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THE ROCK JtBQ-ITS. FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NO. 84. THE ARGUS, FRIDAY. JANUARY 21. .1908. TWELVE "PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. FOUNDATION BEING LAID Government Preparing to Prove Case Against Standard A PLOT IS FOILED LIGHT .011 ASYLUM FIRST REAL siionsTonM New York Police Discover Agent of Hayti Revolutionists Mak ing Money Here. State Institution for Feeble Minded Under Scrutiny of Investigation. I TO&HEAgD MINE BUREAU? HERS-IN A RAGE WAR TO ANNUAL CHARTER Shown That Roads Carried Oil ' at Rate Less Than Pub lished Tariff. Washington, Jan. 24. In laying the foundation of Its case against the Standard Oil company in the suit for the annulment of the company's char ter, the government continued today the examination of Dana Durand, dep uty commissioner of corporations, be fore the state examiner, Judge Frank lin Ferris. , Wan Given a Ileltnte. WAS ALSO COLLECTING ARMS Had $800,000 in Spurious Bills Dis closure Expected to Cause Col lapse of. Revolt. Washington, Jan. 24. Startling de velopments in the plot to overthrow the 'government of President Nord in Hayti have followed the investigation of the secret service agents In New York in connection with the arrest of Jose M. Giordan! on the charge of counterfeiting Haytian money. The officers say they have ascertain ed that the prisoner was the agent of a formidable conspiracy whose opera tions probably would have extended into Santo Domingo and even into Cuba had the revolution in Hayti been a success. t AgentM DlNflOMed. It was found that certain persons in Hayti, mostly Frenchmen and Corsi cans, were active agents of the alleg ed conspirators, and were designated in the pipers found among Giordani's effects by numbers. The secret serv ice men were able to connect these The contention of the government's numbers with the proper persons and counsel, Frank B. Kellogg, was that the first result was to fix upon Charles the railroads gave the Standard a re-. Miot, the American consular agent at bate or special rate, which made the St. Marc, as one of the persons to rate paid by the Standard no more whom a number applied. The state man by3 cents per nunarea pounds, department immediately cabled to and, in some instances, not more than , American Minister Furniss at Port an (J cents. Durand testified in the course Prince to dismiss this agent at once of the identification of certain official from the employ of the United States. tariffs of the Chicago & Eastern Illi nois railroad that while shipments of oil were hundred, carried at S',i cents per hundred and the balance at C. I,ei Than Publiahe Hate, He explained that the collection of - fflfc - - Italians and Americans at Bush, lid., at Swords' Points.- EXCHANGEMANYSHOTS "JOHN "MITCnELL; RETIRING HEAD OF UNITED MINE WORKERS, WILL NOT 3E IDLE LONG PLAGE FOR ITCHELL Money and Armn Seized. At the time of his arrest Giordani waybilled at 11 cents per had in his nossession mnntprfpu Hav. pan oi me shipment wasitiaft paner raonov to the taw valim nf miu.uoii, an ot wnicn, it is said, was intended for the Haytian revolutionists. Six or seven months ago, when this vouchers or the railroad, which, he ex-; government ' was advised by Provis- hibited, showed the amount actually . ional Governor Magoon that a small paui Dy me &anaara ior sucn snip-. party ot malcontents were trying to ments as he referred to was less than stir up a revolution in Cuba, it was the rate fixed in the official tariffs discovered that Giordani was connect- Head of Proposed ,Bu reauof filiners Open to Him, MAY NOT ACCEPT y IT emor Joseph W. Folic yesterday gave out an announcement of his candidacv Officers on Way to Scene of Trouble to Arrest Offenders and Pacify Town. SUPERINTENDENT IS GRILLED Admits Many Doubtfu Practices, In cluding the Dissection of Bod ies of the Dead. New England Experienc ing Initial Blizzard of Winter. Marion,- Ind.. Jan. 24. With the an nounced intention of arresting Italian rioters who last night fired 100 shots, following a declaration of war between Italian and American residents at the mining town of Bush, near here, offi cers from the city are today on their way to the disturbance. Not End of Trouble. Reports from Bush today are to the effect no one was hurt yesterday buS it is expected there Will be more tioublc unless the- Italians leave the town peaceably. The trouble arose for the United States senatorship to succeed Senator V. J. Stone. In his announcement Governor Folk says in part: "If I can be of service to the over a quarrel between the sunerinten-l party and those who believe in the ideas I have been advocating by allow ing my name to be considered for United States senator, I shall do so. I shall continue to fight in official po sition if the people desire; if they re lease me from further oflicial duties, I shall fight on in private life for the principles I have battled for to the best of my abilKy in public station. As to the gubernatorial nomination, I have no more interest in that than any other Missouri democrat." : dent of a mine and an Italian, the Italian residents siding with, the miuer. filed with the commission. CITY HALL BURNS Portland, Me., Suffers a Severe Loss by Destruction of Building. DAMAGE OVER A MILLION Records Dating Back More Than a Century Gone Remarkable Es cape of Hundreds from Death. Portland, Maine, Jan. 21. Portland's city hall, containing the municipal and county offices and departments and the police building, in which were the' su preme, judicial and municipal courts, was completely ruined by fire early today which endangered, many lives and destroyed valuable records dating back over a century. The monetary loss is estimated at $1,000,000, but this sum will not cover the loss of papers and documents destroyed in the" regis try of deeds. There everything was lost. Hull Wan In Irosren.M. That there were no fatalities is re markable, as there were more than 700 persons attending the Western Maine Knights of Pythias Jubilee gathered in the auditorium when the flames were discovered. Only a few persons were hurt, Chief of Engineers Mellville Eld- ridge being the only one known to be seriously injured. The fire was caused by crossed wires. ' ed with them. Giordani came to New York, and ever since then the secret service officials have had him under close surveillance It was not long before it was discov ered that Giordnii had stored in a Brooklyn warehouse many cases and barrels marked "structural iron" and "cement." These were opened and found to contain arms and money, Collnpxe of Revolt Expected. Giordani's arrest followed and in his apartment were found a large number of letters from General Firman ami other revolutionists in Hayti and else where and other papers and document3 of importance. it is stated that the plans of the revolutionists were to have the arms. mmumtion and money arrive at Gon- aives at a certain time, wherp thrv were to be met and taken possession of by a revolutionary forop whtoh -as expected to capture the town. The last part of the program was carried oui. out rne vigilance or the secret M. W. Propose to Make JtirrUeadtr f Adviiory Bord BOMB OPENS WAY TO PILE OF GOLD Italian of Financial Institution's Display Wealth in Bank Window Causes an Explosion. New .York, Jan. 2 An explodin bomb last night wrecked the front of an Italian bank building in Elizabeth street, briefly exposing $10,000 in gold which the bankers, Pasquale A. Pati & Son, had piled in the windows as ocular proof of their ability to pay de positors on demand. The junior partner, Salvatore Pati who was on guard inside, was cut by the glass that crashed in upon him but stuck by his charge, and soon had the money stored away in the vaults. Tne score of clerks had left the ptece some hours before, and the explosion injured none but the younger Patt. All Passengers and Crew Safe, Hook of Holland, Jan. 24. All the missing passengers and crew from the steamer Amsterdam were brought here safely at noon today. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2 1. The con vention of the United Mine Workers of American adjourned at noon today until tomoirow. None of the commit tees was ready to report. litcli-Jl Iteitlien to Kumor. , President Mitchell took notice of ru mors that he probably would become head of the national bureau of mines which the organization desires to have created. He announced he had not ac cepted a government position, none had been offered him. and to the best of his knowledge at this time he never would accept a government position. May Create Advisory Ilonril. It is stated today there is a move- CALIFORNIA MILITIA BALKS AT ITS ORDERS Officers Say Guard Practically Refuses to Man Government's Coast Defence Guns. Ixis Angels, Cal., Jan. 2 i. Officers of the 7th regiment of the California National Guard are responsible for the statement, that the state militia has practically refuted to respond to the request of the national government to assist in manning the coast defense guns in practice. neir -request mat uiey uc not re quired to do the work is reported in no uncertain tones. Colonel Scheiber is quoted as saying: "I do not believe that practice is a benefit to us. It is depriving us of the means of becoming good infantry soldiers and the br-t we can do with the coast defense guns is bad. It is a military impossibility to make good heavy aitiil.ery men out of us." KEEPS OUT Of NEW YORK Taft Instructs Herbert Parsons to Make No Fight. . GIVES HUGHES STATE ment on foot to create a national ad- service officers, it is believed, will re- vis01T board of the miners' organiza suit in a speedy collapse of the revolu-lion of wmcn Mitchell would be the ton. head Take Another Town Port au Prince, Hayti, Jan. 24. The ARMY UFFICERS DISQUALIFIED icvuiuuuuisis nave taken possession of the town of Port de Paix. 35 miles west of Cape Haytien. Charles Miot. American consular agent at St. Marc, has been removed from office by the American legation because of his com- piicity with the rebels. ' war Department Gives Out Names ot Those to Retire Washington, Jan. 24. The war de partment yesterday announced the ac tion of the retiring boards which re cently acted upon the cases' of the offi cers who failed to take the prescribed rious reasons Marshall will not Hypothetical Query in Baltimore Case 06 P n providing Breaks All Records - "e tto,VB ,u ue u1" om 'M namg Baltimore. Md tan it a lhose w'ao will be retired are " - UiO' I . , . . ., ,,, ... . . tance records for hvnothetiral ionei J- -u- -Marsnaii. assistant quar tions went to smash before Judge Dob- terniaster general; Major Z. B. Vance Ier and a jury in the court of common i . i L-ers w no ianea 10 raKe u QUESflON IS 1W0 DAYS 10NG SSSHSS pieas at noon yesterday when T. R. renaming, counsel for relatives of the late Clinton Schenckel. who are mug io oreaK nis win, nnishea a question which he started to put to a witness at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The question was in regard to the mental ability of" the testator to make a proper will, and was put to Dr. Charles A. Hill, an alienist. Some of those in the court room-Vent to sleep while th lawyer continued hour after hour dictating to the court stenograph er his question. 5th infantry; Major George Palmer, 21st infantry; Major H. H. Benham, 23d infantry; Major P. M. B. Travis, 11th Infantry;. -Major H. M. Hallock, surgeon; Chaplain P. J. Hart, major coast artillery corps. " FOLK CANDIDATE FOR SENATE Missouri's Boodle Fighting Governor Would Succeed Stone. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 24. Gov- Expected to Be No Further Opposition to Governor Picking Delegates. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 21. Governor 1 f n (rl i ti o- rofiicnrl 1n pnmmonf fnr nnH. ication or privately upon the letter of ,inai inese fflaows snoma De Protect YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS Washington, Jan. 24. Following are in brief, the proceedings of the two houses of congress yesterday as taken from tne official records: SKXATH Senator Stone presented statistics of government deposits In fia- tional banks to snow that the disposi- tin ot money Uurliiff the reeent eur- reney stringency was not "equitable." as contemplated by the law governing the treasury department. He declared that the west and south were discrim inated against, while New York ami Hoston were favored. Senator Teller followed with brief comment upon the action of the secretary of the treasury. declaring that tne placing ot money in New lork t ity miring the panic was fully" Justified1. The senate devoted the latter part of the session to a consid eration of the bill to revise the crim inal code,- and at 4:14 p. m. adjourned until Monday. HOrSE The- urgent deficiency appro nriatton bill occupied the attention of the house to the exclusion of all other business. A surprise was sprung when Chairman Tawney or the appropria tions committee warned the members that the eountrv was confronted with thL certainty of a SKio.ooo.ooO deficit unfess the estimates for the next fiscal year should be cut down materially. A discussion on tariff revision was in jected into the proceedings, in which leaders on both sides of the house tr.ed to commit one' another In a definite an nouncement as to whether, if success ful at the November elections, there would' he. tariff legislation. Without completing consideration of the bill the houye at 4:40 p. m. adjourned until to day. . - . - 1 Secretary 1 att, made public today, in which, writing to Representative Her bert Parsons of the general committee of New York county, Taft deprecated any effort to secure New York county state delegates in his interest as against those of Hughes - Will Have No OppoMltlnn. The general belief here is there will be no further oppositioa to the en dorsement of Hughes at the spring tate convention to name the dele gates at large to tne national cpnven- . i 1UU. RAP FREE SEED PRACTICF Farmers at Convention Decide Distri bution Is Not Desirable. Champaign, 111.. Jan 24. Congres sional distribution of seeds is nndesira ble, the agricultural club decided in a debate at the corngrowers and stock men's convention last night. C. D. Smith of Grandview and A. N. Hume of the department of agronomy ad dressed the farmers' school yesterday OMAHA'S COWBOY MAYOR LEO OUT OF MISSOURI RIVER CONGRESS MEETING Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. . 24. Mayor James Ct DaMman of Omaha was led fiom the hall by the sergeant at arms of the waterways congress at its final session last evening at the request of Governor Burke . of North Dakota, chairman of the congress. 1 Th '.mayor arose in his seat to talk on motion to adopt theTeport of the committee on Thaw Trial Given a Rest. New York. Jan. 24 The Thaw trial adjourned until Monday on account of organization in! the non-arrival of a witness for the uiKplenHen Deiegatea. defense. . His : attitude was unsatisfactory . to several delegates who , declared Dahf- man was" out of ocder because he was trying to inject politics in the congress There' were ssveral tries of "put him out" and Chairman BUrke finally called the sergeant at arms wf.o led the mayor from the hall. . - Lincoln, 111., Jan. 24. Dr. Hardt, su perintendent of the Illinois asylum for feeble minded children here, was plac-j ed upon the investigation roll yester day and submitted to a gruelling ex amination' by Representatives John P. McGoorty, John W. Hill and Walter Manny, who, with Edwin Hope ami H. T. Ireland, constitute the committee from the legislature on public chari ties. One result of -yesterday's probe was the admission by Dr. Hardt that no coroner's inquest was held over the remains of an inmate named Mortland who cut his throat with a pocket knife and later died. Dr. Hardt did not know the first name of the man, but said that he was an "old boy" aged about 40, and that his brother Samuel in Decatur was not found. DinHeet Bodlea In (.ecturen. The practice of conducting autopsies upoii the bodies of certain inmates i who died from the result-of some in ) ternal trouble of the heart or other organs, which were saved for use In medical and surgical lectures before the inmates, was also brought out. When asked if the consent of the rel atives was secured to thpse operations he answered that an effort was always made to secure such consent and that about" 80 per cent agreed. Dr. Hardt was closely examined con cerning a .report that he made to the board of public charities upon condi tions at the asylum when he took charge last summer. This report was asked for by the board, and in it he told of finding children locked in the Utica cribs, a confining couch which prevented the occupants from crawl ing out; of their being chained to the floors; of their being placed in straight jackets, and of their confinement in certain rooms. Dr. Hardt admitted that straight jackets were yet in use and were thought necessary to control destructive children, who otherwise would roam through the building and damage property, tear their clothing, etc,. Official ViNltora here. Laxity in visits to the institution by members composing the state board of charities was also developed. Since he took charge of the institution, Dr Hardt said that he had seen but two members of the board there, each mak ing one visit. Dr. Hardt told of the unprotected lower windows leading to the girls rooms on the first floor. He decided IMPEDES RAIL LINES Six Inches of Beautiful Already in Central Atlantic States and More Coming New York, Jan. 24. The snow storm which swept over the city late yester day developed into a blizzard during the night. Today the city streets were piled deep in places with drifts, and street car traffic and the movement ot ferry boats and other harbor and river craft were badly hampered. Cover Mew Enjilnnd. Boston, Jan. 24. Southeastern New England is today experiencing a north east snow storm. Railroad and street car traffic is delayed. Snow O Inchex im Depth. Philadelphia, Jan. 24. In Pennsylva nia, New Jersey and Delaware snow which, began falling yesterday after noon has reached a depth of 6 inches and prospects the storm will continue three days. C0NSTANTINE DEAD IN PENITENTIARY Effort at Suicide by Jumping to Cor ridor of Prison. Proves Successful. ' Chicago, Jan. 24. Frank J. Constat tine's life term in the Joliet .peniten tiary for the, murder of Mrs. A. W Gentry was a short one. His effort, at suicide last Saturday by jumping from a balcony of his cellhouse to a stone corridor proved, successful. He died at o'clock last night. At first there were hopes that Constantine might re gain consciousness and make a state ment concerning . the murder of Mrs Gentry, but no. such opportunity was afforded. Plans will' not be made for the disposal ..et his body until after the inquest, which will be held this.'morn- ng. Word is expected by .that time from his relatives. Constantine killed Mrs.. Gentry at 592 La Sane avenue Jnno (5, 1906. He was sent to prison last September, PICK FIRST.TAFT DELEGATES Republican Convention of Oklahoma District Endorses Secretary. Guthrie, Okla., Jan. 24. The repub lican convention of the Fourth Okla coma district at Coaigate endorsed the candidacy of Secretary Taft and elect ed A. E. Perry and L. A. Butler dele gates to the national convention. Both . Japs Up to Old Tricks, t Honolulu,' Jan. 21. Japanese hae been discovered sketching Honolulu, j are strong Taft partisans. Thus are fcarl river and tne coast line from tne i the first Taft delegates eiectea in tne heights; behind Honolulu.. . T . J United States, TARIFF NOT ISSUE Bryan in Commoner . Holds Trusts and Railroads Need. Attention First. TRYING TO CAUSE CONFUSION Scores So-Called Democrats' Who, Would Lead the People to Be- : lieve Otherwise. ed by iron guards and all such win dows are now supplied. The attack upon two inmates, Ed gar Jones and Lee Harding, by an at tendant was referred to. The boys were fighting in the dormitory and it was necessary for the attendant to use a stick to stop their affray and get them under control. A scratch on Jones' face was admitted. Both of jhese boys were regarded as incorrigibles and de moralizing to the other inmates. The asylum is without proper means to control this class, and Dr. ' Hardt be lieved that in such cases, where there was fair mentality, they should be sent to St. Charles. The two lads later ran away and Harding, was ar rested in Springfield. Neither has since returned to the institution. Sny Method Are Mild. When questioned concerning the present means of enforcing discipline, Dr. Hardt declared that only mild methods were used. Verbal reprimand was given and threats of dressing the boys in girls clothes were also made to control those inclined to be mis chievous. Dr. Hardt insisted that he never ordered any one punished and that any attendant who-struck an in mate risked his position in doing so. Dr. Hardt admitted that there were numerous cases of burns among the children, due to falling against steam pipes and radiators. He believed that there were at least 15 and possibly 25 cases called to his attention last fall. To remedy this, he ordered all radia tors and steam pipes given a protect ing screen and these are now being attached as rapidly as. possible. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 24. The para mount issue in the coming campaign is not the tariff' W. J. Bryan says in today's Commoner. Mr. Bryan, in his article, declares some dhocrats who have been indifferent to the trust question and the railroad question are now insisting that tariff reform be made paramount and that all other questions be relegated to the rear. "The fact is. and it might as well be recognized." he adds, "that some who call themselves democrats are so close ly connected with railroad interests either as stockholders, legal represen tatives or financial agents that they resent any attempt at effective regu lation of the railroads. Some Truxt Sympathisers. "Some of these democrats are also connected with trusts; some of them hold stock; others are even directors- and as attorneys' for trusts. These men whether consciously or uncon- ciously is a matter of opinion under estimate the importance of the trust question, as those connected with the railroads underestimate the railroad question. They insist that tariff and tariff alone shall be considered." The real issue, after all, Mr. Bryan concludes, is whether the government shall be administered by the people in, the interest of the whole people or whether it shall be administered for the benefit, of the few. - GET THE AMERICAN HABIT r " Baku Laborers Try to Lynch Engineer, But Get Worst of It. Baku, Transcaucasia, Jan. 24. In consequence of the accidental killing of some laborers by a locomotive here today, a mob of comrades of the vic tims surrounded the engine and at tempted to lynch the engineer. To es cape the fury of the excited workers the engineer opened the , throttle of the locomotlye and dashed through the crowd, killing six men and wounding many others. WINS COM VERT; SCARES TOWN Evangelist Rings Rire Bell at Mid night, Calling People From Beds. Champaign, ill., Jan. 24. Evangelist Duck routed out the entire population of Mahomet at midnight Wednesday night by ringing the fire bell for half an hour. 'The village had a big fire a few weeks ago and old and young, fearing a repetition, hurried out in the cold and snow, only to find that the evangelist had won his 100th convert and was signalizing the event by ring ing the fire bell. A few backsliders and sinners objected to the scare, but they were frowned on. . ' HAMILL IS DEAD nnnnnnnnM Pneumonia Does What Woman With Revolver Failed In. - Chicago, Jan. 24. Samuel R. Hamill of Terre Haute, Ind.,' one of the coun sel for John it. Walsh in the banker' recent trial and at whom Mrs. Beatrice Metcalf fired several shots as he was leaving the court room-, died today ot pneumonia. . r