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SATURDAY
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, JUNE JS, lfl04.
NUMBER9
483 BODIES ARE RECOVERED.
VICTIMS OF BURNING SHIP
OFF LONG ISLAND
The "General Slocum", One of the Largest Type of Ex-
cursion Steamers, Burned to Water's Edge With 900
Women and Children, Sunday School Excursionists, on
Board—Many Yet Unrecovered
New York, Juno 15.—Six hundred
persons, men, " omen and children at
a conservative estimate, met death yes-
terday by the burning, beaching and
sinking of the big three-decker excur-
sion steamer General Slocum which
took fire at the East River entrance to
Long Island Sound while on her way
to a Sound resort with more than a
thousand excursionists, the Sunday
school pupils of St. Mark's Lutheran
church, their relatives and friends.
At 1 o'clock this morning, according
to a statement issued by Coroner O'
Gorman. 183 bodies had been recovered
from the destroyed vessel burned to
death, or found on the shores where
they had been washed, or picked up in
the river to which they had jumped or
fallen from the burning vessel.
Tugs are arriving hourly with bodies
from North Brother Island.
New York, June 15.—The three
decked excursion steamer General Slo-
cum, of the Klckerbocker Steamboat
company burned to the waters edge
off North Brother Island. East River
st the entrance to Ix>ng Island sound
this morning, resulting !n the death
through drowning or burning of at
leant GOO persons, mostly women and
children. Four hundred and eighty-
three bodies had been recovered today
nnd divers were at work taking the
bodies from the hold of the steamer.
The remains of many persons who
leaped into the river have not yet
been found, and it will be many hours
before the list of dead is anywhere near
complete.
The General Slocum, one of the larg-
est excursion steamers in these waters,
left Third street. East river, at 9 30
o'clock this morning, having on board
the Sunday school excursion of St.
Marks German Lutheran church, lo-
cated on Sixth street. Her distinatlon
was Locust Grove, one of the many
resorts on Long Islang Sound.
The excursion was in charge of the
Rev. George C. Haas, pastor of the
church. The vesesel was commanded
by rap tain Wm. V an Schank, one of
the best known excursion boat captains
in New York harbor. He has com-
manded the General Slocum for almost
the entire time since she was built in
1891. The number of excursionists on
hoara today 's variously est'mated at
from 1,500 to 2.000, but. according to
an official statement Issued by the
Knickerbcker Steamboat company, the
owners of the Slocum. the number of
passengers was 873. that being one-
third of the vessel's licensed capac-
ity
The steamer, after leaving her dock
this morning proceeded up the East
river, all three of her decks being
crowded with merry-makers. Bands
Tlaved and the great side wheeler was
decorated with flaes from stem to
stern.
OVERTURNED POT OF GREASE.
The Slocum had reached a paint noar
the Sunken Meadows off 135th street,
Manhattan, which is at the extreme
eastern end of Randall's Island,
vli^n fire broke out in a lunch room
on the forward deck. The blaze was
caused by the overturning of a pot of
grr.Mf-e. The headway of the vessel and
a high wind instantly fanned the insig-
nificant. flame into fury. Efforts were
at cnce directed to subduing the fire,
but they were futile. The blaze spread
afr with almost lightning rapidity Cap-
tain Van Schaank, in the pilot house,
had been informed of the outbreak of
she fire, and realizing the danger to
the hundreds of excursionists, dee'ded
In nend hi3: vessel to shore at 13-1?b
elreet. At this point there are a num-
ber of lumber yards and huge tanks,
and the captain was warncl that to
attempt to land at this point would
endanger the property and perhaps fur-
ther imperil the scores of people, who
had already been frightened into a
state of almost uncontrollable excite-
ment.
Changing the big steamer's course
slightly he header' her for North Bro-
ther Island, half a mile away.
By this time the flames wore rush-
ing by leaps and bounds from the for-
ward part of the ship aft.
The great open decks, built for ex-
cursionists, with little obstruction from
bow to stern offered a clear sweep for
the lire. As the Slocum dashed for-
ward the flames caught the stanchion
and cabin woodwork. eating*and tear-
ing their way across the vessel.
The excursionists, but a few mo-
ments before in the full enjoyment of
an ideal summer's day on Long Island
Sound, were driven to the after part
of the steamer to escape the heat,
flames and smoke that were constant-
ly increasing.
^oMcemen and deck hands aboard the
used. ''F^led bard to quiet the panic
and soon efforts were in vain. The
_.Fo' "J/fiJwr increased a3 frantic
MentaTtor Vht to flnd thelr children
Rememberi at play about the decks.
Bo gubatitutej-'s whistle was blowing
and tugs and other near-
by craft answered to the call. Before
any of the boats could reach the
burning steamer, however, tho frantic
women and children began to jump
overboard. The current is strong
and there are marty whirlpools in the
channel. The boats that always abound
In the vicinity picked up many passen-
gers from tho water, but these wore
only a small number of those that were
seen struggling in the swift current.
ESCAPE CUT OFF.
On the Slocum the first sweep of
the flames cut off escape from the
hurricane dock where a great many
of the women and children were crowd-
ed together and soon burned away the
light wood uprights which came down
with a crash on those below It Is
thought that most of those on the hur-
ricane deck were burned.
As the flre increased, the struggle to
gain a point of vantage at the storn
became frightful. Women and children
crowded against the aft rati un i 1 it
gave way and hundseds were pushed off
Into the river. After this there was a
steady stream of persons who jumped
or were thrown into the water.
In the wake of the Slocum as she
hurried up stream was a line of little
black specks marking the heads and
bodies of those who had sought to es-
cape the roaring furnace on the. ship by
throwing themselves overboard. Few
of those saved by the small boats had
on life preservers. At no time during
the progress of the fire was there an
opportunity to either lower the life
boats or to get the life preservers out
from underneath the sears. This per-
haps gives an idea of the rapidity
with which the flames swept the decks.
It was an experience harrowing and
terrible and that any escaped alive
seems wonderful.
Through ail tho wild panic, during
all that inferno, with fire and smoke
surrounding them, the officers and men
of tho doomed boat remained at their
posts, but they were-powerless to avert
the catastrophe.
The Slocum got within fifty feet of
tho northwest point of North Brother
Island and tm>re stopped In the shallow
water.
It was just before she beached that
the hurricane deck, the supports of
which had burned away, fell with its
load of women and children, add n^ to
the panic and horror of those on the
dock below. Very soon after parts of
the second and third decks also caved
in. But before this happened the tug
Walter Tracey had come alongside tin
burning steamer and been lashed to it.
THE DEAD.
The list of identified dead so far In-
cludes the following:
Abendeschein, Mary.
Albrecht. Selma.
Raiser, Catherine A.
Beck, Christina.
Behren.s, Mrs. Augusta.
Berg, Mrs. Lena.
Birmingham Catherine.
Poeger. Florence, child.
Bocenhard. Emily.
Brown, Alfonso.
Buchnrdt, Mrs. Ann Eliza.
Burfleld, John J., Infant.
Clow, Mary.
Cordea. Mrs. Mattle.
Denglcr, Adolp'n. Jr., child.
Depport. Agnes.
Doiffcer, Theodore, child.
Dottnelm. Mrs
Drews, Mrs. Catherine.
Engeleman, Mrs. Ijoul.se.
Fritz, Alma.
Bridge, Grace.
Gallagher, Agnes, infant.
Gleser, Kale
Goetz, Albert.
Goetx, Catherine.
afflng, Llllle.
Grin
He
Selit
orge.
el. Wr
Hertz. Mis Mary.
Ho cider, Man.
Hoffmann. Mrs. Elisabeth.
Hoffman, Mr." Sofia.
Hardlncnmp. Mary, child.
Holler Barbara.
Horway. Johanna.
Jessler, Babette.
Kramer. (woman).
Lann, Amelia.
Lutsjen, Mrs. Kate.
Manheu, Mamie.
May. Charlotte.
Mehlein. Mr*. Minnie.
Meyer. Elisabeth.
Meyer. Mrs Louise.
Mullock. Anna.
Ochs (or Krox) . child.
Rhelngcr. Meta.
Roth, Lean.
Roth, Mrs Josephine.
Rothman, Mis Emily.
Schmidt. Kntherine.
Rchnetzler. Mis. Tina.
Schwartz, Mrs. Louisa.
Slerelchs. Letts.
Smith, Mrs. Mary.
Sobel, Catherine.
.Stoehr, Susie.
Strlnz. Mrs. August.
Tottebaum, Herman.
rtiger. Kate.
Vollmen. MaYy.
Walter. Elizabeth.
Wledetnan. Carolina.
Bachtnan. Margaret, infant.
BtctlOff. Wm.
Froellch, Mr*. Charles.
Iden, Grace, child.
Kalb, Magdnllne.
Ludwlg, George.
Olfeth, Annie
Pullman. Wm. li
Schmidt. A. T.
Hann, Anna.
Lander, Louis.
McGrann, MIchacL
Mueller, Martha.
Roth, Helen.
Allman, Lena.
ArnhpiNt. Mrs. Barbara.
Rernhnrdl, Annie, infhnt.
nie.korr, wniiam:
DleckolT. Annie.
Briber, child.
Erharl. Minnie, child.
Elsel. Jennie, child.
Eickbolm, — —. infant.
Gelsslor. Edith.
Feldhusen.
Hardlncamn. Mary, child.
Hartung, lv sir, child.
Teidetlcainp. James.
Barman, Catherine.
Hlljer, Mrs Christina.
Iden, Kate.
Klein. Mrs. Dina II. J
Loeffler. child.
Motzer, Mrs. Anna.
Michael. child.
Loeblnger. Henry.
Mueller. Helena.
Mueller, Helena. child.
Mueller. Mrs Vnlesca.
Necke, Daisy, child.
Schultz. Martha.
Schuitz. Emma, child.
Schulter, — --
\\ . is. Mrs. Tilly.
Wels. Emllv. child.
Wels. Lewis.
Bernhardt. Annie, child.
Blohm, Mrs. Anna.
Blohm, Margaret
Eberhart Minnie, child.
Ileitis, Frank, child.
IB ins, Henrietta, child.
KJcln, Mrs. Emma
Ludemann. Mrs. Hannah.
Mayer, Mrs. Louisa.
Miller. Ellnbeth, infant.
Smith, Mildred.
I'I I man. Mir- Lena.
Zb-tler. Emily.
Muny of the passengers were taken off
by the crew of the Tracey. which remain-
ed alongside the steamer until the tugs
pilot house took fire.
The point where the Slocum beached
was Just off the scarlet fever ward on
North Brother island. The patients, who
had been out on the porches and lawns
watching the apptoachlng of the burning
steamer, were ordered indoors and the
physicians on the island hastened to the
assistance <>f those who were being
brought ashore through the shallow wa-
ter. Many of those who leaped from the
Slocum were carried away by the current,
even after she was beached, and were
drowned.
A PITIFUL SCENE.
The scene on North Brother Island as
described by the rescuers, was a pitiful
one. JJody after body was washed ashoie
or brought In by boats and added to the
long row on the beach. Fifty-three per-
sons died there while the doctors were
attending them.
As the bodies of the living and the dead
were taken out of the water those alive
were taken to the hospitals on the island
or sent across the river to hospitals in
Manhattan Here ambulance* from al-
most all the hospitals in greater New-
York and every other sort of conveyance
which could be found were put Into ser-
vice.
For hours the hodles of the burned and
the drowned drifted .ashore on the Island
and between 131st and 138th street in
Manhattan. Some oame ashore still alive.
Many of these died, -but others will re-
The scetu was pitiable in the xtreme
as the llvlhg and the dead were brought
in. Rows of bodies were stretched alon^
the beach. Hysterical women and frantic
men went alon looking at one after an-
other. searching for children and friends.
Women with disfigured faces. and their
clothes partially stripped from them,
were carried to the improvised emergency
hospital, crying children who had been
torn from them in the mad rush when the
boat took flre.
Meanwhile, the Slocum burned to the
water's odge. At 12:25 o'clock, two hours
and twenty-five minutes after the fire
was discovered, she sank. It is estimated
that there were then nearly one hundred
charred bodies on her decks. Just after
the steadier sank the water nearby was
black with bodies. The tug Fidelity suc-
ceeded in picking up eighty-eight charred
corpses in Hunt's cov , off Rlker's island,
and carried them into th > Sound. None
of these bodies, It is thought, can ever
be Identified.
What looked like r. big hatchway, on
which were five or six charred bodies, was
found floating in the river at limit's
Point and towed carefully alongside the
Fidelity. The wood was badly charred
and the hodles seemed to stick to it. The
policemen and the crew of the Fidelity
were unable to release tho bodies without
further mutilating thrm. and arrange-
ments were made to hoist the hatchway
with the bodies to it to the deck of the
Fidelity.
Tonight a surging crowd is held hack
by police lines formed about tho city
morgue at the foot of East 26th street.
The crowd began to gather as soon as It
became rumored about the city that the
dead would be brought to Manhattan from
North Brother Island and other place*
where at trrst the dead had been taken.
When the Massasolt came to dock with
eightv-five dead, the work of removing
the bodies from the steamer proceeded
slowly until no more room was found in-
side the morgue and the autopsy room
was cleared and the blacked and distorted
bodies were placed on the floor there.
When Anally the morgue authorities al-
lowed the crowd to enter the morgue a
scene ensued which was harrowing in
the extreme. In some rases first identifi-
cations were found to he erroneous, n*n
laying claim to bodies they afterward dis-
covered were not those of their rela-
tives.
At the entrance to the charities pier at
the font of East 26th street, the crowd to-
night tried to push past the police, and a
riot resulted. At the height of the trou-
ble a man who had learned that hs wife
was among the dead, tried to stab him-
self.
inside the pier the bodies are ranged
in thee rows, the entire length of the pier,
150 feet.
A HOLD UP
MUSKOGEE MAN RESENTS CHARG-
ES OF UNDERTAKER.
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Muskogee, I. T., June 15.—The fact
that an undertaker at Hot Springs,
Ark., refuses to give tip possession of
the body of Daniel Austin, a homeless
Indian boy. who died in that city last
Friday is causing considerable indig-
nation in this city. Young Austin, for
a number of years had practically made
his home with W. It. Robinson, of
Muskogee. Last week .he young man
went to Hot Springs for his health
and died suddenly, before his friends
were apprised of his condition. Hard-
ly had the body grown cold until Mr.
Rob;nron, who Is also a Creek Indian,
received a telegram from ti Hot Springs
undertaker demanding llHfi as a fee
for embalming and caring for tho body.
Mr Robinson consulted a local un-
dertaker and was informed that the
price demanded was enough to bury
a stateman, and therefore, he refus-
ed to pay the bill, but on the other
hand sent a representative of the lo-
cal firm to demand the body. The Hot
Sprnlgs man, however, refused to yield
possession, unless he wore first paid
the bill demanded, and he still holds
the body.
ROOSEVELT'S CANDIDATE
GE BR iSE qDRTET-YeU.
THE RUSSIAN
FLEETS JOIN?
Several Hours Heavy Can-
nonading Yesterday
tected cruiser Novok made a sortie
from Port Arthur yesterday it is true
it demonstrates that the enrancs Is
free and doubtless was preliminary to
IN KOREAN STRAITS
No
Details Yet Received
From Engagement
A11 P.M.
tho purpose of eflY
with Skrydloff's sqt
of a decisive sea ba
arrive at any hour
Before Admiral S
vostok the Russian
Ilogatyr, which
Cape fiamova, *
ml into the harbor of Vladivostok.
She is now In do.-k there,
Ule may therefore
Irydloff left Vladl-
n protected craslef
nt on the rorkH of!
hauled oft and low-
It is Feared the Vladivostok
Squadron is Joining the Port
Arthur Fleet as it is
Known Harbor is
Clear 1
George B. Cortelvou Is tho most! recent addition to the cabinet, as sec-
j rotary of the department of comm< ce and labor. President Roosevelt fav-
ors him for chairman, but he 13 b tterly oposed by others.
MO FIGHT
Colorado Governor Says
Sccmlism He is After
MINES ARE REOPENED
More Men Will be at Work £
Cripple Creek Within Next
Three Months Than
Ever Before
Denver, Colo., June 15.—The mines
in the Cripple Creek district are op-
ening. business of all kinds is resum-
ing, conditions are normal, mora^, men
will be at work within the nett thrt-3
months than ever before in the coun-
try. said General Sherman Hell, who is
in Denver today to attend a meeting of
the military board.
"The mine owners and business mon
will sec that affairs continue as they
are at present.
"There will be few deportations from
this time on, as we made a clcan
sweep of the undesirable characters
Those being held now have committed
crimes and will be prosecuted."
"According to reports I have receiv-
ed," Governor Peabody said, "it will
not bo necessary, in all probability
to keep the troops in the field very
much longer. No more trouble is ex-
pected."
Labor Commessloner W. II. Mont-
gomery today received the following
telegram from Ralph M. Easley, secre-
tary of the National Civic Federation,
In regard to the present troubles in
Colorado.
"Hoston, June 14.—Montgomery, care
Labor Bureau, State House, Denver:
Can't you get the governor or Gener-
al Bell to issue a statement clear-
ly discriminating between American
Federation of Labor and Socialist or-
ganization, In the present matter "
In reply to this Governor Peabody
sent the following:
"Ralph M. Easley, Secretary Nation-
al Civic Federation, Boston. Mass:
In reply to your telegram will say I
am not fighting organized labor as
such and never have been. The law
abiding citizens of Colorado have no
fight on tho American Federation of
I-abor or those affiliated with it. The
Western Federation of Miners, two
years ago officially Indorsed the prin-
ciples of socialism and these princi-
ples as well as coercion, intimidation,
dynamiting and assassination are in-
Imicable to the best interests of any
commonwealth.
(Signed; "JAMES H. PEABODY."
MOYFR IS 0U1
Gov. Peabody Releases''Him
From Military Prison-Mar-
tial Law Suspended
at Tellurlde. Governor Peabody says that
these orders were issued before he had
any knowledge of the action today. Judge
Thnyer of the United States circuit court
of appeals at St. Ixuils directing that
Moyi r be produced before him In St.
Louis on July 5. It Is understood how-
ever. that th.- order did not go Into effect
in San Miguel county until 0 o'clock to-
day whin when It was publicly read in
Tellurlde by Captain Wells.
Tellurlde Colo., June 15.-Captain Bulk-
ley Wells, delivered President Moyer of
the Western Federation of Miners, who
ah in- ' in the military bull pen here
: v i' y • tf «. to the uheri.T of Snn
I Miguel count> at 4:ir. this afiritioon 'n
I pursuance of telegraphic ordus from Ad-
jutant tfeneral Bell Captain Wells says
I that he acted upon Instruction as soon
1 as they were received.
Governor Peabody declared to a group
of newspaper men at 5 o'clock this after-
noon thut ho had not yet been Informed
i>f the action of Judge Thayer at St.
Louis In the Moyer case. He further Bald
that order* t6 tho elvil authorities for
Mover's release had been prepared early
today and and a telegram was sent to
Captain Wells at Tellurlde this morn-
ing to deliver Moyer to the civil author-
ities at once.
Attorney General Miller also says that
the orders concerning Moyer and mar-
tial law at Telluride were decided upon
early today. About noon a newspaper
man who had heard of the St. Louis pro-
ceeding through officials uf the Western
Federation of Miners here apprised the
attorney-general of the matter. Tho lat-
ter hastened to the governor's office and
upon returning to his own quarters In the
state house, the attorney-neneral said
that he was anxious to find out wheth-
er or not the orders concerning tho Tellu-
rlde situation had gone forth. He also
said that he had made no mention to the
governor of the habeas corpus action
borught before the United States court at
St Louis. The point Is raised as to
whether the action of the governor today
In the Moyer matter places him in eon-
tempt of the order of Judge Thayer of
Bt. Louis.
WITH TERRIBLE LOSS
JAPANESE REPULSED AT VAFAN-
(iOW'S BLOODY WIELD.
Llao Vang, June 15.—The battle at
Vafangow lasted till 8 o'clock yester-
day evening. Tho Japanese In tremen-
dous force attacked the Russian posi-
tion, but were repulsed with terrible
loss. It Is reported that three squad-
rons of Japanese dragoons were abso-
lutely wiped out and that sixty men
were captured. The Russian losses
were 311 men. Col. Khavasterof com-
manding the first rifle regiment, was
killed.
According to the latest reports re-
ceived here the Russian troops were
attacking the Japanese at f> o'clock
this morning but was not confirmed.
JAPANESE VICTORY
Denver, June 13-
|i< ctlng the releas' of
and instructing Ca
i;i command of the
I to the civil authorl
EDITOR TO JAIL
RATHER TWAN TAY J300 FINE-
CRITICISED COURT.
Durango, Colo., June 15.—Editor
David F. Day of the Durango Demo -
crat bas gone to jail rather than pay a
fine of $300 imposed upon him by
Judge Russell of the district court for
having criticised In his newspaper a
decision of the court In a card to
the public the editor says:
"The court fined me $300. I will not
pay 30 cents."
Application will probably be made
to the supreme court by Day's attor-
neys for a writ of super cedeas.
AS TO TYNER
PRESIDENT HOLDS CONFERENCE
R KG ARDINO LETTER.
Washington, June 15.—President
Roosevelt had a conference today with
Attorney-General Knox and Holmes
Conrad, the associate counsel in the
postoffice cases, regarding the action
lie will take on fho letter written to
him by General James N. Tyner, for-
mer attorney-general for postoffice de-
partment. who was recently acquitted
of complicity In the alleged postoffice
frauds. The conference was protract-
ed, but the details were not disclosed.
GETS COMMISSION
ATTORNEY-GENERAL KNOX IS
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Harrisburg, June 15.—The commis-
sion of Attorney-General Knox as Uni-
ted States senator to succeed the late
Senator Quay was today prepared and i
signed by Governor PenDypacker and
sent, to Mr. Knox at Washington. The
commission runs until the next moet-
Ing of the legislature which organizes
in June, 190f>.
Receiver Appointed.
ZanesvUle. o„ June ir, On pel
the stockholders «.f th< National
Cambridge. « private institution
of the directors.
London, June 15.—A dispatch to the
Central News from Tokio, filed this
Wednesday afternoon, says a naval
engagement is now in progress off
Psusehtma island In the Korean strait
between three Russian cruisers, which
escaped from Vladivostok ami a num-
ber of Japanese ships. No details have
been received yet.
The Ceutral News dispatch adds that
the Vladivostok squadron was first re-
ported June 14, from Okl island, off
Kioto, Japan, in the 6ca of Japan.
Later in the day cannonading was
heard northwest of Nagato, on the
Japanese coast in the straits of Ko-
rea.
The captain of a Japanese merchant
ship reported this morning that his
ship was fired upon by a Russian war
ship. Heavy cannonading was heard
early this morning in the neighborhood
of Okl inland dnd subsequently came
news of the engagement already re-
ferred to In the Tokio dispatch.
Tokio, June 15.—Private advices have
been received here from Katsumoto, r,
town at the north end of Okl Island
In Krusenstern strait to the effect that
an engagement, was in progress be-
tween Japanese and Russian warships.
Nagasaki. June 15.—5 p. ni.—A tele-
gram received from Okl Island says
that Japanese warships have engaged
a Russian squadron near there and that
the result of the encounter is not yet
known.
St. Petersburg, June 15.—3:35 p. m.—
No information is obtainable here re-
garding, the reported cngagen\ut be-
tween the Russian Vladivostok squad-
ron and a Japanese squadron in th'
Korean straits. But It is quite llkelj
that a naval fight has occurred or l.
about to occur. Vlce-Admiral Skryd-!
loff has left Vladivostok with the r,rm- !
ored cruisers Gromoboi, Rossia and j
Rurlk and some torpedo craft.
As this fact is already known abroad 1
the Associated Press betrays no confl- i
dence of the authorities here in mak- i
ing this definite announcement.
If the report that the Russian pro-1
Report Arrive of Complete Rout
of Russians at Fu Chou-70
Miles North of Port Arthur
London. June 15.— A dispatch to the
Daily Express from Tokio, dated June
16, says news has neon received there
but has not yet been officially pub-
lished of a great Japanese victory near
Fu Chou, on the railway. 70 miles
north of Port Arthur. The Russians,
It is added were overwhelmed, lost a
thousand men, left their guns on the
field and retreated In disorder. The
Dally Chronicle correspondent at To-
kio cables the same news, adding that
the Russians to the number of 7,000
men are now In full flight toward
Tshl Chaiao and Kal Chow.
STEAMER RATE WAR
WHITE STAR LINE'S CUT IS MET
BY OTHERS.
| Liverpool, June if..—The managers
I of the Cunard and White Star lines
j deny that they participated in any con-
i forenee here yesterday at which accord-
ing to report, the terma of a atttlc*
ineiit of the rate war were discussed.
Representatives of the Dominion. Allan
and Canadian Pacific conferred at Liv-
erpool yesterday. They determined to
meet the White Star line's cut by mak-
ing a fl.fty shilling rate for third class
fares to Quebec and Montreal.
The White Star line steamship
Oeeanica. which sailed today from Liv-
erpool for New York and the Amer-
ican line steamship Westernland which
sailed for Philadelphia today from Liv-
| erpool carried respectively 700 and 500
i steerage passengers, about the normal
I number.
New School Buildinu.
aplt.il.
1 i ' \\ " a w; i (led
of the board tp
LISTENING TO
CONTESTS
n ; National Com-
mittee is Busy
30 MINUTE APPEALS
I'his the Limit tot Contested
Delegations
INTEREST IN WISCONSIN-
Both the Lafollette Support and
the Big Men In Opposition
to Wisconsin's Govern-
or are on the
Ground
Chicago, June lo.—Preliminary to m
more extended meeting tomorrow, when «
number of contacts will be heard, some oC
which was brought before the national
committee, Tuesday, tho national com-
mittee met thla afternoon.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
of the late chairman of tho committee.
United States Senator Hanna and Unite®,.
States Senator Quay, a former taembei?
and former chairman of the committtas,
were adopted.
After deciding that the contests on del-
egaten-at-largo and district delegated
from various from states shall be pre-
pared In executive session, each side to
be given thirty minutes for the presi-n^i-
tlon of arguments. The committee ad-
journed until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. The contests will bo considered
in alphabetical order, Delawaro cotnlug
Ilrst.
In tho matter of contested delegations
Interest centered largely In tho fight I14
Wlscinsln, in which state two factions
havo elected delegates-at-large. The sup-
porters of Governor La Follettee of WIs-
eonsln arrived today and were prepared
to present their side of tho controversy.
Those opposed to tho governor, among
whom are Senators Bpooner and Quarb s
and Representative Joseph Babcork.
chairman of tho republican congressional
committee, were also here today
Tho contest. If It is heard by the com-
mittee at all, may not be taken up i)htil-
Friday but some of the members <jre tiijv
derstood to have concluded to
both delegates nnd let the courts deter-
mine the rights of the two factions.
Immediately preceding the heating of
the contests tomorrow the recommenda-
tion of substitute committee having In
charge tho matter of seating Porto Itico
delegates will be heard. A substitute
committee which has In charge, matters
relating to disfranchisement or tho negro
will Also make Its report.
I11 the absence of Postmaster-General
Henry O. Payne, chairman of the nation-
al committee, who was unaolo to be pres-
ent on account of Illness, Senator Scott)
of West Virginia, presided. Committee-
men from Idaho, Washington, Arizona
and Hawaii were represented by proxies,
and those from Monatna, Oregon, Utah
and New Mexico were not present.
Scores of delegates to th' convention
arrived during the day and night.
THE JAPANESE STRATEGIST
-is: . .
■s "WH
-Jw,
cfrwa/ jKuroAo/
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
BUTTE MINERS WOULD HAVE HIM
SETTLE COLORADO STRIKE.
Butte, Mont., June 15;--President
Roosevelt will be urged by 15,000 Butta ,
miners to interfere In the present de-
plorable state of afiairs in Coloradtx
The Butte miner's union is tho latest
organization to ask the nation's chief
executive to act, and his reply is anx-
iously awaited. A mesnage was drafted
and by a unanimous vote was ordered
sent to President Roosevelt without de-
lay.
LIKEWISE ILLINOIS
Gen. Kuroki, in his campaign against the Russians has displayed remark-
able military genius. Ills future movements on Mukden and Harbin wJ1i be
watched with interest.
ILLINOIS MINK WORKERS WANT
AFFAIR INVESTIGATED.
Springfield, HI.. June l.V -The following
address- s were sent to President Roose-
v-it and t. President Gompers. of the
American Federation of Labor, tonight
\ ofi'i- ra of the Illinois Mill-; Workers
meiclal Inter, sis of the state of Illinois
u 1 • their exei Utlve officers. ,i| :-vl to VOU
... president of the United States asking
that a thorough end searching investi-
fciti ti be made at once and that Itn-
niedlato step-" he taken to punish the
parties guilty of innumerable crimes com-
ml Med In Colorado under pretext of 'mil-
itary necessity,' 'law and order,' etc. and
tbat all men be protected ill their In illen-
m le 1 i^lits as 1 j.irantt ed by the laws and
constitution of our country.
"We feci that the parties in power
K„|. n i.evnd th. limits of heman
endurance In clo.-ing the mines and ex-
iling the meti from Colorado from their
homes and from their wives and families
for no other eason than their member-
ship in a labor union.
"Respectfully yours,
••H C. PERRY, President.
•• \v. k. SMITH Vice-president
"W. D. RYAN. Secretary.
Springfield. Illinois. .Tune 15. 1P04.
"Sa.mii< I Gom;- r.-. pi esldent A. F. of U,
W.ishln*!"!!, !>. C.t
"We are Instructed by 1 executive
board of the United Mine Workers of Illl-
n>lis representing W.000 miners, to re-
,Tcst you to --nil a • .invention of ail
1 ii or organisations affiliated with the A.
r. I 1. ' t e 1 irpose Of considering
tin' ( olorad ' f tufttinn 'ti l taking such
steps as may be deemed neces-.-ry to
curb the murderous, despotic. un-Amerl-
and unconstitutional acta of the mil-
y-m.id "ft" ; ti "f that unfortunate
western commonwealth."
To Flee to China.
Gvangtso. 1 hit" 1 June i:> The 1'iitish
have captured a l.lama who bad .lust ar-
ii\,d in litis vicinity from Lhassa He
<|e ii-s that the Dalai La am lias made
rvery pi' ; .n at ion for flight to Chln.i in
the event of Lhassa being threatened-
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