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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

PITTsFIELD, Mass., Dec. 29.-Thir-
teen men are reported to have been
killed and so injured today by the ex-
plosion of boiler At the plant of the
Morehead Ice company on the shore
of Morehead lake, about two miles
outside of the city. Officials of the
company states that gang OF about
100 men were preparing to begin cut.
ting ice. The men we're gathered near
the boiler house when the explo sion
occurred.
It was learned positively shortly be.
fore noon that l3 persons were killed.
Seven bodies have been identified.
The men were sitting around the boil.
er warming themselves.
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FUNDS FOR IRRIGATION.
Milk River Project To Receive Part
Of Recent Appropriation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-President
Taft has approved the report Of the
special board OF army engineers rec.
ommending the spportioument OF the
new s20,0O0,0 900 fund, provided by
congress, among the various reel am a.
tion projects in the west. The appor.
tionment includes 81, 600, 900 for the
Milk river project.
The go, ,0O0, 900 is to be spent within
the next five years and the interest on
the loans is to be charged against the
projects. For the following existing
reclaim alton projects the board of army
engineers in the report approved by
the president, recommends allotments
from the general reel am alton fund:
Missouri pumping, North Dakota:
Belle Fourche, South Dakota; Sho.
shone. Wyoming; Minidoka, Idaho;
Huntley, Montana; Sun River, Mon.
tana; Okanagan, Wash.
The report takes the position that
the interest bearing s2O, 200, 600 should
be used chiefly On projects embr aciue
little or no government or unpatented
lands, and that the regular funds,
which do not draw interest should be
employed on the construction of those
projects that embrace large proper.
tions of government land.
The exact allowance made by the
report OF the Sun river project is %,
900, and the amount apportioned
for the Milk river Is So, $50, ,O0O, the
last named sum being made up Of s2,
$50, 900 from regular receipts and 81,
600, 900 from the $50, ,0OO, 900.
The appropriations referred to are
intended to cover construction from
the years 1911 to 1914 inclusive, tht
sums ramed being all that the recla.
nation service feels capable of usine
in an economical manner during tha
period.
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TWO AWATORS KILLED.
Treacherous Winds Wreck Airships
In Spectacular Flights.


In Spectacular Flights.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3l.-Aviator
John Moissant, the American, winner
of the $40, 900 Statue of Liberty fight,
was killed IN an aeroplane accident
here today. Moissant's m machine cap.
sized and fell 100 feet near Harahan,
ten miles from here. He died enroute
to the hospital at Harahan. He was
competing for the Michelin prize when
he was killed.
Moissant started on the Michelin
flight at nine this morning. He had
proceeded only few miles when the
machine became unmanageable. he
was 100 feet above the earth when the
machine turned turtle and fell. he
died few minutes after he was taken
from the wreckage.
Los ANGELES, Dec, 31.-The winds
whose treacheries Arch Hoxsey so
often defed and conquered killed the
noted aviator today. AS it jealous OF
his intrepidity, they seized him and
his flying machine, flung them down
out of the skies and crushed out his
life.
Cross currents, whirled off by q
vagrant storm that hoated In from the
sea, caught his biplane and shot him
downward 563 feet to earth. Catching
his frail machine in one of the specta
cular spiral glides that are danger.
ous even in the calmest weather, the
warning winds sported with it a mo.
ment, juggled with it. and then, as il
suddenly maddened and frenzied
hurled it to the ground.
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Montana May Gain Congressman.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-The com.
ing congregational respportionment
will provide total membership OF
435 In the house of represent atives,
according to present indications.
This would mean one member to every
2ll, 700 of popul alton.
Chairman Crumpacker of the house
committee on census and his associ.
ates have been digesting the statisti-
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WHO WILL MAKE GOOD2
Money Stolen From Estray Fund
Should Be Recovered.

Money Stolen From Estray Fund
Should BE Recovered.
HELENA, Dec. 2e.-While all Off.
cial channels of inform alton In con-
nection with the Langhorne defalca-
ton have been gagged by Attorney
General Galen, the burning question
on Helena streets is whether the pro-
secution has blown over, now that
Langhorne has got year for stealing
S25, 900 from the estray receipts of the
state board of stock commi sioners,
or whether there will be more develop.
ments.
Greatly as we're the people sur.
prised at the leniency shown Lang
horne, they were even more surprised
at the haste with which the prosecu-
ton was jammed through the courts
and the case disposed of by Attorney
General Galen. The reason for this
astonishmens is that the defendant
was brought to the bar of justice be-
fore the examination of the records
had scarcely begun, and it was i'm.
possible to ascertain the full scope of
the populations. One lawyer, who has
held high judicial Offices in the state,
declared today that this was the first
time Ia all his experience and resding
where a defendant was permitted to
plead before the extent of his opera.
tions were known.
The opinion prevails here that the
state must stand the loss of Lang.
horne's embezzlement. The banks
which cashed the checks with the
forged endorsements declare they can
not be held responsible, as the law
provides that to collect on check on
which an endorsement has been forged
the maker Of the check. having had
his bank book balanced and the check
returned to him, must detect the for.
gerry in reasonable length of time.
1t is said that suspicion was first at.
tracted to Langhorne about three
weeks ago. He is reported to have
wired 81 900 to be placed on q pony
racing at one of the southern tracks
He lost the wager, and the following
day wired another 500.
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Pacific feet and later at the Mare Island
Navy Yard. He had been a Lieutenant
since February 3. inoS.
Mrs. Brilliant tonight received a tele-
gram from the New York police informing
her of her husbands suicide and saying
that he left letter addressed to her.
Mrs Brilliant. who was Mias Rose
Osgood, was married on August Is last
in this city. She ia the daughter of &,
Whitman Osgood who is connected with
the Census Bureau.
Brilliant was from York. Pa. whore
the burial will take place. Recently ne
talked with friends about applying for
sea duty with the Pacific torpedo fotilla
next December. when his tour OF shore
duty would expire.
He obtained fifteen DAYS leave Of alb
sence on July IL. This leave expired last
Monday. Brilliant. il is said. was in
Washington on that day. but did not
return to his post at the navy yard. When
he was two days overdue his absence was
reported by the authorities Of the yard.
Brillhart's friends say that he had been
drinking a good deal recently. and it is
believed this il the reason why he did
not report when his leave expired.
II is said that Brilliant 8 wife and his
friends had recently taken him TO task
for his conduct.
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STAY FOR RUSSIAN REFIGEE.
Friends Of MaikOfr TO Contest Ills DepOrta.
iI0n and SECURE His NiEhl 10 Land.

WASHINGTON, Aug, AT the urgent
request Of Represent ative Victor Berger
of Wisconsin Secretary Nagel of the
Department Of Commerce and Labor to-
day granted n stay in the deportation
order against Theodore Malkoff, tho
Russian political refugee held at Ellis
Island.
Malkoff was one of the group in the
Russian revolution of 1905 who captured
aud for time held the warship Potemkin.
He arrived in the port of New York rs a
, stowawsy on the steamship Birina last
Monday. In an effort to elude capture
he jumped into the water and swan TO the
shore He was picked up, however, con-
| fined at Ellis Island and ordered deported
| His case was taken up by the Political
Refuge League and by the cal and the
IOrnde rts. two New York Socialist news
papers. tho Iornd erts paying the steam
ship company the price Of his passage
The stay granted by Secretary Nagel will
enable the friends of Malkof to contest
his deportation and to secure his right
10 land.
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WORK on CANAL FORTS BEGJ'N'
Gen. Wood After Inspection Has \p.
proved OF All Of Them.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Nnjor-Gen
Wood. Chief of staff. L. s. A.. told Presi-
dent Taft to-day that work was COM
menced this week on the Notifications
at the Pacific terminal Of the Panama
Canal. Gen. Wood has inst returned from
a months inspection trip To the Canal
Zone to consider the sites selected for
the Notifications by the board on the
fortification of the canal. He approved
all OF them. making only few minor
changes in their plans.
Work will shortly be begun for tho
preparation Of tn" ground To receive the
big coast defence guns. Orders have
been placed for the guns and IL is expected
that they will be ready for mounting
by the time the fortifications are suff!
ciently advanced TO receive them
Troops will be sent to the canal before
tho Notifications are completed II will
not be necessary at the outset to build
barracks for the troops az there are some
buildings along the canal in good con-
dtion which would. Gen Wood considers
make satisfactory temporary barracks
for tho trOOIS
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stocking man." he said. Il want to deny
that proposition. have never seen a
silk stocking In my life"
The House roared with laughter and
Fowler looked embarrassed.
Il want to- express the hope" sug-
gested Representative Clayton of Ala
bama. "that If the gentleman remains in
Congress two or three terms he will still
be able To say he has never seen silk
stocking"
mo matter how long I remain here !
never expect to see one" retortcd MIR.
Fowler. who glanced around angrily as
the House again broke OUT into merriment
Mr.. Fowler continued his TRADE against
silk stockings. declaring that the hose
of the people were heavily taxed while
those of the rich were taxed only slightly.
Tie cried aloud for relief
Debate had proceeded for more than
six hours when Leader Underwood moved
the previous question on the bill Repre-
sentative Payne made motion that the
bill be recommitted with instructions
TO the Ways and Means Committee to hold
it until the Tariff Board had an oppor-
tunity to make report on the cotton
schedule This motion was defeated
by a vote of IO8 to 1877
The yeas and nays we're then called for
on the bill The Republicans who voted
for the Democratic bill we're Representa-
lives LAWS, hhusieoi' h'lNiN INV
bcrgh, Steenerson and Nolstead of Minne-
sofa. Esch. Kopp Lenroot. Morse and
Nelson of Wisconsin. Hanna and Helge-
sen OF North Dakota, Hubbard. Haugen
and Woods of Iowa. jackson and Madiaon
Of Kansas. Kent and stephens Of Cali
fornia. knkaid and Sloan Of Nebraska
I.afferty of Oregon and Warburton and
La Toilette of Washington.
The Democratic cotton bill will he for
warded to the Senate tomorrow. The
insurgents in the Senate are hopeful that
it will come to a vote. If il does they
plan TO incorporate a number of amend
ments in it, Senator CumminS Of Iowa
has prepared an amendment To the iron
and steel schedule which he will offer
az a rider to the cotton bill il the oppor-
tunity is presented Senator Bristow pla ns
placing sugar on the free list.
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WHITE TO WRITE 4 BOOK.
Democrat who Took a Bribr TO Vote for
IOrincr TO Publish Hts Experiences.

WAsHINGroN. Aug. 2 The cross
examination Of Representatives Charles
A. White. a Democratic member of the
Illinois Legislature OF 1909. was begun
to-day by Judge F.. G. Hanecy. counsel
for Senator Lorimer. before the Senate
committee which is investigating Mr..
Lorimers election. In reply to ques-
tions by Judge Hanecy White retold parts
OF his testimony about having accepted
bribe of $1,000 from Representative
Lee ONsill Browne, minority leader
intheSlllinois Assembly, 10 vote for Lori
mer. and Of receiving the sum Of 5000
as his share in the jackpot.
Most of Judge Hanecy's questions re-
lated to tho presence OF Sidney and OTIS
Marlborough, friends of White, in his
room late on the night of May "a, 1909
when. according to White. Browne asked
himito come to Brownies room in the St
Nicholas Hotel in Springfield Judge
Hanecy endeavored to make White admit
that both of the Marlborough brothers
were not in the room on that occasion.
but White declined to change his testi-
nony. 1t became evident that Judge
Hanecy will later present evidence to show
that Sidney Marlborough was in Chicago
70 at the time when White said he was in his
room In Springfield,
The members Of the committee seemed
Interested in Whites testimony that he
was in the custody of an officer of Cook
county from April until December. 1910.
Hesaid that the officers took him wherever
they wished and States Attorney Way
man of Cook county would not allow him
the advice of counsel He added that the
officers told him they had legal papers
. for keeping him in custody, but did not
show them to him.
White said that he intends to publish
in book form his original manuscript,
giving his experiences at Springfield
and the details Of the purchase Of his
vote for Lorimer, part Of which was
first printed in the Chicago Tribune of
April so. 1910. White'admitted that many
etatements contained in letters he wrote
TO Representative Browne and Senator
Lorimer were untrue. He said that he
made these false statements in order 10
obtain from them some written reference
10 the bribery transaction or the jackpot
fund which he might Use in his exposure
OF corruption at Springfield.
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DIED..

ALMIRALL.-On August :, az her residence. hS
Grand avenue, prooklyn. n. Y. liza Mar
Amrall, widow OF Joseph j. Almiral!, in
the sa,h year OF her age.
Funeral services Friday, August 4. al Il
\. NJ. at the Church OF the Nativity. Madison
street and Clesson avenue. Brooklyn Kind,
omit flowers. Intermcn, private baltimore
and Now Orleans papers please copy.
AUBuRY On August =, 1911. in New York, Ruth
Tweed Aubpry, daughter OF Lewis Z. ard
Mary Y. Aubury of Los Angeles. Cal.
ln,crmcnt In Los Angeles.
BRUCE On August ?, at Greenwich, Conn
Leslie Combs Bruce. son bf the late Sanders
u Bruce in the 62d year OF his age.
Funeral services win lie held at his late res
dcncc. North ST, Greenwich. Conn. Ir.iNt
August T. AT +. NJ. Carriages viii meet
J. NJ. train from Grand Central depot lev
ingron. Ky. and Youngstown, ohio. papers
please copy.
ELY. GA Wednesday. Angus, .. 1911. a. Los
Angeles, cal, hcnrv Bldwcll Ely. cldc,' sr1
of George W. and Frances A. Ely. In his iN'h
year
MURPHY. On Thursday. Angus, 5, a, Hlbcrco'
y, j.. Edward Murrny. lr,
FGncra! from st Mlchacl's Church. West lni,
y. j., Saturday morning At $50. ln'crreH'
nrlyatGat Troy. y, kindly omit llowc'S
SWORDS. suddculS q, August 2, 1871, Edwnri
Jcnncr. son OF tho late Edward Jcnncr a1a
janina striker Swords,
Funeral services AZ 81. Andrews Church, i'h
aN, and le',h 81, On saturday Afternoon
August :. ~ O'Clock. lntermcnt T'r'
Cemetery. Please omit flowers. ncuE''
thicago and 81. Joseph, Mo, papers pleas
copy.
WORTH. .On Thursday. August g. 1871 AZ ne
residence y! her dsughtcr Mrs II Ncs''.-'
Ayrcs, Mrs, Sarah Jane. widow OF me ''''
JustAs O. Worth.
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FOR HOUSE OF 1888 MEMBERS
SENATE PASSES THE REAPPOR-
TTONMENT BTIL.
Roots Amendment to Keep the Member.
sl,ip AT 3Oi. as at Present. Received
Only 23 Votes New York VIII Gain
Si> and Pcnusyi, ania Four Members.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-The Senate
passed the reapportionment bill to-day
substantially as il came from the House.
II authorizes reapportionment by the
States Of Congress districts on the
basis of population as disclosed by the
last census. II increases the membership
of the House from s9l. as at present. to
433. with two added when New Mexico
and Arizona become States.
Efforts to keep the membership down
failed Senator Root offered an amend
ment to keep the membership at 3si
II commanded only % votes. Then SEN
ator McCumber offered to make the num-
Der 4o5. but this also failed.
The following Senator'S voted for Sena-
tor Roots amendment limiting the new
House to the present size. a9l members.
Bourne tOre). Brandegee Conn \. Briggs
(N.JD. Bristow Kan J. Burnham IN. H..
Burton CO.., Clark (WyoD. Crane tMass.o.
Dixon ,MonN. Jones tWashD. Kenyon
ua). la Toilette tWis). Lodge tMass.> !.
Nelson (MinnD. Nixon (Nevl. Poin-
DEXTER (Wash), Root IN. W. Smith
(Nlich v Smoot Utah. Townsend (MichD }.
Warren (WyoD. Works (Cal). Republi
Sduss Y ', I,VIiItStht iotAl.
The frs. vote came on an amendment
by Senator Burton of Ohio intended to
make the law conform to those States
in which the initiative and referendum
exists. 1t was adopted. 80 to 2s. every
Democrat except Senator Clarke tArkD
voting against it and every Republican
and Mr.. Clarke voting for it. Senator
Reed dem, MissourD offered an amend
ment. the effect of which. according &c
Mr.. Burton, would have been to nullify
Mr.. Burton made point of order agains,
the Reed amendment. but it was over
ruled The Senate. however. by strict
party vote defeated the proposed amend.
| ment.
Under the new apportionment law as
| passed TODAY the 43? members OF the next
House will be apportioned among the
States IA follows.
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begun negotiations with Ambassador
Bryce and Ambassador Jusserand lookna
toward an adoption of general arbi,rat,oss
treaties. Several weeks ago IT was an'
nounced that the English Govornuan,
accepting all of the important IDEAS IN
the American draft of the treaty. Sev'
er8l days ago. at the celebration Of tbo
nftieth anniversary of the battle of R,n
Run. President Taft announced iba.
France too had been heard from ana
that both treaties would be signed in a
short while.
Negotiations are now under wav for
the adoption of similar treaties with Gov.
many. Italy and the Netherlands Mr
Taft hopes that the idea will be genoray
adopted not only as between the lnrod
States and other nations but hetwae,
foreign nations. 30 that upon them m,.
be built up a world opinion operating IN
favor Of universal peace :"
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BRYAN'S REPLY OOD.
Says He VIII soon Give Congressman
More Things to Discuss.

CHICAGO. Aug. William J. Bryan
came to Chicago to-day. remaining a
little more than an hour, and devoted
someof hist ime to reply to Representa-
tive Oscar W. Underwood Of Alabama
who In the House yesterday denounced
the Nebraskans g statements as false.
The statements by MIR. Bryan. made
In an editorial in the Commonsr, that
led to tnderwood's attack were:
THE action Of Chairman Underwood
in opposing an immediate effort TO reduce
the iron and steel schedule reveals the
real Underwood. Speaker Clark and
other tariff reformers tried 10 secure the
passage of a resolution instructing the
Ways and Means Committee To take up
other schedules. including the iron and
steel schedule. but Underwood and Fitz-
gerald. the Fitzgerald who saved Cannon
in the last Congress. succeeded in de-
feating the resolution"
Mr. Bryan said: MY editorial was
based on Washington despatch in
the Omaha World Herald. which quoted
Congressman kitchin as calling attention
70 Mr. Underwood's holdings in a steel
company and rs expressing fear that in
case of failure to proceed with the re-
duction of the tariff on iron and steel
such failure might be attributed to Mr..
Underwood's interests in the business
"If the World Herald report is correct
have nothing to withdraw. II il is err
roneous | shall withdraw my criticism
Of Mr.. Underwood so far as it is based
on his action in that particular case.
"Whatever the outcome in this particu-
lar instance do not withdraw my criti-
cism of Mr.. Underwood on other occa-
sions. and | intend to take early oppor-
tunity to give him some other things to
discuss
MIR. Bryan came from Detroit and
took a train here for Cedar Rapids. Iowa
to fill lecture engagements in Iowa.
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ERON TREATY PREAWByr.
Quot ation 10 SHOW Why France and IN.
4. -. Have signed the Pact
.speei1i cable Despatch to THr s

, Special cable Despatch to 'rHr So.
PARIS, Aug. IA quotation printed
here from tho preamble Of the peaoo
treaty signed to-day between Franco
and the United States says:
"The French republic and tho unjta,
States of America. being both e,ial,.
desirous of perpetuating the firm and
constant peace which happily has e,.
listed between the two nations since
the first days Of the American indepen.
dence and which has been rendered s,jil,
more secure by their close relations
of friendship and commerce. having ascar.
tanned that there is no question at Issue
between them. are resolved to preven,
any difference from arising which might
in the future he the occasion for hostiIitv
between them or interrupt the good rea.
tions now existing"
The preamble then passes on to tho
terms Of tte treaty.
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CONGRESS NAY QUIT soon.
special session Expected to Adjourn
Thursday or saturday OF Next Week.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Congress will
The leaders in both houses are working
to bring about that result. If the adjourn
ment cannot be brought about on Thurs
day of next week it will certainly come no
later than Saturday. they say.
The last vote under the unanimous con-
sent agreement will be taken on Monday
on statehood. 1t is believed that two or
three days will he all that will be required
to adjust the matters i'll conference be-
tween the two houses.
The conferees on the wool bill will
meet tomorrow for the first time. II
was whispered around the Capitol to-day
that an agreement had practically been
reached already between Senator La
Toilette, who seems TO he bossing the job
for the Senate. and Chairman Underwood
Of the House Ways and Means Committee
as the result of their informal confer
ences. 1t ia the plan to send the wool
bill to the President as soon as possible
and determine what his attitude will be
toward general revision Of the tariff at
the extra session. There ia no reason u
doubt that he will veto everything sent 20
him. but it must be officially determined
IL the President vetoes the wool bill
and the farmers free list bill which will
follow closely on tn" heels Of tho other
measure. il IL understood that the cotton
bill will be sidet m cl,ed The cotton bill
when it comes over from the House. viii
| be sent to tho Finance Committee with
| instructions to hold hearings.
The talk around the Capitol to-day
was that the conference on the wool bill
would report at about ~ per cent ON ra "
wool and corresponding duties on tn,
manufactured products. Something g nea,
an even divide of the difference between
| the duty of 20 per cent. proposed by thu
House and the Is carried by Senator Il
| Follette's bill will. it is thought be tn,
I basis of comprOmse