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MOVING PICTURE
MACHINE AF|RE
Panic is Caused in kokomo,
lndy Theatre
MAN JUMPS TO HIS DEATH
Score of Persons Severely Burned by
Flames from CelluIoid Film,
Which Caught form an
Electric Wire,
MAN JUMPS TO HIS DEATH

Kokomo, Ind, April 9-George Arm
strong, II years DID, was fatally injured,
and score of persons severely burned
tonight during a fire In the Slpe theatre,
which was caused by the ignition of
roll of cellulod films used in operating
a moving picture machine In the panic
that followed Armstrong jumped through
a window in the third floor and sustained
fatal injuries.
moving picture snow was in pro-
gress, and during the intermission bag
of celluloid films, suspended over the bal
cony railing, was ignited by an electric
light wire. The machine operator threw
the audience into a panic and started A
rush for the fire escapes ana exits by a
cry of Look out, everybody, the thea
tire is afire."
In an instant about 600 people became
a crushing, rushing, senseless mass of
humanity. That more were not injured
is largely due to the excellent system of
fire escapes and exits in the theatre, and
to the department of the house employees
The theatre is damaged only by smoke.
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CITIZENSHIP WAS
THEME OF WOMEN
Mrs. Terrell Talks of CoIored
Women's Problems.
ATTACKS CONVICT SYSTEM
Says Tcrtures as Diabolical as Those
Inflicted in Russia Are lnfict-
ed in These Camps in
the South.
AT TACKS CONVICT SYSTEM

Washington, April 9.-Many women in
ternationally prominent in the movement
for the betterment of womanhood and
gregational church this afternoon, when
the fifth triennial meeting of the Nj
tional Council of Women of the United
States was called to order by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary Wood Swift. Miss SUI
san b. Anthony, one OF the pioneers of
the woman suffrage movement received
an ovation. Addresses outlining the pur-
poses of the council were made by Mrs.
J. Ellen Foster, Mrs. Mary Church Ter
rell, Mrs. Kate Walter Barrett, Mrs.
Hannah C. Saloman anc Mrs. May
Wright Sewall.
Mrs. Terrell spoke of citizenship from
a woman's point of view, and in this
she touched on problems confronting the
colored women
The colored women of the country"
she said, are doing as much to promote
good citizenship as their more fortunate
sisters in white. This interpreted by
them to mean an intelligent regard ana
tender care of their children and u con-
scientious and careful consideration Of
every question which concerns the well
fare of the race"
She criticized the convict camp system
of the south, and said that many good
people sympathize deeply with the op-
pressed people of Russia who either do
not know, or forget there are hundreds of
colored men and women in the United
States subject to tortures as diabolical
as those inflicted upon Russa's oppress-
ed classes"
"Colored women" she concluded. be
lieve that good citizenship means the
protection of the womanhood of the race.
insisting that the men who transgress the
moral laws shall be banshed from good
society, as inevitably as the women they
destroy"
Mrs. Salomon brought the greetings of
the National Jewish Council of Women.
The religion which | represent" she
said, has something of harmony of all
religion for Judea gave the world its
civilized religion. No nation which oses
IT'S religion can survive. Here in the coun-
ell all creeds can get along together by
doing justice to ALL"
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FOUR PERSONS ARE HURT
IN A PENNSYLVANIA RIOT

Pittsburg. Pa. Aprn 9.-Three men
were shot, one probably fatally and one
woman was injureo in a riot at schoen-
Vile. near McKees Rocks, today. The
rioting was the result of clash be-
tween detectives and about 1900 foreign
residents of schoenville. The injured are
Harry Lukasehewski, aged "a years,
shot through the side and stomach; may
die.
Edward Rider, assistant chief of police
of McKees Rocks. hit on head and seri-
ously injured.
Name of third man not known.
Mrs. Agnes sadna, Polish woman.
over the arrest of whom the riot started,
bruised In the tussle escaped arrest
The riot was the climax OF a series OF
smaller riots and fights which have TAX
en- place In Schoenville during the last
two weeks. During the arrest OF some
coal picSers last Friday, by the Lake
Erie railroad detectives, Mrs. Sadna in
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TOGO BETWEEN TWO TIRES
MUST STAY IN JAP WA TIERS
PRESIDENT WILL HUNT
COYOTES TILL THURSDAY

Fort Worth, Tex. April 9.-In a suite
of rooms on the parlor floor of the Hotel
Worth in this city, the seat of the United
States government has been temporarily
established.
The official mail intended for the eyes
of President Roosevelt is directed to this
apartment and in the absence of the
President, who is hunting orvotes and
jack rabbits over the Kiov 81 Co
manche reservation in Ok b a it is
given attention by Secreta' y D. Most
of this business will be 81 ipon by
the secretary and directel 8 o rious de-
partments in Washingto .e it orig
mated That which req y - Ie personal
supervision of the Py ~ will have
to await until Thurs n } Jr it is not
until then that con- D. .tion will be
had with the huntin Q
After delivering III ident into the
hands of his westeI nds, who have
undertaken to furnish lim wholesome
recreation for a few days, the official
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terfered and caused a small riot. The
detectives, four in number, were driven
out of town by mob of Hungarians and
Poles.
Today. the officials knowing they
would have battle. went in force to ar
rest Mrs. Sadna. She was found on the
street, and had her 4-year-old ekild in
her arms. She attempted to fight the
posse, and called to her countrymen Tor
assistance. The police, after taking her
into custody, We're quickly surrounded
by a large crowd of men who used as
weapons bricks, nee. bottles clubs and
stones, and the woman prisoner was res
cued. The police fired their revolvers
into the air. This served to madden the
foreigners. and in a rush of more than
ten hundred men and women, armed
with every available weapon, the police
and detectives We're driven into vacant
lot. where a stand " 3 made. A second
rush was made by the mob, but it was
stopped by the wounding of Lukaschew-
ski, and the posse retreated without fur
ther molestation.
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Fifty-one Ships in Squadron.

Singapore, April 9.-Fifty-one ships of
Admiral Rojestvenskys Second Pacifice
squadron passed here yesterday. The
most important fighting vessels of the
squadron. including the battleships Kni-
azsouvaroff, Alexander H., Borodino and
Orel, with their complement of cruisers
torpedo boat destroyers, did not arrive,
and their whereabouts is unknown.
The vessels which passed Singapore
were the following
Battleships Sissoi, veliky and Olegy;
cruisers Admiral Nakhimoff, Dimitri,
Dcnskoi. Aurora Izumrud. Jemtchug. AL
maz, Russ, Anadyr, Furst Bismarck,
Kaiserin Maria Theresa, Kaiserin Angus
to Victoria, Kaiser Friedrich, Rion and
seven torpedo boat destroyers, all sailing
uIder the naval flag. Under the COM
mercial flag were the volunteer steam
ers voronez, I<ieff, Yaroslav. Tamboff.
Vladimir and Orel. the Russian Naviga-
tion company's steamers Meteor, Jupiter
and Mercury, and the East Asiatic COM
pany's steamers Korea and Kaitai. the
North Baltic company's steamer kniaz
Gortchakoff, one salvage ship and six
teen Golfers.
A French steamer arrived here today
with a sailor belonging to the Admiral
Nakhimoff, who fell overheard and was
picked up at Malacca after having been
twelve hours in the water.
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MAY DISCONTINUE
MINES IN HARBORS
BOARD THINKS
THEIR EFFECTIVENESS is NOT
SUFFICIENT TO oVERBALENcE
DANGER TO SHIPPING.

Newport. r. T.. April 9.--The third COM
mittee of the fertilization board of which
Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas,
United states navy, chairman, is de-
voting special attention to the dangers
incident to the use of submarine mines,
and it is learned that in the forthcoming
report emphasis will be placed on the
advantage of substituting submarine
boats for mines IN harbor defenses.
Discussing the subject. member of
the committee said today
Mines cannot be relied upon in time OF
war. The trials given submarine mines
in Narragansett Ba resulted unsatis-
fac.orily due chiefly to the strong cur
rents which sweep through the harbor
and entrances to the bay, and make such
defenses extremely dangerous. This is
one of the important subjects that the
fortification board has already taken up,
and will thoroughly examine during the
inspection of fortification- and the land
and floating defenses.
"The established fec. that number
o. Russian warships were blown up oy
their own submarine mines. and the
present practice in i ngland in discaro-
ing submarine mine efenses to a great
extent in harbors, where there are wioe
channels to defend, anu where the tides
are strong, and pacing there submarine
boats, has added to --e sentiment in ia
vor of replacing min . with boats
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HOT WEATHER WILL
KEEP THEM AWAY
II is Expected That Not Much VIII be
Accomplished by the Com
merce Commission.

Washington April 9.-(Special.)-The
hearings on railroad rates which will be
commenced by the interstate commerce
committee, Senator Elkins. chairman, the
middle of next week, will probably not
last a great while.
The committee meetings promise to be
poorly attended and by the time the hot
weather sets in the railroad men who have
been invited to present their views will
have about concluded. leaving in the
hands of the committee a mass of testi-
mony with which its mem bers are already
literally familiar with owing to the hear
ing held the last month of the session
as well as the reports from the Honse
committee which reported the Esch-Town-
send bill.
The hearings are to be held more for
the purpose of reconciling the President
to his defeat at the last session. than
anything else, and 1t is unlikely that any
thing near a near definite programme Of
legislation will be mapped out before the
regular session convenes.
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RICH YOUNG WOMAN
TAKES HER OWN LIFE
Miss Mary Galloway, Who Has Been
in Feeble Health for Years,
Shoots Herself.

New York April 9.-Miss Mary Gala
way. daughter of Robert NJ. Galloway,
president of the Merchants National
bank, and a director in many railway
companies killed herself in her room in
the Hotel Seville here today. Miss Gal
laway, who had suffered from dyspepsia
for seven years, was attended by two
trained nurses. One of these was engaged
in hanging some clothes in a wardrobe
when she heard the sound of shot, and
turning to the bed saw Miss Galloway
who had been sitting propped up with
pillows. fall over. She had shot herself
through the mouth. death being Instant
eneous.
Miss Galloway was 81 years of age. De-
spondency due to long continued illness.
is believed to have been the cause of
the suicide.
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escort boarded the presidential special
and returned to this city 1t reached
here shortly after 3 a. m, and at 10 a. M.
the party went to the hotel and opened
headquarters. 1t had been expected there
would be an accumulation of mail, but
for some reason the local postoffice for
warded 1t to Frederick. Okla, where the
President had left 1t was necessary to
telegraph for the return of the mail, and
most Of it will not arrive until tomorrow.
In the meantime the official party Is en-
joying rest SecretarS- Loeb expects to
receive word from the President to run
the special train to re-erislxon Thurs
day. and on that day start for western
Colorado, to which point the Presidents s
hunting grounds will be transferred for
the purpose of finding larger game than
abounds on the Red river in Oklahoma.
According to present plans the public
part of the trip west is ended. 1t Is not
expected any stops will be made until
the train reaches Colorado Springs, and
then a stop for only two hours is nee
essary, but not for the purpose of speech
making.
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MANY BELIEVE BATTLE
WILL NOW Be AVERTEO
Positions of Fleets is Thought to Offer
an Excellent Opportunity for
Russia to Propose Terms
of Peace.

ST. Petersburg April 10-12:40 a. m.-
There is reason to believe that Vice-Ad-
miral Rojestvensky's entrance into the
China sea has been followed by orders
for the cruisers Gromoboi, Rossia and
Bogatyr which have been ready for
some time at Vladivostok, to put to sea.
Whether 1t Is the intention to send them
south Immediately, or to hold them IN
the vicinity of yladivostok, is not known.
Their appearance outside the roadstead
of yladivostok would constitute poten-
tiaI threat against Admiral Togo's rear,
which will compel the retention or dis
patch of a number of heavy fighting ships
to Japanese waters
Thus Admiral Togo seems TO be virtu-
ally placed between two fires.
The peace influence in the government
urge that this favorable strategic posi-
tion presents the psychological moment
for offering officially the olive branch TO
Japan, reasoning that no matter how
confident the japanese government may
be of Togo's victory, it cannot overlook
the possibility of defeat, nor fail to ap-
. preciate the complete disaster which
MOulu 1OiiOW a lfdHSl0i VI eiiC iiioSNNAJ -
the sea to Russia
Interested In Avoiding Conflict.
With so much depending upon the issue.
they argue both countries have mutual
Interests in avoiding an actual test, and
1t is not impossible therefore that ne@
move in the direction of peace may come
Just as the world expects to hear the call
to quarters for the greatest naval battle
of modern times. Certainly the spirits of
the war party have been greatly raised
by Rojestvensky's success in penetrating
to the China sea; and the prospect of a
naval battle even with the odds against
a Russian victory, which would change
the entire complexion of the situation,
has aroused something like a flash of
enthusiasm in many Russian breasts.
Some naval officers express the opinion
that Rojestvensky having now safely
navigated the straits. instead of sailing
north to meet the Japanese. can afford
to calmly await Vice Admiral Neboga toff
with his division of the squadron, who
could arrive In about three weeks.
Long Dispatch from Singapore.
The Russian admiralty on Sunday re-
ceived long dispatch from Singapore,
hut no intimation as to its contents has
been given to the newspapers. The pa
pers of Sunday morning print Singa-
pore dispatches without comment, the
Sviet being the only exception.
This paper views the news from Ro-
Jestvensky as an auspicious prelude to a
decisive battle. which may show that
over Rojestvensky still shines the happy
star which helped him when lieutenant
to save the fragile Vesta I'm an unequal
conflict with a Turkish battleship. The
Sviet expressed the hope that Rojest-
vensky Is destined to turn the tables. and
that even in case of defeat some of his
vessels will be able to break through and
reach the Japanese sea-
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DIR. HILLS SPEAKS ON
THE ROCKEFELLER GIFT

New York. April 9.-In the course Of
his sermon in Plymouth church, Brook
lyn, today. the Rev. Newton Dwight Hill
lis, referred to the gift of 100000 made
by John d. Rockefeller to the American
board of foreign missions, and to Mr..
Rockefeller's son. He said in part:
1.-THE saddest words that have been
written in this generation were spoken
before Brown university by a young man
who is to inherit one of the greatest for
tunes in this country. They were spoken
in defence of the trusts. Listen to them:
The American beauty rose can be
produced in all it's splendor only by sac
rificing the early buds that grow up
around it
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OLD NORTH STATE
TO HONOR HEROES
"First at Bethel, Farthest at Gettys-
burg, Last at Appomattox,"
is to be the Motto.

Washington, April 9.-(Specal )-Gover-
nor r. b. Glenn, chief executive of North
Carolina, is in the city en- route to Appo-
mattox, on which historic battle ground
will be dedicated a handsome marble
monument to commemorate the valor of
the soldiers of the Old North state who
cast their fortunes with the lost cause.
The inscription on this memorial stone
will be: First at Bethel, farthest at
Gettysburg; last at Appomattox"
To this brief but eloquent declaration
of North Carolinian valor good deal of
objection was made by ex-Confederates
in Virginia, but as Governor Montague
and both United States senator's from
the Old Dominion will assist In the eele-
bration, the entente cordale cannot be
seriously impaired.
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cLADo is SATISFIED.
Duel Which Was Scheduled in Russia
Fails to Come Off.

st. Petersburg, April 1O-1a:4O a. m-The
proposed duel between Captain Clado
formerly Rojestvensky' chief tactician)
and Captain Zilotti, aide to Admiral Av-
ellana, head of the Russian admiralty de-
partment. has failed to take place, Cap
tain Clado having been satisfied by in
vestigation that he had wrongly accused
Captain Zilotti of responsibility for the
publication of letter from Vice-Admiral
Rojestvensky severely rejecting upon
him. Captain Clado has offered the am
plest apology, completing the retraction
by publishing his letter of apology In all
the papers printing the first structures
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SCHOOL IN MEXICO.
American Institution is incorporated
With Capital Of $4,000.

Mexico city. April "A company for
the purpose of establishing an American
school In Mexico has been incorporated
with capital stock of $4,000. Consul
General james Russell was not able to
scc re the consent OF t..- State Depart
ment to serve as president of the asso-
cation 50 the association unanimously
elected Paul Hudson its president.
Mr. Hudson is business manager Of the
Mexican Herald. Mr.. Vernon Backus.
formerly of Toledo. O.. was named as
Yice-prcsldent and the Rev. w. II. Sloan
was elected second vice president. The
association expects to open the school the
coming autumn. simultaneously with the
school openings in the United States.
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CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Former President Of College Accused
of Burning Building.

Fort Worth, Tex. April 9.-Professor
T. r. Dunlap. who has been vice-presi-
dent Of Jarvis college at Thorpe Springs,
Tex, has been arrested on a charge Of
arson. On the night OF March 90 the
main building of the college was burned
No lives were lost, but neither was
there any apparent reason for the fire
President Dunlap. who was formerly
president of the college, was suspected. IT
IS alleged, and his arrest followed today
He is 50 years OF age and has a family.
President Jarvis, who lives in Fort
Worth declined to make statement.
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THE rose has one thousand buds and
in order to produce the American beauty
the gardner goes around it with a knife
and ships 999 in order that all the
strength and beauty may be forced into
one bloom. In this economic argument
this young man tells the working class
es brutally that 999 small business men
must be snuffed out of existence in or
der that this American beauty, the trust
may be produced. Listen to Christ: Let
the strong bear the burdens of the weak
And again Give and it shall be given un-
to YOU
These words in defense of the trusts
are the most heartbreaklng things in
literature to those who know what is
going to come in the future Can you
wonder that after that. when man gives
gifts. we have no gratitude to return"
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King Goes to Valencia.

Madrid, April 9.-l<ing Alfonso, accom-
panied by Senors Montitegui and cobian,
ministers of war and marine,
and their suites left tonight for Valencia,
where the students strike has ended,
though there were disorders Saturday
night when the students burned several
tramway cars. Energetic police measures
have been taken, and it is expected that
the King will be warmly welcomed.
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Important Witness is Captured.

Lexington. April 9.-After being hunted
week Anse White was captured by one
of the five special bailiffs sent to Breath
lit county today He Is an Important wit
ness for the commonwealth In the cases
of the Hargis brothers and Ed. Callahan,
who are to be tried here on the charge
of completely in the murder of James
Cockrill at Jackson. His absence has
caused three postponements of the trial.
He will be brought here Monday and the
cases will be called Tuesday
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Prominent EnqIishman Dies.

Lcndon, April 9.-Lord st. Heliers (who,
as Sir Francis Jeune, was president of
the probate, divorce and admiralty di-
vision of the high court from 1891 till jan
uary 30 of this year, when he resigned
and was elevated to the peerage), and
Lord Chelmsford lord high chancellor
in 1859 died today in London. Lord
st. Heliers, who was 81 years of age,
had been Ill for a long time Lord
Chelmsford. who was born in 1927. died
today.
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Nominations for Harlan Handicap.

Chicago, April 9.-The nominations for
the Harlem National handicap, which has
a value of $780, were announced to-
night. In the list which numbers 81. are
some of the best handicap horses of the
west and many representatives of other
sections of the country. The stake will
be run June 10, the opening day OF the
spring meeting at Harlem. The weights
Wa be announced April q.
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Bio Order for Coal.

Pittsburg. April 9.-The Gazette tomor-
row will say:
The Pittsburg Coal company will close
a contract within few days with the
United States Steel corporation to fur
nish the latter all the coal it may
require during a period of twenty-five
years at market price. The contract calls
for all the coal the corporation may
need after the product of its own mines
are exhausted. The amount of coal neces-
sary for the company TO furnish will prob
ably be between 100000 and 100000
br-hels year.
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Saloons close on Sunday.

Kansas city, April o.--saloons In both
Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City.
Kansas. and the suburbs of the latter
city as well as outlying saloons and wine
gardens in Jackson county, Missouri. were
closed today. Last Sunday when the clos
ing order went into effect in Kansas
City, Mo, many made a pilgrimage across
the line into Kansas, or To the many gar
dens in the country on the Missouri
eide. Today, however. the closing order
took in all places. including hotels where
linIlor Is sold.
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Killed by Indian Earthquake

Clarksville Tenn, April 9.-Mrs. Charles
Frey. living near here, has received
oablegram from Dharmsala. India, stating
that her two nephews, Charles and Cyril
Homer. aged 10 and years, respectively.
were killed in the recent earthquake there.
Douglass Homer. the boys father is in
the English civil service. stationed at
Dharmsala. Both he and Mrs. Homer es-
capped injury.
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Washington, Conn, April 9-No percept-
ible change has taken place in the con-
dition of United States Senator Orville
H. Platt in the "a hours ending at s p. m.
according to the bulletin from the sick
room issued tonight by DR.. w. j. Ford.
This means in the opinion of the physi-
clan that the Senator Is holding his own
against the rather serious aspect of the
recurrent act of bronchial pneumonia.