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BAIL BONO FORFEITED
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Brandenburg, the Writer, Fails (
to Appear in Court.
BENCH WARRANT ISSUED 5
Counsel Believes Missing Man Will ]
Appear.
GRAND LARCENY CHARGED 11
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Had Sold Article Purporting to Be ]
by Grover, But Which It Was
Claimed Was Not Genuine.
Spc. ial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. February l.-Broughton p
T.rmi.Ienbure. the inatrazinc \vr ter. whose v
case was called fur trial today in the c
criminal branch of the Supreme court on r
a charge of grand larceny, second degree,
failed to appear. His bail bond was for- t
feited and a bench warrant issued for his t
arrest. The charge against him hinged !
upon the sale by him to the New York >s
Times of an article purporting to have
been written and signed by the late (
< 1 rover Cleveland, but which, it was l
charged, was not genuine.
District Attorney Jerome was ready to j 1
on with the case- at llilll o'clock this : (
morning, and Justice Dowling was on the ,
bench, but Brandenburg liad not yet put 4
in an appearance. His lawyer, Samuel \
Bell Thomas, was there to look alter nis
interests.
" Broughton Brandenburg to the bar,"
railed the clerk loudly, but there was '
n<> response, from the accused writer. 3
.Mr. Thomas explained to the court that i
his client had telephoned him at 1? ,
o'clock that he was leaving his home, j
and Mr. Thomas understood that he i
would go at once to the court. lie ! r
asked that Brandenburg's name be ! j
called in the corridors. This was done, '
but without avail.
Bond Declared Forfeited.
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Then, following the usual practice, I
Justice Dowling ordered the bail bond j v
forfeited. The American Bonding Com- ^
pany of Baltimore was Brandenburg's
surety for the bail, which amounted to 4
*1.500. A bench warrant was issued 11
for the wrUcr'ti arrest and placed m the I,
hands of court officers. Should Brandenburg
appear within twenty-four
houis and make a satisfactory explan- 3
at ion, forfeiture of the bail bond will 1 ,
be set aside. *
Mr. Thomas seemed to have no fear j ^
that Mr. Brandenburg would fail to *
show up before the expiration of the *
twenty-four hours. "He is in town, I
am sure," said Mr. Thomas, "and will s
in court tomorrow with an explanation."
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, who was ex- ?
pected to appear as a witness at the v
trial, was not in the courtroom, but J1
it was said that she was in town this
morning, ready to be called. She had f
not been subpoenaed. ^
Others who testified before the
grand jury wore Richard WV.tson }
Gilder, editor of the Century; John
II. Flnley. president of the University
of New York; David N. Carvalho, the *
handwriting expert; Dr. Josepii D. Bry- 2
ant. the Cleveland family physician;
George F. Parker and others. It was said
that John G. Carlisle, Secretary of the
Treasury during the second Cleveland ad- s
ministration, might also l>e called to di.s- s
prove the alleged signature of Grover f
< "leveland. Mr. Thomas said that George $
R. Sheldon, treasurer of the republican
national committee, and Richard Y. Oula- 1
ban. who had charge of the committee's
pnbl'city work during the past campaign, s
would be supoenaed as witnesses for the
defense. 3
The district attorney had already de- 1
clared in open court that he had offered j t
to lbandenhurg an opportunity to plead
to a minor degree. i <
The Published Article. |C
Tii* article .niblifhed in the New York
Times caused a lot of talk in the heat of
. -the recent presidential campaign. The introdnetory
sentence reads:
"Kach quadrennial campaign is a re-]'
crudescent crisis in the affairs of the,'
American people, formative <>f n?-w en- , (
deavors in our national life from the 1
mas- of the old mingle,i with the new 1
and unti led. ' '
The following paragraph purports to |
set forth Mr. Cleveland s reasons why j '
Mr. Taft sliould land the presidency: 1
"There is fear on my part of being 1
,is understood in what I am about to t
-ay but substantially tiie fair-minded i nan
must realize when be considers my , <
attitude toward niv own party, all now I
a matter of immutable record, that it is s
prompted by a sense ,,f simple fairness.
Personally and officially. 1 have had (he
opportunity of knowing many tilings
concerning Mr. Taft that were not a ^
. latter of general knowledge, and with .
. keen interest J have watched his large
share in the conduct of our national af-j1
fairs in very recent years.
"His excellence as a federal judge in !
Cincinnati is something not to la- under- j j
Gat una ted or overemphasized, for should *
he come to the presidential chair the ! I
qualities which made him a judge of I
high ability, which I know hint to have i ,
been. will be most needful to him as '
President of the United St u'es. 11 is '
high ideals of honesty and of relative,,
justice, his great capacity for severe j
labor and his wisdom in the face of se- I <
rious problems are attributes equally];
valuable and commendatory to a people '
seeking him, in whom the> may repose , j
the trust of their collective inteiests !while
they turn their increased attention
to their pressing individual ?! -- j
mauds." (
Paid $500 for the Article.
Brandenburg, It is said, received
from the Times for the story. A large (
percentago of tliis niouc. it is tinder- ],
stood, was 'o go to ih" 'lovehiiul es- j,
tatc. Mr. Thomas. couns<-| f,,r Rrandeii. jl
burg, bad serv? d nolle-- on the district!1
attorney to produce at the trial lie orig- j
i*?.i I ar1i?l? * 11 >< ii t which tin criminal |
I?r<?si < fii it?n is l?.jst il, aiiti .< !so iju? uorre
spondeuce nf F S Hastings. ex.Vutor i
of 111? Cleveland est.it.-. i )n*. of these !
is acceptance ijf "In- terms for 1
?lir sale, aiiil utioiliei is addressed (>> the !
finies, m which M:. I l.i -?t ings writes',
that la tins authorized Rr.mdenburg to 1 1
enrrv on tin- negotiations for the sulci;
Of tile artiele.
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Wireless System Stirs the French.
PARIS Febf-tiary I. The French government.
as a result of the use made' of ,
wireless telegraphy following the sinking ,
of the steamer Republic off Nantucket
January :?{, i> studying the entire ipiestion
of wireless comniuni< ation with the!
idea of introducing a bill to oblige French
navigation companies to install wireless
apparatus on i^ll tlielr ships above a certain
tonnage.
Killed After Shooting Two People.
MADISON, lud.. February 1. l?ce
Hrown last night shot Henry i.oehard
and Ms wife and wii> himself killed hv >
J .?chard Mrs. Las-hard will probably die. I
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Ml FIRES: SIX DEAD
/ity Hall and Hotel Pasje in
Mexico City Destroyed.
SIXTY AMERICANS ESCAPE!
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rour Incinerated When Home at
Brandford. Ont.. Is Consumed.
rWO CHILDREN ARE BURNED
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Town Wiped Out?Many Other
Places Suffer From Flames.
MEXICO CITY. February I.?Fire rie- 1
itroyed the city hall, the Hotel Pasjo. !
in<I two blocks of business houses and ,
IwelUngs yesterday. The loss is est:- !
natcd at $500,000.
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in uic i luiui ra.^ju niAi v miin ir-m .
ourists escaped with only the clothes i
hey wore. No lives were lost.
Four Are Burned to Death.
ip?'<-ial Dispatch to The Star.
OTTAWA, February 1.?A Sunda> lire j
lestroyed a home at Brandford. Onta io.
Philip Van Sickle, head of the hous"?.
ivas carried out fearfully burned and |
lied without saying a word. Martin
fan Sickle, a son: Lydia. a daughter. \
ind Harry Van Sickle, son-in-law
vere also burned to death.
Burglars Fire Opera House.
GUANQQITE. Ontario, February 1.?
tire destroyed the Turner block here j
,-esterday, causing a total loss of $110.- i
K?>. The grand opera house, erected a
ear ago at a cost of $30,000, also was
nirned.
It is supposed that burglars wlio
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uuueu an anjaceni jewelry store sot
ire to the block to distract suspicion, j
Big Arcade Is Consumed.
SCH KNECTADY, N. Y., February L- !
["he Central Arcade, consisting of twenty
tores on the ground floor and offices, soiety
rooms and printing plant above,
vas destroyed by fire early today.
Two alarms were turned in shortly after
o'clock, calling out the entire departnent,
and the best endeavors of the flrenen
were futile to check the flames.
Phe entire structure at 8 o'clock was a
nass of ruins, though the walls had not
et fallen.
The building is located between the
sew York Central tracks and the Erie
anal, and extends from Union to Liberty
treet. There were no adjacent strucures,
and therefore the fire did not
pread beyond the. building in which it
tarted.
The building was worth over $100,00h.
cas owned by Mrs. Anna E. Van Dusen
nd was partly insured. The stock in the
arious stores is a total Toss, and as yet
o accurate estimate can be made,
hough it will reach over $.10,000.
The Central Arcade was formerly the
"lute Brothers' machine shop, where the
amous United States steamer Monitor,
vhich defeated the Merrimac in Hampon
roads during the civil war. was built.
The firemen fought the flames valiantly,
vlth the temperature 8 degrees below
iero. Scores of them were frostbitten.
Three Business Houses Burn.
ROOKFORD. 111., February 1.?Fire]
Halting in the White Front dry goods
itore at Freeport at m'dnight iast night
lestroyed three business houses. l.oss l
100. OM).
Fire Chief Overcome.
SI'LLIVAN, Ind.. February 1.?Fire I
iwept the south side of the public square
esterday and caused a loss of $100,000.
fie tire department of Terre Haute came
0 the assistance of Sullivan firemen.
Fire Chief Wlson of Sullivan was over om?
by the cold and is in a. serious conlition.
Six Fires in One Day.
VAL.DOSTA, Ga,. February 1.?Six fires,
lestroying eleven buiid'ngs ami causing
1 loss of $20,000. wore fought by firemen
lere yesterday in freezing weather. Three
ires were going at once.
The residence of Mrs. I.. M. Blitcli was
mrned. with a loss of ?<1,000. Seven;
louses were 'gnind in another section of j
he city as the firemen were at wor.-t on
Ifs blaze and caused a loss of $11,000.
Another bu.Iding. owned by Ousley & .
*0.. was gutted, with a loss of $1,200.]
Defective dues, used for the first
into in many months, were respons.bl"
or tlie fires. The homes of Mrs. Mitchell,
firs, flooring and of three Syrian mer hants.
with the homes of Mrs. Bliteh. B.
**-k\ rlmati and R. G. Starke, were destroyed.
Two Disastrous Fires.
hi BM.V, Ga.. February 1.?There
ivere two disastrous fires in different
lections of the city Saturday, entailing
i total loss of $75,000.
The veneering plant of the Southland
-umber Company was destroyed in the
list tire. In the second tire Jackson's
stores were consumed and adjoining
property slightly damaged.
Two Children Incinerated.
-jxi iai mspauu 10 i dp mar.
LKXINGTON. Ky? February 1.?Two
hildren of Nathaniel Workman were
iiirnoil to death in a fire which destroyed
the Workman "home in Bath eoun.y
ast night
Tile ehihlren were asleep on the upper
loor and tin- parents on the lower floor,
i'lie latter barely escaped the flames.
The ? hat red bodies of the little chilli-en
were found early this morning in
;lie ruins.
Public Square Devastated.
I.KBANON. Terin.. February 1.?Fire
?n tin* south side of the public square
resterday morning destroyed a number
?f business bouses and caused losses agsiegating
$100,000. with insurance of
175,000.
Town Nearly Wiped Out.
I'KNSACOl.A. Fla.. February 1.?The
town of Milton, th'*t.v miles cast of Pentaeola.
was pra-i-. l|y wiped off the
map by tire yesterday.
Tlie entire business section and sev ral
residences were deatrocd. 'i'lie total
oss is estimated at ba?ween $150,000
and .<-'00.000.
Nine Buildings Destroyed.
hlCLIii. La., February 1.?Fire which
broke out in the business portion of
town late last night destroyed nine
buildings, causing a loss of about $50,900.
Little insurance was carried.
Students Break Fever Quarantine.
MFItt'KKSBl'RG l'a.. 1-ebruary l._
Panic-stricken beeati.se of the presence of
scarlet fever in the institution, thirty
students of Mereersburg Academy broke
the <-|uarantine ard tied in a body. As
there are no Sunday trains out of Jilereersburg.
they walked ten mile* over a
road deep wit It snow to Greencast le. I'pon
arriving there they were persuaded to
abandon their flight, and last night returned
to the academy. ,
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were at once rebuilt, were destroyed
by the fire. The fereity of the flames
created a panic among the floating population
and prevented the rescue of
| life and the salvage of property.
Among the corpses so far recovered
are many mandarins.
The picturesque hwa ting, or s->j
called flower bouts, which abound in
the Canton river, are a source of perennial
interest to visitors to that city.
They are really not-boats at aJl in the
accepted meaning of the term, for they
never travel anywhere, being used as
restaurants 01 floating music halls.
They are tor the most part neat and
attractive in appearance. Not a few
| are beautiful. They are elegantly d"-.,:
: orated within and without with
! quislte furniture.
I Tea. sweetmeats. Chinese wines and
| liquors are always to be had there. ?*ud
I they have frequently been the scene of
I of the wild revels of the gilded youth
' of China ar.d Europe.
It is stated that on one occasion I low
Qua. sou of the great Chinese million
I aire, took one of the hoats for t iiree
! months with a party oi friends. l":e
i experiettee cost him S'Juu.bOO.
ARRESTS IN ST. PETERSBURG
POLICE* AT MIDNIGHT RAID
I HEADQUARTERS OF UNION.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG. February l. The
police at midnight raided the headtju^tters
of the Union of Clerks and Shop Employes
and arrested two men "who were
: found on the premises. They searched the
1 place and discovered a number of manlj
festocs and a quantity of correspondence
and illegal litotature.
They were about to depart when a
young girl appeared and was im mediately
arrested. She was found to !e carrying
a roll of paper, which turned out to
| have upon it a manifesto, wiitten in inj
visible ink She was identified at a
daughter of Rear Admiral Ha.-iKoff of
the Russian navy. Six other persons were
i subsequently arrested, on? o' whom is
! tiie daughter of a colonel. The police
| made domiciliary visits to about twenty
! houses last nlcht ami trailv additional at'
rests were maue.
Creates a Sensation.
1 The arrest of Lakuhpin, former ? liief
! of police of the empire, on the ? harge of
! being a revolutionist, has t reated a great
! sensation. The circumstances of his arj
rest were dramatic. At K o'c.ock yesterday
morning his house was surrounded by
! police who wore bullet-nroof i uirasses.
lakuhpin was awakened and appeared
half dressed. When the order for his arrest
was shown to him lie replied calmly:
"Gentlemen, do your duty."
Former Minister Prince L'rusaoff. a
1 brother-in-'aw of Lakuhpin. arrived at the
j house while the police were searching it
and was placed in arrest. But lie was
! liberated, after having been searched.
Other residences were vis.ted by the po1
lice, including one occupied by M. Siois;
berg, an advocate, who acts for the min:
Istry of the interior.
Couple Asphyxiated in Apartment.
NEW YORK. February 1.?With the gas
i radiator turned on full. Frederick Vahoy.
i forty years old, and his wife Marie were
I found dead from asphyxiation in their
! apartment in Jersey City today. There
| was no note or message left by either .of
i the touple to indicate that their death
| was other than accidental. Valiey who
was a mechanic, had been out of work for
i some time.
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FIRE OESTROYSFLOWER BOATS
TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST ON
FAMOUS HIVA TING.
Manj of Dead Are Mandarins?170
Bodies Recovered From
Ruins at Canton.
(.'ANTON. China. February 1.?At least
20l? lives were lost in a fire which o curred
today in a fleet of flower boats.
The eliarred bodies of 170 victims
have already been recovered. Maw
persons are still missing.
The famous fleet of flower boats,
wliieii sank in the typhoon of July and
bays She Was Unnecessarily Alarmed
Abont His Health.
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ATTORNEY GARNERS CHARGES
Claims That Efforts to Learn Opinions
of Wbitworth Led to Effort
for His Belease.
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1 XASit VILRE. Tenii.. February 1? With
I deputies summoning a new venire of 5C0
! to complete the jury that will try Col.
j Duncan Cooper, his son, Robin Cooper.
| and John D Sharp, for the murder of
former I'nited States Senator Curmack.
i Judge Hart today considered the request
i that Juror Whitworth he disqualified bei
cause of ill-heaith. The court, when the
' proceedings opened, announced that he
had another letter front the wife of Juror
Wbitworth withdrawing her demand that
her husband be excused. She explained
that she was "unnecessarily alarmed" by
reading that a physician had been-called
to attend a juror, and that "without investigation"
siie had written the original
letter asking for his discharge.
reee. s was granted in order that the
attorneys on both sides might examine
the letter.
Charges by Attorney Garner.
Attorney Garner, for the state, opened
die argument after the conference. He
said that some then link down party called
up a friend of Juror Whitworth narmed
Xieoll and asked how Juror Whitworth
stood on the Gooper case.
"This man." ii? went on. "then called
oil Nit-oil and two other friends of the
juror and wita; he sjid to tliem aroused
i fear in their iiearts that Whitworth
.vonld get into troubl if lie were left on
the jury. Then and not until then did
the friends of the juror attempt to secure
Whitworth's release.
The questions they put to Mrs. Whitworth
frightened her. and she then seI
ieeted the physician's certificates as the
, easiest way out of the danger.
"We do not know who prompted these
methods or who put them into effect, but
we oppose the release of Juror Whitworth
unless he be proven legally incompetent."
Gen. Washington replied for the dcI
fetise, claiming that the physician's certificates
and the testimony of Br. Suliij
van were under oath, while Attorney
Garner's statements and Airs. Whitworth's
le ters were not. He held that if
| Whitworth he a victim of Blight's dlsj
ease he should l?e excused.
Family Physician Summoned.
The court interrupted to remark that
the only point to be decided is whether
I or not the juror is a sick man.
After some further argument it was
.i....i,i..i ^,.ini fin- l)r. Grower. Whit
j worth's family physician, and from Dr.
Brmver learn whether or not another examination
might endanger Mr. Wl.ltworth's
health.
1 w'll Issue an instanter subpoena for
Dr. B rower and hear him at 1:30 p.m.. to
which time 1 will adjourn court," said
Judge Hart.
SCORNED MOTHER'S ADVICE.
i Young Man Writes Regretful Note
and Shoots Himself.
i Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., February j.?
William Tarnian. a young man of ba'.timore.
attempted suicide this morning at
Ashley, near here, by shooting himseir in
the itead. llo Is not expected to live. Jfe
le t a letter addressed to his mother. Mrs.
William Tarman. 2707 York road, Baltimore,
in which he bids the family goodby
forever and says: "Mother. I hope you
will forgive me all my bad doirat .as I
have caused your heart to acne-many
times. If 1 itad listened to you and pa.
I would be a happy man today, for I had
full and plenty of everything."
Turinun is still alive at the City Hospital
here. .
DISPUTEJVER JUROR
Controversy Over Excusing
Whitworth From Service.
WIFE WITHDRAWS DEMAND
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EARTHQUAKES AT MONTREAL ?
THREE SHOCKS LAST NIGHT L
AND THIS MORNING.
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No Damage Done?Shocks Eelt - JI
in Mexico City. j a
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to l'ii? Star.
MONTREAL., February t.?This city was
visited by a S3ries of earthquakes late ; a
j last night and litis morning. The shocks, j i
'which were distinct, were rone of them j 1
| severe, and appear to have been confined i ?
; to the city and Immediate vicinity, hs re- j
poris from localities off the Island ot :
Montreal indicate no disturbances.
The first shock cante at 11:43 p.m. and J
other tremors followed between that time
and 12:30 this morning. Ad was quiet
until 3:20 o'clock, when another shock
was felt. This was tlie most severe of all. '
In no vase were the shocks of more than c
momentary duration.
4 In the western portion of the city and e
the suburbs in that direction the shock J
was much more distinct than in the oast- ^
ern portions of Montreal.
Throughout the island residents were j
awakened, and in many instances the '
frightened inmates of houses rushed out 1
into the zero weather. l,
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There are no reports of casualties, how- ! j
ever, and in 110 instance were the shocks i
sufficiently severe to even disturb the I
plaster on the walls.
Montreal was visited by a series of!
earthquakes in 181?7 and spfeud over a J
period of several days. These were much i
more severe than were the present dis- i
turhanCes. McGill's scientists are of thej
opinion that the pieseni disturbances are (
indirectly connected with those which j .
j have occurred on the other side of the <
i world. j '
I Mount Royal, which overlooks the city. | t
I was at one period of its existence a living . ;
volcano, hut not for many ages lias it [ J
b^en active and scientists are of the 1
opinion that it never will be again.
MEXICO CITY. February 1.?Two slight j 1
earthquake shocks have been felt here in ; '
the past forty-eight hours, but no damage j
has resulted except the cracking of walls j f
of some buildings. t
ASSFMRIY AGAIN TllflRIII FNT '
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UNITED MINE WORKERS HOLD !
ANOTHER STORMY SESSION. i
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INDIANAPOLIS. InU.. February 1
The fortunes of war were with the ad- j
ministration parly when the third week
of the convention of the United Mine
Workers of America opened this morn- *
ing. The assembly was more turbulent
eveu than it had been, but there was IJ
j manifested among: the delegates a deter- j .i
I minution to proceed to business without i
further personal controversies. John i e
Walker of Illinois attempted, to take up, I
I where he left off Saturday, his denunciation
of the action of President Lewis and
the international executive board in sus- 1
pending the officers of district No. 11. \
Indiana, fot disobedience.
A motion to extend the time of debate
in favor of Mr. Walker was lost, amid J
cheers, and he had to take his seal. v
Johni Lawson and Peter Patterson t
j of Canada, international board mem!
bers, presented a resolution calling en | .
I President Van Horn of Indiana either j
{ to retract his characterization of ?iie 1
international board as "wooden" or >
withdraw from the convention. *
Pours Oil on Stormy Waters. 1
Mr. Van Horn poured oil on the 1
troubled waters by explaining he had
meant the board was helpless within c
the organizat ion's constitution and that t
he had not charged its members with (
lack of intelligence or integrity. vs
On the question of accepting the renort g
of the committee approving the action of j ?
the president and the international board ; j
in suspending Van Horn and his asso- j \
ciates. it was obvious that the "ayes" I t
had It. but the anti-Lewis faction * demanded
a roll call and succeeded In musi
tering tbe fifty delegates whose votes
were necessary to make the demand legal.
There was a storm of disapproval l
and the charge was made that there was 6
an organised effort to impede the prog- e
ress of the convention. However, the
roil call proceeded in disorder, and with 6
frequent bickerings over alleged attempts c
to confuse certain delegates, especially 1 those
who did not well understand the j
ihiglisb language t
)IG SHIPS FIRE GUNS
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merican Fleet Salutes in Port
of Gibraltar.
;OUNDS LIKE ENGAGEMENT
essels Begin Coaling for Last Lap
of Journey Home.
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ANDS HELP BY PLAYING RAG'
Lear Admiral Sperry Goes Ashore
to Make Official Calls?Guard
of Honor.
GIBRALTAR. February 1.?For one
our this morning the port of Gibraltar I
eemed to be Die scene of a naval engagelent
at Hose range. The American bat- (
ieships that arrived yesterday were ex- j
hanging the salutes with the shore and I
ip foreign warships in the harbor omitted j
erause of Sunday.
The Connecticut saluted the port and
le flag of Vice Admiral Sir James Goodicli.
the commander of all the naval esiblisliments
at Gibraltar, with twentyno
guns, and when these had been rotrned
gun for gun from a shore battery j
nd the British battleship Albemarle,
thsr salutes were flred to and answered
y the Russian, French and Dutch warhips
in port. The reverberations were
icessant for an hour, and clouds ot
ray smoke blew over the waters.
Coaling for Trip Home.
The colliers promptly took their posiions
alongside the Minnesota, Vermont
nd Kansas, and before the sound of salting
guns had died away the hands on
oard these ships were playing "rag time"
o liven up the arduous work of coaling,
laeli ship requires from twe've to sixteen
undred tons to till her bunkers lor the
omcward voyage.
The Rhode Island and the New Jersey
ame into port at 10 o'clock this morning,
nd were followed an hour later by toe
ourth division, the Wisconsin, Illinois,
Cearsarge and Kentucky, which anchored
lit L*? f 1 Itf*. l.t.An ir ? . ?. 4 -
uiciuc mc ui tann dttl
Third Division in Bear.
The third division, consisting of the
.ouisiana, Missouri. Ohio and Virgina.
irought up the rear and presented a
teautiful picture as they steamed in.
listening in the sunlight and their signal
lags cracking in the smart breeze. The
varskip basin is too small to permit the
ntrance of the entire American fleet,
onsequent'y some of the vessels had to
mchor outside.
Rear Admiral Sperry, accompanied by
hree members of his staff, came ashore at
toon and cahed official.v upon <Jen. STr~
Frederick Forrestier-Walker, the military
governor. A guard of ltonor consisting of
i company of the Norfolkshire regiment,
n red coats, met the admiral's launch at
ying's Stairs and < scorted the carriages
if tiie American naval officers to the j
cs dcnce of tiie governor.
BILLIK OFF FOR JOLIET.
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Haii Respited Five Times From
Death Begin? Life Term.
CHICAGO, February 1?Herman Billik,
ifter two years' imprisonment in the
ounty jai\ during which period he lias
ive times been respited from deatii on the
jallows. was taken to the state peniten- i
iory at Juliet today to begin a term of S
ife imprisonment for the murder of Mary I
t'zral.
The deatn sentence of Billik was coin- '
nuted to life imprisonment by Gov. -De- j
ecu. it was the tirst time in two years !
hat Billik had been outside tlie jail walls. :
le expressed confidence before his de-'
>arture that he soon wot:Id i eeive com-S
>!ete freedom
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ROBBERS INVADE SICK ROOM.
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Sill Cue. Shoot Two Others and
Make Their Escape.
LANCASTER, Ru.. February 1.?At 8!
>'clock las. nigiit. while Alfred Haulhnan. j
m aged farmer . f i'apuea township, this)
cunty, was sitting a*, the bedside of his j
deb wife, in company with rvir. Kreider. j
vtrs. Cramer and tvyo neighbors, two '
narked men entered the room and demanded
money. The sick woman called
o Mrs. Cramer fo give them what was
n a kettle in the room.
Mrs. Cramer picked up the kettle and
led. The men shot at her and then turned
md snot Mr? Haullman in <he neck, kii'- ;
ng him. They then shot Mr. Kreider [
wiee, dangerously injuring liim.
The robbers fled and have not been cap
urod. The Haullmaus some yea s ag"
ost money 'n a batik failure, and have
since kept their cash in their house in a
:eUie. It is supposed that the robbers
aiew this and were after it.
GODFREY GIVES BAIL.*
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flan Accused of Attempted Assault
Secures Release.
<|w< ial l>is|iat< it )<? 'I in* Si nr.
HYATTSVILL.E. Md.. February 1.ames
C. Godfrey of Chesapeake Junction,
ust beyond the District of Co'umbia line
n Prine? George county, who was arrestid
Saturday at Rosslyn. Va.. on a warrant
barging him with attempted assault on
drs. Elizabeth Lindsley. lias been reeased
on bail. It is alleged the attempt I
cas made at the home of Mrs. I>ind:sley '
it Chesapeake Junction the evening of
lanuary 18 last. The wife of Godfrey ;
vas stopping at Mrs. Lindsley's at the j
Jme
Sheriff Thomas H. Garrison went to i
)A0al..H .-1 . 1 .1 ~ 1 * t _ - - t
vwo.? ii ;iiiu ^lat^ru uuuirt^ Hi arrest aliu
lie prisoner consented to so to Hyatts- i
ille without requisition papers. Th 1
varrant was obtained by Horace C.
Jndsley. husband of Mrs. Lindsley. It i
vas issued by Justice Oarr. _
Mr. Lindsley lias also sworn out an ad- 1
litional warrant for George and Ernest j
Jodfrey, sons of James C. Godfrey, and !
"lew Walker, charging theni witii as- .
an)ting hihi with an ax and clubs as a
equel to the other cms?. He was cut j
ind bruised when lie appeared before
lustiee Carr. Deputy Sheriff Ray bold j
las the last warrants and Is looking for I
he three men.
West Appointment Confirmed.
The appointment of Henry L. West to |
lucceed himself for a term of three years
is a member of the board of Commisioncrs
of the District of Columbia was
onArmed by the Senate this afternoon,
rhe action was unanimous, no objection
?eing raised to Mr West's name.
NEED NOT BE HEARD
Shaw Excused From Testifying
in Canal Libel Matter.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ACTS
Ihrce Other Witnesses Relieved
From Attendance.
NO REASON FOR COURSE GIVEN
Presumed That Their Evidence It
Not Necessary?Believed Grand
Jury Will Soon Have Case.
Contumacy proceedings, which were
threatened last Friday against J. Angus
Shaw >;' New York, secretary-treasurer
of the Press Publishing Company, because
of his refusal to testify before -the grand
jury in the Panama canal ltbcl inquiry,
have been abandoned by United States
Attorney Baker. Mr. Shaw, after being
interrogated by Mr. Baker in the lattcr's
private office this morning, was excused
at noon from further attendance before
the grand Jury.
It is suggested ,hat Mr. Baker possibly
w is unwilling to have the grand Jury
report the refusal of Mr. Shaw to Justice
Gould, because by so doing lie would reveal
the name or names of the persons
against whom lie was seeking indictments.
The report would be made public
and the questions asked and refused
would furnish an intimation as to the
per.sons whom he is seeking to connect
with the alleged criminal libel.
More Witnesses Excused.
Xo testimony was offered today before
the grand jury in the canal inquiry. Dumont
Clarke, Florence D. White and
Samuel Williams of the New York World
attended as witnesses, but it is understood
that, although not wishing to place
themselves in the position of contumacious
witnesses, they were unwilling to
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Attorneys II. E. Davis of the local bar
and John D. Kindsay of New York conferred
with Mr. Haker and Mr. McNamara
in an effort to prevent the
calling of these men as witnesses. The
la wye; s were successful in tiieir efforts,
and after each of the three men had
been called into Mr. Baker's room in the
presence of their counsel and questioned
Mr. Baker decided to excuse them from
attending the grand jury.
'J .te witnesses called and excused were
Dumont Ciarke. president of the American
Exchange National Bank and vice
pres'dent of the Press Publishing Company,
Florence D. White, financial manager
of the New York World, and Samuel
Williams, a political writer on the World.
Why Witnesses Were Excused.
Although Mr. Baker would not state
New York witnesses were excused
from testifying, it is presumed that
their examination by him disclosed that
the information they possessed was already
in evidence before the grand jury
and would be merely corroborative or accumulative.
Mr. Baker refused to say whether the
testimony before the grand jury has been
completed, but the general impression is
that all the important witnesses have
been examined and that the case will
shortly be submitted to the grand jury
for the action of that tribunal.
Stimson Eggs on Jerome
and Says He Will Help
NEW YORK. February 1.?United States
Attorney Stimson lias answered the letter
from District Attorney Jerome, declaring
that proceedings by the latter against the
World for alleged criminal libel in behalf
of Douglas Robinson would in nowise be
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I KAtr\i a..- nu jimci infinr Willi lilt? leueral
government's investigation of the
Panama canal purchase charges. but
would, on tiit* contrary, call for warm
co-operation.
Stlmson saui thai each of Hie publications
alleged to bo libelous i onstitutes a
a separate offense "under well known
principles of law." IP- alluded especi: lly
to tlie circulation <>f the newspat>er
among officers and men of the army, and
declared that the publication contained
charges of personal corruption or dishonor
against "a gentleman who occup'ed
the position of head of the War Department."
which might "well engage the attention
of the officials whose duty it is
to enforce the law in those localities."
Attorney Stimson's Letter.
The letter follows:
"I have received your letter of January
"ti. and have given it careful attention.
The series of publications in the NewYork
World to which you refer has for
some time been under my consideration.
These publications, which I concur with
you in considering libelous, appear to
have been circulated by the newspaper In
question'in a number-of distinct and independent
jurisdictions, and to contain
charges reflecting upon the personal character
of a number of men, of whom some
are in public life and some are private
citizens.
"In each of these jurisdictions, under
well known principles of law, each of
these publications would constitute a separate
offense, anil as it happens In this
case each one is characterized by distinct
and peculiar features.
"Your letter makes clear the offense
against tine lews of New York state, eon
stituted by the attack upon the reputation
of Mr. Robinson. circulated anion*
hts friends and neighbors in New York
coun.y. The circulation of similar
charges of personal eorruption or dishonor
against a gentleman who occupied
tiie position of head of the War Department,
among the officers and men of the
army, res dent upon the military reservations
in my district, or among the residents
of the District .if t'olumbia. where
the War Department is situated, may
well engaged lie attention of the officials
whose duty i. is to enforce the law in
those localities.
Harmonious Co-Operation.
"Rut. while these alleged offenses thus
possess featmes which arc distinct and.
to :i certain extent, peculiar to these different
jurisdictions, they ail relate to the
same general subjec matter?the Panama
canal purchase?and a prosecution for any
one ol" them bears a necessary relation
to and may be to some extent practically
affected by the result of a prosecution
for any other.
"In such a situation I conceive that it
is the duty of all piosecutors not to ailou
any conflict of jurisdiction to jeopardize
an" ultima :c Conviction. but to take up
the work in a spirit of harmonious cooperation,
with the common aim that the
offenders sliall he eventually tiled and
punished in tiie forum where that end
cm be most suitably and effectively accomplished.
In accordance with your request.
i have conferred witli the Attorney
General, and I am authorized to say
t! at ids views upon the present situation
fully coincide with my own.
"in answer, therefore, to your qtfcttfv
as tii whether a prosecution on yoir
part as to the aliened lihel <>f Oct>b?r
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