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VOL. XXXV.'
NUMBER 130
PRICE: »*,»,? 40 CENTS
CLASH BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY CREATES NEW WAR SCARE
MILLIONS TO
BE SPENT BY
CAR COMPANY
LOS ANGELES-PACIFIC PLANS
VAST IMPROVEMENTS
' WILL SET 1000 MEN TO WORK
MONDAY
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Subway to Be Built and Plan Is to
Make Playa del Rey Greatest
Pleasure Resort on the
ffify Pacific Coast fffP'y-
Between 1000 and 1200 men ■ will be
. placed at work broad gauging all lines of
the Los Angeles-Pacific Monday morning.
Subways will be constructed, cutting the
running time between Los Angeles and
Venice in half.
The II 111 street tunnel will be rushed to
completion.
I'lay.i del Key will be built and Improved
I until It ls made the most popular and up
-1 to-date resort on the Tactile coast.
All plans are ready . and - lights of way
have been secured for new tracks between
Ibis city nnd the beach. '
KlTorts will be made by the street railway
officials to break the contract I which for
more than six years is I understood to have
- - existed between that company and Abbot
Kinney, - whereby the doge - of - Venice ; re
ceives ; ten cents on every ticket sold be
. tween Los Angeles and .Venice over the
lines of the Los Angeles-Pacific.
•'. The running time between Los Angeles
mi Plain del Key will be cut in half, aud
. the - most modern and up-to-date coaches
will be placed In service. .. ,■'-.:. -'.-"-.!/,
These are a few of the Improvements
decided on by the officials of the Los
Angeles-Pacific company, and Instruc
tions have been given to engage the
men necessary to start the work next
week. .'
, , More than 1000 men will be necessary
to start the work of broad ' gauging
the tracks, which has been contem
■ plated for more than two years and
these men will be set to work without
more delay. ■ • >
I The long discussed subways will 'at
last become a reality and ; through
them the company's officials expect to
decrease the running time to Playa del
Rey to a little more than fifteen mm"
-" utes. i At present It Is about thirty
five minutes. '
•\-.A modern hotel, the superior of any
at the beach • resorts In Southern Cali
fornia, will be erected at the top of the
I hill at Playa del Rey, while a magnifi
cent dancing pavilion, recreation j hall,
picnic, and . sun. parlors . will ; also \be
'.built./-. .'. - -W-.-. yy ':■* -"'-* ,'V :
A midway will be built, which, it is
said, will be j far superior to any In
this vicinity, I while i a theater, large
- enough to accommodate the best and
largest opera companies, will also be
built. ■• ' .•: ; -y
; The officials of.the. street car com-,
pany own the greater portion of the
beach resort and,! ..fter several I years
of-discussion, have at- last decided to
start the work of upbuilding and carry
It on to a successful finish. . .
Officials Adopt Plan
It is claimed by those familiar with
the Intentions of the men back of the
movement that one of the | principal
things which prompted them to take
up the work with renewed , vigor is
their wish to break a contract they
are said to have had with Abbot Kin
ney, the founder and builder of Ven
ice, since ho began laying out the
famous resort.
Soon after Kinney began laying
plans for the building of Venice, he
tried to reach some agreement with
the street car company, whereby the
fare to the beach would be lowered.
This, agreement the officials are said
to have refused to make and Kinney,
without their knowledge, then set
agents to work and secured rlghts-of
' way for a line paralleling the tracks
of the Los Angeles-Pacific, but reduc
... ing the distance between Venice ' and
Los' Angeles. ... - ■
Kinney also contracted for cars, ties,
rails sand other necessary equipment
and .set men to work building a line
between the beach and this city. He
then anounced the running time would
be reduced greatly and that tickets
B would ■ be sold for less' than the Los
Angeles-Pacific would dispose of them
.for.'- ■• , " .- . _, ■ ''-'"j ;."•?'..
tesgrfOther Improvements Planned
Agents of the street car company
then visited Kinney and soon work on
the new lino was called off. It was
then said Kinney and the street car
officials had reached an agreement,
but what this agreement was neither
Bide would make public.
It-'. It gradually leaked out, however,
that.the contract signed between the
street car company and Abbot Kinney
"was|that' the former should.pay the
latter- ten.cents, on every round-trip
ticket sold . between the town of the
doge and Los Angeles. The company
also agreed to pay Kinney a large Bum
of i money _ for i his *-' cars, rights and
equipment and also reimburse him for
all expense he had been put to.
- Since : that time ' the officials of the
company are : said to have regretted
making tho deal, and it has frequently
been announced efforts would be made
to .have the contract set'aside.
„ i Kinney r has J steadfastly refused to
allow any changes to be made In the
contract, and; for. this reason the rate
of . fifty • cents i per i round trip to . the
beach points | has . been upheld ,by the
street railway. .i-'V-.; y",-.... „*,-/..,■..:_
.'•When- ? requested*., by i- commercial
bodies of different | coast I towns to re
duce the . rate the officials have always
i replied .It would ybe ' unfair ,-. to reduce
the fare to one and hot all and that It
was Impossible to I lower l the . fare ,to
: each point. J It lis t, claimed; Venice - and
' Kinney's; contract. was £ the 5 stumbling
block In ' the way of having the fares
reduced. • - *'" 'P' "''''. .-? ?*"''-* ''> ' "-. ~7y J ','.""'" '',
• '' v'y Wish to Break Contraot f •,'
: N Some time ago . the ; managers' of the
street | car | company j are | Bald I to; have
decided . to > , try v. and t lower J Kinney's
profits, and as a result tickets to Santa
Monica,":' fourteen i blocks • further s, west,
have * been; sold " t customers whenever
possible.':.-'. ■" " ■','."--;_;.'.'.. ■■•■■..-C-'-" »:*■■•"•,?
.;. This . move did • not ; meet • with > Kin
ney's ; approval and |he is said to have
complained | bitterly I of | the (action I and
to Khave 5 threatened . to « resort to the
courts. His contract Is said, to be,,iron
bound and attorneys for. the street car
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LOS ANGELES HERALD
INVALID FIGHTS •
BATTLE TO DEATH
WITH ENRAGED DOG
Publisher, 111 at ; His Home in New
; York, Is Attacked by an Infu
riated Canine Smothers
Animal ',',:.
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By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—Battling for
life with an Infuriated bulldog, Doug
las Hudson Rlcker, a publisher, 111
with pneumonia, and too weak -to
scream for help, was found unconscious,
hours afterward, lying across the life
less body. of the dog, which .he had
smothered with a blanket.
Taken 111 shortly after his return to
Brooklyn, a few days ago, from Flor
ida, bringing north with him the dog,
which had been pre- nted to him
there, Mr. Rlcker was confined to his
bed partially encased In surgical wrap
pings. Left alone for a time, after he
had fallen alseep, he awoke to find the
dog standing on his chest..;•..-,■
Trying to push the animal away, it
snapped at him. Repeating the at
tempt, Rickey found himself engaged
In a fierce struggle with the animal.
He . seized It by the throat when It
sprang for his . throat. With both
hands engaged he could not ring his
call bell and, practically voiceless from
his Illness, he was unable to call for
help. His strength had almost given
out when, in the struggle, some of the
bed clothing; became disarranged. This
interfered with the dog's movements.
Given • the Idea, the sick . man forced
the head of the dog' Into the mass of
bed clothes. Then he succeeded' in
winding the blanket about the dog
and; too weak" to hold him longer,
rolled on top. When he had gained the
final advantage he fainted. ", He I was
found • unconscious some hours later,
was - revived and told the' story. He
was greatly weakened by the struggle
and ls now reported In a critical con
dltloti. r ' ' •■"'*
Summary of the News
FORECAST . i.fy ."
, For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Tuesday; fresh northeast
winds, Maximum temperature yea.
terriay, 62 degrees; minimum, 41
degrees. 'f~*'::"■''. '■- '• ';
- LOCAL
Millions to be expended in Improve
ments by Los Angeles-Pacific.
Woman testifies she did not take hat
to Estelle Corwell. . , -. -.--■•
'Charges made against reputy district
attorneys by lawyers ln, illegal . regis
tration trial. ■'- ■*_■■ "■'-.. ■■ ' - y
jt Boy telle of . murder of.chauffeur.;, v.;
"Railroad rebates to be probed. ._>.y
Stolen auto recovered by police after
long chase.: •:.'.'•-
Pastor says church Is a factory and
sees much good In amusements.. :
- Alleged highwayman Is held to super
ior court under heavy bonds. ■
New evidence sprung In horse steal
ing case.
Father' pleads with court . for his
wayward son. y t 'yy.:'., ,;;..'-'-, *".f
fj':ifp--f ' coast- fy- 'fy y
Attorney for Abe Ruef and represen
tative of . prosecution argue right of
former boss to attack bribery indict
ment. -'. y
. Governor Gillet makes numerous ap
pointments.
Hundreds apply for work as • rat
catchers in San Francisco. -
Prominent official of water company
dies in Goldfleld.-
Montana mine owners determine to
build smelter In opposition to plants
maintained by the smelter rtust.
• Trial of Luther Brown - and - Porter
Ashe on charge of kidnaping Fremont
Older to be held early In week. '
EASTERN '..'*',
Dam breaks ln colliery in Pennsyl
vania and twenty-eight miners are en
tombed. Work of rescue being carried
on with all possible haste. .
Election of Hughes as president Is
predicted by politicians who have as
sembled In New York to notify gover
nor that he Is choice of league.
' Jury In Snell will case, In which son
sought to break will of father who died
leaving estate worth two million dol
lars, disagrees at Clinton, 111., and is
discharged. : l ... ■_" • i.-.;
House . of representatives passes ap
propriation bill . carrying over thirty
million dollars.
Banker Charles W. Morse indicted
third time.. Last charge Is that he
perjured himself In testifying,', before
grand Jury. ... y_.
FOREIGN
Russia and Turkey on verge of war
is belief in St. Petersburg, and both
countries are making preparations for
conflict. --. •..-. ■■■;•■■..'
.; England has ' plans under considera
tion i for additions to her navy which
will. make her a still. more formidable
antagonist. -y '. v
-.Woman killed, man and child Injured
by explosion, of bomb yin Barcelona,
Spain. - y ; > ■'».' 'V-. •--;'.'■:.. ■■_:■.. ..■■■.
--■ English ' officers Inclined -to . distrust
insanity plea 'of Robert Caldwell,'
wanted in London for. perjury In the
Druce case.•.■'... „.:.--..'■ y
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Yellow Fever in Galveston
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By Associated Press. ... . . .• , . -■_;-'
GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 17.—
Third Engineer;Davis, one of the two
men suffering from yellow, fever on the
steamer ;' Cryspln. just ",- arrived \B from
Brazil In Galveston roads,, three miles
from - the" city, died . today. ; Third '■ Of
ficer Prltchard, the other fever patient,
was reported slightly Improved, -■ "
Three Killed on French Cruiser ',
Ey Associated Press. . V ; V-». y.:'y-y. ■ f -■.•}*'■■•'' ;:-,'
PARIS, Feb. 17. —Advices have 'been
received here from' Rear Admiral Phil
lbert that the bursting of a steam, pipe
on board the French cruiser Descartes,
off Casablanca,, resulted lln | the I death
of three men and the) injury I of three
others. ". y>yy --':■>y ■
fy. Veteran • Missionary . Dies at Kobe
By' Associated Press. y., j V .;'■> "; y .-\-'
tt CHICAGO, ; Feb. ■ 17.— i special ' cable
from Tokio * says: S Dr., John .L. Atkin
son, I the j veteran j Congregational j mis
sionary l at 5 Kobe,, is • dead, f. He . was ! a
minister ;i In * lowa - before f coming i. % to
Japan in . 1873.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1908.
MORSE FACES
INDICTMENTS
FOR PERJURY
THIRD TRUE BILL RETURNED
fc' s AGAINST BANKER '
FINANCIER'S COUNSEL EXPLAINS
UGLY CHARGES
Attorney Says ' Future Developments
-Will Throw a Different
' Light on Tangled
- :-.-•_ }*P Affairs ...
By Associated Press. -..y'
• j NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—The legal en
tanglements \ of Charles ,W. ' Morse,
former banker and promoter, are mul
tiplying. | A. third flndictment, alleging
perjury. by Mr. Morse during an • ex
amination before the grand Jury,' was
found by the special grand Jury today,
a short time after he had appeared in
court to answer the two indictments
found against him last week, charging
him with grand larceny. ■,
. Arrangements were made tonight to
have him appear tomorrow before Jus
tice Dowling of the criminal branch of
the supreme court to plead to the per
jury Indictment.
. Another .turn In the case today was
the serving on Phillip J. Britt, counsel
for [ Mr. Morse, of _ summonses ln i two
actions brought against . the former
banker. The complaints in these suits
have not yet been filed, but It was said
they relate to sleek transactions which
occurred some line ago.
■ When arraigned before • Justice
Dowling ' Morse ;,' pleaded not guilty.
Justice Dowling set next Monday as the
date for further hearing. !'•'■;'?■'
ypyP-'-y Britt Explains fy fiyP
. After his. return to his office, Mr.
Morse's attorney, Phillip Britt, made a
statement concerning , the transaction
upon which the larceny Indictments
rest. He said:
! "The statement that there '.was a
written agreement between Mr. Morse
and Mr. O'Brien that the notes should
not be discounted ls false. There Was
an agreement that the notes should be
renewed for a period of three years, but
there was no agreement that the notes
should not be discounted. -,: If the notes
were to '• be continued, for a period of
three years and ' were ' not to tbe | dis
counted • during; that ' period . It; would
practically make them worthless as se
curity to be converted,ln case of need
during that time. y -»—»-.-,.•-/■
"What Mr. Morse ..Id make himself
responsible foe was : that If the,, notes
passed out of his hands during the
period in which he said the i. notes
should be renewed he would be'respon
sible to see that they should be renewed
no matter .n whose hands they hap
pened to be at that time. With this
understanding of | the agreement there
can be no question as to- the fairness
of Mr. Morse's action In getting the
notes discounted. - : v ; V- ■-•-;
•iVY; • Due to Morse
, "If the check with -which the dis
counted notes v as paid was made out
In the name of Mr. O'Brien, to whom
was the money due? To Mr. Morse, of
course. f It was 1;. payment for a stock
delivered by Mr. Morse that the notes
were made. So If the check in pay
ment for the note was made out tech
nically, ln - the name ■ of Mr. O'Brien,
whose name was on the note. It was
really meant for Mr. Morse, to whom
the note had been assigned.
"There are a lot of facts ln connection
with this case which have not yet come
out and which will put an entirely dif
ferent aspect on It than has so far ap
peared' from what has' been published
about It."
Mr. Britt said he did not yet know
whether he would interpose a demurrer
to i the indictments. His legal action
would depend on a study of the grand
jury minutes,' for which he Intended to
apply. ' '■/■."■
After .leaving the court room Mr.
Morse went to his offlce and was soon
in consultation with r former business
allies regarding his tangled affairs.
'..It was while so engaged that news
was brought to him that another In
dictment alleging, perjury had been
found. For the moment he had no com
ment to make. \ It was arranged that he
should appear In court tomorrow morn
ing to answer the now. charge. This
course was decided on because I Mr.
Morse Is already under ' $20,000 bonds
and ho signified his,willingness to ap
pear whenever wanted.
fy I, Based on Loan ,
The perjury » Indictment, ' It was
learned, is based upon a loan obtained
last September by E. R. Thomas from
the Bank of North America, of which
Mr. Morse was i! en vice president. In
testifying before the special grand Jury
Thomas told about the loan, which was
one of $50,000.'. Alfred 'H. Curtis, then
president of the bank, - also testified to
the fact that the loan was made."... '..;
Mr. Morse, who had been. before the
grand Jury, was recalled and asked if
such a loan had been,made. It is al
leged that ■he denied . that; the money
had been loaned;to Thomas.. Thomas
was again summoned and this time, It
ls further ." alleged,.; produced. a'; letter
which Morse wrote recommending the
loan. -j..■;.-. ■■-."/.;....:', -■•'.. '.'•:■'.,':
Later Mr. Morse again appeared be
fore the grand Jury at his own request
and, It is said, explained that he wished
to • correct his testimony. „ This he :ls
salad to have done, and the testimony
Is : said to have ; tallied with what had
been learned from other witnesses. •
j. It Is pointed: out, however, that the
said to have done, and the testimony
before ; a ' grand | jury . may: be made, a
basis for a charge of perjury. .V
AMBASSADOR TAKAHIRA . '•'< '.
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WASHINGTON, Feb.;', 17.—Kogoro
Takahira, the ' new Japanese ambassa
dor to , the ? United \ States, arrived ln
Washington J this 'afternoon.'j|The am
bassador went at once to the embassy
residence.' ' f 7SH
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GOV. HUGHES is New York's favorite son and his little boomlet for the presidency makes quite a little noise in
I some regions along the Hudson. Aside from the ease and grace .with which he appoints a commission to settle
problems he is chiefly noted for his whiskers and the genial smile which 'parts them now and then. He had
the whiskers and smile with him when Artist .Walker painted his portrait. ""'■'■! r : . ■"-.
DAM BREAKS,
28 MINERS
ENTOMBED
SEA OF MUD FLOWS DOWN ON
LABORERS
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Heavy Rains and Thaw Cause Water
to Accumulate in Drift, Filling : r
It for a. Distance of
;-; 350 Feet
Br Associated Press. ■','■■ , ■ ■'. '..;:."_ ft
jg POTTSVILLE, Pa., Feb. Twenty
eight miners were . Imprisoned in the
Mldvalley colliery near Mount 'Carmel
this morning by the breaking of a dam
which had formed '■ in a drift . which
caused a rush of mud Into a gangway
where the men were at work. •
■ All day long a party of rescuers en
deavored to j reach the entombed men,
and shortly after 6 o'clock tonight they
were encouraged by sounds of digging
en the inside. ' ' ' ':. ' ■
-: Later ; a shot: was heard," Indicating
that the j men; are ' actively at work •to
effect j their 'own' escape, and . that ; the
air Inside is good.' fy
Among the men entombed are a num
ber of experienced miners, and it is be
lieved ,It will be possible ;to effect the
rescue of all of them unless some have
met I death . by I being / smothered ; lri' ; the
rush ;of mud ' when - \ the - dam ■-■' broke.
Seven (of , the' number ,' are Americans,
the others being foreigners.v ; v .y '
y. The; men : had , been - employed tin ,tha
drift driving a heading, to the surface.
The heavy rains and thaw of the last
few daysi had caused .'a" great deal jof
water to, accumulate in ' the j drift; and
the pressure became *so heavy j that jlt
finally gave j way and 1 a sea of r mud
flowed into the gangway- where the men
were at work. : It I filled the gangway
for a distance of about 850 feet and It
will be necessary to dig \ through ! this
barrier j- to get \to C the . workmen - from
this direction. v^i',; PPyyf 'fffPipyy
15 Three rescuing parties have been put
to work. It' is hoped \to 'be able ,to get
the I men I out .or give \ them t food \ and
drink t!t tomorrow) mornlnsr.'« - v. ; y
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GOVERNOR HUGHES .-V;.
HORSE WITH BLIND
STAGGERS DEMOLISHES
CAFE; HURTS DINERS
Animal Crashes Into ' Restaurant,
- Wrecks Tables and Causes Panic.
• * One Man Severely Injured,': "y
--' May. Die ' 'Vy'v, .'.
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By Associated Press. , ', V'-"r, ~."
f NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—Crazed by an
attack of "blind staggers," a street
railway horse plunged into V. Michael
Samelh's cafe and restaurant on East
Houston, street .yesterday i and j before
he j was caught and - shot Injured " half
a': dozen ('persons, one - possibly fatally.
The Interior'- of ,-• the I place was
wrecked and there was a panic among
the ■ numerous 'patrons'. seated at > the
tables. In the confusion | several | were
knocked down and Injured. -;. y.i»' -.*'' '■■:.
The most seriously hurt. was : Aaron
Rlssner,; aged 70, who , was ,- passing
from the cafe when the horse charged
the -storm I door. He • was i knocked to
the . pavement, seriously ■ bruised --. and
Injured j Internally ■to ' such an . extent
that he - was _ unconslious I when | taken
to Bellevue hospital. ;;'. " >" •> v' „ -
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,v Five Hurt In Wreck ip:
By Associate : Press. ;' . '..''.,.;».■
BUFFALO,' N. i Y„ ' Feb.;.'-. 17.—Five
persons were Injured, -. one jl. probably
fatally, when a Michigan Central. pas
senger train, running twenty-five miles
an , hour, crashed Into and „ telescoped
a New • York i Central ; yard I engine \at
Black ( Rock : late J last : night, * James
Barry of Buffalo,' engineer, will ' prob
ably die. ■ • y .','.;.. . ,-';
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\y All ; Quiet at Fairbanks y
By Associated Press. . „'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Conditions
at Fairbanks, Alaska, where the West
ern 'Federation; of iMiners is alleged to
have t been I deporting I non-union ( men,
were reported Ito I the i war department
today as "quiet." The report, made by
telegraph by the commander of the de
partment of the Columbia, adds: "The
saloons have : reopened." .-.. - , * '".->■,
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iii New Religious Work In" Chicago jjj
By Associated Press. "y-.yyyyyf "\ ' V«--vi.""
*■ CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—A new religious
center In I the | business | district, with | a
service lof ; popular character, % was ) In
augurated j last night at . the flrst meet
ing . _ of i the i Chicago I Sunday 1 Evening
club in] Orchestra hall. '-,;. The Idea orig
inated with * the | leading 'officers |of i the
Chicago Association Vof I Commerce.*; -
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ELECTION
OF HUGHES
PREDICTED
BOOM FOR GOVERNOR GIVEN
IMPETUS
Members of League from Many Parts
';! '■*' of Country Assemble in ' New
. York to Notify Can.
didate i..
, NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—Declarations
of support of the candidacy of Gover
nor Hughes for president and prophe
sies of his election to that offlce were
made by speakers tonight at the j for
mal - notification 8 of | Gen. I Stewart | L.
Woodford of his selection as president
of.- the Hughes league of . the, United
States, which took place at the Hotel
Manhattan. y •,
.' Members of.the notification' commit
tee and members of the Hughes league
from many parts of the country were
present.,: The speakers' Included " Gen.
Woodford John •E. (Mlllholland, chair
man of the Hughes . league; I ex-Gover
nor Bachelder of ;,- New ■ Hampshire,
Congressman v Waldo of Brooklyn and
ex-Mayor Seth Low of New York. „
• In accepting I the ] leadership... of the
Hughes league Gen. Woodford charac
terized the political situation as serious
and", declared . that f the "Democratic
party,' l hungry., with ; long . fasting, > will
do its best to get together and win the
coming election," ".v. cv " ,* v - ;•".', -'■ >
«. The Republicans ' must' ; not, count
upon' Democratic <mistakes as In - the
past, he I said, , and j a mistake now lby
the Republicans would be a crime. He
paid :a . high ".. tribute -to > the ■ worth of
Governor Hughes, who,' he said, he had
known < froth his youth. > ■ v' & :>., . - ■' .. •-.
-- Former ' Governor j Bachelder . of, New
Hampshire j occasioned 1 prolonged 's. ap
plause when, ln his speech, he declared
that "one of the most remarkable and
one of the , most encouraging | develop
ments | ln I current I political I movements
in I New York * has been . the marvelous
growth of sentiment; there : for j, Gover
nor Hughes." fy-^-yyyy fe w-yis/
■ Speaking of this sentiment Bachelder
said: "Remarkable -1 s call 1 It, .because
,It « has :^ been 9 entirely i spontaneous—
springing from the eager consciousness
of i our ! people i that >In _ him \ they have
a leader, who embodies all the high tra
ditions of New England . Republicanism
.:; : (Continued un Page Two) ! -'- >•
CENTS
NATIONS ARE
ON VERGE OF
HOSTILITIES
NEWS FROM CAUCASUS IS
ALARMING
PRESS OF ,'i ST. PETERSBURG
GREATLY EXCITED y
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Even Conservative : Politicians Admit %
Situation Is Becoming Serious.
Other Powers Hint at
•: "Game of Bluff"
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Vy Associated Press. y ... .;-... -.Vi
-■■;ST.'iPETERSBURG, \ Feb. 17.—The 1
alarmist <, reports 3 of * the S possibility I of f
hostilities between' Russia. and Turkey
which have permeated / all strata yx of J
Russian J- society* have >/ assumed the
proportions"; of ,< a \ veritable.«war I scare,
to - which the sensational press 'is : de-v'
voting its biggest:- headlines...: ' ,'v ', V
The situation ■Is taken seriously,, not I
only ; ln T. military • circles,"* but j also f, by
conservative ; politicians.' /M.'.-.'^Guch-|
koft, *.. leader of,' the ? majority tinY ti the
duma, > announced * his Intention*!* to
night -i of raising at ■' the. next • meeting
of the commission ■■ of national ■ defense j
the question lof the I nation's J rea.-ine.-'S 1
for 'war. This,*, he t belle '_ ls tof the
I most vital Importance, in view of the
news from the. Caucasus and ;all '■ parts
of. Europe. He also purposes; to ? inter
pellate the minister of communications!
on the ability of the railroads,"] partic
ularly tin , the Caucasus i and £ Trans- a
caucasia,.. to i transport . troops t quickly |
to '% the j _ southern V and ■*; southwestern'!
frantiers.. '• yy. yf y ■ "-fy-: yy-yy M
Duma Uurged to Act
' ; The duma,'. according jto. M. i Guch- f
koff, will be 'guilty tof criminal % neg
ligence .if It permits the country again •
to be' drawn:into war for which It is
wholly unprepared. f The' surest t means j
to avoid' a rupture, he said,: is I serious t
preparation •■ for * any.-' eventuality. M.
Khvostochlnsky, j the j- vice' president! of
the; Commission, also' thinks \ that; the
situation , Is gitve _ and tw takes SS Issue]
sharply with a number of generals who
appeared. before the ';• commission % and,
said the possibility-of hostilities this'
year was excluded. , ■ **'2.
% * The ! general ' staff '■• continues < to " give
the situation 1 the most* serious consid
eration, •' although > as; yet »no f • reports j
have * been . received ~y: here «' regarding j
movements '; of troops in S the X interior."]
But persons arriving from Siberia say
that for, several months there 'has been .
an i unbroken* movement 5 of ;&. Siberian
troops ito I the * southwest j in; the t direc
tion j of i the • Transcasplan I district I and \
Turkestan, ' from | which I they could be
most easily.concentrated on the Turk
ish frontier. ',-.:, .-■■ • ..*■-, -"■ vyr.l, '-■■'.-ii; ?»fi
. Tiflls advices Indicate that prepara
tions ' are; steadily making<;• for ■> any
eventuality. 'Competent: opinion,", how-;
ever, takes the optimistic view.' >■ f'f
-. Ambassadors . Optimistic y'
The ambassadors of five of the lead-
Ing ■ powers, ■;. when' Interviewed 5 today,!
considered hostilities,' as "i being _ almost
out of the question.-... Their, opinion is a
that the Turkish mobilization | In Asia
Minor and the warlike preparations'lnl
Russia are parts of a "gigantic game
of - bluff" which'( neither - side }, will * be "
able to carry, to a finish, owing to I the
lack of sinews of war. But they cher
ish no Illusions | over the speedy 1 ter
mination ;of v the Austro-Russlan i dif
ferences in the Balkans and I look for
ward to a long period of friction before i
the powers again unite,to, exert \ their |
necessary pressure on. the sultan."!:...tg^jf
;■: Diplomats j friendly to .'Austria % en
deavor to acquit Baron yon Aehrenthal,
the Austrian i foreign minister,;' of I the J
responsibility) of I disrupting i the \ Euro- 1
pean ; concert. V They ' said today _j that
the prospect of I carrying ; through \ the I
proposed Judicial: reforms :, ln '<n Mace
donia bad vanished Into thin air before
the Austrian railroad scheme was pro
posed. -' '■- •--■:•' ••:__-" -.-■■■. -•■■.",..'
... Baron May Resign ' _-„ ,;
The possibility that f Turkey, | with
Russia's encouragement,';.* might ti- find
means .of . evading her * quast-promise
to permit the construction of ; the j line
is admitted, but the general opinion is
that in this case Baron yon Aehrenthal
would have no alternative . but »to I re
sign.""..-.'" vv---' ■ "y-- ■ \-yyyyyy&
Dispatches from. London -_ indicate;
that the rumor, believed tto j have i been I
started in Vienna, that '.Russia'Scon-1
templated construction of a v ■ railroad I
from the Danube to the "Adriatic I sea
In compensation for the Salonika line,
has been taken seriously abroad. «, But;
the Russian foreign office emphatically
reiterates Its denial that such a project
is' entertained, the necessary,' J money, i
above all, being lacking. r y .-■ yy yy
TURKISH MILITARY FORCES ;
ARE MOBILIZED ON FRONTIER
By Associated Press.' „* y. \.\yyy
i TIFLIS, Feb. • 17.—Reports have been If
received '■ here 1 from I Armenia I that ! all
the Redlas tor Turkish s army -? reserve I
forces. in Van, > Mush i and . other i places &
of Asia Minor have'been.called to the
colors | and . are.l departing j rapidly s for
the frontier. *_? At ';■ the :; same «time 8 til
league > of -.. the k Turkish :.. revolutionary ß
party is • increasing ; tho; revolutionary®
agitation,' y.--< j y- ■>';,. -.. i-'.f. lVyi;:i*iMß
Appeals and proclamations are being .
Issued exhorting the population to pro
test ln every way i against . the | warlike j§
plans of the sultan. The league [ holds I
that war would be especially disastrous
at . this _ time, •■ as ' there ;ls! a ; famine sin ft
Asia Minor. v '-.-:■. :->v;-' '■■:■ '■".':■ -yyyy
*At ; Tlflls, the apprehension , of hostil
ities has not abated. The Russian mil-*;,
itary authorities I have j ordered » that 5 all 1
horses , ln' the < Caucasus _ available '• for
military purpose .be registered.
•3 The doctors of Tlflis ; held a S meeting 1
recently and ..volunteered their services
in case of war. ,\ ;.;;,;- ,y y ■•' ..vV".-.'.. y. (
,! The it concentration '# of JJTurkish fe re-/
serves I on v the 1 Persian L&' and w ' Russian
frontiers in Asia Minor, if lln ] progress,'
Is I an I outcome I of _ the ; border 1 difficulty,
with s Persia. Recently Turkish i troops
crossed a the s Persian * frontier in S the
vicinity of Urumlah » and ;g committed
depredations. To this Russia, 'under
her treaty _ obligations |to t Persia, ob
jected and'began the concentration of a*
cntto»< Pace Tsui •