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TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
PASO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY
EX-MAYOR SCHMITZ
WILL BE RELEASED
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Justice Cooper Rules that the In-
dictment Was Insufficient—
Ruefs Testimony Intimated
to Have Been Untrustworthy
WILL FURTHER PROSECUTE
Lanfdon and Heney State that
Schmitz Will Be Brought Into
Court Again on New Charges;
Other Prosecutions.
ROOSEVELT PLEASED WITH HENEY
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 9.—The ap-
pelate court of California today gave
a decision which released ex-Mayor
Schmitz from custody, and declares
the indictment on a charge of extor-
tion to be void. This decision proba-
bly also affects the case of Abe Ruef.
The decision was written by Justice
Cooper. The opinion comments on
Judge Dunne's ruling and says he
erred in admitting evidence.
“In our opinion,” said Cooper, “the
croAexamlnatlon was entirely im
proper and was not confined to the
matters on which the defendant was
examined- in chief.”
This has reference to the answer
Schmitz gave in regard to the pay-
ment to him of part of the $5,000 con-
tributed by the restaurants.
The attorneys for Schmitz had at
the trial questioned Ruef as to wheth
er he was testifying in the expecta-
tion of Immunity. Judge Dunne re-
fused to permit any of these ques-
tions to be answered, holding that
they were not proper cross-examina-
tion. The appelate court says:
Erroneous Rulings.
“Those rulings were erroneous and
highly prejudicial to the defendant.”
The decision comments on Ruef hav-
ing pleaded guilty to the same char-
ges and then taking the witness stand
against one who had been his friend.
"His conduct.'’ said the appelate
judges, “was such that under the plain
provisions of the penal code his evi-
dence was branded so that the de-
fendant could not have been convict-
ed upon It without corroborative tes-
timony.”
In passing upon the legality of the
indictment the appelate court said:
"The indictment. Is claimed to be in-
valid for two reasons:
“First, that, it does not allege any
threat, to injure property, and, second,
that it. does not allege that, the threat
was to do an unlawful injury ”
The gist Of that portion of the decis-
ion ^tailing the allegation that there
was no threat, to injure property is
contained in the following sentence:
“There is no allegation as to any
threat to injure any business In direct
terms but only the threat to prevent
the parties from obtaining a license
to sell liquor.”
A license to sell liquor is not prop-
erty in the ordinary sense of the word,
says the court.
In treating of the second contention
of Schmitz’s attorneys, that tnere was
no, threat to do unlawful injury, tae
court declares that:
Indictment Insufficient.
“We are clearly of the opinion that
the Indictment is insufficient because
it does not allege nor show that the
specific injury threatened was an un-
lawful injury.”
It is not an. unlawful act, reasons
the court, to threaten to hold up the
licenses of the restaurant keepers or
actually to do so.
“Anyone,” reads the decision, “has
the right to go before the board of
police commissioners, if that body
will hear him, and object to the grant-
ing of license to sell liquors to a per-
son who is keeping a place in viola-
tion of the law. He has the right to
threaten to do so. He would not be
morally justified In obtaining money
to induce him not to carry out his
threat, but if he did receive money
under such circumstances he would
not come within the provisions of the
statute. It is necessary to crimes to
allege that the act was unlawful."
The concluding paragraph of the
decision reads as follows:
“Many other questions are discussed
as to refusing certain instructions
asked by the defendant and as to the
insufficiency of the evidence to justify
the verdict, but in view of the hold-
ing as to the indictment It would serve
no useful purpose to discuss them.
The judgment and order are reversed
and the trial court is directed to sus-
tain the demurrer to the Indictment
and to discharge the defendant as to
such indictment.”
is done, the prosecution will go
through the same procedure in the
supreme court, which will take the
same length of time. Consequently
Schmitz and Ruef will still be kept
in the county jail for two months at
least.
Ruef.
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 9.—The
sentence of Abraham Ruef who was
convicted of the extortion of money
from French restaurant proprietors,
set for today, was postponed two
weeks at the request of Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney Cook.
Heney and Roosevelt.
San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 9.—Francis
J. Honey, special assistant to United
States Attorney Charles J. Bonaparte
in the Oregon land fraud trials, and
who was assistant district attorney
in the prosecution of the local graft
cases, arrived here this morning from
Washington, where he went to con-
fer with the president. After a con-
ference today with District Attorney
Langdon and Special Agent Wm. K.
Burns, he made arrangements for the
continuance of t'he trial of Patrick
Calhoun until he returns from the
north. Heney will leave for Portland
tonight to commence the trial of
former United States Attorney Hall of
that city, who is accused of being in-
volved In the land frauds.
When told of the reports that Tlrey
L. Ford, general counsel for the
United railroads, would not be brought
to trial on other in.dicements against
him, and that the prosecution of Cal-
houn would he dropped, Heney said:
"1 have never dropped the prosecu-
tion of a case in my life, as those un-
der indictment In the bribery-graft
cases will learn when I return."
Heney denied the report that he had
been severely criticized by President
Roosevelt. On the contrary, he said,
the president received him warmly,
and twice invited him to luncheon.
Today’s decision will have the effect
of invalidating the other four Indict-
ments charging Schmitz as welt as
Ruef with extortion, and renders void
the plea of guilty made by Ruef, as the
appellate court held that no crime was
committed.
By this reversal it is feared that the
prosecution has lost its hold upon
Ruef, and it was freely predicted to-
night that the former political boss
would now refuse all overtures for
immunity, wholly or in part, to testify
In the bribery graft cases and fight
every indictment.
There are still pending against Ruef
126 indictments charging bribery on
which the total hail is $1,170,000, and
Schmitz would have to get bonds for
$450,000 on the forty indictments that
remain against him to secure his lib-
erty.
Judge Dunn: Sarcastic.
Superior Judge Dunne, before whom
Schmitz was convicted, tonight said:
“It is to be regretted that the hear-
ing of this appeal came up before a
court whose members have relatives
and intimate friends against whom
many indictments were returned by
the grand jury that returned these
true hills. In view of these facts, I
do not believe that, the court was in
the proper frame of mind to give this
matter an impartial consideration and
decide it strictly upon its merlls. I
(Continued on Third Page.)
PROCEEDINGS IN
SENATEAND HOUSE
Senators Bulkely and Clay Introduce
Financial Bills—Senator Hale of
Maine Introduces Naval Per-
sonnel Measure.
PROTECT COAST DEFENSE
Gore of Oklahoma Opposes One Man
for President More than Twice
—Favor to China By Re-
turning Money.
WHAT WAS DONE IN THE HOUSE
Consternation and Joy.
San Francisco. Cal.. Jan. 9.—The
news of the decision of the appellate
court declaring the indictment of ex-
Mayor Schmitz for extortion invalid
spread rapidly over the city, causing
consternation in some quarters and
delight In others The effect of the
decision will be the Immediate release
of Schmitz from the eoimty jail,
where he has been confined since his
conviction on the charge of extortion
in the French restaurant cases.
District Attorney Langdon said
Schmitz and Ruef will be prosecuted
on other indictments that are public
offenses.
Schmitz and Ruef cannot take ad
vantage of the decision for sixty days.
The prosecution has 20 days in which
to ask for a re-hearing. When the ap-
pellate court will have ten days to
consider the application. When that
DECISION AGAINST CARTER
GOVERNMENT WILL GET THE
RAILROAD BONDS.
Judge Kohlsaat Rules That the Ex-
Army Officer is Not Entitled to $400,-
000 in Unregistered Railroad Bonds
Traced by the Government to Vari-
ous Banks and Safety Deposit Vaults
—Greene and Gaynor Involved.
■Chicago, 111., Jan. 9.—Judge Kohlsaat
in the Uni ted States circuit court ren-
dered a decision this afternoon in fa-
vor of the government in the suit
against Captain Oherlin M Carter, far-
mer United States army engineer,
charged with having embezzled $700,-
000 of government funds through con-
spiracy with Contractors Greene and
Oavnor.
The court ruled that Carter was not
entitled to the $400,000 in unregistered
railroad bonds and other securities
traced by the government to safety
deposit vaults and hanks in various
parts of the country. Under the de-
cision the government will retain
these securities and the famous case,
which resulted in the conviction of
Captain Carter and of Greene and
Gaynor, and the imposing of peniten-
tiary sentences, is brought to a close
Funds of Captain Carter, which the
government claims were proceeds of
Carter's collusion with Greene and
Gaynor. are tied up by suits pending
in the federal courts of New- York
New Jersey, West Virginia, Georgia
and Illinois.
The case grew out of the construc-
tion of certain river and harbor Im-
provements on the coast of Georgia.
The government prosecutors contend-
ed that the army officer and the con-
tractors defrauded the government in
the sum of $2,225,000 and that one-
third of this amount, or about $750,000,
went to Captain Carter. Special As-
sistant to the United States Attorney
General Marion Erwin was assigned
to the prosecution of the cases and af-
ter several years’ work $400,000 In-
vested by Carter in various states was
traced and seized.
LARGEST GRAIN HOUSE.
Railroad Will Pay $1,250,000 for
Elevator.
Superior. Wia.. Jan. 9.—The Great
Northern Railroad company has de-
cided upon estimates for contractors
on the construction of the $1,250,000
steel elevator to replace elevator “A”
which burned in November. The spec-
ifications call for the largest single
grain house in the world
Washington, D. C-, Jan. 9 —Senator
Clay today introduced a hill authoriz-
ing the secretary of the treasury to
issue $300,000,000 of non-interest-
bearing United States notes in circu-
lation in such form as he may deem
expedient.
Senator Bulkley introduced a hill
providing for emergency currency to
be issued by hanks in amounts equal
to the par value of bonds to be depos-
ited with the treasurer of the United
States. It provides that United
States bonds, Panama canal bonds,
bonds of any state, county or munici-
pality of not less than 50,000 popula-
tion may be accepted for such pur-
pose.
. Hale's Naval Bill.
The introduction by Senator Hale
of his naval personnel hill was the
occasion of a general discussion of na-
val affairs. *
The Maine senator entered upon a
full explanation of the provisions of
the measure together with his reason
for its adoption.
He was soon called upon by Mr.
Tillman, a member of the naval com-
mittee, to say whether the considera-
tion of the bill would probably bring
out the facts relating to the contro-
versy in the navy department. Mr,
Tillman added that he had consid-
ered the advisability of offering a res-
olution for such an investigation.
Mr. Hale replied:
“1 have been asked a great many
times In -view of recent transactions
in the navy department whether 1 did
not propose introducing a resolution
of investigation. The subject is doubt-
less worthy of the consideration of
congress, hut after looking the matter
over carefully as I have been able to
do, I have selected this method of ac-
tion, which involves the considera-
tion by the senate instead of submit-
ting the department to an investiga-
tion.”
Mr. Hale then proceeded with his
explanation of the bill.
Protect Harbor Defenses.
The seriate passed a bill tv protect
the harbor defenses and fortifications
of the United States from malicious
injury. Senator Frye explained that
the bill provides against violations of
naval orders given for the purpose
of protecting harbor defenses and for-
tifications In the same way that sim-
ilar offenses in the army are pun-
ished.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma Intro-
duced a joint resolution providing
that, no person shall he eligible to be
elected president of the United States
for more than two terms in succession.
The senate confirmed the nomina-
tion of John G. Callers of South Caro-
lina to be commissioner of internal
revenue.
Help Out China.
Senator Lodge introduced a joint
resolution reducing China's indemnity
bond incurred as a result of the Boxer
trouble of 1900 from $24,440,788 to
$11,655,292 with Interest at four per
cent, payment of the difference being
remitted as an act of friendship to
China.
The House.
Washington, D. C„ Jan. 9.—A con
gressional lottery was conducted to-
day in the houae of representatives
for rooms in the new office building
of that body.
Chairmen of committees already
have been assigned to quarters In the
quarters of the new building and to-
day’s drawing was participated In only
by the 333 members who are not
heads of committees. There was
much Interest in the proceeding, A
blindfolded page drew from the box
marbles corresponding with the num-
bers of the seats of the members.
The name of Representative Kitchen
of North Carolina was drawn first and
he selected from the diagram in front
of the speaker’s desk what in his
opinion was the choicest room avail-
able in the building.
Hawaiian immigration.
The house committee on immigra-
tion voted to report favorably the bill
Introduced by Representative Hepburn
of Iowa, suspending for six years the
law prohibiting the importation by the
Hawaiian government of Euroi>ean
contract laborers. The purpose of
the bill fs to permit Hawaii to satisfy
its preference for Europeans, rather
than Asiatics, for plantation labor,
Tiie bill permit* Hawaiian planters
to contribute to the government im-
migration fund.
members of the committee, as well as
the Democrats, are not in entire sym-
pathy with the plan of Chairman Fow-
ler as embodied in the bill Introduced
by him yesterday contemplating the
immediate and complete retirement of
all national bank bond secured cur-
rency and Its replacement by a guar-
anteed credit currency based uisni
general assets of the banks.
The great differences distinguishing
the Fowler bill from the hill intro-
duced in the senate by Mr. Aldrich,
which Is looked on with favor by some
of the members of the house hanking
committee, are that the former pro-
poses a complete and permanent re-
organization of the country’s paper
money while the latter attempts only
an emergency expansion, and the one
clings to natlouai bank assets ns the
only propert security for national bank
currency, while the other permits the
acceptance of railroad, county and mu-
nicipal bonds, under certain restric-
tions, as security.
One of the members of the house
banking and currency committee who
prefers the Aldrich hill to the Fowler
bill is Representative Burton of Ohio.
While Mr. Burton was unwilling to be
quoted as to presenting his views in
the committee or on tile floor of the
house, it Is understood that he does
not concede the necessity at this time
of financial legislation of u revolution-
ary or permanent character. He thinks
with Senator Aldrich that a bill more
temporary than Mr. Fowler's and more
special in scope will suffice to safe-
guard the future and that the Aldrich
bill slightly modified Is the measure
which congress will eventually on
act.
Military Affairs.
Washington, D. O., Jan. 9.—The
house committee on military affairs
today decided to report favorably the
joint resolution already adopted by
the senate, extending to January 21.
1910, the time allowed the military
organizations of the several states ami
territories to conform their origin,
armament and discipline to those of
the regular army. Until this eonfor-
(Continued on Sixth Page!
TAFT’S POSITION
ON INJUNCTIONS
Makes Reply to a Letter from
Llewellyn Lewis of the Ohio Fed-
eration of Labor Questioning
His Attitude.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
WRECK—TWO KILLED
Mrs. Boyd and Her Son Killed
Tramp Reported Killed Also —
Two Coaches Overturned—
Details Not Received.
WRECKING TRAIN SENT TO SCENE
San Jose, Calif,, Jan 9.—Mrs, A, P,
Iloyd of Portland. Ore., and little
sun were killed tonight In a wreck
of the Sunset express on the South-
ern Pacific at Rucker, 25 miles south
of here. A tramp is also reported
killed. Eighteen injured are being
treated at the Gilroy hospital. The
cause of the. wreck Is unknown at. this
time. Two coaches were overturned
on the tracks and one thrown into
tiie county road.
tPortland, Ore, Jan, 9.—Mrs. Boyd
and her son, who were killed in the
Southern Pacific wreck near San
Jose, were the wife and son of Rev.
A. P. Iloyd, who until recently was
the pastor of the Sollwood Methodist,’
Episcopal church in this city. Mr.
Iloyd has secured a transfer from
the Sollwood church to the First. M.
E. church of Atlanta Georgia. The
family was en route to that city when
the accident occurred. Mrs Boyd’s
family home is in Detroit, Mich.
•San Jose, Calif. Jan. 9—A wreck-
ing train with physicians and nurses
has left here for the scene of the
wreck.
San Jose, Calif. .Ian. 9.—Sunset ex-
press'No. 10, southbound on the South-
ern Pacific, running an hour late, was
wrecked tonight at Rucker, 25 miles
south of here. Rucker Is five miles
from the nearest telegraph station
and details are lacking, but it. Is report-
ed five people were killed and a doz-
en hurt.
STRIKE IS OFF.
Philadelphia Railway Company Grants
Concessions Demanded.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 9.—Conces-
sions granted the union trolley men
by tiie Rapid Transit company, were
approved at the ratification meeting
which lasted nearly all night, and the
strike resolution was rescinded. The
company agree:;] to reinstate 51 union
men who had been discharged.
Finance Legislation
Washington, I). C., Jan. 9 —Decided
differences of opinion as to the way
of Injecting elasticity in the national
currency and of increasing the safety
of bank deposits have arisen among
the members of the house committee
on banking and currency, of which
Representative Fowler of New Jersey
i is chairman. Some of the Republican
DISTRICT ENDORSE8 TAFT.
The Ninth Congressional of His Home
State.
Toledo. O , Jan. 9.—At a meeting
of the Ninth congressional district Re-
publican committee today, William
H Taft was endorsed for president. It
was decided to nominate a candidate
for congress by a direct primary on
February II.
PRESIDENT BISON SOCIETY.
Roosevelt's Interest Brings Him Hon-
orary Position
New York, -Jan. 9.—President Roose-
velt was chosen honorary president
at the second annual meeting of the
American Bison society today. A let-
ter from the president favoring the
preservation of the bison was read
During the last year two government
bison herds have been established.
To Honor the Fleet.
Una, Peru, Jan. 9,—The regatta
club of Callao hr preparing to hold a
grand regatta in honor of the Ameri-
can battleship fleet, which Is expected
to arrive here about the third week
In February.
FROM LAWYER'S VIEW
Secretary Sees No Objection to a
Law Which Shall Define Rights
of Laborer as Against the Em-
ployer—Technical.
POPULAR FEELING ON SUBJECT
Martin's Ferry, O., Jan. 9—The
views of William H. Taft, secretary
of war, in regard to tiie use and
abuse of injunction's are stated in a
letter in reply to questions propound-
ed by Llewellyn Lewis, secretary of
the Ohio Federation of Labor, given
out here today. Secretary Taft pref-
aces his statement with a declaration
that lie believes it to -be "highly beue-
ficial and entirely lawful for labor-
ers to unite In their common inter
ests."
Proceeding directly to the answer
of Hie question propounded, he says:
“First, you ask me what I would
think of the enactment of a. law defin-
ing the cases in which a temporary re-
straining order may Issue, and defin-
ing in specific terms tiie language in
which suclyorder may be framed. I
see no objection to tiie enactment of
a statute which shall define the rights
of laborers In their controversies with
their former employers. As this stat-
ute would fix tiie full limits of their
action il would necessarily furnish
a definite rule for determining the
cases in which injunctions might is
sue. as well as their character and
scope. It should lie said that this
statute, however, if enacted by con-
gress, would relate only to the Dis-
tort of Columbia or some place with-
in the exclusive jurisdiction of tho
federal government, or to those em-
ployers and employes whoso relations
are within congressional definition
and control, Generally the law gov-
erning the relations 'between employer
and employe is a state law and Is only
enforced in the federal courts when
the jurisdiction arises by reason of
the diverse citizenship of the parties.
Speaking ..generally,- however, both as
to federal and slate legislation, I sec
no objection to a statute which shall,
so far as possible, define the rights
of both parties In sneh controversies
more accurately, Indeed, the more ex
actly the law of limitations on tho ac
thins of both parties are understood
the bettor for them and for the pub-
lie.
Restraining Orders,
“Second, you ask me what 1 think
or a provision that no restraining or-
der or injunction shall be Issued ex-
cept after notice to the defendant and
a hearing Is had. This was the rule
under the federal statutes for many
years, hut It was subsequently abol
Islied. In the class of eases to Which
you refer I do not. see any objection
to the re-enactment of that federal
statute. Indeed, I have taken occa-
sion to gay In public speeches that, the
power to Issue Injunctions ex parte
has given rise to certain abuses and
Injunctions to the laborers engaged in
a peaceable strike. Men leave em-
ployment on a strike; counsel for Urn
employer applied to a Judge and pre
seats an affidavit averring fear of
threatened violence and making such
a case on the ex parte statement that
the Judge feels called upon to Issue
a temporary restraining order. The
temporary restraining order is served
on all the strikers; they are not law-
yers; their fears are aroused by the
process with which they are not ac-
quainted: and, although their purpose
may have been entirety lawful, their
common determination to carry
through the strike is weakened by an
order which they never have had an
opportunity to question and which is
calculated-to iHscrairage their proceed-
ing in their original purpose. To avoid
this injustice I believe, as I have
already said, that the federal statute
might well 'he mad what It was orlg
Inal-ly, requiring notice and a hear
Ing before an injunction issues.
Final Hearing.
“Third, in answer to your question
It. would seem tha: jt is unnecessary
to impose any limitation as to the
time for a final hearing, if before an
Injunction can issue at all notice and
hearing must be given The third
question is raised, and properly, should
the power of issuing ex parte Injunc-
tion* lie retained in the ,court In such
case I should think it eminently prop-
er that-the statute should require the
court issuing an ex parte injunction
to give the person against whom the
injunction was issued an opportunity
to have In a very short, space of time,
not to exceed, I should say. three or
four days.
Fourth, your fourth query Is in ,;f*
feet, what i would think of a pro* P-
Ion in such eases by which the con-
temner—that is, the person charged
with the violation of an order of in-
junction- might object to the judge
who issued the injunction as the one
to try the Issue whether the Injunc-
tion had been violated and to fix pun-
ishment in case of conviction, and
thereby require another judge to try
the issue and impose sentence, If nec-
essary i In fed era courts, in such a
case, it would be proper to provide
that the senior circuit judge of the eir
cult court should, upon the application
of the defendant of contemner, desig-
nate another district or circuit judge
to sit and hear the Issue presented
I do not think such a restriction would
l»e unreasonable In most eases it
will be unnecessary But I admit that
there is a popular feeling that in con-
tempt proceedings, and the very name
of the proceedings suggest it^ the
judge issuing tho injunction has per-
sonal sensitiveness in respect to Its
violation and therefore that ho does
not bring to the trial of tho issue pre
seated by (in' charge of contempt of
his order the calm judgment of mind
which insures justice.
Popular Feeling Unfounded.
”1 think that, this popular feeling is
in most eases unfounded,, but 1 believe
that It Is better, where it can be donej
without injury to the authority of tho
court and the efficiency of Its process,
to grnnt such privilege to the con-
temner and thus avoid an appearance
of Injustice, even at some inconven-
ience in the matter of securing anoth-
er judge. There is some analogy,
though it. Is not complete, between the
exclusion o fa judge from sitting in
the court of appeals to review a de-
cision of his own, which now obtains
in the practice of the federal court
of appeals by statute, and the present
suggested ease. It is of the highest
Importance that the authority of the
court to enforce i:q own orders ef-
fectively should not be weakened, and,
therefore, 1 am opposed to the inter-
vention of a jury between the court’s
decree and its enforcement bv con-
tempt. proceedings. It would moan
long delay and merely weaken the au-
thority of the court. I do not think
Unit tilt* permission to change the
judge, however, would constitute eith-
er serious delay or Injure tiie efficacy
of the order, while It may secure great
er public cure that the justice of the
court’s action The. appearance of
Justice is almost as important as the
existence of It in the administration
of courts.
"Sincerely yours,
WILLIAM II TAFT.
ALLEGED TERRORISTS ARRESTED
A Young Woman Included Among
Those Arrested.
Lausanne, Switzerland, Jan. 9.—
Eleven alleged Russian terrorists, in-
cluding a young woman, were taken
into custody here today after an en-
counter with police. They are charg-
ed with threatening to kill a wealthy
local Russian unless he contributed
$1,600 to the revolutionary cause,
PRESIDENT SUGAR COMPANY.
W. B. Thomas Has Succeeded H. 0.
Havemeyer.
New York, Jan. 9.—W II Thomas,
who since the recent death of II O.
Mavemeyer has been acting president
of the American Sugar Refining coin
jinny, has been elected pjiesideut of
the corporation.
MINERS MAKE ACCUSATIONS.
Men of Jacobs Creek Say 100 Yet
Missing.
J.irons Creek, I’,'I , Jail. 9 II is per-
sistently declared by miners here
that there are too bodies yet. tn the
Dari mine. One of the miners' or
gnus, it ts said, has 70 members miss-
ing or anaecimntei for.
CHINESE EDUCATED HERE
THEY AVERAGE MUCH HIGHER
THAN OTHERS.
Recently the Chinese Government Con
ducted an Examination of CancJi
dates at Pekin Which Proved Very
Flattering to American Educational
Institutions—Chinamen Educated in
Japan Failed to Paso Examination.
LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
Lugh Was Claimed By the Italian
Government But Their Authority
Has Never Been Acknowledged
By King Menelek.
BELIEVED WORST IS CONCEALED
Washington, D Jan, !L OhimT.s
alinUmlB $*il»i* uted In America have
taken precedence over those educated
In Du rope and In Japan, according to
advices ntfrelved ;• f tin* stati- depart
mam from American ('oiihiiI Menemi
Borgliolz at Canton, China.
Recently the (‘hinoHe government
conducted at. Pekin an examination to
test flu* ability of the Hlieb-nls who
bad been nont abroad for education.
Mr Bergholz nays that forty-two atu-
deniH wore examined, iwerif . four of
whom had pursued their studies in
Japan, fourteen in tho CniC’d Htnie*
and four in Belgium
Three from Japan failed and one
front America, but of tie thirty eight,
that, parsed only seven secured the
doetor'K degree, and five of these were
educated in America or the sixteen
highest In rank, America had ten the
Went taking the honors both In the
number 0f fctudent* and the rank ob-
tained in the examinations Nine of
the thirteen A merle arm were educated
on the Pacific coast. Tin* ntHdenta
who passed with the hiRheat honors
were appointed > positions in some
of the? government hoard* in Pekin
IOWA STATE CONVENTION.
Republican# Meet at Des Moines
March 18.
Des Moines, la.. Jan, 9—The Re*
publican Hate convention for selec-
tion of delegat' s to the national con-
vention will b»i held ai Do* Moines
March IS tie- convention to nomi-
nate a state ticket tit Waterloo, June
14.
Rome. Jan. News has been re-
ceived here, of trouble In Italian Soma-
liland, on the east coast, of Africa,
which has resulted in pitched battles
between the Italian forces there ami
the Abysslnlans.
A dispatch received here today re-
ports a raid of 2,000 Abyssinlans near
Lugh, the furthermost Italian station
Iti the interior, Che Abyssinlans rob-
bing. killing: and imprisoning many
of i he merchants.
Lugh is garrisoned hy only about
one hundred and twenty-five natives
under command of Captain Bongio-
vanni and the attacking party laid
siege to the town. In a number of en-
gagements that followed both sides,
according to the reports, suffered
heavy losses.
Squadron Ordered to Coast.
The Italian government has ordered
the squadron now in tin* Red sea to
proceed to lie* coast of Somaliland in
order to protect tiie towns along the
coast, as tin1 entire territory Is garri-
soned bv not more than two thousand
natives under the command of Italian
officers.
At the same time the government
has telegraphed to the Italian legation
at Adis Abeda, the capital of Abyssinia,
Instruct ing live Italian minister to pre-
sent a protest to King Menolik against
the violation of the Hiatus quo.
Italy holds i.ugb through an ar-
rangement concluded with the sultan
of that territory in 1805 which, how-
ever. was never ratified by King Meue
Ilk, who considers Lugh as a portion
of bis own territory. Lugh is nearly
thirty days march from the coast,
Trouble Serious.
Baler dispatches roeeimi hern in-
dicate that the trouble in Italian
Somaliland Is of a more serious na-
ture than at first supposed. It is
Inanm.i■ on good authority that Lugh
was besieged by the Abyssinlans and
destroyed, -after a desperate and un-
equal fig III and that its defenders were
killed.
It is believed here that the hnliau
government is concealing a severe re-
versal, in order to prepare the public
for graver news The Importance of
the present, situation lies in tho estab-
lishment of the fact ns to whether the
king of Abyssinia ordered tiie attack.
RUSSIAN OFFICERS ARRESTED.
Revolutionary Plot Discovered in the
Fortress.
Warsaw, dan !) The discovery of
a revolutionary plot among the of
fleers in command of the artillery at
ihe fortress has led to tho imprison-
ment of' seven officers.
The police are now carrying out.
domiciliary searches of the. quarters
of lie* officers throughout the garri-
son.
SALOON-KEEPER ACQUITTED.
Chicago Grand Jury Could Not Decide I
Daly's Case.
Chicago, III . Jan b The Jury in j
] the case of Hugh Daly, a saloon keep-
er, the second to be tried under j
charges of violation of tie* Sunday
'dosing laws brought by the Chicago 1
Citizens Law and Order league, was !
unable to find a verdict and was dis- !
charges this afternoon. The previous I
case, that of Thomas {’hamaies. was j
j titled twice, resulting first in a dlfe J
l agreement and then in acquittal.
Bearing before president.
Roosevelt Wants to Know More About
Benzoate of Soda.
Washington, I) Jan. 9.—'Presi-
dent Kix.xrvelt today listened to ar-
guments lor and attains! tho use of
benzoate of soda, as a preseravtlve of
Jio’chup Tho request was made by
lb'' manufacturers that I he order pro
hiblMng Its use 1)0 postponed until a
substitute preservative could he dis-
covered Tiie president Instructed the
secretary of agriculture to Investigate
the question thoroughly and make a
report to hlin before February I.
800 GO TO WORK.
Weybossett Mills of Olneyvlll Have
Resumed.
Providence, ft. Jail 9 The Wey
bo-sett mills of the American Woolen
company in OlneyvIHe, employing
850 hands, have resumed operations
on full time after running four days
a week for six weeks.
TAFT ADDRESS NEW YORKERS.
Spent Thursday Preparing Report and
Adderss.
Washington. It O., .ran. 9.—Secre-
tary Taft will leave here at II o'clock
tomorrow morning for New York city
where he is to make an address on
the general subject of the Philippines
at. Cooper Union tomorrow night.
Yesterday and today he remained at
his home engaged in the preparation
of a special report on the. Philippine
islands for submission to the presi-
dent, and also In the preparation of
Ids New York address.
KENTUCKY BANK CLOSES.
Small Institution; Depositors to be
Paid in Full.
Cairo, III , Jan, 9,—The Farmers’
bank of Wlckltffe, Ky„ closed Its
doors as a result, of a run. The bank
hail a capital of $15,600. It Is aald
that all depositors will be paid In full.
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