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and that the Chinese soldiers are
fiocking into Manchuria.
BALTIMORE, Md. Jan. 25.-The
banking house OF E. N. Norris & Co.,
failed today and statement of the
case is being prepared this afternoon.
1t is said the liabilities will run over
81 900 900.
LAS VEGAS. N. NJ, Jan. 25.-Myron
Aldrick, Lowell Ellis and William
Denton, boys from thirteen to four
teen years old. have confessed to
wrecking a Denver & Rio Grande
freight train at Florence. Colorado.
They confessed that their purpose was
when they pulled the spikes to de-
rail the passenger train and throw the
cars into the ditch, rob the bodies of
those who were killed and wounded,
and sell all the valuables they could
gather up. After the wreck they be-
came frightened and ran away
Later-It is reported at noon that
the Florence. Colorado boys who
made confession OF train wrecking
had escaped from the deputy who was
taking them to Florence.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-President
w II. Moore, Secretary r. w. Rich
ardson and other officers and commit
teemen of the National Good Roads
association gathered in Washington to-
day for the purpose of carrying the
good roads campaign into congress.
The members will appear before the
appropriations and other committees
of congress and present the resolu-
tions CT the last convention of the
ing appropriations for Improvement
of public highways throughout the
United States. The association. 1t is
said, will not indorse any Particular
bill, but will confine its efforts to max.
ing strong argument for good roads
legislation. The Brownlow bill, in
troduced by Representative Brownlow
of Tennessee, providing for federal
aid in road building, is now pending
in the house.
VICTOR. Colo. Jan. 26.-Fourteen
men were killed today in Stratton's
Independence mine by falling ele-
vator cage.
A gang of fifteen men were coming
up in the cage at high rate OF speed
and for some reason, either the fault
of the engineer or his inability to
stop the engine, the cage continued
on upward until it struck the shive
wheel. The strain was more than the
cable could stand and it snapped pre-
cipitating the cage to the bottom Of
the shaft.
The bodies OF the men were fearful
ly mutilated The dead:
VIM. FRAZIER.
JOHN SEBECK
JOSEPH SOTHERUM.
EDWARD TWIGGEN.
l.. A. WAGNER.
H. A. YOMEN.
EDWARD SMITH
JOSEPH OVARY.
II. F. BROWN.
w. b. COLLINS.
]. l.. STEWARD.
FRANK COCHRANE.
l.. p. JACKSON.
HARRY COCAINE
William b. Collins is the well-known
miner preacher He was 3S years old
native of England and a personal
friend of General Manager Cornish OF
the Independence. He lived In the
district some two months, was q IL
censed Baptist clergyman and follow
ed the teachings of the disciples in
refusing to accept money for preach
ing. This forced him to earn a living
as a miner. He preached in the dis
frin
here two months ago.
PRINCETON. N. J., Jan. 26.-There
is no Cancellation in former President
Cleveland. He sneers at Bryan, and
says that the next Democratic conven-
ton will pay no attention to the
Nebraska man. but will nominate a
straightforward old-fashioned gold
Democrat for the presidency.
CELINA, o., Jan. 26.-Flre destroy
last night and Elnora. George and Ell
va Frisinger. small children. were
bnrned to death, while the father and
mother were badly injured.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 26.-The
United Mine Workers today reelected
President John Mitchell and Secre-
tary Wilson.
The convention by a two-thirds vote
also passed a resolution raising Pres
ident Mitchell's salary from $4,000 to
$4,000 year.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-Several
protests were received here today
against the confirmation of Paul j.
Sours, nominated for postmaster of
Denver, but 1t is understood that none
OF them will carry sufficient weight
to prevent his confirmation or even to
hold 1t up.
Mr.. Sours is understood to be a
straight Roosevelt Republican.
CHICAGO. Jan. Ex-senator Diet
rich arrived here this morning from
Nebraska on his way to Washing
ton. He says he will ask the senate
to investigate his case, and, like Sen
ator Burton of Kansas City. who was
recently indicted In st. Louis. will
waive all rights as a senator In order
that his name may be promptly clear
ed.
CHICAGO. Jan. 26.-Charged with
partial responsibility for the Iroquois
horror. Mayor Harrison today gave