of the city caused much suffering. Very few people are seen on the streets today, as a sharp and pene trating wind accompanies the bitter cold. The weather authorities Issued a statemen: today saying that colder conditions are ex pected. Nipping in the Northwest. SUPERIOR, Wis., February At 7:30 this morning the mercury stands at 2&t4 below zero. Yesterday's record of 28 below at 8 a.m. was broken at Hlbbing, Minn., where the mercury fell to 31 below. Frigid at Norfolk. NORFOLK, Va., February Norfolk is today In the midst of frigid weather, the cold being more perceptible and causing more suffering generally than at any other time during the present winter. The of ficial thermometer stands at 22 degrees above zero. There were light Hurries o* snow during the morning. Two Below Zero at Boyds. Special Dispatob to The Star. BOYDS, Md., February 6.?Thermometer at 6 this morning registered 2 below zero. Coldest of winter, and at noon today 12 degrees above. Ice four to five Inches is being gathered. NOT QUITE SO COLD WEATHER IN WASHINGTON SLIGHTLY MODERATED. Washington will experience giore biting cold weather tonight, but Prof. Edward B. Garrlott, the official forecaster of the weather bureau, informed a Star reporter this afternoon that the temperature will not be as low by several degrees as it was last night. The mercury went steadily down the scale last night until at 8 o'clock this morning it reached the minimum read ing of seven degrees above zero. Tonight it is not expected to go below ten degrees above, but as a weather man said, "it will be cold enough to suit any one, even an Esquimaux." The prediction for tomorrow is that the weather will moderate some, but there is no unseasonably warm weather in sight, nor is there as yet any signs of another cold wave. In a nutshell, tomorrow will be fair and colder, according to Prof. Willis Moore's meteorological experts. The mini mum temperature in the United States last night was twenty-eight degrees below zero at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Other low ther ometrlc readings were at Northfleld, Vt., twenty-two below, and the same at Duluth. The zero line extends to northern Ken tucky. Prof. Garrlott dees not believe the cold will be severe enough to seriously in jure the fruit crop in Florida. A2 a result of the cold wave which came down on Washington last night the agents of the Associated Charities report that there were a number of applications for fuel made today by destitute families. The applicants were furnished with or ders on coal dealers, who supplied their necessities. Ice on the River. More ice was produced on the river last night than has been made this winter. While it is thick enough to cut the hull of wooden vessels which are unprotected with metal, it does not Interfere in the least with steam vessels. Reports from the offi cers of steamers coming in this morning state that a solid sheet of >ce covered the river from shore to shore from below Fort Washington to this city, but that It was only about an inch thick, and was soon broken up by the wheels of the passing steamers, and the wind sending It ashore left the channel open. Above and below the Long bridge the water was covered with a sheet of ice, but it was thin, and was soon broken by the tags going in and out front Georgetown. On the tidal basin only about an inch and a half of ice made, and scattereu over the basin were numerous spots of open water, so that there is no prospect of safe skat ing just now. . There was no ice of consequence in the hart)or. only a thin skim forming on some of the more rfhoal docks. The rivermen are looking for the formation of thicker ice tonight NINE BURNED TO DEATH FEARFUL WORK OF FLAMES IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD. BALTIMORE, Md? February 6.?About 3 o'clock this morning an isolated small frame house near the village of Curtis Bay, in Anne Arundel county, was con sumed by a Are in which nine colored per sons were burned to death, only one of the inmates escaping alive. The names of those who lost their lives were Richard > Taylor, Horace Jackson, his wife Eliza and ! their son Samuel, a youth of seventeen, Mrs. Rose Jackson, a widow, and her chil dren?Ida, a grown daughter; Susan, eleven years old; Isador, nine years, and a six-months-old baby. The only inmate who escaped with her life was Ella Webster, a woman, who managed to get to a window and Jumped from the second story to the ground. a few minutes after striking the ground she was unconscious. and on r<^ houses she made her way to neighboring houses awheanetheene.agh^orS arrived the house 2ysTS"5-"g SSw. 3B5S the floor. GEN. SUMNER RETIRED POSSIBLE SELECTION FOB VA CANT BRIGADIER GENERALCY. After forty-five years' honorable service in the army, Maj. Gen. Samuel^8 S^mn r; temporarily commanding the Pacific d sion at San Francisco, was today placed o the retired list of the army by operation of law, on account of age. As already stated In The Star, the vacancy thus created the list of major generals will be immedi ately filled by the promotion of Brig. Gen. Frederick D. Grant, commanding the de partment of the easf, at New lork, the senior officer of his grade. New Brigadier General. It is not yet settled who will succeed to the vacant brigadier generalcy, but there Is an impression that the opportunity w-ill be improved to promote and retire with ad vanced rank two or more regimental office;* of long and meritorious service. One of these is Lieut. Col. H. A. Reed, Artillery Corps who served as a volunteer during the war of the rebellion, first as a private in the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and afterward as first lieutcnantintha regiment, and who was graduated '?m the Military Academy in the class of lbiO and assigned to the artillery. Another officer whose name is under consideration for ad vancement on the retired list is Lieut. Col. William E. Birkhimer, also of the artillery. He served in the civil war as a private in the 4th Iowa Cavalry and afterward was graduated from the Military Academy in the class of 1870. He was colonel in com mand of the 28th United States Volunteer Infantry during the Philippine insurrection. He became lieutenant colonel in the rega .ir army in May, 1905, and is now in this city in very bad health. Important Military Assignments. It is expected that several important mili tary assignments will be made in a day or two to meet recent changes in the army. Brig. Gen. Frank D. Baldwin, temporarily in command of the southwestern division, at Oklahoma, was at the War Department today, presumably on business pertaining to his relief from his present command Dy Maj Gen. Greely. recently promoted and his transfer to another command. The re tirment of Gen. Sumner vacates the com mand of the Pacific division. Gen. Mac Arthur, who formerly had that command is now In India. He will probably eventually resume that command, but it will be nec essary to fill the vacancy until he reaches there. Gen. Grant, the new major general, is entitled to a division command, but there is no other vacancy at present. The re tirement of Gen. Corbin, in September, will vacate the command of the northern divl sion, at St. Louis, and the possible Promo tion of Maj. Gen. Wade to the grade of lieutenant general in April next and his im mediate retirement will vacate the co mand of the Atlantic division at New York. ^Present and prospective conditions in Ithe army indicate that there will be a general change In division commands and 'im portant military assignments In the near future. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Park on Georgetown Heights. The Senate yesterday afternoon passed Senate bill 54, to provide for a public park on Georgetown Heights. The bill au thorizes the Commissioners to provide, by purchase or otherwise, a tract or land know nas "Montrose," lying immediately north of Road or W street and east of cov ers' lane, on Georgetown Heights contain ing sixteen acres, at an expense of J1W.<>00. payable one-halt trom the revenues of the District and one-half from the revenues the United States. Sale of Explosives. House bill U751) was passed by the Sen ate yesterday afternoon. It provides that persons licensed to sto-e or sell kerosene or oils oi like grade, or explosives of any kind, shall pay a license tax of Per an num for each permit issued. For storing or selling fireworks the license tax shall be 50 cents per annum for each permit ,fjsued. For storing or selling gasoline or oils or like graile the llcenss tax shall be J.) pe annum for each permit Issued. Persons navine a license tax as ruel hucksters th-ui not be required to pay an additional tax for storing or selling such articles. Joining of Streets. The Senate yesterday afternoon passed Senate bill V.W, authorising the Joining of 23d street northwest and Kalorama avenue. If THE EVENING STAR cannot be bought at any place from newsboys for Two Cents please notify the office. Most Disastrous in Montana for Many Years. ON THE NORTHERN PACIFIC Runaway Freight Crashed Into Pas senger Train. CAES COMPLETELY WEECKED Wreckage Caught Fire and Four Persons Are Known to Have Burned to Death. HELENA, Mont., February 6.?The most disastrous railroad wreck that has taken place In the vicinity of Helena for many years occurred last night shortly before midnight two and a half miles west of Hel ena. A runaway Northern Pacific freight train crashed Into a passenger train on the same line, wrecked it completely, set fire to it and up to o'clock this morning four persons whose identity is assured were known to bo dead, with a probability that two more whose names it is Impossible to learn ma) fcive been burned in the wreck. The known dead are: J. N. Robinson, Mis soula; Charles Brickie, passenger conduc tor; J. A. Jessup, express messenger, and Fester Senegal, merchant of Elliston. Brakeman Edsard Brown was seriously Injured, but an examination shows not fa tally. None of the passengers who escaped with their lives was seriously Injured. The passenger train passed through Aus tin. about eight miles west of Helena on time. Following it was n long freight train made up of box and flat cars loaded with lumber and shingles. At Austin the engine was uncoupled from the freight to take water and the train was left standing on the track. There is a steep grade east pf Austin and by some means the freight train got started down the hill. Fire Followed Wreck. The passenger train, when it arrived at the Montana Central crossing stopped, then the engineer heard a sound behind him that warned him of danger. He started his train, but It had gone but a few feet when the freight crashed into the rear car. There were but two cars in the train and they were smashed and thrown into the ditch. The engine became uncoupled but did not leave the track, and Engineer Pelty man aged fo keep ahead of the flying freight. The freight went probably 6U0 feet when It too, w. nt off the track. In a few min uets fire started, and for hours the cars and the lumber burned fiercely. The crash of the collision was heard liy persons living in the vicinity, who immedi ately started for the wreck. When they got there an awful scene met their gaze. Forced to Leave Man to His Fate. The combination car was on fire, and pinned under a mass of wreckage was Jes sup. He was conscious and heroic efforts were made to release him from his situa tion. Finally the fire became so hot that the rescuers had to give up the task. Jessup, still conscious, cried: "It is hard to lie here and burn to death." He strug gled to release himself as the fire took hold of his limbs, but the effort was fruitless, j and after a few screams of agony uncon sciousness came to him. Exposed to full view, with blazing shingles all about him and his bed a mass of red hot coals, was the body of an unknown man. It was slowly consumed until all that was left was the skull, and out stretched were two stumps that a few I hours before had been arms. There are supposed to have been eight passengers on the train, of which two are still unaccounted for. HEARING GOES OVER. Resumption of the Smoot Case Post poned Until Tomorrow. The resumption of the hearing in the case of Senator Smoot by the Senate committee on privileges and elections, which was to j have begun today, was postponed until to morrow. A large number of witnesses and j attorneys were present in the committee j room, but it was found at the last moment ! that so many members of the committee j had other committee engagements that it | would be Impossible to maintain a quorum. This announcement was made by Chair man Burrows when the committee was called to order at 10:^0 o'clock and Mr. Hopkins moved an adjournment until 10 o'clock tomorrow. There was evident disappointment over the postponement on the part of the people assembled. John G. Carlisle represented the protest ants In place of Judge Taylor, who appear ed previously in the case. As in the former hearings a large number of the spectators were women. CONDITION IMPROVED. Senator Heyhurn Regarded as Hav ing Passed Danger Point. The condition of Senator Heyburn, who has had an attack of appendicitis during I the last five days, was much improved this morning. His friends do not regard his I condition as critical, and it is probab e that he will be in the Senate by the tl st or next week. No operation is now contemplated. SENATOR PETTUS STRICKEN. i Soon Recovered and Took His Seat in the Senate. Senator Pettus of Alabama had an at tack of illness in the democratic cloak room early today, but soon recovered and took his seat in the Senate chamber. Sen ator Gallinger, who is a physician, was called to see him by senators who thought Mr. Pettus was in a serious condition. The Alabama senator is eighty-four years old. Farewell Audience With Pope. Home, February 6.?The Pope today re ceived in farewell audience the Right Rev. W\ H. O'Connell, the recently appointed coadjutor to the archbishop of Boston, Mass., and formerly bishop of Portland, Me. The pontiff said that the bishop's re port of his mission to Japan, Mrhich coun try he visited last year with the rank of assistant to tfie pontifical throne, was now being carefully studied, and as a result several Important measures would be adopted with the view of spreading Catholi cism In the far east. * j . Doctor Waylaid and Robbed. Special Dispatch to Tbe Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., February 0.?Dr. J. L. White, one, of the most widely known physicians of Virginia, aged seventy, was waylaid and robbed by a tramp at 1-a.rm Tille. Va. CLEVELAND LOST SUIT DECISION. AGAINST CITY FAV ORING* RAILROADS. CINCINNATI. Ohio, February 6?The auit of the city of Cleveland to eject va rious railroads from land on the lake front, valued at fifteen millions of dol lars, was decided against the city by the United States circuit court of appeals to day, Justice Lurton reading the opinion. The land involved that occupied by the raiirpad terminals, consisting of fifty-one acres of added lands, most of which had been added by the forces of nature since the railroads, in 1849, entered Into a con tract with the city for the lease of the lands. The lease was in accordance with an act of the legislature of 18-10, under which other interests had rented and used the lands prior to the lease by the railroads. It was claimed by the city tl.at the lands were part of a street and Could be reclaimed as such, but the prior lease and another act of the legislature were cited as showing a contrary fact. The circuit court of appeals held that the city had ample authority to enter into the contract at the time and that the agreement for the exclusive use of the lands by the railroads was justified. It Is held that the city does not show a case in which it has a right to secure the premises or any part of the prem ises to which the defendants are de clared to have? the exclusive right of occupancy. The decision of the lower court is therefore affirmed. FINNISH RADICALS ACTIVE. Revelations of Plans for Open War on Next Outbreak. ST. PETERSB1RG. February (?.?The Novoe Vremya today continue:! Its levela tlons in regard to the importations of arms into Finland. The paper declared it had evidence that the radical organization In Finland was preparing for open war In support of the next outbreak of the Hus sion revolutionists. Not only were well armed Infantry forces being drilled, but horses were being trained for cavalry and artillery service, and shells for field artil lery were being Imported. The staiemtnts of the Novoe Vremya are undoubtedly correct so far as the Finnish extremists are concerned, but the national ists, and even the social democrats' or ganization disclaim any connect! in, or even sympathy, with vioient measures. The appointment of Gen. Langhoff, for mer commander of the Semlonovsky regi ment, to be state secretary o: Finland, the connecting link between the emperor and the grand duchy, is unsatisfactory to the Finlanders. Gen. l.anghotT, although a native Finn, has been a lifetime in the Rus sian servicc, and has no admin'sirative qualities The governor of Bjoerneborg, who was the Finnish candidate for the state secretaryship, was rejected, although his candidacy was supported by Count Wltte. GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT. Formally Launched at Chicago by American Motor League. CHICAGO, February 6.?The good roads movement which has been agitating auto mobile circles received its formal launching at the preliminary meeting of the Amfrican Motor League here yesterday. This league has already done excellent work In securing the improvement of country roids and high ways. but nothing in the way of a national movement with systematic plans his been attempted. Isaac B. Potter, temporary president of the leairuo. was formerly president of the League of American Wheelmen. "Temporary organisation was effected and next Saturdiy set as the date for perma nent organization. JUMPED OVERBOARD. Passenger on Hamburg Steamer Saved in Spite of Himself. NEW YORK, February (1.?G. A. Schmidt, a second-cabin passenger on the steamer Bluecher, from Hamburg, jumped over board into New York harbor today while fully dressed. Although the temperature was 5 degrees above zero and there was a sharp wind throwing a choppy sea Into his face, Schmidt swam away from the steamer, avoiding life buoys which were cast to him and attempting to dodge tug boats which rushed to rescue him. Schmidt finally was captured by the crew of a quarantine tug, who reached over the rail and drew him forcibly by the coat collar out of the water. The swimmer pro tected loudly. He suffered no bad effects from his swim and was returned to the Bluecher. FUNSTON SUGGESTS FUNDS. For Families of Men Who Lost Lives at Meade Fire. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., February 6.? Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston, commander of the Department of California, made known yesterday his intention of writing to the War Department to suggest that Con gress be asked to pass a bill appropriating $10,000 each to the families of Capt. Charles Dakin and Hoseman Thomas Hennessey, both of Engine Company No. 4, who gave up their lives In the fire on board the army transport Meade on February 1. The appropriation will be asked on the ground that both men lost their lives In the effort to save the government property from destruction. HEROIC SCHOOL GIRL. Rescued Three Children in Fire at Chicago Last Night. CHICAGO, February 6.?Ray R. Segal, a fourteen-year-old school girl, rescued three children last night at the fire In a building at 000 Milwaukee avenue, hi which one fire man was overcome by smoke. The fire originated in a vacant store be low the flat in which the Segal family lived. Smoke filled the kitchen wheji Ray Segal arose from bed to get her sick sister Pau line a glass of water. She hurried to the telephone and called the fire department and then went about the work of rescue. Throwing a blanket around her invalid sister she carried her down the stairs. The smoke almost stifled her, but she returned and carried out a still younger brother and sister. The fire loss was small. Bark Loaded With Kerosene Burned. ANP1NG, Island of Formosa, February (i?The British bark Mobile Bay, which ar rived here January ltf from New York, July 0, was totally destroyed by fire today. Her crew were landed. The bark had 7,000 cases of kerosene on board. ?75,000 Fire in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. February ?t-The five-story building occupied by Glasa, Hall & Co., wholesale dr:>- goods merchants, 406 and 407 Market street, was practically de stroyed by ftre today of unknown origin. The loss is estimated at 175,000. Weather Fair, continued cold to night. Tomorrow fair, not quite so cold. ASKS FOB MORE FACTS Investigation of Alleged Penn? sylvania Merger Demanded. GILLESPIE'S RESOLUTION Declares the Interstate Commission Reply an Insult. POINTS TO BE COVERED General Debate oil the Railway E*tt Bill to Be Closed Tomorrow at 4:30 P.*. In the course of the debate on the rati' way rate bill In the House this after* noon decidedly lively remarks were mad* regarding railway mergers by Mr. Gilles pie (Texas), author of the resolution, an swered by the. interstate commerce com mission yesterday, concerning an alleged merger of railways, with the Pennsyl* vania srstem as the important factor. Mr. Gillespie declared that that answer was an Insult; that with the great ma chinery at hand a complete investigation of actual conditions should have been made. He said such an Investigation would show: That the railroads carry ing bituminous coal to the Atlantic ports are the Pennsylvania, New York Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, Norfolk and Western and the Read ing. He recited the facts developed concern ing the relations of four of these roads which were named In his first resolution In regard to their having the same stock holders and directors. He asserted that an investigation would show that there had been an allotment to each coal-carry ing road of a certain territory, to prevent competition in markets by means of rate adjustments, agreements and combina tions; also that the Pennsylvania and New York Central, be means of their stock own ership arrangements, have prevented coal from the territory of the Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio being offered anywhere above the Virginia capes; also that the Pennsylvania company has the power to curtail shipments from terri tory served by the Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western; also that the Baltimore and Ohio declines to allot a fair proportion of car* to Independent shippers or to allow Inde pendent companies ;o open up new mines and become shippers on the line of the Baltimore and Ohio. Also that an investigation would siiow that the Pennsylvania railroad and its offi cers were interested In coal companies step ping over Its lines. Investigation Proposed. | Mr. Gillespie has prepared a resolution j which he will Introduce, requesting the ! President to direct the Interstate comtnere* commission to make an Immediate Investi gation of all these Charges. The investigation provided for in the reso lution consists of eight queries to be made by the interstate commerce commission: First. Whether the roads carrying coat have any ownership or Interest In the rr.lr.es; second, whether the officers of these roads are interested personally in the mines; third, whether there is any contract between the mines and the roads amount ing to a restraint of trade or creating a monopoly in bituminous coal; fourth, It such above facts are found to exist, then the commission is required to report the details of the re'atlonshlp and set fotth the agreements and terms of monopoly or own ership interests; fifth, the commission is to report as to the system of coal car distri bution; sixth, it is to suggest a remedy: seventh, to report facts and conclusions 15 may deem pertinent, and eighth, to make the investigation at its earliest opportunity. To Close Debate Tomorrow. After reaching an agreement to close gen eral debate on the rate bill at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow, the House entered on the dis cussion today with a long program of five and ten-minute speeches ahead. Tomorrow four long speeches are to be made. Mr. Bourke Cochran of New York Is to lead, the minority leader, Mr. Williams, will fol* low, and Mr. Mann of Ililonols will pre cede Mr. Hepburn. In charge of the <>111. who will close. Preceding the dlcussion today, fifteen minutes was consumed In disposing of a. resolution of inquiry which, under the rules, had become ?'privileged." The resolution called on the Secretary of State for the re ports of Herbert H. D. Pelrce regarding . American consulates in the orient, ana Mr. Adams (Pa.), from the committee on for eign affairs, asked that It be declared va cated and copies of the resolution destroyed, giving as his reason that it purported to have been Introduced In the House by Mr. Van Duser of Nevada, January 27. and that Mr Van Duser had not been In the House since the Christmas holidays. The matter was compromised by unanimous consent that nothing shall be done until the return of the Nevada representative. Four speeches on the rate bill followed In the next ten minutes. The speakers In each instance were given permission to "extend" their remarks In the Record. All favored the bill. They were Burnett (Ala.), Lewis (Ga.). Gudger (N. C.), Dickson (111 ). Mr. Stanley (Kentucky) asserted that the men who came to the defense of the rail roads in the House were all from the east. He referred, he said, to the "three wise men of the east"?McCall, Sibley and Llt tlefield?and added that all other sections of the country wanted the legislation. But these men admitted the roads did not come with clean hands. "They admit," he con tinued. "that the ratlroads have been guilty of secret rebates, ot private car abuses, and more than one of them has said that such offenses should be punished by Imprison ment and thtf felon's stripes." The private car evil, he said, had its inception about thirty years ago, when "a shrewd Con necticut Yankee named Swift conceived the idea." Roosevelt and Bryan. Declaring the rate bill supremely demo cratic and adopted by the republicans only because the President had forced it, Mr. Stanley declared: "I have never been one of those who have gone Into hysterics over the President, and shall not do It now. He is a fairly honest man and a good Judge Of human nature, and that Is why he has stood sponsor for democratic doctrine. He has forced It down your broats. He Is your acknowledged master, and no matter how nauseous the dose when he shows his teeta and cracks hi* whip you squirm and cower and dare not resist him." Mr Stanley eulogised William J. Bryan during his speech, saying every unpenlten tiarled thief on Wall etrset shuddered at the mention of his name. * "In tBOtl'these private car contractors gave f?<W,0G0 la three checks to keep him In private life. THE SXKATB. Mr. Hale, who has been 111, was In his ?eat when the Senate met today for the first time in three weeks, and at his In stance the Senate consented unanimously to reconsider the votes by which the Mil tor ttu reorganisation of the dental oocps ot the army and the bill increasing the