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Mixed Returns From Var
ious Quarters—Arbitra
tion Victory and Refusals
WASHINGTON, April lfi.—The
situation which has threatened to
bring a strike of the telegraph oper
ators on Southern railways has been
compromised.
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate
Commerce Commission announced to
day that all disputed points save the
question of wages and representation
have been settled. These will be ar
bitrated under the Erdman act.
SCRANTON, April 16.—"No ap
peal for mediation to Commissioners
McNeil and Knapp in the case of a
strike order," was the decision arriv
ed at this afternoon by the Federated
board and officials representing the
conductors and trainmen of the
Delaware, Lackawana & Western
railroad with regard to the wage dis
pute which they are now Involved in
with the company.
PITTSBURG, April 16—From
statements made today by both
miners and operators, the wage dis
pute in the Pittsburg district with
the United Mine Workers of America,
may be settled, tentatively, within a
week or so.
This will be despite the breaking
of the negotiations early today be
tween the wage scale committees rep
resenting the men and the operators.
CINCINNATI, April 16.—Ratifica
tion of the award of the arbitrators
In the matters of the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern railroad and its
telegraphers was voted by the men In
this city last night. Under the
terms awarded each telegrapher in
the service of the company will get
an Increase of an average of $3.50
per month.
SWINDLE IN STRIKERS' NAME.
Three Men Branded as Having
Wrongly Collected $10,000.
POTTSVILLE. Pa., April 16.—
Over $10,000, it is believed, has been
collected in the anthracite region by
Impostors who pretended to represent
the striking street car men of Phila
delphia. Letters from strike leaders
were received here today, branding
those of them as men who are col
lecting money without authority.
At one place $500 was collected
by men who, it Is learned, did not
Bend any of the money to Philadel
phia. The police are endeavoring to
locate the men, who will be prosecut
ed for swindling.
MIDSHIPMAN WILSON DEAD
FROM FOOTBALL INJl'BY
ANNAPOLIS, April 16.—Midship
man Karl WilBon, the naval football
player who was injured in a game
October lfith last, died this morning.
Midshipman Wilson had lingered be
tween life and death since his Injury,
being unconscious the greater part
of the time.
MARK TWAIN BETTER.
REDDING, Conn., April 12.—
Samuel L. Clemons (Mark Twain)
■who is seriously ill of angina pectoris
at his country seat, Stormfleld, was
better today.
VIC K PRESIDENT OF NORTHERN.
I>. Jack ling Elected—Ha* Signifi
cance in View of Approach
ing Merger.
It i* learned (hat D. C. Jackling. of
Utah Copper and a number of other
copper companies, has been elected
to the directorate of the Nevada
Northern railroad and that in organ
ization of the new board he has been
made fist vice president of the road.
Mr. Jackling will bring consider
able demonstrated ability to the use
of the board as a practical railroad
man, as well as one who knows all
the ins and outs of operation of ore
carrying lines. In the last year or
so he has constructed and equipped
considerable mileage for the Ray
Consolidated in Arizona and for
Chino in New Mexico.
The important feature of the elec
tion of Mr. Jackling to the Nevada
Northern board, however, is in the
fact that it serves to set forth very
clearly the large interest, probably
the control, which Utah Copper peo
ple have attained in Nevada Con.,
which owns the Northern. It is not
presumed that the coming of Mr.
Jackling to the Northern official fam
ily will make any change In its con
duct at this time. Later, when the
big merger goes through, however,
the election of Mr. Jackling to the
vice presidency would indicate that
the railroad would operate in the
smelting division rather than in the
mining, the merger rumors up to the
present time all conceding the man
agement of the smelting end to the
Guggenheim forces while giving over
the mining end to the Cole-Ryan
crowd.
ACTED IN
600D FAITH
WASHINGTON, April 16.—Ed
ward C. Finney, assistant to the Sec
retary of the Interior, continued his
testimony today before the Balllnger
Pinchot investigation committee.
Mr. Finney was questioned further
about the official acts of Mr. Ballin
ger and insisted that tue secretary
had acted in good faith in turning
over the Cunningham claims to As
sistant Secretary Pierce.
Today there was a full attendance
of members of the committee, as Im
portant questions, it was expected,
would be decided. Attorney Bran
dels requested yesterday that he be
allowed to defer tne cross-examina
tion of Mr. Pierce and other subor
dinates of Mr. Ballinger until he had
an opportunity to examine the sec
retary himself. The committee ap
peared to be divided on the question
so action on It was postponed until
today.
When the luncheon recess was
taken, Attorney Brandels still had
Mr. Finney under examination. At
this time the absence of several of
the committee members prevented a
decision on Mr. Brandels’ request be
ing reached before adjournment was
taken until Monday.
l*OTENTATEH’ GIFTS BARRED.
Bill to Permit Officials to Accept
Thrown Out.
WASHINGTON, I). C., April 16.—
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs today rejected unanimously
the hill passed by the Senate, grant
ing authority to officials of the gov
ernment and officers of the army and
navy to accept certain gifts presented
them by foreign powers. Vlrorously
worded resolutions were adopted by
the House committee to discourage
the practice.
The Senate bill would allow the ac
ceptance of only such gifts as were
commensurate In value with services
performed by Americans. It would
prohibit the acceptance of rank or
decorations from secret orders of an
official character.
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BAD SITUATION IN CHINA
CALLS FOR AID OF CRUISER
Rioting Continues and Foreigners
Are In a Precarious Position
AMOY, April Hi.—The cruiser Cleveland of the I'nited Slides Asiatic
fleet lias lieen dispatched to llankow, because of the anti-mlslsonary riots
ot Changsha. Theae riots are said to have lessened none and to lie be
yond tin* control of the ofllcials.
Much fear Is entertained for the lives of foreigners who are said to
have already suffered great indignities and to Ik- in not a few Instances
in desperate straits.
Storm Extends East and
South; Heavy Fruit Losses
-Great Northern Injured
ST. JOSEPH, April 16.—A driving
snow is falling here today. It is
feared that the fruit crops and vege
tables will be greatly damaged, par
ticularly by last night's hard freeze.
SIOUX CITY, April 16.—Thous
ands of fruit buds were blasted by a
killing frost in this city and vicinity
last night. The loss cannot be es
timated today, as snow is falling
heavily.
EL PASO, April 16.—Cold weath
er did thousands of dollars worth of
damage in New Mexico and West
Texas last night. Snow covers the
Sacramento mountains of New Mex
ico today and the freeze damaged
fruit about Aiamagordo, New Mexico,
and in the Mesllla valley. Large
damage was also sustained about
Barstow, Pecos and in other sections.
TOPEKA, April 16.—For several
hours this morning, snow fell over
the city in great flakes. The temper
ature did not go to the freezing point,
however, and damage Is thought to
be slight.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., April 16 —
Snow and sleet storms have broken
down miles of telegraph poles along
the Great Northern railroad in this
county today. The snowfall is now
six inches deep.
PANIC IN POLICE RAID.
Ilonflrt- of Telltale Papers Give Pool
room Players Scare.
NEW YORK. April 16.—Two hun
dred pool room players were nearly
suffocated In a house on City Hall
Place by the efforts of the proprietors
to destroy racing sheets and other
evidence of play when the place was
raided by the police this afternoon.
When the proprietors heard the
sound of axes at the doors they threw
all papers into a big sheet-iron can.
kept ready for emergency, poured
kerosene over the heap and threw a
lighted match a-top. The bonfire,
partly hidden from the players by a
low wooden partition, blazed fierce
ly, emitting volumes of suffocating
smoke. Terrified at the thought of
being trapped in a fire, the men be
came panic stricken, while plain
clothes men, among them to get evi
dence tried in vain to restore order
by a display of their revolvers. A
rush of fresh air from the street,
when the door was broken down and
the sight of the police uniform quiet
ed the panic.
Six men, said to be the proprietors
and employes, were arrested. The
j others went free.
TRAIN HOLD I P THWARTED.
Conductor's Quirk Action Prevents
Robbery on the St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, April 16.—Quick
action by the conductor thwarted two
masked bandits who tried to hold up
the Pioneer limited on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad this
morning, i tie men boarded the train
at New Lisbon, Wls., getting in by
way of the forward vestibule of the
front sleeping car, which had been
left open when the conductor took
orders to the engineer. The men
passed through the front sleeping car
into the rear vestibule of the car,
locking both doors of the vestibule.
When A. P. Shumway, the conduc
tor, passed througn tue train he was
stopped by the locked vestibule door.
Unlocking the door he was instantly
confronted by two revolvers held by
the two masked men who commanded
him to hold up his hands. The con
ductor disregarded the order and
leaped upon the larger of the bandits
In the scuffle which followed the con
ductor was overpowered. The tall
man then reached down under the
steps and cut the air hose and the
train came to a stop. The men Jump
ed ofT and fled into the darkness.
The knowledge of train construc
tion showed by the bandits In cutting
the air hose led the police to believe
' that at least the taller of the two men
ihad formerly been a railroad man.
Not a cent of money and no valuables
i wore obtained by the bandits accord
' ing to an official statement.
“The Last Stand," an Appeal
For Protection of Animals
Cruelty to animals Is a problem that la of Interest to every community.
Through the work of a Frenchman a statue, called “The Last Stand,” pictures
• horse that has fallen dead, while his two companions are making an appeal
for protection and help after years of faithful work. It has been suggested
that this statue be exhibited throughout the United States, the funds to be
used lo the protection of animals.
KANSAS CITY, April 16.—On ac
count of the sudden illness of Dr. G.
T. Twieman, a state witness, who is
sifk with appendicitis, the Hyde trial
today was continued until Monday.
Pending a more detailed statement
of the physician's illness, the Jury
in the case is held without being
sworn. In the event of Dr. Twie
man's death before Monday, the case
would go to trial immediately. If,
however, his illness is not fatal but
lingering, the state may ask that the
jury be dismissed and the case con
tinued indefinitely.
The latter course will be opposed 1
by the attorneys for Dr. Hyde, as
they are desirous of their client be
ing given an immediate trial. Every
euort is being made to make the
jurors comfortable. Adjoining the
criminal court building is a baseball
diamond and arrangements have
been made to play a game there to
day with the Jurymen as spectators.
»hey will be given seats at the win
dows of the court room.
ltl<i STICK FOR GUATEMALA.
State Department Demands Redress
for III Treatment of Americans.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Apll 16.—
Two American negroes on March 26
last were assaulted and wounded by
tue commanding officer at Pantos,
Guatemala, while he was Intoxicated,
and later they were thrown into pris
on and their friends refused permis
sion to dress their wounds. The
United States Minister at Guatemala
City, who reported the matter to the
State department, has been Instruct
ed to Insist upon prompt and ade
quate redress. The Consular agent
at Livingston will attend the trial.
This Is one of a number of Irritat
ing cases which have occurred in
Guatemala within the last few
months In which Americans were the
victims. Some months ago, In a riot
ous demonstration against the Unit
ed Fruit company, all but three of
the rioters who destroyed property of
the company were allowed to escape.
NO QUORUM.
The city council of Ely set 8
o'clock last night for hearing protests
of property owners in the two Bewer
districts against assessment of $2
per lot, but there was no quorum and
adjournment was taken until the reg
luar session Wednesday night. Mayor
D. C. McDonald and Councilman Teis
were the only members present.
ORGANIZE SOCIETY.
McGill Men Get Together In Engi
neering and Scientific Association.
The Steptoe Engineering and Sci
entific Society was organized
at McGill ’ast night with 26 mem
bers. The following officers were
elected: President, George F. Wad
dell; vice presidents, R. E. H. Pom
eroy, T. G. Smith; treasurer, S. S.
Sorenson; secretary, F. Curtis; execu
tive committee, A. G. Van Eman, H.
R. Graham, F. C. Jaccard, F. C.
Flack, J. H. Lewis, F. W. Solomon.
The object of the society is to en
able discussion of matters pertaining
to mining and metallurgy and the ex
change of ideas, which it is to be ex
pected will result in general benefit.
The society has been in contempla
tion for some time and its final or
ganization comes in manner assuring
permanency.
I
VIENNA, April 16.—While at
breakfast this morning, Mr. Roose
velt received a call from Emperor
Francis Joseph’s aide, who invited
him to accompany his Majesty on a
hunting expedition following the
court dinner tonight, to shoot birds
Just before dawn. The Emperor pro
posed that they go on a special train
to Semmering, in the eastern Alps.
Unfortunately, Mr. Roosevelt’s en
gagement to receive members of the
American colony tonight compelled,
him to decline this gracious invita
tion.
REAR I
VIEWS OE
LEADERS
Women In Washington
Convention Listen to Pre*
sentation of Flow of Ideas
WASHINGTON. April 16.—Alice
Duer Miller, the novelist, presented
a dramatic argument for woman
suffrage before the National associ
ation convention today. Mrs. Miller
is the author of “The Modern Ob
stacle,” "Less Than Kin” and other
works and is treasurer of the Equal
Franchise Society of New York of
which Mrs. Clarence Mackay is presi
dent. Mrs. Miller said:
“If a thousand years from now I
were writing the history of the
woman suffrage movement in this
country, I should say something like
this: ‘America was at that time un
der the dominion of two ideas, borne
by two currents, ofter opposing.*
One, her respect for effectiveness, her
love for practical achievement; not
only, as one of her foreign critics
Bald, her admiration for a ‘slick
man,’ but an honest desire whenever
a piece of work was to be done to
help to do it. The other, and many
people won’t agree with me, is the
enlargement of the democratic idea.
The Woman’s Suffrage Movement is
in complete harmony with both these
tendencies.
"No one denies we have work
enough to do, and I am glad of it.
for I believe ideals without work are
almost as pernicious as work with
out ideals. We have plenty of work
to do, but it is not that, it is not the
organizations and the growth of
membership and the spreading of
theories that makes me confident of
success. It is the extraordinary
spirit that animates the women who
are working for woman’s suffrage—
the sense of comradeship and com
munity among them—rich and poor,
educated and illiterate, old and
young, mothers and daughters.
“A spirit like this promises suc
cess. but It promises immediate suc
cess, it seems to me, because it is in
harmony with our own times, our
own people, and our own form of
, government.”
Dorothy Dix, in the language and
gestures of an old negro Mammy, ex
plained the needs of suffrage as she
saw them to the convention. The
lack of backbone is the reason for
woman not having the ballot, she
declared. She spoke as follows:
"I ain’t never been one dat run off
after ev'ry new belief dat comes
along, an’ dats de reson dat I ain’t
never took up wid dis heah doctrine
about things not bein’ made at de
start, but Just havin’ growed. Cose
everybody to dere taste, but hit
seems lak to me dat dem folks what
laks to claim a monkey for dere
grandpaw has got mighty little pride
and mighty little call to brag on dere
family tree.
“But I ain’t ever had no trouble
in believin’ dat woman was made out
of man’s rib. What worries me is
why de Lawd's choice fell on de rib,
which ain’t nothin' but a sort of
rafter to hold up a man’s chist an’
swell hit out, an’ make him look
proud, but dat ain't nowise impor
tant in hltBelf, an’ dat hit is about
de easiest thing dat a man can spare
wldout missin’ hit.
“Cose I ain’t a presumin’ to criti
cise de Good Master, but hit does
look lak to me dat wuen he was a
(Continued on page four.)
WHILE BATTLING FLAMES
FOUR LOSE THEIR LIVES
Floor Falls in Nashville Factory
During Serious Conflagration
NASHVILLE, April HI.—Eire Lieutenant Ambrose was killed and
three other persons injured in a tire here today which damaged the plant
of the Bradford wholesale furniture manufacturing company.
The men were euught beneath a falling floor while controlling the
tlames. The latter caught in a waste room and spread with great rapid
ity, for u time endangering the lives of a number of employes in the
building.