Late Telegraph News
HOUSTON, Jan. 9. — President
Moyer, of the Western Federation of
Miners, testified before the grand
jury here yesterday concerning his
deportation from Hancock. H€
states that he had spent several
hours discussing the strike situation
with representatives of the mining
companies. The conference took
place in his room at the hotel in
Hancock and when it broke up he
believed that the strike was soon
to be settled.
Only a few minutes after the
representatives of the mining com
panies left the hotel, his room was
entered by about 25 members of the
Citizens’ Alliance with several gun
men in their employ. He believes the
conference by the agents of the
companies was a blind to ascertain
if he was at the hotel and armed or
if alone and defenseless against the
hired assassins of the Alliance. He
was dragged from his room and
beaten over the head with a revolver
in the hands of one of the gunmen.
The members of the Alliance were
evidently not prepared for extreme
measures as the shooting of Moyer
in the back by one of the gunmen,
nearly participated a row among his
assailants. When he was put on the
train a deputy called a doctor to
dress his wrounds and told him to
send the bill to the sheriff.
Should Moyer succeed in convict
ing any of the members of the Alli
ance it is announced that his attor
neys will enter suit for heavy dam
ages against the town of Hancock.
Moyer is accompanied by Victor
Berger, former Socialist congressman
from Milwaukee. He is on the
verge of collapse his physicians
state.
Federal officials in every part of
Alaska are finding that the recent
decision of the attorney-general
concerning the Alaska laws is far
reaching and tying their hands in
many different ways. The United
States commissione rat Sitka recent
ly had to provide for three children
who were dependent and had to be
cared for immediately. He wired
the marshal at Juneau and was
told that it would be necessary to
get an order from Judge Jennings
to make an appropriation for the
children from the indigent fund. The
money remaining in the indigent
fund on December 31 reverted to the
United States treasury and is there
fore unavailable. Judge Jennings
was in Seattle and took the matter
up with the authorities at Wash
ington. In the meantime the citi
zens of Sitka are caring for
the children.
NEW HAVEN, Jan. 9.—A New
Haven man who has just returned
from visiting President Wilson at
Pass Christian, has stated that the
president is considering the appoint
ment of former president W. H.
Taft as chief justice of the supreme
court when Chief Justice Edward D.
White retires on account of the age
limit.
SEATTLE, Jan. 9. — Governor
Lister, of this state, has requested
the governors of the adjoining states
and Alaska to join in an effort to
secure one of the government’s
regional banks for this city. The
federal reserve board which is
organizing the new banking system
will soon start on their tour of the
principal cities of the country to
take evidence as to which cities
present most advantages for the
location of the banks. The volume
of business transacted will be the
test.
Seattle wants one of the regional
banks and the governor has invited
Governor Strong of Alaska, Gov
ernor West of Oregon, Governor
Haines of Idaho and Governor
Stewart of Montana, to give testi
mony before the board when it
meets in this city. It is hoped
that the showing made will result
in securing a separate regional re
serve banking system for the north
west with headquatrers in Seattle.
Tacoma and Portland commercial
organizations are working to have
the bank located in Seattle realiz
ing that they will enjoy practically
the same benefits as if the bank was
located in their own towns.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9.—As
an aftermath of the now famous
Carabao Club dinner, officers of the
United States army and navy or any
other department will not be per
mitted to discuss army matters pub
licly. Secretary Daniels has issued
the following order: Henceforth
' officers of the United States will not
be permitted to discuss in public
army matters of a debatable nature.”
Delegate Wlckersham has intro
duced a bill in congress providing
for appropriating the proceeds from
the sale of tidelands at Juneau to
build a bridge across the Gastineau
channel between Douglas and
Juneau. Colonel Richardson, the
city council and the citizens gen
erally are in favor of the project
and if the conservationists do not
object to the tidelands being sold it
i will probably go through.
! NEW HAVEN, Jan. 9.—Theodore
A. Blake, aged 70 years and a mem
ber of one of the old revolutionary
families, is dead at his home here.
Deceased was prominently identified
with the early exploitation work of
Alaska, being connected with the
i whaling and sealing companies
j which operated extensively out of
| San Francisco nearly a half cen
Itury ago.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9.—
Over twelve hundred national banks,
located in 43 different states, have
applied to the government to enter
the new banking system. Before
the currency measure was passed it
was asserted by its opposition that
the system would cause the national
banks to give up their national
charters and- incorporate as state
banks. No bankers have as yet ex- ■
pressed their intention of follow- ■,
ing that course. '
JOHANNESBURG, S. A., Jan. 10. 1
—No progress has been made in the 1
settlement of the mine workers [
strike. The situation is growing
worse and despite the vigilance of *
the police deeds of violence,are re
ported daily. More than 100,000 1
men, most of them foreigners, are J
idle as a result of the strike. j
The strikers attempted to dyna- 1
mite three passenger trains yester- j
day but the explosives were dis- j
covered in time to prevent any acci- I
dents. The leaders of the strikers 4
have been arrested. The police 4
claim to have evidence showing that J
they are in conspiracy to inaugurate ^
a reign of terror by destroying prop- 4
erty. 4
MADISON, Wis„ Jan. 10.—Jottn ^
Spooner, nephew of former Senator j
Spooner, shot and hilled Miss Emily j
Connell, a school teacher, and then *
turned the revolver upon himself. -
He is still living but physicians <
state that his wounds are fatal. ,
The couple had been engaged for
some time and it is believed that
the tragedy was due to a desire on <
the young woman’s part to break <
the engagement as Spooner had ,
been drinking heavily of late. Both
families are prominent here.
OLD POINT COMFORT, Jan. 10. 4
—Five sailors belonging to the 4
flagship Wyoming were drowned <
here yesterday when the cutter in <
which they were returning to the «
warship capsized. One of the <
drowned sailors, Ernest A. Roth, (
belonged to Seattle, where his par
Bins are nuw living, a iieavy sea
v. as running at the time and al
though the accident was witnessed
by many on the warship the men
were swept to their deaths before
assistance could lie rendered.
SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—Information
has been received by wireless from
a passing steamer stating that the
lumber schooner W. F. Gaines with
a crew of 11 men, is floating help
lessly adrift in the north Pacific.
The schooner lost her rudder in
a storm and narrowly escaped cap
sizing when her cargo shifted. Her
sails were carried away and she was
without means of holding her up to
the wind. The steamer was not able
to approach the schooner in the
storm. It is believed that a revenue
cutter will be sent to the assistance
of the crew.
MACON, Ga., Jan. 10.—A pass
enger train on the Georgia Southern
railroad was wrecked near Cordelia
yesterday and resulted in the death
of three persons and 27 others
being injured. Some of the injured
are in a critical condition. President
John B. Munson, of the railroad,
was among the injured but physi
cians states that he will recover.
The train was travelling at a high
rate of speed and jumped the track
when rounding a curve. The entire
train left the rails and rolled down
the embankment. The engineer
and fireman are among the dead.
Many of the injured are suffering
from broken limbs and cuts from the
broken windows.
.WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Lovett
M. Wood, who was the commercial
agent of the United States govern
ment in China is dead. The infor
mation is contained in a cable to
the department from Shanghai.
Wood had been leading a fast life
and forged several documents
through which he raised money.
When threatened with exposure he
fled the country and his where
abouts was unknown until his death
was reported yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Attor
ney-General McReynolds has accept
ed the resignation of Marshal John
M. Boyle of Tacoma. His successor
has not yet been named but the
appointment is expected to be made
Monday next.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—General
Wood, chief of staff of the United
States army, has advised the com
mittees of congress to appropriate
$6,000,000 for the purchase of field
guns and ammunition for the regu
lar army and state militia.
BOSTON, Jan. 10.—The supreme
court of this state announces that it
has approved the order authorizing
the public service commission to
issue New York, New Haven &
J Hartford railroad bonds to the ex
tent of $67,000,000.
ASTORrA, Jan. 10.—The British
bark Battle Abbey was burned at sea
while coming up the coast about
opposite Los Angeles. The first
news of the loss of the vessel was
received when the German bark
Eilbek reached here bringing Cap
tain Marston and the crew of the
burned^ bark.
SEATTLE, Jan. 10. — Charles
Morgan, for 13 years salesman in
Schwabachers store here, was in
stantly killed in an automobile acci
dent. i
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10.—Dr. i
Lyman, the promoter of the defunct
Panama Development Company, has 1
been sentenced to serve one year
and three months in the peniten- ]
tiary. He has been at liberty on j
bail but will surrender himself to- 1
morrow and begin serving his sen- ;
tence. i
DES MOINES, Jan. 10.—The j
state conference of the leaders of t
could have escaped. Miners bare
contended all along that the bandit
was not in the mine and that the
sheriff was losing time in barricad
ing the mouth of the tunnel. It is
believed that the bandit escaped
from the mine during the excite
ment following his killing of the two
deputies in the tunnel.
PRETORIA, Jan. 12.—Not since
the Boers laid down their arms after
the war has the Rand been as near
war as during the past two days.
Sixty thousand men of the militia
hare been called to arms and are in
the field ready for battle. Troops
are being sent to all the turbulent
districts.
JAGERFONTAINE, Jan. 12.—Im
perial troops with machine guns
have arrived on special trains. Their
arrival was timely as the Europeans
were being attacked by an army of
9,000 natives. The troops opened fire
on the natives with machine guns
and they broke and sought safety in
flight. The blacks are being led by
officers who served in the Boer war
but are poorly equipped to engage
the regular troops in warfare.
WASHINGTON, D. Cflfi Jan. 12.—
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad directors have an-!
nounced that they will comply with
the demands of the government by
disposing of holdings in other roads,
steamship and subsidiary companies.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13.—
Secretary Garrison has issued orders
that the Mexican federal officers and
soldiers who crossed the line when
Djinaga was evacuated and surren
dered to American troops at Pre
sidio, be sent to Fort Bliss.
The Mexican officers have re
luested that they be permitted to
sass through American territory to
he coast where they can take pass
ige for Mexico City via Vera Cruz,
rhey profess to be anxious to return
o duty in the field under Huerta.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. ±3.—
Representative LaFollette, of vs ash
ngton state, introduced a bill yes
eraay afternoon to appropriate
00,000 to be used by the depart
nent of agriculture in purchasing
aks and introducing them into the
erritory of Alaska.
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the Progressive party began here
yesterday morning and is attended
by prominent men from every sec
tion. The Progressives declared
against amalgamation with the regu
lar Republican party and will put
a full state ticket in the field for
the elections next fall.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.—Lopez
the Mexican bandit who killed six
deputies in Colorado and Utah when
they attempted to arrest him, has
been seen on the streets of this city.
He was recognized by a miner who
claims to be well acquainted with
him. The officers are searching the
Mexican quarter of the city for him.
A reward of $10,000 has been of
fered for his capture dead or alive.
After killing four deputies the
bandit took refuge in the tunnel of
the Apex Mine. Other deputies at
temped to crawl into the mine but
two were Killed by the Mexican. The
sheriff then barricaded the mine
and kept it closed for several weeks
expecting to find the dead body of
the bandit in the tunnel when the
barricade was removed. When the
tunnel was opened a careful searCtr
of the mine failed to disclose the
bandit or any means by which be i
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