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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23
DISASTROUS WRECK ON
PENNSYLVANIA ROAD

Officials say the cause was due
20 a bolt which snapped the brake.
shoe. slipped under the drive wheel
aud aeralied the engine, which
pulled thc three cars off the truck
with Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23

einet Of the Eighth ward IN the
last state and county election. and
declared mat he was preEsnt al tho
booth all day and during the count
log 81 ballots After the voting the
witness said all unused ballots
were burnt up.
The election officers finished
counting the votes ABOUT O'Clock
the next morning" Hemer said.
"The ballot box was then sealed, a
paper Was placed over the lock, on
which all the election officers
signed their names The box was
sealed In six places. one In each
corner. and one ia the center On
each side. saw the Dor again tho
next day. but | did not notes
whether Il had been tempered
with
When ! saw II again after thif
contest had commenced II had
been changed"
Hughes tried 20 make the witness
contracdiot himself but without
success.
The next witness was II. G. cal-
yer. an inspector In the Ninth pre-
cinct His testimony was a cor
roboration Of Hemer as 20 the
routine Of the day.
The witness declared he took
charge Of the ballot box and carried
Il 10 HIS real estate office on Queen
Anne ay.. near Caller. left II there
until about I "a m edneuday
when he took Il down 70 the audit
ors office and handed Il over to
Deputy Auditor Lamont.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23
WHISKY RING is LOSING
/ MUCH OF IT'S SUPPORT
WIRE PLANT BURNS
tserlppa Tslsareph Service. !

ROME. N. n. Feb sa-The
plant Of the Wire and Telephone
Company Of America was destroyed
BY fire today at a loss OF ta0a.a 0o
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23

the city charter l. 10 he changed IN
order that the council may defeat
The mayor and gain it, own ends
One q the rartiss who was inter-
ested IN promoting the new law said
Yesterday that they ald not care
rap for the bin after Il served us
present purpose. - FAR a. they
cared. Il could be repealed the day
after the council acted IN namlns
new street superintendent
huilsn Iesds the 0sno.
led BY Frank +. Aaiian. ire gang
In the council. composed Of sawyer.
xelnden, Glu. Conway. Rsyelie Nor
risen ana enough more 20 make up
a majority. had the Law drafted and
In th~ handn II Mullen u was taken
20 Olympia. There u was put IN
THE hands ~ senator Piper, and
with its interests loakeA after IN the
lobby By Henry Beck. u has been
given a good start on It's passage
through the legislature.
No one VAS consulted IN Seattle
outside % the rink. unless Il was
some one In the corporation coun-
sets crfiee as 70 the iexal aspect.
Members n she eeunesl not IN good
standing with the sang we're not let
Into the secret
The whole proceedings OF the
council Ia the mater OF the
street superlutsndunt. In the nxhs
Of the charter provisions. appears
childish 10 the man Of ordinary Ia,
teiigcnee. They base their rights
on Section Z Of Article 5. which
says.
In the absence % any express
provision IN this charter 40 20 the
manner % eleetlne er appointing any
officer. the nsavaF shalt nominate.
and vita the consent 81 the city
council appoint such officer az IL
provided for herein snd any ortii-
nance enacted IA rassaanes ,her~-
eff
Clause :. % Section 4. Article
covering the appelntruent d the SUI
perinfundent q stFeetz saYs
AT the first nzaetlax 81 the city
council cr~atsd by charter. the
mayor shall nprognt a sur~riniend-
snt Of streets aud sewers whose
term ~ office shall expire Dec. 81.
1871
Thin 70 a di#tfnet and specific
clause covering only the office OF
street superintendent. and b. many
around the city hall 10 considered
one OF those eases exempted ia Sec
tion 4 q Article S. IN other Words
the appointment # the supsrsniend-
ent IL specifically provided Tor b.
are express provtsior.'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23

CHICAGO. Feb. 23--A long dis.
lance telephone message from the
Altoona hospital says Postmaster
Tlosae IL not fatally hurt. Ills In.
iuriaa consist of broken arm. an
abrasion over the right eye. a
iacerated scalp and flesh wound In
the thish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23
,,n,, Friends of Council Saloon Combine Grow
nssusted With Mullen and His Actions and Are
I,clog Up on the Side Of Mayor Moore.
....sssAssssss.
MAYOR MOORE is GRIEF.

+ - n. pses. ~ Seattle dssIrs change such provided
. As e ssrtsia members 81 the council .tsr.ptna
>s. srss lre law at Olympia then they Should
I '.s.ss 81 expressing themselves. n sevsrner
.~rsse sssstase should such e would vstS it,
! v.s, Moore The a statement
. : epalen rsxardns the proposed legislation by
.sspn whisky ring
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23
Politicians There.

The hearing was held In depart.
meui ?. As the old probate court
room proved too small 10 hold the
crowd anxious 10 witness the pro.
ceedlnss Prominent among the
politicians present were Henry
Beck. defeated candidate for rep.
fekentaflYe IN the Forty sixth rep.
resentafive district: Senator T. l.
Allen. Representative Howard Han.
son and County Auditor J. 2.
Agneu
Lyons was represented by r G
Hughes. attorney for the Seattle
Electric Railroad company. and
Waiter 3 Fulton. attorney for the
Seattle Liquor Dealers association.
coiteriii was represented BY HAr-
old Preston and John "a Powell
Il WAS agreed that the hearing
should commence with the vote q
the Ninth precinct Of the Eighth
ward This was the precinct IN
which Lyons claims Cottsfili did
not receive a. many votes rs he
was credited with on the returns.
nne the ballots Of which Cotierlll
declares have been tempered with
since the original returns were
made up.
The Costeriil forces drew first
blood. "a far as any decision Of
the committee wan concerned h
c. Hughes desired 10 start imme.
diateiY upon the recount Of tho
votes. but Harold Preston objected.
q being his purpose 10 have the ties.
fimony ia reference 20 the condi.
ton OF the ballot boxes brought out
first. and the committee ruled in
favor OF Preston.
kx.z..r rlr.f VsIs,sm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23
LECTURE BY HILLS.

Or Newell Dwight Hills viii Ice
turo tonight at Egnn's hall In the
Arcade building. az s O'Clock on THE
America of Today aud Tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23

GARFIELD. Feh - Talbot In
gram. AGED 1s years. died az the
home OF his daughter Ia this city
wednesday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23
Two Had Keys

The room Ia which he left tho
ballots. the witness described az a
store room used by him as a real
estate Office. TO which both he and
his partner had keys The lock.
be said. on the door was an ordin.
airy lock. the back door could ba
reached from the street BY means
Of porch and the key for that door
waa an ordinary pass kay.
He pot the ballot box behind HIS
office partition. In the general Of
flee. a place which could be ap-
preached By anybody coming into
the place. bat where Il could not
be seen from the street
The next witness called was
Judge Erwin. a dlgnlfied old gentle
fnau. who said he was partner 81
Culver. and that he opened the
office the morning OF November Z.
He declared that he saw the ballot
boxes. but did not examine them.
snd he added that he did not be-
lieve that they were tempered with
between the time be GO, there Wed
nesday. and the time Culver took
them away.
Deputy Auditor Brler testified
that he had watchers representing
both parties. democrats and repub-
llcan. In the room In which the bal.
lot boxes were received. that on
the day after election Auditor AZ
new was notified that contest
would probably be instituted: that
he then ordered the ballot boxes
from the Sixth and Eighth wards
placed In a separate room. and
watchers appointed by himself
and the chairman Of the Democrat
&c County committee. guarded them
until sometime In December. when
the county commissioners notified
the auditors that no more watchers
would be paid for. when they we're
removed 10 the vault IN the audit
ors office.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-23
t4emsr Flrs, Witness.

.. Henry Hemer was the first
witness He testified that he VAS
Judge Of election in the Nlnth pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
.e|"4OOL CHILDREN z PERISH IN FIRE 2
 Woman Principal Refuses 10 Be
 Saved GOES BACK AFTER PUPILS In Montreal Kindergarten Who Had Become Panic-Stricken and Hud-
 died Together at the
 Head of Stairs.
GOES BACK AFTER PUPILS

Montreal, February 26.-Principal Max well and sixteen children perished in a fire which broke out this afternoon in the Hoehelaga school of the Protestant school commission. The school was located in a two-story brick building in the east end of the city. and was attended by about 200 children, whose parents are mechanics living in the neighborhood. The fire start ed from the furnace, and was first noticed by workmen employed nearby.
 The teachers were notified and the work of getting the children out of the build ing began. The kindergarten department was located on the second floor, and 1t was here that the loss of life occurred. The children were started out, but on reaching the landing they found the lower hall full of smoke. Into this they refused to descend, though the way at this time was quite safe. Huddled together on the stairway at first they retreated to the rooms from which they had come. When the firemen arrived an extension ladder was placed and large number of children were rescued in this way
 Assisting in the work was Miss Max we'll The fire by this time was making it's way upwards, and the smoke was grow ing so dense that even the experienced firemen could not stand it. Captain Car son endeavored to get Miss Maxwell to go down the ladder. but she refused, and evading the attempt to detain her rushed back into the back part of the building in search of others of the children. When the firemen were finally able to make their way to the back portion of the building, she was found lying on the floor with little child beside her.
 All those who perishod died from as- phyXiatiOnl ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
LESLIE SHAW IS
 MADE PRESIDENT
OF CARNEGIE TRUST co. OF NEW YORk-TALkS OF BOOM FOR STATES.

New York, February 26-Lesle M. Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury, was today elected president of the Carnegie Trust company of this city, the election to take effect March ,.
 Washington, February 26-Seeretary Shaw, who was today elected president of the Carnegie Trust company of New York, when asked what effect his accept ance of this position would have upon his political future, said;
 "A man by taking thought may make himself justice of the peace, but 10 man in my time by taking the thought has made himself President of the United States, and those who have given the sub ject most serious consideration have usually died in disappointment. Admit tedly some of the successful ones thaW sought the place, but none were noHi- mated because he sought it.
 "Whatever Shaw presidential sentiment now exists, has sprung up spontaneohs- ly, and unless 1t continues to grow in the same way, my name will never be men tioned in national convention. Meantime I will not decline appropriate tasks, nor refuse to do my share of the worlds work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
NJ CLUE ID THEFT FROM -TREASURy! ]!
 C g \ % Authorities Baff1ed As to tJ- pearance of $173,00U MAY BE CLERICAL ERROR Secret Service Men Think Mystery Will Be ceIared shortIy-Theft Theory Not Altogether
 Abandoned.
MAY BE CLERICAL ERROR

Chicago, February 26.-The mysterious theft of $t1S.0OO--all in bills of large de- nominations from the sub-treasury con struggled until far in the night to clear up the case. but without avail.
 Warrants in blank have been prepared for the arrest of any suspect against whom sufficient evidence may accumulate. The warrants were prepared by United States Commissioner Mark A. Foote un- der the direction of District Attorney Sims.
 Mr. Foote and the district attorney re- mained at the federal building until late last night so that they could keep con- stantly in touch with the secret service bureau.
 My connection with the case,' ex- plained MT. Sims, ideals entirely with it's legal phases
 Tt perhaps would be justifable to make an arrest or two now, but there is no need of it. Everyone of the suspected persons Is under strict surveillance. Every movement they make is known to Captain Porter.''
 The government officials who are work ing on the case declare that they are unable to trace the theft to any one per son and they have formed the strong opinion that the disappearance is not the result of 8 theft, but of clerical error.
 Captain Porter of the secret service, who has charge of the case said today that he believed the matter would be strengthened out soon. He would not say that he had abandoned the theory of a theft. but other officials connected with the sub-treasury declared the idea of an errop was receiving far more consid- ----z...ton t1af. that of a possible robbery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
$50,O00,000 STATION
 AT KANSAS CITY
Agreement Between President Eaan and Committee of City Officials.
 Fifty-Year Grant Promised.

Kansas City, February 26.-An agreement to build passenger and freight terminals at Kansas city at an estimated cost to the railways of $50,0OOO0O was reached late last night at conference here be- tween John M. Egan, president of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad company, representing the leading railways enter ing this city and a committee of city off cials, headed by Mayor Beardsley. The railways are to erect a $2OO0,OOO union pas senger station near Grand avenue and Twenty-second street, on the southside; five union freight houses along the river front in the west bottoms and forty street viaducts and subways, the latter to be maintained by the railways. The city agrees to give the railways a fifty-year grant for their terminals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
FOOTBALL WILL BE
 PLAYED AT HARVARD
President Eliot Says Manner of Play. ing Game Has Been
 Improved.

Boston. February 26.Football will be played at Harvard university next fall according to statements made by Presi- dent Charles W. Eliot, which were made public today. In the interview President Eliot Is quoted saying: "No one for long time has proposed to stop intercol- legate athletics at Harvard. Last year some people wanted either to stop foot ball or change 1t. Football has been changed and so far as l can see it will go on as usual at Harvard next fall. Football has not been singled out for special consideration any more than oth- CT branches of sport"
 When asked if he intended to reply in any way to President Roosevelt's recent speech at the Harvard union when foot ball was upheld, President Eliot said he did not. ''f have always critised the abuses of football" he said. ''and do yet. I think you will find our positions with refrence to sport, or rough sports, are not essentially different"
 President Eliot said he expected to make public his annual report in about ten days in which he is expected to have much to say concerning athletics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
SUPERINTENDENTS MEET.
Prominent Educational Officials Dis-
 cuss Work.

Chicago, February 26.-The annual meeting of the department of superin- tendents of the National Educational association was opened here today for a three days session.
 During the morning, papers were read on the general topic of "The School and the Public" by J. B. Aswell of Baton Rouge, La, and Miss Ada Vanstone Harris of Rochester, N r., and an address on "The Financial ValReo of Education" was made by James H. Eckels of this city.
 In the afternoon the subject for dis cussion was "The Scope. Defects and Products of the Schools"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
BAER1 MATTER NOT ! IN THE HOUSE
FOIL THE SENATE'S EXON FRAT oF THE TEXAS SEM AToR L DISPOSITION REC oGNITl $ EXPECTED ToMoR

Austin, Tex. february 26.-Contrary to expectations tn legislative investigation of charges agai1lst United States Sena- tor Joseph W. Bailey just concluded, was not considered by the lower house of the state legislature today. Following the ac- ton of the senate -esteiday in discharg- ing Investigating committee and exoner- ating Senator Bailey, 1t was anticipated that the matter would be presented in the house today, but Apparently with the consent of both the friends and opponents of Senator Bailey formal recognition of the question was deferred until tomor- row
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
WIFE AND HUSBAND
 DEAD, S15,00O GONE
Billef, Wealthy Frenchman, Found Dead With Head Almost Severed.
 Wife Shot to Death.

Colfax La, February 26.-With sl5,O0 missing from the house, Joseph Billef, wealthy Frenchman, and his wife were found dead today. Blllefs body. with the head almost cut off. was found In the house, while his wifes body lay on the front lawn with several bullet wounds visible.
 It is believed the robbers killed both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
ELEVATED ROAD
 TRACK FALLS
One End of Car Drops to Street In New York and Six Are
 Injured.

New York, February 25.-Slx persons were injured by the collapse of a portion of the Third avenue elevated railroad track at Chatham square in the lower east side today. One end of the rear car which was passing over the collapsed section, fell into the street. The other end of the car hung to part of the track which did not fall. The car was almost on md
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
The Presidents View.

Washington, February 26-The Pres ident today, in vetoing the bill to all low homestead settlers in the Kiowa pasture in Oklahoma to commute their entries with a view to establishing town sites, held that as the interior department had established town sites previous to the opening of the land to lsettlement, it would be unfair to the Indians to permit other town sites.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
S2Co,0o0 Jewels Stolen.

Paris. February 26.-M Schiff, a Prominent aeweler here, has lost jew els valued 1t s200,000. Schiff went to tn e postoffice Saturday, and while writ m g a telegram placed the parcel con ta'ining the jewels on the floor. When he looked for his package it had dis apl 'eared. There is no clue to the thitaf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
Won Meyer Back From Russia.

New York, February 26.-George L. Von Meyer, former American ambassa- dor to Russia, arrived here today on the steamer Kaiserin Auguste Viftoria from Hamburg. He returns tt the United States to become Postmaster General in President Roosevelt's cabi- net
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
Favorable for Peace.

Berlin, February "e-According to the Lokal Anzieger, un> Kaiser, in re- ceivng Count Stolberg Weinigerode, the president of the Reichstag. on Sat cussed the international situation, which he regarded as extremely favor able for the maintenance of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
Royal Order for Roosevelt.

London, February 26.-An Abyssin- ian dispatch to the Mail says that King Menelik of Abyssinia is sending to President Roosevelt an autograph letter conferring a royal ordd upon him | h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
TREASON CAUSED
 RUSS|A'S DEFEAT Says Secret Report on Defense
 of Port Arthur ST0ESSEL TRIED FOR LIFE The Basis of the indictment Is Bitter Charge of cowardiee By General
 Smrnoff, the Actual Com
 mandant of Fortress.
STOESSEL TRIED FOR LIFE

St. Petersburg, February 26.-A copy or the secret report on the defense of Port Arthur, which is the basis of the indict- ment on which Lieutenant General stoes- sel, Lieutenant General Fock, who com maned the Fourth East Siberia division at Port Arthur, and Major General Heiss, chief of staff of General Stoessel are standing trial for their lives before the supreme eourtmartial, has been obtained by the Associated Press.
 It is of the greatest interest as explain- ing the decision to try these three of ficers and nolle prosse other defendants of Port Arthur. The report which was written by Lieutenant General Smrnoff, the actual commandant of the frotress Ia sensational in the extreme and eategori- cally accused Stoesse of cowardice and incapacity and finally of the deliberate, reasonable hastenlng of the surrender to save his own life and in defiance of the decision of two successive councils of war. The report is biased in the ex- treme, breathes the most bitter personal enmity and shows that the high officers of the Port Arthur garrison in the dark est days of the siege were almost at each others throat. The indictment is summed up in conclusion by General Smrnetf as follows:
 Disobeyed Orders.
 "A series of unpardonabe blunders out side the fortress due to the ignorance and lack of military capacity and martial prowess of Generals Stoessel and FoclI ol,a ,a ma mi of fort- ress several months earlier than neces- sary and after the investment desire for underserved glory moved Stoessel to interfere in the defense with unfortunate results. Finally at the last period of the siege, Stoessel usurped my authority with the assistance of Generals Flock aud Reiss and committed treason in surrendering suddenly and prematurely. l regard our defeat at Mukden as q direct result of this treason"
 Smrnoff declares that when he prohib- ited the withdrawal of provisions in prep aration for the siege, Stoessel disregarded the order and allowed their sale to the field army He charged also that Stoessel revoked an order for the establishment of a hospital for contagious diseases be- cause the site chosen would lessen the desirabilty as a residence for General Fock's villa. He relates numerous in- stances of conflicts of authority and says that at one period the relations between Stoessel and the late Real Admiral With oft, in command of the Russian feet. were severely strained. He also tells of severe condemnation of stoessel. his plans for the defense of the fortress and his failure to supplement the supply of pro- visions by General KnropatlSin and Ad- miral Alexien, the yieeroy of the far east, when they visited the fortress in June. General Smrnoff charges that Stoessel was guilty of the rankest kind of cowardce. the most mex cusable ignorance, engineering of cost l% tactical errors and that he sought to bring credit to himself for notable achievements of others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
Continued Misunderstanding.

"It is very unfortunate that he have these continual Misunderstanding" re- marked Mir. Jerome.
 Tt is unfortunate,' replied Mir. Hart ridge, hotly, "but it Is fact that I wrote to Mir Lyon relying on your state ment."
 Justice Fitzgerald said he had no au- thority to issue an order to the witness. who Is now out of the Jurisdiction of the court
 Unless he returns for cross-examina- tion," said MT. Jerome, "his direct testi- mony will have to be stricken out and with it the will and the codicil of the defendant"
 "I'll stand under oath that the district attorney told me that he did not want those letters" again interposed Mir. Hart ridge. His memory has gone back on him."
 After further argument MT. Hartridge declared the courts time was being wasted. for if the district attorney now said he wanted all the letters, the de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
Staggering.

Ut was staggering" said MT. Harri- man. ''it marked an epoch, but If I had been able to have been present at the hour for which the executive committee meeting was scheduled, the announce ment of the dividend would have been made in the usual way the morning after the directors meeting"
 Then Commissioner Lane interrupted
 
 lCONTINUED or PAGE 9.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
Immigration Measure.

After lot of speech making the house took up and reconsidered the vote by which the immigration bill was killed few days ago. The motion was made by