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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-01
BOSWELL 0BSEQUIf:S
HELD THIS AFTERNOON

The funeral of Robert 5, Boswell,
who died Tuesday afternoon. at his
residence. 14S r street northeast. was
held this afternoon, at the residence.
Interment will be at Congressional
Cemetery.
Mr.. Boswell was a court stenographer
for many years, and had reported many
of the most important murder trials in
the District. For the past four months
his health failed rapidly. and death was
not unexpected
He was fifty-fiVe years old
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-01
TOGO AND CRUISERS
WILL VISIT AMERICA

TOKYO. Feb. 1.-The statement is
made upon reliable authority that Ad-
miral Togo commander of the jap
anese fleet in the naval battle of the
Sea Of Japan. viii make a visit 10 Amer
lea i'm April with two cruisers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-01
D0LLlVER AND CLAPP SEE
PRESIDENT ON RATE BILL

There was "A shert conference at the
White House this morning between the
President on one side and Senator Dol
liver and Ciapp, who have charge OF the
Administration railroad rate measure
IN the Senate. The Senators came 70
pat a quietus upon the Tumor that the
President had signifed his willingness
10 compromise with the opponents OF
tie rate measure.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-01
MUTINY ON ENGLISH CRUISER.

LONDON. Feb. 1.-The admiralty de-
partment has received news OF a mu-
tinous outbreak on board the first class
cruiser CarnarVOn, at Malta.
Several of The leaders have been placed
under arrest aud court martials viii
follow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-01
Fights for His Freedom.

A man employed at a garage who had
been telephoned 10 take care of the au-
tOmobile saw the boys driving away and
after long chase overlook them and
stopped the vehicle He was about 10
take Morgan TO police station when
the httl- fellow w-iggIed from his grasp
and fed.
Then there was another chase and
the youngster was caught and turned
over 10 a policeman lie resisted arrest
with an i : strength. but was locked
up in Chicago avenue police station.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-01
STATUE TO GENERAL GREENE.

The erection Of a statue OF Gen. Ma
thaniel Greene on the Dattieneld Of Gull
ford courthouse, at a cost of SIS. 900. is
provided for in a bill introduced in the
House today by Representative ". W
Kitchin. Of North Carolina.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
WORK STOPPED ON CELLS
New Wing al State Prison Still
Uncomp|eted
CONTROVERSY SAID TO have ARISEN
MEMBER OF BOARD OF CONTROL
FINDS FAULT WITH KIND
OF MATERIAL.
CONTROVERSY SAID TO have ARISEN

The work of installing the steel cell
and corridor work in the new wing 1t
the state penitentiary has been dis
continued and it is said that a dis
agreement between the contracting
firm and the state board of audit and
control has arisen over the way the
cell work was being put in. Prison
officials when questioned about the
matter reluctently admitted that work
had been temporarily suspended, but
the reason was attributed to the cold
weather that has prevailed for the past
few days and not to any trouble be-
tween the contractors and the board
of control.
1t is said that when II. T. Jones, a
member of the board, was in Walla
Walla week ago he found fault with
the way the work was being done and
refused to assume the responsibility OF
accepting the work after it was COM
pleted. The disagreement. it is said
arose over minor matters in interpret
ing the specifications and would not in
any event affect the strength of the
prison.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16

there were many defects in the coun
Gil proceedings as to the notice given
to property owners in the assessments.
as made by the city assessor and that
there were determinations in the
specifications. 1t was also alleged that
the manner of assessment is legisla-
tive and could not be left to the dis
cretion of the assessor and that the
bids were not properly advertised for,
the ordinance requiring the same to be
called for by the committee on streets
and public improvements, whereas it
has been the policy of the council to
instruct City Clerk Reynolds to ad
vertise for bids. 1t was also argued
that the proposal made by the War
rem Brothers company to sci a royalty
to contractors was of no effect in that
it was not binding. 1t was also shown
by affidavit the connection between the
Warren Construction company and the
Warren Brothers company, which was
denied by W. S. Archambeau in all
affidavit yesterday.
Sharpstein Began Argument.
Following Mr.. Dunphys argument,
Attorney Sharpstein, counsel for the
city, spoke for 20 minutes, attacking
several of the supreme court decisions
advanced by the plaintiffs attorneys.
At II o5clock an adjournment until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning was
taken, when Attorney Sharpstein will
resume his argument. The case il
attracting much attention among prop
erty owners and a large audience filled
the judges chambers this morning
when the arguments were opened.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
TRANSPORT THOMAS At FRISCO
Arrived This Morning From Manila
With Some Soldiers and Many
Passengers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 16.-
The transport Thomas arrived this
morning from Manila by way of Japan
and Honolulu. 1t brought few troops
but many passengers. The Thomas is
scheduled to sail again to the Philip
pines in ten days with troops
The Thomas brought 113 cabin pas
sengers from Manila, 20 enlisted men
of the hospital corps, nine of the sig
nal corps. 40 enlisted casuals, "a Sick
five insane 81 of the marine corps, IL
employees of the quartermasters de-
partment and Is general prisoners.
Among the passengers was Colonei
Darlington. inspector general: Rear
Admiral Stephenson and wife, ana
Consul r. T. Greener, of Vladivostock
who was forced to flee for for his life
during the rioting of January 25. the
vessel brought nine Russian stow
aways, five of whom were CossacAs
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
HAMILTON
CAUSED SCARE
Insurance Officials Panicky
Over Revelations.
ARMSTRONG BILLS TO PASS
Opponents Are Now Afraid to
Oppose decentralization
Took Wife's Advice.
ARMSTRONG BILLS TO PASS

ALBANY, N. Y, March 16.-Hamil
ton says his wife advised him at lunch
yesterday to go before the insurance
committee. He says Il took her advice,
and / guess it was good
In closing his talk before the COM
mittee Hamilton said:
Never a dollar of the New York
Life company passed through my
hands without the knowledge of the
trustees. The steel trust fund was
not issued by me- The Morgan COM
pany discounted it to pay New York
Life expenses. When there was trouble
in the company, when some branch
needed help, some big gun was to be
seen. the trustees said: Send for the
Judge That's me, and men who would
not know me now used to pat me on
the back in those old days If l had
wanted to misuse their money 1 could
have gotten it in another way. John
A. Mccall looked over my accounts and
the stingiest business man in the
world was that same Mccall. L
haven't any excuse to offer about my
vouchers for disbursements to branch
agencies This is a big question ana
I can't stop to kick every one who mas
crossed my path. So | will simply say
the vouchers We're right. The audit
ing committee stood sponsor for them
when they approved them. These are
the men who have something 10 ac-
count for"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
WOULD QUAsH THE INDICTMENTS
Motion Filed in District Court at Boise
This Morning-Be Argued
Tomorrow.

BOISE, Ida, March 16.-In the dis
trict court at Caldwell this morning
the attorneys for the Western Feder-
alton of Miners filed a motion to quash
the indictments against Meyer. Hay
wood and Pettibone. charged with the
murder of Ex-Governor Steunenberg.
The pleading is a lengthy document,
giving a number of reasons for setting
aside the Indictment. The attorneys
for the prosecution asked time to pre-
pare an answer to the motion and the
case was continued till tomorrow
morning. The health of Meyer Is
greatly improved. All the defendants
appear cheerful.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16


coaches.
Mail Clerks Story.
L. H. Rose, of Denver, a mail clerk
says:
when I felt the shock 1 knew
something was wrong. Fire started in
the coach in the rear of us before we
got OUT
Grant Kelker, of Pueblo, engineer of
the second engine of the westbound.
says he jumped and the whole train
seemed a mass of flames as he touched
the ground.
Officials present at the scene within
two hours estimate the dead at so and
the injured at 25.
Myron Phillips, of Salt Lake had an
ankle hurt; w. F. Paul, of Portland,
Or had a foot injured; L. c. Rancot-
tam, of San Francisco, had his neck
injured. S. H. Sweeney, of Trenton,
Mo, died of his injuries One man
was seen to rescue four persons at the
risk of his own life.
An official statement made at the
offices in this city of the Denver &
Rio Grande says that not over Is per-
sons We're killed and 20 injured in the
wreck.
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Repairing Damage From Washouts.

SALT LAKE, Utah, March 16.-The
Salt Lake route hopes to have the
washouts on the California and Denver
line repaired by tomorrow. Sixty miles
of track are involved. Trains caught
will arrive today. Last nights regular
limited for Los Angeles was sent over
the Southern Pacific via Ogden and
Sacramento
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16

George A. Moore. former president 4
the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, whom he charges with having
him shanghaied and sent to Liverpool.
Young Moore told this story on his
arrival at New Yorq recently. The
father denies it and says the young
man, who has always been a trouble
maker for the family, went to sea of
his own volition.
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AFRAID of Hamilton.

Jerome, when questioned ABOUT
Hamilton's speech and his probable ac-
-tion said today:
Il have nothing to say on the sltua-
ton"
There is a panicky feeling among IN
-s1rance officials. who are afraid of
what Hamilton will tell the grand
jury.
The disappointed insurance officials
say that HamiltOn'S speech has prac-
tically killed all opposition to the pro-
posed Armstrong reform bills.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
MOB THREATENS JAIL At OMAHA
Great Number of HoIdups and Murders
Have Greatly Aroused the
People.

OMAHA, Neb, March 16.-Owing n
holdups and murders, II having taken
place recently, a mob gathered at the
city Jail shortly after midnight and
demanded three negroes, alleged to
have confessed holding up and shoot
ing Edward Flury, street car con-
ductor, who died yesterday. A riot
call brought 40 policemen, who quickly
dispersed the mob. There were some
sore heads. but no arrests.
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'PAv|NG CASE CONTINUED
Attorney ". /. Dunphy Makes
Opening Argument.
ADJOURNED UNTIL 10 TOMORROW
YESTERDAYS TESTIMONY RE-
VIEWED AND COUNCILS PRO-
CEEDINGS ATTACKED.
ADJOURNED UNTIL 10 TOMORROW

THAT the city charter, as well as
the public policy of the state, estah-
fishes the principle of competition in
bidding for the Improvement of estab-
lished streets and that while there is
a division of opinion among courts,
majority of them have held that this
principle of competition is excellent
when a patented article is called for as
the article to be used"
This was the contention put forth by
w. H. Dunphy one of the attorneys
for r. H. Johnson, who is seeking to
force the council to admit of open
and wide competition in the matter IT
paving contracts in the opening ar
gument before Judge Brents this
morning, and in support of his clients
position he cited supreme court decis-
ions of Wisconsin, California, Louisiana,
New Jersey, Illinois, New York and
Indiana. The most recent decision
quoted was from the Indiana supreme
court which was handed down jan
uary of the present year.
Dunphy Was First.
Attorney Dunphy took up nearly two
hours in his argument this morning
reviewing the evidence submitted yes
terdav and attacking the proceedings
of the council in advertising for bids
and letting contracts for street i'm
provements.
Continue Restraining Order.
The affidavits submitted by several
members of the council yesterday prac-
tically admitted that the city's limit
of indebtedness would be exceeded II
the paving contracts contemplated at
nresent were awarded now. and At
torney Dunphy argued that the present
restraining order should be continued.
He contended the council was seeking
to avoid this allegation by saying that
it was not the intention to let all the
contracts Immediately. 1t was also
nointed out as an admission of guilt
on the councils part when affidavits
were made stating that under the new
assessment it was expected that the
assessed valuation of all city property
| would be Increased to such an extent
that the city could proceed with the
contemplated improvements.
Attacked Council Proceedings.
attorney Dunphy also argued that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
- = . . =
"culJcK" HAYS PLEADS
NOT GUILTY, He SAYS.

= "chuck" Hays, otherwise
= known as william Lafferty, who
= has been held in the county Jail
, for several weeks on a charge OF
= borsestealing preferred by John
. Rodgers. a Prescott rancher'
= was arraigned before Judge
= Prents this afternoon and en-
; tered a plea Of not guilty. Hays
, will be brought to trial at the
, April term of the superior
, court.
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.0vER FORTY PERSONS WERE KILLED
MANY WERE BURNED To DEATH
|ALL PASSENGERS IN ONE CAR WERE CREMATED
Two Passenger Trains Cdded in Binding snMsm Accident Due Mis-
understanding 0rders The DspaChers Say Heahendig Scenes
Described by Survivors, Relief Trains Sent From Denver and Pueblo

Manager Ridgway, who was last night
at Alamosa directing the clearing of
snow blockades, rushed aboard a spec
ial train for the scene of the wreck.
Preparing List.
Railroad auditors are preparing re-
ports of the dead and injured. A
dozen of the injured were taken to
Pueblo. One man badly hurt was pin
ioned under a rod. He begged others
to help, and they tried in vain. The
flames reached the spot and he said:
I'm too badly hurt to want to live
Save yourselves"
A man and his wife were trying to
get out of window when a rod caught
them and they burned alive with their
child. Rescuers took the hands of the
man and pulled him from the wreck
age. Flesh came from the bones and
he burned to death a second later Or.
Frank COchems, who was aboard one
of the trains, performed heroic SER
vices. Alderman Clarence W. Jones,
of Florence, and w. w. Davis, of Lead
ville passengers on the fatal car on
the westbound train, escaped unnjur-
cd but cannot account for their es-
cape. Nothing remains but blackened
timbers, twisted rods and piles of
human ashes.
Hugh Sudduth, fireman of the east
bound train, is dead. OF the dead nine
are members of the Hewitt family, Of
Lebo, Kansas Two of the same fam
lily escaped badly injured.
All the sleeping cars were saved, the
occupants being uninjured. But for
the fire it is believed the loss of life
would have been small. The three
engines, one train being a double
header. were wrecked by the collision,
but the survivors say the impact was
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
DECISION
FOR LABOR
Employees Have Right 10
Strike al Pleasure.
JUDGE FERRIS OPINION
Have Equal Rights With Employ
ers, Who Can Hire and Dis
charge at Will.
JUDGE FERRIS OPINION

CINCINNATI, O., March 16.-Judge
Ferris today refused to grant an in
junction for the Campbell Perkins
company against their employees, MEM
bers of the leather workers union, de-
claring that while employers had the
right to hire and discharge whom they
saw fit, employees had the right to quit
with or without reason. He also said
that the law gave men the right to
organize to do anything that they can
do as individuals He said that even
picketing under certain restrictions Is
legal.
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and admit belonging to the Russian
army The Russians claim to have
plenty of money and will be permitted
to land.
The Thomas reports sighting. Feb
ruary 25, a deckload of wreckage and
a spar, supposed to belong to the i'll
fated British ship Drumcraig, which
sailed from Astoria with lumber for
Manila
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
MRS. COREY WON'T TALK.

Report That She Will Make Up With
Husband.
RIVERSIDE, Cal, March 16.-Mrs.
fuses to be interviewed. The rain
prevented her going today, but it is
band at Pittsburg, but all in her party
are clamlike.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
B|MGER HERMANN LOSES A POINT
Criminal Court Of District OF Co'u"0'~
OverruIes Demurrer to His
Indictment.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Marcn 10
The criminal court this moihiiie oEer-
ruled the demurrer to the Indictment
chargin- Representative Binger Her
mann. of Oregon, with destroying 30
press-letter-copy books OF the land
oeoa while acting as commissioner
general An appeal has been asked
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
FATAL HOTEL FIRE.

Four People Were Burned to Death
This Morning.
TUSTIN, Mich, March 16.-William
McCrane, proprietor of a hotel his
..ife, a porter, Charles Orkman, and &
guest were burned to death in a fire
this morning which destroyed the busi-
ness portion of the village. The finan-
cial loss is small.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
Fire in Utah Town.

MILFORD, Utah. March 16-Driven
by a strong wind fire wiped out the
A hotel, three saloons and several resi-
dences We're consumed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
THE MINERS CONVENTION.

Mitchell Confers With Representative
of Operators.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 16.-
At the United Miners convention to-
day fights are being made in commit
tees. The scale committee has decided
to reply to the anthracite operators
refusal to yield to their demands.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
Woke Up in a Pool of Blood.

Walters does not know how long lie
remained unconscious, but when he
rcgained his senses he was lying ON
the floor in a pool of blood, which
flowed from nasty cut on the right
side of his head.
eff I could have gotten hold of my
gun 1 would have fixed the fellow"
Walters declared this morning, feeling
the cut on his head. "At first 1 thought
Jim Hoagland had come in for some
thing, but I soon discovered the fellow
was a burglar going through my
things I hoped out of bed and had
just reached my revolver when he belt
ed me a blow over the head and knock
ed me unconscious. When l gained my
senses the man was gone and purse
containing $40 or $12 was missing.
have been ill for some time and gen.
orally leave my back door unlocked so
that Mr.. Hoagland could come in
Walters was unable to give de-
scriptiOn of the man, as he could only
see the dim outlines Of his figure in
the dark. Walters was formerly an
express driver and is we'll known about
town. He had a raging headache all
day as result of the blow he received
over the head.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16

revolver, which was in his coat
pocket in another part of the room.
when the stranger jumped and struck
him over the head with either a re-
vOlver or some sharp instrument,
knocking him senseless.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
Former Expressnan Had Thrilling
Experience This Morning !.
ROBBED AND THEN KNOCKED sENsELEss
WALTERS WAS JUST REACHING
FOR GUN WHEN STRUCK
DOWN BY MARAUDER.

lie Walters, rooming in a little
house ol: Third street between Poplar
and Firch. reported to the authorities
too:;v t,,at between and o'clock this
morning Il burglar entered his room,
and aItel robibng him of purse con-
tanning SO or $12 hit him over the
SenS,.leSS
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DENVER, Colo, March 16.-At 2:20
o'clock this morning the Utah-Cali-
fornia express, a double header on the
Denver & Rio Grande, collided in a
snowstorm with a Leadville local near
Florence. According to reports re-
men are dead. Both trains were be-
hind time.
The wreck occurred at Adobe sta
was due to miscarriage of orders, it is
said by dispatchers. at some division
point. Engineer William Hollis ana
one fireman were killed. The other
fireman, J. H. Smith, escaped by jump
ing, but was badly hurt
Passengers Killed.
Express Messenger Mcfarland, who
was badly hurt and pinned under the
wreckage, was burned to death while
friends stood helplessly by. They
threw snow over the man trying to
save him, but failed. The majority Of
the dead passengers We're in the for
ward coach of the westbound train.
How many are dead will never lie
known definitely as the car with ten
others was entirely consumed.
The seriously injured are:
George Bradshaw, Chicago.
]. Swafeld, Laramie, WyO.
Philip Peters.
James TrociOne, Florence.
r. 1. Jones, mail weigher, Denver.
w. A, Watkins, Denver
w. r. Page, Yama, Colo.
Ralph Britton, Brigton, Iowa.
Mabel Fields, Wolcott, Colo.
Arthur E. Hewett, LebO, Kansas.
Relief trains were made up at Den
yer, Pueblo and Florence. General
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
Was MAKING for His Gun.

Mr. Walters says that he was AIKEN
ened by the man prowling around the
room. At first he thought it was a
neighbor, James Hoagland, who had
entered the room for some purpose,
but second later he discovered the
man was a stranger. Walters says he
jumped out Of bed and was making for
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Says He Was Shanghaied.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 16.-
George ]. Moore is about to bring suit
for $50, 900 damages against his father.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-16
The Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 16.-Nheat.
7SH @78Ac; corn, 43B @43Hc; oats.
24% %@29Ac
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Plague at Sydney, N. S. w.
SYDNEY, N. S. W., Malch 16.-
Plague has appeared here. Five cases
are reported.