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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-15
CAN'T HEAR SECRETS.
House Sends Back Report to the
War Department.

Washington, Dec. ia report
from the war department showing
how the country was inadequately pro-
tected against invasion from foreign
governments has been sent to the
house as a secret document, and, after
several conferences and hurried tele-
phone mesSag es, was returned to the
war department because the house
could not receive a secret report.
Members of congress who saw the
document before its withdrawal say
the report of Secretary Dickinson
points out that the country is wholly
unprepared, that there Is woeful in
adequacy of men, guns and ammuni-
ton, that the army should be reorgan-
lied and that a council of national de-
Tense, with a secretary of war at its
head, should be created by congress.
The report of General Wood, mark
ed CONFIDENTIAL dealt with these
matters and gave official admission to
matters that are of more or less COM
mon knowledge among army and navy
experts in this country and abroad.
In fact, the real significance of the
document is that it makes official adj
mission of conditions already well
known among army and navy officers
in this country and abroad.
General Wood, before the house mill
tary committee, furnished some inter-
esting information. He discussed the
whole subject of national defenses, told
particular emphasis on the possibility
of attack from the Orient He did not
give vent to any alarmist views, but
talked confidentially of the need of
congress. as prudent and effective
act to take immediate action to guard
against any possible trouble from
Japan or China.
Representative McLachIan (Cal), the
author of the resolution which brought
about the official exposition of the
weakness of the military defenses,
said:
"A foreign country could land 100000
troops on the Pacific coast in 80 days
and the only intimation of trouble would
be their blowing I'D of the mountain
passes, thus preventing any commuE-
ication with the east. In the three
states west of the Rocky Mountains
California, Oregon and Washington
we have 5000 regular troops and 5000
state milltiamen. The best military
authorities say that it would take years
to dislodge foreign troops if they ever
lions. and that it would cost the Uni
ted States a billion dollars"
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Hobson embodies the administra-
ton idea of a national council for de.
Tense, and is the result of his confer
ence with President Taft, Secretary
Dickinson and other officials.
The holding up of the report grew
out of opposition of Representative
Tawney (Minnesota), chairman of the
appropriations committee. it is said.
He is understood to have had his at
tention called to it some time ago.
He then called the attention of the
president to the policy of retrench-
ment in appropriations at this time
and advised him that, figuratively, if
the conditions cited in the report were
made public the whole retrenchment
policy would be interfered with.
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Topeka Markets.

Caffla
BUTTER AND EGGS.
FURNISHED by The Continental Creauerv
CHICAGO EGG aSpeae. Aah'l
N Z; EGGs S 9g9S1
N: Y, sc; Elgin, soc. ''0@7o' @0c'
WHOLESALE. prices furnished by Cones
City Market House
EGGS-Fresh country, candled 2sc
POULTRY-Hens. heavy Sc: iisbt -.
broilers, 11s and lbs, lie; 21S and AZ ne sc'
&C. TurSeys. lbs. and s ove ed T1S9 100
Tombs, &c.. Ducks +. F. F., lie: Geese r.
p;sa En- Sc 5G P5geg 1ot per per doz 6Oc old
NO. RABBITS-Per doz.. 75c. t,ra..s.,
rabbits. per doz-, $1.Oo. u'esseo
BUTTER-Packing stock ne,. II, 90,
Dairy butter IN Jars and pound prinIs'
WHOLESALE FRUIT AND PRoD17cE
Fruit and Produee.I "o'esaie
BANANAS-Medium sized bijnobes -
bunch Sc oog2 IS; large -ounchesaS per
AfMERIA GRAPEsEFPeerr D56sbk fe sg ,s;a0
BOX APPLEs-Fancy York 1nna-,.,s
per box, S150; Fancy Ben Davis ner 80 49,
$50; Fancy Kings, per box SIS per Fa nox;
per box, s175; Fancy Arkansas RIaciP5s'
per box, $500; Fancy Missouri Pippins
JONATHAN APPLES-Per hoy 60 M
CALIFORNIA LEMONS-Per box x- 81 %
Q5.25. "'''
FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT-Pf1esTrO 9 boz ~
81 256450. OOA'
CRANBERRIEs-- Sunrise ner
Fancy Mcfarland per Dbl. $40. 50. s'-'''
BOXED CRANBERRIES- box. 81 10
per box in box lots, $500. P'i0'
CALIFORNIA QUINCES-Per box S,7
PACKAGE FIGS-Per Dox. IL cartons tons
PAcKAGE BATTEs-Per box. s2.75.
HONEY-Per 24-rack case, $s.75
COCANUTS-Per sack, original, Sc 20.
per doz.. S5c- '''
New York Plain Selects. per can. doc:
New York Extra Selects. per can. z5c:
Mew 9 9er gaon s Scr Ss4 zoe stand
Selects, per gal, $50; New York Ey YIN
Selects per gal. $40; New York Counts.
ELERY-Mammoth. per bunch on,
Jumbo per bunch. Zoe: Blue Ribbon. Der
XMAS DECORATIONS eac, ~
to $500; trees per doz:, 500 to $500. -''
DELAWARE HOLLY-Per crate. Is %.
ALABAMA sMILAx-Per crate ~oo.
w.sathing. coils of about 20 yards. s 500:
HOLLAND cABBAGE-Per cwt
FABLE PoTAToEs-P bG d' Sc $50
SPANISH ONIoNs-Per crate. sI.5o
oEEf ANGs{ lG 6D.. slas RED GLOBE
WH1TE oNIoNs-Per- bu, s1.s5
CALIFORNIA CAULIFLoWER Per
RooT VEGETABLES Turnips. per I'm
soc; beets, per bu;. Zoe: parsnips, per bu.
Limberger. per ib lie: wis. Yellow le ns'ss 60
h.. nc; Block Swiss. 25 to 80 lbs. ea pfr
per h.. lie.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City. Dec. 15.-WHEAT-Cash
NHraTRet unchanged. No. 2 hard, 9215c@S1.O0
8, 94G96c. ~
NJ CoodRN.Market, unchanged to nc higher.
white, 4sa441kc; No. 8. za1zG4slsc
,o UAl S-Market unchanged. No. 2 white,
oo15c; No mixed, 311aq3211c.
H1E-No. 2. 73@76c.
.HtAf-Market unchanged. Choice tim
oe q ,SIr4400Q145O choice prairie, S12.00.
o,l5 oCIaa.ER-Creamery, Csc; firsts, Csc; Sec
ondS 23c; packing stock, 1ec.
o,lde GSSoN1lE Sex 3014c; firsts, 2S1sc; sec
WHEAT-Receipts. al cars
CLOSE-Wheat Decemper 9e1Lc bid;
May may s4as@s41sc bid; July, s014@90asc sell
July, 47c sellers.
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Chicago Produce Market.

chicago. Dec. 15.-BUTTER-Mark
sssedoy- Creameries, 2SQ29c; diaries, Zig
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts 1,212
Eases; at mark, cases included, 19146221kc;
1irsts, Bic; prime firsts &c
,s CH EES E.Market firm. Daisies. 14s4@
l9e; Twins, 14@14lzc; Young Americas. i4%
Ql5c; Long Horns, 143z@15c
POTATOES Market easy. Choice to
fancy, 43@45c; fair to good, SSa42c.
,POULTRY-Market easy. Turkeys live
nc; dressed, 221ac; chickens, live, lie
dressed, lie; springs. live. 1Oc; dressed, 12c
NEAl-Market steady. so to 60 Id. wis.,
yd1oc GU to So Id. WITS. 11Q111Sc; So to Ito
h. WITS, 12c.
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governor. 81 don't know any of the
details yet, but hope the man or men
who did the work will be speedily
brought to Justice"
The offer requires the arrest within
80 days and conviction thereafter in
order to obtain the reward.
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New York Produce .,arnet.

;, new York, Dec. 15-BUTTER-Mark
alrm. Creamery specials, 33@321sc; extras,
fEESE-Market steady. State whole
mix, current make, common to fair 12D
EGGS-Market easier. State, Pennsyl-
yanla and nearby hennery white, fancy,
S9saooc; ditto hennery brown. fancy, 40
POULTRY : Alive, steady; western
chickens, 13G14c; fowls 14315c; turkeys
!4Q1Sc; dressed, quiet: western chickens
l21sq161zc; fowls, 12Q17c; turkeys, 1S@24c
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STUBS OFFERS $3.50 REWARD.

Amount Will Go to Person Who I'm
tangIes Bernhardt Mystery.
Governor Stubs has offered a re-
ward of $3.50 for the arrest and convic-
ton of the murderers of Mrs. Bern
hardt, her son and two hired hands at
their farm in Johnson county last
week.
THAT is one of the most horrible
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KILLING STEERS
Kansas CITY Live Stock MARKET.

Kansas City. Dec. 15.-C5ATTIE-Re-
ceipts 1900, including 500 southerns. Mar
ket strong to 10c higher. Native steers.
southern cows. So. coat. IS; native cows and
heifers s2.75d6.o0; stockers and feeders.
s400G5 %; bulls, So. 60G5475: calves, 81. s5n
cows $2.7504.75.
HOGS-Receipts 1000. Market 10c to 15c
higher. Bulk of sales, ST. 454770: heavy.
s.. 65657 IS; packers and butchers, s7.60Q7. rs;
light. 81. 60G77
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market. steady.
Muttons, So 3G3 90; lambs, S. 25G6 .; fed
wethers and yearlings, $3.50Q4.75; fed
western ewes. S3.006I3.50-
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New York Stock .Iarket.

wall St, New York, Dec. 15.-STOCKS+
trading was in small volume at the out
set today but there was a good undertone
TO the market, leading stocks all showing
shght advances over yesterdays closing
prices. Western Maryland improved 1SS
and Metropolitan preferred
The tone of the market grew steadily
better but business continued in small
volume. Fluctuations in the usual market
leaders were very narrow. Canadian Pa
cific rose IL; Wheeling and Lake Erie
flrst preferred 2; Missouri Pacific Ia
General Electric H and Lehigh Valley
New York Central, Southern Railway pre-
ferred, Norfolk and Western and People S
Gas !.
Trading fell off slightly in the second
hour but the market held well with fur
ther gains in the active issues. The re-
ported forthcoming prosecution of the al
legged electric trust by the federal gov
eminent had no effect on General Electric
which was again strong on rumors of an
increased dividend. Buying of Canadian
Pacific was attributed to foreign interests.
Wisconsin Central and westinghouse Elec-
trio first preferred gained points. There
was increase demand for bonds with a
further advance in Georgia Central is
sues.
Prices hardly moved an eighth and bus
mess was confined to a handful of stocks.
A downward dip wiped out the fraction
al advance of the day but there was no
atetmpt made to carry the decline below
yesterdays final prices. National Biscuit
hardened 2; United Railways and Invest
ment 5 and Philadelphia company 4.
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S4.So@I g; Texas steers. IS sOa5.oO: western
s 81 ss. SS.90Q5.S0; stockers and feeders,
calves, S7.00GI9 IS.
II a1oeG6S..Receipts estimated at 1900 Mar
nSt lec TO l5c higher. Light $S5067. rs;
ssl ~ d, Sf4On7S 80; heavy, 81. S56D7 rs: rough
s se, 20; good to choice heavy, 1851 10;
psi tS 9;ISa6lo; bulk of sales. s7.55Q77o,
ofiEEP-Receipts estimated at Is 600.
Market strong. Native. s.. 40a74 *. west
ern, S2.5o@4 %; yearlings, 81 3Om5. IS; lambs,
naIive, $4-25q6-30; western, $4500625
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE
w .HtiEAaoI--oReeeipts, 10.S00 bushels; ship
ments, 20.700 bushels
CORN-Receipts, al 200 bushels. shin
ments, 1865, 500 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat 10 cars, with /
OF contract grade; corn 324 cars, with of
contract grade; oats 126 cars
Iotai receipts of wheat at Chicago. Min
neapoLs and Duluth today were 40 cars.
c co,.I with 29S cars last week and PSI
cars the corresponding day year ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-15
Topeka Hide Market,
fluctuations furnished by James c. S1,,,A

TIDE QUOTA,

Topeka. Kan Dac -
HIDE QUOTATIONS. Green ec, 10;
Hides-Natives. short haired, No 1. $50 60
No 2 SIC; side brands, over "a flat 'Ss1c'
l. sac; side brands. under 40 flat NO
7Nc: bulls and stays, No. l. 73<c. NJ l.
6asc: bulls side branded. flat, No. i. &C.:
green salt cured glue, flat, No, i oz<c:
green salt cured deacons, each "a;
slunks each, 25M15c- sS'c'
Green uncured hides &c less than Co..
grade cured. oiIls
Green frozen hides are No. .
Green half cured. &c less than <,
Horse hides. green No. ? 81 7S5 a. 81 "a.
horse hides. No. 2. Sl75GD2 %: green e 20:
hides. 75cQs1-50: sheep pelts, green 29ns
81 90: dry. according to wool. per In o'S ~
10c. 90
BEESNVAX-15T25c.
DRY HIDES-Dry flint brt.,..
heavy. 1Se dry flint culls. Joe. Idh dry sait
(under IS lbs-). 12c; dry sheep DeIfs ~, IT
-WooI(Heayy fine. 1ogi2c; CoIofesgiIgcc'
medium, 14d16c: light fine, 1sGi4c. h Elghr
fine. 101l2c: Missouri. Iowa ana sire;siivy.
Choice medium comhing. 1s@20c: meeii,, -
clothing, 1601Sc; low and braid 1SS ~ ~
light fine and fine medium, 14ai6c: Ile sloS'
fine, 10Q12c; Kansas Nebraska ana Silssy'
homa: Bright medium, 14716c: dari- O ,,sls
iun. 12Q14c: light fine. 12G14c iAeu-
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.WHEAT-No. .. S04S5c Lee Ia
NEW CORN-33c.
OATS-30431c.
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1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
City, and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State journal by
Clay, Robinson & Co.. live stock commits
sion merchants. with offices at all mar
Kansas City, Dec. 15.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1900 head. Market strong to 10c
higher.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head. Market
strong to zoe higher. Bulk of sales. SG5Q
7.721z; top, s7.75.
sHbEP- Receipts 5000 head. Market
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Cotton Market
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.

Galveston, Tex, Dec. 15.-COTTON
Market steady, 15c.
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Chicago live Stock Market.
Chicago, Dec. 15.-CATTLE-Receipt
estimated at $500. Market steady. Beeves,
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New York Sugar and Conee Marl1c

New York, Dec. 15.-SUGAR-Raw, firm
Muscovado, SO test, $780,; centrifugal. 96
test, $500; molasses sugar, SO test, s.. %.
Refined sugar, steady.
COFFEE-Spot, quiet
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New York Money Market.

New York, Dec. 15.-MONEY- on
call steady, SkqS!k per. cent; ruling rate
3as erscent; closing bid 3A per cent; offer
ed at 3ss per cent. Time loans dull; sixty
days and ninety days 3A per cent; six
months 3A@4 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 505k
per cant
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at S4S2. 30GI4. s.. so
for sixty day bills and at s4S5.40 for de-
mand. Commercial bills s4S1&z "a. S2A.
SILVER-Bar silver, 545s cents Mexican
dollars 40 cents.
BONDS-Government bonds steady. rail-
road bonds firm.
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TopeIsa Grain MarLe

FURNISHED by J. Z. Billiard. corner r..
sas ave. and Curtis ST. "A 81
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SHE SHEDS TEARS.

stCnrtinned frnra Page cne.s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-15

at the Santa Fe depot and Rugged and
kissed her. At the home that night he
Rugged and kissed her again. She sale
he came to her room the second night
she was in Topeka and that while there
I1e5 plea ed-with her to marry him. She
Consented. Miss Datrynlpies said she
worked in the grocery store for S6.25
week and made her home at the Green
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-11
AFTER MANY YEARS WOMAN
OF 60 CLAIMS A PENSION
Wants Money French Government Or
dered Paid to Descendants
of Lesurques

PARIS, April i1.-Lesurques, the
principal figure in the famous judicial
tragedy of the LyOnsmail, which has
been staged the world over left a
number of relatives at the time of his
execution When his innocence was
subsequently established Napoleon Ill
in 1866, granted a pension in perpetuity
to the mans lineal descendants. The
pension was paid by the French gov
ernment until quite recently.
A few days ago a Nine. Behaguer
who described herself as the direct de
scendant of Lesurques on the female
side, wrote to the minister of justice
insisting upon her rights to the pen
sion. The woman, who is 60, is pre-
pared to produce the necessary proofs
in order to establish her identity.
At the ministry of justice nothing
exists showing that financial repara-
ton was ever granted to Lesurques
relatives The claimant, however, says
that she will press the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-11
FIND WOMAN'S BODY;
DE6OYED, THEN SHOT
Mrs. ShuItz of Tacoma, Missing
Since Monday, Is Found
Slain

TACOMA, Wash. April 10.-The
finding of the body today of Mrs. Hen
ry Schulz, who disappeared last Mon
day morning, on the unfrequented Ar
londale road in Gig harbor. has led the
police to believe that the woman was
decoyed from her home and shot by
an unknown assassin.
The body bore two bullet wounds ana
nearby was found a shell of 9S-caliber
revolver
Mrs. Schulz, who lived in Tacoma,
received a letter Monday morning tell
ing her of the illness of her sister,
Mrs. T. Haberecht, wife of Gig har-
Dor rancher.
She was last seen alive near the
spot where the body was found two
hours after she left the boat landing
at Gig harbor
When Mrs. Schulz failed to return
home Monday night, the police were
notified and began search. Before
leaving home she had told her hus-
band of having received the letter
from her sister.
Investigation showed the letter was
bogus and led the police to conclude
that il was written as a decoy The
body was found by a posse of deputy
sheriffs with dogs. In addition to the
bullet wounds, the body bore NUM-
Der of bruises.
No explanation of the crime, or a
possible motive, is offered.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-11
MORE MORMONS MAY
MIGRATE To MEXICO
ReIiuiouS Freedom Across Rio
Grande Attracts Many
from Salt Lake
lsneclal TO The Heraldl

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 10-For
the purpose Of settling more Mormons
in Mexico the elders of the Mormon
church are now negotiating for the
purchase of 1000 acres of rubber ana
fruit lands In the states of Tabasco
and Chiapas. 1t is understood that the
deal will be closed for the consideration
of 5000 900, or 80 per acre. Settlement
it is said, will be effected during the
coming summer
The fact that in Mexico the Mormons
have absolute religious freedom is said
to be responsible for their emigration
across the Rio Grande. Their old home
around salt Lake is setting up rap
idIv with anti -Mormons, a circmu-
stance which has subjected them to a
great deal of interference. The policy
Of the colonies in Mexico will be not
to encourage any but co-religionists to
settle among them.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-11
IOWA WANTS DEEMER
BREWERS SUCCESSOR
State Legislators Ask Taft to
Appoint Young Judge to
Supreme Bench

WASHINGTON, April 10.--Backed by
the Iowa senators and congressman,
the name of Judge H. f. Deemer has
been presented to President Taft as
the proper man to succeed the late
Justice Brewer on the United states
supreme court bench. Judge Deemer
has been a federal judge for number
of years.
While President Taft is said to favor
Lloyd w. Bowers, he Is also said to
think well of Judge Deemer, who, while
a young man, has won fame and repu-
tation for his work on the bench.
Judge Deemer is the youngest as
sociate justice of the supreme court.
He is q native of Indianan, having been
born in Marshall county in 1888. He
entered the state university in 1873.
In the fall Of 1878, he matriculated
in the law department of the state uni
versity.
When the legislature passed the act
in 1856 changing the judicial districts
of the state, Mr.. Deemer was noml-
mated as one of the judges, and elect
ed by a large majority. In 1890 he was
renominated and reelected by a still
larger majority-larger than that of
any other candidate on the ticket.
In 1894 he was appointed to the
office of supreme judge by Governor
Jackson, the legislature having passed
an act increasing the number of Judges
on the supreme bench. He was un-
animously nominated to succeed him
self by the Republican state conven-
ton, and was easily elected, receiv-
ing the largest majority of any candi-
date on the ticket. He was warmly
and generously indorsed by the bar of
his district for the position for which
he was appointed. He possesses judici-
al ability of a high order and his de-
csions command the unqualified re-
snect of the bar.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-11
ARMY Of MEN To
WORK ON CENSUS
Seventy Thousand EnumeratorS
Will Start LaborS at Day.
light Friday
PHILIPPINES NOT COUNTED
Government Forced to Spend
More Than S5,OO0,000
in Obtaining Figures
PHILIPPINES NOT COUNTED
Associated Press1

WASHINGTON, April 10.-With the
break of day on Friday a host of 10000
interrogators, men and women, white
and colored, will be turned loose in
pursuit of the people of the United
States.
On that day Uncle Sam will begin
the numbering of his children In prep
aration for the thirteenth census. He
estimates that he has a family of about
80, 100000 men, women and children,
and he already has employed and will
then put to work a body of enumerators
considerably greater than the standing
army
The enumeration will cover all of the
fOrty-fiVe states and two territories of
the Union proper and also Hawaii,
Porto Rico and Alaska. The Philip
pines will not be included, as special
arrangements are made for numbering
the people of those dependencies.
Under the statute governing the
work the entire enumeration must be
completed within month and in the
cities the work is limited to fifteen
days.
1t is expected that some of the re-
turns from the cities will be received
as early as the first week in June, but
the exact population of the entire
country will not be known before Sep
tember.
The inquiry will comprise three prin.
cipal neutrality-suspicious. agriculture
and mining and manufacturing. The
questions will cover thS acreage, the
value and the product oe farms, in
cluding an especial enumeration of anil
mails as 1t will the capital invested,
the value of products and the number
of employees of mining and manufac-
turing plants.
The mere getting Of the information
will cost the government the pretty
sum of IS, 800, 900. OF this amount
$4,500,0 900 will be paid to enumerators
and the remaining million TO super
Visors.
With few exceptions the enumer-
ators will be paid on the basis of work
done. In the country the remuneration
win be from 20 to 80 cents for each
farm reported, while the pay for names
will range from 2 to 4 cents. The dis
tricts will average 1900 names-1000 in
the country and 1900 in the cities.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-11
FIREMAN IS BLAMED
FOR TRAIN CRASH
Said to Have Mistaken Signal
Causing Collision on TreStle
Near Spokane

SPOKANE April 10.-An inexperi-
Denced fireman, who was making his
first trip, is blamed for last night s
collision between two trains on the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle railroad
on a trestle near this city, in which
many persons were injured and one OF
whom is now dead.
Owing to the curve before reaching
the trestle the danger signal can be
seen first from the freman's side of the
cab. The fireman, Nennie Safronck,
saw the green lamp Of a switch and
thought it was the green light Of the
semaphore, which would mean clear
track. He told the engineer to go
ahead. When the red danger signal
was in view he warned the engineer,
but it was too late. A moment later
the trains crashed together on the
trestle, the mail tar being thrown to
the street, twenty feet below, The
passengers injured were in the smoker.
Paul Chicolata, an Italian, both Of
whose legs We're broken in last nights
collision, is dead Of his injuries.
Ed lyman, mail Weigher, who suf-
fered a terrible wound on the head, is
said to be dying
1t is believed all the other injured, Of
whom there are more than a score, will
recover Broken limbs. cOntusiOuS, cuts
and internal jars are numerous. These
injured people are being cared for at
the hospitals.
The state railroad commission, which
is making a tour Of the state reached
Spokane today and Immediately began
an inquiry into the causes Of the
wreck summoning witnesses from
both trains and from the offices Of the
dispatcher. J. Russell, general super
intendent of the railroad at Portland,
and J. p. Rogers Of Vancouver, Wash,
division superintendent, were at the
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