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EL PASO DAILY TIMES.
TWENTY-FOURTH V FAR
FAR EASTERN
EXPLANATION
for the preservation of international
commerce.
Japanese Authority Gives
Full Explanation of the
Proposals Made By Rus-
sia and Japan.
RUSSIA IS AGGRESSOR
She Accepted Japan’s Terras and
Then Withdrew Acceptance,
Taking an Impossible
Attitude.
WORLD’S COMMERCE
.Japan insists That Atfjnieseenoe to
Russian Demands Would Close
China to All But Russia and
Be a Menace to .Corea.
St. Petersburg, Jan. C.—The semi-
official dispatch of last night from
Vladivostock saying that owing to
disturbances between Coreans and
Japanese in Corea, the Russian second
rifle regiment, at its full strength,
had been despatched to Corea to pro-
tect Russian interests there, created
little comment here. Diplomats are
disposed to regard it as merely a
move on the diplomatic chess board.
Only one newspaper, the St. Peters-
burg Sklja Wjedomosti. refers to the
dispatch. It says the movement proves
the firmness of the Russian policy.
The announcement appears to have
created a greater impression at Mos-
cow. Commenting thereon, the Mos-
kowsklja Wjedomosti declares that
Russia is “ready to fight Japan and
any coalition if necessary."
LIVELY DEBATE
IN THE SENATE
EL PASO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. 1904
CARELESSNESS
CAUSED HAVOC
Ion don. Jan. <1.—A dispatch to
Reuters Telegraph company from To-
kio says:
All tin' Russian warships recently
at Vladivostock are reported to have
sailed, probably for Port Arthur.
Russia's reply has not. yet boon re-
ceived by Japan. There is a strong,
widespread tendency to doubt the re-
ports of the alleged conciliatory char-
acter of the reply.
MOVEMENT OF RUSSIAN TROOPS
Seoul, Jan. 0.——A Russian legation
guard of thirty has been lauded at
Chemulpo, but the Japanese railway
lias refused lo transport it to Seoul.
It is reported that preparations have
been made for the emperor of Corea
to find an asylum at the French lega-
tion in event of serious trouble. It, Is
expected that France and Germany*
will send marines here to guard their
legations.
Tokio, Jan. G.—A high Japanese an- i
thority today made the following ex- j
pianation of the status of the far i
eastern question:
The statement that Russia has |
made concessions to Japan is not. j
exact. On the contrary, Russia, in j
tlio .month of October, made certain j
concessions which were accepted by i. ,, , , „„ .......,,
... i mg forward lo seeing one of the nest
Japan, but subsequently witmlrew j fiRh(s ,,v(,r pull*';! off hereabouts,
them and assumed an attitude which j Under'.the articles of agreement the
left the Japanese little hope in the | men are to weigh in at fi o'clock (ids
way of reaching a satisfactory agree- j ov**t,showing against
incut. 1 he .Japanese government is j Ward and other good men of his
confident in the declarations ol' dis- ; class has given rise to a feeling of
interest Miners in Manchuria, made by j confidence among his admirers that
Russia, and recognising Russia’s spe*
GANS TO BOX FITGERALD.
Fight Lovers Expect a Good Battle
at Detroit Tonight.
Detroit, Mich., Jail. 0.—Joe Cans,
the lightweight champion, and Willie
Fitzgerald of Brooklyn are slated for
a ten-round go at the Metropolitan
Athletic club here tomorrow night
and followers of iistic events are look-
of the best
Irregularities in Postoffiuc
Department Was Only
Theme in Upper
Branch.
WANT AN INVESTIGATION
Democrats Resist Strenuously
Reference ol Inquiry to Com-
mittee on Postoflices anti
Post Roads.
MANY POINTED REMARKS
After Extended Debate, Matter Wan
Deferred for Action Until Next
Friday—Committee on Order
of Business Named.
HAWAII OCCUPIED THE HOUSE
lie will be aide to hold his own with
FIGHT OVER APPOINTMENT.
... (.the redoubtable colored boy from Bai
cial interests in that region, wished yjmore. The latter appears to be in
to regulate, once for all. all questions j fine fettle and. expresses no doubt
in the far east, in the interest of fu- over the outcome. The match has
— .......•Isx JfcS’SrWSKS £
end Japan made the Pillowing propo- i expec.ted to be on hand from Port
sittons: Huron, Sarnia, Toledo and other
First—Russia and Japan should mu j )loi'nts_
tuulty respect the independence and
territorial integrity of Chiba und.
Corea. __
Second—To recognize reciprocity— I , , .
Japan, the special interests of Ru.siu Mayor McClellan Declares Lows Ap-
in Manchuria: Russia, tin* special in- j pointee as Judge Cannot Hold
terests of Japan in Corea. j Office.
Three—To engage mutually ‘ not to. New York. Jan. G.—Mayor George
infringe—Japan. the commercial h. McClellan lias caused consternation
rights and immunities acquired by jin fusion circles by declaring ex-
Russia in Corea: Russia, the contmer- ! Mayor Low's appointment, of Appleton
rial rights and immunities acquired If, (bark as justice of the court of : |k-
by Japan in Manchuria. i cial sessions .null and void anil re-
in making the third proposition I appointing Thomas W. Fitzgerald for
Japan wished not only to protect her | anotlier term. Both sides have re-
rights in China and those of Russia ! tained counsel and will carry, the light
in Corea, but to consecrate the prin-j t)ie highest courts. The position
eiple of equality of ttie commercial (j)ay:; a salary of $S.nOD per annum and.
rights of all nations in Corea and j tlio successful depoi iitee will hold of
China. Russia declined Japan's propo- . jjc(, to|. t, „ y,.ars.
silionB and submitted a counter propo-j Mayor McClellan asserts that Mr.
sition which contained a clause P''"'i i,ow wen(. beyond Ids powers in up
viding for the creation or a natural (qarj; (,, (he position. Al-
zone. extending from the China-Corean 11bough McClellan assumed office at
frontier to Wong Tan. on the east. Loon yesterday, he holds for the pur-
and to Ping Yang on the west. The [)os(, ,',f tj,i« last* that .Mr. Low's term
zone comprised almost a third of (>rlje,| an(] pm began at midnight of
Corea. I December :il. Fitzgerald's term ex
This Russian proposition took irom j in,d at that time, and McClellan
Japan all guarantee of the protection : jioiris. therefore, that there was no
vacancy in the office until after Mr.
Low ceased to be mayor.
of her rights in Manchuria and se
questrated a considerable part of Co-
rea, where, without contradiction.
Japan's interests preponderated and
which every nation recognizes as be-
ing within the legitimate sphere of j
Japan.
The proposal exasperated Japanese
public opinion. .Japan could not ac-
cept. the proposal for these reasons:
First—The definitive occupation by
Russia of Manchuria would be a per-
POPE RESTORE5 RELiC.
j Head of John the Baptist Given Back
to Church of San Silvestro.
Rome; Jan C.—‘The pope, has just or-
Idered one of the most precious relies
I of Rome restored to rite church of
________________________ tSan Silvestro. from which it was re-
manent menace to the independence j moved to the Vatican in 1881). when the
of Corea, which Japan roust prevent jehurch was-besieged by Italian troops,
at any price, for Corea is an advance j The relic is the authentic head of St.
post of Japan'* line of defense and |Joliu the Baptist. According to an-
the safety of Corea is a condition ielent tradition the head, which was
nine qua non of per own security. demanded by the daughter of Herod
Second—Japan'.has. as other pow- >as a reward for her dancing, was car-
-ers. rights mid immunities in Man- j ,.j,.-d from Palestine to Rome Jen con-
ebiiria bv virtue , of treaties with luries ago by Greek monks, and de-
China. These vigils and immunities ,M^jteij p the church ol Han Silvestro.
cannot be left to tb« mercy of Russia. :IhPU a monastery. Im. -ralilo mira-
Tlic refusal of RussiV to examine into 1 c)„s ftre attributed to lb- relic. It was
the Manchuria question denoted on jjjejj p sue): cm com thai battle were
her part the intention not to observe 'fought for its possession irom the year
the rights of alt nations'in that region. I )411 to j.iTo The reib remained in
*■ the church until 1870, -when it was re-
moved to the Vatican for safety by
Pope Pius IX. Pius X. thinks there is
no danger in returning the relic to its
ancient resting place The relic is
contained in silver reliquary weigh-
ing 100 pounds.
Most evident among okher proofs of
this intention on the mart of Russia
were occupation of Yan\g Tung Tch-
eng and the reoccupat'ont or Mukden.
Everyone knows that liy the new
treaties concluded by tjhe United
States and - Japan with vChina one
city and two ports were to! be opened
to the commerce of the wotrid. Yang
Tung Tcheng and Mukden' were the
two points chosen. By th(e occupa-
HEATH HARO TO FIND.
Washington, Jan. fi.--Alleged irregu-
larities in the pos; office department
constituted the only theme In the sen-
ate today. The question came up on
the matin first made by Mr. Lodge
and afterward'by Mr. Penrose to refer
the Caumaek resolution looking to sen-
atorial investigation of pos oiriee de-
partment to the committee on post-
offices and post nude. The democrat)
senators resisted the motion and con-
ten led i<hat the country would not be
satisfied with an investigation of the
department made by the department
itself. The debate eontinutd for al-
nnff-t two and a half hours and was
ext .emvely spirt ml from start to finish.
The re-i-: . Union of Mr. Carmack di-
nixclng tin postmister-gencral to semi
lo the smite all papers connected with
the postofflee department irregularities
and providing for a senatorial l.ivMtl
gation, was taken up and Mr. 1/odg •
moved its reference (o'the roijvmi.'Le
on postoffices.
for. (’a.: neck r> ••h.t.oil llii.i motion,
declaring that if department i'rrcgu
lairiles were to he -inx •< -igated only
by the d* p.irtms n - th .mireives. it
•.vauli! not be long until tiny would
“be a stench in nostrils of the people.'
The onlv safeguard was in a con-
gressional iitves:!gatio:i, he said.
Mi'. Tel!i-r expi'Cs :nl his opinion that
ho pos -t office department w uImain
a thorough investigation, but contended
that the legislative bran h should re-
tain the -night to rnaki an inquiry.
Mr. Tidier said that if for an oilier
reason than thai criminal charge.)
weii.' inriii- against senatores a.id mem
bers of he house of representatives,
an Investigation : houbl be made. Later
he ap ke of newspaper reports that a
lease of a postofflee building was owned
hy a Cnl.i-d Htales senator and also
quoted press .iepor:« saying Unit the
postoftb— drpaiMiient had explained
that, the lease in this ease had been
made because the senator's building
could be secured at a lower price th in
any other.
“That," he- said, "is most astound-,
ing. When did the pos master-general
or the president, for that matter, get
the right to suspend the statute for-
bidding this practice?"
Mr. For'iken Interrupted Teller to
say tha' it was his understanding that
the leasing of the building under con-
sideration bad been made before prop-
erty bailt come into poste-ssion of the
senator who now. owns it: that the
senator dtd not know of the lease
when in- acquired the building and that
he had been trying to gel rid of it
since he had made i )i* discovery.
“if that is true,” replied Teller, "the
rop-:'mentations to which i have re-
ferred are gross slanders.”
Foraker admitted the orrectneks of
this inference. ,
Carmack ni the g tiera! plea for
a genaf rial iiivt.- tlgutiou ami quoted
newspaper reports to the effect that
the post master-gene.' ill' bad no been
in sympathy with Mu* postoffice de-
partment inquiry whet: it was under-
taken arid that he had pronounced the
TuHock ehargr s to be “hot air.
This statement aroused Mr. Spooner,
who said that, the charge did great
injus-ice to the postmaster general,
t'o far a:-- the Bristow inquiry was
concerned. Mr. Payne had betn in thor-
ough sympathy with it. and had placed
• he entire machinery of the depart-
ment at tiie command' of the official
who had made this most remorself »»
inquiry.
Replying. Carmack disclaimed any
intention to charge Payne with com-
plicity in or sympathy with irregulari-
ties in bis department. His suggestion
was that of indifference to wrong and
suit of department inquiry and laitb
cleared him of charges upon which
the inquiry was predicated.”
Carmack explicitly denied any in-
tention on Ilia part to reflect on the
postmaster-general', but contended that
all that had been brought out empha-
sised the necessity for an investiga-
tion.
Mr. Gorman said he was willing t-o
have al! resolutions calling for investi-
gations of the pte:.dthe department
refewo.il to the committee on- postflffices
and post roads, as he Had received
assurances from the. chairman that
prompt action would in? taken. In
this connection, however, lie sabi, he
wanted to call attention to the fact
that all of the (Rebate on this subject
had but emphasized the necessity fur
an Investigation of the postofflee de-
partment. He said he had no desire
to investigate any particular officer;
that he believed the investigation
should he much broader than tha”, as
the irregularities had crept in by de-
grees, and corruption, possibly bail been
pari of three or more administrations.
I: now has reached tin- point, he said,
where men who are corrupt thomselv-s
have disclosed the corrupt! n of
others.
“My purpose," he ad-leil, “is not to
much to expose this corruption as by
the action of eongn -s in making pro-’
teetive laws to eliminate the chanci
of such corruption in the future in
tile postofflee department.
Mr. Spiioan asked if Gorman would
not. he willing to supph men: that siig
gestion by calling o.i congress for a
thorough invostlgatlin of all depart
ments at a stated period. Gorman
answered that he Would lie willing,
but fee.- the present tin was cjnten; to
deal with the question In li mil. Con
tinning, he declared that the eon-up
:.ion was not u part, mat r; that flu
present postmaster-gi-nival could not
have la’en responsible for the state id'
affairs in liis department, as if etarled
liefore he entered u|>i a his ilic-lcs at
t he in ad of the dtep.ir aieut. He ib-
dared that it had In i a policy of the
president to igneme In. i-abine, minis
ters in this matter aril give eredii
f.;r the exposures in ■!:. postoffici de
partment. to M. G Si kemlorff and
William Allen White nov paper m n
of sagacity. Tile .utor expiv--e.l
bis willingness to iln .im- ice to Hu
president “in ibis time of innihle in
his official household" but said li
could not understand n by republican:'
it the senate had p. -sien-tly n fared
to give the mlnori'i airy official in
fc-iMmlion cjnecriiiiH the department.
He declared that th -i-p rniinatioii tu
Ignore the wishes of ■»-■ minority had
been manifest at lb. session for the
first time since he he I been a member
of tin senate. He > iiled attention to
resolutions intrqduci 1 by tiimsvlf, Mr
Carmack and by Mr. c nrose asking for
'he Bristow report, of the pnstofliee
Investigation anil r, dared Unit every
'ffort to gel thin information had bc“it
thwarted by vepuiii cans.
A revere denui . it ion of the" ehargt
of aupprosidon of information wa-
made by Mr. I,i).tg*-. who said that be
was thoroughly tin I of that eld wia-
-ncii story wliii'li Ii.nl been inadi over
ami over again by senators on other
side of th" diaiiitii'r, lie saill It is
'.me that the rejoiblie.iiis tiad nearly
two-tiririis of tin i - mber.-e of the sen
ate anil 111 wante ! to inform the other
fide that Hay wi-re thorougliiy re
sponsible fir thior conduct, of affairs
ind thnt as they were responsible they
proposed to copdoct their affairs in
their own w.av. li- said):
"We are not afraid of daylight; wt
e-te not afraid of the senator from
Maryland, and lea of ull we an* not
afraid of that old time-worn story
of suppression of public inf rmation."
Air. Teller arraigned Mr. Lodge for
the statement tli.it the republican-
were responsible : the government by
raying that hi wanted to place hia
caveat, on the bo, t that the repub-
lican caucus would do all the business
for the senate.
Mr. Spooner d* n >'d that the repub-
11-7 a ns had a i-atieii
Mr. Teller said that perhaps i iva-
merely that tin- republicans ha I a
leader so suave an persuasive that he
was aide to emit! d the reiuibti an
votes aid be wa. rospomilble for the
siiilil front offi-t'i'il iiy the republicans
in Hie vote on He (fubftn liili.
Mr. Spooner wan ed to know if to
demoerats who : ' d for the Ciilrin
bill were irei'i e- li by republicans,
and Mr. Teller as a end that the dem-
ocrat)! were divid'd aocoi'iHng to their
irtdividual beliefs.
, Mr. Spocmer 1 I hat r -|m Id i- ''
eaueu>'i’« do not iiiud the eonseii tu ie.
of iseiiators any more now than they
did when Mr. *jv o was a np'mie r
of that party, q it
Mr. Spooner eonti
thq; interests of
and for himself in
to hold a seat in t
o he nntrolicd !
Mr. Teller recall
Terrible Wreck of Rock
Island Flyer Due to En-
gineer’s Failure to
Obey Orders.
17 DEAD. :I7 INJURED
Passenger Crew, Instructed to
Pass Stock Special at Willard,
Engineer Mistook Freight
lor Expected Train.
RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED
Without Moment's Warning, With
Train Going at fit* .Miles an Hour,
the 111 Fated Passengers Were
Hurled to Destruction.
ONE EL PASOAN IN THE WRECK
debris. Some were so badly crushed
as to be unrecognisable. The Injured
were placed it) the chair ear and in
the sleeper of the wrecked train and
brought to this city and taken to the
hospitals.
"The first four ears of the stock
train were crushed into kindling wood
and strewn over the right of way by
Hie collision. Dead and dying cattle
and hogs were scattered in all direc-
tions and many that were released
from the ears bv tin* wreck ran wild.
"None nf tiie trainmen hoeme.l t v
know exactly who was responsible, for
the collision. The passenger conductor
who had a leg broken, said, as he la>
in his berth in tin sleeper, that lie
had he right of way and the eat He
train slnmld have been elsewhere titan
on the main line.
"The 101 Paso train was running to
make up time ami the trains came
together on a curve. The engine crews
hardly had time to set tilie air brakes
and jump before the crash came, .The
only warning that the passengers re-
ceived was the shock of the • Hug
of the brakes, and the sound of hissing
air.”
"A. Mrs. Hill, who with her small
daughter, was going to HI Pa o. was
in the wrecked! car Mrs Hill died
wliil" gri ing her name to the pltysli ian.
who was ;r.vlng to revive her. The
child lias not yet been found.
"The lo r' of the wreck w as l)oclo:
Bell or New York Oily, a young
physician, himself crippled and walk-
ing on crutches. Although slightly
hurt a a resell of tin* collision. Dr
Bell was th" Hist man to leave the
Pullman which was nos damaged,
StruggHm: heroically forward on Ills
eripehes he home.|ia-ly as-sinned
charge of the relief work, lb' nnlerod
Hie chair ear and the sleeper cleared
and bail the Injured brought there,
Whr.l e In* I re tied them as well as he
could with *ul me lilciiie or im trunenls.
"lie a veil the fireman's life b) tying
«n ar’crv wi b the aid of a penknife
and u piece of string.
"tie d-aitfaril.v refies I to di clos,
his name and It 'was only partially
burped through blr. fellow passenger.-
"Mod of the pas: erigers were hound
for HI- Paso. At !P Iff the train w e
again made up nnd sent over the
I'rllon I’.U'HIc t ra.-ks lo M in ha far
Kan., where 11 resumed its'- Hip over
tin- Red-: Island."
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAN DOMINGO
BEING RUINED
■%
Anarchy Reigns and Bus-
at a Standstill in
Little Island
Republic.
mess
the
AMERICANS INTERVENE
Commander ol Cruiser Detroit
Interferes With Strong Hand
to Protect American
Lives and Property.
FIGHTING AND LOOTING
In I'onaequoncc of Disorders at Sosna
Marines and Gun Are Landed and
Both Parties Warned Against
Further Indignities.
EVERYTHING IN' CHAOTIC STATE
El Pasoan In Wreck.
P aUivvIy known that
It I
one El I'.r-oan was in the i
passenger wreck in Knpans
Rock Is limit spnll'.liuued
train crashed head-on in .n
at least
.-a.-.! eroti -
when the
pas-i nge-r
an extra
Topeka, Kan.. Jan.(I. Sevcnte.'n dead
and thirty-seven injured is the res ill l
of tlio Rock Island pas euger wreck
al Willard this morning. Most of ; ,ie
injnrpd are: in liof-pitala In Topeka.
Doctors announce that all the injured
will recover with the exeepfum f Mrs
M. A. HiU of GreoiiKburg.. Kan.
The dead:
Mrs. .1. HIM, Gi'ernshurg, Kim.
Mrs, \V. S. Martin. !St ,lose)di. Mo.
Mrs. Alary ilaruiK . i'hiliieiithe, .Mo
Ben llarville. son of Mrs. Harville.
aged 13 years.
Tot Mnrvilie, daughter of Mrs. liar
ville. aged :! years
.Mr.--. Bn. ..n Reed, sister of Mrs. Har-
ville.
James Gridin. Claremonl. Mo.
K, H. Mver, Buffalo, N. V.
Raymond A Marlin. Ghlllleotlie, Mo.
\V, S. Martin, SI. Jimepb, Mo.
H. Rati kins, Dekalb, Mo
Win. J. Wells fill East Chambers
si reel, Jacksonville, III.
Mrs. Mary Kaiser, Russian, address'
unknown.
Gale Fuller, aged 7 yeira. Brockton,
I own.
Grace Reed, Cbillleothe, Mo.
Li nora Reed, ('iiillieollie. Mo,
I’lildentided boy. aged S years.
Tile single word “carelessiM sa” will
sum up tbe reasons for the tragedy.
Insfrueted to meet a sjm dal fielgh
t.'iu.ia ai Willard, the engine* r and eon
dacior f the ill-fated passenger train,
noting that a freignt train stond on the
shierr.i.'l; at Willard, rushed thnmgh,
rbinkliig the ears they had hi 1 ii were
th- mu's hey had been i.i.-drueH'-l to
pass. Failure to art utllilz>- J In* miiii-
hti'*of Bmp engine was direct ly i'espon-
slbie for the wreck. Had tin- engineer
eompari-d"the numlier of the train at
Willard wi'h the orders the eatasiroplie
would have hei n averted.
Cpm) seeing a' Willard the freight
train oil the (diking F.nglnim llinjamln
threw i,pen his throttle and under im
petua of full steam the passenget' train
leaped out into the dai km « and
crashed along at a rate which the. pan
sengi-rH ip i i ire to have been fully
six y five mites an hour. Not a note
of warning of the fearful impeuiHug
disaster ever madi*. Itself known to the
sufferers.
General Superintendent Gruber of
the Rock Island make.-: this statemem i her friends that In- wa on her win
io (he Associated Prtsa: -Another thing Hint ha- made her'
“The englKie.r of the. passenger train friends positive I hat the Mrs Hill who
had order ia wait, at. Willard for a was kllb l In the wreck was not the
special stork train He passed on, mis- , Mrs Hills wlm is well known in El
taking a freight train on the aiding I’a n. is that friends assert Ilia:
a that station for the extra sin k I she would not be riding ill the day
train. This ean.-i-d the wreck. No j i arb; a. wa- th“ Mrs HiU who wa
body else is vi blanie so far as our in Ikilb-d. The alime dlspa'eh, which
duty of semuoi'.
, iicd, was ta . - i
in* whole I'oiiuffy.
would not con.-.t nt.
■e senate if lie was
other:;.
I tha' Mr. Spooner
i - a 11 ’ i * train, near Willard. Kin, early
.ytrierday morning and killed Ivveniy
pieple nnd gerUiusly injured • viral
Otbeva,
'I ids HI Pasoan was Ei- ink Bell
lirutber of Mrs. A. P. Coies, who bus
for the past two months been in New
York. He was Injured In a wri ek be
tv'i-en HI Past) ami San Kllzurin Mini'1
nr ago. an 1 from hia injuries lie lias
ever since been on erutcho.H,
The iji spate be.; :••• ling forth tin
liern! • action nf tin- young Dr. Bell
1s thought to be ibonl this young man
as. In at one time studied jiii-ilIi'tiio and
the dispatches loll "f the hero b"in,"
on eriiti'lu'< Tha! he was on yhe trait;
Is known to a eentolnty. as lie yester
day wired to Ids hW.iT in El I’a-o tha!
he was in Hn* wi'-eked train but had
eseapi ,1 uninjured.
Another nerson ;vbo is :,bought to be
known in HI Paso and who was killed
In fill* wreck is the person whom 'In
(lisp itches apeak‘of as Mrs. Mill This
was thought, by many to have jmen
Mrs, Hills, who was the wife of AY. H
Hi tlx. at one time in huHhiins in El
Paso and connected witli the El Paso
Saddlery company.
The (li-'pnteheH said that she wa*
coming to El Paso and that she was
accompanied hy her il.iughter. a smalt
child This, find I'd i.be friends of
Mrs Hills in HI Paso to believe that
this is not her. ns sin' has no simill
laughter, and although -he spoke of
visiting HI Paso so n in some of her
recent letters It wa not known hy
formation gin "
A formal inquest was held af tlie
wreck today by Coroner Holley of YYau
lm.na.-i- comity. The Investigation will
lie coaDnuc.il tomorrow. Until a v*-r
diet, placing the blame is returned, no
action will be taken against the train-
men.
positively ideiililb
Gri "in burg. Kan:
all anxiety of (be
Mrs. Hills.
Mr* HIU as from
■ will set at rest
El Paso friend , of
DO NOT FEAR MASSACRE.
A Survivor's Graphic Description.
H. G Paivuns. reporter for the
Stale Journal of Topeka who was on
ihe train and escaped uninjured, al-
though two persons In tin seat imnie
illately in front of him were killed,
gives the following description of tin
wreck:
“The flyer left Topeka at midnight
and both trains were running at a
Papers on Former Official. Hlal ol iaaMvrKUV* lu
Salt. Lake City, \ tali. ian. u - i ne.j natural Inference w&a that if the
! Deseret News today nay* that, govern ) ,nqujry ha:| |)Wn jPft to him there
rs. Including Jaa. H. Ben- j w ul(J haVf» twen none.
| nett of Cheyenne, have been m the ..]n ottK.r words,” said Spotmer, “the
I charg Is that he had no sympathy
h iid, "That wh.
Bean side of th:-
yielded my |g-r>‘
♦ion of these ports Russia J irevent.*.! | Po8to^i"^p„ectc°;r^LrynffiC!°l.SerV'
China from fulfilling the ol,‘digatlons
of her treaties. i
in Corea, equally, the acts!, of Rus-
sia have had, as a result, thd' closing merit inspectors. Including Jas.
of the Yalu river to forelim com- nett ..
morec. Japan asked Corea, aiinmltan- city for two weeks in an endeavor to
eonsly with the United Stal es and I subpoena former First Assistant Post- : ith the wrong but with the wrong- I jj'1,1' !’ . ' do
Great Britain, toopen this region to I master General Perry S. Heath, mt j (jow" / . . o. -,-* "
International commerce. In loccnpy- j have not v«»t succeeded in serving the i „j t j j (j nol that,” responded Cor
ing Tong ong Pou, (Yon Ganv PhoL j papers. It is said papers have been |
the only port in north Corea. I Russia | placed in the hands of a t nited States j *‘Practi<*l!y,” commented Spooner,
paralyzed the realization of ttjis pro- I marshal. Heath's presence, ii is stated, > g(,nt(,n[j0USi|y.
ject. Japan then had reason {to fear j j8 required in the east in connection ; “Nor even practically that.”'Carmack
that letting Russia alone would! result : with some phase of the postofflee in- j jnftjgt<-d.
in closing the Yellow sea aifd the jye3tigation. j Mr, Ixidge said that congressional In-
United States Consuls Declare There
Is Nothing in Alarmist Reports.
1 Washington,, Jab u Accordim: to
I the it it r.s fan calendar tomorrow is
| Christmas day and the date sd by
! alarmist report! for n second great
i massacre of Jews at Ki-hineff in
: response to popular demand the stale
iicp!U"t#verit recently rent, inquiries to
| the- American diplomatic and consu-
| lar agents tlirougliout Europe asking
j what grounds if any existed for the
rumors of impi mllng massacres. The
hid cast many it J pendent votes, im
lie thought that in late years there
had been growing tendency on tie
other side of the.chamber to consoli-
date, li" spoke i the duty of *"m
tore to act. In are"! lance to their own
convictions, when Mr. Burton inter-
rupted him to ask *f he had reference
11 the recent dei ion of the demo-
cratic caucus for party solidify on
qutrfions coming "fore, the senate.
Mr. Teller repi d by saying tha*.
personally he kn< ■>. nothing of such a
conclusion, „ j senger train that the grea'cs' slaughter | tin* Russian guvernmeni to take vigor-
i do kllOW -US, hOWl-Vl-r, IK ] ,,f ,,,ltfc( ,,,,,,ru*f-tir-lA-i Til’S dir WH* i uIi>k. In nrevollt tmv fi!rlh**r
speed of from fifteen to twenty flv ^ m ............................
milts an hour. The freight was a long | 11,’«* e Rpiuiriei would In
our. Wlicn the engine,- met they w ,v j dirate that no foundation whatever
welded loge-,her by f ii«- Impact, I exists lor !tin widespread apprein-n-
"The 1-ngii.eer an A firemen on th'';„j,„, ttm„„K the people of the Jewish
freight, escape t w ithout Injury, hy j nM.,. |f any further ill-1 reatmmit or
jumping- The fireman of the P1 J~‘ n i Killini: of the lews had been rontem-
ger train w i- :-:eri-msly Injured, but (,jat,-,| it fg believed Unit the agllAtloii
the engineer escap'd , )n the United States and Ragland
It was in the third i-ir of the pas ' ()ver Hie first massecre would cause
ktional
interior of Manchuria to intern
commerce.
In struggling with a?? her aforce
against the pretensions of Russ|ia in
the far east. Japan works not
for herself, but for all nations. .T.Vroan
does not ignore the dangers and ■1*ks
of an armed conflict with Rnssial and
does not embark upon it with a jllght.
heart, as the war will be less a .Jtnig-
gle between the races than a f plan
-- ! vesflgati n conducted for the purpose
Senate Committee Named. j 0f discovering crime are pretty worfh-
Washington. Jan. 6.—Senator Alii- J less. He railed attention to the con-
.chap man of the republican I gressional Inquiries into the official
I sat on tiie repub
chamber I never
I Judgment to the
so
ho long as l sit b"re.;
An agreement was reached to post-
pone further disc" Mon of the subject
until Friday next and: at. 2-34 the
senate adjourned.
of passengers occuri^- l This car was
! preceded by the smoker and baggage ■
; ear. The shock drove the *m ker.
i which was occupied by only two or:
1 three .men, through the car behind it, i
! which wa:- crowded wnh pa-i-'cere. I mei-ilng to he held hero tomorrow
"No one in the front end of the car ;tJl, t.,<-kh<)Dlith of 8.Wife & Co. will
; c-capr-d. They were crushed ie-'ween | ar, mvornbly on the proposition to
! the seats, only three living |e r- .nc be- i,K.r,,u.tbe capital stock of the com
oils steps In prevent any further
slaughter of the helpdess people.
Swift & Co. Will Branch Out.
Uhicago. Jan. <; -At their annual
ns be
1 ing taken out by rescuers who "hopped from S,000,000 to $35.fM)n,(j(10.
-----—— J holes in the cir and reh ascit 'hem :'pt;i* ni-.'-- stock Is to be issued at par
Washington Jan S.—The only mi as- i from their .dangerous positions. j ami l<> be used in acquiring whole-
urD considered in the boitgc today was 1 “The 1 rakeman of the tram hast-1xa|, distributing markets and n-frlg
a bill introduced by the delegate from ! »ned to Willard and notified th'- head- • orator ears. The small margin of
Hawaii to ratify an act of the Hawaiian quarters and a dozen or more phy.-- | profit in the packing Industry and at
legislature authorizing the man-ufac- icia.is from Topeka wen* hurriedly | the , a me time the mammoth extent
0n'V 'crocus' htmlaTanno°unc.T'h/foVlowiug | condTroV M^Xffie^whBe hTwai | tu7e‘and disnimtmnlf elc -trffillgbt j dl-i.atchcd to the scene ,.n a fetter l„f that industry is illustrated by the
committee on crier of business for ■ superintendent of free delivery. and pown- on !he Island of Oahu, ter-
j904. j "Bo'h the senate and house invest!- j ritory of Hawaii Owing to objections
Allison Hale Aldrich. Ctttlom, gated Machen," he said, “at the very j made io the bill in the form presented
Lodge. Perkin*, Clark ( Wyoming). El- time in which he was engsged In the j It was recommitted: to the committee
kins, Spooner, Hanna Beveridge. I practices for he was indicted as
re- on territories.
train. They worked until daylight figure:* contained in the annual n-
ministering to the injured I ports of the Swift comoany which
“With the coming of dawn began ; show a profit of $3,000,000 on gross
the work of removing the crushed and ; sales for the year exceeding $200.
disfigured bodies of the dead from the 1000,000.
W.i liington. Jan. 0.-—Under date of
Puerto Pin:a. San Domingo, January
", lie* levy department Una received
:: tijog'i-uni fi in Commander Dilling-
ham of lie- cruiser Detroit, giving an
,! mm nt (if tie ,iati> of demoralization
hi tha! vicinity. 1 liu dispatch reads:
'in this vicinity anarchy prevails*
and ImMiit- • Is at a standstill. Puerta
Plata i.-; quiet a! pri'sen!'. The Jimlnez
authorities aiv cnllectlng duiles and
:in- .limine,- ;.s at Santiago. The
i .volution is uni one of principle, but
ii- between faeflima,
I wilf not allow any interruption of .
viiinnn’i'ce. I wi n.t to Sosna on- the
moriilng of .i:imn'r-y ;i und returned to
Pile ,a Pin a ye .1* nlay afternoon to
i- the i 'h*a -kee out of that port.
Will coal here today and return to
Sosna.
"Thei" wo. fighting :i Soeua on Jan-
.i.'iry :: bi'lwee.i Minutes and Jimintz
triaip.-', which took place on the United
Fruit company's property. Without
noth'1-; the hdut-.es wire looted, lirotesta
of the United S aKs citizens absolutely
lisrcg.mloil, women and children had
hi flee for safety and property ilea-
iriiycd. I hnvi forbidden any fight-
KB of ai!.v armed force of any party
wl;hip eei tain lime nercssary to pro-
i"- tin- live.-', of United States c.itizotls
i, So.-nia All. c inmandlffg officers iu
tin* field near Sosna have been so in-
d.ructi.'d.
"1 left one Unit autumn'ie gun and
ii mi launeli with an officer, and slx-
t(‘cn marines a' Sosna to see that these
re rni'tIons are carried out until my
vet urn. Ain ill signal communication
wi ll this for i and can control the
'tii.Pioii. Tiie consuls here want a
guard. I do not think it necessary at
or!sent. I am all ready to provide
hem when necessary. -
"The British nM'.tnier Pallas Is here.
1 have jollied the British captain in
i note to the military comnnder hero
o bold him responsible for any dis-
order arid telling him that we would
«ice Buell prompt action as we shall
see lit In case of disorder,"
Republic in Ruined State.
San Juan, P. it , Jan. ti.—interven-
tion of some kind in the affairs of
Santa Domingo dally heroines more im-
minent. The republic Is in a state of
unlit leal and financial chaos. Owing
to the ever changing and extremely
complicated ph:!:-":-' that the politics of
'lie Dominican republic are made to
assume by ambition- statesmen, whose
movements are supported • by force of
irni.-: neither Ilf. imr property Is safe.
While tiie Doliiiiilclan politicians are
"ni 1 ing each other's throats and their
i'ouu. nhir agents are bickering over
!In right of tenure of office In foreign
countries, the republic itself Is plunged
in the deepest misery. Owing to the
lark of rare the tobacco crop has been
gri-aily damaged: on account of the
lock nf laborers (most of them hav-
ing been impressed as soldiers) much
of the cocoa has no‘i been gathered At
•io* proper time ami is useless; the
itinexa'irm of Porto Itieo ai I the pro-
duction of sugar In the Hawaiian
Islands, which had so damaged the
market for Dominican sugar In tin*
United States, lvis now been followed
by the Cuban reciprocity treaty, which
is the deathblow to the sugar industry
in Santo Domingo. Now. huge ma-
i-hlnery will be left to rust, and vast
cane fields will lie idle and unculti-
vated, f r Hu* market in the United
State", the only sugar market that
|r left open to Dominican sugar has
been closed o the produce of til* now
mly poverty-stricken republic. Much
American capital has been inv* - "d in
the sugar industry In Facto Domingo,
and due to this, among otlu r weightier
reasons. It was hoped, first by the ad-
ministration ' f General Jimiaez and
next by that of General V.i 't1" z, that
a reciprocity treaty with the 1 nited
States wonb! tie obtained, bub ia each
instance revolutio: 1 mu' ■' put* an
end to the pn>l‘i-'iil n<’g"".itlons.
Till* I a-Ion «■ g h t "i I down by an
• lie interest upon which
i difficulty, and
n.i*-*"r th« debt a
i housec! dollars,
n !/.* i system of tax-
nmeni supports itself
from he import
coming from for-
rijjn . "intriee. and a great deal of
.. eng is carried on. A man who
I,*,:*'\- earns fifty1 cents a day f|g
onornmu.'
fjubt. tin*.
la paid w:
tli h«' tzrt
cifh
hr ion in
r* :nnU "f
Inimfffd
Tiiorf •
:io nrtr.'U
a‘Ion Tii
, Rovurm
filino*" r*'
•iiisiv< ly
diiics !,’ i
on good
oWlsfU’d to
pay six and seven dollars
--
for a pair of boots if he would go shod.
Heiyv duties are laid on foodstuffs-*-
a barrel of flour costing from $12 to
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