Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1910, Page 1

SEVEN PARTS Including Star’s Sunday Magazine COLORED COMIC SECTION The Sunday Star. WEATHER. Fair?and continued cold Sun- day and Monday; brisk west- erly winds. —No. 18,031. WASHINGTON, D. GC, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1910.* FIVE CENTS. UIPS, SKITS, IESTS AT GRIDIRON DINNER Twenty-Fifth Birthday of Club Celebrated With Tradi- tional Funmaking. BONE WRESTS PRESIDENCY FROM USURPER ZELAYA New Commissioners Get a Send-Off in Song. ROOSEVELT BACK FROM ELBA Shows How a Speaker Should Rule House—Topical Incidents and Conditions Travestied. Comey RIGHT Haekis- Ewing SCOTT C. BONE. In celebration of the quarter-century anniversary of its existence, the Gridiron Club gave a dinner at the New Willerd Jast night, which added another to its Jeng iist of notable achievements as a fummeking organization. A company of distinguished guests gathered around the hospitable board and for four hours enjoyed the merry skits the club had provided for their amuse- ment, with a bite and a sup between times. The President of the United States, the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, diplomats, members of the cab- inet, senators and representatives, togeth- er with eminent men of many callings an dfrom many sections of the nation, raced the assemblage with their pres- ence. Sparkling dialogues, bright speeches, songs and witty parodies on public men and affairs filled the evening. Welcome in Melody. The spirit of the evening was express- ed in a song of welcome by the Gridiron quartet, sung in the darkness: “A hearty welcome now we give every honored guest; in our feasting jest and song njoin with hearty zest. Muy each one at our table Kujoy bimself tonight, And ig the coming years recall Tois evening with delight.” President Bone’s Address. Gridiron Club celebrates he tonight its silver anniversary,” said Sedtt C. Bone, the club's new president, in wel- coming the guests. “Born of good-fellow- ship, it thrives on good-fellowship. It has touched elbows with nation builder glasses with the great limes and made merry with the anointed ef the Lord. “It has seen administrations come and g0. It has seen statesmen rise and fall. It revels and has ever reveled in the pass- ing show, but with good feeling fellowship toward all and good- {f it has not made nationa! and international history, it has emphasized and embellished it. “It would call back tonight if it could those choice spirits of other days that helped to make its dinners gay. and, e@bove all, summon to this feast its be- loved colleagues gone beyond, that they right hear the tinkling of the bells—the silver bells. The Gridiron Club pays trib- ute to its founders. jeven of those who formed the char- ter roll @ quarter of a century ago are honored members of the club today. God bless their sterling souls! With the flash of this emblem the Gridiron Club greets you—greets you cordially. “Cast your troubles to the wind. for the night. Give vent to good cheer. Let merriment reign. And now, on with the feast!” Gridiron Flashes Into Flame. With that the great electric gridiron over the president's head flashed, the Ma- rine Band Orchestra played a lively air and the dinner was on. President Bone announced that the club nized but two rules governing ts dinners—that “reporters were never pres- a and “‘ladies constructively always then there was a surprise. The ot brass rings on a curtain rod attention to the end of the hall, the mammoth velvet portieres used the serving room were drawn clatter drew behold! In the gallery was a lovely ladies, most gorgeously Yea, Solomon in all his glory like unto them. surprise to members of the to guests, and expressions it would be ungallant to neternation—were heard, “but tis only a joke. were only lay figures in wax, and everybody breathed again. Press Prophet’s Praise. ‘The lights in the hall went out soon thereafter, and the guests wondered what was coming off next. It was like this: It frequently falls out that guests, when called upon to speak, especially on their first attendance at a Gridiron dinner feel it incumbent upon them upon the “pawer of the press,” and heap more or less fulsome adulation upon the “sentiment molders.”” and all that sort of (Continued on Ninth Page.) to dilate) PARIS NEAR NORMAL French Capital Recovering! From Flood Damage. ACTIVE IN RELIEF WORK | | Americans Prominent in Helping j Aid Sufferers. ROSTAND UPSETTING SOCIETY Delay in Premiere of ‘‘Chantecleer” | Cause of Embarrassments—High Price for Seats. Special Cablegram to The Star. PARIS, February 5.—Most of the streets jof Paris have now resumed their usual aspects. While in some quarters even electric lighting, transportation and heat- ing have been restored, many of the resi- dents are resigning themselves to candle- ‘lighted houses for the next fortnight. Buses and trams have commenced run- ning regularly, so life here, after all, 1s not such a problem as it was a week ago. The nurses at the Red Cross refuges are making no greater efforts to preserve the health of their patients than are the of- ficials of the Paris Zoo to save the lives of the animals who suffered from the ill effects of the floods. Despite the care of| the keepers, however, one giraffe and two| antelopes died Thursday, while five ele-! phants are dying as a result of colds con- tracted during their enforced immersion at the Jardin des Plants. All attempts! to construct a raft and take them out of the water were unavailing. Victims Help One Another. | Everywhere persons seem to be ani- mated by a desire to help one another. Thus some shopkeepers have given part of their premises to their neighbors who suffered by the floods, and it is not un. | |usual to see a baker installed in part ot a stationer’s shop and a butcher in part of a grocer’s store. The most amusing }of these incidents is to be seen in the picture dealers’ premises, which are; being shared with butchers and others. One window of a picture -dealer’s store is! filled with fine engravings and reproduc-| tions of Rembrandt pictures, while car- casses of beef and mutton hang in the_ other and butchers’ assistants cut up| joints before a background of landscapes | and portraits. | ‘Social events of the week are completely disorganized. It is quite the order of the day to receive “postponement cards’ put- ting off dinners, receptions and bridge parties. Await the “Chantecleer.” | The question of the production of Ros- | tand’s “Chantecleer’ has added to the general confusion, because as each time that a new date !s set for its premiere some society function is upset. One man} sent a letter to the papers in which he | said that he wished to dispose of two tickets -which he had secured for the/ firat performance, as he had become tired of changing all his engagements in order to be present at the premiere. His case, however, is a rare one, as most of the holders are unwilling to part with their tickets at any price, and are patiently waiting for the long-delayed production. It is well known that a certain rich Amer- ican bachelor, formerly of New York, but now a resident of Paris, paid $1,000 for two seats for the first performance of the barnyard play. Most of the theaters suffered financially by the floods, and although they are now able to give performances, the audiences are reduced by one-half. Relief for Sufferers. Many entertainments have been organ- ized by the American and English col- onies for the benefit of the sufferers of | the flood. Mr. Bacon, the American am- ; | bassador, and Mr. Mason, the American | ; consul general at Paris, have been kept | busy in opening concerts and other en- | tertainments. Yesterday at the Victor | Hugo rolier skating rink there was a! matinee which was largely patronized by | | Americans. Mr. Mason opened the affair. | | Miss Jessie Darling gave an exhibition | jof a skating cake walk. The entertain- | ment yielded about $1,500 for the flood} | | sufferers. Arrangements are gotng on for an all- for the same object. Seventy-five Amer- lican women are acting as patronesses for {this function. Albert Spalding, the Amer- jican violinist, will be one of the per-|} formers at this entertainment. Emma | Eames, who postponed her own concert | |because of the floods, las promised to} ising, but as her beautiful flat on the| | Rue de Gougon is one of those which is! without light and water, she may leave | for the Riviera before the entertain- ment. Suffer From Red Tape. Although the foreign subscriptions for the relief of the flood sufferers are hand- | ed to government officials, most of the| rich Parisians are giving thetr ald di-| rectly to private relief bureaus or to Red Cross refuges, as they say that the gov-| ernment takes too long to deliver funds | in such cases, owing to official red tape. | Committees must be selected and these appoint subcommittees to distribute the while the victims of the disaste: the circum- , | funds, |must wait for the work of Private bureaus, on the} | locution bureaus. other hand, distribute without loss or delay. | Mrs. Clinch Smith has announced that} she will not be at home Saturdays for | some weeks to come. As her weekly! musicals have been one of the features of the winter season, this announcement is much regretted. | Dr. and Mrs. Gris gave a dinner Thurs, the | money | | i i |day. Some of their guests were Mr. and} Mrs. Bennet, Mr. and Mrs. Delibe, Mrs. } Flourot, Miss Patten and Dr. and Mrs. | William Younger. ‘Although the Princess de Sagan (former- Anna Gould) is rarely seen in public at present, her two little sons are regu- lar visitors at the ice skating rink. Even during this week of the flood they have} gone there daily, with their attendants, to indulge in thelr favorite exercise. Both are expert skaters. 1 OHIO TRUSTS ARE FINED. | Plead Guilty to Conspiracy in Re-| straint of Trade. MARIETTA, Ohio, February 5—Th Marietta Torpedo Company, the Produc-; ers’ Torpedo Company and A. Oppen- heimer, W. B. Goe, S. J. Kennedy and M. E. MeMurray, officials of the latter com- pany, pleaded guilty to a charge of con- spiraey in restraint of trade in the com- mon pleas court here today. The com-| panies were fined $100 and costs, and the individuals $50 each. | Other companies who have been indicted | on the same charge will be arraigned next| week. All the indictments were brought under the Ohio anti-trust law. . ¥ MEA Uh Wl STATE DEPARTMENT ACT FEATURES OF THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE GRIDIRON CLUB.. | | i} i | \ i | i { i SENATOR FLINT RETIRES WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION. Formal Declination Given to the Press Yesterday—Term Expires March 4, 1911. Lacking the means to maintain the personal political organization essential to success, Senator Frank P. Fiint of Los Angeles, Cal., announced late yester- | day in a formal statement to the press that he would not be a candidate for re- election to the Senate. “It is my desire to make public at this time my determination not to be a candidate for re-election to the office of United States senator. I reached this decision some time ago. I have delayed making public announcement of my pur- pose, however, in deference to the earn- est request of friends in California. But I feel now that it would be unfair to myself to defay this announcement any longer. His Reasons Given. “The considerations which have led to my determination may be stated very simply. Under the primary law in the of all) American concert at the Opera Comique state of California it has become a requi- site essential to success that a candidate for the United States Senate should have a personal political organization in every state senatorial and assembly district. “I have not myself the means to main- tain such an organization; nor would IL be willing to enter upon a contest for the United States Senate wherein others contributed to keep up a state-wide or- ganization in my behalf. Grateful to Friends. “I desire to take the opportunity this statement to thank my friends throughout the state for the loyal sup- port they have given me in the past, jand to assure them that their good will toward me has my full appreciation.” Senator Flint’s term will expire March | 4, 1911. He began in the} Senate on March 4, succeeding thomas R. Bard. NOT SELF-SLAIN. Lover of Girl Suspected of Killing Bessie Wheeler. Special Dispatch to The Star UTICA, N. Y., February 5.—Miss Bessie Wheeler, an attractive young woman, who was found dead in her home near One- onta a few days ago, and who, it was said, had killed herself, was murdered, ac- cording to a statement today by the One- onta police authorities. A young man is under suspicion and surveillance. : The autopsy has disclosed that there were elght bullets in the girl’s breast and three of them penetrated the heart. There was another bullet in the bed upon which the young woman's body was found in such a position that, the police say, it must have been fired by some one stand- ing beside the bed. They are 22 caliber bullets, the same as the caliber of the pistol found lying by Miss Wheeler's side. But two points upset the hastily drawn suicide theory. Miss Wheeler's hands were covered with blood. There was no blood on the revolver which lay by her side. There were three bullets in the seven chambers and one of them had apparently missed fire. As there were eight bullets in the young woman's breast, she must, in order to have killed herself, have loaded the re- volver after at least one bullet had en- tered her heart. of | TOLD BY OPERATOR How the Kentucky’s Crew Was Saved by Wireless. HELP BARELY IN TIME Rescue Ship Was Ninety Miles Away When She Picked Up “S. 0. 8.” Signal. SAVA H, Ga., February 5.—-W. G. McGinnis, the wireless operator of the wrecked steamship Kentucky, now on |board the Alamo, today told the story of the wrecking of his vessel and the rescue of the captain and crew by the Mallory liner, sending the story to the station of the United Wireless Company. McGin- nis said: “The Kentucky left Newport News February 2 for St. Lucia. We got our, |report into Norfolk and passed Hatteras February 3, everything progressing nicely with the exception of rough s The vessel pitched rather hard. At 12 p.m., a leak was reported and by 2 a.m., Febru- ary 4 every one was on deck, as the water! was slowly overcoming the pumps. At |2:30 a.m. the captain called me and stated | \the condition of the ship and at the samo| jtime telling me he did not think there {was any danger, but to see If I could get se we needed them. He was arleston, and expected to afely without ald. | I started calling, and shortly afterward | | Chief Engineer Grand came up and asked if I had heard any one, as the water was | slowly creeping up on the dynamo, which | would not give current much longer. I | picked the Alamo, which answered my I's. 0. 8." signal. The Alamo was about {ninety miles away. I gave him my posi- tion, as nearly as Capt. Moore could reckon it. The Alamo started toward us. Meanwhile Capt. Moore kept watching for the sun, in order to get a time sight to give them our correct position. The electrician, Robert Lacy, came up about 8:30, and said the water was up to the wheels ,of the dynamo, which could not hold its power much longer. Kept Dynamo Running. | “After some time we decided the only} way to do was to put all hands to work to keep the dynamo running, regardless} of anything else, as the ship was settling fast. Mr. Lacy wrapped the whole thing, dynamo and turbine engine, in canvas, which gave her eight inches before it would burn the armature out. We kept in constant communication with the Alamo after she gave us her position and turned in the direction we judged she was. We made about two miles toward her 11 on board were in a very serious mood as they realized that the ship could not stay on top more than a few hours. We gave up hopes of reaching Charles- ton and waited for the Alamo. About 11:30 a.m., just’ before the captain got his noon position, the electriclan reported the water was up to the last inch and the dynamo might stop any minute. Our principal object was to keep the dynamo running until we could get our noon po- sition to the other ship. After a hard fight we managed to keep the dynamo running right up to the moment we sighted the Alamo. At 1:30 p.m. all the boats were lowered and by 8 p.m. the Alamo was alongside.” Today the revenue cutter Yamacraw reported that after cruising around last night and today she was unable to find any trace of the Kentucky and the ves- sel must have sunk. Gunboat at Pensacola. PENSACOLA, Fla., February gunboat Dubuque arrived here today from New York,, to participate in the —The | forty degrees below zero. { the passengers and crew managed to take !to his former health. Mardi Gras festivities which commence Monday. The vessel experiénced excep- tionally rough weather in the gulf after leaving Key West. VESSEL 1S: TOTAL WRECK STEAMSHIP FARALLON FOUN- DERS NEAR ILIAMMA BAY. Passengers and Crew Escape and Reach Seward, Alaska, Aboard the Steamer Victoria. SEWARD, Alaska, February 5.—The Alaskan Steamship Company's steamship Farallon is a total wreck on a reef near Iliamma bay, and five members of her crew are belleved to have perished In an attempt to obtain rellef for the passen- gers. Thé passengers and other members of the crew arrived here today aboard the steamer Victoria, by which they were rescued February 3, after passing nearly a month encamped in weather frequently Struck Reef Month Ago. The Farallon struck January 5, during a snowstorm. There was no sea, and to the boats. It also was possible to get supplies ashore, and the castaways went {nto camp fairly comfortable. January 17 the second mate and five sailors started in a small boat for Ko-} diak for help. These men have not been heard from. The Farallon sailed from Valdez Jan- uary 4 for Kodiak he was a wooden screw steamer of 750 & , Was com- manded by Capt. J. C. ried a crew of twenty-seven officers and men and five passenger: SENATOR DANIEL’S ILLNESS. Unable to Fix Time for His Return to Washington. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., February 5.—Senator | John W. Daniel, who has been at his home near Lynchburg for several months following an attack of pneumonia, is un- able to fix any time for assuming his! duties in Washington. He is able to leave his home and go to his office al-- most daily, but his physician declines to allow him to consider the matter of go- ing to Washington. His strength is slowly returning, but he is not nearly restored { No date has been fixed for his official notification of his election to succeed him- self, and it may not take place until near the end of the session of the general assembly. It was thought he would come here and address the legislature, but this will not take place. HALL AGAIN ARRESTED. Pleads Not Guilty to Larceny of Southbridge Bank Funds. SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass., February 5.— John A. Hall, the alleged defaulting treasurer of the suspended Southbridge Savings Bank, was rearrested today on a warrant charging him with the larceny of $125,000 from the institution. Hall, who was at liberty under bonds of $50,000, did not appear greatly perturb- ed by the latest developments in his case. He was taken to Webster and there was arraigned in court. He pleaded not guilty. Bail was fixed at $200,000 and in default he was taken to the coun- ty jail at Worcester. WORCESTER, Mass., February 5.— After Hall had been locked up in the county jail here his attorney, George A. Gaskill, issued a statement in his be- half, in which the ex-banker wished it made known that he alone was |made any announcement of his i VARYING OF the British Government. ‘STATUS OF HOUSE OF LORDS | Extreme Members Favor an Attack Upon Its Veto Power. Clearing of Atmosphere Expected the Coming Week—Ministry to Meet February 10. LONDON, February 5.—Of even greater interest than the possible changes in the cabinet 1s the course the government is | likely to pursue upon the reassembling of parliament. Thus far, on this, as on all other matters, the prime minister, Mr. Asquith, has kept his own coun- |sel. and the views of the liberals vary according to their share of radicalism. Extreme members of the party, like the laborites, and even some of the more moderate men strongly faver an imme- diate attack upon the veto power of the house of lords, leaving the budget and all other legislation until the party has set tied its account with the peers, who are | held responsible for all the political [troubles that have arisen, ‘he Irish members, too, are believed to support this view, although John E. Redmond, leader of the nationalists, who, since his election, has been in retirement at his country home in Ireland, has not yet inten- tions. Views of Moderate Liberals. The more moderate liberals, seeiug the | possibility of the disorganization of the finances of the country by this course of action, are urging the government first to introduce the budget, which the lords, accepting the result of the election as an indorsement of the government's financial policy, are already pledged to pass. On the question of the future status of the house of lords opinion differ al- most as widely. The laborites and ex- tremist radicals are for the absolute abolition of the upper chamber, which hardly comes within the purview of prac- tical politics. Another section of the ministerialists demands the abolition of the lords’ right to veto on financial legislation and the curtailment of their veto in other legisia- tion. So that, in the words of the resolu- tion passed by the house of commons when the budget was held up by the house of lords, “the will of the people as expressed by the house of commons must be adopted by the house of lords Within the limits of a single parliament.” Lords Without Option. In other words, this means that any measure passed by three successive ses- sions of the house of commons must be adopied by the lords. The views of the moderates are expressed by Sir Edward Grey, the forelgn secretary, wno sald: “No reform of the house of lords can be a real reform unless it provides for the abolition of the hereditary principle and the substitution of popular election. The Spectator follows up this with the suggestion that the upper house be model- ed after the American Senate, the house to consist of 200 members chosen under @ system of proportional representation from equal electoral areas. In the meantime the unionists, with the exception of a few peers, who under | no circumstances would find a place in the reformed chamber, are practically unanimous for a change in the legislation in the house of lords. Schemes Under Consideration. Many schemes are being put forward, the most popular probably being that em-' bodied in the report of the Rosebery com- mittee, which provides for the election by the hereditary peers of 200 of their number, toegther with 130 peers qualified by service to the nation, ten bishops, five judges and forty life peers. The imperialists among the unionists look with considerable favor on the sug- gestion made by Norton Griffiths, a new member, who has had great experience in the colonies elsewhere. He has pro- posed, when the moment is opportune, to establish a senate of the empire, to’ in- clude representatives from the colonies. Premier Asquith can count on a major- ity for the curtailment of the house of lords’ veto, for in this the nationalists and doubtless the independent national- ists, too, will be with the government On ‘the budget, how . the attitude of the nationalists is uncertain, Mr. Redmond has not committed himself be- yond giving out his cable correspondence with M. J. Ryan, national president of the United Irish League of America, but many members of the party strongly op- pose the clauses imposing whisky duties, and if they do not vote against them would in their own political interest have to abstain from voting. Several liberals are in the same posilion and when the budget is introduced they will be given permission by the whips to absent them- selves Attitude of Independents. William O’Brien, who heads the inde- pendent Irish members, has made his in- tended attitude quite clear in a letter in which he says: “There is no doubt that the Irish party contemplates the blackest treason per- petrated against the Irish since the act of union. The nationalists propose to as- sist the government in passing the budget, which will impose on Ireland $10,000,000 in taxation per annum.” The coming week will see a clearing of the atmosphere. Premier resting on the continent, and the other members of the cabinet, who went to the country after the campaign, are now on their way back to London. The first for- mal meeting of the ministry will take place February 10, and the changes in the cabinet, the wording of the king's speech for the opening of parliament an@ the course of business for the commons will then be decided. The king will be absent from London at that time, the plan be-, ing that he shall spend a week at the Brighton course, in order to prevent the suggestion that he is taking any side in the controversy. At the same time his majesty will be near at hand when the premier desires to acquaint him with the decisions of the government. Stray Bullet Kills Girl. BOSTON, Mass., February 5.—While playing in the front yard of the home of Robert Pendergrace in Woburn today, Ellen Munson, aged thirteen years, was, shot and killed. Pendergrace was ciean- Tespon- sible for the irregularities at the South- bridge institution, and that he was will- ing to bear the blame. Hall did not want any insinuations cast upon his friends and business acquaintances, Mr. Gaskill sald. ing a revolver in the front room of his home. when it was accidentally dis- charged. The bullet passed through the window and struck the girl in the head. Pendergrace is twenty. years old. Asquith and) Chancellor Lioyd-George, who have been | VIEWS ELEVEN MEET DEATH | Doubt Regarding Course of Of Twelve Men in Mine Head- ing, One Escapes. GAS EXPLOSION THE CAUSE ‘Ten of the Victims Hungarians, One an American. | |PRIME MINISTER IS SILENT,OTHERS SHUT IN FOR HOURS ;More Than a Hundred Men Long | Prevented by Damp From Es- caping—Fixing the Blame. INDIANA, Pa., February &—Ten Hungarians and one American ts the death toll of a gas explosion today in the No. 2 slope of the Ernest mine of the Jefferson and Clearfield Coal Company, five miles north of this place. The explosion oc- curred in a heading where twelve work- men were located. and one of these, Andrew Krazcer, escaped by crawling @ quarter of a mile on his stomach te evade the noxious gases His inability to speak English prevented a lucid explanation of the cause of the explosion. When he saw the lights of the rescuers he moaned and tried to crawl. He was slightly burned, but suf- fered chiefly from the effects of after- damp. He was placed in a car and taken immediately to daylight. Made Desperate Fight. Some of the dead were found near the entrance to the heading, others lay along the track at short distances from each other, almost at the face of the coal. Two bodies nearest the face were burned slightly about the face and arms. The position of the bodies showed the men had made desperate efforts to crawl away from the heading. How Krazcer escaped cannot be learned. The only intelligible signs he makes are of crawling. When he recovers from fright and exhaustion it is thought he may be able to tell of the accident. One hundred and ten men working in the same slope escaped through other headings of the mine, although they were held back for about ten hours by the black damp until a rescue party of twelve mine bosses reached them. One thousand other men working in adjoining mines within a radius of three miles who heard | the concussion paid no heed to it. and did not Jearn of the disaster until they came out of the mines early tonight. Four men who were laying tracks just within the mouth of the mine slope were knock- ed unconscious by the concussion, but were revived later with little difficulty, Known as Gaseous Mine. The mine had-been known 4s @ gaseous mine, and plenty of fire bosses have been | maintained, Tonight it is reported that no fire boss made any return of his in- spection this morning, and this has been reported to the state mine inspector of this district. The rescue party of twelve mine bosses went into the mine about 9:30 o'clock this morning, shortly after . and when they came out, about 5 o'clock, they brought with them the dead bodies and announced that there was no one else in the mine. The bodies, blackened by flames, were immediately sent to the homes of the unfortunates, |and the funerals will be held tomorrow. | The inquest will be held Monday. In the meantime State Mine Inspectors Roger Sampson of Punxsutawney, Jo- |seph W. Williams of Altoona, Thomas Louden of Tyrone and Thomas D. Will- iams of Johnstown are investigating the cause. Michael Harrington, the only American among the dead, was a son of John Har- jrington, foreman of the mine. The ! younger man, acting as assistant to his father, was directing the work on the heading when the explosion occurred. Hurled From Their Feet. The first report of the explosion was made by seven track repair men who had been working at the back of the main entry. They were hurled from their feet, although 125 feet away. As soon as they came out of the drift a rescue party was headed by Foreman John Harrington. Some of those were overcome and were found by a second rescue party, but all revived shortly {after being taken out. Two hours after the explosion Father Amulio Farrl, an Italian priest, with Michael Sullivan, .one of the mine fore- ;men, went into the mine slope to ad- | minister the last rites of the church to any victim he might be able to reach. Hardly had the priest got well into the mine when he was overcome and with difficulty was brought back to fresh air. Coroner James M. Hammer, who ar rived about noon, was not permitted to go into the mine because of the preva- lence of gas,,and when Clarence Hall, W. Cc. Snelling and A. C. «Ramsey arrived from the government geological station at Pittsburg with oxygen helmets and apparatus he was advised to defer any attempt until tomorrow. MURDER IN Y. M. C. A. | |Railway Flagman Kills Assistant Secretary of Knoxville Branch. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., February 5.—Bert Redford, assistant secretary of the Rail- road Y. M. C. A., was shot and killed lin the association's rooms in the Southern |rallway depot this afternoon at 4 o'clock by John W. Cash, a flagman in the em- ploy of the Southern. Cash, sald to have been under the in- fluence of liquor, walked into the associa- tion’s rooms, where, when he monopolized the telephone, Redford demanded that he |desist. Cash's reply was an epithet, at which Redford picked up a chair and « Cash on the head. h immediately drew a pistol from his pocket and fired five times. Two shots took effect and Redford died with- out speaking. Cash is in jail. oe ees OKLAHOMA IS ENJOINED. Federal Court Estops Enforcement of Two-cent Fare Law. ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 5.—Judge William C. Hook of the United States circuit court, in a decision sent to the clerk of the federal court at Guthrie, Okla., today granted a temporary in- junction to two railroads against the state of Oklahoma, preventing the en- forcement of the two-cent passenger rate law and certain’ maximum freight rate schedules. The action was begun by the Santa Fe and, Missourl, Kansas and Texas rail- rm is. | U. S. "Vessel at Colon. COLON, February 5.—The United States gunboat Eagle has arrived here, The nee Prairie sailed today for Blue- elds.