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One Thousand Buildings burned—
Red Cross Society Take Charge
of Relief Work.
SALEM, Mass., June 29.—Hundreds
of workmen are clearing away the
debris from the fire of last week and
the national guard troops stationed
here are still hunting for bodies and
are preventing, looting of the ruins.
Ernest P. Burknell, national direc
tor of the Red Cross Association, is
in charge of the relief work of his
association and money is pouring in
from every town in the United States
for the aid and relief of the thou
sands of homeless.
Fully one-fourth of the population
of the city are homeless and are be
ing cared for in the public buildings
and in the army tents here by Secre
tary Garrison from Boston and New
York.
The bread line is still maintained,
while many families are being aided
to go to other manufacturing towns
wheree they may secure employment.
C More than 1,000 buildings were de
stroyed.
Underwood Asks for Funds to Inves
tigate Income Tax Returns—Says
Millionaires Are Holding Out.
WASHINGTON, June 29— Con
gressman Underwood, floor leader of
the Democratic party in the lower
House, today asked for the increase
of the appropriation to provide for
the collection of the income tax from
one million to a million and a half
dollars, because, he states, that many
have evaded the tax and the Treas
ury deparm'ent must have funds with
which to investigate the tax returns
and punish those guilty of withhold
ing the tax from the government.
The congressman stated that the
talk of a deficit in the Treasury de
partment was a dream of adminis
tration opponents, as the government
was well suplpied with funds and the
receipts for fhe fiscal year ending
June Sdth'wlll total >733,000,000, with
a surplus of >30,000,000 over expendi
tures.
Is Charge Against Union Agonts In
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Chicago—Grand Jury 8tarts
Investigation.
4- CHICAGO, June 29.—The federal
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grand jury today started an investi
gation of the charges that the agents
of the union had been blackmailing
John Mctoughiin and'ottier'building
contractors for money, threatening to
call a strike unless they were well
paid by the builders.
The charges will be probed to the
bottom and. several scire witnesses
are ready to testify. It is reported
that the contractors, becoming tired
of repeatedly paying the agents of
* the union, framed up on them and
secured the evidence which Is now
being placed before the Jury. Union
officials, however, assert that It 1s
a plot to break up'the union and
tfetl none of the men attempted to
hold up contractors.
Johnson Had Scrap In His Hands
At All Times and Played With
His Opponent.
PARIS, June 29.—The crowds of
sports that came here to witness the
championship fight are disgusted and
they say that Moran never had a
show in the scrap; that Johnson
stalled and played with the white
man and had the fight in his hand's
at all times.
Fight experts who watched the big
negro carefully are unable to tell
whether he has declined or not. He
appears none the worse for his scrap
and is winner $35,000 besides con
siderable money he won betting on
himself.
STUDENT KIILS
AUSTRIAN HEIR
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and His
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Wife Shot to Death By Servian—
Heir to Austrian Throne.
SERAJEVO, Bosnia, June 29.—
Francis Prinzip, a 19-year-old
Servian student, today shot and kill
ed Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the.
heir apparent to the throne of Aus
tria-Hungary, and the Duchess Ho
henberg, his morganatic wife. The
assassination occurred this morning
when the duke and his wife were rid
ing about the city escorted by a troop
of Austrian guards.
Nedeljo G. Abeinoviss, a 23-year
old student, threw a bomb at the
carriage of the duke, who saw it
coming, and when it landed near his
seat'''he pushed it on the ground,
while ordering the driver to lash his
horses. The' bomb fell to the ground
and exploded near the carriage fol
lowing and several of his officers
were injured by the flying pieces.
Prinzip, who was some distance away,
then opened fire with a rapid fire re
volver and shot the duke and his wife
dead before the police, bystanders or
the guards could interfere.
Both students were arrested, but j
denied, in spite of the tortures of the
police, that they were serving ac
complices and stated that patriotism
for Servia alone prompted them to
commit the murder.
The Tyrolian troops here are pa
trolling the streets and preparing to
put down any uprising of the people
in the’provinces of Bosnia and dalm
ija, which was taken from the Turk
ish empire two yearss ago and add
ed to the possess'ons of the Austri
ans. The two' provinces are largely
inhabited by Servians, who resent
the annexation and who are expect-?
ed to revolt at any time they see an
opportunity.
VIENNA, June 29.—Emperor Fran
cis Joseph, the aged ruler of Aus
tria-Hungary, when told of the as
assinatlon of his nephew, the heir
apparent, cried: “Terrible; I am
spared nothing; this is the fourth'
tragedy in my family!” The shock Is
expected to hasten the end of the
aged ruler.
The only daughter 'of Emperor
Joseph is now in a madhouse, where
«be was placed after the execution of
her husband, Maximillian of Mexico.
His son, Rudolph, was murdered or
committed suidfde in 1889 in the
wilds of Austria while on a hunting
trip. The woman he was with, a roy
al princess, was also killed. The
wife of Francis Joseph was assassi
nate^ and ope trouble after another
has' befallen the emperor.
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Seward on the Alameda to attend
court.
HO MOOSE V
IN NORTH DNIOTt
ProgreMive Party Fail* to Secure
Enough Vote* at Primary and Are
Barred Out.
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GRAND FORKS, N. D., June 29.—
The Bull Moose party failed to se
cure enough names to nominate a
state ticket at the coming election.
At the primaries held last Satur
day tjie Progressives secured a total
of 2,olio votes, whij'e tfie primary law
requires that they must secure 25
per cent of the total to be placed on
the state official ballot."
In lj)12 Roosevelt beat Taft by
2,500 votes,' securing 25,726 votes,
while 1*aft received 23,090, and Wil
son 29,555.
The Progressive party received less
votes here than the Socialist organ
ization. The connection of George
VV. Perkins with the Harvester Trust
was made an issue during the pri
mary campaign.
SENATORS PROBE
THE NEWSPAPERS
Desire to Know Where They Secure
the News of Executive and Com
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m itree Sessions.
WASHINGTON, June 29.—1The sen
ators are angered at the publication
here this morning of lengthy reports
of the meetings of the Foreign Rela
tions committee, which considered the
two peace treaties drawn by Secre
tary Bryan between the United States
and Colombia and one with Nicarag
ua. The publication this morning of
the entire discussion in the commit
tee room caused the senators to won
der where the newspapers received
the«information and a resolution to
probe the matter was passed.
The committee wilj immediately
call the editors, managers and report
ers on the morning papers to find
out how the leakage occurred so that
in future it may be guarded against.
The publication of the doings of
the Senate in executive sessions by
the papers will also be probed as
the committee have full power. While
the senators are sworn to secrecy at
the executive meetings, yet the pa
pers either secure first hand infor
mation or else guess correctly upon
most of the happenings of the ses
sion.
The 8tranger.
“The Stranger,” acted by King
Baggot and the Imp Company in. two
reels at the Orpheum tonight, also the
two comedies, "Much Ado About
Nothing” and "Baldy Belmont and
the Old l^aid.”
Mrs. Carl Armstrong, wife of Dep
uty Marshal Armstrong at Kodiak,
came over to Seward on the steamer
Evans for treatment' because of ner
vous disorders. Mrs. Armstrong is
at the Romig hospital in. Reward.
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. DETROIT, Mich., June 29.—Lower
Michigan ’ was 'swept yesterday' by
e ectrtcal storms which did conslder
a tie damage. Many houses were set
oi. fire by the ~ lightning bolts and
j£ is farms suffered considerable
.damage from the downpour of rain,
gnd the heavy winds which destroy
ed the orchards and the crops. The
cyclone swept' across the state from
bay City to Lake Michigan and in
to Wisconsin, destroying everything
In its path.
REBEL CHIEFS
WANT POWER
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Villa and Carranza Ready to' Seize
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the Reins of Government From
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Each Other.
WASHINGTON, June 29.—Senor
Brecada, private secretary to Gen.
Carranza, charges that Gen. Angeles,
secretary to Provisional President
Huerta caused the break between the
two constitutional leaders. From
reports received here it is believed
that the break is of such a nature
that it will be impossible for the two
leaders to mork in harmony and that
one or the other will be forced out.
It is freely predicted that in the
event of rebel success the two fac
tions led by Villa and Carranza will
be at each other’s throats in an ef
fort to seize the reins of power in
Mexico, as both are more interested
in gaining control than in further
ing the establishment of a stable gov
ernment.
BUFORD SAILED
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Army Transport Is Bringing New Sol
diers for Northern Ports—Goes
First to St. Michael.
SEATTLE, June 29.—The army
transport Buford left here on June
25th, sailing direct to St. Michael.
Companies A, B, C and D, of the
14th infantry, sailed on the transs
port to relieve the 30th infantry, now
in the north. All the companies were
recruited to their war strength of
125 men each.
Companies A and C will be sta
tioned at Fort Seward. One officer
and 50 men will be stationed at Fort
Liscum, Company B will go to Fort
Gibbon, part of Company D will be
stationed at Fort Davis, near Nome,
and two officers and 50 men will be
quartered at St. Michael.
All the men sent north have en
listments of less than two years, as
the veterans are being kept here for
service in Mexico if needed.
GERMAN AMBASS/tppft
RECEIVES ILLINOIS DEGREE
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, 111., June
29.—Count Johann von Bernstorf,
German ambassador to the United
States, today became an alumnus of
the University of Illinois. In con
nection with the commencement ex
ercises, when more than 600 degrees
were granted by the different col
leges, the ambassador received an
honorary degrfte. The famous Ger
man delivered the commencement ad
dress to the class.
The water which on Saturday was
pounding against the big government
dike turned away during the night
and on Sunday morning not a drop
of glacier water was near the town,
it all having /turned into the big.
stream near the long bridge.
LONG MKT
I MKAIISIS
PORT SMVrjH. Ark.. June 29.—To
day is the forty-first day of drought
m. !t ‘onfeit in thirty-three
years. The crops have withered and
Med. ca«le “jyiiU «t»ut Wrthdrft
'(Mril IpSMfM M WvM- **ter
mi* mwm*
and unleks relief in the way of a
dfrwhpour of itain 'Comes Within the
heat few days fypuspSds of head of
battle and all the crops w|J\ toe lost.
Change of pictures at the Orpheum. ’
UNVEIL STATUE
In Park He Gave to City of Dunferm
line In Scotland—Secured By
Public Subecription.
DUNFERMLINE, Scotland, June 29.
—A statue of Andrew Carnegie was
unveiled today in Pittencrief Park,
which was presented to the city by
the iron master along with an en
dowment of 12,500,000 to keep the
park in condition and to make im
provements as heeded. The gift was
made in 1903 and the people by small
contributions secured the money for
a statue of the American multi-mil
lionaire, which was unvei)ed today in
the presence of Mr. Carnegie and a
vast crowd of people.
The park is one of the pretties* in
Scotland.
CAPTAIN RETORTS
KANT ADVENTURES
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Sailing Ship Reaches New York From
Far East—Snakes In Cargo Escap
ed and Men Sleep in Rigging.
NEW YORK, June 29.—Two hun
dred deadly East Indian snakes over
running the ship, five heal crazed
yaks doing everything but climb aloft,
and a crew of 35 Lascarss, Hindus
and Chinese threatening every min
ute to cut one another’s throats—
such was the combination which add
ed ten years to the age of Captain
Grant, of the Brilliant, a four-masted
British bark. On the outward voyage
the entire crew deserted at Hong
kong, and the seamen signed in their
place represented ihe scum of the
Eastern ports, declared the captain.
Most of them suffered from .seasick
ness, and had never had any more
experience than was necessary to
handle a rob boat. Four boxes filled
with cobras and other poisonous rep
tiles broke loose from their fastenings
and two hundred snakes then had
the liberty of the Brilliant. The ori
entals would not go near the snakes,
and Captain Grant and his officers
were compelled to kill them with
clubs. Snakes appeared from hiding
places for three weeks after the box
es had been broken, and the crew
slept in the rigging until sure the
last one had been done away with.
After passing through the Straits
of Sundae the five yaks on board
began showing signs of suffering from
the heat, and they went crazy one
by one. "They couldn't do it in a
bunch,” said Captain Grant; “they
had to do it one at a time in order
to prolong- our agony.” About the
time the last yak had been killed and
cast overboard, the Lascars and the
Chinese engaged ig a pitched battle.
The Hindus and others took sides in
the battle, and their fights were daily
features. Life was just one strenuous
pUpute after another for the entire
voyage, and when the Brilliant reach
ed New York harbor, after a voyage
of 115 days from Hongkong. Captain
£rant and his officers heaved a sigh
of relief, and gave the crew per
mission "to go as Car as they liked
In knifing each other, but each man
would be tied hapd and f$at gh^
cast overboard if thgy so much as
made a dent -in the polished deck
Of the Brilliant,”
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New Haven Holds Dog Show.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. June 23.—For
the first tinge ip twpoty-^ve years
New Haven today entertained the
Mite of its dogdom 400 from other
cities. The New Haven Kennel Club,
organized in 1886. was in charge of
the eveht.
| Just received a new line of infants
land children’s shoes. The best ever
' shown, at S. Blum t Co. tf
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Mayor puncan’s Son Say* the Miners
In the Hall Started the Fireworks
—Would Kill Moyer.
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BUTTE, Mont., June 29.—At the
Inquest into the cause of the death
of Charles Noy, killed when the se
ceding miners attacked Union hall
last week. Mayor Duncan’s son tes
tified that the first shots were fired
from Union hall by President Moyer
and his supporters and the special
deputies of the sheriff. Young Dun
can also testified that President Moy
er and a majority of the members
of the old union were armed and ready
for the battle.
Most of the testimony so far re
ceived has been reluctantly given, the
men preferring to remain quiet and
tight it out themselves without ap
pealing to the police. Several of the
witnesses admitted that seven gun
men from Anaconda had been placed
where they could get a shot at Moy
er, but that they were unable *o
pull the stunt off. Moyer is being
closely guarded by his friends from
attack.
SOCIALISTS MAY
ELECT DELEGATE
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Jack Underwood, the Alaskan Writer,
So Predicts In Articie Appear
ing In Seattle Times.
SEATTLE, June 29.—Jack Under
wood, the Alaskan writer, in an arti
cle appearing yesterday in (he Seat
tle Times, predicted the election of
Lena Lewis, the Socialist, as the next
delegate to congress from Alaska be
cause of the split in the factions of
the Democratic party in Alaska.
The Socialists voting solidly, while
the Democrats are split and the Re
publicans appear indifferent, will re
sult in the election of the Socialist,
says Underwood.
The writer also states that hun
dreds of votes will be cast by the
opponents of the present delegate for
the Socialist candidate, because many
prefer two years of Socialism rather
than a continuation of the present
conditions. *
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Leave Wachington for Niagara Falls
to Discuss Only International
Mexican Affair.
WASHINGTON, June 29.—The rep
resentatives of Gen. Carranza will
leave here today for Niagara Falls,
Qnt., to enter the conferences at
Niagara Falls to effect a peace set
tlement for Mexico.
The Carransa delegates forced the
American administration to agree that
Only international affairs of Mexico
are to~ be considered and that no
attempt will be made to have the land
Question nor the internal affairs of
Mexico discussed.
JESSUP MILLIONS
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■ NEW YORK, June 28—Mrs. Mor
ris K. Jessup has given to the Amer
ican Museum $5,000,000 for research
work.