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Bless the Boomers.

Ii the bicycle has done nothing else
it has brought about, to some degree,
a much-needed reform in the dress OF
women. 1t mas revived the bloomer
years ago, which consisted simply of
shortening the skirts and wearing
pantalettes, but the adoption of an
exceedingly graceful skirt OF proper
length and the substitution OF neatly
fitting hose for the baggy neither
garment. The new dress appears to
be convenient, healthful, modest and
sensible.
Too long have women been in
thralldom as regards the length OF
dress they wore. Too long have they
paused for some evidence to sanction
an authorization OF the lower end OF
the garment. 1t could be dropped
almost any degree at the top, and
strange to admit, the higher the grade
Of the social swim the lower the
bodice and the ampler the exposure of
arms and shoulders. No wall for de-
parted modesty was ever heard in the
drawing room OF salon where Fashion
sits enthroned on her autocratic pedes-
tal-her nod and approving smile
checks even the tongue of Madam
Grundy or Deacon Jones. But let the
necessity OF free outdoor exercise sug-
gest suitable garments and there is
a hue and cry at once raised concern
ing the prophecies.
This has kept woman in leading
strings. She has been unable, in the
face OF malevolent criticism, to aban-
don an attire that is commended
neither for the neatness which is an
inherent virtue OF womankind, for the
comfort which should be fully accorded
the weaker" sex, nor those hygienic
reasons, which the cold fogy" doctors
have been so long and so fruitlessly
stating.
Now few words to men on this
important subject. You are happily
exempt from the ills under considera-
ton. But does freedom close your
mind TO rational consideration of
the tribulations of others? Do you
ever for a moment reflect upon what
a burden the heavy skirts of women
must be at all times. and how hot and
uncomfortable in the warm days OF
summer? Do you realize what an I'M
comfortable sensation long dresses
must produce which draggle in the
filth of the sidewalks and stir I'D .
dust that settles upon every particle
of under-clothing as well as the limbs
of their wearers? DO you not know
that the filthy pools of tobacco spit
and cigar ends add their nasty filth to
garments that are as pure and clean
as the driven snow before polluted by
the dirty sidewalk? Is there a glimmer
of reason that appeals in support of q
fashion which turns dainty and costly
raiment into mop the moment its
wearer appears upon the street? Must
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TO FIGHT MEXICO.
The Union Of Central
America.
ALL THE STATES ARE In.
Not Such an Unequal Contest
as at First.
GUATEMALA TO HAVE HELP.
Diaz for Peace, but Will Give Up
Nothing.
DARK LOWERS THE WARCLOUD NOW.
The News From the South Of a More
Threatening Character Than at
Any Previous Time.
Diaz for Peace, but Will Give UE
Nothing.
ARK LOWERS THE WARCLOUD NOW.

CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 30.-A telegram was
received to-day from Guatemala verifying
the reports that a confederation of the
Central American republics had been
formed. Ministers Arias of Honduras,
Gomez of Nicaragua and Estupina OF San
Salvador individually offer the co-opera-
ton of their countries to Guatemala, and
in the event of war with Mexico Central
America will stand united to repel any
invasion.
The Costa Rican Minister arrived soon
after the meeting, together with President
Barrios of Guatemala, and is of the same
mind as the other Central American Min
isters.
The warcloud hangs heavy over Mexico
to-day. 1t is feared from the outlook that
Mexico has no resource left but to declare
war against the federation of Central
America. President Dia1 is for peace,
but still stands boldly for Mexico's rights.
The President and Cabinet are in session.
At the Mexican Jockey Club, of which
the Presidents father-in-law is president,
upon the subject of war with Guatemala
being broached, subscription was started
toward the inauguration Of the war fund,
and in less than five mi over $4,000
was s11 scrihnd 4 f.. rorpmitfee
was then appointed. 1t is rumored that
hundreds of thousands will be forthcoming
from this source at very short notice.
Both sides are massing troops on the
frontier, and non-com batants are leaving
that section by all manner of conveyances
The United States of Mexico seems in ac-
cord with President Diaz and his policy
and will spare no expense in arming and
equipping soldiers.
The rumor a few days ago that two
Americans, Thomas Murphy and Colonel
A. R. Dunn, had been killed while en- route
to the Guatemalan Northern Railroad
with drove of 100 mules, which were to be
used in the construction of that road, has
been confirmed.
GUATEMALA, Jan. 30.-President Barrios
is conferring daily with Mexico's represen
tatiye here No definite action has been
taken so far as known. 1t is reported thai
rioting has occurred at Guacheo, and thai
several persons have been killed.
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THREE HUNDRED PERISH In THE NORTH SEA.

saw that she was doomed, and gave hur-
ried orders to clear away the hfeboats Tor
launching. Three of the boats were cleared
and lowered. but one of them shortly after
If oot clear of the steamer capslZed, and 1t
is thought all the occupants were drowned.
The first boats containedth the third otlcer,
chief engineer, purser and about twenty of
the passengers. These are the persons VINO
were picked up by the fishing smack and
taken to Lowestoft.
From one of the survivors it is learned
that as soon as the Crathie backed away
the inrushing water flooded the aft of the
engine-room so quickly that nobody below
deck in that part of the ship had an oppor-
tunitv to escape. The shock of the COLI
sion was comparatively slight in view of
the damage done, but this is explained by
the fact that it was direct cutting blow.
Nearly all the passengers were asleep at
the time, but many of them were awakened
by the shock, slight as it was. They could
hear the rush of the rapid inhowing water,
and with cries of terror sought to make
their way to the upper deck. The steamer
being loaded by the stern water naturally
rushed aft. and this allowed many of the
passengers forward to reach the deck.
In the case of the saloon passengers,
however, the result was fatal. As they
rushed from the staterooms into the saloon
they were met by the torrent against which
it was impossible for them to make head
way. They were caught up and swept aft
toward the cockpit, where they were prob
ably drowned before the ship foundered.
Altogether about fifty of the passengers
reached the deck, where the widest confu-
sion existed Wild rushes were made fo1
the boats, but the terrible excitement prob.
ably impeded the efforts of those who were
trying to clear them away. Many heart
| rending scenes wore witnessed between
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NINE. DE 1EoNs TERROR.
She Vas Forced to Flee From This City b.
Threats.

She vas EOTceU 10 ftee TTOUt LHtS CttU Oy
Threats.
1t was only short time ago that Nine.
de Leon returned to Guatemala from this
CITY. and she relates an incident which,
although not creditable to Mexican
chiyalry, gives an idea of the bitterness
they entertain toward Guatemalans.
Nine. de Leon is the wife of the Guate-
malan Minister of that name at present in
Mexico City endeavoring to patch up the
trouble between the two countries. When
President Barrios deemed it advisable to
have his Minister enter into peace ne
gotiatlons with President Diaz De Leon sent
his wife on to California, where he be-
lieved she would be safer in case of trouble.
In this city the lady took up her quarters
at the Occidental Hotel, and all went well
for time.
AS the talk of war grew louder the local
Mexicans warmed up to the situation to
such an extent that some of them, at
least, forgot their manhood and began a
series of petty prosecutions of the
Guatemalan Minister'S unprotected wife,
Dark-visaged villains seemed to make it
their business, as she says, to prowl about
the hotel hallway leading to her apart
ments. On several occasions they stuck
under the room door notes written in red
ink and with skull and crossbone orna-
mentation declaring that to remain in San
Francisco meant inevitable death.
The woman became perfectly hysterical
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He said: "We left Bremerhaven on
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Our cabin
was one of the second class and was within
six feet of the spot which received the full
force of the shock. My wife, child and l
were asleep when was awakened at 500
o'clock by what seemed to be the ringing
of the gong that is used to call the passen-
gers to meals. Finding that it was still
dark l jumped out of my berth, but heard
nothing to alarm me. l went back to my
berth again and Immediately heard the
rushing of feet and shouting.
II concluded that something serious had
hap pened and snatched some clothing. |
awakened my wife and child, who hur-
riedly dressed, and then we all ran along
the corridor with the others to the deck. l
was knocked downstairs when | reached
the top, but my feet caught on hook and
managed to save myself from being
trampled on. | got to the port side and
saw that great damage had resulted from
the collision. The water was then rushing
into the steamer in a great torrent. The
air was very dark, though the sky was
clear The sea was very rough. Two boats
were lowered. I caught my boy and
my wife to accompany me, l got into it,
but at that moment there was shout for
the women and children to go to the star
board side. Slipping her watch into my
hand, my wife left me, and the boy was
taken out of the boat while / sat there.
'I saw one boat swamped. We tried to
rescue those in the water, but all save one,
Anna Boecker, disappeared. Our boat was
! then showed off, We saw many vessels,
but could not attract attention. We used
sails and shirts for signals. but the pass
ing vessels paid no attention to them.
Eventually the signals were answered by
the fishing smack Wildfower.
CATER the collision rockets were fired
from the steamer, but no help came. I
think it impossible that the others were
rescued, as the ship sank almost immedi-
ately after we left it. I do not believe
that the steerage passengers were aware
of the accident, because the collision did
not make much noise. We were in a
rough sea and bitter winds for over five
hours. The boat shipped water con-
| stantly."
Chief Engineer Neusell in an interview
said: ''The steamer that ran into us ap-
peared vessel of about 1900 tons. Moth
ing was visible by which either her name
or her hailing port could be ascertained.' u
The chief engineer declined to give any
opinion as to how the catastrophe hap.
pened. Not more than twenty minutes
elapsed from the time of the blow before
the steamer sank. 1t was only the position
the Elbe assumed when the water rushing
into her made its volume felt that pre-
vented the launching of more boats
Everything possible, including the firing
of rockets, was done in the short time
before the vessel settled down. The night
was very dark at the time of the collision
The following is full list of the Elbe':
officers: Captain K. Won Gosset; frs
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parents and children in the few minutes
preceding the sinking of the vessel.
There is some disagreement among the
survivors as to the number of boats that
were launched. One survivor, Carl Hoff-
man, declared that only two boats were
launched. One Of these was swamped in
stantly and one of its occupants, a girl
named Anna Boecker, who was bound for
Southampton, was rescued. She clung to
a piece of wreckage, which she grasped so
tightly that it was only with difficulty that
she was dragged into the second boat. She
was just returning from the deathbed of
her father and mother.
Meanwhile the cry was raised on the
doomed vessel for the women and children
to 90 over to the other side of the steamer
away from the port side in which was the
great gaping hole caused by the Crathie
The f-fainting women and terror-strick-
en- childred hurried to the starboard side,
but they had scarcely reached the side
when the huge vessel lifted her bows high
n the air and then slowly and silently
sank, stern foremost, beneath the waves,
t. king with her her human freight.
parely twenty minutes elapsed between
the collision and the sinking of the steam
er A heavy sea was running and the
WIND, which was from the east southeast,
was bitterly cold.
The small boat, containing the survivors,
toss ed about until II o'clock in the morn
ing. Several vessels were sighted in the
mean time, but they made no replies to
the signals that were sent for them. The
survivors were nearly frozen, having hardly
any clothing, and their sufferings were in
teIse. Eventually the fishing-smack
Wildfower saw their signals and bore
dow upon the boat. In a short time the
survivors were taken aboard of her, where
everything possible was done for their
comfort.
Following is corrected list of the sur
vivors:
Cabin ntpassengers-Carl Hoffman.
Eugene Schlegel.
John Veyera.
Anna Brecker.
Between Passenger Bothen.
Chief Engineer A. Neusen.
Third officer Stollberg.
Purser w. .ebster.
Herr de Fart, Bremerhaven pilot.
Robert Greenhall, an English pilot.
Assistant Purser Schlut1ns.
Assistant Purser Linkmeyer.
Assistant Purser Sittig.
Chief StokeF Fuerst.
Stewart Koch.
Seaman Winning.
Seaman Fir ger.
Seaman Seii1ert.
Seaman Dresow.
They arrived at Lowestoft at half past
5 O'Clock this afternoon. The following is
list of first nd second class passenger:
who are missi5 g.
Fritz Appel IF Munich.
Hugo BecI of Chemnitz.
A. Baumann Cf Berlin.
Louise Borenetel OF London.
Frau Andrew 4Brisbach OF Amsterdam
Frau NJ. C. Confer of South Dakbta.
Henry N. Castle of Honolulu.
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SAYING it was reported there that a trans
Atlantic line steamer had been sunk in the
North Sea, and that the loss of life was
very great. The first dispatches said there
had been $50 persons on the EIbe and that
only nineteen had been saved, the rescued
having been landed at Lowestoft by fish
ing smacks.
Later dispatches to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company and the Lloyds confirmed
the report Of the loss of the steamer, and
still later it was learned that the Crathie,
the steamer that sunk the Elbe, had put
into Mas Luis, Holland, in a damaged
condition. She reported that she had been
in collision with an unknown ocean
steamer.
When the news of the disaster became
generally known through the mediums of
the tickers Of the Exchange Telegraph
Company in the clubs and places of public
resort the excitement was intense. Cable
dispatches were at once forwarded to all
the principal European cities, and soon q
food of return dispatches were received,
asking for further information, which at
that time it was impossible to obtain. The
agents here of the company did everything
possible to learn all the facts. and as soon
as any new information was received it
was at once cabled to the various European
capitals.
The dispatches from Germany show that
the news caused the greatest excitement
and sorrow, most all the officers and crew
of the lost steamer and a majority of the
passengers being Germans.
1t was at first hoped the reports of the
disaster had been exaggerated and that
most, if not all, of the passengers and
crew had escaped either by means of the
ships boats or by being picked up by
passing vessels. But as time wore on it
was apparent that the first reports of the
sinking of the steamer had minimized the
horrors of the disaster. Many dispatches
were forwarded to Mas Luis to the COM
mander of the Crathie, asking him if he
had rescued any of the EIbes passengers.
Up to a late hour, however, no answers
We're received to these dispatches, and the
belief grew that the Crathie, after the ac-
cident, had rather sought her own safety
than to rescue the people on the doomed
Elbe
From the details now at hand, it is
learned that the Elbe was proceeding along
at her usual rate of speed and keeping the
ordinary lookouts. 1t was dark, but there
was no gale. Suddenly the forward look
out on the Elbe reported to the officer on
deck that the lights of a steamer were
close aboard over the port bow Before the
course of the Elbe could be changed so as
to sheer her off from the approaching
steamer the latter struck her just about
about the engine-room, going through her
plates as though they were pasteboard,
and sticking her nose almost completely
through the hull of the Elbe For time
the Crathie held the Elbe on her nose, but
then her engines were reversed, and she
backed out of the aperture she had made.
AS she did so the water rushed into. the
Elbe in torrent and she began iIs<s@
diately to settle.
The officer in charge OF the ship at I.lce
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1t was day of great excitement in the
House, closed by a speech by Harris of
Kansas, member of the Pacific Railroad
Commission, which commanded attention
from members of both sides of the cham
Der, who crowded about him.
Every member from California was in
his seat when the House convened this
morning, and every Pacific Coast repre-
sentative, except Newlands of Nevada and
Wilson of Washington. All was hustle
and confusion, with the California mem
bers in consultation in groups within and
the railroad lobbyists rushing around
frantically in the corridors. After the
transaction of some morning business"
Catchings, from the Rules Committee, pre-
sented a resolution setting aside the re-
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Sinking Of the German Lloyd
Steamer EIbe.
COLLISION JUST At DAWN.
Awakening the Passengers to Meet
Their Death.
STRUCK BY THE STEAMSHIP CRATHIE.
The English Vessel Passed Nearly Through
the Liner, and Drew Away Without
Offering Assistance.
STRUCK BY THE STEAMSHIP CRATHIE.

LONDON, Jan. 3O.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Elbe, Captain Won Dosset,
from Bremen, yesterday, for New York via
Southampton, has been sunk in a collision
with the British steamer Crathie, bound
from Rotterdam for Aberdeen. At the
time of sending this dispatch the exact
loss of life is unknown, but report has it
that it was enormous. The disaster oc-
Cured before daylight this morning at a
point some thirty miles from The Hook of
Holland.
The first intimation of the disaster came
from Lowest9ft, Suffolk, one of the chief
English fishing ports. Late this afternoon
dispatch was received from that place
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Dorothy Castle of Honolulu.
DR.. J. c. DIETRICH of America.
Domingo Furrer of Guatemala.
Fraulein Frank and Jacob Frank of
Am erica.
Anton Fischer of Washington, D. G.
J. f. Gerlicher of Winona, Mimi.
Theodore Geisenheimer of New York.
Mrs. Hermine Sandero of Falmouth,
Mass.
John P. Vincke of St. Charles, Mo.
Charles Wix of New York.
Mrs. Klipfel of Brandenburg.
Louis Thewitt of Vienna.
Walther Schnell of Durein.
Ernest Heron of New York.
Mrs. Louis Kuehne of New York.
Eugene Schlegel of Fuerth.
Miss Emma Schlegel of Fuerth.
Mrs. Sophie Rhodes of Washington.
Eugene Rhodes of Washington.
Mrs. Waiter of Amsterdam.
Andrew Waiter of Amsterdam.
Julius Rosenbaum of Berlin.
Adolph Islaub of New York.
Ernest Maseberg of Louisiana.
Kurt Kleinschmidt of Helena, Mont.
Carl Neussbaum of Berlin.
Rudolph Nolte of Leipsic.
J. II. Hahn.
Kretookor.
Frank Miskolz.
Edward Moskovie of Esperies.
Esterla Goldner of Esperjes.
Mr.. Lockhart of New York.
August Sander of Esseol.
Peter Powierski of Kasanitz.
Miss Clara Weingaertner of Flehingen.
Anna Hoffman and Henry Hoffman c
Grand Island, Nebr.
Mr.. Carl Hoffman, the husband of Mr.;
Anna Hoffman, is among the survivor;
He is in condition of terrible distres
from the loss of his wife and son. He pa
thetically exhibited to the reporter gol
watch his wife had slipped into his han
as she parted with him TO go to the stal
board side of the steamer when the orde
to that effect was given.
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,,inder of the day and all of Tomorrow
or the consideration of the Reilly funding
bill, and providing that the previous ques-
ton should be considered as ordered at
80 tomorrow.
Then the fun began. Boatner of Louisi-
ana protested stoutly against this limita-
ton of time for the consideration of
question of such magnitude, proposing to
loan S1OS 100000 and condone the offenses
of fraudulent railroad directors.
]. G. Mcguire followed. He said: "The
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TALK ABOUT PASSES.
Charges of TioIation of agreement Has
Been AmicabIy Settled.

Charges of Tiolation of agreement HdAs
Been Amicably Settled.
CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-The general managers
of the Western and Southwestern lines met
to-day to consider complaints regarding
violations of the pass agreement. All mat
ters of detail were amicably arranged and
the charges of issuing passes in violation
of the agreement were found to be largely
exaggerated.
A meeting of the Western trunk-line
committee roads will be held at the Office
of Chairman Caldwell on Friday. The
meeting will occupy itself entirely with the
demand of the Union Pacific for share IN
the Puget Sound business.
The approximated gross earnings of the
Atchison system for the third week in
January were $671, ,405, decrease of $19, ,523
from the same week of last year. The ap-
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FIRST POINT SCORED FOR CALIFORNIA.

from 'be president OF the W. G. T. o., Mrs.
Nichols, Of Prospect, Adelaide, South Aus
tralia, that adult suffrage has been car
ried, giving al women the right to vote
on the same t,rms as men, and with no
barrier to seat IN Parliament. This bill
now only waits the Green's consent.
Mrs. Nichols writes: sit is agrand VIC
tory after hard and wentought\ battle of
seven years in which the ". c. T!,U. has
done its fair share of the fighting"
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removed and burned to make room for the
next conner.
1t is not unusual to see rent notices
tackled up on some of the inches, notifying
the friends of the deceased inside that pay
ment is overdue, and that the money must
be forthcoming upon certain day or else
the corpse will be removed.
EUGENE HAHN.
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proximated gross earnings for the month
to date are 1904 1863, an increase Of $24, ,434.
The earnings of the Colorado Midland,
which the Atchison officials are anxious to
have placed under separate receivership,
were $22,271 for the week, an increase OF
S946, and for the month to date they were
S75.51 an increase of $720S.
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His Creditors Want to Find Him.

VALLEJO, Jan. 30.-Thomas B. Bryant,
connected with the Union Pressed Brick
Company, disappeared several days ago.
Anxious friends are looking for his return.
Considerable borrowed coin went with him.
Some employees at the works have not been
paid. Bryant was reported i'll at St.
AIMS Hospital in San Francisco. The
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Los ANGELES, Jan. 30.-The Natlo1+
American Pathological Association o-eo no'
tbis morning at the Cham Der of ComJseareee. e
An An address Of welcome was delivred Dy
L. n. Hell. Papers were read = caora
dent Berckmans OF the socJ>'''
tary Smith and L. N. He'll.
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DEATH TO BONILLA.
Honduras Is on the Terge of a Terrible
Rer0Iatti0n.

Revolution.
TEeUc1eALPA, Jan. 3o.-Rioting is prevail
ing here, and great disturbances have oc-
CURED within the past few days. Last
night crowds of excited people were march
ing the streets crying:
"Death to Bonilla, vive la revolution"
The excitement is still at fever heat, and
there. is no forecasting the result unless
the Government takes prompt action to
suppress the uprising, and it is thought it
will be hard to subdue