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Appointment By President to
Investigate Red River
Overflow.
By Wire From E. C. Snyder,
Washington, March 9.—The resolu
tion introduced by Senator Hans
brough authorizing the president to
appoint a commission to act with a
commission from the dominion of Can
ada for the condition of the Red River
at the North, while it does not raise a
new question, yet, before it becomes a
law, is likely 'to encounter some com
plications. In 1902 congress put a
proviso Into the river and harbor ap
propriation bill authorizing the presi
dent to invite the government of Great
Britain to join in the formatidn of an
international commission "to investi
gate and report upon the Condition and
uses of the waters* adjacent to the
boundary lines between the United
States and Canada." It is contended
by some that thiB provision is so gen
eral in its character that the interna
tional commission already created/by
the river and harbor act can take
jurisdiction of the^ question involving
the Red River of the North. The river
and harbor act provides that this in
ternational commission shall especially
consider all matters pertaining to the
"waters of the lakes and rivers whose
natural outlet is by the River St Law
rence to the Atlantic ocean," and it
further authorizes the payment of ex
penses generally from moneys here
tofore appropriated "for tie St. Marys
river at the. falls." In view of these
special provisions in the rivers and
harborsact. Senator Hansbrough con
tends that while the International com
mission might find authority in the
general provisions of the act to inves
tigate the Red river, nevertheless he*
thinks that when the act was passed
its authors and advocates had in view
matters pertaining to lakes and rivers
along the boundry line east of Buffalo
rather than the consideration if
streams and lakes in the central west.
Furthermore, he is of the opinion that
should the Red river question be re
ferred to the international'Commission
it would be several years before they
would reach it, so he intends to Insist
upon the consideration of his resolu
tion offered yesterday and sent to the
committee on agriculture, and is hope
ful of securing favorable consideration
at this session so that the commission
created under it can take hold of the
matter at once and put in the .summer
investigating the Red river and its
tributaries both in the United States
and in Manitoba. He thinks the sub
ject is sufficiently large to engage the
«ntire time of the commission and that
It is |ufflclent importance to require
early action.
The million dollar drainage,bill in
troduced by the senator and which has
passed the senate, is now before the
committee on public lands of the
house. It was sent to that committee
on account of the fact that it appro
priates the proceeds from the sale of
public lands Congressman Gronna,
who is a member of the. committee on
public lands of the house, is exerting
himself to secure favorable considera
tion. He introduced thq Hansbrough
bill in that body,'after making a few
changes In it, and sent it to the com
mittee on Irrigation of the house, of
which Congressman Marshall is a
member. When the bill reached the
committee on public lands of the
house, it was sent to the secretary of
agriculture. The bill puts the work
of drainage under the secretary of ag
riculture for the reason that there Is
now in the agricultural department a
very efficient drainage bureau, already
organized and ready for service. The
secretary reported favorably upon the
bill. The bill introduced by Mr. Gron
na, which went to the irrigation com
mittee, was pent to the secretary of the
interior, under whose jurisdiction
falls the work of Irrigation under the
reclamation act. No one anticipated
that the secretary of the interior wquld
report favorably upon the bill tor the
reason that the reclamation service
appears to be'exceedingly jealous of
their powers and are opposed to put
ting the drainage of lands under tha
secretary of. agriculture. Undoubted
ly. the. bill sent to the secretary of ithe
interior was referred to the reclama
tion officials and their report again*
it was taot a surprise to those who are
familiar with the conditions existing
Iters, Senator, Hansbrough is assist
ing Mr. Gijonna in every way he can
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FIRE IN CHURCH
Fir© in Jewish Synagogue in New York Causes Mad Rush for
Doors—Many Are Injured.
Associated Press to Tke Bvealag Tii)u.
New York,'MaBch 10.—Three hun
dred persons worshipping in the Jew
ish synogogue Anchei Neer were
driven today, many suffering from
slight injuries and having their cloth
ing torn in a panic caused by' the
smoke which rushed in a large volume
into the temple from a fire on the floor
above. The synagogue is below a
tailor shop at 139 Madison street
and the fire started in this shop. All
the injuries were inflicted during the
frantic struggle in the narrow door
way of the synagogue. Policemen
with drawn clubB had to charge upon
thoBe struggling for the exit in this
doorway. As men, women and chil
dren were taken one at a time out of
the passage the side walk was con
verted into a temporary hospital, sev
eral women being stretched out in a
aead faint. The police finally worked
their way., into the synagogue after
which the place was emptied in an
orderly manner. The fire damage was
slight
Rochester, N. Y., March -—Susan
B. Anthony passed a fairly comforta
ble night, though her temperature is
two degrees higher this morning
to get favorable consideration .of the
bill in that body.
The reclamation service officials, !n
order to prevent the department of ag
riculture from having charge of drain
age work, are now advocating a
scheme to Include all the public land
states not named in the reclamation
act in a separate bill providing for the
use of public land moneys of those
states for drainage purposes, putting
the work under the reclamation bu
reau. As the amount of land moneys
arising in the states not named in the
reclamation act amounts to but little
more than a million dollars a year,
over three hundred thousand dollars
of it coming last year from Minnesota,
the scheme is not likely to materialize.
It will not commend itself, for in
stance, to some of the southern states,
where large sums are needed for
drainage.
ALASKA GOVERNOR
HI Bl THE
W. B. Haggatt of Juneau, Re
ceives a Fat Appoint
ment.
Associated Press to The Bvealag Tlnn.
Washington, March 10.—President
Roosevelt announced today that he had
decided to appoint Wilfred H. Hog
gatt to be governor of Alaska. Hog
gatt is a resident of Juneau aid will
succeed John Brady, recently re
signed. The appointment was orig
inally offered to Captain David H. Jar
vis, but .he declined it. He was a sup
porter of Hoggatt and. strongly recom
mended his appointment to the presi
dent
MONUMENT TO RUMSEY.
Evening Times Special Service.
Shepherdstown, W Va., March 10.—
After more than a century of neglect
the memory of James Rumsey, in
ventor of the steamboat, is about to oe
appropriately honored. Preliminary
action has been taken looking toward
the erection of a monument in this
place to' the memory of Rumsey. The
West Virginia legislature has appro
priated 91,75,0 toward the cost of the
monument and additional aid will be|
asked of Maryland, of which state
Rumsey was a native.
It was at Sherpherdstown December
3, 1787, that Rumsey gave his first
public exhibition of the steamboat, and
then, for the first time in the history
of the world, as his champions claim,
a boat propelled by steam moved
against the current The test was wit
nessed by General William Drake and
General Horatio Gates, both of whom
were residents of this county. It is
on the cliffs overlooking that part of'
th'e Potomac where the experiment
was so successfully performed that .t
is now proposed to erect a monument
to the memory of the inventor.
MUST GIVE TESTIMONY.
Officers of Oil Companies Mast Sot
Up and Talk.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Jefferson City, Mo., March 10.—The
supreme court at noon today over
ruled the motion filed by the counsel
of. the Republic Oil cpmpany for a
hearing of Judge Fox's order requiring,
officers of the Republic companw to
answer questions', and produce the
stock books and papers in the oil
hearing before Special Commissioner
Anthony. The court also sustained the
motioa of Attorney ^General Hadley
setting March 19 as the date of the
next oil hearing in St Louis, at which
the officers of the Republic Oil com
pany would be placed on the witness
stand. j:
ftlNG'S WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Evening Times Special Service.
London, March 10.—Owing to the
absence of King Edward in the south
there was no celebration today of their
Majesties' forty-third wedding anni
versary. Numerous messages of con
gratulation, however, were received
at Marlborough house during the day.
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.
(now King Edward VII.) married
Alexandra, the eldest daughter of King
Christian IX. of Denmark, in 8t.
George's Chapel, Windsor, March 10.
1863, He was then 2t years old and
she was 18. Now be Is 64 and she
Is 61. i,
THB WBATBBR.
Worth Dakota—Partly cloudy to
night and Sunday, with snow in
weat portion: colder toqtffht
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA,
Associated Press Gable to Tke Kveateg
Time*.
Manila, March 10.—Brigadier Gen
eral'Bliss made a reconnaissance to
ward Mount Dajo during the week
previous to the attack of the Ameri
can force upon the Moro stronghold
there but it had no effect upon \fhe
hostile attitude of the outlaws. An
unofficial report" says that the families
of the Moros remained in the village
located in the center of the crater at
the apex of the mountain .and the
Women and children mingled with the
warriors during the battle to such an
extent that it was impossible to dis
criminate and all were killed In the
fierce onslaught
BIG STORAGE OF GRAIN.
Estimated That 20,0ft,009 Bushels Will
He Stored at Buluth.
Antedated Praia to The Bvenlng Time*.
Duluth, Minn., March 10.—The pres
ent prospects are that there will be
20,000,000 bushels of grain in store
ai the head of the lakes at the open
ing of navigation and more if the
opening is late. There are now more
than 18,000,000,000 bushels in storp
here. The increase in grain stocks for
tbiS week were 600,000 bushels.
PHOENIX PARK MURDERS
AltE RECALLED
Evening Times Special Service.
Dublin, March 10.—The murders of
Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr.
Burke in the Phoenix Park in 1882
has been recalled by the death of a
nun, Sister Magdalen Kirwan, aged 85,
superioress of the Convent of Mercy
in this city. The deceased was a cousin
of Mr. Burke, and through her own
choice assisted in the religious ad
ministrations of the condemned In
vincibles in Kilmalnbam prison. Prior
to their execution she succeeded in
making one of them, named Brady,
forgive James Carey, who had become
informer, and was afterwards shot in
South -America.
MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Bvenlng Times Special Service.
Detroit, Mich., March 10.—The local
branches of the Christian Endeavor
throughout Michigan will tomorrow
observe the nineteen anniversary of
the formation of the society in this
state. The special program prepared
for the observances include greetings
from the officers of the international
and state organizations, responsive
readings and songs.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
St. Louis, Mo., March 10.—With ap
parently but five days between him
aad the gallows, George Barton, the
bogus "Lord" Barrington, maintains
his nerve and continues to assure vis
itors that the revision of his case by
the Supreme Court would prove him
innocent of the crime with which he's
charged and establish his identity as
Lieutenant Colonel, the Honorable
Seymour Barrington of his Majesty's
Light Horse, heir to the dukedom of
Barrington.
The man is sentenced to hang in the
little jail at Clayton next Thursday
for the murder of his friend and pa
tron* James P. McGann. For more
than two years his counsel has suc
ceeded in clogging the wheels of jus
tice and they are working with might
and main to secure another stay. Per
haps their efforts may be successful,
but the general opinion is that the ex
ecution will not be lopg delayed, even
if it does not take place on the date
fixed.
The records of crime Bhow few par
allels to the career of "Lord" Barring
ton, or George Barton, to call him by
his real name. He was born near
Brighton, England, about fifty years
ago. At the age of 21 he was given a
sentence of ten years' imprisonment
for burglary, the proceeds of which
had netted him $10,000 and four years
later he escaped, deceiving the police
when apprehended by producing a
pardon which was not discovered to
be a forgery until long afterward.
The next year, 1881, he was arrested
for thp murder of an 'army officer,
whole valet he had been, but, although
circumstances established a moral cer
tainty of his guilt, no evidence could
be secured against him, and he was re
leased.
Then he wandered in many lands,
always leaving behind him a black
trial of misdeeds, but balking suspi
ion by his semblance of good breed
ing. Women proved eaBy victims to his
charm and his romantic tales, and
bigamy set as easily upon his con
science as lying or stealing. Occasion
ally his'sins 'found him out and prison
gates closed upon him, but he never
failed to improve these periods of in
carceration with study which, render
ed him more fit for his cavalier role
after his term had expired. Sir -Fred
erick Sydenham Burgoyne and Earl
Barrington of Barton were two of the
favorite rioms deguerre used by (Ms
foe of society In the earlier stages of
his career, and he lived up to thehi
with a consummate grace vfrhich
a genuine lord might envy.
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A SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL
THE EVENING TIMES
KILLING OF WOMEN IN
BATTLE WITH BANDITS
praise of the entire expedition.
Major General Wood Is not available
at present to confirm this report The
constabulary detachments are now
engaged in the mountains of northern
Luzon rounding up bands of savages
and head hunters who are on the war
path.
Associated Press telegrams from
Zamboanga say that the attack on
Mount Dajo commenced on Monday.
There were four days of hard fight
ing during which it is estimated that
900 persons were killed 6r wounded.
Americans are now arriving at
Zamboanga from Jolo. The consensus
of their opinion is that the whole
trouble was due to the fact that Gov­
ENORMOUS EARTHQUAKE
REPORTED IN INDIA
Associated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
Lahore, India, March 10—An enorm
ous earthquake has occurred in Bash
ahr on the Simla a tributary hill state
of Punjab. Considerable damage has
been caused at Rampur, the capital
of Bashahr and at Kakooia. Eight
are known to have been killed and
twenty-six Injured.
BOSTON AUTOMOBILE SHOW.
Evening Times Special Service.
Boston, Mass, March 10.—Beginning
tonight and continuing through the
whole of next week the Boston Auto
mobile and Power Boat Show will hold
forth in Mechanics building. The de
mand for space was such that it was
found necessary to use the adjacent
Symphony hall and both of the big
exhibition places are filled to over
flowing with exhibits that inclu.le
everything from the latest models of
power boats and racing automobiles
to the smallest details in the way of
accessories. Included among the dis
plays are the pick of the exhibits
shown at the recent New York and
Chicago exhibitions.
JAPAN CELEBRATES.
Evening Times Special Service.
Tokyo, March 10.—In accordance
with official proclamation today was
celebrated throughout the empire as
the anniversary of the late war. Busi
ness was universally suspended and
the people everywhere gave them
selves up to the celebration of the day.
In the capital the celebration was an
a particularly elaborate scale and in
cluded among its prominent features a.
mammoth review of troops attended
by the Emperor and many of the mili
tary and naval commanders who had a
prominent part In the recent conflict.
BOGUS PEER ABOUT AT
THE END OF HIS ROPE
History of Barrington Case.
Disappearance of James P. Mc
Gann', June 18, 1903.
Barrington arrested on suspic
ion and released June 26, 1903.
Body of McGann found in Bon
fils quary June 28, 1903.
Barrington indicted for the mur
der Ocfober 2, 1903.
After numerous delays trial be
gan February 25, 1904.
Verdict of murder in the first
degree March 5, 1904.
Date of execution fixed for June
14, 1904.
Appeal taken to the Supreme
Court April 23, 1904.
Judgment of trial court affirmed
January 31, 1906.
Date of execution fixed for
March 15, 1906.
In 1889 he came to America for the
second time, with a draft for $30,000.
In 1890, when his money began to run
low, he selected the daughter of a
wealthy widow in Brooklyn, Miss
Celestlne E. Miller, as his prey wooed
and won her, persuaded the girl and
her mother to sell their property In
order that he might invest it in Eng
land, and then took his victims across
the Atlantic to introduce them to his
ducal parents. But when they reached
London Barton discovered 4hat his
titled relatives were visiting in the
Holy land for their health, and set up
quarters in London to await their re
turn
After four months he was recog
nized by the police and arrested upon
an old charge of embezzlement. The
two women defended him clamorously,
but at last the police authorities took
them into Kent to view the ducal
manor. Upon the site which Barton
had described with such a wealth of
details they discovered an old man and
woman, who did not even own the lit
tle cottage in which they dwelt Heart
broken. tiie women returned to Brook
lyn, where they are now operating a
steam laundry.
After serving seven years in English
prisons, Barton returned to the United
States. He married Miss Margaret
Rafferty, daughter of a wealthy coal
dealer in Philadelphia, and abandoned
her in Pittsburg, one week afterward,
having robbed her of $4,000. Then
he came to 8t Louis, in October, 1902,
pretending to be,an emissary sent by
the British government, to the Louis
iana Purchase Exposition. He was ac­
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ernor Major Hugh Scott permitted the
outlaws to fortify themselves within
sight or the city of Jolo. The mili
tary authorities at Zamboanga have
refuse dsince then to give any infor
mation to the press.
The wounds received by First Lieut
enant Gordon Johnston during the
recent battle with the Moro outlaws
at Mount Dajo on the island of Jolo,
are severe, a slug having passed
through his fight shoulder. He per
formed a gallant deed when he scaled
the wall of Rio crator and was blown
off the parapet, by the force of the
exploding artillery.
The Moro constabulary commanded
by Col. Scott is receiving much
A VERY BAD SHEPHERD.
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Leader of Flock in Cnrolinu Caught in
an Intrigue.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Raleigh, N. C., March 10.—A special
from Ashevllle, N. C., says: -Rev. W.
H. Jones, a Baptist minister and a
former pastor and circuit rider of
seven church in Blue Ridge township,
Henderson county, was convicted at
Hendersonville yesterday of criminal
relations with Mrs. Angellne Cagle
and sentenced to imprisonment for one
year. The woman was also convicted
and fined $100 and costs.
WALSH CASE IN COURT.
Evening Times Special Service.
Chicago. 111,. March 10.—The case
John R. Walsh, president of the de
funct Chicago National bank which
closed its doors Dec. 18, 1905, was
given a preliminary hearing in the
federal court today. Mt. Walsh will
be tried on charges of violating the
national banking laws in making
false returns to the comptroller of the
currency and of converting to his own
use without proper authority, funds
of the bank amounting to $3,000,000.
BOSTON AMERICANS GO SOUTH.
Evening Times Special Service.
Washington. D. C., March 10.—The
players of the Boston American league
tea.a have rou ided up in this city
preparatory to departing for the south
tonight The destination of the team
is Macon, Ga., where the players will
begin practice work Monday morning.
After the preliminary work at Macon
is concluded the team will play prac
tice games in Nashville, Montgomery,
New Orleans, Louisville and Columbus
before returning to New York to open
the regular season.
cepted in many homes as a genuine
English nobleman, and captivated Miss
Wilhelmina Grace Cochrane of Kansas
City, who was visiting here. They
were wedded on Jan. 31, 1903, but Miss
Cochrane's brother discovered that
Barton was an imposter next day, and
administered a public horsewhipping.
His wife left him three days afterward,
and then he was sent to the work
house for vagrancy and disorderly
conduct.
The crime which brought him to the
end of his rope was the murder of
James P.' McGann, owner of race
horses and man about town, who took
him up and befriended him after his
release from the workhouse., On June
18, 1893, McGann was lured to a lonely
spot near the Bonfils postofflce, shot
and killed, and his body thrown into
an abandoned quarry. At ths time
the Missouri river had overflowed its
banks and had almost reached the
quarry. It is supposed that the mur
derer thought it would be washed
away by the flood.
The body was discovered, however,
a week later by some people working
in the vicinity, and Barrington was ar
rested. It was shown that he had gone
to Bonfils with McGann that night
that he had left the car with him at
the station, walked in the direction of
the quarry, and that five minutes later
two revolver shots were heard by the
street car crew.
Barrington admitted having gone to
the place with McGann, but declared
that while walking along the road
they were attacked by two strange
men, who evidently had a grudge
against McGann. He said he was
struck from behind and left uncon
scious in the road. When he awoke
he was alone.
Barrington's trial lasted two weeks
In Clayton. He was convicted March
5. 1904, nnd sentenced to be hanged.
He appealed and the appeal was pend
ing in the Supreme Court until Jaa.
31 last, when that tribunal affirmed
the judgment of the trial court
Miss Jennie Matthews of Lansing,
Mich., interested herself nearly two
years ago in Barrington's behalf, aid
since has been furnishing him with
money to pay his laundry, barber,
newspaper and sundry bills. She also
furnished his cell, which resembles a
small parlor. Barrington always has
dressed in broadcloth since entering
the jail. He has been a troublesome
prisoner to the Jail authorities and
fasted for more than 30 days before
Christmas as a protest against the Jail
fare.
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London, March 10.-2:20 p. m.~A
large steamer the name of which has
not yet' been ascertancd, sank today
after striking the rocks northwest of
Ushant, twenty-seven miles from
Brest. France. The first indication of
trouble was at 3 a. m. when the sig
nalman on the Mole heard guns fired
and the sounding of a steamer's siren
in the dense fog, which his vessel was
surrounded by. Life boats were im
mediately sent to the assistance of
the steamer and subsequently news
STAR ATHLETES TO COMPETE.
Evening Times Special' Servlee.
Cincinnati, O., March 10.—The Cen
tral A. A. U. track meet to be held
tonight under the auspices of the Cin
cinnati Y. M. C. A. promises to be the
most notable affair of its kind seen
hereabouts this season, and the num
ber and quality of the entiles indicate
that there may be a smashing of rec
ords. Several hundred athletes have
entered, and jhey include the pick nf
the amateurs of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Jowa, Wisconsin and Min
nesota.
The list of events includes the 60
yard dashes and hurdle races, 440
yard, SSO-yard, one mile and two mile
runs, relay races for high schools and
academies, pole vault, shotput and
high jump.
Ill FINALS AT
H. Hinds, Son of Mrs. W. H.
Butler, Among the Lead
ers at Present.
Assoc'nted Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
Oxford, Eng., March 10.—Among
twenty-four Rhodes scholars now re
maining in the Torpids, the name giv
en to the annual races for men who
have not rowed in the summer
"eights" of the previous year, is the
name of H. Hinds of Queens College,
Oxford. He is a resident of Grand
Forks. North Dakota. There are
thirteen other Americans.
MRS. ASTOlt SAILS FOR EUROPE.
Evening Times Special Service.
New York, March 10.—Mrs. Astor,
who sailed for Europe today on the
Carmania, intends to remain abroad
until September. She will divide her
time between London and the Conti
nent and will be the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. George Ogilvy Halg.
WILL OPEN MANCHURIA.
Conditions Reaching Normal State and
Troops Leaving.
Associated Press to Tbe Evening Times.
Washington, March 10.—The state
department has received cable re
ports from one of its trusted agents
in Manchuria saying that commerce
and trade there are approaching the
normal, that the Chinese government
of the province is anxious to take
over the civil administration as soon
as possible and that the Japanese
troops will be entirely out of Man
churia in the course of a few days
when the country will be opened up
to the world.
TEACHERS IN SESSION.
Meeting Held of Grand Forks County
Association This Afternoon.
This afternoon the Grand Forks
county teachers met in the Commercial
club rooms for their regular quarterly
session. The following program was
carried out:
C. A. Weden, "Use of Current Liter
ature and School Journals In the
Schools."
Jesse C. French, "Interest and En
couragement in School Work—How to
Keep Pupils in School."
A. R. Thompson, "Practical Appli
cations for Language Work."
A. J. Scott, "School Athletics: Val
ue of Calisthenics."
Miss Bell Dunn, "Vertical Writing
vs. Slant."
Geo. Hultz, "The Value of Proper
Grading."
Harold Westergaard, "A Concrete
Example of Consolidation of Rural
Schools."
Houses in Demand.
The Grand Forks Realty company
has already demands for several
houses which they could not supply.
The demand for inhabitable houses
seems to be on the increase all over
the city and anyone having a desira
tle house for rent is overwhelmed
with applications the moment it Is
known the house is on the market for
rent-
Enough advertising to keep your
house tenanted for ten yeara will cost
less thah to have It vacant for one
month. Tell your wants to The Even
ing Times readers.
If a girl's father doesn't like a man
she is sure he Is nice.
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FAVORITES. IT IS THE PEOPLES
PAPEK FMOM STAIT TO PINISS
EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS.
STEAMER SUNK
The Nelson Bound for France Founders in Dense Fog Off
Brest—Crey of 25 Rescued From SKwirfng Vessel
was recieved to the effect that she
had been re-floated but shortly after
wards sank..
The firing of guns seems to indicate
that the vessel carried passengere and
her identity is awaited with anxiety.
The steamer was subsequently
identified as the British steamer Nel
son from Port Talbot, Wales, bound
for St. Nazaire, France. Her crew,
numbering 25 men were saved after
much difficulty. The point where the
steamer went ashore is out of tho
usual track of Atlantic liners running
between New York and European
ports.
EXPLOSION OF GAS
Terrible Fatality Occurs in
Bethune District—Death
List Unknown.
Associated Press Cable to Tke Hvenlu
Times.
Paris, March 10.—A terrible catas
trophe has occurred at a coal mine ia
the Courieres district of Pas-De-Cal
ais, eighteen miles from Bethune. An
explosion of gas has killed many min
ers and the chambers of the mine are
ou fire. The number of victims is not
Known but eighteen hundred miners
descended into the pit this morning.
The explosion occurred at 7 o'clock
this morning. The first reports which
reached the ministry of public works
announced that it was impossible to
calculate even approximately the num
ber of victims, but it was hoped that
most of the miners had sought refuge
in the lateral galleries. In three
chambers in which the explosion took
place the violence of the fire was such
that the flames issued from the mouth.
Later it was announced that the ex
plosion occurred in pits 11, 4 and 6.
The flames spread to all communicat
ing pits. The number of victims is
undoubtedly considerable, but it is not
possible at present to ascertain how
many of the miners succeeded in
reaching the galleries, which are still
closed.
A dispatch from Lens says that a
rumor is circulating there that over a
thousand men have been killed, which
has caused consternation. It is add
ed, however, that there is nothing to
indicate that this number is correct
Not a single miner has yet been taken
from pits No. 2, 3 or 4.
INQUIRY TO BE STARTED.
Relative to Common Carriers for Coal
and OIL
Associated Press to The Bvenlng Times.
Washington, March 10.—In com
pliance with a joint resolution of con
gress approved March 7, 1906, in the
matter of the relation of common car
riers to coal and oil and the trans
portation of the same, the interstate
commerce commission has directed
that the proceeding of inquiry and in
vestigation be instituted at once and
that such persons be required to ap
pear and testify, or to produce books,
documents and papers as the commit
tee may hereafter direct.
SNAP SHOTS OF WALSH.
Taken, But Machines Are Broken
Case Postponed.
Chicago, March 10.—The preliminary
hearing of John B. Walsh, former
president of the Chicago National
bank, who was arrested here several
days ago on the charge of violation
of the federal banking laws, was post
poned until March 19.
A lively fight between friends of
Walsh and a number of newspaper
photographers took place when Walhs
was about to leave the federal build
ing after his case had been continued.
The photographers had placed their
machines at the Adams street entrance
to th ebuilding, and when Mr. Walsh
came out one of them snapped him. In
an instant the friends of Walsh made
a rush for him and the machine went
inti the air and the photographer to
the sidewalk.
He jumped up and struck one of his
assailants in the mouth, knocking him
down and cutting his hand badly on
the front teeth of his victim. A gen
eral mixup- followed, all the photo
graphers taking sides with their fel
low workman. The arrival of the po
lice stopped the fight. Only one pic
ture of Walsh was taken, and that the
ture of Walsh was taken, but the
chances are that the camera that took
it will never be used again.
SUCCESSOR JUSTICE BROWN.
Is Not Vet Decided Upon By tke
President.
Associated Press to The Bvenlng TTmrn.
Washington, March 10.—Secretsry
Taft today made the following state*
ment: "I am authorised by the ptMk
dent to say that he has
clslon as to the selection of any one
to succeed Associate Justice' Brown.
He has been in consultation with
Secretary Root, Attorney General
Moody and myself and three lawyer*
6f the cabinet In the matter aad
decision has been reached.
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