The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 7, 1904, Page 7

a praca EST AE, nn a ——————————— sore eerste merc JAPAN WARNS CHINA ARREST HUNTERS MAKES A TREATY | JOHN M. GLOVER TO RESIST RUSSIA Action Is Taken to Offset Muscovite Pressure to Force Agreement. Pekin: Uchida Yasuya, Japanese minister to the court of Pekin, inform- ed the Chinese authorities Tuesday that any concessiosn calculated to legalize Russia’s occupation of Man- churia would be regarded as acts pre- Judicial to Japanese safety and ex- pose the Chinese territory to the threat of aggression on many sides. Uehida’s action is Japan's reply to the renewed efforts on the part of M. Les- ser, the Russian minister, to force China to come to an agreement with Russia regarding Manchuria, The ten- sion between the Russian and Japan- ese diplomatists is near the breaking point, Think Russia May Weaken. St. Petersburg: There ‘are indica- tions that the government appreciates the danger of pressing Japan too far and is disposed to adopt means for easing the situation, The influential press reflects the disappointment of the ruling class over Japanese perti- nency. Official irritation at the temporary non-success of Russian diplomacy is vented in an attack on Gen. Kuropat- kin, minster of war, who is charged with failure to prosecute the military preparations with proper energy, and particularly to hasten to the far East an adequate equipment of field artil- lery. Kuropatkin replies that Rus- sia’s unpreparedness is not due to neg- ligence, but the the limited capacity of the Siberian railway. Rearm Russian Artillery. Moscow: Twelve batteries of the four grenadier brigades of field artil- lery stationed in and around Moscow have been selected for service in the far East and have received new guns, which the Russian artillerists claim, are superior to the French fleldpieces. The early departure of three of these batteries is expected, which will place 1008 field guns, with the latest equip- ment, at the diposal of Viceroy Alex- ieff. It is said here that all the volun- teers living at their homes, who, as graduates of high schools, are privi- leged to serve only a year with the colors, have been ordered into bar- Tacks No extensive movements of troops eastward have been reported here up to the present. Says America Will Aid Japan. Rome: The Tribuna, in commenting upon the active military preparations in the United States, connects them with the situation in the far East, and says it is the wish of the United States to insure the open door in Man- churia, and that Japan has always counted upon such an attitude, KILLED WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE PRISONER Mob Tries to Force Carbondale Mar- shal to Open Jail Doors. Carbondale, Ill.: John Chamness was shot three times and fatally wounded in a melee at Creal Springs Wednes- day, in which City Marshal John Gul- ley was being forced by a mob to re- lease Frank Chamness from the city bastile. The marshal, after placing Frank Chamness in jail, went into Alexander’s drug store and the mob demanded the prisoner's release. sais the marshal refused to grant. He was surrounded, and was being bodily taken to the calaboose, when his son ap peared on the scene and demanded his father’s release. A wordy war en- sued, and at least three shots were fired, all of which entered John Cham- ness’ body. The wounded man was taken to his home, where he died. Sheriff Harris was summoned, and wth several deputies went to the scene. So far no arrests have been made. Creal Springs is a college town and summer resort, and the sale of intoxi- cants is forbidden. Frank Chamness was arrested for being intoxicated. Blackmailer Demands $5,000. St. Joseph, Mo.: Superintendent A. T. Perkins of the Kansas City, St. Jo- seph and Council Bluffs Railroad, re- ceived a letter Sunday from what is believed to be an amateur blackmailer, who signed the name of O'Dell Carter. The letter is dated at Watson, Mo., and informed the superintendent that if he did not deposit $5,000 at a desig- nated spot by the roadside he would be murdered. The letter was turned over to the postal authorities. New Trial for Mrs. Botkin. Wilmington, Del.: Attorney General Ward Wednesday received a letter from District Attorney Byington of ‘San Francisco asking him to have the Delaware witnesses in the case of Mrs. Botkin, accused of killing Mrs. Deane cand Mrs. Dunning of Dover, Del., by sending them poisoned candy through the maus, in San Francisco, by Feb- Tuary 15 next, when it'{s intended to take up Mrs. Botkin’s second trial. Train’s Victim Unidentified. Centralia, il.: An unidentified man about 40 years old and well dresse! was killed by a northbound Illinois Central train three miles south of here Friday night. He had a razor and about $2 in his clothing, but nothing to disclose his identity. Mexican Currency Is Demonetized. Manila: The old Mexican currency “was demonetized Friday and the Span- -ish-Philippine peso is now legal tender “until July 1 next, at the regular Gov- sernment rate. FOR KILLING MAN August Zopf and Charles and Robert Grayton in Jail at Carlyle, Il. St. Louis: August Zopf of 3034A La- Salle street and his brother-in-law, Charles Grayton, who lives in North St. Louis, were taken to Carlyle, Ill., Tuesday charged with having shot and killed Assessor George Paahlmann of Lookingglass township, and wounding Henry Paahimann at Damiansville, Ill., last Saturday afternoon. The two mep surrendered to Sheriff Will Ragen up on learning that they were suspected, and, meeting him at the Union station at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning, accom- panied him without a requisition. They deny that they had anything to do with the shooting, though they ad- mit that they were in Damiansville Saturday. Robert Grayton of New Memphis; Ill, a brother of Charles Grayton, is also under arrest. He formerly work- ed in St. Louis. The shooting took place in the Mid- dlecoff saloon at Damiansville. A par- ty. of four hunters entered the saloon, where the two Paahlmanns and a num- ber of other citizens were. Some one asked the hunters if they had licenses and claimed the right to arrest them. A fight ensued, in the course of which tho two PaahIlmanns were shot. The hunters_disappeared,_They had with them a peculiarly marked beagle hound, ¢nd by means of that were traced by Sheriff Ragen of Clinton county to New Memphis, There it was learned that the hound belonged to Robert Grayton, who was arrested Monday. He admitted being in Damiansville on Saturday, but de- nied having anything to do with the killing of Paahlmann. The man told the sheriff that his companions were his two brothers and his brother-in- law, who were all in St. Louis. On the advice of his attorney, he arranged with them to give themselves up. The younger brother, John Grayton, a 14- year-old boy, was not wanted by the sheriff. The three men are now in jail at Carlyle, Ill, where they will be held for the preliminary hearing. JAPAN WILL WAIT UNTIL JANUARY 10 Unsafe To Wait Longer. London: The Central News Monday states that Viscount Hayashi, the Jap- anese ambassador to Great Britain, has informed the British government that it will be unsafe for Japan to wait longer than January 10 for a final re- ply from Russia as to its intentions re- garding Korea and Manchuria, A correspondent confirms the re- ports of the cordiality with which the negotiations are proceeding, and says that Russia's reply to the Japanese note may ve expected within ten days. He quotes what he says is the most competent authority, emphatically de- nying Russia's alleged opposition to the Chinese-American commercial treaty. The correspondent, despite everything, believes that Russia has not been im such a tight corner since the Crimea. According to the Chroni- cle, Japan has bought the two Argen- tine warships building at Genoa. Insurgents Slay Dominican General San Domingo: Commander in Chief Casimiro Soto, a bugler and a number of others were killed by the insurgents in a battle which took place Monday before the residence of Mr. Powell, American minister, which is situated 1500 feet outside the city. Mr. Powell removed into the city eight hours be- fore the fighting began.. The situation is deperate. The city is barricaded. Three governments are in power and in each district there is an army. The telegraph lines are still interrupted. A British warship has arrived here, but will not remain long, although there is not the slightest indication of an amicable understanding being reached. It is apparently war to the knife for all the factions. Gen. Weyler to Publish a Book. London: Gen. Weyler will shortly publish a book, entitled “My Military and Political Campaign in Cuba,” ac- cording to a special dispatch from Madrid. Two interesting chapters will be headed: “My Project for Landing in United States Territory,” and “Rea- sons Why I Was Obliged to Abandon the Project.” Gillett Not Present to Face Creditors. Kansas City, Mo.: Grant C. Gillett, the former Kansas cattle plunger, who had agreed to meet his creditors here Thursaay and plan a settlement of his $1,500,000 indebtedness, failed to put in an appearance. His attorney says he believes that Gillett weakened at the last moment and returned to Fos- totria, O. Observe Golden Wedding. " Mascoutah, Ill.: Mr. and Mrs. Ru- dolph Rutz celebrated their golden wedding Friday. The couple are among the oldest settlers in the county. Damaging Blaze at Quincy. Quincy, Ill.: The branch office and storehouse of the Armour Packing Co. was damaged by fire Thursday morn- ing, the loss to the building and stock amounting to between $40,000 and $50,000. Plot to Massacre Christians Upset. Salonica, European Turkey: Over luv Turks were arrested here Thurs- day on suspicion of complicity in a plot to massacre Christians. The ar rests are continuing. Quantities of Appalling Loss of Life in a Chicago Theatre Fire Men, Women and Children Suffocated, Cremated, Trampled and Torn to Death in the Rush Chicago: About 550 persons were killed in ten minutes Wednesday after- noon, during a fire in the Iroquois Theater, the newest, the largest and as far as human power could make it the safest theater in Chicago. Estimates of the dead and injured vary. The police count of dead is 536. The estimate of the newspapers is 562. Besides this, there were fifty-five persons missing at midnight, the ma- jority of whom are probably among the dead in the morgue and various undertaking establishments. Many of the dead were incinerated; some were suffocated by gas and smoke; but the large majority were crushed to death in the mad panic which swept through the audience when a sheet of flame burst from the stage over the heads of the auditors in the parquet and into the very faces of those sitting in the front rows of the first balconies. The fact that the asbestos curtain failed to work when an atempt was made to lower it to cut off the fire from the stage from the auditorium is chiefly responsible for the holocaust. The fire escapes were not ready, the theater having been recently com- pleted, and many who rushed to the fire escape balconies found no ladders there, and were pushed off by those behind them and crushed to death on the pavements below. The majority of those killed and in- jured were women and children. From the accounts of the catastrophe given by eye-witnesses, most of the comparatively few men in the audience were as completely panicstricken as the women, and fought their way to the open air over the bodies of women, children and babies. Many of the bodies taken from the gutted theater after the fire were burn- ed or crushed beyond recognition. The morgues and hospitals of the city are filled to overflowing. The fire broke out during the second act of the play, “Mr. Bluebeard,” which was the first dramatic production pro- duced in the theater since its erection, Piling Up. Evidence of Inadequate Fire Protection Chicago: For the first time since Chicago has possessed bells to peal, whistles to shriek and horns to blow, the old year was allowed silently to take its place in history and the new year permitted to come with no evi- dence of joy at its birth, All Chicago mourned for the 600 persons who died Wednesday in fire, panic and suffoca- tion at the Iroquois Theater, In an official proclamation issued, Mayor Carter Harrison suggested that the usual New Year's celebration be omitted. The idea found a ready re- sponse in the hearts of the people and the Mayor's words seemed only to give utterance to universal desire. The calamity of the Iroquois Theater has cast Chicago into gloom, Busi- ness Thursday was performed with a No Merrymakers in Street, Only Crowds at Morgues. Ordinarily on New Year's Eve the streets are filled with merrymakers, but Thursday night the only throngs were those around the morgues. Ordi- narily, fashionable restaurants are filled with lighthearted revelers, who toast the year that passes and hail the year that comes. Thursday night these places were deserted, while in some, doors were locked and curtains drawn. For the second time Chicago has been stricken to the heart. Not only have many of her sons and daughters met death in a variety of horrible and torturing forms, but the blow has fall- en almost as heavily on strangers with- in her gates. There is hardly a village or town within a radius of 100 miles of Chicago whose people are not direct- ly or indirectly interested in the piles of dead or in the fate of those who are missing; probably dead; lkely burned or trampled beyond recogni- tion. Cities far distant in America are mourners, and sympathy has come from across the seas. List of Dead Near 600; Total Casualties, 1,000. The list of dead continues as it was given Wednesday night, in the neigh- borhood of 600. A widely accepted es- timate is 564 dead. This number like- ly will be increased, as there are per- sons in hospitals who probably will die. It is believed, however, that the total number of dead will not exceed 600. Including the dead, missing and in- jured, the total number of casualties is approximately 1,000. There were about 2,500 spectators and actors in the theater at the time of the fire. In the excitement following the ca- lamity many persons were reported missing who have since returned home. No report of these returns has been made to the police, and their names still swell the list of the missing. When the names of the dead who are still to be identified have been sub tracted from the list of the missing, it is probable that the extent of the catastrophe wil be fully revealed, Controversy Over Cause Of the Fire Continues. There is animated discussion among tremen, employes of the theater and architects as to the cause of the fire. Accounts differed Thursday as widely as they varied Wednesday night. The theatrical people are a unit in declaring that the fire started with an explosion, and in this they are flatly contradicted by scores of people in the audience, who declare that they saw the fire creeping along the edge of the curtain for several mia- utes before the explosion took place. Many persons left their seats after Notifies Gov. Dockery of Extradition. Jefferson City, Mo.: Gov. Dockery Monday morning received a telegram from F. B. Loomis, assistant secretary of state at Washington, which conveys the positive information that Charles Kratz is to be delivered to the Mis- souri authorities. The message says: “Department is advised by our em- bassy that Mexico has granted the ex- tradition of Kratz.” Gov. Dockery ex- pressed himself as much pleased at the outcome of the efforts to secure the apprehension of the much-wanted man. seeing the blaze, and were well on their way to the street when overtaken by the frightened rush of those they had left behind them, The best evidence at present obtain- able is that the fire was started by sparks from an are light striking the edge of the drop curtain, but this has not been proved. There are so many statements as to the cause at present, and they differ so widely, that it is impossible to ascertain the exact truth of the matter. Building Ordinances Were Not Enforced. Although the Iroquois Theater was as safe as any theater in Chicago, it became evident Thursday that the City Building Department had not strictly building ordinances, William Curran, a building inspector, was in the theater only a few moments before the catastrophe, and went away saying that everything was in goo condition, He reported this fact Thurs- day morning to Deputy Building Com- missioner Stanhope. The Deputy Com- missioner, in company with Inspectors Laughlin, Lense and Dalton, went to the theater to make an inspection, On his return to the City Hall he said: “The theater and its management were strictly within the law. I shall not go into details until I have com- pleted my report.” Section 185 of the local building or- dinance provides that, in buildings of the class to which the Iroquois Thea- ter belongs, there shall be a system of automatic sprinklers. There were no sprinklers in the Iroquois Theater, and Mr. Stanhope, when this was called to his attention, said: “There was no sprinkler system in the theater, but the provision about the iron doors made it unnecessary for the theater to have them.” Section 189 of the ordinance provides that theaters be equipped with fire alarms connected with the city fire- alarm system. Mr. Stanhope said: “The Iroquoise has fire-alarm connections, I did not see the box, but that is my informa- tion.” No Fire-Alarm Connection With City Alarm System. City Klectrician Hyland said: “The Iroquois had no fire-alarm con- nection with the city alarm system. No application is on file for any such connection.” The alarm of fire was turned in from a box more than half a block from the theater. The law provides that there shall ba a ventilating shaft at the rear end ot the stage to conduct flames and smoke away from the auditorium in just such emergencies. The Iroquois possessed no such ventiliating shaft. Closes Nineteen Theaters. Chicago: Mayor Carter Harrison Friday took steps to provide, as far as possible, against a repetition of Wed- nesday’s horror at the Iroqouis Thea- ter. As a result of an investigation made at his orders and lasting but a few hours nineteen theaters and mu- seums were ordered closed, some of them being among the leading and most popular playhouses of the city. The action of the Mayor was based on one single violation of the ordinances which are intended to protect the pat- rons of theatres from just such an oc- currence as that which cost so many lives on Wednesday. This was that every one of these places had omitted to supply an asbestos curtain. To Bring Three-Cent Fares. Cleveland, O.: Two ordinances. were introduced in the City Council Monday night pertaining to the 3-cent fare streetcar situation in this city. One is to the effect that the Woodland avenue franchise, expiring September 20, 1904, be given to the new 3-cent fare company, and a like transaction to take place when the Central avenue line franchise expires on March 25, 1905.. The second ordinance is to the effect that the rate of fare on all street- car routes shall be made 3 cents, ex- cept where the terms state otherwise, WITH ABYSSINIA Consul General Skinner's Visit Will; Open New Trade Territory, | Jibutil, French Somoaliland: The} United States expedition to Abyssinia, | under Consul General Skinner of Mar- | seilles, which arrived at Adis Abeba, December 21, has successfully carried out the principal feature of the mis- | sion. A treaty between the United States and the Empire of Ethiopia, opening for the first time friendly commercial relations, has been negotiated and signed. Emperor Menelik has also given his | formal acceptance of the invitation to participate in the St. Louis Universal Exposition. As a personal tribute from Emperor Menelik to President Roosevelt, Mr. Skinner has been charged to deliver to the President two lions and a pair of elephant’'s tusks. To each member of the party was tendered a decoration, the acceptance of which is held in abeyance, owing | to the official character of the expedi- tion. The closing audience granted by | Emperor Menelik to Mr. Skinner and | the leaders of the American escort was of a particularly cordial character, DEATH RENDERS NECESSARY NEW TERRITORIAL INQUIRY Maj. Chalmers’ Demise Checks Inves- | togation Against Officials. Washington: Another investigation | of the charges filed by the Indian | rights association against Pliny Soper, United States district attorney, and | other court officials in the Indian Ter- | ritory, and also of charges against Associate Justice B, F. Burwell of the Oklahoma supreme court, is rendered | necessary by the death of Maj, Wil- | liam Leigh Chalmers, Maj, Chalmers | died at an early hour Tuesday morn- ing, after eight weeks’ illness, follow- | ing his return from the West, before | returning his report. It was stated at the department | of justice Tuesday that no further | steps would be taken in the investiga. | tion until the return of Attorney Gen- | eral Knox, but it is thought that an- other special agent will undoubtedly in both territories. U. &, Officers Restrained. ] Little Rock, Ark.: United States District Judge Jacob Triber has grant- ed a temporary injunction restraining the officers of the Interior Department at Hot Springs from interfering with the patients of nongraduate phy- to their patients the use of the hot waters on the Government reserva- tion. The rule of the Secretary of the Interior under which the superintend- ent of the government reservation acts permits any person to use the waters | who may desire to do so, if not under medical treatment, but if under meai- cal treatment, then the use of the wa- ters is denied, unless sucn physician is registered in conformity with the regulations of the department. Desmond Departs for Mexico City. St. Louis: Chief of Detectives Des- | mond departed Wednesday night at 8:32 o'clock on the M., K. & T. for, the City of Mexico, and will arrive | there at 12 o'clock noon Sunday. After | having his requisition for the extradi- | tion of Kratz honored by the Mexican government at the capital, Chief Des- mond will go to Guadalajara to get Kratz. Succeeds J. T. Metcalf. Washington: The Postmaster Gen- eral has appointed Edward F. Kimball | of Massachusetts superintendent of | the money order system of the Post Office Department. Mr. Kimball has | been in charge of this branch of the | service since the removal of J. T. Met- calf during the Post Office investiga- tion. Fined For Violating Game Law. Nashville, Ill: Ed. Buesse of St. | Louis, Mo., was Tuesday arrested by Dputy Game Warden O. M. Burnett for having violated the Illinois game law. Buesse waived trial and pleaded guilty. Justice Weihmeyer fixed the fine at $50 and costs, Report Said to be Untrue. Berlin: The report that Germany contemplated the acquisition of a coal- | ing station at St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, is semiofficially declared sicians, who alleged that the Govern: | Baber, In mt ment prevents them from prescribing | | to be worth $100,000, to be as unfounded as similar previous Cie Pa Earthquake Shakes Illinois Town. Paris, [ll.: Paris was shaken Thurs- day by an earthquake which was per- ceptible over the entire city. No dam- age resulted. Odell Refers Ziegler Case to Cuncen. Albany, N. Y.: Gov. Odell said Fri- day night that he would refer the Wi!- liam Ziegler extradition case to Attor- FIGHTS MILITIA Fx-Missourian Defies Soldiers at Cripple Creek to Disarm Him. Cripple Creek, Colo.: Considerable excitement was occasioned here Mon- day by the action of Attorney John M. Glover, formerly a Congressman from Mssouri, in defying the military, bar- ricading himself in his office and only | surrendering ‘after receiving a bullet wound in the arm. Colonel Verdeckberg at once dis- the militia forces in the district, Mon- day received a letter from Mr. Glover. denying the legality of the recent or der for the surrender of arms by the citizens. In his letter Glover referred to Gov- ernor Peabody as “a cheap anarchist.” He declared that he had two guns in his office and defied the military to take them from him. Colonel VeVrdeckberg at once dis- patched Major Naylor with a squad to capture the attorney and his weapons. The lawyer's office was found barri- caded, and Glover appeared with a re- volver, declaring that he would shoot the first man who attempted to break down the door. The place was surrounded by troops and orders were given to shoot the man if he appeared with his gun again. Later Glover appeared and several shots were exchanged, the at- torney being wounded in the arm, after which he was captured. FIVE OF SIX DISCHARGED Continuance Granted in Last of “Thebes Lynching Cases.’ Cairo, Il.: The trial of the men ac- cused of participating in the Thebes lynching came up Monday before J. E. Jackson, a negro Justice of the Peace. James Rains, C. C, Bailey, James Buster, Brant Davis and Lieu- tenant J. F. Parker were discharged. The case against Henry Metcalf, an- other one of the party, was continued for ten days, The six men were charged with the lynching of William Johnson, a negro, at Thebes, last spring. Attorney General George B. Gilles- pie of Vienna, Judge W. A. Wall and State Attorney Wilson represented the people, rants Crow More Time. Albany, N. Y.: Governor Odell Mon- cay received a letter from Attorney General Crow of Missouri saying that he understood that he was to have fif- teen days extra in which to prepare briefs urging the governor to consent to the extradition of William Ziegler, on the indictment charging him with Louis, in connection with the effort to repeal the antialum baking powder legislation. The gov- ernor answered that Attorney General Crow could have the time he desired. This means that the briefs from Mis- souri’s representatives urging the gov- ernor to grant the extradition will not be filed for another week. Asserts Teachers Are Behind. St. Joseph, Mo.: Prof. G. B, Longan ot Kansas City, president of the Mis- souri state teachers’ association, in his annual address declared that progress in educational work has lagged far be- hind that in other lines of human ef- fort. He said: “One great hindrance to progress is non-professionalism. A large per cent of those engaged in | teaching enter the profession not with the avowed purpose of devoting their lives to it, but of continuing it until they can do better.” Donation to Santa Fe, N. M. Washington: Secretary Hitchcock, with the consent of the President, Wednesday agreed to donate to Santa Fe, N. M., the abandoned Fort Marcy military reservation, a tract of seven- teen and one-half acres, The tract lies in the heart of Santa Fe and is said It will be used as sites for a new high school and also a graded school. | Macedonians Take Warpath Again. Salonica, European Turkey: The © authorities are informed that 4,000 Macedonian revolutionists, under the leadership of eighty Bulgarian offi- cers, are ready to invade Turkish ter- ~ ritory. An order was issued here Mon. day requésting the Turkish official: to exercise extreme vigilance. It 4 rumored that the 2d army reserve will again be called out. a Asks for a Special Jury. Jefferson City, Mo.: Acting Pros- ecuting Attorney F, M. Brown Wednes-: day night filed an application for a spe-a¥ cial venire on behalf of the State ¥ the disbarment proceedings against, former Prosecuting Attorney R. Py Stone, The application for a new jui made by the State is an unusual prow” ceeding. Se Votes ‘for Asiatic Workmen. Pretoria: After three days’ deb ; in the Legislative Council, a motion: in favor of the introduction ot ey labor in South Africa was carried bgt ney General Cuneen for his decision. | a vote of 22 to 4. New Frisco Service. Hope, Ark.: The Frisco inaugurated George Reese Appointed. St. Joseph, Mo.: George Reese, fx their passenger service Friday, Hope | veteran printer, was Thursday to Ashdown and Ardmore. Trains will pointed deputy master of the on be mixed for a while. - This gives Hope | for the district in which St. Joseph | Ss four railroads and makes it an import- ant point. Car Inspector Killed by Train, Evansville, ind.: Taylor Rollins, a car inspector for the Louisville and located. The appointment. was n by State Grand Master W. W. Kubi of Kansas City. Fire Leaves 1,000 Homeless. . - Manila: A fire in ‘the pueblo 4 Nashville Railroad at Howell, was run | Calumpit Sunday destroyed 250 over by a freight train and killed Fri- | Several lives were lost and $1,00 dey night. Ky. He lived at Providence, | sons were rendered hotieless. “Ly about $75,000, with no insu —— “== ee—_—