Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 13, 1907, Page 4

Get Your Office Supplies at the Bemidji Pioneer Office Legal Blanks, Copy Holders, Calendar Pads Document Files, Note Books, Time Books, Scale Report Books, Trial Balanoe Books, Rulers, —_— GIVEN FOUR DAYS TO REPLY. Zatholic Priests Submitting Contracts to French Oificials. Paris, Feb. %—The parish priests, in obedience to the instructions of the bishops, are submiiting to the mayors eighteen-year contracts for the lease of the churches and are giving the | officials four days in which to reply. The mayors of some of the Catholic communes immediately signed the documtnts, but the papers must still be countersigned by the prefects, who are awaiting the government's de- cision in the matter. Archbishop Vil- latte, the American prelate, who is as: ing in the formation of the new ench national church, has ledged a formal complaint against the Society of Militant Catholies of the neighbor- hocd of the Cburch of the Apostles, where the services of the new church will begin on Sunday next, charging that they are preparing to create a disturbance on that occasion. WNOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDER. Proprietor of Des Moines Farm” Arrested. Des Moines, Feb. 2.—Mrs. Fred West, proprietor of a “baby farm,” has been arrested on a charge of mur- der in the first degree, it being al leged that she put an infant to death by means of laudanum because of its blindness. Afiidavits were filed with the local magistrate in which it is charged that bodies of a number of infants born at Mrs. West's home were burned in the furnace and the ashes dumped in a cinder pile. Mrs. West was placed in the county jail. “Baby REPUBLICANS OPPOSE [T RESOLUTION COMMENDING PRES- IDENT FOR DISCHARGING NE- GRO TROOPS TABLED. shington, Feb. 2 —The sub-com- mittee of the military a commit- tee of the house, by a strict party vots, 1aid on the table the resolution of Representative Sims of Tennessee commending the president for his ac- tion in discharging the colored sol- Qiers engaged in “shooting up” the town of Brownsville, Tex. The motion to loy on the table was made by a Revublican and carried by the Repub licans, the Democrats voting against the motion. Mr. Sims will now bring the resolution before the house on a motion to discharge the military com- mittee from further consideration and have the resolution considered by the house, providing the speaker will rec- ognize him for that purpose. COAL TRUST Budget of Information Given to Attor- ney General. INSIDE FACTS. Philadelphia, Feb. 3.—In two books, | comprising about £00 pages, Alexan- der Simpson, Jr., of Philadelphia, and Charles E. Hughes, governor of New York, have compiled new facts con- cerning the transportation and sale ct coal by the great railway systems and have attached therto a report on the advisability of instituting civil suits or criminal prosecutions against railroads and their officers. All of this evidence was collected by Simpson and Hughes, or others under their direction, and carefully compiled, annotated and indexed for the use of Attorney General Bona- parte. The report is in the hands of the attorney general. But for his in- disposition it would have been made public early this week. FAVORED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE. Proposed Investigation of New York Cotton Exchange. ‘Washington, Feb. 2—By a unani- mous vote the house committee on in- terstate and foreign commerce decided to make a favorable report on a reso- lution for the investigation of the methods of cotton exchanges by the department of commerce and labor. The resolution is an amended form of the Livingston and Burleson resolu- tion and extends the investigation to all cotton exchanges dealing in fu- tures. Representative Lovering, who will report the bill for the committee, said that the New York and New Or- leans Exchanges are the two principal ones Gealing in futures, but that the Memphis and St. Louls Exchanges also have some dealinzs of that sort. NEW STATE SUGGESTED. WIIl Be Carved Out of Oregon, Idaho and Washington. Spokane, Wash., Feb. 2~—Commer- cial organizations In varlous parts ot the inland empire have taken up the plan to form a new state, called Lin- coln, to be composed of twenty-six countles In Eastern Washington, Northern Tdaho and Northeastern Ore- gon, and the Spokane chamber of com- merce at its next meeting will issue a call to these associations to select del- egates for the convention in Spokane in March, when committees will be named to bring the project before the people in a formal way. Canadian Banker Goes to Prison. Toronto, Ont., Feb. 2.—Charles Mc- Gill, late manager of the defunct On- tario bank, pleaded gullty at the as- sizes to having made and signed false returns to the government while he | was manager of the bank. MecGill was sentenced to five years in King- ston penitentiary, the maximum pen- alty. McGill may be used as a wit- ness against President Cockburn of the bank. these | % ! 20ISON MYSTERY AT COLLEGE. Beveral Macalester (Minn.) Students | Seriously 11l St. Paul, Feb. 13.—Macalester col- | lege has a poisoning mystery and the health department he3 been asked to attempt to sclve it. The poisoning is ! confined to members of the Eutro- phian club, a co-operative organiza- tion having a membership of about two dozen students. Of this number W. G. Stearns, twenty-three years old, whose home is at Jasper, Minn., is dangerously ill and has been removed to St. Joseph’s hospital by order of i Dr. Balcome. His recovery is in doubt. Evan Evans, another student and member of the Butrophian club, whose home is at Le Sueur, is also suffering from poison of some kind, but is able to be around. None of the other mem- bers is seriously ill, although several have complained of feeling out of sorts. Members of the club and the college authorities are at a loss to account for the poisoning, which appears to be ptomaine. The Eutrophian club is op- erated independently of the college and is run on a co-operative basis, each member contributing to the cost. The provisions were purchased from down town stores. SHAH OF PERSIA WEAKENS. Forced by Popular Demand to Con. cede Reforms. Teheran, Persia, Feb. 13.—The shah has finally conceded to the will of the people and granted all popular de- mands by sending a message to par- liament containing the formal recogni- tion that the country is under consti- tutional government. This message was telegraphed to Tabriz, where the people had seized the arsenal and closed lhe government offices. All is now quiet. The conflict between the shah and the assembly has come to an end at least for the time being, but not be- fore the situation had assumed a threatening aspect, and even now it is doubtful whether the shah’s eleventh hour recognition of the country as a constitutional monarchy will avert popular outbrealks. Parliament sat all day long awaiting the decision of the monarch, while excited crowds surged outside the building. It was known that Tabriz had threatened to elect a new shah unless the demands of parliament were granted and rumors were our- rent of preparations for an uprising In all the large towns. TROUBLE MAY BE AVOIDED. Pressure Will Be Brought to Bear on Honduras and Nicaragua. ‘Washington, Feb. 13.—Pressure {3 being brought to bear by the United | States, Mexico, Salvador, Guatemala and Costa Rica on Honduras and | Nicaragua to keep them from war, and it is now believed the efforts of i the peacemakers will be successful. It was decided at a conference at the department of state between Sec- retary Root, Assistant Secretary Ba- con and Senor Creel, the new Mexican 1 ambassador, that identical notes will i be sent by the United States and Mex- ico to the prospective belligerents, | urging them to refrain from hostilities and suggesting that they call into ses- | sion the arbitration tribunal in Salva- | dor which was dissolved recently. | Rules for the suggested arbitration are outlined in these notes. Similar communications will be sent | by the governments of Salvador, Costa | Rica and Guatemala, to Nicaragua, and Honduras. “Blind Tiger” Bill Passed. Indianapolis, Feb. 13.—The Indiana senate has passed the “blind tiger” | bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicants by druggists without a prescription. The bill has passed the house and is ready for the governor’s signature. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Harold S. Van Buren of New York, the American consul at Nice, France, is dead. A severe earthquake shock, lasting seven seconds, was felt at Alhama, Spain, Tuesday. “Brooklyn” Tommy Sullivan hag signed articles for a finish fight with Abe Attell at Tonopah, Nev. . President Alfred Walter of the Sea- board Air Line is dead in New York city. He had been ill about two weeks. Frank Tilton, for thirty-three years editor of the Green Bay (Wis.) Advo- cate and one of the foremost news- paper men of his time in Wisconsin, is dead, aged seventy-one years. The Chicago and Northwestern rail- road established a new record for live stock trafic Monday by bringing to Chicago 1,028 carloads of stock, the largest amount ever brought there in a single day by any railroad. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Poultry, Butter and Eggs. Chicago, Feb. 12.—Butter—Creamer- —21@23%ec. chickens, illc; springs, 1lc. 8t. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Feb. 12.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.25; common to g00d, $4.00@5.00; good to cholce cows and heifers, $3.50@4.7 6.00. Hogs—$6.30@6.90. Sheep—Weth- ers, $4.75@5.25; good to prime spring lambs, $6.50@7.25. Chicago Unlon Stock Yards. Chicago, Feb. 12.—Cattle—Beeves, 1 HIS MIND IMPROVING ALIENIST ASSERTS THAW’S MEN- | TAL CONDITION IS CONTINU- ALLY GROWING BETTER. IN BAD SHAPE IN AUGUST LAST MANNER HAS SINCE CHANGED FROM “STORM AND STRESS” TO “CALM AND QUIET.” fes, 21@31%c; dairles, 20@29c. Eggs! Poultry—Turkeys, 12c; ; veals, $4.50@- New York, Feb. 13.—The defense in the Thaw case continued during the day with the introduction of expert testimony as to the condition of the defendant’s mind during the several months following the tragedy of the Madison Square Roof Garden. “We do this,” explained Mr. Del- mag, Thaw’s leading counsel, “in or- der .that the jury, by means of the wreckage on the beach, may infer that there has been a storm upon the wa- ters.” The witness, who occupied the en- tire morning session, was Dr. Britton D. Evans, superintendent of the state hospital for the insane at Morris Plains, N. J. Dr. Evans declared that when he first visited Thaw in the Tombs on Aug. 4 there were many in- dications of the “brain storm or ex- plosive or fulminating condition of mental unsoundness through which he had recently passed.” It now became evident for the first time in court that the defense is en- deavoring to show to the jury that while Thaw was insane prior to the killing of Stanford White and at the time and immediately subsequent to the homicide the alienists who visited him in the Tombs found that as their visits progressed his manner changed from “storm and stress” to “calm and quiet.” Dr. Evans’ testimony bore out this contention. Questions Guardedly Drawn. The expert at great length de- scribed the various forms of insanity ‘whose symptoms he discovered at the tiine of his first visit to Thaw, but District Attorney Jerome could not in- duce Mr. Delmas to put a direct ques- tion to Dr. Evans as to his opinion® as to the sanity or insanity of the de- fendant on “later visits and examina- tions.” Dr. Evans described Thaw's manner in the Tombs in August last as one of exaltation—“of exaggerated ego and self-importance.” He declared the defendant at no time betrayed the slightest apprehension as to any great impending personal danger. Replyiug to questions of Mr. Del- mas Dr. Evans said that as the result of his first three visits he reached the opinjon that Thaw was of unsound mind. As a result of his last fivei visits Dr. Evans said he reached the opiniou that Thaw’s mental condition, while still impaired, was improved over his first visit. INFERNAL MACHINES FOR WITTE ‘Two Discovered in Residence of For- mer Russian Premier. St. Petersburg, Feb. 13.—Count ‘Witte confirms the report that an in- fernal machine, with a clockwork ap- paratus attached, was found in an un- noticed & string dangling from the door of the stove, investigated and discovered a box. Being suspicious of its contents the servant summoned the police, who found that it was an infernal machine tained if the box was introduced into the stove through the chimney or from the room. A second infernal machine was found in the Witte residence during the day. Both machines were of poor constructio; KILLED HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW. Clyde King Convicted of Murder at Minneapolis. Minneapolis, Feb. 13.—Clyde King, slayer of his sister’s husband, Elias Jobes, has been found guilty of mur- der in the second degree, the jury re- turning a verdict after an all night session. King shot his brother-in-law dead at the latter’s home near Osseo, Henne- pin county, on Christmas eve. His sister and her three children were eye- witnesses. The two men had been in Osseo and had quarreled when they returned. King’s defense was an allegation of insanity. SUBMITS TO OPERATION. President Castro of Venezuela Said to Be Improving. Washington, Feb. 13.—Official infor- mation recelved here by the Venezu- + elan legation is to the effect that Pres- 1 ident Castro has at last yielded to the advice of his doctors and friends and | submitted to an operation, as the re- ' sult of which his recovery seems as- sured. This operation was performed on Feb. 9 by some of the most em- inent surgeons of Venezuela. $4.00@7.05; cows and heifers, $1.50@ 5.25; | 4.75; Texans, $8.75@4.40; Westerns, $3.80@5.25. Hogs—Mixed and butch. ers, $6.85@7.17%; good heavy, $6.85 @7.17%; rough heavy, $6.85@6.95; | light, $6.85@7.10; * pigs, - $6.15@6.80. i Sheep, $8.25@>5.65; lambs, $5.00Q7.60. - stockers and feeders, $2.70@ ' Father and Four Children Dead. Allentown, Pa., Feb. 13.—Edwin Reldnauer, a baker, and his four chil- | dren, from ‘two to eight years old, ‘were burned in a fire which destroyed their home. Reidnauer was frying doughnuts when the fat boiled over on the floor, setting the house on fire. l ONE MAN LOSES HIS LIFE. Others Narrowly Escape Death In Phil- adelphia Fire. Philadelphia, Feb. 13.—A fire in which one man lost his life and sev- eral other persons had narrow escapes from death seriously damaged the | five-story building at 105-107 South Third street, in the heart of the finan- eial district. The building was occu- | pied by the Phoenix Pants, Overalls . and Shirt company and Dumee Sons ; & Co., cotton commission brokers. The flames started in the upper por- tion of the building occupied by the Phoenix company and cut off the es- | cape by means of the stairway of the ' employes working on the top floor, | forcing them to use the fire escapes, | which were covered with ice and ! snow. With one exception all of the two score employes safely reached an adjoining building. The one who! failed was Louis Deskeveskey, aged = twenty-six years, who in the excite- | ment either jumped or fell from the fire escape. He was instantly killed. MAY FORCE MINES TO CLOSE. Much lliness Prevails in Parts of | Pennsylvania. Latrobe, Pa., Feb. 13.—Following i closely upon a typhoid fever epidemic | at Bradville and Snydertown, near here, many miners are ill and the closing of the coal mines in the vicin- | ity is threatened. In addition to this | there are hundreds of cases of grip | existing in this city and much alarm is-felt by physicians at the continued | spread of both diseases and their fre- ! quent fatalities. MISSING TREASURER SHORT i SAVINGS BANK OF NEW BRITAIN,' CONN., KNOWN TO HAVE | peovle of LOST AT LEAST $150,0C0. New Britain, Conn., Feb. 13.—A high officer of the Savings bank of New Britain states that there is a big shortage in the accounts of William F. Walker, the missing treasurer of the bank, and that the bank’s own officers have so far discovered a short- age of $130,000. The examination of | the bank’s affairs will be continued’ and the officers say doubtless the shortage will be found to be much larger. The total assets of the New Britai Savings bank are $6,707,322. Loans' on real’ estate amount to $3,420,850 and holdings in railroad bonds amount to $1,924,809. These are the two big- | gest items. The deposits in the bank amount to $6,382,782, divided among 14,928 degosit i WORTH ABOUT $175,000. London Burglars Carry Off Valuable Works of Art. London, Feb. 13.—The most sensa- tional art burglary since 1876, when | Gainsborough’s “The Duchess of Dev- onshire,” now the property of J. Pier- pont Morgan, was stolen by an Amer- ican, occurred at Charles Wertheim- er's residence on Park lane during the night. Several costly canvasses, in- cluding pictures by Gainsborough and Reynolds, were cut out of their frames and carried off. The two Gainsbor- oughs and a Reynolds were worth to- gether $80,000. So unskillfully were the pictures cut from their frames| i ruined, even if they should be recov-| ered. The thieves also secured a bxgi haul of REighteenth century Frenchi snuff boxes, miniatures, ete. They | made their exit from the front dom"i household. The burglars, however, got away before the police could be summoned. The property stolen is valued at $175,000 in all. SEVERAL DEATHS RESULT. Zero Weather Causes Suffering in New York City. New York, Feb. 13.—The cold wave which swept down on the city during| the night sent the mercury from well | up in the thirties down almost to the" zero mark. A strong wind which pre- vailed in the early hours of the day | added much to the discomfort. As is usual svhen the mercury goes tumbling there were tenement house fires during the early hours of the day. At least two deaths are known to have resulted from the cold in the city. Neither of the victims has been identified. One man was found lying dead in Brooklyn and another man was found dead in a hallway in First avenue, Manhattan. He apparently’ had gone into the hallway to sleep and had been overcome. Several other persons who had been overcome by the cold were found unconscious in the street and were removed to hos- pitals. Aged Wisconsin Couple Killed. Fond du Lac, Wis., Feb. 13.—Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Wagner, an aged couple liviag near Reeds Corners, were killed by a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road engine about a mile north of Brandon. They were driving Into Brandon in a cutter at the time of the accident. Dies of Chloroform Poisoning. Los Angeles, Cal., Feb, 13.—Profes- sor H. Russell Burner, M. D,, head of a locai sanitarium and widely known throughout the Last, was found dead at his home here from chloroform poisoning. He gained extensive no- torfety through advertjsing. " SESSION OF HOUSE OF COMMONS | JUST OPENED PROMISES TO BE MOST IMPORTANT. ATTACK ON HOUSE OF LORDS PLANNED INCREASED HOME RULE FOR IRE- LAND AND ARMY REFORMS ALSO ON PROGRAMME. London, Feb. 13.—The second ses- sion of the second parliament of the present reign, which promises to be full of interest and importance as a | ‘onsequence of the projected Liberal attack on the house of lords and the introduction of an installment of home rule for Ireland, was opened by King Edward with all the imposing cere- monies which has attended these functions since his accession. The speech from the throne fore- shadowed a full and busy session de- voted to Ireland, army reforms and temperance, apart from the over- shadowing question of the house of lords. The rest of the speech was devoted to the proposed licensing bill, the object of which is to diminish the drink evil; proposals for the improve- ment of the army organization and Irish local government and edication uestions and a number of minor measures, including the establishment of a court of criminal appeal. On tha Irish question the king said: “Your attention will be called to measures for further associating the land with the manage- ment of their demestic affairs and otherwise improving thelr system of government in its administrative and financial aspects. Proposals will also be submitted to you for effecting a reform of university education in Ire- land, by which, T trust, that the difi- culties which have so long retarded higher education in that country may be removed.” Sop to Woman Suffragists, Among the domestic legislation fore- shzdowed in the speech from the throne was “a bill enabling women to serve on local bodies,” evidently in- tended as a sop to the woman suf- fragists. ous questions,” said the king, “affecting the working of our pariia. mentary system have arisen from the unfortunate differences between the two houses. My ministers have this important subject under consideration with the view of a solution of the difficulty.” After the usual reference to the good relations prevailing between Great Britain and other powers the speech deplored the loss of business and destruction of property resulting from the earthquake at Kingston. “I have seen with satisfaction,” said the king, “that the emergency has been met by the governor and his offi- cers with courage and devotion and by the people with self-control. The occasion has called forth many proofs of practical good will from all parts of my country and I recognize with sincere gratitude the sympathy shown by the people of the United States and the assistance promptly offered by their authorities.” The points In the king’s speech lighted stove of his house. A servant | that they have been irretrievably| which atiracted the most attention were the references to the Kingston disaster and the house of lords. When his majesty spoke gratefully of the assistance rendered by the American navy to the earthquake sufferers he containing nitro- | With their booty, which caused the{turned in the direction of the diplo- glycerin. It has not yet been ascer- | alarm bells to ring and aroused. the matic body and bowed to Ambassador Reid. NO AGREEMENT REACHED. President and San Francisco Officials in Conference. Washington, Feb. 13.—When asked in regard to the conference held at the White House on the Japanese question and whether the proposition submitted by the San Francisco dele- gation called for the exclusion of Japa- nese coolie labor from this country Mayor Schmitz said: “We are not making a treaty and have not discussed with the president the question of excluding the Japa- nese from this country by treaty. We simply presented our side of the ques- tion at issue. “It now remains for us to modify our views in order to reach an agree- ment with the president or for Mr. Roosevelt to modify his views to reach an agreement with us. “The conference adjourned subject to the call of the president and I do not believe we will be called to the ‘White House again until Thursday or Friday.” Representative Hayes of California | said that he believes a satisfactory ! solution of the question will be . reached. Higgins’ Condition Hopeless. Olean, N. Y., Feb. 13.—Dr. Hibbard said during the morning that there had been no improvement in the con- dition of ex-Governor Higgins, but that he had lost ground and was worse. In his opinion the case is now ; hopeless. Moving Troops to Frontier. Panama, Teb. 13.—Advices from San Salvador say that both Honduras and Nicaragua are moving troops to the frontier. Honduras has a force of 12,000 men available and Nicaragua 15,000. Thus far there has been no i fighting. Most Complete Stock West of Duluth H Blank Books, Ledgers, Journals, Etc., Stationery, Christmas Stickers, 1907 Diaries, Typewriter Paper, Scrap Books, Lead Pencils, Pens, Holders, e e e = R e e g = Ink Wells, Etc. Rubber Stamps and Pads, Fountain Pens, Letter Copy Books, Paper Clips and Fasteners, Rubber Bands, Letter Files, In Erasers, Kneaded Rubber Squares, Township Plats in bock form, Fine quality colored Blotters, Letter Copy Presses, Waste Paper Baskets, Rubbe s r Typ es, Typewriter Supplies, Postal Scales, e Outfits, Staplers, Paper Knives, & MANY HEFDRMS UKELY ; :RENCH CHURCH CONTROVERSY. enator Beveridge ‘of Indiana Ex- presses His Opinion. ‘Washington, Feb. 13.—In discussing the controversy between the French government and the Vatican Senator | Beveridge of Indiana, in a speech at Carroll institute, in part said: (NEARLY TWO HUNDRED LOSS OF LIFE BY SINKING OF STEAMER LARCHMONT OFF BLOCK ISLAND, R. I “With the purely governmental con- | ! troversy between any nation and its citizens or subjects we. Americans, as a nation, have nothing to do. In such questions we Americans as individ- uals may have our personal opinion, but not an oflicial opinion. But when any government on earth grounds its ! policy in an attack on religion itself then it is time ‘for all men who be- lieve in the gospel to speak out in protest. For such an attack is the beginning of a movement against all religion and its end is to dethrone the Saviour of the world as the sovereign of the spiritual and moral empire of mankind. It affects all churches equally, “I wonder if men who taik so boldly of exterminating our faith understand what would hap if that faith were dethroned. How jung do you suppose the republic would last if all the churches were turned into factories and all the preachers and priests— ministers of the same gospel—ceased forever their holy vocation? How long would society itself endure? Men have rebelled against the intolerance of dogma; men should no less rebel against the intolerance of politics. Men have resisted intolerance of the church, both Protestant and' Catholic; men should no less resist the intoler- ance of the state whether republican or monarchial.” THREATENS AN EXPOSURE LIEUTENANT BURBANK ASSERTS MANY ARMY OFFICERS LIVE WITH FILIPINO WOMEN. Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 13.—Ex- Lieutenant Sidney S. Burbank was re- leased from the federal penitentiary here during the morning after serving nearly fifteen months and started for Indianapolis, where he will visit a brother for a few days. Lieutenant Burbank comes of a mil- itary family, his father and grand- father both having served in the United States army. His engagement in 1903 to a prominent young society woman of Leavenworth precipitated a suit by his Filipino wife, Mrs. Concep- cion Vasquez of Valladolid, Occidental Negros, who formally filed her claims with the war department (o prevent the coming marriage of Lieutenant Burbank. Two years ago Burbank re- turned to the Philippines with his regiment. Shortly after his arrival the Filipino woman filed an action against him in the civil courts for abandonment and non-support. She finally was granted a separation, but not a divorce, and Burbank was or- dered to pay alimony for the supgort of their child. Later Burbank was tried by ccurtmartial and convicted of embezzling company funds and of other conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. Lieutenant Burbank declined to make known his plans. Some time later he would, he declared, make a statement regarding his case that would create a sensation in army ecir- cles. “There are ddzens of army officers living with these Filipino women,” de- clared he, “but they are fortunate enough to escape the clutches of the blackmailers. I fell into their grasp. “I am’ through with the ‘Yankee Doodle army’ and wouldn’t wear the uniform of an officer again if I could.” WAGE SCALE ADJUSTED. Announcement Made by the Pennsyl- vania Company. Philadelphia, Feb. 13.—The follow- ing statement has been made by the Pennsylvania railroad: “General Manager Atterbury has ad- vised general superintendents of the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg and Erie that the engineers and fire- men have reached a satisfactory set- tlement with the company and the members of the committees have left for their homes. The conductors have also arrived at an agreement satisfac- tory to both them and the manage- ment. “The members of the committee representing the trainmen will go home to ascertain if the concessions accorded them by the company are satisfactory.” GREAT SUFFERING RESULTS. Gas Supply Fails With Temperature Below Zero. Martins Ferry, O., Feb. 13.—With the temperature averaging 5 degrees below zero the natural gas supply gave out at Martins Ferry and thou- sands of people are suftering severely from cold and without anything warm to eat. 4 Reports all along the gas line in this vicinity say the same condition prevails. People in many homes are | Jctually frost bitten and are tearing down fences in order to get fuel to warm their homes. Case of Murder and Suicide. ‘Washington, Feb. 13.—Leonard L. Brown, thirty-six years of age, a mer- chant, and Margaret Strawb, aged twenty-six, were found dead in the rear of the former’s store in this city. The coroner, after an investigation, sald it was a case of murder and sul-| cide. Brown was a married man with ONLY NINETEEN PERSONS ARE SAVED REMAINDER OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW DROWN OR PER- ISH OF EXPOSURE. JESPERATE BATTLE WITH HIGH SEAS REFUGEES IN SMALL BOATS UN- ABLE TO REACH SAFETY ON FRAIL CRAFT. Block Island, R. L, Feb. 13.—Only nineteen out of an estimated total of from 150 to 200 persons survived the sinking of the Joy line steamer Larch- mont in Block Island sound during the nignt. Of the saved eight were pas- sengers, six men and two women, and the rest were members of the crew, inciuding Captain McVey. The Larch- mont, which was bound from Provi- dence, R. I, to New York, went down after colliding with the schooner Harry Knowlton. The survivors reached this island in small boats. Tn the boats which carried the survivors were the bodies of several passengers who had frozen to death during the trip from the wreck to the land. It is impossible to accurately fix the number of those lost. Captain McVey estimated tiie number of passengers as 150 and the crew as fifty. On the basis of these figures the number of those who perished was placed at 181. The bodies of the victims of the disaster were being washed ashore coastantly. By noon eighteen had been taken from the water. The collision between the Larch- mont and the schooner occurred about three miles off Watch Hill, R. I. The Harry Knowitcn, which was bound from South Amboy for Boston with coal, foundered a few hours after the accident, but Captain Frank T. Haley and crew of six men escaped in the ship’s boats and reached shore at ‘Watch Hill. Boats Swamped by High Seas. According to Captain McVey of the Larchmont the steamer remained afloat barely ten minutes after the coliision. Boats and rafts were launched hastily and in them passen- gers and crew waged a desperate bat- tle with high seas and strong gales. The night was extremely cold and many died from exposure. Five boats and four rafts, carrying nineteen sur- vivors and the bodies of eleven dead, managed to reach Block Island. Sur- vivors expressed the opinion that all on board the Larchmont had secured places in boats or rafts, but that many of the boats were swamped and many persons were swept away by the seas or had fallen overboard overcome by the cold. Captain McVey said he could not estimate the exact loss of life at this time. His steamer left Providence late in the evening and at the time of the collision Captain McVey had not had an opportunity to examine the passenger list, which had been hand- ed to him just before his steamer left Providence. The captain’s estimate of the number of those on board agrees, however, with the estimate made by the Joy line officials at Providence, who said that the Larch- mont carried about 150 passengers and a crew of ffty. The inhabitants of all parts of the island turned out to assist in rescue work, although many of them live several miles from the point off which the steamer sank. The northwest gale continued, with zero tempera- ture, throughout the forenoon. FIFTY-MILE WIND BLOWING. Search for Refugees of Collision Im- possible. Block Island, R. I, Feb. 13.—The fishing schooner Clara E. came into port during the afternoon with seven bodies on hoard. They were picked up from a raft of the steamer Larch- mont. The wind in Block Island sound is | blowing fifty miles an hour and the Joy line steamer Kentucky, which left Fall River for this place, is ex- pected to have difficulty in coming inside. FOUR OCCUPANTS KILLED. Train Strikes Funeral Coach at Long Island City. New York, Feb. 13.—Four persons were killed at a railroad crossing of the Long Island railroad in.Long Isl- and City when a train struck a funeral coach and smashed it. Three of the occupants of the coach were instantly killed and one died while on the way to a hospital. ‘ RUSSIAN MINE DISASTER. Forty Bodies So Far Recovered From the Shaft. Bakhmut, Russia, Feb. 13.—The coal mines here caught fire during the day while the miners were at work. As this dispatch is filed forty bodies have one child. - ! been taken from the ghaft. e . A