Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 7, 1904, Page 1

, , | The Bemidji Daily Pioneer VOLUME 1. NUMBER /297. BEMIDJI, MIN. oS OTA, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1904. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. ~_OFFICIAL REPORT TO ST. PETERS- . BURG 8AY8 SKIRMISHERS' EXCHANGE SHOTS. RUSSIANS SUSTAIN. NO- CASUALTIES WAPANESE LOST FIVE KILLED IN] —|FIRST ENGAGEMENT AND | 81X IN 8ECOND. o 8t. Petersburg, April 7.—“All s quiet on the Yalu” is the report from General Kachtalinky, telegraphed April b to General Kuropatkin, who forward- ed the message to the emperor. The report added that an exchange of shots occurred between Russian cavalry and Japanese skirmishers near ‘Wiiu. - The Russians sustained no loss- es. Five Japanese were killed. The number wounded is not known. The stores of a Russian village near Yongampo (south of Wiju on the Yalu river, Korea) have been wrecked and burned by a detachment of Japanese infantry numbering 300 men. s General-Kachtalinky also reported " that opposite Turmitchen, on the isl- and of Matuzeo, in the Yalu river, . some Russian volunteers had a skir- mish with a Japanese outpost from Wiju.. There were no casualties on the Russian side. Six Japanese were killed. CONFERENCE BEFORE THRONE. Meoting of High Officials of Japaness Government. ‘Tokio, April 7.—A conference was held at the fmperial headquarters be- fore the throne during the day at which Lieutenant "General Terauchi, minister of war; Vice Admiral Yama- moto, minister of the navy, command- ing officers in the army and navy; Ma- Jor General Ishimoto, vice minister of war; Rear Admiral Saito, vice minis- ter of the navy, and a number of the elder statesmen-were present. It is understood that the recent na- val campaign was discussed and de- tailed reports of Vice Admiral Togo's operations were read - by Lieutenant 8aito, who was a participant in the first_attempt to block Port—Arthur, ‘who recounted in detail this particular operation, giving his personal expe- . riences and views. If any conclusions regarding future operations were reached at the’conference they were not made public. -about 4,000 troops PREPARED T RESIST JAPS GENERAL KUROPATKIN REVIEWS THE RUSSIAN FORCES AT NEWCHWANG. Newchwang, April 7.—General Ku- yopatkin, commander-in-chief of the Russian forces in the Far East, arrived here during the day and reviewed on tHe parade grouta outside of the fort here. One battery of horse-artillery, several bat- teries—of field artillery, parts of four regiment-of Siberian rifles and detach- ments of Cossacks and regular caval- ry participated in the review. Russlan-secret —service § agents: re- mortad that tha Jananese intended fo sLack NeWcnwang ‘ruesaay. On account of the mining of the river and also in expectation of prac- tice firing from the forts merchant ships are not using the lower reach of the river. General Kondratoyvich, the Russian commander here, who has been prais- ed on account of the order and clean- liness prevailing at Newchwang, says be is now prepared for a Japanese at- tack, which it is evident the other au- thorities also expect. The command of General Kondrato- vich embraces the scout patrols west ot Lioa“river and also the troops in the districts south, including Kaichou and north, including the railroad and Haichong. The troops now here are of a better class than when war opened. General Kondratovich is opening a new hospital at Newchwang. The re- fations of the Russian authorities with the foreign residents here are improv- ing, and the administrator proposes to consult and co-operate with the for- eigners for the protection of neutral lives and interests. RUSSIANS ENGAGE BANDITS. Ten of the Latter Are Killed in the Skirmish. — Mukden, April 7—In a skirmish be- tween frontier guards and Chinese bandits, April 2, at a point_on the southern section of the railroad, thice guards were wounded and ten ban- dits were killed and twenty were wounded. A force has been dispatched in pur- suit of the bandits, HELENA AT SHANGHAL American Gunboat Leaves Newchwang % Unannounced. Washington, April 7.—The navy de- Dartment has receiyed ' a cablezram - Housecleaning Suggests New Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, Shades, Ete. We carry a large stock of such goods and can make prompt delivery Ingrain Carpets at 65, 75 and 90c a Yard . Velvet Ca rpets at $1 a Yard " Axminster Carpets at $1.25 a Yard Art Squares from $3.50 to $12 Each Rugs from 85¢ 'to $20 Each Matting from 25 to 75¢ a Yard Linoleum from 55 to 75¢ ¢ a Yard Lace Curtains from —50c to $15 a Pair Draperies from $2.50 to $14 a Pair Window Shades from 25¢ to $2 Each 2 )} Bissel's Carpet Sweepers from "$2.50 to $3.50 Each - QLEARY - DHONSER BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. FIVE PERSONS ARE DEAD FIRE AT MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, DESTROYS THREE-STORY STRUCTURE. Mount-Vernon, N. Y., April 7—Five persons are dead and another is dying as the result of a fire that occurred in the Columbia Hall building, a metal- gheathed three-story structure located In Wilson place. The dead are: Na- than Frey, sixty-six years old; Isador Frey, twelve years; Helen Frey, nine years; Henry Frey, three years; Gus. sie Dohring; ten years. Mrs. Rebecca Frey is dying in the Mount Vernon hospital. The first floor was occupied by the Columbia Piano company, on the sec- ond floor was Columbia-hall and'on the third floor were apartments occupied by the Frey, Barry and Lavigne fam- ilies. The flames spread throughout the top floor with great rapidity. The fumates were aroused by the smoke and heat and all endeavored to make their escape, but the members of the Frey family were overcome before any of them could even reach a window. Mr. and Mrs, Barry and Mr. and Mrs. Lavigne managed to reach windows on the third floor and,were brought down ladders by the firemen. Mrs. Barry Is suffering from burns about the head and face, but she is not dan- gerously hurt. 8palding Favors Arbitration. Washington, April 7.—Bishop Spald- ing of Peoria, a member of the anthra- cite coal strike commission, urged the plen of arbitration contained in- the Foss bill before the house committee on labor. The bill provides for a per- manent board of arbitration to which shall be referred disputes between | labor and capital. 41Ul UUMILIANAET M480D OF the UIncin-: nati, at Shanghal, announcing the arrival there of the gunboat Helena #rom Newchwang, This Is the first in- timation the department has had that the Helena had left Newchwang. Wounded Taken to Viadivostok. ‘Vladivostok, April 7.—Many wound- ed men from Port Arthur have been brought here. They are receiving the greatest attention from the numerous valnnteer Sisters of Mercy. MHOMES FOR THOUSANDS. Lands in Northern Minnesota to Be Opened Shortly. ‘Washington, April 7.—A big opening of agricultural lands_on Minnesota In- dian reservations will occur within gixty days. Land Commissioner Rich- ards has decided not to walt for the settlement of all Indian allotments be- fore opening the agricultural lands to settlement. 2 “Accordingly, all- lands . classed. as agricultural on the Leech Lake, White Oak Point and Winnibigoshish reser- vations will be thrown open to settlc- ment in one proclamation, which is now being prepared. This opening will be under povisions. of the Morris act of 1902. The lands must be homesteaded, and are not subject to scrip entry, timber and stone, or anything save straight home- stead entry. The,area is large, and thousands of settlers will be able to secure homes. MAY END LONG TIEUP. New York Building Trade Troubles to Be Arbitrated. New York, April 7.—A protracted conference of the general arhitration ‘boards of the building trades, repre- senting the employers and the asso- clation of skilled workers, has resulted in the adoption of resolutions likely to end the tieup which has existed sev- eral weeks in the building trades here. Representatives of the bricklayers, whose strike precipitated the trouble, concurred {n the resolutions recom- mending_that the strikers return to work-without overtime pending a set- tlement of the entire matter by arbi- tration. Agreements of similar characte: pre- viously entered into by representatives of the bricklayers have been repudiat- ed by the unions, but it is now believ- ed they will take favorabble action. More than 10,000 men are 1dle. EASTERN PEOPLE HIT HARD. Heavy Holders of Stock in Majestic Mining Company. Boston, April 7.—In investment cir- cles here It is stated that the appoint- ment of a receiver for the Majestic Mining company of Beaver county, Utah, and its petition Into bankruptcy, just announced, fell quite heavily upon New England people. In -this section a large portion of the $6,000,000 of stock, par $10, was placed at from $3 to $5 a share. The stock is now sell- ing at a few cents. The New England stockholders will attempt to have the properties—~bonded-and——extricate-thre- concern from its difficulties. The company is said to.owe $250,000, after having expended about $1,000, 000 in opening its copper mines and bullding a smelter. AT MADISON MAY 18 Wisconsin Republicans Will | - Double Convention. Madison, Wis., April 7.—The Repub- lcan state central committee ract dur- ing the afternoon and decided to hold the double state convention for choos- ing a state ticket and electing dele- gates at large to the national conven- tion on May 18. . The convention will be held in the university gymnasium, Madison. The delegates will be select- ed the same as two years ago, on a representation; of one delegate for ev- ery 250 votes, and will number 1,068, - v ee———————— Hoid Fatal Quarrel Over a Girl. Chicago, April 7.—A quarrel over a girl, their companion at school, has culminated in the killing of one gix- teen-year-old boy by another. The vie- tim was Paul Jelick and the slayer was Henry Schaze.— He wag arrested and has confessed the killing, declaring he &bot in self-defense. IN NEW JERSEY COURT STOCKHOLDER OF NORTHERN SE- CURITIES COMPANY SEEKS s ANANSUNCTION o ARGUMENTS WILL BE HEARD MONDAY COURT ASKED TO COMPEL RE- TURN OF STOCK TO ORIG- INAL HOLDERS. New York, April 7.—Vice Chancellor Rergen signed an order in Jorsey City during the day-to-show cause why an fnjunction should not issue to the Northern Securities company from holding & stockholders® mecting on April 21; from distributing any stock of the Northern Pacific Railway com- pany and the Great Northern Railway company and from taking any action in regard to the reduction of Its cap- ital stock. 4 The bill for the injunction was ask- ed for by the Continental Seccuritics company, - which asked the court of chancery to.compel the Northern Se- curities company to return to orig- fnal stockholders of the Northern Pa- cific railway and of the Great Northern railway company the stocks formerly held by them upon ‘the same torms under which the stock of the two com- panies was acquired by the Northern Securities company. The complainant company held stock in the Northern Sccuritics company. ~ Arguments will be heard next Monday in Jersey City. AT AMERICAN - EMBASSY. fransfer of Canal Property Will Take Place April 25. Parls, April 7.—After a confcrence between Ambassador Porter,” W. A. Day and Charles W. Russell,” the as- sistant -attorney—generals who came trom Washington to assist in the trans: fer of the Panama canal property, it has been arranged that the signing of the contract whereby the United Btates will acquire the ownership of the P'anama canal shall take place at the United States embassy, which. is nominally American sail. Tae date of the signing is not fixed, but probably it will be about April 3% following the ratification of the agréement by the stockholders of the company. —Some of the officials of the company. thought that an informal Handing of the prop- erties of the company to the represen: tatives of the United States - would suilice, preseed the executfon of a formal con- tract, completely covering the trans- fer and safeguarding all American in- terests. This contract is being drawn up In conforn:ity with all the require- ments of both the French and Amer- ican laws. GIFT FROM ROCKE‘F_ELLER, Donation of $500,000 to Johns Hopkins | Hospital. Baltimore, April 7.—John D. Rocke- feller has given to the Johns Hopkins | hospital the sum of $500,000 and the | amount has been accopted - by the board of trustces of that institution. The income of the hospital was se- riously affected by the destruction of | many houses helonging to it in the re- cent fire, upon which there was Inmlfl-l‘ quate insurance. The expressed pur-! pose of Mr. Rockefeller's gift is to | restore that fncome in its orlginal pro- portions, which will enable the hospital | to keep up tho great volume of char- itable treatment ‘which 1t has ma talned In the past. i AT CHICAGO CONVENTION. Root Will Be Temporary and Cannon Permanent Chairman. 2 ‘Washington, April 7.—Eormer Secre- tary Root will be temporary chairman and Speaker Cannon permanent chair- man of the Republican natfonal conven- tion at Chicago. This is in accordance with the con- clusions of leading Republican politi-| cfans in Washington and it is under- | stood the arrangement _meets with thel approval of those in other parts of the country who have n consulted. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Thomas McGoverm, Natlonalist mem- ber-of parliament fot-the West divis fon of Cavan, Ireland, is dead. Colonel C. L. Ellsworth, a prominent ploneer and wealthy citizen of Denver, i dead of paralysis, aged seventy-two | years. J. Pierpont Morgan sailed for Liver-| pool Wednesday on the steamship Oceanic, this being Mr. Morgan's an- nual vacation trip abroad. —-Former—Queen—Isabelia ot Spain, | who resides in Paris, s suffering from a severe attack of Influenza, which | causés anxiety on account of her ad-| vanced age. William J. Sharwood, an instructor in chemistry in the University of Call- fornia, is lying in a serious condition at Berkeley, Cal., the result of an at-; but ~the . American -officials | | eral paint ly and the muddy ros 'WORKMEN IN DIRE PERIL FIRE CUTS OFF THEIR USUAL IN NEW YORK SUBWAY New- York, April 7. or half an hour trafic on Lower Broadway, near’ St. Paul's chapel, w: blocked by a small fire in the new subway, the vol- ume of smoke that pourea through tho few-oponings-to-the street-driving - po- destrians away ‘and - making dificult the work of the firemen who were called out in large force because of the location of the fire. Telephone and telegraph service were badly crippled as a result. The fire was started by the flaring up of a small “banjo” lamp nged by the laborers in their underground work, the burlap that covered some of the pipes along the sides of the subway catching fire, the blazo gpreading to the temporary timbering of the tiun nel. This was damp and a dense smoke resulted, soon filling All.the nearby i of _the subway and pouring the streets aboye. The fire broke out near the corner of Fulton street and Broadway, where, beside St. Paul's chapel, i5 the prin clpal entrance to this section of the subway, workmen entering tha tunnel at this point, 80 that the smoke shyt ofY: Thelr Usual Means of Egress and for a time ity or more laborers were penned in and fn-dire peril. How: ever, one block farther down the street, at the corner of Dey street, il had becn found nece: to open the street and build a massive. wooden platform in placa of the usual paving. A foew minutes hard work with the ¢es made an opening- hore und the were helped to safety. Through the regular opening into the subway hesfde St. Paul's chapel and through openings made from the cellars of bulldings adjoining the sub- way 2 foad of water was pourcd dowi on the smoullering fire ‘and within half_an hour the blaze was extinguish ed and traflic on the street was soon afterwards resnmed. Telegraph and telpphone cables iins der the streot werd cxposed-fo the flerce heat” of the. five and the insula tion. was quickly burnaed: off, serious crippling ‘all wive conimounications dur ing the morning. Sy thousand tole phone wires in the Cortland Telephone hauge were put out of business and both, telegraph companies _suffercd.d communication between the downtown iand uptown ofiices heing entiraly cut (x]fl' and’ ont of town service badly crip- pled. BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY RESULT OF JUDICIAL CONTEST IN WISCONSIN SOMEWHAT IN DOUBT. Madison, Wis., April 7—Opinfons here differ widely as to the result of the judicfal contest. Phllip L. Spoon- men, says that he faels certafn that the majority for hig candidate will* be somowliére between 8,000 and 10,0000 The governor's oftice is the | hoad., are equally confident, they give out from returns- received and what they expect are that their candidate will get-al® least 7,600 plu- rality, Specials to Milwaukee papers-from big counties show that the candidates run nearly. on-even-tes t-3lg the tell the story definitely”and. Kerwin men are. confident that thes late re- turns will favor their candidate. (It may be a day or two.before tha final result is known. = DEFENSES NOT COMPLETED. Russians Entrenching on' the Yalu and Tumen Rivers. Shanghai, April-7.—=The are constructing entr on the alu and Tumen cse. entrenchments, howeys er, are not yet completed and if the | Japancse succeed in foreing thelr way rivers. T past one line of defense it woull gi | them a distinct advantage-and muake it more diflicult for the Russtang to concentrate and oppose them. The-fca-on-the Yalu is melting rapid- is make prompt- ations most dif nees in military o ficult. MINERS SEEK CONFERENCE. lowa Strike Likely to End at Meeting on Monday. Des Moines, April T.—John P. White, president-of-the-jowa-Mine-Workers, and Charles H. Morris, president of the lowa Operators’ association, mave call- ed a second conference for next Mo day. The conference was asked for by the miners and it Is taken as mean- ing that the strikers will give in and the strike will be settled Monday. Both Sides Anxious to End it. tack by footpads. —An—nnusual—gumber—of—puleides ety least half of them due to despondency | & bea of inability f secure employ- | ment, were reported to the police of | Greater New York Tuesday. | James M. Wanzer and W. H. Chad-| wick, composing the firm of Wanzer | & Ci Chicago grain dealers, ‘have filed a voluntary petition in bankrupt- Liabiiities are scheduled at $130,§ cy. 600. Clark Ridley of New Bedford, Mass,, “having reached the age of elghty-five, | has decided that it Is a disgrace to die rich-and has announced that he will at once give all his property to deserv- ing persons of his own ction. The reduction of the regular Rus- sian credits by $67,000,000, which will g0 to swell the war fund, falls the heaviest on the rallroad department, which loses altogether $26,000,000, in- cluding $25, 0 _for new roads. lithographer: he Employing 1 ation with a view ending the strike and lockout. deadlock has proved so complete that both sld#s are said to be anxicus to end it. Many Towns Vote High License. Omaha, April 7.—-An-ipreaseed num- ber of t - state voted for v tion high licens being York, Allia r Bo Elm Ansley, David Cit; Fassctt, Benkleman and Ravenna. Princeton Booms Cleveland. Princeton, N.-J. April 6.—At the primary election of the Democratic voters - here fesolutions urging nomlnation of Grover Cleveland for the presidency were wdopted. MEANS--OF -EGRESS:~ e er, who recelves returns for the Luse ! quarters for the Korwin men.and they | The estimates | countty districts that are expected (o | WINS BY LARGE MAJORITY PROPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL OWN: ERSHIP OF CHICAGO TRAC- e TAON-EAINE S Chicago, April 7—In the municipal election here the Republicans elected eightecn aldermen and the Democrats sixteen. ‘Phe chiet interest in the election centered on the vote the pro- posed —municipal-—ownarship— of streot raflways. ~On this ‘proposition the-vote stood 152434 for the proposi- tion and 130,104 against. Kansas City, April 7.—Late retnrns show that J. 1. Neff (Rep.), for mayor, was elected by a plurality of nearly 2600, All the Republican ticket, with the exception of William liucholz for police judie, was clectad and the Re publicans will have a majority in the council, Milwankee, April ~Mayor David 8. Roso (Dem.) carvied the efty in the municipal eloction, having a phirality of 5,912 over Guy D. Goff (Dem) The control the common coun- ur-members Democrats ell, electing twen! Lincoln, Neb, April 7—Repnblicans aloctod thefr entire ity tekot by ma- Jorities ranging from 600 to 1,100, The Proposition to vote bonds for o munic Ipad-ighting-plant-earried—— INSTRUCTED FOR ROOSEVELT. bennsylvania Republicans Sclect Del- egates to Chicago. Harrlsburg, Pa, April 7-—Former Attarney Genoral John P IElkinsof In- diann county was nominatéed nan: Iniously for. supreme court justice by the Republiean staty convention. Gov- ernor Samucl W. Pennypatker, Jamos LBlyerton of Pliiladeliin, 00D, Blaak Toy of Pranklinfand Franels 1 Robbing of Pittsbury weroselected delegates it Targe (oo (he nationsl® convention dhd ntracted: (o vole: tor they pomindtion of Prostdont ROnHey 0Lt gn G Phe selection «of M Rlking Swhosc, naiie wis: (e only7oue presentod. to the Conventtin, T8 ondof the most e markabic inelitints An=ine history ot Pennsylvanin polities. He came o Haivishurg on Manday o5 o candidile. without opposition, for delegate at Targo and wits contident ot the nomina tlon ofGovernor-Pennypackir for tho Supseme henah hut the governor de; clinod the nomipation, The party Jead ors thien wireod (o nominate Mro 12K, and after (he Philatelphla, Allegl Lavcaster amd Dauphin, county dele gatos cancused and ngreed on Mr. Bl kin there was never any doubt of his nomination. The salary of the su- preme court Justico (s $10000 a. yenr and the term (s for (wenty-one yoars Mr. Elkin is forty-four years ot age Land he foryoars has hoen one of thed Republica) lers of the states 'FIVE PERSONS DROWNED, - Only T'wo Members of Pleasure Party Escape. ~ Tawpa, Flu., April 7.=Five persons, Al members of a pleasire party from the Plorida®Methodist collcike at Sith- erland, have he drowned near An- clote lighthouse—rhodeat aro: Mrs, Walker, wife of the president of the colleg Miss O'Conng of _Atlanta, Miss Slaughter gf _ Sulherland, Miss { McCray of Sutherland. Mr. Bouland of | Butherland . Presidont Wadker and freactied the heach alive. The two survivors © tolt a terrible gtory of suffering, some of thé victims Vetruggling twenty hours before losing { thelr lives. THREE MEN ASPHYXIATED. Miss Newton Escaping lluminating Gas the Cause < of Death. Philadelphia, April 7.—-Rdward and Jacoh [Har 1, brothers, fund Oscar Slgorts phyxiated: by {llum Inating &ns as thoy 'pt in the Ham { mond home here. .5 risen: boarded with the Hammopds and oceupled o room adfolning that o~ Whih the brothers glept, Returning from the theater Sigertson turned on the gas, ‘Which was connected with i gas stove, and retired, leaying the gas escaping from the-sfoves The three = hodle were found-—in-the morning by mem bers of the Hammond family? [ "MAY CRUISE AT DISCRETION. | Restriction on American Asiatic Squad- i ron Withdrawn. - washington, April 7.—Tho follow- | tng bulletin was posted at the navy department during the day | "The restrizrion of —tho—baftieship squadron of the Philippines has been | withdrawn and the commander-in-chict authorized to permitshis squadron to eruise at discretion, not going north ! of Fuchau; on the Aslatic coast Bullding Operations. 11ea Up. | Richmond, Va., 5.—The hod earriers—of - this ~lenownwE bBullding laborers, strick during the day for 5 cents per day Inciease in wages, This tles up all_building op- erations in the ciiy Abcut 300 men are afl ¥ 1 Killed by Boiler Explosion. £ | Albort Lea Minn. April 5.—Chris {Rood. the cnginecr of the Erickson his city, was o plosion e No one el ving with powder » Salt Lake City a fourth will be tho | of children of all colors | ticipated in the| egz rolling festival on | the White House grounds, | Scores of indignation meetings have: been held on the East Side of New York city to protest against a general increase-of tenement rentals. i The nail department of the Ameri- the can Steel and Wirc company’s plant , at Rankin, Pa., was burned down Mon- | unanimously | day, causing a loss-of from $175,000--price-to-be-paid-for the-coal lands 18- to $200.000. BURTON IS SENTENGED KANSAS SENATOR GOES TO JAIL FOR'SIX'MONTHS AND PAYS FINE OF $2,500. MOTION FON NEW TRIAL IS DENIED JUDGE ADAMS DECLARES JURY'S VERDICT WARRANTED BY THE EVIDENCE. 8t Louls, April 7.—United States Senator J. H. Rurton ot Kansas has been sentonced (o six months’ impris- mment fn the Iron county jail and fined $2.500 for having been convicted of using his influence before the post: ofice department In behalf of the Rialto Grain and Securitles company of St. Louis and having received pay- ment from the company for his. serv- fces. A The case will now be appealed to the United States district court of ap- peals, the highest tribunal in the mat- ter. Senator Burton, accompanied by his lending attorney, Judge Chester H. Krum, came into the United States dis- court at 12:30 o'clock. A case was being tried and Judge Adams granted a rocess in that case to take up the burton case. Judge Adams Summoned Burton to stand up and then shoke of the-mations: that had been filed for a new trial and for arrest of Judgment. The court, after briefly reviewing the motions, overruled them both. The court then sald to the defendant: “After o fair and impartial trial, by & jury of exceptional intelligence, you have becil fgund guilty of the offenses charged In the indictment agalnst. you. “A motion for a new trial fn your behalf has afford«d me an opportunity to earciully’ rovicw-and consider . the eyide A% a result of this-I am satlsficd that the jury reached the just and true tosult The evidence abund- apely: warmanied the verdfot and I find no ridson, cither in tho law gov- ernfng the case or in the proceedings turbing It. attending the trial, for d SYOUE conviction nec fily results fn your punishment Its importance, {n my opinion, is not confined to its eftoct upon you Law Equal to Any Emergency. “Your exalted sration in life'and the character of your offense give unusual significance to your conviction. dembnstrates that the law of the'l 18 equal to any ¢me it can be administe: the personality and station of the ac- cused. It afso demonstrates to dll the people that pulilic office caunot be proatituted to sélf-serving purposes and that public oflice Is-not a sure or Bafo. pagsport Lo private thrift. The bumliiation attending your conviction and the statutory disquall- fications resulting therefrom, which, forever Incapacitates you from holding any office ‘of honor, trust or profit un- der the government of the United States, are in themselves heavy pun- fshment for your offenses and leave but littlo in the way of severity which could be added. “It §8 neither my pleasure nor.my purpose to lmpose any unnecessary punishment. o “I think the majesty of the law will be rufticlently vindicated and the pub- He welfare sufficiently safeguarded by imposing o single sentencd, warranted as It is on any one of the six counts of the Indictment under which you were convicted. “This sentence will be that vou be confined In the Iron county jail for a period of six months and that you pay a fine of $2,600." ' At the conclusion of the sentence Senator Burton, who had not taken his ayes—from-the court _and who had senrcely moved as he supported him- self by the chair by turned and- sat down, and with his=head bowed and his eves on the floor. Altorney Krum Immediately/ filed & bill of. exceptlons n the case and of- fered a bond of $10,000, which was ac- cepted. Senator Burton and Judge Krim- then- hurriedly—-departed —from the courtroom. In the corridor Senator Burton stop- ped long enough to light a cigar and then walked to his hotel. He declined to discuss the sentence: MORE TROUBLE AT BUTTE. Boston and Montana Officials Charged With Contempt. Butte, Mont., ‘April 7.—C. W. Good, all, assistant manager_of the Boston and Montana and Boston and Butte Wallace Corbett, foreman t_Colusa mine; J..P..Adams, 8= perintendent of the Leonard mine, and omas Mitchell, a shift boss, are un- der arrest on a warrant sworn out by nk of the Johnstown company, zing them with violation of the oral injunction issued by Judge Harney. \nk alieges that the defendants, working the Leonard mine, wantonly fnjured the Minnie Healy mine shaft. is spite work. The arrests are a development in the controversy -between ' F. Augustus Heinze and the Amalgamated Copper company. MILLION DOLLAR DEAL. 4 Syndicate Buys Big Tract of Alaskan Coal Lands. San Diego, Cal, April 7.—A million dollar deal in Alaskan coal lands has been consummated ‘between the Pa ific Steel company of this city and a dicate owning the-property.._The — lands comprise 20,000 acres and .are situated cighty miles west of Mount St. Elias and fifteen-miles-inland: from - the coast of Controller bay. The pur pose is to employ the coal for making coke to be used in a steel plant to.be- erected by the company here. The $1.000.000. 3 { oyt The-defendants—nssert-that the arrest