143 ARE DROWNED
The Steamer Berlin Sinks
Drowning All Her
Passengers
London, Feb. 22—Qne hundred
m»d forty-three»passengers on the
Herman steamer Berlin were
drowned yesterday off the Holland
roast. The steamer, which was en
route to Liverpool, hit a rock and
waa split from stem to stern.
Among the passengers who were
lost was Fraulein JSchoen, the cele
brated opera singer, who was a
member of the Convent Garden
Opera Company. The vessel went
down so quickly that there was no
lime to launch the boats.
St. Petersburg, Feb 28**Seven
officers ql the Kronstadt regiment
have been cashiered and ordered
><cnt to Siberia for connection with
the revolutionists. Other regi
ments are also being investigated,
and it is announced by the govern
ment that they are determined to
weed out all officers who were not
loyal to the government during the’
late trouble.
Chicago, Feb. 22 —'Incomplete
returns from the democratic pri
maries indicate that Mayor Dunne
has been successful in the mayor
alty contest over Carter Harrison.
Chicago, Feb. 22—Flora Mc
Donald, wife of the millionaire and
former political boss, shot and
killed Webster Guerin yesterday
i»i the office of the latter. Her
husband says that Guerin was
forcing her pay money to prevent
his making disclosures rsgarding
indiscretions of hers. The woman
is now in jail.
Austin, Feb. 22—Senator Bail
ey’s hearing before the investigat
ing committee wus contim ed all
'iav yesterday. He testified that
he frould resign from the Senate if
by so doing it would be possible
for him to meet all of his enemies
and finish them at once. He says
he is deserving of praise for not
taking a shot gun and going gun
ning for them,
Washington, Feb. 22—The Sen- j
will eliminate the provision
from the land withdrawal hill al
towing the leasing of land to stock
raisers.
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San Francisco, Feb. 22—Severe
earthquake shocks are of daily oc
currence here for the past week.
Some ot them have been so strong
that they were felt bv ships out at
sea,
Washington, Feb. 22—Ambassa
dor Bryce, the representative of
ureat Britain, reached the capital
yesterday.
JEROMES EXAMINATION
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Of Evelyn Thaw Trying
Ordeal For The
Wituess
New York, Feb. 22—Evelyn
Thaw’s mother is supplying Jerome
with facts regarding her daughter’s
relations with men other than
White. The wife was under se
vere cross examination all day yes
terday, answering the question put
bv Jerome and keeping hack noth
ing regarding her former life.
Much of the time she was blinded
by tears and her evidenco 1 isibly
effected the women in the audience
I Jerome announces that he will keep
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her on the stand two days more.
Olympia, Feb. 22—Representu
! tive William Weber was arrested
yesterday on the floor of the House
ehaiged with insanity. He was!
tried and convicted of insanity and I
will be sent to an asylum. 11 is;
attack was caused by overwork.;
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He has been working unusually
hard to secure an appropriation j
for the opening of Snake river.
Chicago, F^b. 22 — President,
Shea, of the teamster’s union, was
acquitted yesterday of the charge
of conspiracy. This is the second
trial he has had on this charge,
which arose out of the big strike of
1905.
London, Feb. 23—The wreck of
the Berlin has created great excite
ment here. The fact that people
are alive on the wreck and that no
assistance can be rendered makes
the situation all the worse. Yes
terday Prince Henry went to the
wreck in a life boat and assisted
in rescuing one man from the boat.
On the portion of the wreck still
above water there are nine people
still alive, hut th y cannot be
taken off owing to the terrible seas
which are continually breaking
over the boat.
WAR NOW DECLARED
Battle Expected Between
Central American
Armies
Mexico, Feb. 2!l—Dispatches
have just been received stating that
war has been declared between
Honduras and Nieargua. Hon
duras made ihe declaration of war
and President Boniiia, at the head
of the Honduran troops is now
marching to the Nicarguan frontier
where a battle is expected to take
place within a few days.
Chicago, Foh. 23—The ravings
of the wife of Mike McDonald, who
is now in the county jail, indicate
that she killed Guerrin through
jealousy because of a report that
he was about to marry a well
known society girl. It appears that
he was her »over and not a black
mailer.
Washington, Feb. 2d—A mail
contract for carrying from Seattle
to Bethel, via Quinhagak, has been
awarded to the Alaska Coast Co.
One trip to be made for which
$500 is to be paid.
Washington, Feb. 23—President
Roosevelt started tins morning for
Boston to visit his son who is at
tending college at Harvard.
Fresh oysters on every boat at
WikideP*.
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Washington, Feb. 23—The army
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Washington, Feb. 23—Owing to
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report in the Senate on the House
bill creating two additional judi*
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New. Haven. Peh. 23—The heirs
of Caroline Kline Ualland, who
died at Seattle a week ago, leaving
her estate of a million and a quar
ter dollars to charity, have at
tacked the will as illegal, declaring
that undue influence was brought
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