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FIRE OF LEGENDARY OR|GEs..
SEVEN PERSONS PERISH IN DE.
sTRUcT!oN OF NEW YORK
TENEMENT HOUSE.

New York. Sept. 14.-Seven persons
in one family were burned to death
and six others were injured seriously
in fire which partially destroyed a
tenement building at 6S70 First street
early in the day. More than twenty
families were asleep in the building
and thrilling acts of bravery accom-
panied their rescue, which was accom-
plished by fremen and the police.
Police Captain McDermott and the
firemen who first reached the burning
building believe the fire was of incen-
diary origin. Their theory is borne
out by the statements Of the janitor
of the building, who says that an at
tempt was made to set fire to the tene-
ment last Thursday.
A woman who lives across the street
from the tenement house says that
shortly before the blaze broke forth in
the lower hall she saw two men steal
stealthily from the house and disap-
near
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PRESIDENT
TO SETTLE
Problem of What to DO With The
Russian Transport Lena
at San Francisco.
Naval Experts Say 1t Will Take
Six Weeks to Make tine
Ship SeaW0rthy.

Washington, Sept. 14.-After wrestl-
ing for two days with the problem of
what disposition to make Of the Rus
sian transport Lena, now in port at
San Francisco, the officials Of the
state, navy and commerce and labor
matter over to the president.
Captain Pillsbury Of the bureau Of
navigation, navy department, upon the
receipt Of the report of Admiral Good
rich covering a statement of Lieuten-
ant Commander Herbert as to the con
dition Of the Lenas boilers, communi-
Gated the information to the president
and at the same time held a confer
ence with Acting Secretary Murray of
the department Of commerce and Ia
bOr
1t was ascertained that the officials
were determined in their action by
section 52SS of the revised statutes,
contained in circular No. 29 of the de-
partment OF commerce and labor. This
section reads as follows:
"It shall be lawful for the president
Or such person as he shall empower
for that purpose to employ such part
of the land or naval forces of the
United States Or of the militia thereof
as shall be necessary to compel any
foreign vessel to depart from the Unit
ed States in all cases in which, by the
laws of nations or the treaties with
the United States, she ought not tC
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ROCK ISLAND
HOLDUP
Bandits Wreck Express Safe But
Officials Say They Sc.
cured Nothing.
Special Trains Hurried to Scene
On Receipt of News of
The Robbery.

Des Moines, Sept. 14.-Five bandits
perpetrated a suecessful holdup of
passenger train on the Rock Island
road near Let's shortly after midnight.
The statements of expressmen are
that they secured no money, though
the safe was blown open and the con-
tents taken, the officers asserting that
the safe contained merchandise of
some value. company papers in transit,
etc., but no money.
Three special trains, on one of which
are posses of railroad and express en-
plOyes and a number of officers, were
rushed to the scene Immediately upon
the receipt of the news, going from
Muscatine, West Liberty and Daven-
port. Horses were procured in the
country surrounding Columbus juno
the robbers left the railroad. Mounted
men with bloodhounds are now scour-
ing the country for miles in every di-
rection in an effort to apprehend the
robbers, while all the railway trains
that passed through Columbus Junction
or nearby points from the time of the
robbery are being held up by the Off
GERS and carefully inspected by them
to ascertain if the bandits are under
taking to escape in this way. The en-
gineer and fireman OF the train fur
nished pretty accurate descriptions of
three of the men.
Second HoIdup at Same Point.
The robbery occurred at 1915 at
place known as Whiskey Hollow, about
six miles out Of -Muscatine and near
Fruitland. The train known as No
H., is through Chicago and Kansas
City train. The robbery was at the
end Of sharp curve and exactly
where a similar holdup was engineered
two years ago by the Chicago car barn
bandits. The engineer, as the train
rounded the curve, saw red lantern
on the track and Immediately stopped
the train. The engine, express car
and baggage car were boarded by the
robbers, apparently five in number
A fusillade of shots was fired from
the sides Of the train to prevent inter
ference by passengers. The messen-
ger Of the express car was compelled
to open the door. The car safe was
dynamited and the contents taken
PEELED to return to the passenger
coaches, the engine cut off and the
robbers mounted it and ran it west
through Let's and to within two miles
of Columbus Junction, where the en-
gine was left standing on the track
The manner in which the robbers
handled the engine, their knowledge
Of the fact that Let's was a closed
station at night and their selection Of
! point contiguous to Columbus juno
ton to abandon the engine convinces
the officers that the robbers or some
of them are experienced railroad men
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SURPRISE TO RUSSIANS.
Appearance OF Transport Lena at San
Francisco.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 14.-The au-
thOritieS here profess Ignorance Of the
circumstances surrounding the case Of
the Russian transport Lena now at
San Francisco A high officer of the
admiralty says that her appearance at
San Francisco was surprise, as VICE
Admiral SIIydloff had not notified
them that the Lena was going to San
Francisco from Vladiyostok and they
have no information of the purpose Of
Der cruise The foreign office also
states that ii is without advice on the
subject. Nevertheless, if the ship is
in need of repairs and coal Russia will
expect the United States to ignore the
reported Japanese demand that she be
forced to leave within tWenty-fOur
hours and to permit the necessary re-
pairs to be made and also to allow the
Lena to take On board sufficient coal
to enable her to reach the nearest
Russian home port. 1t is not believed,
however, that Russia would object to
the stipulation that if the Lena is al
lowed to coal that the ship shall un-
dertake not to interfere with neutral
commerce pending her arrival at a
home port.
In unofficial quarters there are two
versions Of the Lena's mission. Ac-
cording to the one which is most gen
orally accepted the Lena was sent out
to stop cOntraband OF war bound for
Japanese ports. Another version Of
the Lena's mission is that she is to
examine into the possibilities OF the
Cape Horn route for the Baltic squad
ron.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Charles R. Hall, New York attor-
ney, has been appointed assistant
treasurer of the national Democratic
committee.
Several hundred bankers from all
sections of the country, composing
the trust company section of the
American Bankers association, met in
annual convention in New York city
Tuesday.
A public meeting held in Convention
hall at Buffalo by the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen of America, now
in convention in that city, wound-up
in a demonstration for President
Roosevelt.
James NJ. Wilson, one of the oldest
conductors connected with the ST..
Paul road, is dead at Hartford, Wis,
aged seventy years. He was well
known in railway circles throughout
the Northwest.
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remain within the United States.
Under the construction put upon
this section it was held that the presi-
dent alone had authority to act
San Francisco, Sept 14.-Early in
the day the destroyer Paul Jones, Lieu
tenant G. G. Dawson commanding, was
sent to an anchorge off the Union iron
works close to the Russian transport
Lena. Later the Paul Jones was rein
forced by steam launch from the
Marblehead, in charge of Midshipman
Davis, with an armed crew and four
marines with loaded rifles and belts
filed with ammunition. Assisted by
the launch as a picket and patrol boat
the Paul Jones will keep a close watch
over the Lena as long as she remains
in port to see that the neutrality laws
are rigidly enforced, both for and
against her Vigilance is being eXer-
cised that no fanatic, Japanese or
other, creeps up on the Lena for the
purpose Of doing her harm and pos
sibly repeating the Maine incident and
equal vigilance is being eXerted to see
that she herself receives no military
help in the shape of arms, ammunition
men or equipment, or any coal beyond
the quantity to which she is entitled
namely, enough to carry her to the
nearest home port. Every boat that
approaches the Lena is arrested by
the alert launch until the officers in
charge are satisfied that the boats
erand is legitimate.
Captain John K Bulger, United
T, States inspector of hulls and boilers
acting under instructions from Col
1ector of the Port Stratton, has begun
an examination of the Lena's boilers
He will make a very thorough inspec
ton. His report will be forwarded tc
| Washington and probably will not be
!. given out here.
Among government officials best in
! formed regarding the situation the
impression prevails that permission
will be granted the Lena to make all
i the repairs found to be necessary Il
is also thought that the vessel will be
disarmed so that it may remain here
| until the close of the war.
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IN THE CAUSE Of PEACE.
nterpar!anentary Union Takes Ur
important Matters.


st. Louis, Sept 14-The interparlia
United States is to advance the cause
of peace and bring about, if possible
universal international arbitration
has taken up in earnest the important
matters before it,
The calling of another session of the
conference held at The Hague had al
ready caused heated debate in the
executive council and it's phraseology
was decided upon only after compro
mise in which American wording pre-
ponderated.
Congressman Burton Of Cleveland
was the spokesman Of the council on
The Hague resolution.
The proposition to undertake to Sc
cure intervention in the Far East was
presented by lie Comte Goblet DIAL
viella of Belgium and DR.. Gobat ot
Switzerland subndtted a resolution
dealing with international agreements
No time was lost in reaching the
order of business and LIE Comte Goblet
d'Alviella presented the resolution
calling for intervention in the Russo
Japanese war. He urged it's adoption
at some length and in closing he urged
that the president of the United States
was quite the proper person to tender
mediation.
The only opposition to the resolu
tion was that it was not vigorous
enough, but the resolution was adopt
ed.
The new Hague conference PROPOSE
tiOn was next taken UP. Congressman
Burton Of Cleveland presented the
resolution and urged it's adoption. The
resolution was supported enthusias
tically and it's adoption was unani
mously voted
BY this resolution President Roose
welt is asked to call a second session
of The Hague conference.
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JAPANESE FORCES ADVANCE.
Oyama's Armies Continue in Fur. :;
Of Russians.

Toxic, Sept. 14.-Marshal Oyana i,
forces ARE advancing by easy s5tst@,t.
in pursuit CT Gene al i\I4D, ,:t-...I -
rear guard south OF the Hun aver, O.
the road to MuKGcn. News CT fuitnu
japanese successes in rear guard II.
gagements kurOpatilin is Wagl-~
against Marshal Oyama's troops VIZ
received Monday. Rains continue !.
the country through which the too.
are operating and may dela.y' not Ol.-.
kurOpatkinS retreat on Harbin, DU,
the Japanese advance beyond MulIGol.
Marshal Oyama could throw any OF h.,
three generals-kurOli, NOdZu Or Ok!
across the Hun river at one point o;
another to attack the Russian real
guard in a pitched battle. The proJ
ability is. however, that the marshal
will hold Off until KuropatEin's rear
guard is north Of Mukden, it being de-
sirable for the Japanese to cross the
Hun in strength before forcing an.
other extensive engagement.
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BURGLARS GET $4,000.

saloonkeepers Lose satchel Of Cash
and Paper.
Superior, Wis, Sept. IA bold
robbery took place during the morning
when Bisson Bros, saloonkeepecs,
were robbed of a satchel containing
$4,000 in cash, certificates of deposit
and checks. There was about $40O in
cash, with $4,000 in certificates. The
firm is protected on these latter, as
they cannot be negotiated, but there
is a prospect that many of the checks,
amounting to about $1,000, can be
turned into money by the men that did
the trick
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CAUSES GRAVE CONCERN.
Report That Chinese Troops Are Con
centratinq in Lao Valley.

Report That Chinese Troops Are Con-
centratng in Lao Valley.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 14-The re
ports that Chinese troops are concen
trating III the valley Of the Lao river
are causing considerable concern he.e
The BOurSe Gazette thinks it is entire
ly probable that the Chinese gOver4.
ment Will lA- mally propose to unuC-
take to guard and administer the lul
ritory actually occupied by the JAPAN
csc, adding:
ITO this Japan doubtless will rea.,il }
acQuiesce, as it will relieve Japan d
guarding her lines of communication
In other words regular Chinese trOC,
will become auXiiiaries Of the Japa.4
ese and the Japanese army, thus e
ieved Of the necessity of prOteCuu
its lines, stores and land tansto-,
will set flee all the strength o. Ia
japanese forces to operate a..ain.
Russia. China thus would becoI.<
actually the ally of Japan. If the e.
ports are confirmed not only hu>5.;
but other powers must intervene Il
show China what the limits OF STU
neutrality mean
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Weary of a Life of Shame.

st. Paul, Sept 14-Tired of an aban-
doned life and discouraged of being
able to follow the path Of virtue Louise
Sterling, aged twenty, took carbolic
acid and died within a few minutes.
The girl had previously expressed a
desire to die and evidently carefully
planned the suicide.
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ruhe Saturday that Prince Herbert
Bismarck was seriously i'll and that
contradictory reports had been in cir
culation for some time regarding his
condition. According to one version
the princes condition was hopeless
and abdominal cancer was limited at.
Another report said the prince was
suffering from ptomaine poisoning,
due to eating bad fish while in England
several months ago.
Prince Herbert is the eldest son of
the late Prince Bismarck. He was
born in Berlin Dec. %, 1S49, and mar
ried Margaret, Countess Hoyos, in
1892.
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is OFFICIALLY DENIED,
Reported Capture of Part of General
Zassalitch's Force.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 14.-The war
office authorizes the Associated Press
to deny the report circulated by the
Morning Post of London to the effect
that 5000 men of Lieutenant General
Zassalitch's corps have been cap
tured; to deny the report from the
same source that he has been wound
ed and to also deny the statement from
Toxic that dum-dum bullets were used
by the Russians at Liaoyang.
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Victory for. Strikinq Miners,

Springfield, Ill, Sept. IA The strike
of miners at the Diamond mine, Coal
City, ordered by state officers of the
United Mine. Workers because the op-
orators refused to reinstate a driver
who had been discharged, has resulted
in the miners, 300 in number, return
ing to work. The operators have re-
instated the driver and paid him ten
days back wages.
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Westerners See corteiyou.

Chicago, Sept. 14.-Senator William
B. Allison of Iowa, Thomas P. Carter
of Montana and Colonel George Stone,
Republican state chairman of Califor-
mia, were among those who called on
National Chairman Cortelyou during
the day. They gave Mr.. Cortelyou re-
ports of the political situation in the
various Western states.
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SHOOTS AND KILLS HIS WIFE.

Milwaukee Man Then VainIy Tries to
End His Own Life.
Milwaukee, Sept. 14.-Willianl Not
ton, aged twenty-five, an employe of
hotel, shot and killed his wife,
Hazel, aged twenty-three, and later
attempted suicide by stabbing himself.
The couple became involved in quar-
rel and the shooting followed, Mrs.
Notion being struck three times Not
ton stabbed himself with pocket
knife as he was being taken into Gus
tody. He will recover.
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LA TOILETTE TICKET REGULAR.
Old Republican Committee Declares
for Administration Nominees.

Madison, Wis, Sept. 14.-According
to decision of the old Republican
state central committee the nominees
on the La Toilette state ticket are
the only ones of the Republican party
of the state of Wisconsin entitled to
have their names placed upon the Off
cial ballot under the regular party
designation of Republican" The de-
cision was reached after an extended
hearing held here and the findings
were ordered certified to the secretary
of state
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ARMED FRIENDs ON GUARD.
WOULD Prevent Capture of the Altman
Brothers.

Atlanta. Ca, Sept. IA special
from Gundele, Ga, says a party of
about fifty friends are standing guard
with loaded Winchesters around a
house in Baxter county, Fla, in which
are Charles Altman and Hillary Alt
man, two men who are accused of
killing a negro and a white man on
an excursion train near that place
Sunday night. The friends of the Alt
mans say the sheriff or military will
have to take them over their dead
bodies. The two men killed were
Jackson Duncan, young white man,
and Jim Riley, negro. William Dun
can, the father of the man who was
killed, was shot from ambush four
times Monday. 1t is not known who
did the shooting. It is reported that
the military company from Jackson
vile has been ordered to the scene.
The. exact cause Of the trouble on the
train is rot known.
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NEGROES DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN
Race Feeling Becomes Intense al
Carlisle, Ind.

Carlisle, Ind, Sept. 14.-Jasper
Hammond, colored, while resisting ar
rest, was shot and seriously wounded
by Constable Johnson Hammond was
trying to renew quarrel with other
negroes. At night mob gathered and
drove all the resident negroes out of
town. Race feeling is intense and it
is feared negroes having homes here
will be compelled to leave. Hammond
was taken to the Sullivan Jail for safe
keeping when threats of lynching
were heard.
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ouktomskv viii Be Recalled.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 14.-The re-
port published in Paris that Rear Ad-
miral Prince Ouktomsky had been
tried by courtmartial, sentenced to
death and shot for disobeying the or.
der not to return to Port Arthur after
the sortie of the Russian squadron
Aug 10 is untrue. He has not been
tried by courtmartial, but will be re.
called.
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one Thousand Put to Work.

Chicago, Sept. More than 1000
sof the former strikers at the Union
stock yards gathered in Packing Town
during the day looking for work About
4, leo We're given employment and the
rest went away to try again later.
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DAN PATCH is DYING.

Little Hope for Recovery Of Famous
PAGER.
Topeka, Kan, Sept 14.-Dan Patch,
the PAGER owned by w. M. Savage of
Minneapolis, is sick here with strangu-
lated hernia and it is not thought the
animal can live
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Mr.Benner is one of the
pioneer residents Of this
county. He has lived in
Beltrami county for seven
years and is we'll and fav-
orably known to the ma
jority Of the people Of the
county. Mr.. Benner is
making a very clean-cut,
str light forward canvass
for the nomination, and
when the fight is over no
oae will be able to say
that he has thrown any
dirt or in any way reflected
on his opponent. He has
exceptional qualifications
TO. the office he seeks, be-
ing in perfect health, and
strong of body; also having
a pleasant manner and an
active, energetic disposi-
ton. No man in the, state
is better endowed for the
duties Of the sheriff's office
than is Mr.. Benner.
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR in WRECK.
Two Men Killed in Collision of Passen
qer Trains in Nevada,

Reno, New, Sept. 1.-two men
were killed and several injured by a
collision between Southern Pacific
passenger trains at Lawton, seven
miles west of Reno. The dead are A.
l.. Hicks, fireman of train No. S, and
R. Ridley Morgan, Ridgeway, Pa. All
of the injured will recover.
Train No. 6 was carrying a large
party of returning Knights Templar.
The accident was due to disobedierc ce
of orders
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MAINE ELECTION RETURNS
REPUBLICAN, PLURALITY SOME.
WHAT SMALLER THAN LAST
PRESIDENTIAL, YEAR.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 14.-The Re
publicars of Maine were successful in
the state election, their candidate fer
governor, William T. Cobb of Rutland,
being elected by a plurality which
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THUMB PRINT is CLUE.
Man Charged With Murder of Partner
Year AGO.

Escanaba, Mich, Sept 14.-Accused
of the brutal murder of Gust Adams a
year ago in a saloon at Nathan, Me-
nominee county, Charles Erickson,
brother-in-law and business partner of
the dead man, will be tried at the COM
ing term of the circuit court Erick-
son was arrested only recently and
is out on bail in the sum of $4,000
A bloody thumb print on note book
led to his arrest
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DEMOCRATIC LEADERS CONFER.
Hold a Long Session at National
Headuuarters in New York

Headquarters in New York.
New York, Sept. 14.-There was a
conference of national leaders at the
national Democratic headquarters
which lasted during the greater part
of the day. Among those present
were Henry G. Davis, the vice presi-
Dental candidate, Chairman Taggart,
August Belmont, William F. Sheehan,
James K. Jones, D. J. Campau of
Michigan, James H. Hogg of Texas,
John G. Carlisle Thomas F. Ryan and
James M. Guffey of Pennsylvania
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No Confirmation of Report That ku-
roki Is North of Mukden.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 14-No change
is reported in the situation at the front
and no confirmation is obtainable here
of the reports that General Kuroki is
moving northeast Of Mukden, but the
authorities are noticeably more reti-
cent than usual.
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FAMILY AT THE BEDSIDE.

Condition of Prince Herbert Bismarck
Most Grave.
Friedrichsruhe, Sept. 14.-Prince
Herbert Bismarcks condition is most
grave His sister, Countess Won Rant
zau, has been summoned to join the
rest OF the family, who are, already al
Friedrichsruhe.
II was announced from FriedrichS