Titusville Herald

              THE TITITSVTTJJ. HERALD
SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION^HUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
TITUSVILLiEs PA.. JaNUAKY   i7. 1903.
VOLUME XLfc NO* 177
KING EDWARD
OPENS PARLIAMENT.
HIS SPEECH NOT AN IMPORTANT
UTTERANCE.
REFERENCE TO-WAR INDEFINITE.
Procession in the House of Lords Of
the Same Character As  First
■ Parliament of King's Reign.
LONDON, Jan. 16.—King Edward
opened parliament this afternoon with
a ceremonial in all essential respects
similar to thai: of February tost The
procession to the bouse of lords was of
the same character as that witnessed
on the occasion of tbe opening of the
first parliament of King Edward's
reign, while within ithe upper house
wns seen the same state pageantry, the
same historic dresses and the same revival of ancient forms.
After robing, King Edward and
Queen Alexandra entered the house of
' peers and occupied tbeir thrones, beneath- a canopy, with the Prince and
Princess ot Wales on either side of
them. The other members of tiie royal
family were seated on chairs at the
foot of the steps leading to the thrones.
The Gentleman Usher of the Black
Rod, General Sir 'Michael Biddulph,
having summoned the speaker and the
members of the house of commons, his
majesty read the speech from the
Oirone.
The speech was not an important
utterance. His majesty referred in
gratified iterms to the world tour of
tho Prince and princess of Wales, expressed regret st the fact that the war
in South Africa was not concluded,
said9he trusted the decision of the sugar conference would lead lto the abandonment of bounties, and noted the
conclusion of tbe isthmian* canal
treaty.
The speech opened with a reference
to the tour of the Prince and Princess
of Wales.
"Thev were everywhere," said the
king, "received with demonstrations of
the liveliest affection, and I am convinced their presence served to rivet
more closely the bonds of mutual regard and loyalty by wbich the vigor of
the empire is maintained."
Referring to Great Britain's relation with foreign countries the king
said. "My relations with the other
powers continue' to be of a friendly
character."
Contrary to expedition, the king's
reference to tho war was just as Indefinite ac the statements on the subject made in the last half dozen messages from the ithrone.
"I regret," said his majesty, "tbat
the war iu South Africa is not yet eon-
eluded, though the course of Ithe operations has been favorable to our
aims, tho area of war largely reduced
and industries are being resumed in
my new colonies. In spite of the tedious character of the campaign, my
soldiers throughout hnve displayed a
Cheerfulness in tbe endurance of the
hardships incident to guerilla warfare,
snd a humanity, even to their own detriment, ln their treatment of the enemy
which are deserving of the highest
praise. Tbe necessity for' relieving
those ot my troops who r ave most felt
the strain of war has afforded me the
opportunity of again availing myself
of the loyal and patriotic offers of my
colonies, and further contingents will
shortly reach South Africa from the
Dominion of Canada, tbe commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand."
Tben came the following clause:
"I have concluded with the Prcsi-
•d nt of the United Slstes a treaty, tbe
provisions of which will facilitate tbe
construction of an inter-oceanic canal]
nnder guarantees that Its neutrality
will be maintained and that lt will be
.open to the commerce and shipping of
. all nations."
N"xt followed references So the
Anglo-Brazilian treaty; to the referring of the British Guiana boundary
questions tb the. arbitration of tbe
king of Italy; to tbe necessity for the
continuance of famine relief measures
tti India, and to the death cf the ameer,
"whose son, Hablb UUah, has expressed an earnest desire to maintain
tbe friendly relations of Afghanistan
with my Indian empire."
After estimates had been "framed
as economically as due regard for tbeir
efficiency renders in tbe possible circumstances of the present exigency,"
the speech concluded with mentioning,
proposed legislation of solely domestic
Interest, with the exception of a bill
to facilitate the sale and purchase of
land in Ireland.
CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY  REPORT.
Annual  Meeting  Held in Buffalo,  N.
Y., Yesterday.
BUFFALO, Jarf. 16.—-The annual
meeting of tbe board of trustees of the
Chautauqua Assembly was held bere
today. The financial report places the
total assets at $594,046.02. The total
liabilities are $247,646.40, of which
S7S.I00.08 is to tbe credit of the endowment and various bulldlne funds.
Tbt- surplus ts $246,399.62. The receipts for the fiscal year 1800-01 were
fl02.6Sp.95. The expenditures were
$9S,902.18, leaving a gain of $3,778.77.
The report of the superintendent of
instruction says the future of Chautauqua shows much promise.
Prospective Derby Winner.
NEW TORK, Jan. 16. -Milton Henry, who rode for J. ft. and F. P. Keene
in England last-year, says tbat W. K.
Vanderbilt has a good chance to win
the English derby this season with his
American bred colt Ellesmere. "I saw
Dllesmere win a seven-furlong dash ln
France from a fast field of 2 and i.
year-old costs,", said Henry, "and he I
impressed me as being a colt much
abort the average in ability."
BURGLARS   WITH    REAL   NERVE.
They Stole the Building, Then Tried te
Sell the Lot
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 16.—Two
burglars paid a visit to Newburg Tuesday and not only stole a building from
another man's lot. but, after they had
[entirely removed the structure, tried
to sell the lot Itself to people residing
to the vicinity. The stolen bnilding
is the property of David Walters, who
used lit as a marble sfiop during the
summer.' . Yesterday Walters found
occasion to go to his shop, and great
was his astonishment to find that hto
building had entirely disappeared and
that there was-not a chip leflt on the
ground to mark the site of the structure. He at once instituted an inquiry
among the resident ts of the locality and
found that two men had come tbere
early the previous morning witb a
'team of horses and a hay rack and
had proceeded to tear the building
down and load it on their wagon. The
building was practically a new structure, one story high and about twenty
by thirty feet ln dimensions and the
burglars worked hard nearly all day
tearing it down and loading the timber upon their wagon. The police are
working on the case.
DESPERATE  BATTLE  IN  A  MINE.
Ore Thieves  Successfully   Resist Officers and   Escape.
VICTOR, Col., Jan. 16.—A desperate
battle 400 feet under ground between
err thieves and officers and trusted
employes occurred In the Independence
mine on Battle mountain today. Between fifty and seventy-five shots were
exchanged between the opposing parties. Lee Glockner, a member of the
company's force, was shot twice, but
not seriously Injured.
Tbe fight was most determined, but
the thieves finally gained-- the upper
band and forced the company men to
ret treat toward the bis shaft, giving tbe
thieves an opportunity to escape. The
management of Strntton's Independence company of London. England,
which owns the Independence mine,
bas been aware for a long time that
rich deposits of sylvanlte ln the mine
were being systematically robbed, tbe
Stealings amounting to thousands of
dollars a month. Detectives were employed and It ls said the thieves were
detected tn tbe act of looting a rich
seam of ore. They escaped through the
uhdi-reround workings connected with
an adjoining property.
ANOTHER   RAILROAD  DEAL.
Trains Will  Run Into    Los    Angeles
Over Senator Clark's Road.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 16.—The
Tribune today says:
There is littie doubt that the Burlington road will, in a very few Apya,
effect a deal with the Harriman people
which will put tbeir trains into Lob
Angeles over Senator Clark's road front
Salt Lake City to the coast. A conference bas just been field In Washington
betweon General Charles F. Manderson, general solicitor of the Burlington
system, R. C. Kerens of St Louis,
president of the San Pedro road; Senator Clsrk of Montana and several representatives of tbe Harriman syndicate, which controls tEe Oregon Short
Line, and the. Union and Southern Pacific properties. Senator Cl.ark made
a proposition to buy the short line, or
failing ln this, to lease part ot tho line
below Salt Lake. FaUing tn thnt, the
senator said he would build a parallel
line. If bis proposition sball be accepted, tt is reasonable to predict that
the Burlington will be running through
trains via Lincoln and Salt Lake to
Los Angeles before the end of the present vear.
FIRE AT  KALAMAZOO.
Loss
Estimated at $200,000—Several
Firemen Injured.
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Jan. 16.—Fire
tonjfrht destroyed the five-story brick
•mildtog occupied by the Michigan
Buggy company; located here. The
building covered a half square of land
and SOO men who were employed by tho
company are temporarily thrown out
of employment. The loss is estimated
at $200,000 and the Insurance will only
paitially cover It. Tbo cause of tho
flre is unknown. By the explosion of
varnish during the progress of the fire
the walls fell and several firemen were
almost caught by the falling debris.
Considering an   Advsnce   In   Wages.
CI KVBLAND, Jan. 16.—Offlclals of
the Lake Shore road were again in
conference today with a committee
representing the locomotive engineers
employed by that company relative to
itho recent request made by the meu
for an advance in wages. No agreement aas reached today and another
meeting will be held tomorrow afternoon. It is understood that the freight
engineers ask for an Increase of 8%
per cent.; passenger engineers 8 and
yar* engineers .7% per cent. The members of the committee express the opinion that the engineers will be granted
an advance all around.
Coal Miner's Strike Settled.
COLtJMBUS O., Jan. 16.—Tbe coal
miner's strike in Columbia county involving over 800 men, who have been
out for more than eight months, has
been settled and work will resume
soon. Under the settlement the
miners are paid for lineal work, which
has heretofore been uie bone of contention.
Unconscious From Starvation.
NBW TORK, Jan. 16.—James Mul-
vey, a waiter, of 147 Willard avenue,
Syracuse, N. Y., was taken to Bellevue
hospital today, suffering from starvation, lie bas been in New York five
weeks looking for work. Todav he
was found near the New York hospital
uncouacious from lack of food. Mul-
vey is 19 years old.
'Sll
BEGAN YESTERDAY.
CAU8E OF TUNNEL ACCIDENT TO
BE THOROUGHLY PROBED.
SEVERAL    WITNESSES    TESTIFY.
Many Complaints Had Been Made on
Acoount of Indistinctness of
Lights in Tunnel.
THINK THBY HAVE KERN.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—The coroner's
inquest to determine the responsibiUty
tor the death of seventeen persons in
the New York Central railway tunnel
last week was begun today. Coroner
Sholer presided. District Attorney
Jerome and attorneys representing 'the
various interests at stake were in attendance. The disltrict attorney addressed the members of tho jury, saying in oart:
"It may be that there were ono or
more" persons criminally responsible
f"r the deaths of the victims of this
disaster. Ft Is your duty to say whether these victims came to their death
through criminal negligence of some
person. This is your province and if
you go beyond it you yield, perhaps,
to public clamor, and you do not thereby aid the cause of justice."
Wm. r. Devin e, a passenger on the
New Rochelle itrain, testified that the
train had been standing still for about
a minute before the collision.
Policeman Patrick H. Fine said ha
asked Wisker, engineer of the White
Plains train, what had caused the accident and Wisker repUed: "There was
a train passing and the smoke and
3team shut oft the signals."
Dnring the afternoon session Joseph
H. FrankUn, manager of tbe Grand
Central depot, was on the stead. The]
district attorney questioned bim. He
admitted thet he had reoeived many
ccmplalnte 'rom trainmen regarding
the signal lights In the tunnel These
men had called his attention to the fact
that on foggy days tbe lights could be
seen only a very short distance.
"So especially during the winter
months in New YorTg," District Attorney Jarome asked, "there-are many
davs on which the signals ln the tunnel can be seen only a very sbort distance?'
Witness admitted that this was the
cp»e. On the day of tbe wreca, however, he said, he considered, that conditions were very favorable. He said
that ?:i3 schedule trains ran through
the tunnel every day.
Mr. Franklin said he was under the
orders of President Newman of the
New .York Central and President Hs!l
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford road. He said he had spoken
'to them about tbe tunnel lights when
they had taken him to task about Che'
trains being late. Nothing in parti i*
lar, he said, had been done about the
complaints of the engineers, concerning
the lie-lilts.-
Answering Mr. Jerome, Mam pre*
Franklin admitted that the murky
morning on which tbe disaster occurred was the flrst time Engineer
Wisker had taken a passenger train
through the tunnel. ■' A! •
Counsel for Wisker asked to put
some questions to Mr. Franklin, but
the district attorney obected and the
coroner sustained ithe objection.' Adjournment was thon had until tomorrow.
THE    CHICAGO    RECORD-HERALD.
H. H. Koi.leaat Retires From Editorship, but Still Retains Interest
CHICAGO. Jan. To.--The Record-
Herald tomorrow will publish the to.t-
ltWlng announcement signed by Mr.
H. H. KohlsaaA:
"With this issue of tbe Record-Herald I wish to announce that I have
timed over its editorship and entire
business management to Frank B.
Noyes, who as publisher bas been associated with me since the consolidation
of the two papers last April.
"By this step I seek release from,
those exacting duties which for seven
yciT. have engrossed my time to tbe
neglect of other matters, and to' this,
which now demand a larger share of
my personal attention.
"I ahall still retain close and intimate relations with the Record-Herald
us president of the .company and owner
of over 60 per cent, of Its stock.
"It is a source of the greatest gratification to me to be able to commend
Mr. Noyes to the good will and confidence wbich has been so generously
and loyally extended to me. I could
uot testify my own high appreciation
bf his sterling worth more unequivocally than by the great trust which 1
hereby surrender into his hands."
Labor Troubles In Jeffersonville.
•JBFFBRSONVILLB, Ind., Jan. 16.—
Practically the entire passenger department of the American Car and
Foundry company's plant Is idle today,
the few mechanics now at work being
non-union men who are finishing up
odds and ends left by the strikers.
The freight ear builders are uneasy
and have expressed a willingness to
walk out if called upon by .the union.
Conditions are favorable for tbe entire
plant to be closed bv the end of the
week. The caV company has nearly
2,000 men om tts pay rolls and almost
one-half of them are now out.
Proves to Be "Kid" Curry.
HELENA, Mont, Jan. 16.—Harvey
Logan, who was; arretted at Knoxvtile.
Tenn., on a charge of having stolen
bills of the First National bank of
Montana of this city, in his possession,
and who made a desperate attempt to
escape, is said to he no otber tban
"Kid'.' Curry of Northern Montana.
Logan's picture, which was received by
the National bank of Montana yesterday, was Identified as that of Curry by
T. A. Marlowe, president of tha bauk,
who knows Curry welL
Prisoner Continues to Deny That  He
It the Man Wanted.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16.—Although Manners stiU denies that hs
is ls Kern, the belief is' growing
stronger that he is the right man. A
piece of corroborative evidence in his
possession of a toilet set'marked 'M.
-y T.," which ls supposed to belong
to Iter. Thebud's brother, though Manners says it is his own Initials reversed. He has engaged oounsel, but
no legal steps have yet been taken in
uis behalf.
Kleins states teat when he and
Rogers called on Manners ait the hotel
he did not deny his Identity as Kern,
and they were frank enough to call his
attention to their knowledge of an
eigne tnousand dollar reward. He
then told them there was over $8,000
worth ofJewelry in the trunk and instructed them how to get away with
tt. He said be would collect damages
from the hotel and meet them in Atlanta for a further division of the
spoils^ When they broke open the
trunk it only contained a few hundred
dollar' worth of stuff, and the police
pursuit prevented the Atlanta trip.
They became convinced that Manners
had simply fooled them in order to
escape, and so gave him away.
Sheriff Marrer, who Is holding Manners, says the description fits even to
the scars.
THE  SIX-DAY  RACE.
Pice of ,the Bicycle   Riders to   Something Terrific.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.—World's
records are being broken every hoar
at the six-day bieyele race on the
twelve-lap track at ithe Second Regiment armory. Records began to go by
the board at the eighteenth hour last
Eight and at the close of tonighlt's racing the four leading teams were 17 3-5
miles ahead of the world's best figures
for thirty-two hours .on a twelve-lap
indoor track. McEachern and Monroe,
Freeman and Maya, Gougoltz and Wilson |nd Leander and Rute continue In
the lead and the other teams aie within easy striking distance. The wonder
of the contest is Gougoltz. Notwithstanding his eighlt hours of riding yesterday, he was on tfie track for seven
hours today. His partner, Wilson, is
iiot well enough to stand the fast pace
set by the other leaders. Hodfleld,
who "broke his collar bone last nigbt,
and Freeman, who badly wrenched his
shoulder in the same mix-up, were
eechj on- the track for about an hour
during the day. The four leading
teams covered 161 miles dnring the entire eight hours of today's raoing and
have a total of 677 miles.
SAD AFFAIR  AT CORRY.
Mre. Woodering Asphyxiated and Miss
Drouse Almost Dead.
'.CORRY, Jan. 16—[Special.]—Mrs.
N. Wondring,~"aged 25 yoars, was asphyxiated here today by gas. A girl
friend. Miss Drouse, who was with
Mrs. Woodring, is in an unconscious
condition. .The dead woman Is a daughter of Squire Pratt, who lives near
Hydetown. It is stated that Mr.
Prat' ..r recently presented a farm to
his daughter, and she had just returned te Corry for tbe purpose of
packing her household effects preparatory to removing to tbe farm.
Neighbors noticed that everything
was unusually quiet abont the house,
and becoming suspicious ith at something was wrong, began an investigation which resulted in finding tbe victims as above stated.
NEVER 8AW   EACH
OTHER BEFORE,
But    They     ..ere    Married    Just the
Same In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.—Meeting and
marry!ce a woman whom he had never
seen before was an undertaking which
Dr. Andrew Stewart Hackney of Kansas City, Mo., accomplished on his arrival In Chicago today. Miss Josephine
Mulock, who came from Middletown.
N. Y.. to meet her fiancee, and tbe
physician were married tonight at St
Paul's church. The marriage was the
outcome of a jeslt made by Miss Mulock
when a mutual friend told her that
Dr. Hackney would make her a good
husband. Miss Mulock said sbe would
marry, him. A correspondence was
started and soon a proposal came from
Dr. Hackney, which was acepted. Dr.
Bucknev is 56 years of age and his
wife 34.   She is said to be wealthy..
8EVERAL MEN INJURED.
. erriflc Explosion In a Blacksmith
Shop  at Springfield.
SPRTNQJ'IELP, O., Jan. 16.—This
afternoon there was a terrific explosion In the blacksmith shop of ths
plant of the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner company. Two Hundred msn were
at work In the department at the time.
There was a blinding flash, a dull roar
and the great roof fell In. Several
were hurt They are Harper Waltham,
Charles Stephens, Wm. Beatty, Samuel
Saml, John Golden nnd John Smith.
None of tne Injured are serious. The
canse of the explosion Is not known.
Confessed to Murder.
ELKHART, Ind., Jan. 16.—James
Mather, formerly a well known business roan here, bas confessed to the
murder of Peter Olson near Mnskejon,
Mich., twenty years ago. The murder
was the result of a quarrel. Mather Is
a patient at the state hqspltal in Logansport. He declares he was.driven
mad by memory of the murder.
Will Entertain Prlncs Henry.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—Ambassador Von Holleben, wbo was ait the
state department today -in conference
wtth Secretary Hay, has given notice
tMt hVwlll entertain Prince Henry
and suite at fhe Gorman embassy here.
PITTSBURG MURDER
RESULT OF il PARREL
FATHER    AND    ONE    CHILD
GAIN CONSCIOUSNESS.
RE-
VISOLBK  MAKES A  CONFESSION.
His Wife   Struck    Him on ths Head
With a Hammer and He
Killed Her.
PITTSBURG. Jan. IC—The victims
of tbe supposed murder and assaults of
yesterday ln ithe Polish colony In
Spring alley are still ln a precarious
condition and tbeir turn for life or
ieath is yet uncertain. Vlncenzo Viso-
lek, tho father of the family, who was
frightfully cut In the supposed struggle with his reputed wife, Rosa Lek,
brio regained consciousness. Two of
the children will probably reoover,
but very little hope ls entertained for
the recovery of Delia, the oldest girl.
The police Investigation has not as
yet resulted in any new developments.
Datails of the affair are lacking. The
money reported lost has not heen
fonnd nor has the missing boarder
been loott?d. The police Incline now
tn the belief that the money was not
involved In the tragedy, but are at a
loss ito account for the disappearance
of the boarder. Vincenzo Visolek lato
today regained consciousness long
enough to make a confession to Polios Captain Fred Wills. In his statement he saye the murder was tbe result
of a quarrel, In whlcfi hto wife struck
bim on the head with a hammer. He
wTeatt-d the weapon from her and
killed her. Francis, the 5-year-old
boy, who ls expected to die at any
moment, was able to corroborate in
bis childish way the story of the
father. The boy says his mother arose
to prepare breakfast and when hts
father gdt out of bed the two renewed
a quarrel which had started the night
before. He says Ms mother hit his
father on the head with a hammer.
His father took the hammer from her
and beat her over the head. She fell
to the floor and did not move again.
Tbe screams of the children seemed te
enrage bis father, and commencing
with himself (Francis) he used the
weapon savagely on each of tbem. The
lad also said John Okenakt was in the
room when the quarrel started, but
left before the murder was committed.
ONE FROZEN TO DEATH.
NUSE'S
REPAIR DEPARTMENT.
WATCH   REPAIRING,
JEWELRY REPAIRING,
8ATIN FINISHING,
GILDING, OXIDIZING,
ARTISTIC ENGRAVING
DIAMOND   MOUNTING,
QOLD AND SILVER
JEWELRY
MADE TO ORDER.
tM
if
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NUSE, Jeweler.
20 W.  SPRING  ST.
POTTOWATTAMIES
OJURAMPAGL
THREE    HUNDRED    INDIANS    BESIEGING A BANK.
SBRIOU8 TROUBLE    18    FEARED.
Deputies Have    Been    Sworn In and
Citizens Are Keeping Themselves Indoors.
Three Others    Suffer   Terribly From
ths Extreme Cold.
VANCOUVER, E. C, Jan. 16.—News
reached here today from Nelson, B.
C, of tbe great sufferings of 'three
miners and the death of a fourth from
exposure In tbe mountains of the SIo-
c.n district fifty miles west of Nelson.
On .Tan. 4 T. P. Stevens, W. O. Thomas,
S. flockaway and M. Wall storied
aoross fthe mountain opposite Slocan
City to visit the Bondholder claim.
Before night they became lost in seven
feet of drifts of soft snow on the mountain lop. They missed' thetr way and
spent (three days of great suffering J
caused by the extreme oold and biting
wind of the worst blizzard on record
in that section. On the fourth day
Wall, Stevens and Thomas managed
to reach camp and at once sent back
for Rockaway, who had been leflt ex-
battsted on die trail. He was found
frozen to death.
DOWAGIAO, Mich., Jan. 16.~Threa
hundred Pottawattamie Indians are em
a rampage tonight aud are besieging
Lee Bros.' bank, which tbey tbreateS
to break open If they are not paid ths
money they expected to receive today
for signing over their claims to lain
front land in Chicago. Many of ths
Indians are armed. The town marshal has sworn ln a number of deputies All cither citizens are keeping la-
doors, fearing to leave their houses.
rhe Indians came to town today to
get $2S,000, which was to be paid tbem
by an agent of the Chicago syndicate
to wffich they have slgnod over their
power of attorney to act tn the lake
front land case. The Indians were to
have received $100 each. Just as ths
agent was about to issue the money aa
order was received from the probate
judge of the county Instructing him to
make payment only to the guardians
of the Indiana The judge feared the
Indians would spend the money ln sailors nnd aflter becoming intoxicated
cause trouble. Bveryone Is hoping
that the Indians will grow quieter as
the night wears cn. If any attempt
should be made to wreck the bank a
serious conflict is sure to follow.
NEVER MET BEFORE. XS,
A GENUINE BLOW.
More That One Hundred Persons In
jured and Muoh Damage Done.
VIENNA, Jan. 16.—Over one hundred perrons were Injured, many of
thom severely, by a great wind storm
which swept over Vienna today.
Houses were unroofed, chimneys wore
blown down and the streets were so
filled with debris as to seriously Impede traffic People were blown down
while on the street and a number of
horses were killed. A freight train
was blown, off Its .tracks and passenger
traffic has been tied np.
Fatal Explosion In a Mine.
CUSTBR 8. D., Jan. 16.--Thomas
MUls and Henry Grenfeldt, employed
in the Wabash mine, loaded thirteen
boles for blasting at the bottom of a
shaft After lighting the fuses tbey
gave tho signal to hoist Almost at
the same, instant one of tue shots exploded. Grenfeldt was brought almost to the top when be fell back
down uie shaft and was Instantly
killed. Mills lived a few hours. Grenfeldt left a family ln Cornwall, Eng.,
and Mills' family arrived in New York
today from England.
Russia Is Said to Be Disposed to Compromise.
PEinW, Jan. 16.—The emperor went
from the Forbidden Citv to the Tens-
pie of Heaven before daylight todn*.
offered sacrifices and gave thanks tor
Us safe return to Pekin.
AU signs of the British occupation
of the temple had been removed and
the streets traversed were Illuminated.
A military eecoif. surrounded tbe emperor and a great body of nobles and
offlclals foUowed him In chairs or sk
horseback.
Tho Manchurian negotiations continue, but progress slowly. Bussla,
despite her firmness.Is disposed to
compromise. Tbe Cblnese particularly oppose giving Russia complete control of ths minim: and railroad concessions. In a disturbance here' last
evening between (three Japanese soldiers nnd an Austrian sentry, one of ttos
Japanese was killed and the eentar
was badly bayonetted.
TO PKcVENT RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
Alice Rubber Mill Closed.
WOONSOCKET, R. I., Jan. 16.—Notices wore posted ln the Alice rubber
mill u£ tbe Woonsocket Rubber company today announcing a closing of the
plant after Jan. 25. The Alice mill to
owned by the United States Rubber
oompany and generally gives employment to about 1,000 hands.
A  New Electrical Device Soon to Ba
Tested.
ROCKFORD. 111., Jan. 16.—The Chicago nnd Eastern Illinois railroad ta
preparing to install a system of electric signals designed to prevent accidents. The new device displays a
signal In the cab of tbe locomotive.
Tbe track Is wired in blocks, the rail
being used as the conductor. Wbea
there is but ono train in a block tha
signal in tbe cab will burn white
Sbould another train touch the same
block the light is instantly changed to
red. which means danger. The signal
|s not affected by snow or sleet or by
weather of any kind, and it will do lto
work among a maze of switches and
crossings as well as on a straight track.
Thayer Nominated for U. 8. 8enate.
DES MOINES, la., Jan. ,16.—At a
joint caucus of the Democratic members of the assembly last evening B. H.
Thayer was nominated for United
States senator to succeed Senator Allison, and John J. Seerley to succeed
Senate* Dolliver. Both men are Gold
Democrats and their nomination to
considered a victory for ,that wing of
the party.
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