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THE PRICE TWO CENTS. WEDNESDAY EVEKIN&, JANUARY 13, 1904. 16 P A G E S - F I V E O'CLOCK. -fl FRIGHTENED BY HEARST BOOM Because of It the Democratic Na- tional Convention Will Be Held jj in St. Louis. Action Taken to Get Away From a Hearst Paper Town, but to No Avail. Hearst at Once Decides to Start taper in St. Louis—His Candi- dacy Serious. PANAMANS SEEK ANNEXATION 1 '•••;? R. R. McCormick, Wlo Has Just Re- turned from the Isthmus, Says Annexation Is Popular. Tha Declares That Only the Interference of This Country Prevented a Massacre. Vrom The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building, Washington, New York Sun Speolal Service. New Orleans, Jan. 13.—Ru.herford R. McCormick of Chicago, son of the United States embassador to Russia, who is on his way home after r-ak- ing a trip across t Isthmus of Pan- ama, says the Panamans are crying for annexation to the United States. "The sentiment of the people is BEAR'S SECRET: HOLD ON CHINA Russians Hold Chinese Official D( ments Which Are Being Usedi as a Club. ""' - ^ A MENACE TO THE NATION Emigration of Country Boys' to the <*• Big Cities So Regarded by Indi- v * K \ ' •<:>*"!! «ft» Officials. FIND DEATH IN KISS OF CHILD Little One Had the Rabies and Her Caress Probably Will Prove - - Fatal. The Papers Were Secured When the Powers Entered Peking |"our ,.:: Years Ago. Pacts Kept Secret, However—-Would Have Shown Chinese Complicity in Attack on Legations.' < State Board of Public Instruction " Issues a Significant Bulletin. , on the Subject* •* *?•, Washington, Jan. 13.—The "presi- strongly.in that direction," said Mr. dential" Hearst boom (the adjective is McCormick. "Unquestionably the ad quoted from a member of the demo cratic national committee) is respon- sible for the sudden determination to take the democratic national conven- tion to St. Louis instead of holding it In Chicago. This possibility was re- ferred to in these dispatches yesterday, -which told of a plan of Mr. Hearst »o hold souphouse parades with sandwich men carrying labor union banners and his intention to pack the galleries and carry the convention by yellow jour- nalistic methods. When this fact became known, dis- patches came from conservative Chi- cago democrats saying they would rather not have the convention held there than that it should be subjected to the dangers of this sort of an at- tack. Then Mr. McGann, who ap- peared in Washington as Mayor Harri- son's representative, let it be known that he saw enough of the Hearst business here to convince him that there might be wisdom in taking the convention to some city where Hearst had no newspaper and fewer soup- house organizations. National Com- mitteeman Gahn felt much the same way. Conservatives Wake Up. Conservative democrats realized for the first time that Hearst has become the nucleus of all the radical, socialis- tic, unconverted 16-to-l, against-the- government elements in the de- mocracy and for the first time they found it necessary to take the Hearst boom seriously. Senator Gorman, John R. McLean and promoters of the Parker candidacy all counseled that eome course be taken to shake off the yellow journal incubus. Their hopes are based on a conservative candidate and a conservative campaign to at- tract the money vote of the east, and inspire confidence in the mipds of J. Pierpont Morgan, James J. Hill. John W. Gates, Edward Harrlman and John D. Rockefeller. They propose also to attract contributions to the democratic campaign fund from these sources. The candidacy of Mr. Hearst is not calculated to inspire confidence in these quarters. Neither is Hearst regarded as an ideal candi- date to set off the "radically danger- ous" traits of Theodore Roosevelt. That is the "situation at • present. The national democracy is staggering under a tremendous load of "har- mony" and in addition to trying to car- ry water on both shoulders is doing a footrace to get away from Willie Harst. ^ . How successful the party may be is Indicated by the news that Hearst wired, ten minutes after the decision to go to St. Louis, ordering all the equipment for starting his new news- paper in Boston transferred to St. Louis. He intends to have a paper in the convention town if It breaks him. Many anti-Hearst democrats think it a mistake to take the Hearst boom so seriously. The Hearst boomers are Immensely pleased that they have at last compelled so much recognition. The best political judges believe the national committee has been fright- ened by noise. —W. W. Jermane. ministration was right when it in- terfered. Had it not done so there certainly would have been a massacre in Colon. "The Colombian soldiers are merely bushwhackers from the mountains. Had not the American marines in- terfered they would have bombarded Colon, and a general massacre would have followed. "I think it was a great thing when thirty-five of our marines stood off a body of 450 Colombian troops. I have seen troops of many countries, but none to compare with the Americans." Mr. McCormick made two trips across the isthmus, going from Pan- ama to Colon and back again. He says that one need merely say that he is an American to be treated royal- ly. "I saw about one thousand marines stretched across the isthmus, extend- ing from Colon to Panama, to pro- tect the railroad and insure safety to traffic," he said. "The government Is not yet com- pletely organized. I did not see any- thing of Colombia, as I did not get away from* the isthmus. Panama is one of the most picturesque cities I have ever seen, not excepting those" in Europe." Special to The Journal. Chicago, Jan. 13.—The secret of Russia's hold upon China and an ex- planation of the easy victories accom- plished by Russian diplomacy at Peking, are to be found in an article contributed by Eliza R. Scidmor'e, who writes from the Chinese capital New York' Sun 6»eoial Servioe. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 13.—"The farmer- boy; 'of northern Indiana should beware of Chicago," This is one of the statements In an official bulletin which is being sent to teachers all oyer Indiana by the state board of public instruction in an at- tempt to stem the tide of emigration of farmer boys to the great cities of the country. The state board determined on its action after receiving < statistics show- ing estimates of the number of boys who have deserted ; the farm for, the city during the last few years. It The Tiny Boy Died To-day, While Father, Mother and Friend Are Infected. THE MERGER MAY ' ^EXTEND ITS LINES t •» Rumor That Northern Securities, if Sustained in Court, Will Seek Atlantic Outlet. Family Hurried from Madrid, Iowa, to Chicago for Treatment, but Arrived Too Late. to the Chicago Tribune. She says that Chicago, Jan. 13.—The kiss of a 3-year-old child may cause the death of three persons now at the Pasteur institute under treatment for rabies. One is said to have but a slender hold on life. The child is dead of the malady, tlltho thA grief-stricken parents hur- ried the little one across the prairies The Erie and Lehigh Valley Con- nected with This Rumor—Under- wood Won't Talk, AN INNOCENT LAD . UPSETS TRADERS A Guileless "New Boy" Is the Vic- tim of a Serious ' ' ' Prank. -' """%",- r -& i Other Boys Told Sim to "Register'* by Ringing the Big- j x Gong. COLOMBIA WILL NOT GET A CENT Any Demand for Compensation on Account of Panama's Secession Will Be Refused. U. S. Government Will Not Submit Any Question to the Hague, Either. Washington, Jan. 13.—It is stated on authority that the administration does not contemplate paying one cent to Colombia on account of the Recession of Panama. Nor will it go before The Hague tribunal as a party to any proceedings growing out of that secession. To do either of these things would be to commit the administration to an admission of wrong doing against Colombia. On the other hand, it Is again an- nounced that the government stands ready to do everything in its power to bring about an amicable understand- ing between Colombia and Panama. It may be that Panama will consent to go before The Hague tribunal with Colombia and allow that tribunal to decide whether Panama shall make any concessions to Colombia on ac- count of the severance of political ties. The United States would look with favor upon the assumption by Panama of some small liability to make good the heavy loss Colombia has suffered and is even willing to go to the ex- tent of guaranteeing the performance by Panama of any obligations she may assume toward Colombia. Exchanges on this basis between interested partie* are now in progress. COLOMBIAN TROOPS READY Four Thousand Men Massed at Titu- niati—Well Equipped. Colon, Jan. 13.—There is every In- dication that the Colombian troops are being massed at Titumati for the Special to The Journal, New York, Jan. 13.—If-the United States supreme- court should render a decision favorable to the Northern Securities company which is antici- pated in some circles, it is said the Securities roads will immediately seek, a direct outlet to the Atlantic sea- board. President Fred D. Underwood of the Erie, when asked to-day whether it was true that the Erie company would be utilized either as a holding conv pany or otherwise, said: "It is be- yond the power of any officer of the Erie company to answer that ques- tion." Mr. Underwood denied that the transfer of Willard from the Erie to the Burlington railroad had any sig- nificance bearing on the Northern Se- curities situation. "It was simply," he said* "the acceptance by a railroad officer who has worked himself up thru his own ability from a low posi- tion, of a post which pays him con- siderably better than the one which he occupied with us." The president of another anthracite- carrying railroad company says of the report connecting the Erie and. Le- high Valley railroads with the North- ern Securities situation: The eastern lines of the Erie stand up- on, a New York charter. The Chicago branch was chartered in Indiana. The Lehigh Valley, on the other hand, has He Followed Instructions and the Traders Nearly Had Heart ;/;: , Failure. <$, One small boy in the employ of-the Postal Telegraph company ran amuck on 'change "this morning and almost broke up the session. At 11:35 he stepped boldly up to the entrance to the big exchange room, siezed the rope and rang the great gong. In- stantly there was a commotion on the floor, and in the pit the traders were thrown into great excitement. A hundred hands shot into as many pockets and as many watches were hastily consulted. From the smok- ing room and the lobbies and from adjoining officese men crowded out to find if by what strange circumstance they were so far behind, for 1:15 is the time for the great gong to strike, and never is it touched at any other time, except to announce the opening at 9:30. That an extraordinary ' thing had happened; that the president of the chamber had something of great im- portance to announce; that some great man had died or that there was a big fire or the occasion for a riot call botlTNewTork ^d"pennsyivanTa"char- i were some of the ideas that went ters. The laws of those three states chasing thru the brains of the traders should show whether the Erie or Lehigh as they hastily sought for explana- Valley could take the place of the North- i tions of the sudden alarm. era Securities company in the event of an adverse decision., .,""••'.: .V HOPE OF PEACE SEEMS FUTILE That Gearman Statesmen Concede They Now Look for War Between Russia and Japan. Troops Have Taken Possession of Chinese Railroad in the Vicinity of Niuchuang. Meanwhile Mygatt, the -veteran, doorkeeper/had corraled the boy in a corner and was for ejecting him from the floor, but his sorrowful expression and evident innocence of evil intent! saved him. ^*?^ A Most Guileless Youth. ' ^' l A hasty explanation followed, tha boy telling a straight story. Henry was his name. He was. a new tooy^ He had never worked before. The "skimmer," the "stone stretcher" and the "left-handed monkey wrench" were all utensils unknown to him. Henry was hired by the Postal yes- terday, and promptly at 8 o'clock this morning, with shining morning face and lunch box under arm, he reported for duty. He was a nice boy and some of the Western Union messen- gers eyed him with suspicion. His first messages took him up and down the building, and in the lobby on the fourth floor he met-Mickey and Dan, other messengers. "D'ye see dat bell?"'.! said Mickey.. "Well, dat's de register, see 1 ? When yon go hr dere you have to register, see?" "Yes, tfn* you don't want to for- get it," said Dan, "or dey won't know IN THE COLISEUM Building Selected for Convention Hall Admirably Suited to Purpose. Jffaw York Sun Special Service. St. Louis, Jan. 13.—The democratic national convention will be held in the Coliseum, which was built just after the republican national conven- tion here, in 1896. The big hall was made by cutting off the northern end of the building in which the annual exposition was held and putting in its - ----- „«.*„„!.«.„, Panama. A res- place an oval covered structure that j Purposeso^tacking^Xtmed the has a floor space practically clear from Went of tha ; t place has informed the ?* THE, DEMOCRATIC; "BAD BOY*' »''••' XEAP YEAB ADVEN2UKES Off AUNTY DEMOCRACY. Chicago—You Will, Will Yon-Drive My Company Away With Your Tricks? end to end The building cost $180,000, and has been in constant use for horse shows and similar functions. It is 189 feet wide, 318 feet long, 84 feet high, and has a comfortable seating capacity of 15,000. The hall is covered with a •ingle.span truss roof, supported W columns near the sides. The acoustics are such as to enable an ordinary speaker to be heard in all parts of the hall. The democratic national convention will be the first convention to be held in the Coliseum. The largest gath- ering in its history was in 1900, when Theodore Roosevelt, then candidate for vice president, appeared there be- fore an audience of 20,000 persons. Well Adapted for Purpose. The Coliseum is particularly adapt- ed for accommodating the coming convention. The arena, with its seat- ing capacity of between 3,000 and 4,000 persons, will furnish ample room, for the delegates and alternates. Its boxes and lower balconies will seat all visitors, and the balconies will be reserved for spectators. The democratic national convention will be the first democratic conven- ' tlon held in St. Louis since the nomi- nation of Grover Cleveland in 1888, -when Allen G. Thurman was named for the vice presidential candidate. The headquarters of the national committee have not been determined ; upon, but it is said that a large hotel, now nearing completion, within one block of the Coliseum, will be se- lected. merfThere under the command cold, and the last books and papers Panama government that there 4,000 men there under the com of Generals Ortiz, Uribe-Uribe, Bus tamente and Novo, with arms, ammu- nition,' four guns, three launches and a large supply of cattle. The Indian chief Inanaquina yester- day returned to Cartagena to inter- view the Colombian officers regard- ing their request for 300 Indian small boats, to be used in crossing rivers. Colonel Villamil, who is stationed at Rio Mandinga, at the mouth of the San Bias bay, sent out scouts as far as Concepcion to the east and Cule- bra to the west, who have confirmed the belief that it would be- an easy matter for the colonel's command of 100 men to stop an army attempting to pass over them. A scouting party of United States marines has just left Colon on the steamer Herald for Nombre de Dios, to explore, the Darien district toward Tiburon. There a'Te no signs of a Colombian army in the vicinity of Panaman ter- ritory on the Pacific. ••-•;'• SEERS TREATY WITH CANADA Germany Would Enter Into a Com- mercial Pact with "Our Lady * of the Snows." »«——————»—————»»»•«••»»»•—»•••»•»••»—»«••••——•—————•——————• when the powers went to the relief of their legations at Peking in 1900, Russia's share of the loot was a vast collection of the secret archives of China, documents which were sup- pressed and which have served the bear well ever since. When the forbidden city was entered the Russians quartered themselves in the palace, whence the emperor and empress dowager had fled a few hours before. The fans lay where the im- perial pair had dropped them, the pipes and cups of tea were barely ———————•»»••«»•»»»•••»«•>•«•«»»»«*—»»—•«—»—•—•—»—— MUTINY! Turkish Soldiers in Armenia Rebel ~ and Drive Their Commander from His Palace. Constantinople, Jan. 13.—A serious mutiny broke out recently among the soldiers comprising the garrison of Van, Turkish Armenia, owing to their pay being in arrears. About 500 armed soldiers plundered shops and attacked Armenians. The mutineers finally made an attack on the palace, from which »the commander of the garrison fled over adjoining roofs. Special to The Journal. London, Jan. 13.—The statement that Germany is seeking a commercial agreement with Canada is confirmed. It is announced unofficially, but ap- parently authoritatively, that the. mo- dus vivendi between Great Britain and Germany has been renewed and that Germany has expressed a desire for an arrangement by which her com- mercial relations with Canada can be assimilated with those of the rest of the British empire. A special treaty will be necessary to effect this, and Germany has asked ' Great Britain whether she shall negotiate with her or directly with Canada. , "v/ Santa Ana do Ll^ra^ento, Uruguay—A sharp battle has been 'ought Jwtween the government troops under Otimernl Jaynlz and the rebels. The forme" v «»*. to* A M and to* latter about fifty. were untouched Visitors of those first days ttirned the sheets of written characters idly, one of them, a sinologue, remarking that there lay the daily reports of the city governor and the officers conduct- ing the attacks on the legations. Plot Against Legations. "In a few days the mine- under the British legation will be finished, and then I will blow up all the foreigners," reported one officer. "We have fired the mine under the Peitang and killed half the foreign- ers there to-day. The 'rest will be killed to-morrow," wrote another— and so on for pages, sufficient proof that the siege was under imperial con- trol, by imperial forces, imperial com- mands. Documents Disappear. When the sinologue had told several people of these incriminating docu- ments, and went to take another look at them and make copious notes, they were gone, and the courteous Russian officers could not be made to under- stand what he was looking for. They talked of and showed him everything else. A . "Pray, monsieur, accept a souvenir of your visit," and a jade trifle was thrust upon him. "Perhaps you will choose some of these," and a drawer full of marvelous snuff bottles hypno- tized him completely. Historic docu- ments, papers of damning evidence, were but rags and waste scraps to him then, so human are the most learned ones. Besides these papers and the treas- ures of the winter palace, the Rus- sians secured the archives of the tsung-li-yamen, or foreign office, and the archives and personal papers, ef- fects and treasures in the summer palace. Small wonder that the Rus- sians were ready to withdraw from Peking when they had all these. There was nothing else worth staying for and they could keep straight faces and pose as the disinterested friend, the benevolent well-wisher of China,, since the possession of all the state papers and private records, the whole inside history of the reign, gave them such weapons as no other power held. Constantinople—The Forte has ^notified the Austro-Hungarlan and Russian ambassadors of Its lull acceptance of the' Macedonia reform scheme, and of its consent to the repatriation of the Macedonian refugees, promising amnesty to all political prisoners with the exception of 1 dynamiters. believes the vitality of the state is being sapped, and will at once begin a crusade to stop the movement. Among other things the bulletin says: It will be a sad day for our national life when all our young men farmers came to town; when the small, well cultivated homestead gives way to big landed es- tates. Teachers in the public schools are urged to use their influence to make their pupils familiar with the hard- ships of city life and to make their schoolroom busy workshops where the nobility of honest toil may be taught. DENBY DEAD Former United States Minister China Passes Away at James- town, N. Y. to iH«ftirV followed out: his instructions. DOOBS TAKEN "5 AS EVIDENCE Chicago Authorities Carry Them Away from Iroquois Theater for ^ "' ••' Use Later. - ; Jamestown, N. Y., Jan. 13.—Coloner Charles Denby of Evansville, Ind., United States minister to China during of Iowa as soon as they learned the nature of the illness, they were too late. The Victims are: i Harold Latta, 3 years old, bitten by mad dog at Madrid, Iowa, Oct* 28; died to-day. W. V. Latta, the boy's father, who kissed the child while ill and was bit- ten on the hands. Matilda JJatta, the mother, whose lips were infected from kissing the boy. Forrest Birdsall, 12 years old, Ma- drid, Iowa, who kissed the child, was bitten and will probably die. CANADA AFTER ^ FLOUB TRADE American Consul at Edinburgh Says Canadians Are Cutting Into the American Business. Berlin, Jan. 13.—Official opinion re- garding the probability of war be- tween Russia and Japan has sudden* ly changed. Intelligence received at the foreign office yesterday has caused the government-for'<^ej.;:firj^ r jU«^-ryou're^workin''-9 t iid''0.n Saturday you* since the controversy began-.to believe ,''won't- g*i«jio coin, "see?"* that the situation is extremely^ tense. —------*--__.,. —^ ^._ •—,. « The views hitherto held are reversed, and war has become a proximate con- tingency, according to the view held in official circles here. Japan's de- lay in answering Russia's last note is deemed here as being a symptom that a grave decision is under considera- tion. MANCHURIAN PORTS OPEN 1 American Commercial Treaty with China Ratified at Washington. Washington, Jan. 13.—Ratifications of the American-Chinese commercial treaties were exchanged at the state department to-day by Secretary Hay and Sir Chentuhg Liang Cheng, the Chinese minister here. The treaty provides for the open- ing of the ports of Mukden and An- tung in Manchuria to the world's commerce. The treaty is now an accomplished fact. It remains only to proclaim it and appoint the necessary consuls at Mukden and Antung. The president has selected men of experience al- ready in the consular service, and con- sequently able to open up the new field to trade with the least possible delay. Their names will be sent to the senate as soon as congress makes provision for their salaries. It is very desirable that, such rights as we have acquired in Manchuria shall be fully established and asserted in advance of any war that might affect that vast territory. . . : , - " - * . JAPS IiEAVE I>AIJNX From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building, Washington. "Washington, Jan. 13.—Rufus Flem- ing, American consul at Edinburgh, says there is great danger that this country may lose its wheat and flour trade with eastern Scotland, owing to the increased competition of Canada. Up to this time four-fifths of the flour, two-thirds of the wheat and one-half of the corn consumed in that quarter has come from the United States. Canada is making an active bid for this trade, and is being helped by British capital, which of late has in- vested heavily in Canadian mills and elevators. —W. W. Jermane; Russians at- Port Arthur Expect the Seizure of Mukpho. Port Arthur, Jan. 13.—The Jap-, anese are leaving here. More than 100 have left Dalny in one day. The Rusisans regard the Japanese seizure of Mukpho as probable, with the object of making Russia fire the first shot The trains from Europe are crammed with troops. It is re- ported that unknown persons have tried to set fire to the coal stores at Harbin. - Chicago, Jan. 13.—Evidence to be used against any persons held to the; "grand jury has been obtained at the>| Iroquois theater by three detectives of the state's attorney's office. Eight .doors and one piece of drapery have' been removed from the' ruins and hauled to the ^criminal court building;. Most of the doors bear evidence of h having been locked. They are burned on but one side, and in a number of v>1 instances were forced open and theVj locks broken. The door where the \ bodies of so many dead were found*< is among them. '$ Another piece of evidence is th$.^ drapery that concealed an exit on thet" first floor. Neither the door nor the; drapery was burned. Fond for Chorus Girls. ;', 0*?^ A fund for the aid of chorus girls unable to work owing to the closing of the theaters of Chicago has been placed in the hands of Rev. John Johnston Myers, pastor of the Im- manueJ Baptist church. Dr. Myers proposes to use the fund in giving chorus girls stranded in Chicago transportation to their homes if they wish to go. If they wish to remain in Chicago until the theaters arc opened the fund will be used in assisting them to live. Dr. Myers says the money was sent by a friend )n Prescott, Ariz. ORDINANCES WERE IGNORED KOREA MAY FAVOR JAPAN Change in Government Expected— ' .., Wiju Will Be Opened.- . Seoul, Korea, Jan. 13.—It is confi- dently'affirmed that changes will soon be made in the personnel of the Ko- rean government These changes are expected to be favorable to Japanese interests. Recent intrigues have been Building Commissioner Williams' Te*» thuony-—Missing Child Is Wanted. Chicago, Jan. 13.—Building Com- missioner George Williams testified yesterday at the Inquest over the deaths at the Iroquois theater that personally he knew nothing of the construction of the building, say* what he had learned from an inspec- tor. ; ,*£. Mr. Williams declared that he re- fused to permit the builders to ignore the ordinances in some respects, but had in others, and that he did not SEVEN MINERS KILLED. COLONEL CHAELES DENBY* the administrations--^ of Presidents Cleveland and Harrison, jlied here suddenly to-day. Colonel Denby lec- tured here last night. He was about 70 years of age. • • . ' About midnight Colonel Denby was stricken with hearf failure. He grew steadily weaker until death ensued about 8 o'clock this morning.^ ^ ^ • —•— ' : T iiii W§ MONEY FOR CONSULATES, gg > Berlin, Jan. 13.—Foreign Secretary "Von Richthofen, addressing the budget com- mittee to-day on the needs of the German consulates in the United States, asked for an appropriation of $7,500 each for the consulates of Atlanta,. New Orelans, 6t Paul and Seattle. Fearful Explosion in a Mine at Michael, British Columbia. Special to The Journal. Vancouver, B. C, Jan. 13.—An explosion occurred in No. 3 mine at Michael, B. C, Crows Pass, killing gseven miners. Sev- eral who attempted to recover the bodies were overcome by fire damp. The causa of the explosion is unknown. ^LEGISLATION FOR ALASKA Senator Nelson Introduces Bill to Carry Out Committee'8 Recommendations. < Washington, Jan. 13.—Senator Nelson has introduced bills which provide for an additional judge for Alaska; for construc- tion arid maintenance of schools; care and support of insane and destitute per- sons; amend and codify the laws relating to municipal corporations; provide for the election of a delegate to the house of rep- resentatives, and amend the act defining and punishing crimes and providing a .code of criminal procedure. ... ,.,.; .. -'Mi directed against the Russophile party and altho the" emperor is "inclined to ... , side with the Russians, he has ordered j know until after the fire that many of the opening of Wiju, subject to the "" * acquiescence of China. The Ameri^ can, English, Russian, Italian and Japanese legations here guard. ,-;-tjV^« are under CHINESE RAILROAD SEIZED Russian Troops to Occupy : the Ter- minus 100 Miles from Niuchuang. Niuchuang* Jan. 13.—A Rusisan force has occupied the terminus of the new- branch of the Shah-Hai-Kwan- Niuchuang railroad, recently com- pleted by the Chinese. #The terminus is 100 miles northwest of here, and it will be an important strategetic base in the event of war. Foreigners fearing hostilities are urging their consuls to secure the neutrality of Niuchuang, as business would be seriously Impaired, and the Russian occupation Is not recognized by China. • • , In 1870 the GenUn people barely exceeded 40,000,000; In 1885 they had risen to nearly 47,- ooo.ooo, and in 1000 th* census returns gaye 60:845.014. the provisions had been Ignored. Last October he reported to Mayor Harri- son that not one of the theaters in Chicago was complying with the or- dinances. The mayor turned over his report to the council, which turned it over to a committee and nothing was ? , ever done. - r #^ - Girl Is Ixjst. ' Fourteen-year-old Caroline LudvHfc has been missing since the Iroquois horror. With the exception of Caro- line, the youngest child, the entire family of Harry Ludwic of Melrose Park perished. Louis Wilinski, a half- brother of the girl's dead father, has learned that an. unknown physician carried her to his home. H e i s ad<«i vertislng for her. IS Reply Was "Conciliatory." London, Jan. IS.-—A special dlt- patch from Tokio says the ministers who attended the recent conferencejs for the consideration of the reply to] the Russian note assert that the "£ff j tltude Japan has taken up is remark* 5*bly conciliatory**

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Page 1: The Minneapolis journal (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1904 …...New York Sun Speolal Service. New Orleans, Jan. 13.—Ru.herford R. McCormick of Chicago, son of the United States embassador

THE PRICE TWO CENTS. WEDNESDAY EVEKIN&, JANUARY 13, 1904. 16 PAGES-FIVE O'CLOCK. -fl

FRIGHTENED BY HEARST BOOM

Because of It the Democratic Na­tional Convention Will Be Held

jj in St. Louis.

Action Taken to Get Away From a Hearst Paper Town, but to

No Avail.

Hearst at Once Decides to Start taper in St. Louis—His Candi­

dacy Serious.

PANAMANS SEEK • ANNEXATION

— 1 — — '•••;?

R. R. McCormick, Wlo Has Just Re­turned from the Isthmus, Says

Annexation Is Popular.

Tha Declares That Only the Interference of This Country Prevented a

Massacre.

Vrom The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building, Washington,

New York Sun Speolal Service. New Orleans, Jan. 13.—Ru.herford

R. McCormick of Chicago, son of the United States embassador to Russia, who is on his way home after r-ak-ing a trip across t Isthmus of Pan­ama, says the Panamans are crying for annexation to the United States. "The sentiment of the people is

BEAR'S SECRET: HOLD ON CHINA

Russians Hold Chinese Official D( ments Which Are Being Usedi

as a Club. ""' - ^

A MENACE TO THE NATION

Emigration of Country Boys' to the <*• Big Cities So Regarded by Indi- v

*K\ ' •<:>*"!! «ft» Officials.

FIND DEATH IN • KISS OF CHILD

Little One Had the Rabies and Her Caress Probably Will Prove

• - - Fatal.

The Papers Were Secured When the Powers Entered Peking |"our

,.:: Years Ago.

Pacts Kept Secret, However—-Would Have Shown Chinese Complicity

in Attack on Legations.' <

State Board of Public Instruction " Issues a Significant Bulletin. ,

on the Subject* •* *?•,

Washington, Jan. 13.—The "presi- s trongly . in that direction," said Mr. dential" Hearst boom (the adjective is McCormick. "Unquestionably the ad quoted from a member of the demo cratic national committee) is respon­sible for the sudden determination to take the democratic national conven­tion to St. Louis instead of holding it In Chicago. This possibility was re­ferred to in these dispatches yesterday, -which told of a plan of Mr. Hearst »o hold souphouse parades with sandwich m e n carrying labor union banners and his intention to pack the galleries and carry the convention by yellow jour­nalistic methods.

When this fact became known, dis­patches came from conservative Chi­cago democrats saying they would rather not have the convention held there than that it should be subjected to the dangers of this sort of an at­tack. Then Mr. McGann, who ap­peared in Washington as Mayor Harri­son's representative, let it be known that he saw enough of the Hearst business here to convince him that there might be wisdom in taking the convention to some city where Hearst had no newspaper and fewer soup-house organizations. National Com­mitteeman Gahn felt much the same way .

Conservatives W a k e Up. Conservative democrats realized for

the first t ime that Hearst has become the nucleus of all the radical, socialis­tic, unconverted 16-to- l , against-the-government elements in the de­mocracy and for the first time they found it necessary to take the Hearst boom seriously. Senator Gorman, John R. McLean and promoters of the Parker candidacy all counseled that eome course be taken to shake off the yel low journal incubus. Their hopes are based on a conservative candidate and a conservative campaign to at­tract the money vote of the east, and inspire confidence in the mipds of J. Pierpont Morgan, James J. Hill. John W. Gates, Edward Harrlman and John D. Rockefeller. They propose also to attract contributions to the democratic campaign fund from these sources. The candidacy of Mr. Hearst is n o t calculated to inspire confidence in these quarters. Neither is Hearst regarded as an ideal candi­date to set off the "radically danger­ous" traits of Theodore Roosevelt.

That is the "situation at • present. The national democracy is staggering under a tremendous load of "har­mony" and in addition to trying to car­ry water on both shoulders is doing a footrace to get away from Willie Harst. ^ .

How successful the party may be is Indicated by the news that Hearst wired, ten minutes after the decision to go to St. Louis, ordering all the equipment for starting his new news­paper in Boston transferred to St. Louis. He intends to have a paper in the convention town if It breaks him. Many anti-Hearst democrats think it a mistake to take the Hearst boom so seriously. The Hearst boomers are Immensely pleased that they have at last compelled so much recognition. The best political judges believe the national committee has been fright­ened by noise.

— W . W. Jermane.

ministration was right when it in­terfered. Had it not done so there certainly would have been a massacre in Colon.

"The Colombian soldiers are merely bushwhackers from the mountains. Had not the American marines in­terfered they would have bombarded Colon, and a general massacre would have followed.

"I think it was a great thing when thirty-five of our marines stood off a body of 450 Colombian troops. I have seen troops of many countries, but none to compare with the Americans."

Mr. McCormick made two trips across the isthmus, going from P a n ­ama to Colon and back again. He says that one need merely say that he is an American to be treated royal­ly. "I saw about one thousand marines stretched across the isthmus, extend­ing from Colon to Panama, to pro­tect the railroad and insure safety to traffic," he said.

"The government Is not yet com­pletely organized. I did not see any­thing of Colombia, as I did not get away from* the isthmus. Panama is one of the most picturesque cities I have ever seen, not excepting those" in Europe."

Special to The Journal. Chicago, Jan. 13.—The secret of

Russia's hold upon China and an ex­planation of the easy victories accom­plished by Russian diplomacy at Peking, are to be found in an article contributed by Eliza R. Scidmor'e, who writes from the Chinese capital

New York' Sun 6»eoial Servioe. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 13.—"The

farmer- boy; 'of northern Indiana should beware of Chicago,"

This is one of the statements In an official bulletin which is being sent to teachers all oyer Indiana by the state board of public instruction in an at­tempt to stem the tide of emigration of farmer boys to the great cities of the country.

The state board determined on its action after receiving < statistics show­ing estimates of the number of boys who have deserted ; the farm for, the city during the last few years. I t

The Tiny Boy Died To-day, While Father, Mother and Friend

Are Infected.

THE MERGER MAY ' ^EXTEND ITS LINES

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Rumor That Northern Securities, if Sustained in Court, Will Seek

Atlantic Outlet.

Family Hurried from Madrid, Iowa, to Chicago for Treatment, but

Arrived Too Late.

to the Chicago Tribune. She says that

Chicago, Jan. 13.—The kiss of a 3-year-old child may cause the death of three persons now at the Pasteur institute under treatment for rabies. One is said to have but a slender hold on life.

The child is dead of the malady, t l l tho thA grief-stricken parents hur­ried the little one across the prairies

The Erie and Lehigh Valley Con­nected with This Rumor—Under­

wood Won't Talk,

AN INNOCENT LAD . UPSETS TRADERS

A Guileless "New Boy" Is the Vic-tim of a Serious

' ' ' Prank. -' """%",-

r-& i

Other Boys Told Sim to "Register'* by Ringing the Big- j

x Gong.

COLOMBIA WILL NOT GET A CENT

Any Demand for Compensation on Account of Panama's Secession

Will Be Refused.

U. S. Government Will Not Submit Any Question to the Hague,

Either.

Washington, Jan. 13.—It is stated on authority that the administration does not contemplate paying one cent to Colombia on account of the Recession of Panama.

Nor will it go before The Hague tribunal as a party to any proceedings growing out of that secession.

To do either of these things would be to commit the administration to an admission of wrong doing against Colombia.

On the other hand, it Is again an­nounced that the government stands ready to do everything in its power to bring about an amicable understand­ing between Colombia and Panama.

It may be that Panama will consent to go before The Hague tribunal with Colombia and allow that tribunal to decide whether Panama shall make any concessions to Colombia on ac­count of the severance of political ties.

The United States would look with favor upon the assumption by Panama of some small liability to make good the heavy loss Colombia has suffered and is even willing to go to the ex­tent of guaranteeing the performance by Panama of any obligations she may assume toward Colombia. Exchanges on this basis between interested partie* are now in progress.

COLOMBIAN TROOPS R E A D Y

Four Thousand Men Massed at Titu-niati—Well Equipped.

Colon, Jan. 13.—There is every In­dication that the Colombian troops are being massed at Titumati for the

Special to The Journal, N e w York, Jan. 13.—If-the United

States supreme- court should render a decision favorable to the Northern Securities company which is antici­pated in some circles, it is said the Securities roads will immediately seek, a direct outlet to the Atlantic sea­board.

President Fred D. Underwood of the Erie, when asked to-day whether it was true that the Erie company would be utilized either as a holding c o n v pany or otherwise, said: "It is be­yond the power of any officer of the Erie company to answer that ques­tion." Mr. Underwood denied that the transfer of Willard from the Erie to the Burlington railroad had any sig­nificance bearing on the Northern Se­curities situation. "It was simply," he said* "the acceptance by a railroad officer who has worked himself up thru his own ability from a low posi­tion, of a post which pays him con­siderably better than the one which he occupied with us."

The president of another anthracite-carrying railroad company says of the report connecting the Erie and. Le­high Valley railroads with the North­ern Securities situation:

The eastern lines of the Erie stand up­on, a New York charter. The Chicago branch was chartered in Indiana. The Lehigh Valley, on the other hand, has

He Followed Instructions and the Traders Nearly Had Heart ;/;:,

Failure. <$,

One small boy in the employ of-the Postal Telegraph company ran amuck on 'change "this morning and almost broke up the session. At 11:35 h e stepped boldly up to the entrance to the big exchange room, siezed the rope and rang the great gong. In­stantly there was a commotion on the floor, and in the pit the traders were thrown into great excitement. A hundred hands shot into as m a n y pockets and as many watches were hastily consulted. From the smok­ing room and the lobbies and from adjoining officese men crowded out to find if by what strange circumstance they were so far behind, for 1:15 i s the time for the great gong to strike, and never is it touched at any other time, except to announce the opening at 9:30.

That an extraordinary ' thing had happened; that the president of the chamber had something of great i m ­portance to announce; that some great man had died or that there was a big fire or the occasion for a riot call

bot lTNewTork ^d"pennsyivanTa"char- i were some of the ideas that went ters. The laws of those three states chasing thru the brains of the traders should show whether the Erie or Lehigh as they hastily sought for explana-Valley could take the place of the North- i tions of the sudden alarm. era Securities company in the event of an adverse decision., .,""••'.: . V

HOPE OF PEACE SEEMS FUTILE

That Gearman Statesmen Concede They Now Look for War Between

Russia and Japan.

Troops Have Taken Possession of Chinese Railroad in the Vicinity

of Niuchuang.

Meanwhile Mygatt, the -veteran, doorkeeper /had corraled the boy in a corner and was for ejecting h im from the floor, but his sorrowful expression and evident innocence of evil intent! saved him. • ^*?^

A Most Guileless Youth. ' ^'l

A hasty explanation followed, tha boy telling a straight story. Henry was his name. He w a s . a new tooy^ He had never worked before. The "skimmer," the "stone stretcher" and the "left-handed monkey wrench" were all utensils unknown to him. Henry was hired by the Postal yes ­terday, and promptly at 8 o'clock this morning, with shining morning face and lunch box under arm, he reported for duty. He was a nice boy and some of the Western Union messen­gers eyed h im with suspicion. His first messages took h i m up and down the building, and in the lobby on the fourth floor he met-Mickey and Dan, other messengers. "D'ye see dat bell?"'.! said Mickey.. "Well, dat's de register, see1? When yon go hr dere y o u have to register, see?"

"Yes, tfn* you don't want to for­get it," said Dan, "or dey won't know

IN T H E COLISEUM

Building Selected for Convention Hall Admirably Suited to Purpose.

Jffaw York Sun Special Service. St. Louis, Jan. 13.—The democratic

national convention will be held in the Coliseum, which was built just after the republican national conven­tion here, in 1896. The big hall was made by cutting off the northern end of the building in which the annual exposition was held and putting in its — - ----- „«.*„„!.«.„, Panama. A res-place an oval covered structure that j P u r p o s e s o ^ t a c k i n g ^ X t m e d the has a floor space practically clear from Went of tha;t place has informed the

?* THE, DEMOCRATIC; "BAD BOY*' »''••' XEAP YEAB ADVEN2UKES Off AUNTY DEMOCRACY.

Chicago—You Will, Will Yon-Drive My Company Away With Your Tricks?

end to end The building cost $180,000, and has

been in constant use for horse shows and similar functions. It is 189 feet wide, 318 feet long, 84 feet high, and has a comfortable seating capacity of 15,000. The hall is covered with a • ing l e . span truss roof, supported W columns near the sides. The acoustics are such as to enable an ordinary speaker to be heard in all parts of the hall.

The democratic national convention will be the first convention to be held in the Coliseum. The largest gath­ering in its history was in 1900, when Theodore Roosevelt, then candidate for vice president, appeared there be­fore an audience of 20,000 persons.

Well Adapted for Purpose. The Coliseum is particularly adapt­

ed for accommodating the coming convention. The arena, with its seat­ing capacity of between 3,000 and 4,000 persons, will furnish ample room, for the delegates and alternates. Its boxes and lower balconies will seat all visitors, and the balconies will be reserved for spectators.

The democratic national convention will be the first democratic conven-

' tlon held in St. Louis since the nomi­nation of Grover Cleveland in 1888, -when Allen G. Thurman was named for the vice presidential candidate.

The headquarters of the national committee have not been determined

; upon, but it is said that a large hotel, now nearing completion, within one block of the Coliseum, will be se­lected.

merfThere under the command cold, and the last books and papers Panama government that there 4,000 men there under the com of Generals Ortiz, Uribe-Uribe, Bus tamente and Novo, with arms, ammu­nition,' four guns, three launches and a large supply of cattle.

The Indian chief Inanaquina yester­day returned to Cartagena to inter­view the Colombian officers regard­ing their request for 300 Indian small boats, to be used in crossing rivers.

Colonel Villamil, who is stationed at Rio Mandinga, at the mouth of the San Bias bay, sent out scouts as far as Concepcion to the east and Cule-bra to the west, who have confirmed the belief that it would be- an easy matter for the colonel's command of 100 men to stop an army attempting to pass over them.

A scouting party of United States marines has just left Colon on the steamer Herald for Nombre de Dios, to explore, the Darien district toward Tiburon.

There a'Te no signs of a Colombian army in the vicinity of Panaman ter­ritory on the Pacific. ••-•;'•

SEERS TREATY WITH CANADA

Germany Would Enter Into a Com­mercial Pact with "Our Lady *

of the Snows."

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w h e n the powers went to the relief of their legations at Peking in 1900, Russia's share of the loot was a vast collection of the secret archives of China, documents which were sup­pressed and which have served the bear well ever since.

When the forbidden city was entered the Russians quartered themselves in the palace, whence the emperor and empress dowager had fled a few hours before. The fans lay where the im­perial pair had dropped them, the pipes and cups of tea were barely

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MUTINY! • Turkish Soldiers in Armenia Rebel

~ and Drive Their Commander from His Palace.

Constantinople, Jan. 13.—A serious mutiny broke out recently among the soldiers comprising the garrison of Van, Turkish Armenia, owing to their pay being in arrears. About 500 armed soldiers plundered shops and attacked Armenians. The mutineers finally made an attack on the palace, from which »the commander of the garrison fled over adjoining roofs.

Special to The Journal. London, Jan. 13.—The statement

that Germany is seeking a commercial agreement with Canada is confirmed. It is announced unofficially, but ap­parently authoritatively, that the. mo­dus vivendi between Great Britain and Germany has been renewed and that Germany has expressed a desire for an arrangement by which her com­mercial relations with Canada can be assimilated with those of the rest of the British empire. A special treaty will be necessary to effect this, and Germany has asked ' Great Britain whether she shall negotiate with her or directly with Canada. , "v/

Santa Ana do Ll^ra^ento, Uruguay—A sharp battle has been 'ought Jwtween the government troops under Otimernl Jaynlz and the rebels. The forme" v«»*. to* A M and to* latter about fifty.

were untouched Visitors of those first days ttirned

the sheets of written characters idly, one of them, a sinologue, remarking that there lay the daily reports of the city governor and the officers conduct­ing the attacks on the legations.

P lo t Against Legations. "In a few days the mine- under the

British legation will be finished, and then I will blow up all the foreigners," reported one officer.

"We have fired the mine under the Peitang and killed half the foreign­ers there to-day. The 'rest will be killed to-morrow," wrote another— and so on for pages, sufficient proof that the siege was under imperial con­trol, by imperial forces, imperial com­mands. •

Documents Disappear. When the sinologue had told several

people of these incriminating docu­ments, and went to take another look at them and make copious notes, they were gone, and the courteous Russian officers could not be made to under­stand what he was looking for. They talked of and showed him everything else. A .

"Pray, monsieur, accept a souvenir of your visit," and a jade trifle was thrust upon him. "Perhaps you will choose some of these," and a drawer full of marvelous snuff bottles hypno­tized him completely. Historic docu­ments, papers of damning evidence, were but rags and waste scraps to him then, so human are the most learned ones.

Besides these papers and the treas­ures of the winter palace, the Rus­sians secured the archives of the tsung-li-yamen, or foreign office, and the archives and personal papers, ef­fects and treasures in the summer palace. Small wonder that the Rus­sians were ready to withdraw from Peking when they had all these. There was nothing else worth staying for and they could keep straight faces and pose as the disinterested friend, the benevolent well-wisher of China,, since the possession of all the state papers and private records, the whole inside history of the reign, gave them such weapons as no other power held.

Constantinople—The Forte has ^notified the Austro-Hungarlan and Russian ambassadors of Its lull acceptance of the' Macedonia reform scheme, and of its consent to the repatriation of the Macedonian refugees, promising amnesty to all political prisoners with the exception of

1 dynamiters.

believes the vitality of the state is being sapped, and will at once begin a crusade to stop the movement. Among other things the bulletin says:

It will be a sad day for our national life when all our young men farmers came to town; when the small, well cultivated homestead gives way to big landed es­tates.

Teachers in the public schools are urged to use their influence to make their pupils familiar with the hard­ships of city life and to m a k e their schoolroom busy workshops where the nobility of honest toil may be taught.

DENBY DEAD Former United States Minister

China Passes Away at James­town, N. Y.

to

iH«ftirV followed out: h i s instructions.

DOOBS TAKEN "5 AS EVIDENCE

Chicago Authorities Carry Them Away from Iroquois Theater for ^

"' ••' Use Later. - ;

Jamestown, N. Y., Jan. 13.—Coloner Charles Denby of Evansville, Ind., United States minister to China during

of Iowa as soon as they learned the nature of the illness, they were too late. The Victims are: i

Harold Latta, 3 years old, bitten by mad dog at Madrid, Iowa, Oct* 28; died to-day.

W. V. Latta, the boy's father, w h o kissed the child while ill and was bit­ten on the hands.

Matilda JJatta, the mother, whose lips were infected from kissing the boy.

Forrest Birdsall, 12 years old, Ma­drid, Iowa, w h o kissed the child, was bitten and will probably die.

CANADA AFTER ^ FLOUB TRADE

American Consul at Edinburgh Says Canadians Are Cutting Into the

American Business.

Berlin, Jan. 13.—Official opinion re­garding the probability of war be­tween Russia and Japan has sudden* ly changed. Intelligence received a t the foreign office yesterday has caused the government-for'<^ej.;:firj^rjU«^-ryou're^workin''-9tiid''0.n Saturday you* since the controversy began-.to believe ,''won't- g*i«jio coin, "see?"* that the situation is extremely^ tense. — - - - - - - * - - _ _ . , . —^ ^._ •—,. « The views hitherto held are reversed, and war has become a proximate con­tingency, according to the view held in official circles here. Japan's de­lay in answering Russia's last note is deemed here as being a symptom that a grave decision is under considera­tion.

MANCHURIAN PORTS OPEN1

American Commercial Treaty wi th China Ratified at Washington.

Washington, Jan. 13.—Ratifications of the American-Chinese commercial treaties were exchanged at the state department to-day by Secretary Hay and Sir Chentuhg Liang Cheng, the Chinese minister here.

The treaty provides for the open­ing of the ports of Mukden and An-tung in Manchuria to the world's commerce.

The treaty is now an accomplished fact. It remains only to proclaim it and appoint the necessary consuls at Mukden and Antung. The president has selected men of experience al­ready in the consular service, and con­sequently able to open up the new field to trade with the least possible delay. Their names will be sent to the senate as soon as congress makes provision for their salaries. It is very desirable that, such rights as we have acquired in Manchuria shall be fully established and asserted in advance of any war that m i g h t affect that vast territory.

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JAPS I iEAVE I>AIJNX

From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building, Washington. "Washington, Jan. 13.—Rufus F l em­

ing, American consul at Edinburgh, says there is great danger that this country may lose its wheat and flour trade with eastern Scotland, owing to the increased competition of Canada. Up to this time four-fifths of the flour, two-thirds of the w h e a t and one-half of the corn consumed in that quarter has come from the United States. Canada is making an active bid for this trade, and is being helped by British capital, which of late has in­vested heavily in Canadian mills and elevators.

—W. W. Jermane;

Russians at- Port Arthur Expect the Seizure of Mukpho.

Port Arthur, Jan. 13.—The Jap-, anese are leaving here. More than 100 have left Dalny in one day.

The Rusisans regard the Japanese seizure of Mukpho as probable, with the object of making Russia fire the first s h o t The trains from Europe are crammed with troops. I t is re­ported that unknown persons have tried to set fire to the coal stores at Harbin. -

Chicago, Jan. 13.—Evidence to be used against any persons held to the; "grand jury has been obtained at t h e > | Iroquois theater by three detectives of the state's attorney's office. Eight .doors and one piece of drapery have' been removed from the' ruins and hauled to the ^criminal court building;.

Most of the doors bear evidence of h having been locked. They are burned on but one side, and in a number of v>1 instances were forced open and theVj locks broken. The door where the \ bodies of so many dead were found*< is among them. '$

Another piece of evidence is th$.^ drapery that concealed an exit on thet" first floor. Neither the door nor t h e ; drapery was burned.

F o n d for Chorus Girls. ;', 0*?^ A fund for the aid of chorus girls

unable to work owing to the c los ing of the theaters of Chicago has been placed in the hands o f Rev. John Johnston Myers, pastor of the I m -manueJ Baptist church.

Dr. Myers proposes to use the fund in giving chorus girls stranded in Chicago transportation to their homes if they wish to go. If they wish to remain in Chicago until the theaters arc opened the fund will be used in assisting them to live. Dr. Myers says the money was sent by a friend ) n Prescott, Ariz.

ORDINANCES W E R E IGNORED

K O R E A MAY FAVOR JAPAN

Change in Government Expected— ' .., Wiju Will B e Opened.- . Seoul, Korea, Jan. 13.—It is confi­

dently'affirmed that changes will soon be made in the personnel of the Ko­rean government These changes are expected to be favorable to Japanese interests. Recent intrigues have been

Building Commissioner Will iams' Te*» thuony-—Missing Child Is Wanted. Chicago, Jan. 13.—Building Com­

missioner George Wil l iams testified yesterday a t the Inquest over the deaths at the Iroquois theater that personally he knew nothing of the construction of the building, say* what he had learned from a n inspec­tor. ; ,*£.

Mr. Will iams declared that he re­fused to permit the builders to ignore the ordinances in some respects, but had in others, and that he did not

SEVEN MINERS KILLED.

COLONEL CHAELES DENBY*

the administrations--^ of Presidents Cleveland and Harrison, j l ied here suddenly to-day. Colonel Denby lec­tured here last night. He was about 70 years of age. • • . '

About midnight Colonel Denby was stricken with hearf failure. He grew steadily weaker until death ensued about 8 o'clock this morning.^ ^ ^

• — • — ' : T i i i i W§ MONEY FOR CONSULATES, g g > Berlin, Jan. 13.—Foreign Secretary "Von

Richthofen, addressing the budget com­mittee to-day on the needs of the German consulates in the United States, asked for an appropriation of $7,500 each for the consulates of Atlanta,. New Orelans, 6 t Paul and Seattle.

Fearful Explosion in a Mine at Michael, British Columbia.

Special to The Journal. Vancouver, B. C , Jan. 13.—An explosion

occurred in No. 3 mine at Michael, B. C , Crows Pass, killing gseven miners. Sev­eral who attempted to recover the bodies were overcome by fire damp. The causa of the explosion is unknown.

^LEGISLATION FOR ALASKA

Senator Nelson Introduces Bill to Carry Out Committee'8 Recommendations. <

Washington, Jan. 13.—Senator Nelson has introduced bills which provide for an additional judge for Alaska; for construc­tion arid maintenance of schools; care and support of insane and destitute per­sons; amend and codify the laws relating to municipal corporations; provide for the election of a delegate to the house of rep­resentatives, and amend the act defining and punishing crimes and providing a .code of criminal procedure. . . . , . , . ;

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directed against the Russophile party and altho the" emperor is "inclined to .. . , side with the Russians, he has ordered j know until after the fire that many of the opening of Wiju, subject to the "" * acquiescence of China. The Ameri^ can, English, Russian, Italian and Japanese legations here g u a r d . ,-;-tjV^«

are under

CHINESE RAILROAD SEIZED

Russian Troops to Occupy : the Ter­minus 100 Miles from Niuchuang. Niuchuang* Jan. 13.—A Rusisan

force has occupied the terminus of the new- branch of the Shah-Hai-Kwan-Niuchuang railroad, recently com­pleted by the Chinese. #The terminus is 100 miles northwest of here, and it will be an important strategetic base in the event of war.

Foreigners fearing hostilities are urging their consuls to secure the neutrality of Niuchuang, as business would be seriously Impaired, and the Russian occupation Is not recognized by China. • • ,

In 1870 the GenUn people barely exceeded 40,000,000; In 1885 they had risen to nearly 47,-ooo.ooo, and in 1000 th* census returns gaye 60:845.014.

the provisions had been Ignored. Last October he reported to Mayor Harri­son that not one of the theaters in Chicago was complying with the or­dinances. The mayor turned over his report to the council, which turned it over to a committee and nothing was? , ever done. -r#^

- Girl Is Ixjst. ' Fourteen-year-old Caroline LudvHfc

has been missing since the Iroquois horror. With the exception of Caro­line, the youngest child, the entire family of Harry Ludwic of Melrose Park perished. Louis Wilinski, a half-brother of the girl's dead father, has learned that an. unknown physician carried her to his home. He is ad<«i vertislng for her.

I S Reply W a s "Conciliatory." London, Jan. IS.-—A special d l t -

patch from Tokio says the ministers who attended the recent conferencejs for the consideration of the reply to ] the Russian note assert that the "£ff j tltude Japan has taken up is remark* 5*bly conciliatory**