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COSTLY FIRE AT
KANSAS CITY

Kansas City. jar. 15.-The Union sta
ton annex. in Union avenue adjoining
the Union railway station. was de-
stroyed by fire early today. The Union
station proper. one of Kansas City's
landmarks, was saved by the firemen
after a hard fight.
The burned building contained the re-
ceiving offices of the Adams. Wells
Fargo and Pacific Express companies,
a branch postofiice, offices of the Fred
Harvey Eating House company. the
Pullman Palace Car company's linen
room and the Railway Mems Y. NJ. G.
A. rooms. The loss is estimated close
to a quarter million dollars. The build
ing is two stories in height and $50 feet
in length.
The fire started at 4 o'clock from
crossed electric light wires over the
registry department of the branch post
office. The fire burned furiously and
for q time threatened the destruction
of the station and sheds used by twen-
ty different railroads.
The firemen We're able to save but
300 sacks OF common mail and Il small
portion of express matter. Twenty
five sacks Of registered and some other
mai matter We're destroyed, together
with a great number OF express pack
ages.
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SEEKS To
DODGE THE ISSUE

Washington, Jan. 14.-NegotiationD
between the United States and Japan
have reached n serious stage.
While war as an e~ventuality is not
seriously ~apprehended. largely because
of Japan's unpreparedness, 1t is known
that the historic friendly relations are
strained almost to a point of breaking.
The official denial given out by tho
state department of cabled reports OF
demands having been made upon Japan
are literally true in Il diplomatic sense,
but the denial. in q measure, is an
evasion. Oral representations" and
"the exchange Of memoranda" reduced
to plain English, means just this:
Ambassador O'Brien. acting under
instructions, has, since reaching his
secure from the Japanese government
satisfactory thai under tho
pledge given out at the time of the
passage Of the immigration law last
February, the japanese government
would assist in restricting emigration
to this country OF Objectionable Jap
anese labor.
twice has he communicated to Sec
rotary Root replies obtained from
Count Hayashi. in which the Japanese
government attempts adoitly to dodge
the issue.
Secretary Root has submitted the
Japanese government statistics pre-
pared by the department Of commerce
ton of his undesirable class Of Jap
anese, since the Japanese government
gave its promise, has been at least
twice as large monthly as before its
promise was given, and during some
months four times as large.
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BLOWN UNDER CAR,
DIES HOLDING Bah

New York. Jan. 15.-Blown undo a
street car by q free blast of wind, while
sh., clasped her 15-months-old baby in
her arms. Mrs. Mary Marine, of No.
f8 East bath St. was killed at Fifth
avenue and 135th street. Crying. and
with it's feet crushed, the infant was
clasned to its mothers bosom When
Mrs. Marine was removed from beneath
the car.
While the crowd was pressing about
the scene q man screamed, pushed past
a policeman and knelt Historically be-
the dead woman. He was her hus-
band and had been a passenger on the
car that killed her.
The accident happened when the rain
storm of EARL evening was at it's
height. Knowing that her husband.
Anthony would arrive at the 135th
street subway station at q certain time.
Mrs. Marine started to AXE an UNI
brella to him. She missed him at the
station, and after waiting a few min
utes started for her home.
AS she was crossing 135th street the
win caught her umbrella and swept
her directly in the path of a crosstown
car. She was knocked down, and be-
fore the motorman could stop the car
was ground under the life guard.
Despite h doWnpour more than 200
persons stood in the street while the
car was lifted INC the body removed.
The child's cries brought tears to the
eyes of many women, and several men
wept when the body vas removed and
It was seen how desperately the mother.
by squeezing the child to her bosom.
had tried to save 1t from harm. It
was said at Harlem hospital that the
baby's feet would probably have to be
amputated.
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CHARGE LIBEL OF -''''''
PRESIDENT DsAZ

Havannah. Ian. 14.-Crilninal pro
ceedtngs have been commenced against
h anarchist newspaper La TERRA on
the charge of libeling President Diaz.
of Mexico, for the alleged imprison-
ment at Vera Cruz. of a Cuban work.
man named Pianas. whose wife. now
here. says is going to be shot by order
President Diaz.
The Mexican minister published In
FL Mundo q statement declaring tho
rumor to be absolutely false, but La
TERRA and Ell Desperbar Obrero, the
riga OF the federation Of labor, in
suited President Diaz so ou~trageously
that the provincial attorney asked the
courts to prosecute La TERRA under
the article in the penal code punish
ing libels against the chiefs of foreign
states. The same complaint probably
will be made against Ell Despertar
Obrero.
The Pianas case has wrought up the
w%orkingmen here, who sent a direct
c%ablegra1n to President Diaz asking
him to give the facts in the case, which
of cOurce, was not answered..
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REBEL PROCLAIMED
SULTAN At FEE
HOY War In Morocco Is Dis
turbing the French
Government
MAY HAVE 2
If Mulal Hafid Becomes Formidable
He May Be Supreme in Interior
With Abdel Aziz Ruling
on Coast.

Paris, Jan. 14.-The government II
considerably disturbed over the unex-
pectcd declaration OF holy war at Fec
and the proclamation of Mulai Hafd
as sultan of Morocco. 1t is low anx.
iously waiting information as to the
number of tribes who will follow tho
rebel sultan.
Everything will depend upon tho
strength Mulai Haf1d develops. 1t Is
pointed out that France and Spain.
holding a mandate from the powers.
have no option but to recognize Abdel
Aziz as the legitimate sultan.
Should the rcbe sultan become for
midable, it is conceivable that the coun-
try probably might become divided.
Mulai Hafd being supreme in the In
terror, Abdel Aziz, with the support of
France and Spain, ruling on the coast
Such a situation might readily produce
international complications.
. The Immediate effect Of the procla-
nation of Mulai Hafd as sultan is GER
tain to be an indefinite p~rolongation Of
the stay of the French and Spanish
troops in Morocco. which o were tc,
have been withdrawn.
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BOY TOURIST, LONG
SOUGHT, ARRESTED

New York, Jan. 15.-"Oh, 1 had a
good time! l got my moneys worth,
all right! I'm willing to listen to the
music now"
With this statement, uttered with the
~nonchalant air of Il globetrotter and
da cosmopolitan, Isaac Kusinerowf. II
years old, and formerly a messenger
of he American District Telegraph
company, greeted Policeman Myers.
who arrested him at his home, No.
$50 Rockaway ave.. Brooklyn, on a
charge of grand larceny.
Myers caught his prisoner after a
search lasting four months, during
which Knshnerowf, according to his
own story, has four times crossed the
atlantic ocean. and taken frequent
side trips extending from Boston to
Chicago.
Walter w. Lee, Vice president of the
National Bank of Mort America, at
NO. 40 Exchange place. was listed as
Myers, Kushnerowf, was sent to the
bank in response to a messenger call
and made collections of checks ug-
grcgating $500. He got another batch
of checks and paper valued at $1,000.
and vent on another collecting trip.
the teller received ar envelope bearing
the stamp mark of Postal Station H,
Forty-third street and Madison avenue
containing checks less $39O.57 Of the
initial aggregate value. This epre-
sents the amount collected by the mess
enger. according to the complaint of
MIR. Lee. About $123 of this sum, it
is charged, was collected at the police
pension bureau and the remainder at
two Italian banks.
Myers asserts that Kushnerowf adj
mitted he had taken the money.
You see" the boy went on, II took
a hurried trip to Chicago, for 1 had
away wanted to see that city. I went
there by way of Buffalo and Cleve-
land. From Chicago l dropped over to
philadelphia and then l wen, to Eng
land and brought up in london. When
! came back l II at Boston, and
then took in Providence, Philadelphia
and New York. 1 got to hankering
for England again and took another
steamship. finally stopping at Leeds.
Ihere 1 und myself about broke 1
a ticket for passage back. 1 returned
on the Mauretania. l had a good time"
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HIS MEMORY GONE.
s.a...p>. ACTOR ENDS LIFE

New York. Jan. 16.-Fearful that
failure was about to mark the end
OF his highly successful career as an
actor. Charles Jackson, A a old.
nephew Of the late Joseph Jefferson
n one of h best known character
men in the business, ended his life
by hanging In his room at the Hotel
Genard. on West Forty-fourth street.
Following an idleness Of eight months
ackso was rehearsing an important
role in the second company Of "The
Witching Hour" which opens in Chi
cago In a few days. inability to
memorize his part and the certainty
That dismissal awaited him are be-
neved to be responsible for his deter
to end his life.
was a member of the Lambs
club and was very popular with mem-
bers Of the profession. When he re-
ceived his part In the forthcoming pro-
duction he was jubilant, because the
success the piece has attained in this
city assured him Of a long and lucra-
tce engagement. He plunged into the
work of preparation and in a short
time was letter perfect. At the first
rehearsal several days ago he surprised
other members OF the by the
manner in which he stumbled through
his lines.
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IN CONGRESS-
BACHELOR PROPOSES A
TAX ON DOwRIES

Washington. Jan. 16-Representative
Adolph A. SABBATH, of Illinois, a native
of Bohemia, and a bachelor, believes.
to quote his W words. that the
fathers of our American girls are pay
ing too much real gold in the pur-
chase of tinsel crowns" and with a
view to discouraging the practice he
introduced a bill to provide a 25 per
cent tax upon all dowries, gifts. settle
ments or advances OF property made
in consideration or contemplation of
marriage by citizens or subjects Of the
United States of America to persons
other THAI citizens or subjects of the
United States of America"
Mr.. SABBATH said: Since the initia-
ton by the Astors of the practice OF
marrying American girls to foreign
titles, $500, 900 900 q been drawn. of
the private wealth of citizens of the
United States in dowrics and marriage
settlements paid within h last
II years."
Representative Hull. of Iowa, de-
clared he would propose an amend
ment looking to giving the girl or her
family the tax thus proposed upon
the usual divorce" or the husbands
desertion of the girl.
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SEWED UP TUBING asv
AND SAFETY PIN vs.
Ne NJ, INSIDE PATIENT

Red Lodge, Mont, ian. IA start
ling Instance of h negligence Of some
eastern surgeon vas revealed when DR..
Pukann performed an operation on
Charlie Joakns. a young Finnish
miner.
Joakins came to the United State,
about six months ago. Shortly after
his arrival in New York he became at.
ficted with an abscess in the pelural
cavity which necessitated an opera
ton. He entered a New York hospital
for that purpose.
After he vas released from the hos
pital he came to Red Lodge, but grew
steadily weaker. Finally a. local doc
tor recommended an operation to as
certain the cause of the trouble. When
the former wound was opened DR..
Pftkann was astonished to find in
the cavity two pieces of rubber tubing
nearly five inches long, to one Of which
was attached a safety pin badly rusted.
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EVANS FLEET IS
AT RIO JANE|RO
8, ooo-Mi,e Trip from Port Of
Spain Was Without Any
Accident.

Rio Janeiro. Jan. l5,-Having ON
pleted the second leg of the long cruise
TO the Pacific, the officers and men of
Admiral Evans Pacific DUN battle
ship feet, which arrived here yester-
day, are enjoying themselves or terra
elr1na again.
The trip of over 1000 miles from Port
of Spain, Trinidad, whence the ships
set sail on December 20. toe just W
weeks and was unmarried by any acct
dent.
Outside OF Rio Janeiro a Brazilian
fleet. consisting of three cruisers. ac-
companied by the American tender
Yankton, met the American battleships
off Capt TTrio. and after an exchange
of greeting came with them along
the coast into the roadstead. A hearty
welcome was extended to the officers
and men by the minister of marine.
in the name of the Brazilian govern
ment and navy. Bells rang and whis-
ties blew with the waving of many
flags as the ships steamed proudly
through and dropped anchors.
Early on Friday a false alarm OF
man overheard was sent out from the
Missouri, which brought the fleet to a
quick stop. and boats were lowered.
1t was an excellent drill and we'll per-
formed.
On the night of the same day a brig
SiCSSAii6 Nv lL6IllS C1llSISd lHc COLUMN
and aused a break in the formation.
A serious accident was only averted
by the skilful handling OF the war
ships.
An the way down from Port Of
Spain the voyage was an enjoyable
one, and all on board the ships were
we'll and seemingly happy.
To some extent the progress Of the
fleet was halnpered by the strong cur
rents. and the swell, poor coal and
minor arrangements Of the auxiliary
machinery of several of the ships.
Until Friday, the 10th. a uniform
speed of 10 knots was maintained.
The speed was then increased to Ii
knot and finally to IL. All through
the oyagc they encountered pleasant
weather, and at III time was the heat
excessive, even While crossing the
equator.
The first land after leaving Port of
Spain was sighted off P~ernambuco on
the morning of the Sth 1T a distance of
20 miles. The next land to be
sighted was Cape Prio his morning.
From abreast of Pernarnbuco there
We're gentle. variable bree2es with a
smooth sea and a long swell from the
southwark. With Il favorable current
the battleships successfully completed
the longest single passage they have
made. $500 miles. in which their ca
pacity wax we'll tested,
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COMING ON ~zzs.
ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU, SAYS COCKTAILS

eliciting at first hand all possible informa-
ton regarding the organization of the
Panama canal construction and the rate
or progress being made. the House com
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce today had before it Colonel Goeth-
ais. y. s. A.. chairman Of the Isthmian
canal commission and chief engineer ~
construction.
Colonel Goethals was questioned at
length concerning gates and dams. but
said no definite method Of construction
had been adopted.
The building of the canal, Colonel
Goetnais said, Is progressing more salts
factorily than he had expected.
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A STAMPEDE
KILLS is PEOPLE

Barnsley, York. England, Jan. IA
senseless stampede of a crowd of people
in a theater here resulted today in n
shocking disaster. Sixteen persons, in
Guiding g numbe of children in arms.
were crushed to death by the frantic
efforts Of the crowd to get clear of the
building. Many theirs were Injured.
There was no danger and no fire. only
the unaccountable panic Of the crowd
mat found its egress from the theatar
hanlpered by its own numbers.
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GUARD TOWN AGAINST
A might RIDERS

l'leminsburg, Ky. Jan. 1e.-Twe,ye
men armed with Krag J%orgensen rifles
are guarding the own and the turn
pixies leading there. to prevent a threat
ened attack by Might Riders" To
bacco is being received at all ware
houses. but the city u n has or
dered buyers to cease purchasing and
this has been done. Anonymous COM
munications say that unless O.. Mauser
the American Tobacco company repre-
sentative. leaves By Monday, January
q. The warehouses will be burned
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ISLE OF PINES UNDER
GOVERNMENT CONTROL

washington, Jan. Ex-senator Dick
has introduced a joint resolution plac-
ing the government Of the Isle OF
Pines in the control of the United
States until otherwise provided by an
act of or through treaty with
Cuba. The president is given direc-
ton of the military. judicial and civil
affairs of The island.
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PROHIBITION COMMITTEE
is NAMED IN SENATE

Washington, Jan. 16.-The Senate
committee on the judiciary today au-
thorized its chairman, Senator Clark,
of Wyoming, to appoint d subcommittee
of three members to which all measures
referring to prohibition mcy be re-
ferred.
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MATCH MONOPOLY IS
ANkULED BY DECREE

Caracas. Venezuela. via Port Trim
fdad, Jan. 15.--An executive decree is
sued today allnuls the existing match
monopoly and puts an end to the con-
cession of the National Match com
pany. The company is capitalized at
$1.G00.000, and the shares are held
mostly in ENGLAND
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ECUADOR WILL HAVE
tooth ANNIVERSARY

Washington, Jan. 16.-In a message
to congress President Roosevelt urged
appropriate sction looking to the rep
resentation by this government at the
exposition at Quito, Ecuador. August
10. 1909, in celebration OF the Tooth an
niversary of the independence of Ecua-
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HAS NOT
YET CHALLENGED

New York, Jan. 16.-The Associated
Press received the following cable from
Sir Thomas Upton:
"Salve Island, Ceylon, Jan. 14.-As-
ISOLATED Press, New York: Untrue,
have not challenged. Too early. Size
boa nc object. Upton"
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PRESIDENT GLAD BECAUSE
HE WAS THE LAS

Washington, Jan. 16.-He was a new
congressman, telling of his first ex-
perience at a White House reception.
He had only met the president once
and then had only shaken hands for a
moment. So he was full Of joy at the
fact that when he a finally APP
preached the chief executive in the line,
at the great diplomatic reception. the
head of the state had taken his hand.
squeezed it till 1t creaked, and said:
"Dee-lighted to see you: / am so glad
you have come at last. 1t is always a.
great pleasure to me to see YOU. and
always will be a pleasure and satisfac-
ton to see you in this position"
1T was so much more ELUSIVE than
his greeting for any of the people in
front of me-" explained the new mem
Der. Really I can't quite understand
how he could have remembered me so
we'll, n was quite taken aback with
the reception 1 had"
How did you come in the line?"
asked a cynical listener.
20, l was the very last man in line.
The president must have been there
shaking hands for two hours with Tom,
Dick n Harry, and I wouldn't have
felt hurt if he hadn't remembered me
or taken the least interest,""
Well" replied the cynic, don't you
think after two hours of that expert
nee he might be expected to be glad
to receive the last man?"
And Ii en the new member went away
to think. 1t over.
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BURLINGTON WILL A
. OFF MANY EMPLOYEES

Omaha. Jan. 14.-General Manager
Holdridge announced today that a num-
Der of Burlington employees in all de-
partments will be laid off immediately.
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JAPANESE IN
MAY BE DiSARMED

Vancouver. b. c., Jan 16.-The citv
council today passed a resolution ask
Ing the opinion of the city solicitor
on the councils power to disarin the
japanese. Alderman Mcmillan declared,
that an intolerable condition low pre-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

A letter addressed to THE man who
wears the tallest hat in Bristol" has
been correctly delivered in that Eng,
lish city.
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DIES DURING wlFE's FUNERAL

Fairhaven. Conn.,. Jan. 15.-While the
funeral! of his wife was being held here,
Jas. NJ. Moore, 63 years old, formerly
of Brooklyn, died OF what the doctors
called a broken heart.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

Ernesto Nathan is the first Jew to
be elected mayor Of Rome. He was
born In England and is a past grand
master Mason.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
WITHDRAW R O CUBA
Is TAFT'S PROPOSAL

Washington. Jan. 15.-As far as he
can. Secretary Taft has committed the
government to promise to withdraw
completely from Cuba in the beginning
of spring. 1909. This pledge is con
tanned in a letter from Taft to the pres
ideat, transmitting report OF Governor
Magoon for past year.
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WILL NOT DO
MUCH IN MOROCCO

Paris. Jan. 15.-The French government
has decided to contine its action In Moroc-
go to assuring the security of the Algerian
Frontier and the maintenance of order at
ports in accordance with the Algeciras
agreement. Admiral Philbert with IL ships
is on the Moroccan coast and General De
Armada, military commander. with about
1900 men including seven batteries.
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no KILLED, MANY
OTHERS INJURED,
IN THEATER FIRE
Explosion OF Ga. Tank Set.
Theater AbIaze; Audience
Is Trapped.
WOMEN sTRueGLEFoRL,FE

VJS0vtTS0Os19 oCettSS ia 0OyoSIOvvu o~9-
gar All Desc1ption-Whoie Fam
lilies Wiped Out ia Few
Moments.
Boyertown, Pa. Jan. 16-When
covering the dead from the ruins of
the Rhoades opera house, where Mon
day nights holocaust occurred. the Of
fetal roll of victims numbered 167.
Whether any more bodies are buried
beneath the ruins can not positively
be stated, but it is the belief of those
who had charge of the grewsome work
that all OF the dead have been removed
and that the total list of victims will
not go above 170.
The ratio of women and girls to men
and boys is about nine to one.
Entire Town Is Mourning.
The inhabitants of the little borough
in grief. The calamity is terrible when
It Is realized that the population Of
the place Is about $500. 1t is safe to
say that everybody in the place either
lost one or more relatives or was In
timately acquainted with those who
died in the fire.
In several cases whole families were
wiped out. II ever n community was
truly in mourning it is the substantial
town of Boyertown tonight.
Difficult Work for Rescuers.
The morning was bitter cold, and by
the time the benumbed and exhausted
frernen began the task of ~dissentan-
twisted iron the entire ruins were
coated with ice and there was danger
of the walls falling. The work went
slowly at first and 1t was hours be-
fore the first body was revealed.
Coroner Strasser. of Reading. who
night Monday night, had n detail OF
men ready to tag the bodies and keep
a record of the description of every
corpse recovered. The bodies We're
10 badly burned, however, hat there
was little to describe them by, and 1t
Is safe to say that % half of the
victims will ever be identified.
Fire Under Control Today.
The fire was not brought under con-
troll until early this morning. after as
Instance arrived from Reading and
Pottstown. Physicians and nurses also
were e to Boyertown from Reading
and aided materially in alleviating the
sufferings OF the injured.
Early today about so members of the
state constabulary stationed In this dis
trict came from Reading on q special
train.
THE r,,nr1. ~ rovoo.y4~p <ko h,>13oo %ror,,
The dehris VII, he m%n,,snaiiy tedio,1s and
hazardous. When thefrush was at Its
height a floor gave way. pr~eciptating
many persons to the basement and
many bodies are buried beneath
charred timbers and tons of brick from
the ruined walls.
Boyertown Is a town of about $500
mousse in the little town is no afficted.
.,.d.x a.h.oI n...E%
Ss,
FouI huhurea persons were croMu-
~ NO tne ~ " wl.less an
amateor performance OF .Ine sco.tlsn
n~e1or1nat1on given tor tne nenent OF
81. JOINS Lutneran sunday sehool'
s 81 a gas m,t tank = c being used led, to display pic
When the explosion occurred; some