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THE DAILY MISSOULIAN rr a. TodyL. XXXV. NO.Partly cloudy270. MISSOULA, MONTANA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 80, 190. PRI VOL. XXXV. NO. 270. MISSOULA, MONTANA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 80, 1909. PFfI8 IVEl[Wm ATTACK UPON MR. GALEN EXPUNGED FROM RECORDS House Administers Rebuke to Representative Hall by Wiping Out His Resolution. ARRAIGIMENT IS DENOUNCED AS "UNCALLED FOB" Mitchell of Deer Lodge Introduced Measure Providing for Elimination of Assault Upon State Official and It Is Adopted by Unanimous Vote--The Primary Bills Cause Fight. Special to The Daily Mlssoulian. Helena, Jan. 29.-Unanimously the house this morning adopted a resolu- tion offered by Mitchell, Deer Lodge, expunging from the records of the house the "uncalled for attack" on At- torney General Galen in the resolution introduced by Hall yesterday and wnich was laid on the table, directing thE state treasurer to bring suit against Mr. Galen for the recovery of $12,000 alleged to have been unlawfully received by that officer because of the fact, as the resolution charged, that he violated the constitution in assum- ing the office when he was not yet 30 years of age. The resolution was im- mediately adopted, Hall, the author of yesterday's resolution not voting one way or the other. Cheering broke out when the resolution was adopted. It follows: "Be it resolved, That the uncalled for attack made on Attorney General Galen by the gentleman from Lewis and Clark county be stricken from the records of the house. "The prevailing sentiment among most of our members seems to be and is of a sympathetic nature with our attorney general, who has tilled his of- fice with the greatest efficiency, and, therefore, I ask the house to unani- mously consent to this resolution and vote the resolution of yesterday, the 28th, be stricken from the records of the house." The first fight in the house on di- rect primary bills took place this morning when the committee on privi- leges and elections presented majority and minority reports on three bills in- troduced by McCoy. McCoy, the authors of the bills, de- clared there was nothing political in them, but that the minority was at- tempting to inject partisanship into them. He said that it would do no good to pass one bill and kill the others, that one needed the assistance of the others to be of any account. He said the three bills were needed to make Donlan's direct primary measure work. The three bills that caused the dis- cussion and were recommended for passage are: No. 43, providing for the direct election of senators; No. 44, to amend the law relating to forms of election ballots, and No. 63, by McCoy, to amend section 1161, relating to proclanlations of election by the gov- ernor. The minority report on the bills were signed by the republican members of the committee-Edgerton, Colt and Cummings. The majority report was signed by the democratic members. Motion is Lost. The substitute motion of Edgerton to adopt the minority report indefi- nitely postponing the bills was lost by a strict party vote of 29 for and 35 against. Aside from notices of bills and the Introdiuction of others, the house trans- acted no business except to adopt the reports of the standing committees. Among the bills that were favorably reported was that of Mitchell prohibit- ing the sale of cigarettes, which now goes to the printing committee, and the senate bill for the submission of a constitutional amendment relating to taxation for state purposes. The house land investigating com- mittee held its first meeting today, did but little business, Edward Dickey and G. H. Grubb being the only wit- nesses, and they testified to having written letters to Governor Norris and the papers about the methods in vogue. The hearing will be continued tomorrow. Both the house and senate adjourned until Monday afternoon. Bills Are Passed. On third reading these bills were passed: No. 80-Lehrkind: Designating the state auditor as commissionbr of in- surance ex-officlo. No. 31-Norton: Designating Octo- her 12 as Columbus day, and making it a legal holiday. No. 38-Duncan: Relating to the manner and method of making water appropriations. No. 40-Wood: Relating to the let- ting of contracts by county boards for the care of the poor; the bill ex- tends the contracts from one year's time to three. Senate Bill No. 28-Romney: Relat- ing to accountings by commission mer- chants to farmers and others from whom they buy produce was concurred in. By the adoption of the committee re- ports these bills were killed: Exempting licensed undertakers from acting as jurors, and that relating to the election of officers of cities of first and qecond-class. Bills Introduced. Bills introduced today: No. 174-Duncan: To amend section 6384, relating to the oaths taken by attorneys under admission to practice. No. 175-Whaley: To amend section 2197, authorizing the state board of land commilssioners to invest the school incomes in certain state, county and city bonds and the bonds of irri- gatlon districts. Edgerton-To establish the Torrens' land system. Eliel-Relating to the challenging of jurors in criminal actions. Werner-to amend sections 1608, 1609 and 1616, relating to the regulation and practice of optometry. Gray-Providing for the registration and examination of trained nurses by a board established for this purpose. Giovenetti-To appropriate $10,000 for the purchase and improvement of grounds about the state school of mines. Duncan-To amend section 1968, re- lating to the challenging of jurors In criminal actions. Berkin-Regulating common carriers and to provide for the installation of certain appliances for the safety of the traveling public and to confer certain additional powers upon the railroad comnmission. Owenhouse-Appropropriatng $10,000 for the `agricultural college experiment station at Bozeman Appropriation Bill. Wilhalmn-Approprlating $8,670 for the maintenance of the deaf, dumb and blind school during January and Feb- ruary, 1909. By committee on state lands-To provide for the management and con- trol of state lands, the sale and dis- position of coal, ores and' other products, the control of the funds and proceeds and to provide for the crea- tion of certain offices. O'Donnell-Appropiachtilig $75,000 for the erection of a state hospital at Butte for indigent persons, the pur- chase of land, etc. Kelsey-Appropriating $,,000 for the improvements at the state reform school. Largey-Providing for the levy of state taxes for the support of the state government for 1909 and 1910; the bill also provides for an interest and sink- ing fund for the redemption of bonds. Notice of Bills: Committee on appropriations-to pay deficiency claims of the state audlfor's office. Committee on appropriations-To pay deficiency claims for maintenance of capitol building and grounds. New Dining Hall. Mitchell-Appropriation of $5,000 for the erection of dining room in addi- tion to the present one at the state capitol. Clayberg-To establish a law de- partment of the University of Mon- tana, and making an appropriation for its maintenance. Hunter-To amend section 8805, relat- ing to the punishment for attempt to commit crime. Woody-To amend section 3118, \re- lating to the salaries of county offl- cers and assistants. Jacobson-To amend section 2268, re- lating to the reclamation of arid state lands. Safeley-To amend section 1770, re- lating to the burial of dead bodies and prescribing the duties of the attending physician in making a certificate of the cause of death. Clayberg-To provide for the collec- tion and exhibition of a display of Montana products and resources at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, and making an appropriation for same. Berkin-To provide for the appoint- ment by the state board of examiners of a state accountant to examine the books- and financial matters of state institutions. To Create Districts. Berkin-Authorizing the game war- den to create additional districts and to name additional deputies. Gray-To amend section 9594, relating to jury trials. Brewster-Providing for the gather- ing and sale of horses, mules and asses of unknown ownership. Brewster-To amend section 1022, re- lating to Arbor day. In the senate Lieutenant Governor Allen announced the appointment of Selway on the committee to visit the orphans' home. On the report- of the committee of towns and counties, Senate Bill No. 7, relating to retail liquor licenses, was indefinitely postponed. In committee of the whole, with Meyer in the chair, House Bill No. 47, to prevent discrimination by life in- surance companies, was reported for concur ence, and Senate Bill No. 33, prohibiting dance halls on Sunday, was favorably acted upon. House Bill No. 25, legalizing the codes, and House Bill No. 3, relating to voting machines, were' concurred in. McCone gave notice of a bill relat- ing to the control and management of state educational institutions and their finances. The following bills were introduced: Senate Bills No. 70-To prevent dock- ilng of teachers for school holidays. Senate Bill No. 71-Rae: Relating to trust deposits. SINCLAIR FOR GOVERNOR. London, Jm 29.-It is reported that Rt. Hon. John Sinclair, secretary for Scotland, will be the next governor general of Canada. HE'S STARTED SOMETHING NOW (Twy1 PLE~ft 1,ouT 15 Ir % MAKr A( BOSS " r YOU CYCLONIC BLIZZARD SWEEPS OVER MIDDLE WEST STATES Rain, Sleet and Snow-Laden Hurricane Isolates Great Basin District From East, for Hours, Demoralizes Railway Traffic, Un- roofs Houses and Binds Cities in Icy Fetters. Denver, Colo., Jan. 29.-From 11 o'clock last night until 1 o'clock today the entire country west of the Mis- souri river was cut off from telegraph- ic communication with the outside world as the result of a rain, snow and sleet storm, accompanied by a wind of almost cyclonic velocity whict swept over Colorado, Kansas and Ne- braska last night and then continued its work of destruction eas'w,trd. In Colorado, where the storm has been raging for several days in the mountains and along the west slope, railroads are blocked by drifts which have rendered even the big rotary plows powerless and big snowslides are reported from all directions. High winds in the mountains are piling up the drifts and adding to the difficul- ties of the railroads. In Telluride and San Juan districts of southwestern Colorado, many mineb have been forced to close because of the lack of fuel and supplies. Power Lines Wreoked. A slide that wrecked part of the Telluride power lines has caused the shutdown of mines in the Savage bas- in. On the south branch of the Colo- rado & Southern railroad three pas- senger trains are said to be stalled in the drifts with passengers suffering from cold and hunger. One of these trains is at Michigan siding, four miles from Come. The Denver & Rio Grande and Mof- fat roads are also having much trou- ble with drifts. Bitterly cold weather is reported from some points, Tellu- ride reporting 16 below zero. Passenger trains from the east on the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, Rock Is- land and Burlington roads are all late, and passengers report that the wind blew at the rate of 70 miles an hour across the Kansas and Nebraska prairies over which they have trav- eled. Cyolonio Wind. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 29.-Although the wind which swept Nebraska and ad- joining states had partially abated to. night, the mercury had fallen below zero. Reports have been coming in tonight from outside cities and towns which give the storm precedence as a record-breaker. Nearly every por- tion of the state heard from reports disastrous results and in places build- ings were unroofed. At Plattsmouth a new three-story theater lost its roof; at Grand Island two business blocks seriously damaged; at Beatrice sev- eral buildings were practically de- stroyed and at Lincoln the damage was great. It is estimated that $50,- 000 will not cover the loss in Omaha. The wind had not abated tonigh and still blew at a rate of 42 miles an hour. From a temperature of 55 degrees above zero at 6 o'clock Thursday even- ing the thermometer fell almost to the zero mark by midnight, greatly in- creasing the seriousness of the storm. Snow fell all night and during the early hours of the day, and was whirled by the strong wind into clouds which completely filled the air, and formed into great drifts. In this city many streets were entirely blocked and the street railway company found it impossible to meet the conditions. Re- ports of much damage began reaching the police station early in the day. One causalty resulted in the north end, where a chimney on the Swedish Lutheran church was blown down and fell on the roof of an adjoining cot- tage. It crushed into the upper bed- room, dangerously injuring Miss Mayme McNamara, who was asleep at the time. Hundreds of windows were blown in, chimneys demolished and scores of street signs were scattered over the walks. Freight traffic was entirely suspend- ed on all lines. The telegraph and telephone comparies were perhaps the worst sufferers. Early in the night wires in all directions were down and today the only wires working were between Omaha and Kansas City. Ov- erland circuit to the west on both the Postal and Western Union companies were prostrated and the telephone companies reported a similar condi- tion. Reports received before the storm broke down the wire indicated that the full force of the blizzard was being felt over a wide area, and that intense suffering would result. When Omaha people awoke this morning they found little chance to get downtown and business was prac- tically suspended during the forenoon. Strikes Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 29.-The storm of sleet, snow and rain, which, swirled along by a high wind during the last 24 hours, has prostrated telegraph and telephone wires, stalled trains, wrecked build- ings and isolated communities, struck Chicago tonight and was reported gen- eral in the vicinity of Detroit. The first bite of the storm was felt in Chicago at noon and it continued to increase in fury until the wind blew 40 miles an hour and the thermometer registered a drop of over 20 degrees, to 10 above. The snow covered the streets and orders were sent to every police sta- tion in the city to turn no shelterless person away. No trains are running tonight in the storm belt of Iowa and few in Wiscon- sin and Minnesota. The Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul limited train from the Pacific coast due here at noon to- day was nine hours late into Marion, Iowa, and is not expected here until tomorrow. On the Minnesota division a freight train was stalled and pas- senger trains were held up behind it. Another train, a passenger, with neith- er diner or sleeper, was reported miss- ing from La Crosse as was one which started to its relief. Both trains, it is said, were stuck in the snow. Madison, Wls., was one of the cities cut off from the outside world, sleet cutting communication in every di- rection, leaving Wisconsin without news of the senatorial fight. A wire was restored from Chicago QUAKE IS REPORTED IN SPAIN DISPATCH SAYS BARCELONA HAS BEEN OVERWHELMED BY TIDAL WAVE. London, Jan. 29.-A special dispatch received here from San Sebastian, Spain, says that a terrible earthquake has devastated several towns and vil- lages in south and southeastern Spain. A tidal wave submerged the coast near Barcelona and a great landslide at Ceuta buried the village of Romara and several hundred inhabitants. A disptch from Barrass says that Barcelona has been overwhelmed by a tidal wave, causing a fearful panic known. Subterranean roarings preceded the tidal wave, causing a fearinful panic on the promenades and in the build- ings of the city. No Confirmation. Paris, Jan. 30.-Neither the newspa- pers nor the Havas agency has re- ceived any news of the reported earth- quake and tidal wave in Spain, be- yond the Associated Press dispatch of yesterday concerning the disturbance at Malaga. The reports of further shocks are probably based on this. Romar, the village mentioned as being buried in special dispatches to Lon- don, is not in Spain, but in Africa, 50 miles north of Ceuta. tlis afternoon but only long enough tr get a brief dispatch concerning to- day's ballot. Tonight the telegraph companies succeeded in patching up a service north and west in sections that had been abandoned during the day. Fur- ther lossof wires at other points in the storm's path, however, was feared. Buildings Unroofed. St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 29.-After a blizzard lasting nearly 24 hours, during which the wind blew 50 miles an hour, the temperature this evening wat. A1 degrees above zero and falling. The damage in St. Joseph and vicinity in *,roken glass, unroufed buildings an. wrecked electric signs is estimated at over $50,000. The city is in darkness on account of the light plant being shut down. Blocked by Snow. Breckenridge, Colo., Jan. 29.-Two passenger trains on the Colorado & Southern are blocked in the snow at Horeas station at the top of the range. The temperature is 15 below zero to- night and still falling. Moving Eastward. Washington, Jan. 29.-The western storm which has been moving east- ward is centered tonightin the mid- dle lake region, although the influence of the cold wave is already felt as far east as the Appalachians, accord. ing to the weather bureau. Storm warnings are displayed on the Atlantic and gulf coast, except south Florida, on the California coast from Point Reyes to Eureka and on the straits of Juan de Fuca. Cold weather will prevail in the mid- dle and north Atlantic states tomor- row night and Sunday. In the north- west the weather will moderate to- morrow. EXAMINES ALIENS. Special to The Daily Missoulian. Butte, Jan. 29.-Naturalization Agent John C. Smith conducted a large class in , Ivil government in Judge Mc- Clernan's court today with his honor acting as monitor and the class con- sisting of 38 applicants for admission to citizenship. About half of the men passed. Smith went to Missoula tonight. VICTIM OF APOPLEXY. Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 29.- Sergeant Harry Hall, aged 64 years, one of the ollest residents of Cole rado Springs and a pioneer in sere ice of the government at the Pike's peak weather station, today fell dead at his home here, a victim of apo- plexy. ROBBERS LOOT BANK. El Paso, Texas, Jan. 29.-The vault of the Carlton State bank of Carl- ton, Texas, was blown open with dyna- mite by robbers last night who es- caped after taking all the money in sight. It is reported they got away with $10,000. TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON. Special to The Daily Missoulian. Butte, Jan. 29.-M. J. Meany, con- victed of the robbery of Henry Schil- ling, at the Schilling cigar store. was this morning sentenced to 20 years in the state penitentiary at Deer Lodge. BOARDING HOUSES BURNED. Ardmore, Okla., Jan. 29.-Fire de- stroyed several boarding houses here today. T. V. Littlejohn of McKinney, Texas, was cremated and his wife probably fatally burned. They were on their honeymoon. STEEL WERGER UNDERGOES PROBING SENATE COMMITTEE INVESTI- GATES ABSORPTION OF TEN- NESSEE COAL COMPANY. PERKINS IS OUESTIOIED Representative of J. P. Morgan and Company is Quizzed by Senator Culberson Regarding Consolidation Which President Roosevelt Ap- proved-Other Witnesses, Washington, Jan. 29.--The merger of the Tennessee Coal & Iron company and the United States Steel corpora- tion was investigated by the senate committee on the judiciary today. The witnesses were Oakleigh Thorne, pres- ident of the Trust Company of Amer- ica, and George W. Perkins of J. P. Morgan & Co., which is also a mem- ber of the finance committee of the iteel corporation. No efforts have been made by the committee to subpoena Judge Gary and Henry C. Frick. The examination of both witnesses today was conducted by Senator Cul- berson. Mr. Thorne testified that the Trust Company of America has no interest in the stock of the Tennessee Coal & Iron company as owner, but on No- vember 1, 1907, it had loaned $482,- 700 to six individuals holding the stock as collateral. All of these loans, said Mr. Thorne, were paid off in November with the exception of two of $52,000 each. Mr. Thorne said that he considered the security of the loans to be good and that his company had no interest in the absorption of the Tennessee company by the steel corporation and did not know of the negotiations, un- til after they were begun. Senator Culberson then inquired of Mr. Thorne where he had knowledge of a syndicate which owned the con- trolling interest in the Tennessee Coal & Iron company in the fall of 1907. He replied that he had, and that he was a member of that syndicate, but he had withdrawn from the syndicate and was not familiar with the syndi- cate's operations. The original syndi- cate managers were given as Grant B. Schley and Charles Guthrie, Leonard Panna of Cleveland took the place of Mr. Guthrie after the lat- ter's death. This syndicate, declared Mr. Thorne, owned a majority of the stock of the Tennessee company. In addition Mr. Thorne mentioned John W. Gates, E. J. Berwin and H. S. Black. When asked if he had any personal knowledge of the actual sale of a majority of the stock of the Ten. nessee company in November, 1907, Mr. Thorne replied: Got a Receipt. "All that I know is that I delivered my stock to J. P. Morgan & Co., and got a receipt for it." Senator Overman asked Mr. Thorne if, at the time of the merger, the Trust Company of America was finan- cially embarrassed and if so, whether the merger had a tendency to relieve it. He replied that it had no direct bearing on either himself or the com- pany. At the time the syndicate, to con- trol the Tennessee Coal & Iron com- pany was formed, said Mr. Thorne, the syndicate price was $110 a share, but its market price was $95 and it went up to $128. Mr. Thorne testified that when the Tennessee company stock was sur- rendered the owners received in return United States Steel 5 per cent bonds on the basis of $119 par value for each share of the stock of the Tennessee company. The steel cor- poration bonds were quoted by Mr. Thorne as being worth from, $82 to $84 at the time he received them and being worth now between $102 and $10S. Perkins Testifies. When Mr. Perkins took the stand he said: "The acquisition of the Tennessee Coal & Iron company by the United States Steel corporation was never brought up or broached in any way as far as my knowledge goes, until perhaps the second or third acute stage of the panic developed in New York and then it came up very sud- denly because of the series of dis- turbances that existed in New York as a result of the great depreciation in market values and the unmarketabil- ity of a great many securities." Mr. Perkins said that there was a general teeling which it would be dif- ficult for anyone to express in a concrete statement, that if the Tennes- see Coal & Iron company stocks were taken out at various loans, in some way it would prevent a great many failures and avert a spread of the panic. Continuing, he said: "Finally, some one made a sugges- tion which afterwards worked out that the corporation might furnish 5 per cent second mortgage bonds in lieu of cash and in this way put in lieu of these loans securities that were mar- ketable." Mr. Perkins told of the visit to Washington of Judge E. H. Gary and Henry C. Frick for the purpose of seeing the president. "Practically everything was at a standstill until we got word from Washington as to what seemed to be the feeling there," continued Mr. Per- kins. Gary Phoned. "That was telephoned to me by Judge Gary on Monday, about the time the market opened and the news (Continued on Paes Five.) TR OUB'LE p IS BOILING ALREADY RUPTURE OCCURS BETWmEE PRESIDENT GOMEZ AND VISE PRESIDENT OF CUBA. SPLIT OVER APPOIITMIT Matter of Naming Chief of aose Service Causee Seriously Sts.is Relatione-Preident Names Edii for Place, and Members of Depret- ment Resign in a Body. Havana. Jan. 29.-The relations be- tween President Gomes and Vice Prs ident Zayas became seriously strial today over the apointment of a ssa to fill the post of chief of the ageret police. The friction 'a so acute th00 it Is threatened that Senor Sayia ha threatened to tender his resignati.t as vice president should Gomes healt on the apointment of his (Gomses's) nominee for the position. This afternoon Jose Jeres, the chief of police, tendered his resignation Is response to a demand of the seesr- tafy of the governor, Nocolas Alberdi. who explained that President Comas has appointed as his suecessor Ricardo Aranauto, former editor of El Reoin- centrado, for political reasons. Jeses as an official had an excellent reputa- tion. He had been chief of the secret police for the last 10 years. Senor Aranauto has, since the begia- ning of the first period of Ameriean intervention, been an editor of a Iain succession of publications, most of which have been suppressed by thei authorities. Under the first period of American intervention a paper of which Aranauto was the editor ' w m suppressed for the attacks on the wtge of Brigadier General William LodlW*, the military governor, and other Amer- Ican ladies. General Ludlow this time ordered the police to arrest Aranauto, dead or alive. He was given immum- Ity under a plea that never agati would he publish a newspaper In Ha- vana. Almost the entire force of the secret service tonight resigned, declling to serve under Aranauto. Vice President Zayas said tonight that he had not considered the quei- tion of a resignation. A wholesale discharge of deputies in all depart- ments of the government was made today. TRAIN STUCK IN SNOW. Lacrosse, Wis.,, Jan. 29.-Passenger train No. "3 on the southern Miaee- sota division of the Chicago, Milwa•- kee & St. Paul, running between La- Crosse and Weasingtbn Springs, B. E, has been stuck in a snow drift west of Jackson, Minn., since 10:80 last night. The train has many phasen- gers, but being a day train, carried no sleeper or diner. A relief train has been sent to the assistance. Passenger train No. 3 on the La- Crosse division of the same road was wrecked early today at Portage, WIs• but nobody was injured. ENGINE WIPER KILLED. Special to The Daily Missoulian. Wallace, Jan. 29.-Williaim XHo an engine wiper for the Oregon 1t% road & Navigation company, died at Pekoa yesterday as the result of hov- ing his right leg crushed by an a- gine. He was siting on the edge it a coal chute when a passing eag$ae crushed his leg to the thigh. A tfw hours afterwards he died in great ag- ony. He was 40 years of age ad leaves a wife and four chabildren. PARKER GETS YEAR. Special to The Daily Miasenulia. Wallace, Jan. 9.--Today Jadge Woods sentenced George Parker Is one year in state's prison for forging a check for $84. It is thought that Parker, who is a middle aged man, d4- liberately committed the crime ander the impression that he would be ooam- mitted to the hospital ward of the county jail. He said that he was toe proud to accept charity. THE DUTCH DEMAND. Amsterdam, Jan. 29.-A special from The Hague says that the Dutch d- mands include a consular convention assuring the appointment of Vene- zuelan consuls in the Dutch West In- dies, freedom of entry at Venesmelan ports for all Dutch vessels; the abol- tion of the 3 per cent extra shipping dues and free fishing rights for Dutch vessels in certain Veneauelan waters. TO HONOR YALE MAN. New Haven. Conn., Jan. 29.-With the twofold purpose of honoring the memory of Dwight 0. briswold, Talw 1908, who died recently at San Fran- cisco, and of stimulating interest to the new university boat house, the Yale junior promenade committee has proposed that the surplus this year be turned into the fund of the new boat house. DECLINES THE OFPER. Pekin, Jan. 29.-The Japanese gov- ernment has proposed to China to per- mit her to construct the Hsinmintua• Fakumen railroad on condition that aR future extensions of this line be b•KIt by the South Manchrlian ratirad. This was In substance that the Obt- nese railroad system would be J•-1~ nese from Fakumen onward. CMa has declined.
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THE DAILY MISSOULIAN rr a.TodyL. XXXV. NO.Partly cloudy270. MISSOULA, MONTANA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 80, 190. PRI
VOL. XXXV. NO. 270. MISSOULA, MONTANA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 80, 1909. PFfI8 IVEl[Wm
ATTACK UPON MR. GALENEXPUNGED FROM RECORDS
House Administers Rebuke to RepresentativeHall by Wiping Out His Resolution.
ARRAIGIMENT IS DENOUNCED AS "UNCALLED FOB"
Mitchell of Deer Lodge Introduced Measure Providing forElimination of Assault Upon State Official and It
Is Adopted by Unanimous Vote--ThePrimary Bills Cause Fight.
Special to The Daily Mlssoulian.
Helena, Jan. 29.-Unanimously the
house this morning adopted a resolu-
tion offered by Mitchell, Deer Lodge,
expunging from the records of the
house the "uncalled for attack" on At-
torney General Galen in the resolution
introduced by Hall yesterday and
wnich was laid on the table, directing
thE state treasurer to bring suit
against Mr. Galen for the recovery of
$12,000 alleged to have been unlawfully
received by that officer because of the
fact, as the resolution charged, that
he violated the constitution in assum-
ing the office when he was not yet 30
years of age. The resolution was im-
mediately adopted, Hall, the author of
yesterday's resolution not voting one
way or the other. Cheering broke out
when the resolution was adopted. It
follows:"Be it resolved, That the uncalled
for attack made on Attorney General
Galen by the gentleman from Lewis
and Clark county be stricken from the
records of the house."The prevailing sentiment among
most of our members seems to be and
is of a sympathetic nature with our
attorney general, who has tilled his of-
fice with the greatest efficiency, and,therefore, I ask the house to unani-
mously consent to this resolution and
vote the resolution of yesterday, the
28th, be stricken from the records of
the house."The first fight in the house on di-
rect primary bills took place this
morning when the committee on privi-
leges and elections presented majorityand minority reports on three bills in-
troduced by McCoy.McCoy, the authors of the bills, de-
clared there was nothing political in
them, but that the minority was at-
tempting to inject partisanship intothem. He said that it would do no
good to pass one bill and kill theothers, that one needed the assistanceof the others to be of any account. He
said the three bills were needed tomake Donlan's direct primary measurework.
The three bills that caused the dis-cussion and were recommended for
passage are: No. 43, providing for thedirect election of senators; No. 44, toamend the law relating to forms ofelection ballots, and No. 63, by McCoy,to amend section 1161, relating toproclanlations of election by the gov-ernor.
The minority report on the bills weresigned by the republican members ofthe committee-Edgerton, Colt and
Cummings. The majority report wassigned by the democratic members.
Motion is Lost.
The substitute motion of Edgertonto adopt the minority report indefi-nitely postponing the bills was lost bya strict party vote of 29 for and 35against.
Aside from notices of bills and theIntrodiuction of others, the house trans-acted no business except to adopt thereports of the standing committees.
Among the bills that were favorablyreported was that of Mitchell prohibit-ing the sale of cigarettes, which nowgoes to the printing committee, andthe senate bill for the submission of aconstitutional amendment relating totaxation for state purposes.
The house land investigating com-mittee held its first meeting today,did but little business, Edward Dickeyand G. H. Grubb being the only wit-nesses, and they testified to havingwritten letters to Governor Norris andthe papers about the methods invogue. The hearing will be continuedtomorrow.
Both the house and senate adjourneduntil Monday afternoon.
Bills Are Passed.On third reading these bills were
passed:No. 80-Lehrkind: Designating the
state auditor as commissionbr of in-surance ex-officlo.
No. 31-Norton: Designating Octo-her 12 as Columbus day, and makingit a legal holiday.
No. 38-Duncan: Relating to themanner and method of making waterappropriations.
No. 40-Wood: Relating to the let-ting of contracts by county boardsfor the care of the poor; the bill ex-tends the contracts from one year'stime to three.
Senate Bill No. 28-Romney: Relat-ing to accountings by commission mer-chants to farmers and others fromwhom they buy produce was concurredin.
By the adoption of the committee re-ports these bills were killed:
Exempting licensed undertakers fromacting as jurors, and that relating tothe election of officers of cities offirst and qecond-class.
Bills Introduced.
Bills introduced today:No. 174-Duncan: To amend section
6384, relating to the oaths taken byattorneys under admission to practice.
No. 175-Whaley: To amend section2197, authorizing the state board ofland commilssioners to invest theschool incomes in certain state, countyand city bonds and the bonds of irri-gatlon districts.
Edgerton-To establish the Torrens'land system.
Eliel-Relating to the challenging ofjurors in criminal actions.
Werner-to amend sections 1608, 1609and 1616, relating to the regulation andpractice of optometry.
Gray-Providing for the registrationand examination of trained nurses bya board established for this purpose.
Giovenetti-To appropriate $10,000for the purchase and improvement ofgrounds about the state school ofmines.
Duncan-To amend section 1968, re-lating to the challenging of jurors Incriminal actions.
Berkin-Regulating common carriersand to provide for the installation ofcertain appliances for the safety of thetraveling public and to confer certainadditional powers upon the railroadcomnmission.
Owenhouse-Appropropriatng $10,000 forthe `agricultural college experimentstation at Bozeman
Appropriation Bill.
Wilhalmn-Approprlating $8,670 for themaintenance of the deaf, dumb andblind school during January and Feb-ruary, 1909.
By committee on state lands-Toprovide for the management and con-trol of state lands, the sale and dis-position of coal, ores and' otherproducts, the control of the funds andproceeds and to provide for the crea-tion of certain offices.
O'Donnell-Appropiachtilig $75,000 forthe erection of a state hospital atButte for indigent persons, the pur-chase of land, etc.
Kelsey-Appropriating $,,000 for theimprovements at the state reformschool.
Largey-Providing for the levy ofstate taxes for the support of the stategovernment for 1909 and 1910; the billalso provides for an interest and sink-ing fund for the redemption of bonds.
Notice of Bills:Committee on appropriations-to pay
deficiency claims of the state audlfor'soffice.
Committee on appropriations-To paydeficiency claims for maintenance ofcapitol building and grounds.
New Dining Hall.Mitchell-Appropriation of $5,000 for
the erection of dining room in addi-tion to the present one at the statecapitol.
Clayberg-To establish a law de-partment of the University of Mon-tana, and making an appropriation forits maintenance.
Hunter-To amend section 8805, relat-ing to the punishment for attempt tocommit crime.
Woody-To amend section 3118, \re-lating to the salaries of county offl-cers and assistants.
Jacobson-To amend section 2268, re-lating to the reclamation of arid statelands.
Safeley-To amend section 1770, re-lating to the burial of dead bodies andprescribing the duties of the attendingphysician in making a certificate ofthe cause of death.
Clayberg-To provide for the collec-tion and exhibition of a display ofMontana products and resources at theAlaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, andmaking an appropriation for same.
Berkin-To provide for the appoint-ment by the state board of examinersof a state accountant to examine thebooks- and financial matters of stateinstitutions.
To Create Districts.Berkin-Authorizing the game war-
den to create additional districts andto name additional deputies.
Gray-To amend section 9594, relatingto jury trials.
Brewster-Providing for the gather-ing and sale of horses, mules andasses of unknown ownership.
Brewster-To amend section 1022, re-lating to Arbor day.
In the senate Lieutenant GovernorAllen announced the appointment ofSelway on the committee to visit theorphans' home.
On the report- of the committee oftowns and counties, Senate Bill No. 7,relating to retail liquor licenses, wasindefinitely postponed.
In committee of the whole, withMeyer in the chair, House Bill No. 47,to prevent discrimination by life in-surance companies, was reported forconcur ence, and Senate Bill No. 33,prohibiting dance halls on Sunday,was favorably acted upon. House BillNo. 25, legalizing the codes, and HouseBill No. 3, relating to voting machines,were' concurred in.
McCone gave notice of a bill relat-ing to the control and managementof state educational institutions andtheir finances.
The following bills were introduced:Senate Bills No. 70-To prevent dock-
ilng of teachers for school holidays.Senate Bill No. 71-Rae: Relating to
trust deposits.
SINCLAIR FOR GOVERNOR.
London, Jm 29.-It is reported thatRt. Hon. John Sinclair, secretary forScotland, will be the next governorgeneral of Canada.
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CYCLONIC BLIZZARD SWEEPSOVER MIDDLE WEST STATES
Rain, Sleet and Snow-Laden Hurricane Isolates Great Basin DistrictFrom East, for Hours, Demoralizes Railway Traffic, Un-
roofs Houses and Binds Cities in Icy Fetters.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 29.-From 11o'clock last night until 1 o'clock todaythe entire country west of the Mis-souri river was cut off from telegraph-ic communication with the outsideworld as the result of a rain, snow andsleet storm, accompanied by a windof almost cyclonic velocity whictswept over Colorado, Kansas and Ne-braska last night and then continuedits work of destruction eas'w,trd.
In Colorado, where the storm hasbeen raging for several days in themountains and along the west slope,railroads are blocked by drifts whichhave rendered even the big rotaryplows powerless and big snowslidesare reported from all directions. Highwinds in the mountains are piling upthe drifts and adding to the difficul-ties of the railroads.
In Telluride and San Juan districtsof southwestern Colorado, many minebhave been forced to close because ofthe lack of fuel and supplies.
Power Lines Wreoked.A slide that wrecked part of the
Telluride power lines has caused theshutdown of mines in the Savage bas-in. On the south branch of the Colo-rado & Southern railroad three pas-senger trains are said to be stalled inthe drifts with passengers sufferingfrom cold and hunger. One of thesetrains is at Michigan siding, fourmiles from Come.
The Denver & Rio Grande and Mof-fat roads are also having much trou-ble with drifts. Bitterly cold weatheris reported from some points, Tellu-ride reporting 16 below zero.
Passenger trains from the east onthe Union Pacific, Santa Fe, Rock Is-land and Burlington roads are alllate, and passengers report that thewind blew at the rate of 70 miles anhour across the Kansas and Nebraskaprairies over which they have trav-eled.
Cyolonio Wind.Omaha, Neb., Jan. 29.-Although the
wind which swept Nebraska and ad-joining states had partially abated to.night, the mercury had fallen belowzero. Reports have been coming intonight from outside cities and townswhich give the storm precedence asa record-breaker. Nearly every por-tion of the state heard from reportsdisastrous results and in places build-ings were unroofed. At Plattsmoutha new three-story theater lost its roof;at Grand Island two business blocksseriously damaged; at Beatrice sev-eral buildings were practically de-stroyed and at Lincoln the damagewas great. It is estimated that $50,-000 will not cover the loss in Omaha.The wind had not abated tonigh andstill blew at a rate of 42 miles anhour.
From a temperature of 55 degreesabove zero at 6 o'clock Thursday even-ing the thermometer fell almost to thezero mark by midnight, greatly in-creasing the seriousness of the storm.Snow fell all night and during theearly hours of the day, and waswhirled by the strong wind into cloudswhich completely filled the air, andformed into great drifts. In this citymany streets were entirely blocked andthe street railway company found itimpossible to meet the conditions. Re-ports of much damage began reachingthe police station early in the day.One causalty resulted in the northend, where a chimney on the SwedishLutheran church was blown down andfell on the roof of an adjoining cot-tage. It crushed into the upper bed-room, dangerously injuring MissMayme McNamara, who was asleep atthe time. Hundreds of windows wereblown in, chimneys demolished andscores of street signs were scatteredover the walks.
Freight traffic was entirely suspend-ed on all lines. The telegraph andtelephone comparies were perhaps theworst sufferers. Early in the nightwires in all directions were down andtoday the only wires working were
between Omaha and Kansas City. Ov-erland circuit to the west on both thePostal and Western Union companieswere prostrated and the telephonecompanies reported a similar condi-tion. Reports received before thestorm broke down the wire indicatedthat the full force of the blizzard wasbeing felt over a wide area, and thatintense suffering would result.
When Omaha people awoke thismorning they found little chance toget downtown and business was prac-tically suspended during the forenoon.
Strikes Chicago.Chicago, Jan. 29.-The storm of sleet,
snow and rain, which, swirled along bya high wind during the last 24 hours,has prostrated telegraph and telephonewires, stalled trains, wrecked build-ings and isolated communities, struckChicago tonight and was reported gen-eral in the vicinity of Detroit. Thefirst bite of the storm was felt inChicago at noon and it continued toincrease in fury until the wind blew40 miles an hour and the thermometerregistered a drop of over 20 degrees,to 10 above.
The snow covered the streets andorders were sent to every police sta-tion in the city to turn no shelterlessperson away.
No trains are running tonight in thestorm belt of Iowa and few in Wiscon-sin and Minnesota. The Chicago, Mil-waukee & St. Paul limited train fromthe Pacific coast due here at noon to-day was nine hours late into Marion,Iowa, and is not expected here untiltomorrow. On the Minnesota divisiona freight train was stalled and pas-senger trains were held up behind it.Another train, a passenger, with neith-er diner or sleeper, was reported miss-ing from La Crosse as was one whichstarted to its relief. Both trains, itis said, were stuck in the snow.
Madison, Wls., was one of the citiescut off from the outside world, sleetcutting communication in every di-rection, leaving Wisconsin withoutnews of the senatorial fight.
A wire was restored from Chicago
QUAKE IS REPORTEDIN SPAIN
DISPATCH SAYS BARCELONA HAS
BEEN OVERWHELMED BY
TIDAL WAVE.
London, Jan. 29.-A special dispatchreceived here from San Sebastian,Spain, says that a terrible earthquakehas devastated several towns and vil-lages in south and southeastern Spain.
A tidal wave submerged the coastnear Barcelona and a great landslideat Ceuta buried the village of Romaraand several hundred inhabitants.
A disptch from Barrass says thatBarcelona has been overwhelmed by atidal wave, causing a fearful panicknown.
Subterranean roarings preceded thetidal wave, causing a fearinful panicon the promenades and in the build-ings of the city.
No Confirmation.Paris, Jan. 30.-Neither the newspa-
pers nor the Havas agency has re-ceived any news of the reported earth-quake and tidal wave in Spain, be-yond the Associated Press dispatch ofyesterday concerning the disturbanceat Malaga. The reports of furthershocks are probably based on this.Romar, the village mentioned as beingburied in special dispatches to Lon-don, is not in Spain, but in Africa, 50miles north of Ceuta.
tlis afternoon but only long enough trget a brief dispatch concerning to-day's ballot.
Tonight the telegraph companiessucceeded in patching up a servicenorth and west in sections that hadbeen abandoned during the day. Fur-ther loss of wires at other points inthe storm's path, however, was feared.
Buildings Unroofed.St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 29.-After a
blizzard lasting nearly 24 hours, duringwhich the wind blew 50 miles an hour,the temperature this evening wat. A1degrees above zero and falling. Thedamage in St. Joseph and vicinity in*,roken glass, unroufed buildings an.wrecked electric signs is estimated atover $50,000.
The city is in darkness on accountof the light plant being shut down.
Blocked by Snow.Breckenridge, Colo., Jan. 29.-Two
passenger trains on the Colorado &Southern are blocked in the snow atHoreas station at the top of the range.The temperature is 15 below zero to-night and still falling.
Moving Eastward.Washington, Jan. 29.-The western
storm which has been moving east-ward is centered tonight in the mid-dle lake region, although the influenceof the cold wave is already felt asfar east as the Appalachians, accord.ing to the weather bureau. Stormwarnings are displayed on the Atlanticand gulf coast, except south Florida,on the California coast from PointReyes to Eureka and on the straitsof Juan de Fuca.
Cold weather will prevail in the mid-dle and north Atlantic states tomor-row night and Sunday. In the north-west the weather will moderate to-morrow.
EXAMINES ALIENS.
Special to The Daily Missoulian.Butte, Jan. 29.-Naturalization Agent
John C. Smith conducted a large classin , Ivil government in Judge Mc-Clernan's court today with his honoracting as monitor and the class con-sisting of 38 applicants for admissionto citizenship. About half of themen passed. Smith went to Missoulatonight.
VICTIM OF APOPLEXY.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 29.-Sergeant Harry Hall, aged 64 years,one of the ollest residents of Colerado Springs and a pioneer in sereice of the government at the Pike'speak weather station, today fell deadat his home here, a victim of apo-plexy.
ROBBERS LOOT BANK.
El Paso, Texas, Jan. 29.-The vaultof the Carlton State bank of Carl-ton, Texas, was blown open with dyna-mite by robbers last night who es-caped after taking all the money insight. It is reported they got awaywith $10,000.
TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON.
Special to The Daily Missoulian.Butte, Jan. 29.-M. J. Meany, con-
victed of the robbery of Henry Schil-ling, at the Schilling cigar store. wasthis morning sentenced to 20 years inthe state penitentiary at Deer Lodge.
BOARDING HOUSES BURNED.
Ardmore, Okla., Jan. 29.-Fire de-stroyed several boarding houses heretoday. T. V. Littlejohn of McKinney,Texas, was cremated and his wifeprobably fatally burned. They wereon their honeymoon.
STEEL WERGERUNDERGOES
PROBINGSENATE COMMITTEE INVESTI-
GATES ABSORPTION OF TEN-
NESSEE COAL COMPANY.
PERKINS IS OUESTIOIEDRepresentative of J. P. Morgan and
Company is Quizzed by Senator
Culberson Regarding Consolidation
Which President Roosevelt Ap-
proved-Other Witnesses,
Washington, Jan. 29.--The merger ofthe Tennessee Coal & Iron companyand the United States Steel corpora-tion was investigated by the senatecommittee on the judiciary today. Thewitnesses were Oakleigh Thorne, pres-ident of the Trust Company of Amer-ica, and George W. Perkins of J. P.Morgan & Co., which is also a mem-ber of the finance committee of the
iteel corporation.No efforts have been made by the
committee to subpoena Judge Garyand Henry C. Frick.
The examination of both witnessestoday was conducted by Senator Cul-berson.
Mr. Thorne testified that the TrustCompany of America has no interestin the stock of the Tennessee Coal &Iron company as owner, but on No-vember 1, 1907, it had loaned $482,-700 to six individuals holding the stockas collateral.
All of these loans, said Mr. Thorne,were paid off in November with theexception of two of $52,000 each.
Mr. Thorne said that he consideredthe security of the loans to be goodand that his company had no interestin the absorption of the Tennesseecompany by the steel corporation anddid not know of the negotiations, un-til after they were begun.
Senator Culberson then inquired ofMr. Thorne where he had knowledgeof a syndicate which owned the con-trolling interest in the Tennessee Coal& Iron company in the fall of 1907.He replied that he had, and that hewas a member of that syndicate, buthe had withdrawn from the syndicateand was not familiar with the syndi-cate's operations. The original syndi-cate managers were given as Grant B.Schley and Charles Guthrie,
Leonard Panna of Cleveland tookthe place of Mr. Guthrie after the lat-ter's death. This syndicate, declaredMr. Thorne, owned a majority of thestock of the Tennessee company.
In addition Mr. Thorne mentionedJohn W. Gates, E. J. Berwin and H.S. Black. When asked if he had anypersonal knowledge of the actual saleof a majority of the stock of the Ten.nessee company in November, 1907,Mr. Thorne replied:
Got a Receipt."All that I know is that I delivered
my stock to J. P. Morgan & Co., andgot a receipt for it."
Senator Overman asked Mr. Thorneif, at the time of the merger, theTrust Company of America was finan-cially embarrassed and if so, whetherthe merger had a tendency to relieveit. He replied that it had no directbearing on either himself or the com-pany.
At the time the syndicate, to con-trol the Tennessee Coal & Iron com-pany was formed, said Mr. Thorne, thesyndicate price was $110 a share, butits market price was $95 and it wentup to $128.
Mr. Thorne testified that when theTennessee company stock was sur-rendered the owners received in returnUnited States Steel 5 per centbonds on the basis of $119 par valuefor each share of the stock of theTennessee company. The steel cor-poration bonds were quoted by Mr.Thorne as being worth from, $82 to$84 at the time he received them andbeing worth now between $102 and$10S.
Perkins Testifies.
When Mr. Perkins took the standhe said:
"The acquisition of the TennesseeCoal & Iron company by the UnitedStates Steel corporation was neverbrought up or broached in any wayas far as my knowledge goes, untilperhaps the second or third acutestage of the panic developed in NewYork and then it came up very sud-denly because of the series of dis-turbances that existed in New Yorkas a result of the great depreciation inmarket values and the unmarketabil-ity of a great many securities."
Mr. Perkins said that there was ageneral teeling which it would be dif-ficult for anyone to express in aconcrete statement, that if the Tennes-see Coal & Iron company stocks weretaken out at various loans, in someway it would prevent a great manyfailures and avert a spread of thepanic. Continuing, he said:
"Finally, some one made a sugges-tion which afterwards worked out thatthe corporation might furnish 5 percent second mortgage bonds in lieuof cash and in this way put in lieu ofthese loans securities that were mar-ketable."
Mr. Perkins told of the visit toWashington of Judge E. H. Gary andHenry C. Frick for the purpose ofseeing the president.
"Practically everything was at astandstill until we got word fromWashington as to what seemed to bethe feeling there," continued Mr. Per-kins.
Gary Phoned."That was telephoned to me by
Judge Gary on Monday, about thetime the market opened and the news
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TR OUB'LE pIS BOILING
ALREADYRUPTURE OCCURS BETWmEE
PRESIDENT GOMEZ AND VISEPRESIDENT OF CUBA.
SPLIT OVER APPOIITMITMatter of Naming Chief of aose
Service Causee Seriously Sts.isRelatione-Preident Names Edii
for Place, and Members of Depret-
ment Resign in a Body.
Havana. Jan. 29.-The relations be-tween President Gomes and Vice Prsident Zayas became seriously strialtoday over the apointment of a ssato fill the post of chief of the ageretpolice. The friction 'a so acute th00it Is threatened that Senor Sayia hathreatened to tender his resignati.tas vice president should Gomes healton the apointment of his (Gomses's)nominee for the position.
This afternoon Jose Jeres, the chiefof police, tendered his resignation Isresponse to a demand of the seesr-tafy of the governor, Nocolas Alberdi.who explained that President Comashas appointed as his suecessor RicardoAranauto, former editor of El Reoin-centrado, for political reasons. Jesesas an official had an excellent reputa-tion. He had been chief of the secretpolice for the last 10 years.
Senor Aranauto has, since the begia-ning of the first period of Amerieanintervention, been an editor of a Iainsuccession of publications, most ofwhich have been suppressed by theiauthorities. Under the first period ofAmerican intervention a paper ofwhich Aranauto was the editor
' wm
suppressed for the attacks on the wtgeof Brigadier General William LodlW*,the military governor, and other Amer-Ican ladies. General Ludlow this timeordered the police to arrest Aranauto,dead or alive. He was given immum-Ity under a plea that never agatiwould he publish a newspaper In Ha-vana.
Almost the entire force of the secretservice tonight resigned, declling toserve under Aranauto.
Vice President Zayas said tonightthat he had not considered the quei-tion of a resignation. A wholesaledischarge of deputies in all depart-ments of the government was madetoday.
TRAIN STUCK IN SNOW.
Lacrosse, Wis.,, Jan. 29.-Passengertrain No. "3 on the southern Miaee-sota division of the Chicago, Milwa•-kee & St. Paul, running between La-Crosse and Weasingtbn Springs, B. E,has been stuck in a snow drift westof Jackson, Minn., since 10:80 lastnight. The train has many phasen-gers, but being a day train, carriedno sleeper or diner. A relief train hasbeen sent to the assistance.
Passenger train No. 3 on the La-Crosse division of the same road waswrecked early today at Portage, WIs•but nobody was injured.
ENGINE WIPER KILLED.
Special to The Daily Missoulian.Wallace, Jan. 29.-Williaim XHo
an engine wiper for the Oregon 1t%road & Navigation company, died atPekoa yesterday as the result of hov-ing his right leg crushed by an a-gine. He was siting on the edge ita coal chute when a passing eag$aecrushed his leg to the thigh. A tfwhours afterwards he died in great ag-ony. He was 40 years of age adleaves a wife and four chabildren.
PARKER GETS YEAR.
Special to The Daily Miasenulia.Wallace, Jan. 9.--Today Jadge
Woods sentenced George Parker Isone year in state's prison for forginga check for $84. It is thought thatParker, who is a middle aged man, d4-liberately committed the crime anderthe impression that he would be ooam-mitted to the hospital ward of thecounty jail. He said that he was toeproud to accept charity.
THE DUTCH DEMAND.
Amsterdam, Jan. 29.-A special fromThe Hague says that the Dutch d-mands include a consular conventionassuring the appointment of Vene-zuelan consuls in the Dutch West In-dies, freedom of entry at Venesmelanports for all Dutch vessels; the abol-tion of the 3 per cent extra shippingdues and free fishing rights for Dutchvessels in certain Veneauelan waters.
TO HONOR YALE MAN.
New Haven. Conn., Jan. 29.-Withthe twofold purpose of honoring thememory of Dwight 0. briswold, Talw1908, who died recently at San Fran-cisco, and of stimulating interest tothe new university boat house, theYale junior promenade committee hasproposed that the surplus this yearbe turned into the fund of the newboat house.
DECLINES THE OFPER.
Pekin, Jan. 29.-The Japanese gov-ernment has proposed to China to per-mit her to construct the Hsinmintua•Fakumen railroad on condition that aRfuture extensions of this line be b•KItby the South Manchrlian ratirad.This was In substance that the Obt-nese railroad system would be J•-1~nese from Fakumen onward. CMahas declined.
