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and WIFE
FIGHT FATAL DUEL
sHEsHAs A RAZOR, He A BUTCH
FER KNIFE. BOTH DIE.

Oakland, Jan. 11.-Bietro Sarocchi
and his wife Reinma, fought a duel to
the death this morning in their little
-four-room cottage in the Montgomery
tract. He was armed with a large
butcher knife and she with a razor.
After battling for Is or 20 minutes,
the husband finally slew the woman
and cut his own throat from ear to
ear, expiring on her dead body.
Worry over money, which, it is
said. was deposited in the California
bank and the fact that his wife has
left him several times recently, are
believed to have been Immediately
the u that led up to the fatal
quarrel. He was 81 years old and she
was %.
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mlNlSTE R.SHOVES
QUEER-.IS JAILED
JURY FIN Ds HIM GUILTY OF MAX.
ING FALSE DIES.

s#s. - u. ~ S# 1911
Springfield. III. Jan. 1l.-Rev. James
a. Kaye Of Oak Park, III, charged
with having in his possession molds
with which to counterfeit government
coins with intent to defraud the gov
eminent, vas found guilty by q jury
II the United States court today.
Or. Kaye was sentenced to two
years n the Chester penitentlary. The
molds vert found II the basement Of
y house occupied ~ him At Lincoln.
IAyes' defense was that the molda
usre to have been used IN making
medals for Sunday school pupils. \
was brou9ht out, however. that his
son had attempted 70 pass some Of the
epu,ious coins.
L&6
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MISUNDERSTANDING CLASH OVER.
PIEshAL coniHcATloN.
DEBATE ARE LIVELY
vote 81 Various Amendments u At
most Entirely Partlsan-Application
81 Conspiracy Clause to Labor
Unions Arouses Much Heat.

Washington, Jan. ia vigorous
fight was waged in the house today
over the bill to codify and revise the
penal laws of the United States with
particular reference to section 10, at
fecting co~nspiracies against the civil
rights Of citizens.
Messrs. Smith Of Missouri and
Hughes OF N w Jersey, offered amend
ments having for their object the e1
emption OF labor unions rom The op
GRAFTON of the section whenever such
unions declar re strikes or bc5cotts. a
motion to strike out the whole section
was made BY MI. Bartlett Of Georgia
The brunt OF the debate was borne BY
Mr.. Sherley Of Kentucky, q member
Of the committee on revision, but he
was supported by a number Of repub
licans.
The amendments were all lost, as
was pne by Mr.. De Almond to strike
i section 20. because it confused
the federal courts in Furnishing felo
MES and misdemeanors committed
under section 10, the authority given
TO the courts Of the state in which
the acts are committed.
One Goes Through.
The only amendment to successful
" pass the gauntlet was one by Mr.
Clark Of Missouri, striking out thai
portion of section 10 which provide:
for Offenders as additional punishment
the ineligibility to hold any Office o
honor, trust or profit under the gov
eminent. q anticipation Of the de
bate and Of necessity, the republican
leaders mustered their full strength
and thereby wer enabled to vot'
down all amendments which the,
deemed unreasonable.
The exceeding earnestness Of thu
debate led to the charge that ther.
had been a Encouragement, but THU
was denied.
The fact that many Of the votes tax
En- during the somewhat stormy de
bate were almost strictly partisan
votes was declared by democratic
leaders to Be incidental and not sic
nificant Of any preconcerted plan. I
Is likely that the discussion Of til,
bill on points Of law will be indulge'
In from time to time for severa
weeks. , :.
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EXPOSITION GOES
On UNFAIR LIST
EXHIBIT TO BE
HoYcoTTED ~ UNIONS.

Tacoma, Jan. 1.-THE state fedora
ton Of labor this morning unanimous.
ly voted to put the Alaska-Pacifc ex.
position In Seattle on the unfair list,
the committee sent to Seattle yester.
day to confer with the exposition off
Gals having failed in It's mission.
A convention hall story is that the
exposition officials desired the fedora.
ton to take this action is order to
have a club over the head Of the con.
tractors who, 1t is believed, are re-
sponsible for the open shop at the
fair grounds.
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BANKS RESOURCES
ARE p%ROBLEMATlCAL
RECEIVER OF BANKERS TRUST
DOUBTFUL or ASSETS.

Kansas City, Jan. 11.-Thomas r.
Marks. receiver Of the Bankers Trust
company, which failed october %
last with liabilities Of $11.i13.627,
filed his first report in the circuit
court here today. MI. Marks does
not attempt to suggest the value Of
the assets, but says their actual pres.
emit value is problematical.
Fully half q million dollars Of the
banks resources may We termed slow.
The report shows that of the loans
and discounts Of $658, 200 on the day
of the failure. $4,000 has been col
lected by the receiver.
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PROTEST AoAiNsT THE TAFT
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
TO GUST II
Pretty Fight 10 Locked for BY Wis
Ones In Ohio PolIties-Forakerites
Assert That Regulars Arc But .
Part Of q One Man Power.

Cleveland. Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE fret
stroke Of the Foraker followers mere
was made today when. in a mass
meeting. q committee was selected to
displace the regular" republican ex.
ecutive committee. The question OF
the legality Of the committee selected
as against the regular" committee.
said by the F~orakerites to be q Taft
organization. will now be placed In the
hands of the county board Of elections.
The claim Of the so-called Roosevelt
committee. a third element in the sit.
uatton, also rests In the same position.
It will be the. duty. Of the board 70
determine which committee 10 lawful
and Of authority to act for the party
in this county. "A call has been issued
for republican primaries, all on the
same date, February II. The board
has until next Wednesday to decide
upon the merits Of each claimant
Many policemen were on duty today
In the convention hall in anticipation
Of an encounter between the Foraker.
ties and the followers Of Taft, but It
was as quiet as a Sunday school con
vention and everything went through
unanimously and without a hitch.
Resolutions condemning the "regu.
lar committee and the one-man power
Fin the party were adopted. At the
proposed primaries delegates to the
state and national convention will be
chosen.
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.KAYULlN CAUGHT
GOES TO PRISON
SUCCESSFUL FlLlBUsTER IS CAP
rURED BY RUSSIANS.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 11.-Captain
Kayulin. the commander of a Russian
Black sea steamer, has been brought
to st. Petersburg and imprisoned on
the charge Of having brought into the
country large quantities of arms for
the use of the Russian revo1utionists.
For several years Captain Kayulin
has been successfully engaged in
running rifles and ammunition via
the Black sea and landing them at
small ports in the Caucasus. Much
Of this material was destined for the
Armenian revolutionists, while many
rifles reached the hands Of the south
ern Russian revolutionists and were
stored, most Of them for future use.
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.FlREMAN'S BODY
HAS BEEN FOUND
CORPSE OF THOMAS F.. PHILLIPS
is DISCOVERED.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE body OF
Thomas F. Phillips, one Of the three
fireman whose lives were snuffed out
In the burning Of the 16-story Parke.
building on Fourth avenue, was recov.
cred late today. Search for the other
missing men is being carried on.
The blackened wall Of the sky
scraper threatens to collapse, and the
police have ordered the tenants Of the
smaller buildings in the vicinity Il
leave.
A dozen buildings have been va
Gated.
Fire broke out again tonight on thu
fifth and sixth floors Of the Parker
building, but the flames were quickly
extinguished by the fremen who arr
stu pouring streams Of water on thu
smoldering skeleton.
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sENsELEss FRIGHT IN ENGLISH
HALL CAUSES TRAGEDY.
USHERs ARE BLAMED
Panic Appears to Have Started Be-
cause the Theater Was Crowded.
Weak Are Trampled Under Foot by
Strong and Children Are Killed.

Barnsley, England, Jan. 11-Sixteen
children were trampled to death, and
40 others, several Of whom cannot live,
were injured in a mad rush for better
seats at an entertainment given In the
public hall here this afternoon.
There was a great crush to secure
admittance to the entertainment, and
when the doors were opened every
seat was taken and the gallery was
literally packed with children, who
filled the aisles and who we're dan.
gerously massed against the lower
railing.
With a view to relieving this crowd.
ing in the gallery, the attendants de.
cided to transfer some Of the children
to the body Of the house, and one
usher called out: "Some Of you chill,
dren come downstairs" Immediately
the rush started, and within a few
seconds hundreds Of children were
being trampled under foot. Even
those who had seats in the gallery,
doubtless being panic stricken by the
screams and struggles Of the crowds
fighting to reach the staircase, Joined
in the stampede.
The scene was a fearful one, the
screams causing the greatest excite
ment among those gathered in the
body Of the hall. Police and ushers
rushed to the head OF the staircases
which were literally 4strewn with dead
and dying, and by the most desperate
efforts managed to drag scores Of the
struggling children to the corridors
below. It was with the greatest diff
Guilty that a panic among the chill
dren in the lower part Of the house
was averted, all Of these eventually
being taken to the street safely.
Stairway Blocked.
When the reserve police arrived
I = EES- AET. -EeEHTTM LHlML Na
they found the narrow stairway prac
tically blocked with bodies. which
were crushed almost beyond recog
milton. Scores of children were forced
by the pressure from behind them Ii
scramble over those who had fallen
whether living or dead, and many o
the injured children were found late,
to be suffering from fractured boneI
and severe decorations, caused by tn,
Understandable manner in which the.
had been trampled upon.
Soon after the accident the ap
proaches to the hall were crowded.
with sobbing women searching TO
that's ~@,el~w nh@1Smnu ~ % Il. a-"s .
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MINING COMPANY
STRICTLY ENJOINED
NOT TO TAKE ORE OUT OF THE
COMPROMISE STRIP.

Helena, Jan. 11.-An injunction re-
straining the Montana Mining COM
pany, limited, from mining the com
promise strip" curing the pendency OF
the suit concerning It's possession, in
which the st. Louis Mining & Mill
ing company is the plaintiff. was
granted today by Judge Hunt Of the
federal court just before his depart
ure for Portland, Ore, where he goes
to try the alleged land fraud cases.
The amount Involved is 100000.
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PORTLAND CONTRIBUTES.

Portland, Jan. 1.-THE Portland
chamber Of commerce Will on Monday
forward q draft for $500 to the sec
rotary OF the National Rivers and Har-
bors congress, at Washington, for the
support Of the congress n Ito work OF
securing an annual appropriations
from the government Of 360.000,000
for Improvement Of the rivers and har-
bors Of the country.
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PROBE eRowNsoh MATTER.
House Wants the Correspondence
Which Passed.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house to.
day adopted the Gill resolution, call
ing upon the secretary Of the navy
for copies Of all correspondence, or
ders and reports In the navy depart
ment In &C nnection with the appoint
ment OF Surgeon c. F. Stokes to com
mand the hospital ship Relief.
The resolution also calls for othel
papers In the department In connec
ton with the resignation Of Admira
Brownson as chief Of the bureau o,
navigauon.
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RUFF POPULAR
AMONG FELONS
MEN IN COUNTY JAIL LIKE THE
FORMER LEADER.
HE ENTERTAlNS THEM
Brings 4 Photograph to the Jail and
Plays It for Prisoners-Denies Ru-
mors Of Prosecution, and Asserts
He Is GuiltIess-ls a spender.

San francisco, Jan. 11.-"My con
ferences with District Attorney Lang
don will determine my future course
of action" said Abraham Ruef to the
Associated Press today, when inter.
viewed at the county jail. Monday
will decide the matter" he declared,
PECULIARLY. Until then have moth
tng to say"
Asked about the reports that q
serious breach had occurred between
himself and the prosecution at yes
terday's conference and that the die.
tr1ct attorneys ONCE was now de-
to prosecute him on every
charge and give him the limit. he
said:
mo one was present at that con-
ference but Langdon, Special Agent
Burns and myself. It Is admitted
that none Of these gave out the
slightest intimation Of what took
place. The logical conclusion Is that
the newspapers do not know what
they are talking about, which IL not
unusual"
The former political dictator ap-
peared to be in a cheerful frame OF
mind and reiterated his declaration
that he was innocent Of the charges
against him-"not innocent on mere
legal technicalities and i~nterpreta,
ton, but innocent upon the facts" he
said. He declared that he was &C
tuated by strong personal considers
lions when he pleaded guilty al
though innocent, and would explain
to Judge Dunno at the proper time II
court.
j Ruef 10 Popular.
Although but three days In the
county jail, Ruef became very pop
ular with the 400 prisoners. HI
spends most Of his time interesting
himself In their troubles. giving ad
vice. Unlike Schmitz, Glass. Brown
and Bartnett. who seldom speak Il
any Of their fellow prisoners and Il
few Of the guards, Ruef has q cheer.
word for everyone.
It was learned at the county jail
that, finding that many Of the prison
ers had no matches, Ruef ordered q
dozen boxes, bought: all the tobacco
cigars and cigarettes In the commits
sary department Of the Jail and de
livered them around. He - q goo,
customer of q few prisoners VIII
exc out q Jew cents by making bead
work and various little nicnacks. pat
ronizing them to the extent Of sey
eral dollars q day. Today SRuef sen
to his house for a large, valuabl,
talking machine with several boxes 9
records from the latest popular song
to the best operate music. and g
night gave q concert for the prison
ers. TWO large boxes o. cakes o.
|dered by Ruef were delivered 70 tn
Inmates while they listened TO th
music.
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ATTORNEYS FOR SAN FRANCIS
cos FORMER MAYOR ACT.
BUT CASE GOES OVER
Lanqdon 10 Not Present and the Mat
ter 10 Continued for His Convent
enee-Attorneys Also Discuss Re
duction IN Amount Of Ball.

844&|4Ha. -E5$EG&G 5GE.S EE~SE4 IN GNgGSGG3if.a LH
San Francisco. Jan. 1l.--Applica-
ton for the release on bail OF Eugene
d. schmitz.. who has been confined in
the county Jail for eight months. was
made to Superior Judge Dunno this
morning by Attorney Drew. Of counsel
for the former mayor.
At the request Of Assistant District
Attorney Honcock, who declared that
he had not been advised Of the inten-
ton Of the defendant to ask for bail
until last night, and on account Of the
absence Of District Attorney Langdon,
Judge Dunno postponed the matter
until Monday morning. This was the
first move made by the former mayor
to take advantage Of the reversal OF
the appellate court, which, in effect,
declared on Wednesday that he was IL
legally convicted of e~xtortion, holding
that no crime had been committed
and that Judge Dunno had been unfair
in his rulings and made numerous err
rors.
Attorney Drew stated to the Associ.
ated Press that the application for the
release Of schmitz wal not made with
the expectation that the remittitur
from the higher court would come
down at once, but in Justice to the
defendant, who had been declared In.
nocent by the higher court, pending
the issuance Of the remittitur.
To Reduce Ball.
On Monday the application for bail
will not only be renewed, but the
court will be asked to reduce the az
gregate bail on the other 40 indict
ments against Schmitz, amounting tc
about $1,000 600, Drew asking whether
the district attorney would agree or
100000 being sufficient to insure the
former mayors presence. In the alb
sence OF District Attorney Langdon
Hofcock could give no answer, but In
formed counsel for Schmitz that in the
first place the latter's right to bal
would be vigorously contested.
After the matter OF bail for the for
mer mayor had for the time being
been disposed Of before Judge dunno
this morning, schmitz, James ". Con
roth. manager Of an athletic club;
Eddie Graney. the well known referee
and Willus Britt. manager Of James
Britt, were arraigned on the nine IN
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AERoPLANE a SUCCESS.

Paris. Jan. l1,-Henry Parman
twice completed the one kilometer cir
Gle with his aeroplane this afternoon,
but did not win the A~rchdeacon prize
Of $4,000, as the cimmittee having
the supervision OF the award was not
present.
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INTERNAL sTRlFElN THE cELEs.
TlAL KINGDOM.
TALK Of REVOLUTION
british Government stops French ves-
sell and Searches for Pirates-ob-s
say Government Appears to
BE Growing Weaker.

~ I1 lLE 49,
the projects for the Tioutsin, Chin
kiang & Chekiang railroad loan, and.
it is announced that it will go on while
the agitation in provinces which have
amended the rights recovery" move
ment is in temporary allegiance. The
recent edicts from the throne against
the agitation have, not had a corc!u-
sive effect, but they have Drought
about a change for the better in the
tone of the comment appearing in the
native press. Certain members Of the
government are doubtful Of the ulti-
mate outcome Of the measures adopted.
by the throne; they resent some OF
them and they are not convinced Of
the sincerity Of the government in ex-
tending the r%epressive measures to the
There is even talk today
among some high officials that in any
other country this would be considered.
as p~rearranging a revolution.
Eight important Questions.
China has at present eight impor-
tant questions on her hands, aside
from her negotiations with Great
Britain and Japan. -Four of these
matters seriously threaten her. Ac-
cording to some observers here the
government appears to be growing
weaker, but this evidently is due to
the fact that her contentious with the
powers and her internal difficulties
have come up at one and the same
time, and she has failed to make use
Of the abilities Of Yuan Shikia, wlin
complains that his hands are tiea and
powerless.
Has Been Warned.
Indo-China has repeatedly sent
warnings to Pekin of dangers involved
in the revolutionary movement on the
Tong King border, where the course
pursued by the rebels has provoked
troops from Tong King, which is a
French possession, to cross over into
the Chinese province Of Kwang 81.
Against this the foreign board has pro
tested and the French minister here
has replied with adequate assurances.
Sir John N. Gordon, the British min
lister Of China. is today sanguine Of q
satisfactory settlement Of the West
river difficulty. This trouble arises
from the prevalence Of piracy on this
waterway, which Great Britain is now
policing with a small feet Of gunboats.
Sir John is particularly hopeful, mas
much az the province Of Kwang Tung
has conceded a claim Of 10000 taels
for piracy outrages.
A British gunboat, while searching
for pirates on the West river, recently
stopped and boarded a French boat.
AS soon as the nationality Of the sus-
pected vessel was made known she
was released and proceeded on her
way.
The course Of action followed by
Great Britain with regard to Manchu.
ria is expected ultimately to determine
whether a power other than the Japa-
nese will be permitted to ind invest
ment in that territory.
The evacuation Of the Chumbia val.
ley in Thibet by British troops is be-
ing delayed, among other things. by
the necessity Of settling the question
as to whether Thibet will be included
in the treaty concerning Thibetan
trade. It is hoped that Thibet will bo
admitted to this agreement and that
an understanding to this end shortly
will be signed.
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Latest styles in Job Printing At The
Gazette ONCE.
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Calling cards At The Gazette once
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-07-16

ing him as a Socialist. At the con
clusion of his remarks, which were not
in accord with the spirit of the con
vention, Permanent Chairman Clayton,
who at the day session has superseded
Temporary Chairman Bell as wielder
of the gavel, exclaimed that William
Jennings Bryan needed no defenders,
and ELECTED tremendous applause.
The opening session lasted three
hours and brought about the compile
ton of the permanent organization of
the convention, with the resounding
address of Congressman Clayton of
Alabama, permanent chairman of the
convention. When the session opened
at night, every formality of ~organiza-
ton had been accomplished and the
decks were clear for the supreme
work of adopting the platform and
naming the candidates.
The scenes within the convention
amphitheater repeated those of previ-
Gus days in the magnitude of the gath
ering and the eager enthusiasm of the
throngs. There were frequent DEM
onstrations as the names Of party
idols or Jeffersonian principles were
pronounced, but there was no repeti.
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a committee of three be appointed to
wait upon the platform committee and
ascertain when 1t would be ready to
report. The motion prevailed and Mr..
James, J. Thomas Hefin of Alabama
and F. P. Lynch of Minnesota were
named. Mr.. Lynch's appointment was
the first recognition the adherents of
Gov. Johnson had received in the
choice Of convention committees.
Pending the report of the committee
of inquiry, Thomas P. Ball of Texas
was invited to address the convention.
Mr.. Ball called out cheering when
he said it was a great pleasure to ad-
dress such a notable ratification con-
vention," and declared Mr.. Bryan
would be nominated because the peo-
pie of the states who sent their dele
gates to the convention wanted him
nominated.
I'm November next" said Chairman
Clayton, I'VE will witness in New
York the Tammany tiger drowning
the Republican elephant. Therefore I
invite to the stand, for a speech from
a Democrat to a Democratic conven
ton, Senator Thomas F. Grady of New
York"
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vention forced on him a candidate for
Vlce-president that he did not want,
During the Russian Japanese war a
telegram came from the front saying:
k~uropatkin is in statu quo The boys
IN the village did not know what that
meant, so they took the message TO
the wise man Of the town, and he did
not know what it meant, but he took
a chance and he said: 'Fellers. statu
quo means that Kuropatkin is in a hell
OF a nix That's what's the matter
with the Republican party"
Platform Committee Not Ready.
The galleries, with a profound 10.
norance of the manner in which the
convention should be managed. broke
in with cries of "Vote!" "Votel"
When quiet was restored, the chair
recognized Mr.. James of the commit.
tee sent to ascertain the probability Of
an early report from the committee
on resolutions. Mr.. James reported
that the committee would not be ready
to report before midnight. He then
made a motion that the rules be sus.
pended and that the nominating
speeches for presidential candidates
be made, with the understanding, how.