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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
CHARGES OF TREASON.
Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii is Ac-
cused of Offering Aid to
the FiliplnoS.

Washington, D. c., Feb "a petition
containing charges was submitted to the
House committee on elections No. l
against Robert w. Wilcox, the Hawaiian
delegate in the House Of Representatives.
The charges are made in writing by
George d. Gear of Hawaii, who submit
ted letters purporting TO be copies of let
tiers written by Wilcox to Filipino Off
Gals.
The alleged letters are of a highly-sen-
sational character. One said to have
been written by Wilcox is dated Homo
lulu, January 81, 1899. and addressed to
DIR. j. Losada, Capt. Marti Burgos, and
Senior J. Luna, and introduced to them
"a friend of mine who is an able man to
help you In your cause" Among Other
things the letter says:
Mr.. will be useful ally to fight for
the cause of the Philippines.
One thing is sure, that you could resist
against any army of invasion--you have
population of $4,000, 900 and already dis
cipined army of 10000, well equipped with
modern arms.
/ have already made up my mind to join
in case they continue to ignore the right,
the justice OF your cause. l know well my
profession as an artillery officer. have no
fear Of the whole world when / fight for
legitimate cause like yours. Between Gen
Agunaldo's determination and myself 1t
would be little chance left to the invading
army of the United States to conquer your
country. Tell Gen. Aguinaldo l am ready
to obey orders to go to your country and
fight for the independence of your people
and country at any moment.
Mr.. Wilcox declined to make any ex-
tended answer to the charges filed by
Mr.. Gear He admits that he wrote
letter to DR.. Losada, Capt. Burgos and
Senior Luna, introducing G. Caesar More
no, an Italian of this city, whom he had
known while the latter was in Hawaii in
the sos.
1t is also alleged "that Wilcox, in his
speeches prior to the election, made use
Of the strongest kind of anti-American
utterances for the purpose of carrying
the election"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
BAD FIRE IN DETROIT.
Free Press Plant Badly Damaged
Other Losses Make an Aggre-
gate Of 100000.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 2.-Fire early to-
day completely Quilted the building at
1850 Larned street, occupied by the
Dreskell-Jupp Paper company, and be-
fore the fremen gained control of it
spread to the plant of the Free Press
Printing company which suffered extern
siye damage. The loss is about 100000.
The fire. which originated in the base
ment of the Dreskell-Jupp company's
building, from some unknown cause,
worked rapidly up through the five floors
of the establishment and in forty-iye
minutes the structure was a blazing fur
mace. From the roof of this building the
flames leaped over to the Detroit Free
Press Printing company's building, and
before the fremen could bring a stream
to bear on the structure the two upper
floors were ablaze. By hard work, how
ever, the fire was confined to these floors.
The entire plant was flooded with wa
ter and the loss on stock will be practical
" total. The losses are as follows:
Dreskell-Jupp Paper company, $40, 600:
covered by insurance
The Free Press Printing company, $780,
600 on stock and 10000 on machinery
insurance, $45. 1000.
Heineman estata, owners DreSkell-
Jupp building, $4,000.
Chandler estate, owners Free Press
Printing building, $4,000, both covered
by insurance.
There were also several minor losses by
other tenants of the Dreskell-Jupp build
ing, amounting to about $4,000.
The intense cold made the work of the
firemen extremely difficult
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
PLAYERS ORGANIZE.
Initial Meeting of Baseball Men
from the Various Leagues
at Cleveland.

Cleveland, O., Feb. Baseball play
ers from the National, American and
Eastern leagues gathered in large num-
bers today at the Hollenden hotel to at
tend the first regular meeting of the
Players Protective association. The
meeting was scheduled for 10 o'clock, but
at that hour the executive committee,
which had gone into session behind closed
doors early in the morning, was still at
work and sent out word that the commit.
tees report will not be ready possibly I'M
til this afternoon.
1t was learned that the committee had
under discussion plans for the organiza-
ton of the association, also requirements
of eligibility to attendance at the regular
meeting. The meeting, it is expected.
will be held behind locked doors. Only
recognized baseball players, it was all
nounced, will be permitted to attend.
Practically every club in the three
leagues is represented by from one to
three players. Robinson and McGraw.
who recently became magnates, had not
arrived up to noon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
Chicago Happenings.

Julius Geski was run over and in
stantly killed while at work on a steam
shovel in the yards of the Illinois Steel
company.
Charles II. Ferguson of Chicago, for
merly a well-known insurance agent of
that city, died of paresis at the Beech
hurst sanitarium in Louisville last night
When Edward Fenrich went to thu
room in which his 1-month-old son had
been sleeping he found the infant
wrapped tightly in a heavy bed quilt and
dead The child died from suffocation.
j. O. Cummings, a marble cutter liv-
ing in South Evanston, was crushed tG
death beneath a Logan Square train on
the Metropolitan Elevated road. How
he came to be in the path of the motor
cab no one knows, and the police are d.
vided on the theories of accident or pos
sible suicide.
After two years of sickness, which
made him Respondent, Joseph Osher, 81
years old, and a well-known stock buyer
in Chicago, shot himself through the head
at his home. Death came some time
after the shot had been fired.
Mrs. Lilley Tramel, wife of Charles
while riding in a carriage in Jackson
boulevard and died before the driver
could take her to a physician. Her body
was taken back to her home.
John Hennessy, a truckman employed
by Nelson Morris d Co. at the stock
yards, fell down an elevator. shaft, dis
lance Of forty feet, fracturlng two ribs.
breaking his arm and sustaining internal
injuries.
e. B. Mccoy, 50 years old, was found
hanging in the cellar of his home. APP
parently he had committed suicide, and
when the police arrived they found the
body cold, and the belief is that he had
been dead several hours. Mccoy was
sick and out of work, and dependency is
given as the cause Of his act.
Stella Thomas, 20 years old, So
ciety belle of Burlington, Iowa, met
death in an elevator in the Young Wom-
ems Christian association building. Her
skull was crushed between the rapidly
moving elevator and the fifth floor of
the building. She died in five minutes
in the superintendent Office. The acct
dent apparently was the result of diZzi-
ness.
A misplaced switch resulted in serious
injury to Wesley Swartz, a motorman.
When the car struck the switch SwartZ
was thrown from the front platform,
striking the pavement with his head.
When picked up he was unconscious and
an investigat ton showed that his skull
had been fractured.
William Beach, a member of the Elev-
enth Mississippi infantry in the Civil war.
died at the county hospital of supposed
morphine poisoning. He had been suffer
ing from rheumatism and wounds re-
ceived in the war, and was in the habit
Of taking drugs to relieve pain.
Through the failure of a motorman
of a Lake street elevated train to shut
off the power while another train pulled
out Of the Marion street station a COLI
sion resulted. One of the trainmen was
injured, panic resulted among the pas
sengers, and the sides of four cars were
ripped out
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falling at $50 o'clock, when the royal
mourners left the yachts for the Clar-
ence yard, where the Alberta had lain all
night lone. with the body of the Queen
watched by marine guard.
Admiral Sir Charles Sothan. the flag
officers and the captains of all ships in
the harbor with other naval officers at
tended the Decentralization Of the body,
which at $40 was carried off the yacht.
The landing place and the approaches
to the station were heavily draped.
Enormous crowds had gathered. The
royal train left Gosport at S:53
Guard was mounted on the warshiDs
and minute guns were fired as the COT
fin, borne by bluejackets, was transferred
to the waiting saloon carriage.
Short Service on the Yacht.
The scene was pathetic and imposing.
The King. accompanied by Queen Alex
>andra and some princesses, who passed
the night on board the royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert, proceeded to the royal
yacht Alberta in a steam launch King
minutes after Emperor William had
steamed alongside the Alberta from the
HOhenzollern.
There was a short service ON the yacht
before the body was removed, the Duke
of Connaught, the Crown Prince of Ger
many, Prince Arthur of Connaught,
Prince Henry of Prussia, the Duke of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess
Henry of Battenberg being present. The
only mourning visible was in the dresses
of the princesses. The firing of minute
guns marked the passage of the coffin to
the draped railroad station, to which
it was borne shoulder high by petty Of
ficers of the royal yachts, preceded by a
clergyman.
Immediately behind the coffin were car
ried the crown, globe, standard and a
few choice wreaths
King Edward, Emperor William the
Duke of Connaught and the crown prince
followed the remains. and then came the
ladies Of the royal family and the ad-
mirals.
The progress of this mournful process
sion was marked by the firing of the guns
and the strains of the funeral march,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
A Reduction of $4,505, 432 During the
Month of January.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2-The
monthly statement of the public debt
shows that at the close of business Janu-
airy 81, 1901, the debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to S1,O94 800. 87S. a
decrease for the month OF 1886, 432.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt, $1,001 SOC, 26O;
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, $2,023, 1870; debt bearing no in
terest, 1884 ,0S5,4 400; total, 1887, 60S,
SOL. This amount, however does not in
clude $763, 537,279 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding, which are
offset by an equal amount of cash on
hand held for their redemption.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: Gold-reserve fund, $150,OO0,-
600; trust funds, $763 ,537, 279; general
fund, $123,576,616. In national bank de
positories to the credit of disbursing Off
GERS and to the treasury of the United
States, $97,359,O36; total, 81, 1874, 472 931,
against which there are demand liabili-
ties outstanding amounting to $S41, 49,
958. leaving cash balance on hand of
1898, 012,973
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nesses. A large bow of purple was at
tached to the coffin. This was the only
symbol of mourning.
Around the coffin walked the stalwart
bearers, non-commissioncd officers of the
guards and household cavalry. and on;
either side were the Queens eQuerries,
lords-in- waiting and physicians. All the
uniforms We're covered with long, dark
cloaks.
The Kings Familiar Figure.
Immediately after the company about
the coffin three royal mourners rode
abreast. King Edward VII. was the
central figure of the three, but no less
procession. A black chapeau, with
plume of white feathers, was on his head,
and q long black cloak was buttoned
around him and hung down over the big,
black horse which he was riding. The
Kings familiar face seemed grave and
careWOrn
He looked straight ahead apparently at
the gun carriage on which was the body
Of the sovereign whose glory and re-
sponsibilities he had inherited. He did
not see, or gave no sign of seeing, the
long ranks of soldiers hedging back the
populace about him-the windows
crowded with black bonneted women, the
multitudes of uncovered heads, the pur
pie draperies and the general wreaths ev-
ccywhere He passed like man alone, who
neither knew or thought of the world
about him, and the sentiment his pres
ence inspired was only sympathy and
pity The people seemed to see III the
King one of themselves and the deep
murmurs which arose here and there
carried q note of sorrow and love al
most as deep as the expressions which
greeted the passage of the coffin of their
Queen.
No Mistaking the Kaiser.
Beside King Edward rode Emperor
William, his nephew and neighbor. The
unique commanding figure of the Ger
man Emperor could not for q moment
be mistaken. He looked every inch a
soldier and the commander of men. His
imperial majesty glanced right and left
as he rode and his hand was frequently
raised to the red and white feathers
hanging over his hat. as he responded
to salutes Emperor William also wore
black cloak over his new British field
marshals uniform, and the splendid
white charger beneath him pranced up
and down, giving his majesty an oppor
tunity to display fine horsemanship.
AT the junction of the Mall and the
Marlborough house the cortege was
viewed by enormous throngs, cadets from
Sandhurst and WOolwich and members
of the House of Lords and House of
| Commons occupied special stand At
the bottom of Piccadilly the boys of the
training ship Britannia were gathered.
The solemn, stately progress of tho
cortege through the park was rendered
more impressive by the minute guns of
| the nearby battery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
THE PROCESSION
Thousands of Soldiers and Sailors Es-
cort Official Mourners

London, Feb. 2.-The procession.
apart from the gun carriage bearing the
coffin, and the royal family and official
mourners about it, was noteworthy.
Parliament the judiciary and the com
mercial bodies were not represented.
Royalty, the army and navy monopolized
the pageant. Three thousand soldiers
and sailors, picked companies represent
ing all branches of the service, cavalry.
artillery, infantry, yeomanry, militia vol
unteers and cOlonials formed the advance
escort. They marched slowly and without
music. Most of the uniforms were COW
cred with dark overcoats and the stand
ards were draped with black, the officers
wearing bands of crepe on their sleeves.
The infantry marched in columns of
four, with rifles reversed. They were
half an hour in passing. Then came
Field Marshal Earl Roberts and his
staff, and, after them, four massed bands
playing funeral marches
Three hundred musicians announced
the coming of the body Of the Queen.
There was long array Of court officials.
under the leadership of the Duke of Nor
folk fhe earl marshall all attired quantity
and brilliantly, bearing maces or wands
most of them elderly men who for years
had served the royal lady for whom they
were performing the last offices.
Draping of the Gun Carriage.
MOSt OIL the spectators expected an
imposing catafalque and the coffin was
almost past before they recognized its
presence by removing their hats. It was
pathetically small oblong block con-
cealed beneath a rich pail of white satin,
on the corners of which gieamed the
royal arms. Across the pail the royal
standard was draped, and a large crown
of gold, encrusted with jewels, rested
at the head of the coffin, which was at
the end of the gun carriage, just over
the gun.
On the foot of the coffin were two
smaller crowns with gold jeweled scep-
ter lying between them. The eight
horses which drew the gun carriage were
almost concealed beneath their rich har
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
AT VICTORIA STATION.
Great Crowds Gather to Get Glimpse
of the Gun Carriage.

London, Feb. BY 1870 O'Clock the
Victoria station presented a most animat-
ed appearance, sOyereignS, princes, the
headquarters staff, field marshals and
state officials, in multi-colored uniforms,
having gathered there to await the ar
rival of the funeral train.
AT IL o'clock the royal train was seen
slowly approaching the Victoria station.
All heads were Immediately barred and in
few moments the saloon carriage bear
ing the remains of her majesty reached
the platform. The train conveying the
King and Queen, Emperor William and
other royalties was Immediately behind
that bearing the Queens body.
The King and Queen, Emperor Will
liam and the princes and other repre-
sentatives alighted upon the arrival of
the train at the Victoria station and were
of Portugal, Greece and Belgium and
other distinguished personages had al
ready assembled. The brilliant gather
ing was received by the King and Queen
with the briefest delay. The coffin was
reverently removed by an officer and
gun carriage. The pail. with the crown
on a cushion. the regalia and the insig-
MIA Of the garter was placed thereon,
and the procession started.
In the procession were six carriages,
the first and second carrying Queen Alex
andra, the Duchess of Fife NOW princess
royal, Princess Victoria and Princess
Charles of Denmark and the daughters
of Queen Victoria and the King of the
Belgians. The soldiers representing the
German army, nOn-commisSioned officers
and men and the escort brought up the
rear.
Several People tainted.
There was an ugly crush in the crowd
at the Marble arch, when the gates were
unexpectedly closed after the procession
had passed. Several persons tainted.
The procession moved in accordance
with the official programme as cabled III
these dispatches January 81.
At 11:35 a. m, as the first strains of
Chopin's funeral march echoed through
the streets, every head within hearing
distance was barred.
AS the gun carriage emerged from the
station during brief and impressive
pause in the procession, all eyes were
centered upon the pail, which covered the
coffin.
The silence was almost painful. Heads
were bent low and the gun carriage
slowly moved across the station yard
and took up its place in the procession
Immediately behind it rode the KIM in
a field marShaFs uniform. Emperor Will
liam, also attired in British field mar
shals uniform, and the Duke of Con
naught, in q generals uniform, rode upon
either side Of the King.
Witnessed by Enormous Crowds.
The uniforms Of all three were partly
hidden by their overcoats, which were
made necessary by the chiliness of the
weather. The King of the Hellenes and
the King of Portugal rode Immediately
after King Edwards and Emperor Will
liams suites. Emperor William rode
with white horse. Enormous crowds
! witnessed the passage of the cortege be-
fore Buckingham palace, the London
house Of the dead Queen. High officials
outside stood the weather-worn pension
ers of Chelsea, paying their last tribute.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
VANDERBILT LINE
ACROSS CONTINENT.
Hartman Syndicate Purchases
Union Pacific-What President
Hays Says.

San Francisco, CAL, Feb. 2.-President
c. NJ. Hays of the Southern Pacific com
pany, when asked if he thought the sale
of the controlling interest in the company
to the Hartman syndicate would lead to
important changes of management or pol
icy, said:
Il see no prospect of any marked
change in Southern Pacific affairs so far
as the public interest is concerned. I do
not look for any startling change in con-
ditlons as result Of the change of own
ership. The Southern Pacific will 90
ahead very much as if no change had
taken place. Its interests, in a traffic
sense, are pretty well defined and are not
to be disturbed by any new or revolution
airy policy. In fact, | do not look for any
material change Of policy. San Francis
co and California will not perceive, by
any outward Indication, that there has
been change of owners. | do not think
the sale means one set of officers for
the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
The two roads are big properties and can
best be handled by separate sets of Off
GERS, as at present
Referring to his own position. Mr.
Hays says he has no reason to suppose
that it will be disturbed. He said he
was on terms of friendship with the an
nounced members of the purchasing syn
dictate, and spoks highly of Mr.. Harri
mans ability as a railroad man. Pres
ident Hays spent the night in his private
car at Oakland and started this morning
on tour of inspection of the western
division of the Southern Pacific.
William III. Croker, speaking of the
big deal, said:
THE Vanderbilt railroad and steam
ship interests will now have a direct line
between Hamburg and Hong Kong
across the American continent. What
ever the Vanderbilts do they do well
and if it is possible to improve the serv-
ice of the Southern Pacific roads the
new controllers will do it. With the in
creased connections Of the Southern Pa
cifc, San Francisco stands in fail
way of rapidly improving in importance
as a shipping point
Third VicePresident J. c. Stubs OF
the Southern Pacific. who is a warm per
sonal friend of Mr.. Hartman, says the
change of ownership of the road was q
big surprise to him, as it was to the other
officials Of the road.
1t is expected that III. E. Huntington
will retire as director and first vice.
president of the company at the annual
meeting in April next.
According to c. z. Huntington's will
Southern Pacific stock and his nephew
ii. s.. Huntington, the remaining third
In round numbers. the late magnate had
100000 of the 100000 shares of South
ern Pacific stock III. e. Huntington S
portion was, therefore, 100000 shares.
On the supposed basis Of 500 share he
gets ST. .000,000 Mrs. c. 2. Hunting
ton, Oh the same basis, realizes $22,00O,-
0{10
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
MOdieSka'S Exile Lifted.

Nine. Modjeska has received word
from Poland that the political charges
against her have been Withdrawn and
that she may return home. She is ar
ranging to sail on an early steamer and
will not return to this country. Although
the actress owns one of the most valua-
BILE ranches in California she has longed
for her native land. and the news OF
her permission to return without danger
of arrest has filled her with joy. a num-
Der of years ago she delivered speeches
on personal freedom, which resulted IL
her Punishment from the country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
SURPRISED BY REBELS.
Detachm ent of Am orleans Cornered
by Insurge Killed
and Wounded.

Manila, Feb. Lieut. Hicken and
detachment of thirty from Co. M, Forty
fourth regiment, while crossing a river
Tuesday night, were surprised by insur-
gents gathered at Fiesta San Lucia. is
land of Cebu. They were attacked in
front and on both TANKS by hundred
rifles and more bolomen. Five Americans
were killed, four were wounded and two
are missing. The insurgent loss is be-
lieved to have been heavy. Capt Nal
ley, with a detachment, reinforced Lieut.
Hicken. They recovered some bodies.
which were mutilated. Additional de-
tachments were sent and are endeavoring
to surround the insurgents.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-02-06
EARL LII NOT DEAD.
Russian Minister Had Conference
with the Viceroy on
Yesterday

Pekin, Feb. IN De Giers, the Rus
sian minister, had three-hours' confer
ence with Ii Hung Chang this afternoon
The foreign diplomats believe that it is
urgent that they should hold out for no
punishment for the princes beyond ban
ishment. NJ. De Giers has stated that
Russia will not consent to the execution
OF Prince Tuan.