BANDIT DIES
FROM BEATING
«
Charles Tary Had Face Mashed Into
a Jelly, Ribs Broken and Skull
Crushed by Passengers.
SEATTLE, April 16.—Charles Tary,
c.ae of the bandits who attempted to
l>oId up the Seattle-Tacoma Inter
nrbaa trolley on Monday night, died
here today as the result of the ter
rible beating he had received from
the passengers of the car. The phy
sicians at the hospital say that Tary
was in a terrible condition, his skull
having been fractured in a dozen
places by the kicks of the passengers.
He also had several ribs broken and
his face was beaten into a jelly. Tary
was only 28 years old.
Charles Schwartz, the passenger on
the car who was shot when Tary was
overcome, died today as a result of
his wounds.
Because of the large number of
holdups on the Interurban roads spe
cial police are to be detailed on the
late trains to protect the passengers.
The railroad has also determined to
etop the holdups and will have special
detectives along the line and expect
to break uup the gangs that have
made the recent hauls.
DUE SELECTED
S. D. ENGINEERS
President Has Decided on Men and
Nambs Are to be Made Public in
the Next Three Weeks.
WASHINGTON, April 15. After a
two-hour conference with President
Wilson Secretary of the Interior Lane
stated that the president had selected
the surveyors who are to have charge
«f the preliminary surveys and the
selection of the location of the Alas
ka railroad and that the names would
be made public in the next three
weeks.
The staff of engineers will leave
shortly after they are named for the
north and will start the work of sur
veying for the route.
Secretary Lane refused to give any
information regarding who had been
selected by the president to head the
commission, but stated that the man
selected would be of high standing
in the engineering profession.
It is generally believed here that
the work will be done by army engi
neers, probably one of the subordi
nate officers who worked under Col
onel Goethals on the Panama canal.
MEXICAN SITUATION
TAKES NEW TURN
Washington is Excited Because En
tire Atlantic Fleet is Being
Rushed to Tampico.
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WASHINGTON, April 15.—Great
excitement pr vrlls here over the dl -
patch dl the entire Atlantte fleet for
Tamptcp aider rush orders. The sell
ing orders’ were Issued immediately
after a ntpssage had been received
from AdjhUUi Fletcher, commanding
the squadron in the Mexican waters
there.
No official information b'S been
given out' and speculation Is rlfd. * it
is believed that the vtctortOH* rebels
have captured the. city and hate r en
dangered the foreign settlement and
that Admiral rietobnr has found K
necessary to carry ext his threat to
shell the enemy’s poslt'on.
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Every
preparation has been made by the of
ficials of the Army and Navy depart
ment for the coming conflict between
:the United States and Mexico, which
‘now seems unavoidable, and which 1b
expected to start tomorrow unless
the apology demanded by the United
States and the salute to the American
ag is given for the insult of the Mex
ican federal troops, who captured a
launch of one of the American bat
tleships and made prisoners of the
crew, dragging the American uag
through the streets following its cap
ture.
The American battleship fleet at
Vera Cruz is prepared for hostilities
and have taken up positions where
BASEBALL FANS
HAPPY ONCE IDE
Opening Games of the Season Marked
by Low Scores, Indicating Good
Ball Was Played.
SEATTLE, April 15.—The opening
games of the season of the big base
ball leagues played yesterday after
noon attracted immense crowds. The
lineups shows that the Federals have
been able to secure the signatures of
many of the star performers of both
the National and American league
players.
Spokane won the opening game from
j Victoria on her home grounds by a
j score of 3 to 1; McCorry and Shea
j for Spokane and Driscoll and Brotten
! for Victoria.
Tacoma won from Vancouver by
a score of 8 to 7; the game was play
ed in Tacoma and Kaufman and Har
ris were the Tigers battery and Clark
and Cheek were on the slab for Van
couver.
The game here was between Seat
tle and Portland and was won by
the local aggregation by a score of.
2 to 1. Schneider and Cadman were
the -local' battery with Stanley and
Murray performing for Portland. Both
teams showed excellent form and
played good ball.
- National League.
Philadelphia, 10; New York, 1—
Alexander and Killifer for Philadel
phia; Marquard and Myers for New
York.
St. Louis, 2: Pittsburg, 1—Griner
and Wlngo for St. Louis; Adams and
Gibson for Pittsburg.
Boston, 2; Brooklyn, 8—Tyler,
Crutcher and Whaling Gooding for
Boston; Pfeifer, Reulbach and Miller
for Brooklyn.
Cincinnati 10; Chicago, 1—Ben
ton and Clark for Cincinnati; Cheney
and Archer for Chicago.
American League.
Boston, 0; Washington, 3—Collins
and Carrigan for Boston; Johnson and
Ainsworth for Washington.
Chicago, 5; Cleveland, 2—Scott and
Schalk for Chicago; Mitchell and
O’Neil for Cleveland.
New York, 8; Philadelphia, 2—Mc~
Hale and Sweeney for New York;
Bush and Schang for Philadelphia.
Detroit, 3; St. Louis, 2—Dubuc and
Stanage for Detroit; Wellman and
Agnew for St. Louis.
Federal League.
Pittsburg, April 15.—The only game
In the Federal league series was play
ed here yesterday and drew a good
crowd of fans who were angious to
welcome the nefc aggregation. The
game was between Pittsburg sad
Brooklyn, the latter winning with a
score of 1 to 0- The batteries' WWT
Kuoiser apd Berry for Pittsburg;
The^klleiiner^fWfral Sampson left
Valdes at 8;M thlamorniag for Seat
tle. taklw only, a few passengers
from this port.
i RE-ENFORCEMENTS SENT TO SHIPS AT VERA CRRUZ—MEXICAN
* COAST TOWNS TO BE BOMBAR DEO— HAVE 24 HOURS TO THINK
THE MATTER OVER—GUNS TRAINED ON FORTIFICATIONS.
they can shell the fortifications and
the town besides! which a number of
additional ships are lying outside of
the harbor ready to enter should it
become necessary.
The hospital ships and transports
at Galveston are ready at a moment's
notice to leave for the scone of the
expected hostilities. The transports
are loaded with troops.
The Army and Navy buildings are
VINCENT ASTOR
IS VERY SICK
Specialists Are in Attendance—Suffer
ing With Lung Congestion—
Soon to be Married.
NEW YORK, April 15.—Vincent
Astor, the boy millionaire, is suffer
ing with a severe attack of lung trou
ble and the lungs have congested.
The best specialists of this city and
from Chicago and Philadelphia have
been called into consultation to re
lieve the young man. The bulletin
issued by the attending physicians is
encouraging, but they admit that the
case is serious and that the best of
care is needed to save him.
Astor’s wedding date has been set
for the last of this month and Miss
Huntington, his affianced wife, is in
constant attendance. It is expected
that the wedding will be postponed.
Mrs. Astor, the boy's mother, is now
in Europe, but has'been telegraphed
for and is coming on one of the fast
trans-Atlantic liners.
SEVEN PERISH
IN HOTEL FIRE
Building Had Not Been Equipped
With Fire Escapes and Guests
Were Forced to Jump.
BOSTON, Apr'l 15— S«*ven persons
were cremated and scores Injured
when the Hotel Melvin was destroyed
by fire last night. The hotel was one
of-the most fashionabl. in the city and
was the home of many wealthy peo
ple.
The lire originated In the basement
and had gained headway before being
discovered. The elevators were ren
dered useless and the flames swept
up the shafts, making the whole build
ing a seething furnace before the
guests could he aroused from their
slumbers. A general alarm was turned
In and although the department re
sponded promptly and fought the
flames for hours the building was com
pletely destroyed;
Many of *be guests jumped from
the tippet* stories, while' the firem«ni
fdre'CieTating ladders and spread^
lng nets for their safety. It Uf Opt
ktMffo how many bad perished until
a search u the mips reveal the
charted remains of seven persons. The
hotel had htes bhllt several years ago
*nd.w*» a*t bqttipped with the latest
mod** 'flrt 4sed$e*. ’ "
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>. s Dance Tonight! ■
The regular Wednesday night dance
will to given at Engle hall tonight.
Pine music. ’.
alive with hurrying officers and all
through the night the buildings were
open and men were coming and going
with orders for the different com
mands.
i Supplies have been rushed south to
j the army on the border, which is ex
j pected to cross the line when they re
! ceive the word and all the principal
i cities are to be occupied by American
I troops. The blockade of Mexican cit—
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! IS POSTPONED
I Roald Amundsen Cannot Make Trip
i This Year Because of Lack of
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Funds for the Outfit.
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CHRISTIANIA, Norway, April 15.—
The polar expedition headed by Roald
Amundsen, which was to have left
next month for the Arctic ocean, has
been postponed for a season because
of the inability of Ajnundsen to se
cure the $200,000 necessary to outfit
the expedition.
The American eGographic Society
contributed $20,000 to the fund and
many foreign exploration societies
• have aided but the necessary amount
has not been obtainable.
Amundsen planned to enter the drift
near the pole and to make observa
tions of its general course for use of
scientists. He also planned to make a
dash from the ship to the pole and al
so to any points of land visible from
the ship. '(
iSSw
Ruled That Extradition to New York
Wae Not Applicable After Com
mission Declared Him Sane.
CONCORD. N. H., April 15.—The
federal judge before whom the case
was tried has upheld Thaw’s counsel
in their contention that the habeas
corpus for extradition was not ap
plicable upon the grounds of insanity.
The decision is regarded as a great
victory for Thaw, and it is believed
that he will soon be given his liberty.
The judge scored the methods pur
sued by the New York state officials
in their anxiety to get the prisoner
back to Mattewan asylum. He de
clared that they had apparently been
actuated by a spirit of revenge rath
er than to secure justice. He also
said that the indictment grafted by
Dutchess county was poor law.
Thaw will be held until the Unit
ed Staten Supreme Court hands down
its decision regarding the legality of
the indictments to seciire his return to
ifeo state of New York to testify
against the men who assisted him
tt> escape from the asylum.
STOCKTON. Cal., April 1$.—Eve
lyn Thaw, who opened a vaudeville
engagement here last night has been
besieged by reporters to learn how
she regard# the announcement that
Harry wm soon to he set at liberty.
She is heavily guarded and has re
fused to make any statement.
les will be complete within twenty
four hours after the first shot is fired
and the custom houses will all be
seized and held by American troops.
NORFOLK, Va., April 16—Six hun
dred marines left here last night for
the fleet stationed in Mexican wa
ters and will bring the number of
marines on the battleships up to the
full complement.
NEW YORK. April 15.—The com
mander of the Brooklyn Navy Yard
has received orders to rush work on
all the vessels of the department now
undergoing repairs and extra work
men were put to work this morning
and the work will be rushed to com
pletion.
GOVERNMENT WILL
SUE FUR SEALERS
Claim That Northern Commercial Co.
Killed Female and Pups—Also
After Dr. Jordon.
WASHINGTON, April 15.—The
House committee appointed to in
vestigate the conditions under which
the seal herds of Alaska have been
depleted today reported recommend
ing that a civil suit be brought against
the Northern Commercial Company,
the owners of the lease to recover
damages for the slaughter of the herd
and to secure the value of the young |
seal skins taken but not paid for and
also for the damage done to the herd
by the unscientific methods followed
by the company agents.
They also recommend that a suit
for $500,000 be brought against the
bondsmen of the company for dam
age to the herd. The bond Is still
alive, having never been discharged.
The committee accused Dr. Jordon,
of the Stanford University, of hav
ing used false Russian translations of
conditions on the seal islands in or
der that he could prove Russians kill
ed females. The members of the
committee claim that the, Russians
never killed the female seal, but did
kill the bulls which are a menace to
the herds.
No charge was made against former
Secretary of Commerce Nagle, al
though charges were made early in
the investigation that he had known
of the conditions at the seal islands,
but had refused to take any action
looking to the bettering of the con
ditions.
The information gained by the com
mittee will be placed in the hapds of
Attorney General McReyndds, who Is
expected to start suits against all the
officials of the Northern Commercial
Company. It is also expected here
that indictments will be brought
against those of the company who
were In charge of the slaughter, of the j
seal and who killed the young and the j
females in violation of the law.
-I
Fined for Carrying Gun.
Eli Mallache. of Seward, was re
cently arrested for carrying concealed
weapons by Officer Quest. When the
accused was arrested he denied hav
ing a weapon in his possession, but a
search developed the fact that Mr.
MaDUb.S had a revolver in bis pock- I
et. He was taken before City Magis
trate Cotter and pled guilty aa charg
ed and was fined 125. Mr. Mallache
expressed himself as very much peev
ed «t the actions of the town officials,
and as a mark of h^s displeasure shook
the dust of the city from his brogans
when the first steamer tooted the cast
off Whistle at the Seward dock.
Cook Inlet la Frae ef lea.
The officials of the steamer Ad-1
mlral Sampson report that the ioe has j
ail gone «Ht of Cook Inlet a^£- that
the small boats ar- now plying from
Seldovla to the head of the iatyt.
WICK HAS BILL
COMMISSION GOV T.
Board of Alaskana to be Located in
Juneau to Handle Alaaka Affairs
—Appointed by President.
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Delegate
Wickersham today introduced a bill in
congress incorporating the ideas of
Secretary Lane for a board or com -
mission of five Alaskans to be located
in Juneau and to handle all govern
ment affairs without reference to
Washington, as is now done.
The bill provides for a board of live,
all of whom must be Alaskans and
they are to receive a salary of $7,500,
excepting an attorney general for the
territory, who is to be a member of
the board and is to receive $0,000 a
year.
The Hoard of Development, as it is
to be called, is to consist of the
governor and the surveyor-general,
who are to have charge of all mat -
ters of the Interior department which
originate in Alaska. The attorney
general will have charge of the mat
ters of the department of justice
which arise in the territory The oth •
er members will each have charge
of a department and will have the
same powers now held by the depart
ment heads in Washington.
SEEK PLAN TO
PREVENT STRIKES
Commission on Industrial Relations to
Seek Peaceable Settlements of
Labor Disputes.
WASHINGTON, April If.. Com il
lation, arbitration and collective bar
gaining as a means of adjusting labor
differences were considered here to -
day in the first formal public hearing
before the U. S. Commission on In
dustrial Relations. Corporation offi
cials and trade union leaders who
have negotiated and maintained trade
agreements in five of the nation’s
largest industries were called to tes
tify.
The commission is seeking to learn
to what extent improvement in in
dustrial relations might be expected
from the general adoption of such
agreements in other industries. Sys
tematic efforts at peaceable settle
ment of disputes in the coal mining
business, the railroads, the clothing
Industry, the priming trades, the
building trades and the molders’
trades were planned by the commis
sion as part of its hearings.
FEDERAL ARSENAL
Women Employes Are Panicky and
Many Resign, Fearing That the
Works May be Blown Up.
PHILADKLPHIA, April 15—A Quan
tity of shrapnel exploded in the fed -
eral arsenal here yesterday afternoon,
causing a panic among the hundreds
of women employes. Several men
who were empleyed In the department
where the explosion occurred mere
seriously burned and are not expect -
ed to survive their Injuries.
The explosion haa terrified many
of the women and they have seat in
their resignations, refusing to HU the
places While others could h® Instruct
ed in the work. The bulling Where
the shell exploded was wrecked. This,
is the first, time in the history of the
arsenal that a shell has exploded and
an investigation has been ordered to
determine the cause.