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.Bronchitis Has Developed i !n-a Form Which Is
Cause of Grave Anxiety.
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ILL FOR TWO DAYS
Failure to Meet Queen De
veloped Fact
PHYSICIANS ARlr ON DUTY
At the Palace to Be oo Hand lo
Case of Need.
THE SERIOUS FAINTING SPELLS
So Which Eii Majeity It Subject
Add to the Alarm Felt at His
! Condition Formal Bulletin
fT Eat Been Iwued.
(Astttiofi Prist Report.)
tONDON. May . Tha kingdom wai
thrown Into oonsternatlon tonight by tha
uddan and unexpected announcement
that King Edward was suffering from
bronchitis in a form which oausad soma
anklety to hla physicians two of whom
ara sleeping In Buckingham palace to be
on hand In case of need
. The first Intimation that anything was
miss was the failure of the king to meet
the queen who returned from Jhe conti-
nent this evening. It has been the king's
invariable rule to be present on the
queen's arrival from any out of town Jour-
ney and his abseneet)thls evening was
made the subject of general comment
Immediately after It was noted. V
i: f ILLNESS WaTcONCEALED.
The queen hurried to the palace and
.feoon afterward the publlo learned by an
official announcement that the king had
been jU for two days The fathat nla
lllnewi ha been thu.! ceaJed v from
publle knowledge; v. Increased the aJarm
when onoe It became generally Jinown. Vv
The king suffered from a similar at"
taek at Blarrlta owing to the Inclement
weather and eoM winds but it was sup-
posed he had completely recovered espe-
claliy aa he attended the opera at Covent
Garden within' three hours of his arrival
In London from Bianits last Wednesday.
The king spent the week end at Band-
rlngham with the object of combatting
the threatened attack and returned ap-
parently better; but the sudden changes
In the weather this week were very try-
ing to his majesty and finally compelled
him to keep Indoors. He still attended to
state business however and granted au-
diences. '
EMINENT SPECIALIST CALLED. -In
fact it was only today that his plAr-
slclans were able to Induce the king with
'f ireat reluctance to keep to his bedroom
and take a complete rest.
The bulletin issued at 7:10 o'clock this
. evening showed that the eminent special-
ist. Sir Richard Douglass Powell had been
called in. : He with the king's physicians.
Sir Francis Lacking and Sir James Reld
signed the bulletin which read: "The
king Is suffering rom an attack of bron-
chitis and has befn confined to his room
for two days. His majesty s condition
causes some anxiety."
A consultation was held late tonight
tut no bulletin was issued it belt) g mere-
ly reported that the king was resting
comfortably at midnight and his condi-
tion was more reassuring.
Anxiety will continue nevertheless as
It Is known that his majesty Is subject
to serious fainting spells.
Lord Knollys secretary to the king on
leaving the palace late tonight said that
no further bulletin would be Issued until
tomorrow.
; ATT0ENET8 WOBBIED JTTBOBS.
' " Judge Maxey Seproved Counsel for
Andrew M. Waugh." j
. ' (Houston Pott Sptcial.)
SAN ANTONIO Texas May 6. "Oen-
tlemen what you are driving at la Just
' aa clear as mud to me" was the remark
v f Judge T. 8. Maxey In the Federal court
ir Thursday to the attorneys conducting the
ii ' Andrew M. Waugh ase.
. h. . . The remark followed a long questioning
. of the witnesses regarding the 120000
t - draft on Houston how it was entered
( how It was charged and to whom It was
i charged. Piled high on a. table in front
. of the winesBes was a great array of
r. r batik liooks general ledgers' rediscount
.. ledgers and others. . Some of these were a
J : . foot thick and required strong men to
J lift them. The witnesses were requested
to reier 10 page in one. Tnla would
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f and ae on through the rest. The testt-
. f monv was suoh that even tha mnt unrt
. vi ma uuuiiKeeimni memea 10 grow con-
v fused ' i
. The twelve Jurymen most of them far'm-
: f ers whose account books are simple fol-
lowed the proceedings without anything
.like a demonstration of absorbing Interest
i and the remark of the Judge presiding
seemed to coincide entirely with their
vlews. e -
. Nothing new was develobed In the t'ns.
timony. Fbr the first time the evidence
7" to connect Wough with the supposed dls-
'. . ..appearance of the Vineyard Walker &
Co 'a note for $26000 was brought out
v' but 'that It was at the same time as the
? ; Woods trial - .
: B. Li Vineyard of Eagle Pass gave the
most Interesting testimony. He told of
t -meeting "Waugh In Houston. At that time
r ' - Waugh told him that the Woods National
L': bank had been speculating In eotton and
r . : would fall.' Witness said defendant told
htm that he had become Involved and had
. -given the Woods bank note -of Vine-
H- yard. Walker A- Co. but that he Would
'tot It beck again. N V - .' v
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SUMMARY.0F NEWS
THE WEATHEB.
Forecaat for Honton and frlclnity for Frl.
aUyUnwrUedreather. :
7 Temperature and ' precleltMlon records for
Koutton for the twenty-four hours eaded st T
p. mi Thundiyt '. ' - -'.. "v .'V':. "
. Tenpenture Maximuai II; minimum 14.
Prsclpltstion 00. r ;
' (.Aufcialst Prass Kspvrt.)
WASHIKGTONr M" l.Eeat Ttx
bowers Friday or Friday night and probably
Saturday) cooler Saturday in -tha Interior; mod-
erste to brbk south wind VMt
LauiiUn Showers Fridor Fridsy night
and probably Saturday light te aioderate ut
wlnda
Wert Texi Fir; slightly eooler Fridny
and Saturday. a
. Oklthonia Showers Friday. Saturday (air
in west thowera in easU'"
WMhinfton'.
BALLInGER concluded testimony by defylnf
any one to point to any act of bli which
wu not iq line wltd au duty.
TWELVE SENATORS .ubecrlbed 1000 to
reward Mre. Elin V. C Furls for devotion
to the Union during tbe civil war after re-
fining her official aid.
THE BEAUMONT-ORANGE waterway paplect
wai reported to e the only proyitftm of the
rivers and harbors bill concerning Texas ap-
propriations which would be the subject of
debate in the senate-house conference.
Domeatio.
PHYSICIAN who testified yesterday st Hyde
tritl branded analysis of Dr. Vaughn as in-
complete. A MINE explosion at Palot Ala resulted In
the entombing of forty-five white and over
a hundred negro miners.
FARMERS at St Louis litre Joined hand
with
ijomp-rs ana pledged tnemselve to
work bind in hand '
wttn
labor unions.
V Foreign. . -
REPORTS from London were te the effect
that King Edward was seriously ill suffei-
ing from bronchitis.
FIVE HUNDRED were killed and many more
injured in an earthquake which destroyed
the ancient Cents Ricsa city of Cartago last
night -- f
.' Texil. ;'
LARGE CROWDS are greedng CoIqulH In
West Texaa ". . ''v V"1 . '
THE TEXAS division of the Travelers Pre-
;. tectlve sasociation net in antiusl convention
1 at Oslesten.-"J'--;'? ;v .-
tpNE- JOHNSON was warny recelveei by the
rienrrf-Gataevillo'vlespite the fact that it
is an enti-Joaason town. . i-v u '
KEV. ARTHUR WPAUt allied himself at a
. hotel at Orange despondency over domestic
troubles being .given as the cause of his
reh act.
THE TEXAS Association of Graduate Nurses
sdjourned st Galveston after selecting El
Paso st the next meeting place snd electing
officer!.
IN HIS SPEECH to a small crowd st Nsva-
sots Davidson bostted that he hsd relent-
lessly prosecuted the gresteit combinations' of
capital which- exist.
AT STAMFORD1' Judge Poindexter asserted
thst because of hit consistent prohibition
record tome antis would walk ten milte
barefooted-to vote for him.
J. B. BROCKMAN before the court of crimi-
nsl sppeals st Austin presented s brief and
crsl argument urging the issuance of s writ
of habeas corpus for srl McFsrlane.
COMMISSIONER of Intursnee snd Banking
Hawkins wst served citation in s suit sgaintt
him snd his bondsmen for damages in con-
nection with the closing of the Sanders State
bank.
Sport.
JOHN D. AIKEN'S automobile plunged through
a fence and down an embankment at the At-
lanta tpeedwsy
AMERICAW LEAGUE: Detroit B Chicago ;
Philadelphia 10 Washington lr Cleveland a
St. Louis 1; Boaton-New Yerk rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
CMca'go 3. Pittsburg
: Boston 1
Hrooklyn O; rmiadeipma
New York S; Cincinnstl 8 St. Louis 3.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Montgomery B Mo-
bile 4; Chattanooga B. Nashville 4; New
Orleans Birmingham 8; Memphis 8 0 At-
lsnU 1-0.
Houston.
THE REAL ESTATE transfers fired Thursday
aggregated $961000.
J. S. RICE snd psrty will leave Saturday for
. an automobile trip abroad. a
THE FIRE INSURANCE schedules fixing the
exact rates have been received in Houston.
THE PENN CITY property has been sold to
the American Mortgage company for $600-
000.
E. A. HERRING ended hit Hfe Thursday
morning by taking a double dose of carbolic
acid.
THE COTTON BROKERS of Houston are
divided on the question of adopting a port
bill of lading.
FLSHER B. SCOTT charged with killing
Robert McAitor was granted bail in the
sum of iio.eoo.
THE SECOND day's tettion of the Southern
branch of the National Dental association
was held Thursday.
RAILROAD BILL LAID ASIDE
In the Senate Until Next Thurs-
day. (Associattd Press Report.)
WASHINGTON May (.-The railroad
bill was before the house during the en-
tire aesslon today many amendments be-
ing offered and voted upon. An amend
ment by Mr. Knowland of California pro-
viding that when a railroad reduces its
rates because of water competition It shall
not raise them unless the Interstate com-
merce commission Ilnds that the pro-
posed Increase rests upon changing con-
ditions other than ' tbe elimination of
water competition was adopted.
Section 12 permitting railroad consoli-
dation under certain conditions was dis-
cussed and many amendments were of-
fered to It. ' V'. .
An agreement was reached by which
this section and all amendments thereto
shall be voted upon after one qr more
hours' dlacusalon. ' ;V
Mr. Mann in "charge bf the measure
expressed the hope 'that tbe bill would
finally be disposed of. next Tuesday.
. The railroad bill was laid aside in the
senate today and Senator Dixon - gave
voice to a complaint agalnat what he
aaeerted wai the practice as characteris-
ing an Insurgent every senator who did
not agree with what the eo-called regu-
lars demanded. He declared that the
regulars themselves were as much In-
clined others to ally themselves with
the democrat whenever aa advantage
was gained by ao dolna ' -. .. . ..
CARTAGOIDESTR0YED BYTEMBLAR;
Many More Were Injured by Earthquake Which Hurled Classic Buildings of An-
cient Costa Rican City to RuihsDisaster Most Terrible in History of That
Country San Jose Also Felt Shock Which Dmaged National
Theater and President's Palace
IH tuslon Port Coble tram.) . '
SAN JOSB. Costa Rloa May a Via OaV
V set on. T tie most terrible earthquake In
the recent history of -Coate Rloa de-
stroyed the ancient city1 of Cartage and
did muoh damage In Ban Joae laat even-
ing. The main shock oame at $;.p. no-
although there had been prllmlD.ary
shoeka that warned many In time to get
out ln the open;
'
The exact number of- dead la not
known bull It will run into thg hun-
dreds " The Injured are very numerous.
The greatest loss ef life was In Car-
tago where practically every big build-
ing waa destroyed. Among; these are the
peace eourt built by Andrew Carnegie
and nearly oompletedf the residence of
President Rlcardo Jlmlnesj the Weldon'a
hotel where large numbers of Americans
from the oanat lone usually spend their
vacations; the Cartago club and the new
cathedral fronting on the plasa which is
in course of construction.
Many were still living In tents as the
result of the recent earthquakes.
The National theater in Ban Joae was
considerably damaged and some damage
waa done to the president's palace sev-
eral business buildings ' also being
.wrecked.
President Jlmjnes ordered out the troops
to assist in restoring order both herd and
at Cartago and to relieve the distress of
the people. Thousands are homeleae. but
sesasesssssssssssssssssaeesas
TO WORK TOGETHER
FARMERS HAVE JOINED HANDS
WITH G0MPERS' LAB0RTTES.
Report That the Two Organi2ation'
United for Political Reason
?Lt'Mu denied.
(Atseciotei Press Report.)
ST. LOUIS May 8. Organised labor
and organised farmers will work together
hereafter In preserving the rights and
liberties of both classes of workers un-
der the provisions of a resolution unani-
mously adopted by the executive commit-
tee of the Farmers' Educational and Co-
operative Union here today.
The federation between the American
Federation of Labor and the Farmere'
Union haa been a favorite project of
Samuel Compere president of the Feder-
ation of Labor and the adoption of tho
resolution follows a four-day conference
between Mr. Gompers assisted by sev-
eral labor leaders and the farmers' com-
mittee. The resolution is
follows:
'1. As far as the Constitution and the
charter of the Farmers' Union permits
we pledge oiir fellow workers in indus-
trial pursuits our best efforts to the end
that their rights and liberties with our
own shall be preserved.
"2. Our officers are authorized and di-
rected to confer with the officers qf bona
ftde labor organisations to this en
"8. We pledge ourselves to give pref-
erence to the products of the union work-
ers who manifest their Intelligence to
protect themselves by organisation and
urge reciprocal purchase of producta of
union farmers.
"4. Our legislative committees are
pledged to co-operate with the similar
officers and committees of organized la-
bor to secure such relief and reformatory
legislation as may be necessary to con-
serve the rights and freedom to which
tlie wolracrs as men and citizens are en-
titled under the constitution of the Unit-
ed States."
Officials of the Farmers' Union declare
the affiliation has no political signifi-
cance. President C. 8. Barrett leaned a
signed statement to this effect tonight.
The Farmers' Union claims a member-
ship of 8000000.
SAN ANTONIO BREWERS STRUCK
Two Hundred -and Fifty Men In-
volved by Action.
Houston Host Special.)
SAN ANTONIO Texas May S. A
strike of the Brewery Workers' union was
declared at"l o'clock tonight at the mass
meeting held. Unless the master brew-
ers of Ban Antonio conclude to accede
to the demands of the union for $2 a
week Increase In the salary of beer wag-
on drivers beer bottlers brewers and en-
gineers none of these crafts will report
for work tomorrow morning. The driv-
ers left their wagons tonight and a few
deliveries were made by express wagons.
In San Antonio the strike affects at
least 250 men employed in the three larg-
est breweries and with the various
agencies. The master brewers offered to
compromise by giving the men an in-
crease of 11-a week but this was refusea
by an almost unanimous vote of members
of the union.
Lewis fymiper of Cincinnati National
secretary of the United- Brewery Work-
era' Union of America said last night
that he haa hopes that the master brew-
ers will agree to the demands of the un-
ion but should they fall to meet the de-
mands it will be a fight to the finish.
"Houston Is the 'only city signed up
as far as I know and while the engineers
in Houston get f25 a week under the. new
contract the master brewers In San An-
tonio refuse to give theirs 126 a week."
- Mayor Arrested for Spitting.
. (Associated Press Report.) '
MEMPHIS Tenn. May (.-Mayor Ed-
ward H. Crump ' waa arretted todav
charged with expectorating on the tiled
floor of the new S2.0ro.000 court house.
mayor irump wno waa inaugurated in
January lent ' recently alar Leo an ' antv
pitting cruaade. ; it' r.. .-' j-.-- I
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S ' EARTHQUAKES FREQUENT
' e
2 Cartago impartially Destroyed
;. m-;U Pe?eral Tunes. ;
Cartago capital of Ca'Aago prov-
ince lies a the foot of Iraau vol-
cano about ' fourteen miles from
San ' Jose . It has an estimated
population 1f 10000 and la the seat
of the Central American peace
oourt tor the home of which An-
drew Carnegie donated a large
urny-
Cartago Waa the capital of the
. Country until 1123. It haa auffered
frequently from earthquakes and
waa partially destroyed in 1793 18M.
1X3 Wt mi and ISM.
- On April U last a series of earth-
quake i varying in Intensity over
arts oft Costa Rica did consider-
able damage.. but practically with-
out loss ef life. San Joae auffered
meat severely while both Cartago
and Port Llmon felt the force of
the disturbance.
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prompt measures of relief have been
adopted.
' Fire Hundred Dead.
If :-kt4neiiied Press Report.) '
SAN? JTJA 'DEL STJR Nicaragua
May 1-iA large' part of Cartago Costa
Rica WSJ destroyed last night by a pow-
erful setsmle movement. Details are very
meager at the telegraph wires have been
leveled between Ban Jose and Cartago.
The operators at the latter place were
killed.
It l known that at least 600 persons
asseseMtssttttttessts
TAFT TO HEAR TALE
WAIL OF DISTRESS AWAITS HIS
HOMECOMING
Republicans Will Enter Congres-
sional Eleotinns Having; Acoom-
:plish"4 jflthing Said Clark.
Houston Post Special.)
WASHINGTON May 6.-When Presi-
dent Taft adjusts himself In the capacious
leather chair at his desk in the executive
office tomorrow a wall of party distress
will be poured Into his ears that will cause
him to reflect upon the afflictions of Job.
The first wuillng note will tell of the
warped twisted and generally disfigured
shape Into which the' democrats and the
republican Insurgents have got the ad-
ministration's legislative progress. This
will be told to him by senate regulars
who have all hut despaired of getting a
single administrative measure through
this congress and the harrowing story
will be told In the earnest hope of re-
ceiving from the president some sugges-
tions as to a way out of the encom-
passing gloom.
What the president will propose Is pure-
ly speculative. He may advls.e the reg-
ulars to cut and slash their way Into
the light or ho may advise a course
that will throw responsibility for the
defeat of the Administration's bills upon
the lnsui Rents. Undoubtedly the admin-
istration is sorely beset and confusion
rel(?ns
CH AMI ('LARK'S VIKWB.
Chairman ("lark democratic leader In
the house said today that It looks as If
the republican!' will have to enter the
coming roiiKii Kulonal election with the
serious handicap of a majority In con-
gress that failed lo do anything. On the
other hand he thinks the outlook for
democratic sin-rfss unusually aunplclous.
Opinion continues to be divided whether
there will he any legislation. InsurRents
are expressing Hie belief that It will not
be long until the regulars are found to bo
fighting openls to "prevent anything
being passed ami the Insurgents the only
republicans fighting to get anything done.
CHIEF HON KB OF CONTENTION.
It looks now as if the chief bones of
contention In tlio senate would be the
long and shorl haul clause and the capi-
talization features of the railroad bill.
The physical valuation question will also
stir up dlsciisFlon. The Insurgents sre
trying to work out a satisfactory long
and short haul Hsuse. which they real-
ize. Is of vital Importance me regulars
in the senate nro oispoaed to accept a
long and short lause amendment by
Painter of Kent ieky for the purpose nt
splitting the Insurgent and democratic
combination.
The whole pulley of the regulars will
be to tiy to keep from the Insurgents the
credit for dnlnx anything.
'RI.KINH HTILL CONFIDKNT.
Senator Klklns expressed confidence
there will he legislation and that In the
end a good bill will be put through.
This view is i"t held by some of the
roost prominent regulars who say frankly
they have lost control and that they think
the only thing tu do Is to adjourn after
passing the appropriation bills. It is like-
ly the situation Will be considerably
cleared up by Monday after the numer-
ous conferences have been held among
the regulars and with the president after
the Insurgents have settled on their
course and tho house has disposed of
the bill.
Consideration of the bill was resumed
In the house today. Representative Mann
hopes for early paaaage of the bill there
and thinks it will be put through not
later than Friday.
The president's threat to veto the rivers
and harbors bill unless the administra-
tive measures are passed has not Intimi-
dated the friends of the bill in either
house. Anticipating . some such threat
from the White House republican and
democrats in tha senate and ttie house
Interested- In the passage of the livers
and harbors bill have decided to pass the
bill over his veto-' . .titw .
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are dead and many hundreds Injured.
Score of buildings were thrown down
among them the palace of Justice erected
by Andrew Carnegie. The wife and child
of Dr. Bocanegra the Guatemalan have
been killed.
Panic reigns aa the earthquakes con-
tinue. - San Joae ha also been shaken some
buildings being .damaged but no death
are reported in that city. Some persons
were slightly Injured.
Earth ahocka also were felt g several
points In Nicaragua near the Coata Rlcan
frontier. Reports reaching here state
that there Is much suffering and destitu-
tion at Cartago consequent upon the dis-
aster. v Consternation Over Disaster.
(Associated Press Reptt.)
WASHINGTON May IS -Antral Amer-
ican diplomat were thrown Into conster-
nation tonight over the news of the de-
struction of Cartago. At fhe Coata Rlcan
legation here. Minister Calvo received
word that the city practically had been
destroyed that 600 person -"were deart-acd
many hundred Injured as a result of the
disaster. Further . the minister was in-
formed by the department of foreign af-
fairs the shocks have now ceased and the
damage and loss bf life are confined to
Cartago.
John Barrett director of the interna-
tional bureau of American republics
when Informed that the palace of Justice
had been destroyed said that Mr. Car-
negie on his visit to this city had In-
quired" eagerly aa to the progress being
made In the erection of the palace of
Justice. Mr. Carnegie aaid he would not
be able to go to Costa Rica In the fall
wVn the oulldlng was to have been ded-
icated but that he probaMy would send
a representative.
USED AS REWARD
FOR CAMPAIGN SERVICES DE
CLARED SENATOR SPEAKING
Of Federal Offices of the South.
Bourne Praised Eleotion Meth-
ods of Oregon.. .
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON. May 6.-Commendlng
the election law system of his State Sen-
ator Bourne of Oregon In an extended
speech In the senate today arousefl a gen-
eral debate on the question of represent-
atvle government especially of the effect
In the Southern States in the present
system of selecting Federal officials for
that great section.
Mr. Rourne dwelt In terms of admira-
tion on the present method of conducting
elections and selecting office-holders In
his Htate. No sooner had he taken his
seat than Senator Racon of Georgia en-
tered upon a plea for a change whereby
the Southern States would be accorded
more voire In the appointment of Federal
officials than Is ndw permitted upder the
referee system. The Georgia senator's
speech provoked extended remarks by
Senator Carter of Montana in .advocacy
of a change In the postal system taking
that system out of politics.
Disclaiming any Intention of being par-
tisan Mr. Bacon asserted that the. Fed-
eral offices In the South were used as a
mere reward for campaign services and
as a conspicuous part of the spoils sys-
tem. VAUGHAN ANAYLSIS BRANDED
As Incomplete by Physician Who
Testified at Hyde Trial.
(Associated Press Report.)
KANSAS CITY. May 6.-Testlfylng
near the close of the Hyde trial today.
Dr. Walter M. Cross city chemist of
Kansas City branded the analysis made
by Dr. Victor ('. VaiiKhan on the liver
of Colonel Thomas H. Swope aa Incom-
plete. Only pieces of substance which re-
mained when Dr. Vaughan made his
final estimate of the amount of poison
In the organ might have ben foreign
said Dr. Cross. The witness pointed out-
that as Colonel Swope had used a tonio
containing clnchonldlne this drug would
remain after the process Dr. Vaughan
used had been completed.
No claim was made by Dr. Vaughan
that he got entirely pure strychnine from
tho liver of Colonel Bwope. He aald the
foreign matter was so small however
that he could make a good estimate of
the amount glif Ike poison present.
Dr. Cross was" ross-examlned ty the
defense to explain the presence of ty-
phoid In the Swiype residence but he
failed.
REWARD DEVOTION TO UNION.
Refusing Official Aid Senators Gave
Mrs. Fan-it $1000.
(Houston Post Special.)
WASHINGTON. May 6. Instead of re-
ceiving $1000 from the United States
treasury for devotion to' the union dur-
ing tho Civil war Mrs. Eliza V. C. Farrls
of Garrard county Ky. wna today sent
$10G0 contributed personally by twelve
United States senators. Two of the sena-
tors were members of the claims com-
mittee which rejected the 11000 bill for
Mrs. Farrls' relief argued for by Sena-
tor Hradley of Kentucky.
Tho citsimittee rejected the bill be-
cause Its granting would have established
an embarrassing precedent llut so
earnest and convincing waa Senator
Bradley's appeal that Senator fimoot of
Utah left the committee room and began
a subscription to make up the $1000 In
the senate. His first contribution was
$100 made by hlmielf; his second' an-
other $100 was made by Senator Oliver
of Pennsylvania another member of the
committee.
' Mra. Farrls during the war turned her
Garrard county home Into a union hos-
pital and ministered to the soldier with-'
out cost. -' i ;t.i :
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HUNDREDS OMNEft
ENTOMBED IN 7VLIK
Probable That All of Them Perished as the H
- suit of an Explosion.
BALLINGER CLASHED
WITH GLAVIS' ATTORNEY AT
HEARING YESTERDAY.'
Itiefused' to Answer . Questions A
Wrangle With Committee
Also Took Place.
- (Auociated Press Report X
WASHINGTON May (.-SecretaryBal-linger
concluded hla direct testimony at
the Ballfnger-arinchot hearing thl after-
noon with the statement that hla every
official act had been with th. sole Idea
of fulfilling his trust.
"I defy anyone to put his finger on any-
thing that L have done while in the
publlo service which wa not in line
with my duty" he saldj
' In acceptance t)f the' challenge Attor-
ney Brandeia counsel for L. R. Glavls
one of Bellinger's chief accusers then
took up the cross-examination of the
witness.' Within five minute th ex-
pected clash between them 'had taken
place and oh his very first question Mr.
Brandeia had to appeal to the committee
to "request" Mr. Bellinger to answer It.
The question involved Postmaater Gen-
eral Hitchcock. the "official distribu-
tor" of the administration. Mr. Bran-
dels wanted to know whether Mr. Bel-
linger had wired Chai-f (he Field Div-
ision Srhwartt to- wait until he had
talked with Hitchcock before he made the
appointment of ten apeclal agent to be
employed In (he Alaakan coal case In-
vestigation. . . -yt
Mr. Bellinger aaid the fact: had no
political significance and declined to an-
swer mora explicitly. A wrang1e"jet ween
Mr. Bandel and member of . th com-
mittee ensued and the result waa a record
vote by which the committee1 by a vote
of alx to five decided- that Mr. Bellinger
need not answer more fully.
TOLD OF A. "p!" INTERVIEW. .
Mr. Balllnger related the now famou
Associated Press Interview In which he
declared after hi return to Washington
subsequent to publication of the Olavl
charges that he .."proposed to kill some
nakes." He glee admitted he had rater
encs to Glavla who no nad made up nig
mind ''ought to ha killed aa nake." . .
He said Glavla had ''loafed on the Job"'
In conducting the Alaakan cases and that
he never had thought as muoh of Olavl'
ability as did some other in hheftVpart-
ment. '" .5'.- '-'
Attorney Brandeia scarcely wa. well
launched Into the cross-examination; be-
I fore the committee edJourneut In the
' nour ana a nan ne lacea in scoreiary
he succeeded In arousing the latter'
anger several times. - -
REVERSAL OF FORE8TRY POLICY.
Early In the day Mr. Balllnger contra-
dicted two statements made by former
Secretary Garfield He .testified also that
skce Plnehot's dismissal there had been
a tomplete reversal of the forestry policy
of the government and said he believed
It would keep a great many Americana
from emigrating to Canada and would
result In the development of many por-
tions of the forest reserves.
A hitherto published letter of the presi-
dent to Mr. Balllnger under date of Sep-
tember IS 190 was read. In It the
president expressed a desire to retain .
Plnchot hut said his weakness lay In his
"Innblllty to credit high and honorable
methods to those who differ with him as
to his method of doing things."
The president In the letter requested
Mr. Balllnger to remain silent under crit-
icism and the secretary said this was the
reason ho had not followed his natural
Impulse to answer the charges against
him.
Would Brand President Liar.
(.(MonVilrif Press Rrport.)
WASHINGTON. May 6. "The only pos-
sible purpose that can he subserved by
this resolution Is to show that the attor-
ney general lied that the president of the
United States lied and that the Balllnger-
l'lnchot Investigating committee stands
discredited before the people."
Thus Representative Denby of Mich-
igan member of the Investigating com-
mittee today before the rtouse Judiciary
committee characterised the resolution of
Mr. Harrison democrat of New York
calling upon the attorney general for In-
formation regarding the preparation of
the summary of the Glavls charged
Mr. Harrison appeared before the com-
mittee to urge the adoption of the reso-
lution. The request for the information follow-
ing the refusal of the Investigating com-
mittee to require at the behest of Attor-
ney Brandels. who has charged that the
attorney general antedated hla summary
by soine two months In order to make It
appear that It w as being presented when
lie prepared his letter ordering the dis-
missal of Glavls and exonerating Secre-
tary Balllnger The committee took no
taction today on the matter.
TO DEBATE TEXAS PROJECTS.
Waterway Items Reported Consid-
ered by Joint Conference.
(Housto Post Special.)
WASHINGTON May 5. The conferees
of the senate and house on river and
harbors met today for the first time in a
week to resume consideration of the vari-
ous Items In the bill. As the conference
are strictly executive nothing definite
from the "Inside" is available It . la
understood however that at today' ge
slons several items relating to Texan ap-
propriations wete being considered.' The
particular Item involved could not be"
ascertained. . V '.
There may be some defsrea. over ev-(
era! appropriations for Txl" rirojeota'
The friends of these prote 'watch-
ing developments nam i " t them-
selves to the limit a k tn. pro-
v talons la the bill '
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ATTEMPTED RESCl)
Made Futile by Presec:
Black Damp.
TIMBERS HURLED INTO
And Tongue of Flame SSct I
Handred Feet From ft!::.
THE WOMEN ANJ CBUl
Burround tho Mouth of . the HI
While They Await Newt of C
Fate of Husband and ' .
: Fatheri.-'-.. f V '
V.
(Asseiate4PresKefrt
PALO 8 Al. May I. AU hope that l
ef the forty-five whit and more thai
hundred negro mtner entombed lit v
No S of th Palo Coal and Coke eon
tiy as the result of an explosion In
mine thl afternoon may be rescued a
ha been abandoned. It to thought if t
of th men eacaped death thywere le
suffocated bjr. blackdamp. ' t ' '
Estimates of the number of men
tually In the mine at the time v.
Those In a 'noaltion to know atimate
number at forty-five white aid abou
hundred nepoe. while other say
number to mftoh larger. ' ' '
Official W th mine aay that acc
ing to their records but lit man are
the mlnebut a number of mh
were employed under the contract a
tern the list of name oh the pay r
L doe not include all in tha mine. -
;.' pi'S RESqtrtmS FOILBT).
Immediately ft a v""'''' '
lag organised an
entombed . John -1
want into the mli
com br btockcjatnp utt imtsM ...
conscious. p Later a reacu party un
the direction of Antatant Bute's I
Inspector Neal was equipped with e
gen hslmeto and sent into th mine. "
party succeeded In going evrl hund
feet. Where they found three bodtee I
t dead' mule. ' No attempt we vfde
bring th bodies out on aoeouat of
firedamp efhtoh soon drove th 'rescu
out. Later1 tonight another attempt
be made to explore th workings. '
The explosion waa beard for mile I
soon crowd of weeping; women and el
dren surrounded the entrance waiting
news from husbands and father beti
while many men begged the' official
let them go below In an attempt to r
cue the entombed men. v m
t The explosion 1 supposed to have bi
caused by one of the minor goto t
a gas pocket with a lighted tamp.. '
TW6 HUNDRED FEET OF FLA Ml
The flame resulting from th aspic
shot Into the air from th month of
slope for a distance of 100 feat and ti
ber from th slop war hurled v
hundred feet from It mouth- and re-
frain the roof of the Slope caved In a
made accee very difficult. The fan I
chlnery waa badly damaged. ' i.
A special train from Birmingham
rived In Palos shortly after 4 'nlo
This special carried Mine Inspector J at
Hllihouse. J. 3. RutJedge government
pert In charge of tbe geological Stat
at Knoxvllle. Tenn. who happened to
In the district Investigating th reo
disaster at Mulga eight physician I
surgeons four undertaker and a num
of special helpers. Th hospital re
ear of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Ri
road company wa also taken. This
contalntd helmets and all other nec
tary paraphernalia for entering gate-
mines. vv'i;..:';"
MAIL CARRIER KTLIJSD. V "
James Goodby a mall carrier waa k
ed 300 fert from the mouth of th ah
and hla body wa htirled thirty feet t
the Warrior river. He wa walking al
tha railroad track and wa directly
fropt of the elope when the explosion
curred.
Today' disaster coming . so oor af
the Mulga explosion April SI la wh
forty-one men lost their lives has plui
ed the mining settlement into v gr
grief. The Red Crone and other rel
work for the widow and orphans
Mulga hs not yet been completed. E.
Rrocknell general director of the Natl
at Red Croea made a apeclal trip fr
Washington to organise relief at Mu
s n.l today's explosion bids fair to cost ti
times as many live did Mulga. '
H. A. Drennen treasurer of th V
Coal and Coke company aaid tonight I
the company was fully . Insured agai
losses from explosions. s
The company was one of the first
this section that employed anion niln
only f if..
ISSSJII ' (t
RETURNS ON THE CENSUS
Will Not Be Completed for a Cc
. .. ridejrable :Time.
. J- ' (Astocinud Press Repori.) ' ;'''
WAStlNQTON May: I" denial
published Storiee giving what purpo
to be estimate of the ' populationa
some of the eitte or the tmited eu
a '(hewn y th' new eensuaj C P
Durand director- of tha- census deci-
emphatically that "no offlolai annom-
ment of th population of aay ci'
State in the United State -qr oi
United State a whole will b
for some time to eorae: farther i
exact returns hace not been rec'v
emphaslxee -the ImpowrtbltKy of
cial astlmataa being given at tin
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