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Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
THREE PERISHED IN FIRE.
The Property Loss Exceeds Two
 Millions.

Cincinnati. Dec. 21-With a dozen streams still playing upon the smOul- dering ruins of the fire that destroyed a block of Cincinnati's manufacturing district early this morning. the recapit- ulatiOn of the loss in life and property has been completed and shows the dis aster to be larger than any of the es- inmates placed it during the progress of the conflagration. The final count taken this afternoon shows that three men lost their lives. six were injured, one perhaps fatally. while the property loss is $2.OS2, 900. covered by insurance of $1 400. .000.
 The origin of the blaze at roth the Krippendorf- O'Neil cOmpany's plant and the A. J. Nurre warehouse is un- known. but the manner in which the huge buildings burned like finder. force the belief upon the fire department that the blaze was the result of incen- diarism. It is conceded tonight that the body of Charles Scwengal, ladder man of fire company No. 15. is buried under the ruins.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
REDUCTION ORDERED
 OF PULLMAN RATES IT APPLIES NORTHWEST OF
 CHICAGO. But Everywhere There Must Be a Distinction Between Lowers
 and Uppers.

Washington, Dec 21-Formal or ders were announced by the interstate commerce commission reducing the price heretofore charged by the Pull man company for upper berths in sleeping cars. An order was also is sued providing. after February l. that certain specified reductions of charges for lower berths northwest of Chi cagO should be made by the Pullman company,
 In the decision announced today it was held in the Loftus case that the maximum rate for a lower berth from St Paul to Seattle should not exceed $ll, and an upper berth, $S.S0; from St Paul to Chicago the upper berth rate should not exceed $1.60: from St. Paul to Superior. SIPS; from St Paul or Fargo to Grand Forks. $1.60."
 In consonance with this holding an order was made requiring the Pull man company to put in these rates, not later than February l, and man. tain them at least two years.
 The order directs the Pullman com pany to fix the rates for upper berths at not exceeding eighty per cent Of the rates applicable under the Pull man company tariff to lowers. when ever such lower berth rate is s1.75 or over. and where lower berth rate is $L-5O the upper rate shall be fixed at not to exceed $I25
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
NEW KIND OF FRAUD
 UNDER INVESTIGATION THE SUGAR TRUST AS USUAL IS
 IMPLICATED. The Government Has Been Losinu Money on Drawbacks"

Washington. Dec 21-Customs ex- perts of the treasury and special agents of the department of justice are mak- ing an investigation which promises to add another chapter to the sugar frauds. The alleged abuse of the drawback" privileges, principally in New York, is under investigation One official says the revelations promise to put the government in a position to recover nearly as much as the un- derweighing cases. when more than $3.000.0OO was paid into the treasury
 When sugar imported pays duty, un- less coming from the Philippines, when manufactured into a product, and that exported. the duty is refunded in the form of a drawback" except 1 per cent, which is retained to defray the cOst-Of tariff administration.
 Under this arrangement, sugar is imported raw, exported as a syrup and many other by-products of sugar. On each of these, rre treasury makes drawback refunds. About $7.OOO.OOO is paid that way each year and half of that amount is drawn back on exports of sugar and tin.
 Officials say that frauds in sugar extending over several years could easily run into a large amount. Some investigations, it is said. show that the government has been defrauded of the drawbacks" it has allowed on syrups. It is charged that refunds have been paid on high grade sugar commanding high duties. which in fact in the syrups a very low grade of sugar was used. Under the system of ex- the customs authorities are confronted with the probability that the government may have been paying drawbacks" on shipments which were not sugar at all. but. might, in fact, have been sawdust as far as the usual inspection developed
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
A CONTRACT WIFE
 NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED
The Reluctant Admission of Mrs.
 TurnbuIl.

Los Angeles, Dec. 21.-For three hours today Mrs. Lillian A. Turnbull again experienced all the tortures of the third degree" while being cross examined in the will contest over the Lucky Baldwin estate. At the end of the period her reputation for iron nerve remained unscathed, but her alert wits had given way before the determined probe of the Baldwin attorneys, en- abling them to get into the voluminous record an admission which they de- clare knocks the main props from un- der her daughters case
 Taking her over the ground of her previous testimony, Gavin McNab caused Mrs. TurnbHll to repeat her former declarations that there had been contract marriage. but that no one but herself and Lucky Baldwin had ever seen the contract. Then he de- manded to know whether she had ev- CT been introduced by the turfman as his wife or whether she had ever been recognized as Mrs. Baldwin by any one.
 By long series of questions, which occupied nearly an hour McNab drew from the witness the apparently re- luctant admission that Baldwin had re- ferred to her as Mrs. Baldwin before only five persons.
 Three of these were negro servants and two white men. She could not recall that Baldwin had ever intro duced her as his wife to a single woman.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
TRAVELLING EXPENSES
 OF FORMER PRESIDENT
Mir. Rainey Determined to Get at the
 Bottom Facts.

Washington, Dec 21-A fight will be made by Representative Rainey of Illinois to bring the question of for mer President Roosevelt's travelling expenses squarely before congress. One of the stockholders of the South ern railway today wrote MT. Rainey that if Colonel Roosevelt had paid for all the transportation furnished him on his orders it would cost him $75, ,OO0 on that line alone.
 Mir. Rainey's recent resolution de- manding information regarding Mir. RoOsevelts travelling expenses while president brought out a large core spondence. including letters from sev- eral railway stockholders who agree with Mir. Rainey's views that the rail- road should not be saddled with the expense of special trains and special cars ordered from the White House at the passenger departments ex- pnse
 Mir. Rainey proposes immediately after congress reassembles to move to discharge the rules committee from further consideration of his res oiutiOn,. if. as he expects. the commit tee pigeonholes the measure.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
COMMISSION REPORT
 GRAND CENTRAL DISASTER
No More Gas For Cars to Be Stored
 in Borough of Manhattan.

New York. Dec. 21-The municipal explosive commission which investi- gated Mondays disastrous explosion at the Grand Central station reported to the fire commissioner tonight. after an inspection of the gas system: This commission has indicated to the officers of the railroad that it will be necessary to arrange to gas all cars at some point outside the borough of Manhattan"
 The report adds that the danger does not lie in the quality of the gas. but in the possibilities of the crack ing of one of the tank cars and the subsequent explosion of the volume of gas thus released. The explosion of such an amount of gas could read lily take place in the tunnel. either from a light or from the sparkling of the contact shoe on the third rail"
 The commission disclosed nothing to modify or alter the opinion that the damage was entirely due to a gas explosion.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22

justice of the peace. then swore to a complaint alleging that Anson Lap ham was being taken from the city against his will by Frank Lapham, and a warrant was then issued. The sheriffs office promised to take the Laphams from the train at Prescott if possible
 Attorney Burke was reticent about discussing the case last night declin- ing to give his opinion as to the mo- tive for the alleged Kidnapping He stated however, that it-was kid naping case, pure and simple. and that he would press the charge and would protect his clierit's interests He stated that he had had several conferences with AnsOn Lapham. and that he rather expected the attempt but that it came rather sooner than he had anticipated.
 Mrs. Lapham is said to have con siderable wealth and it is inferred from the letters Anson has written to his attorney and to the physician who is attending her. that he might become the principal beneficiary in the will in the event of her death
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
.Lovett Thinks Government
 Need Not Concern Itself ANY RAILROAD SECURITY
As Safe as Shares of Wild cat Companies Against Which the Government has Never Proposed to Protect It's Citizens.

New York, Dec. 21-RObert S. Lov- cit. successor tO Edward Hartman as
 president of the Southern and Union
 Paciiic railroads. told the railroad
 securities commission today that he
 was m favor of federal supervision of railways. but questioned the wisdom or or the necessity for federal laws
 to govern the issue Of railroad securi
 ties. As railroad executive. he did not oppose the government regulation of stock issues, but he did insist that
 f the regulation is to come the au- 'horltles charged to enact it be vested with full power to enforce it.
 The present status of the railroads harassed on all sides by conflicting state laws, was bad. he said. but a further conflict of state and federal laws was possibility from which he hoped to be delivered. In his long association with the railroads. Judge Lovett has been more a corporation lawyer than an executive. but his tes- timony today was in direct opposition to that of Francis Lynde Stetson counsel for J. P. Morgan X Co. who Is rated one of the foremost corpora ton lawyers of the country.
 When the latter was on the stand last week, he told the commission that rates were of purely local interest and that he would prefer to see the great railroad systems ended at state boundaries, there to connect with other systems, rather than to have them come under federal control
 Rates and capitalization. their re- lation to each other and the relation of the public to both, was the gist of Judge LOvett's testimony He did not see that rates had anything to do with dividends in actual practice. or that the government should have any concern in what kind of railroad se- curities the public bought
 In his twenty five years experience he had not met an instance in which rates had been changed to affect in terest payments or dividends. He douhted if there were a dozen traffic men in the country who knew the capitalization of the companies they represented. Therefore, there was no need for the regulation of securities as a control of rates.
 As for the public. as long as the individual was left free to speculate '' hS Nhose III NllucdI SndFeS, ne ! need not be specifically protected from | the railroads. If it is proposed to | make a physical valuation of the rail- | roads a basis for limiting rates, ne could only say that any scheme of | appraising property by an attempt | to estimate the cost of production | was exceedingly mischievous and ut Lerly impracticable.
 Samuel Untermeyer. counsel of the | Kansas City Southern railroad and | for the receivers of the SeabOard Air | Line, who followed Judge Lovett. rec that no railroad be permit ted to acquire control of another ex- ,ept by lease or outright purchase. This was for the protection of the stockholders.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
Second HorrifyIng Explosion
 In English Coal Mines THREE HUNDRED ARE LOST
An Immediate Official In vestigation Has So Far Resulted in the Discovery
 of No Cause for the Dis aster at Hutton, England.

Bolton. England, Dec 21-More than i goo men lost their lives today by an explosion in the Little Hutton collier of the Hutton COlliery companv. To- cated a short distance from this city | The explosion occurred early this : morning, soon after the miners en- tered IL The force was terrific. and later an investigation showed that the lower passages had been blocked. Heroic efforts were made by res cue parties all day. but-a fire which followed the explosion prevented the | rescuers from penetrating beyond 400 yards into the workings. At o'clock tonight the rescuers were called out of the mine and a conference held at which the government inspector engineers and the mine manager were present.
 The inspector issued a report. after making a descent into the pit. in which he said it was impossible that any of the miners were still alive He added that nothing could be done except to bring up twenty bodies found near the shaft No explanation was given of the cause.
 This is the second great mine dis aster in England this year. An explo- sion occurred at the Wellington col fiery at White Haven. Cumberland. May F, in which 136 miners were killed
 The explosion today resulted in the temporary disablement of the ma chinery whereby the cages are lowered and drawn to the surface A consider able time elapsed before the first res cuers reached the bottom. They brought out eight men. still living. but lr1a- jority of whom were seriously injured. Ten bodies were also removed and twenty additional bodies Were found partly covered by heavy falls of coal
 Late tonight the colliery fans were again started and the air was found fairly good Arrangements have been made for relays of rescuers to go every three hours throughout the night. Towards midnight two more miners were found alive They were terribly burned. and in a critical con- dition
 It was announced that forty bodies had been collected at the bottom of the shaft. to be brought up as soon as possible.
 A flicker of hope still animates the rescuers that more will be found alive
 Among the incidents was the death of a rescuer. who. anxious to reach his two sons, who were entombed, got in advance of his comrades and for feited his life.
 The king sent a message of sym pathy.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
HE AVENGED HIS SISTER.

San BernardinO. Cal, Dec. 21- James Harvey. the owner of a resort in Mill Creek canyon, was shot and killed today by Robert Powell. Louis Harvey escaped with his life only be- cause of the poor craftsmanship of Powell. Louis Harvey's wife is a sis ter of Powell, and the latter charged the Harveys with mistreating her.
 A feud had been brewing for some months, and Powell this morning hid behind a tree with rifle in hand. talk ing the life of Harvey as he stepped from the house. After killing liar vey, Powell compelled his sister to accompany him on a tramp across the mountains two miles to the Gov ington ranch. where he was arrested.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
THE TRAGEDY OF 4 FIRE
Bremen Were Buried First, and While Work of Rescue Proceeded a Second Tottering Wall
 Completed the Disaster.

Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-Frobably twelve firemen lost their lives tonight in a fire which destroyed the five story brick building of tile D. II. Frler- lander company, leather dealers, and more than twenty others have been taken to hospitals. It is estimated that at least twelve are in the ruins. Of those taken to the hospitals, a half dozen have fractured skulls and are internally injured
 The blaze was discovered about 10 o'clock, and in less than half an hour the interior of the building was a furniace. Unable to fight the flames from the roof of the doomed structure, the firemen climbed to the roofs of adjoining buildings. It was here that the accident occurred. Scattered about on three structures at every vantage point were nearly forty men, while clinging to their icy ladders which were leaning against the south wall of the factory. were Patrick Carroll, Geore McHinsky and John Carroll, all of engine company No. :. The men on the houses saw the danger first and called a warning. but the collapse was so sudden that no one was able to escape the rain of bricks and twisted beams and Sirders.
 With a roar the five-story mass crumbled. carrying either death or in jury to everyone who. a momAut before, had stood. ice-covered trying to save the property. The scene which fol- lowed was sickening. Thousands of gallons of water had already been thrown on the burning building, and at least there were two feet of ice water in the cellar. The first two bodies taken from the debris were those of Patrick were crushed almost beyond recOgni- tion. A few moments later the body of Charles Erdman was pulled from be- meath a heavy lgirder and John Car rolls body was taken out shortly after ward. Erdman's face was buried in a mass of ice and John Carroll was frozen.
 A hurry call was sent to all the near by hospitals and the police department for assistance. Soon nearly a score of ambulances were on the scene As the injured firemen were lifted from beneath the debris they were minis tered to by the priests who had rushed to the fire from St Peters German Catholic church, two blocks away While the injured were being removed from one side of the building the groans
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Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
THE HOLIDAY RECESS.

Washington. Dec. 21.-After brief sessions, both the senate and the house adjourned today for the holiday recess. They will convene again Jan uary ,.
 In the senate interest centered in the report of the committee on priv ileges and elections of the charges that bribery had figured in the cleo tion of Senator Lorimer of Illinois. The report was laid on the table to be called up later.
 Both houses received a special mes sage from President Taft urging con gress to adopt a joint resolution an- nulling that portion of the constitu- ton of the proposed new state of New Mexico. which changes the boundary line between New Mexico and Texas. The resolution was adopt ed in the senate.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
AT PRESIDENTS REQUEST
The Old Clark Boundary Line, Though Erroneous, Is to Be Permitted to Stand Congress Will Not Meet Until January 5.

Washington. Dec. 21.-Comply ing with the recommendation of President Taft as conveyed in a special mes sage the senate today adopted a joint resolution nullifying the action of the constitutional convention of New Mex leo. fixing the lO3d meridian of long itude as the eastern boundary of the prospective state. It also gi"es the president power. in conjunction with Texas to re-establish the lines run by J. H. Clark, in 1858, as the true boundary between New Mexico ard Texas. A dispute of long duration grows out of an error made by Clark, in marking out the 103d meridian. IL was intended that this meridian should constitute the dividing line. but Clark placed it west of where it should have been. The national au- thorities as well as those of Texas accepted it as accurate. but New Mexico contended for the more east ern tracing
 In his message the president point ed out that property interests had accumulated under the recognition of the Clark survey and he urged that the established order be not dis turbed.
 Senator Hepburn opposed the res olution, contending that the Clark survey had been made for the pur- pose of locating a meridian not to mark a division between states. lie asserted that not less than 600,0O0 acres valued at about s21 an acre are involved. and he said that Texas had received a liberal remuneration for the area. He cOntended that the land should not be restored without adequate compensation. For time he threatened a filibuster against ac- ton. but he >desisted. saying he had learned to get out of the way when he heard the whistle of the steam roller" The resolution has yet to be acted upon by the house.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
AVIAToRs TUNING UP.

Los Angeles. Dec 21.-Curtiss Brookins and HOxsey made flights today, preliminary to the aviation meet of the stars on Saturday. The Wright flyers alternated using the same machine in sensational aerial revolutions. Curtiss used a new plane flying at an estimated speed of fifty five miles an hour
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
c. w. p. BELIEVES
 THAT HE KNOWS.

Globe, Ariz.. Dec. 21.-In the 9 first authorized interview fol- lowing the statement of Gov ernor Sloan on his return from Washington in respect to the statehood situation. George w. F. Hunt, president of the late convention, stated to the Silver Belt last night that no com mittee will be sent to Washing ton before the election to as- certain the sentiment on the constitution and that if the constitution is approved by a large majority at the polls. he he believes that it will be ap- proved by the president and congress. This is regarded as the pronunciamento of the rat ification campaign.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
BONDS FOR BOULEVARD
 BILL IN CONGRESS
Also Bill Authorizing Phoenix to Issue
 Bonds for Firehouse.

Washington, Dec. 21.-(SpeciaLJ- Delegate Cameron has introduced a bill fin the house to authorize special road district No. 1 of Maricopa coun- ty to issue $15.0O0 in bonds for the purpose of providing a fund for the construction and maintenance of the Central avenue boulevard in that dis trict.
 MT. Cameron also introduced a bill tO enable Phoenix to issue bonds not exceeding s5090O for the construction of a building for housing it's fire de- partment and for the installation of five fire alarm systems in the city.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
WIDE SPREADING PLAGUE.

Washington. Dec. 21--Every report of the state department from China bearing on the plague indicates the rapid spread of the disease and adds to the magnitude of the afflictiOn. A cablegram from the legation et Pekin today says no less than two and a half million people have been plague stricken in the province of Athui alone
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
OIL COMPANY RAIDED.
Its Stock Had Been Sold Through the
 Mails.

Los Angeles. Dec. 21.-The offices of the Cleveland Oil company. oper- ating in the Kern oil field. were raid ed today by federal officers. w. J. Batchelder, secretary. and G. G. Gill lett, said to be interested in the sale of stock, were arrested. charged with using the mails to defraud. They were released on bonds of $5.000 each. Their examination was set for De- cember 31. It is said that other war rants will be issued
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22

among those heading the expedition. Before starting all hands proceeded to the imperial palace to give three ban zais for the emperor and then proceed ed to Shinto temple to be purified"
 Japanese newspapers say the little steamer has been poorly provided and that lack of preparations and lack of knowledge of those on board are not indicative of success.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
ExPREssMEN S STRIKE.
They Expect to Tie Up the Adams
 Company.

Springfield. Mass. Dec. 2I.-Al- though the strike of the union men employed by the Adams express com pany in New England. who seek shorter hours and more pay. has been officially declared by F. G. Thayer
 president of the New England division of the railroad expressmen's union, will go into effect at a. m. tOmor- row, there is much speculation to- night as to what the outcome wiH be. The union leaders say that fully 1000 men throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut will fail to report for duty in the morning, while the eX
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22

press officials are positive that there will not be enough absentees to in terfere with business in the least
 The union heads insist that if the men stand by the organization, the entire Adams express system in New England will be effectually tied up. The union is made up of agents, trainmen, clerks. drivers and porters
Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
GOT A BAD START.
The Japanese South Polar Expedition
 Not Promising.

Victoria. Dec. 21.-The steamer Kainen Maru. carrying Lieutenant Shiraz of the Japanese expedition to seek the south pole. which left Japan two days before the sailing of the steamer Aymeric. which arrived today. had an inauspiciOus start. going ashore in TOlkio bay. following a dispute