St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 6, 1903

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' from there this morning. ‘rescuers, hundreds of whom have _ authority on cyaniding in America. at that “months of 36. * one child, living at Virginia City. HANNA CRUSHES HIS BOOM ~ Gaused Withdrawal of Editorial in . COLUMBUS, O., -fanna has any designs against Theodore = i. he is exceedingly careful to sée TODAY THE ONLY ST. LOULS EVENING NEWSPAPER W!'1H THE ASSOLIALED PKKSS DISPATCHES. VOL. 56, NO. 77. PRICE] Gusside 8 Louls, One Louls. Two Cents. 71 _§T. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1903. MANY DEAD IN A BURNING MONTANA MINE Seven Bodies Recovered and It Is Known That 50 to 75 Workmen Are Still Imprisoned in the Under- ground Tunnels of Blazing Shaft. SUPERINTENDENT TURNER GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS Rushed Into the Mine When the Alarm Was Given in the Hope of Rescuing the Men, but Was Caught by the Flames and Smoke. VIRGINIA CITY, Mont., Nov. 6.—SBeven are dead, a number more burned and per- haps scores lost in the underground work- ings in a fire which started in the Kear- sarge mine, situated at Summit ,eight miles The known dead are Supt. R. B. Turner, a miner named Tobin and five other miners, too badly burned to be identified, have been re- covered. From © to 75 men are still down In the mine and may have perished from flame or smoke. The plant employed 200 men. It is the property of United States Senator Millard of Nebraska and was valued at about $1,000,000. There is no way to estimate the loss at present. The fire, which started at 7 o'clock this morning, as the shifts were “being changed, still rages fiercely and the gone from Virginia City, will be hampered as there is no apparatus at the mine. It is not known how the fire started. Bupt. Turner gave his life for his men. He was at breakfast and partially dressed when the alarm came. Dashing into the house in his shirt sleeves, with another miner whose name has not been learned, Turner made his way into the main tun- nel. Here they found everythifg ablaze. They groped their way down and dragged out five bodies, including Tobin's. In a second attempt they did not come j out and were jater brought forth dead by the reecuers, the man who so heroically _ aided Turner perishing with him. Turner was acknowledged as the leading He Was a@ member of the American Society of Ergineers. His father was formerly estate auditor of Colorado. Turner had a foreboding that he would Wie before he was 36, as a brother, Frank Turner, met a violent death in Arizona some years ago when just 35, and other members of the family have been killed age. Turner was within three He leaves a widow and The total number of dead may not be known for some time, and the bodies, all but those of Tobin and Turner, afe too badly burned to be identified. Physicians from Virginia City, Ennis and other towns are on the way. Some of the rescuers are badly burned. The mine is eight miles from Virginia Clty, and communication by telephone is difficult. The shafthouse, cyaniding plant and are a total loss. It is not known adiy the workings of the mine @ been damaged. Ohio Republican Machine Organ Lest It Seem Inspired. Bpecial to the Post-Dispatch. Nov. 6.—If Senator FLAG OF PANAMA, .cast, THE NEW REPUBLIC. Panama’s Flag. The flag of the republic of Panama consists of four squares. Tht first upper square to the left is blue. The first lower square to the left is white, with a blue star In its center. The second upper square is white, with a red star in its center, and the second lower square is red. HUNAWAY AUTO SCATTERS EGGS Strikes Groceryman’s Wagon and Hurls Him Into Street With Supplies. As E. B. Sohns, a Clifton Helghts grocer, was driving across Sulphur avenue on the Clayton road Thursday afternoon his wagon was struck by an automobile which was running amuck on Sulphur avenue. Sohns was thrown from his seat into the street, breaking his right arm in the fall. His wagon was wrecked and his load of eggs and vegetables scattered over the street. - Without stopping to learn the extent of the damage the chaffeur speeded his ma- chine away from the scene. Sohns did not have time to ascertain the number of the auto. He has notified the police. JUST A POINT FROM FREEZING Thermometer Registered 32.6 Degrees Above Zero This Morning— Warmer Saturday. The temperature was close to the freezing point in St. Louis Friday morning, so close. that it couldn't have .gone.anuch | down without step- ping over the mark; Between the hours of 56 a m and 7 a. m. the govern- ment thermometer registered 32.6 de- greés above zero. As the day ad- vanced and the sun carried on his good work the atmos- pheric conditions became delightfully crisp and pleasant. The official fore- as issued ‘by the local weather bureau for Friday, follows: “Fair tonight and Saturday. Rising tem- perature Saturday. Fresh east to southeast wind.” The cold wave has evread rapidly to the Atlantic coast and freezing temperature prevails in the Ohio valley, lake region, upper Mississippi valley and the Missouri valley. THE WEATHER INDICATIONS WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Indications: St. Loule and vicinity—Fair Friday night and Saturday; warmer. Iilinole—Generally fair tonight and Saturday; rising temperature Saturday and in south por- that nothing authoritatively indicating it ll come to the public eye. This is shown a“ Negpet Rget a circulated here. result of the election was wh, the State Journal, the organ of the machine in this state, prepared | editorial nominating Hanna for the | . When Hanna heard of he | tn ne communication with the editor and, after a long conference, suc- in securing the withdrawal of the | tor Hanna is not averse to having mentiond in connection with the Hanna =-zE a coup by sivi aw t3y.~ the time to operate WOMAN: CHAMPION SLIMBER ‘goutherly Saturday. - ere with the Duke of Abrusszi on his Arc- © expedition, have returned to Genoa from where they accompanied the Ameri- + ek omg explorer, Mrs. Fanny Bulloch | in her aseent of the Himalayas. eee eee Se even gear tn For ie ieee ies : employe’. Be by AT iy So ft aie % tions Friday night; variable winds ehifting to Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska—Fair Fri- ‘day night and Saturday; rising temperatu:e; winds | shifting to southerly and increasing. South Dakota—Fair Friday night and Saturday; warmer Friday night and in east portion Satur- day; increasing southwest winds, Kentucky and Tennessee—Fair Friday night and Saturday; rising tempe:ature Saturday. Oklahoma and Indian Territory—Friday night and Saturday generally fair; warmer Saturday. Texas—Friday night and Saturday generally fair: warmer in west; fresh northeast winds os the coast. Temperature in Various Cities. At 7 a m. the temperature in various cilies Boston x aenee pe Vashi Oh NEW TREATWENT FOR CANCER Sterilization of ¢ the Parasite ‘and ‘a’ Serum Used Successfully to Ar- rest Growth of Disease. LONDON, Nov. 6.—A ‘new treatment of cancer, which .is believed .to.mark an im- = | portant advance,.in, the treatment of the dreaded disease, has been explained before a meeting of the Abernathian Society of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, by Dr. John. son, who has, been examining the methods a. Otto n. Re +, 8 Co midt's opinion,”’ uid. “is that Ee ard done two seems — fliged it we Saas alr and rte ge Bw has the power of destro . is Sterlized tes, . he .. Temon , vital ra Kp Boy . i fg "J = PANAMA | RECOGNIZED Bt UNITED STATES —_ Colombia, Burdened With Debt and Having No Navy, Is Powerless to Coerce the Seceding State, and Must Let the “Erring Sister Go.” COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE SEEMS NOW ASSURED Our Marines Will Maintain Order, Canal Treaty Will Be Perfected and Work on the World’s Great Waterway Will Be Pushed. WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—The United States government has rec- ognized the de facto government of Panama. It was announced at the state de partment after the return of Secre- tary Hay from the cabinet meeting that instructions have been sent to United States Minister Beaupre at Bogota (assuming that he has not left the capital yet) and to Mr. Ehr- man, the United States vice-consul at Panama, and now acting consul there, to inform the governments of Colombia and Panama, respectively, that the de facto government is recognized. The following telegram was ates by the State Department: today to Mr. Ehrman, the acting consul-general of the United States at Panama: “The people of Panama have by an-abp- parently unanimous movement dissolved their political relations. with the republic of Colombia and assumed thetr independ- ence. . government, republican in form and with- out substantial opposition from its own people, has been established in the state of Panama, you will enter into relations with Lyset. it as the ‘responsible government of the ter- ritory and look to it for all due action to protect the persons and property of citi- } zens of the United States, and to keep op® the isthmian transit in accordance with the obligations of existing treaties govern- ing the relations of the United States to that territory.”’ Immediately afterward an instruction was sent by telegram to Mr. Beaupre, the United States minister at Bogota, in similar terms. _—_— *pectal to the Post-iMppac x. WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—It is offi- cially admitted that the evacuation of Panama by Colombian troops was brought through the “good offices” of Com- mander Hubbard of the Nashville. The conclusion reached at a cabinet conference is that the evacuation prac- tically ends the revolution and opens the way to speedy accomplishment of all of the plans of the administration concetn- ing the isthmus. It was decided that, with things mov- ing along so smoothly, it would be a mis- | } take to show undue haste in extending (this connection you are further instructed official support to the new government immediately. It was concluded that it would look better to wait a day, or pos- sibly two, so that the government will have time to prove its stability to the outside world. The Colombia government has protest- ed against the attitude of the United: The lan- |’ States forces on the isthmus. guage of the Colombians is exeeedingly plain. treaty of 1846, to maintain order by her own forces on the isthmus is insisted on and the obligation of the United States to undertake to preserve order only in| the event of the Colombian government’s being urable to do so is pointed out. Colombia demands of this government the absolute observance of her sovereign- ty over the isthmus and rests her demand on treaty agreements. Talk of War With United ‘States. It is understood from advices from Bogota that there is tremendous excite- ment throughout Colombia and that talk of war with the United States is to be heard on all sides. The Marroquin government seems con- fused by the sudden turn in affairs. It is evident that the conservative por- tion of the Colombian government will | rerson endeavor to avoid war with the United hhim and identifying him as the perpetrator reject all or any portion of such witnesses The right of Colombia under the forme! accusaton or charge against the de- jextent TESTIMONY OF ACCOMPLICE ALONE MAY CONVICT — Important Instruction Given to the Jury by Judge Graves in the Trial of Senator Frank Farris for Bribery in Connection With the Alum Boodle Scandal. WAS THE $7000 LETTER TO KELLEY WRITTEN BY LEE? A Great Deal of Significance Is At- tached to This Document—Lee De- nies That. He Wrote It, but Records Show That He Once Admitted Its Authorship. By a Post-Dispatch Staf Correspondent. JBFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 6.—The in- structions to the jury in the trial of Sen- ator Frank Farris for bribery were read by the court this morning at the close of the testimony. Judge Graves, after referring to the main allegations set forth in the indictment, in- structed the jury as follows: “The court instructs the jury that they may convict the defendant on the uncor- roborated testimony of an accomplice alone, if they believe the statements given by said accomplice in his testimony are true in fact and sufficient In proof to establish the guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonabie doubt; but the jury are instructed that the testimony of an accomplice in crime, when not corroborated by some person or_per. ; sons not implicated in the crime, as to matters material to the issues, that is, mat- ters connecting the defendant with the commission of the crime charged against thereof, ought to be received with great caution by the jury, and they ought to be fully satisfied of its truth before they should convict the defendant on such tes- timony. : “The law presumes the defendant to be innocent, and this presumption continues until it has been overeome by evidence which establistes his guilt to your satis- faction beyond a reaagnable doubt, and the of we his guilt rests vith the rever,. "this: aiheeumption .) nas bee bvercdme and the gufit of the defendant es- tablished to a moral certainty and beyond a reasonable doubt, your duty is to con- “If you have a reasonable doubt of the defendant'‘'s guilt, you should acquit, Dut a doubt to authorize an acquittal on that ground alone ought to be a substantial doubt touching the defendant’s guilt, and one growing out of the evidence, or want of evidence, in the case, and not @ mere pos- sibility of his innocence. “The previous good character of the de- fendant, if proved to your reasonable satss- faction, is a fact in the case which you should consider in passing upon the guilt or innocence of the defendant, for the law presumes that one whose character is good is less likely to commit a crime than one whose character is not good. “But if all the evidence, including that which has been given touching the previous good character of the defendant, shows him to be guilty, then his previous govd character cannot justify, excuse or miti- gate the offense. “The jury are instructed that they are the sole judges of the credibility of the witnesses and of the weight to be given ty their testimony. In determining such cred- fbility and weight they will take into con- sideration the character of the witness and his manner on the stand and his interest. if any, in the result of the trial, and his relation to or feeling towards the parties, the probability or improbability of his statements, as well ag all the facts and circumstances given In evidence. And in that if you believe that any witness has wilfully and knowingly sworn falsely to any material fact, you are at liberty to testimony. & “The defendant*is a competent witness in his own behalf; but the fact that he is a witness testifying In his own behalf and the interest he has at stake in this case, may be considered by the jury in deter- mining the credibility of his testimony. “The jury are instructed that the in- dictment in this case is, of itself, a mere fendant, and it is not, of itself, any evi- dence of the defendant's guilt; and no juror should permit himself to be to any influenced against the defendant ‘because, or on account, of the indictment in this case.” Lee Denounced by Defendant’s Counsel. Prosecuting Attorney Price Stone of Cole County made the opening address on be- half of the state. By way of introduction Mr. Stone called attention to the serious- ness of the crime of bribery. He would not condone the offense of A state's main wit- John A. Lee, t he desired to im- ess on the jury the tact that the former jeutenant-governor of Missouri had con- crime of which he was an ac- " declared Stone, “that John A. t truth, and ome the able ross-exam nd shrewd c of defend- ant's attorney, his story ye the main un- s ‘light-fingered gentry of St. Louis. ve the GALLANT PICKPOCKETS GET $200 AS THEY ASSIST WOMAN FROM A CAR) FI RRS . s wihsase - 2D Deed Mrs. Katherine Angelica Was Pleased With the Kindness Shown by Two Well-Dressed Strangers, But When She Reached Home, She Learned Their Motive. Two polite pilferers of pocketbooks have introduced a new method of robbery to the So far they have succeeded in keeping their iden- tity secret, and the police have sought them in vain. Their latest victim is Mrs. Katherine An- gelica, owner of a haberdashery at 112 North Ninth stret, and the way in which they operated to secure her purse and the $200 which it contained, seems to indl- cate their system. Mrs. Angelica had been calling on friends on the South Side, and returnigg, got off the car at Ninth and Pine streets. Two very polite and well-dressed young men standing.on the rear platform raised their | hats and volunteered to assist her to alight. One caught Mrs. Angelica’s right arm; the other took her left, and together they gal- lantly helped her to the street. They showed no haste, and even took time to raise their hats before returning to} the car as Mrs. Angelica thanked them for their assistance. Mrs. Angelica had not the least sus- more than picion that there was anything gallantry as.a motive for the polite action of the two young men, and as she walked to her store was mentally commendi them. When she reached the store, ng that one of} the she found that her purse, was missing. She is quite sure the men took the puree while helping her from the.car, and believes that the two men were working together. — however, ens * pum" = wom —- Sanniiie _ a en v — ef “4 a . ™ % FOR ARDENT WOOLR Relleville Man Has Adventures Which Are Reminiscent of Days of Chivalry. Joseph McDaniel's devotion to his flancee Mrs. Anna McKernan of Fourth and Race streets, Belleville, has brought him into troubles, little less serious than those en- dured. by lovers in the historic days when knights were bold. McDaniels and Mrs. McKernan have been friends since Mrs. McKernan was made a widow a little more than a year ago by 4 mine explosion. Thursday the health offi- cers decided that Mrs... McKernan had smallpox, and insisted upon quarantining her in her residence. Policeman Gruene- walde was placed on guard, with instruc- tions to allow no one to enter the house. In a short while McDaniels heard of the quarantine and at once declared that he would go to her bedside to care for her. As a precautionary measure he had Health Officer West vaccinate him. When McDaniels presented himself at the quarantined home the policeman refused to allow him to enter. McDaniels plead@d and threatened, arguing that as he had been vaccinated there was no danger to him and that at any rate he should be permitted to Hoek his life for the woman he loved he wished to do so. Gruenewalde was obdurate, however, ‘and when McDaniels finally and positively re- fused to leave the policeman arrested him. Before Justice Wangelin Friday mornin McDaniels was fined $100 on the charge 0 uarantine law, and, because of a fear that ‘he had exposed himself to the disease, he was fumigated and confined in an isolated cell, to remain there for twenty days to await possible developments. Christian Church Concert. A musical and literary entertainment will be given at the First Christian Church, 3126 st street, Friday night. j — + ig eat ek » pas en UUU 1 B60, iD COMPAR Another Striking Illustration of the “High Finance” in Vogue in Wall Street. Special to the Post-Dispatch. NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 6—An investiga- tion now being made by Attorney-Gen- eral McArthur of the State of New Jer- sey, has developed another striking illus- tration of certain methods in Wall street. According to affidavits and allegations, Frank C. Hollins of 11 Wall street, in or- ganizing the American Union Electric Co., and the Commercial Railway Equipment Co., made out of $73,000, actual assets, a $7,850,000 concern, Hollins is charged with fraud, not only in organization of the American Union Electrical Co., but in selling stock of the Commercial Railway Equipment Co. Geo. M. Bailey, on behalf of himself and other stockholders of the Commercial Rallway Equipment Co., has placed the matter in the nands of Attorney-General McArthur. Bailey alleges that he bought the stock through misrepreser tation. WEISSMAN SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN PRNETSmeTARY. |p Charles Weissman, one of the vice-presi- dents of the Hebrew Jefferson Club, was sentenced by Judge Adams in the -United States district court Friday morning to serve three years tn the state penitentiary and to pay a “ine of $1, for his with the fraudulent Pr of in the St. Louis Couri of Weissman pleaded guilt As week to the thirteen counts against cet kien, and received his punishment as a matter of course. He hed appeared this week as a witness in the one i id Communication From Capitalist Convinces His Relatives That Conspirators Who Dernand $100,000 for His Release Have Custody of Him. BRISTOL, Tenn., Nov. 6—Edward L. Wentz, a young Philadelphia millonaire, who mysteriously disappeared from his father's é at Big Stone Gap, Va., Oct. 4, is alive and a captive in the Cumberland = oi are ear mountains. A letter has just been received from him addressed to his parents, in wh'ch he states {that he is well and asks that the ransom _lof $100,000 demanded by his captors be at peas oat ees seeailess “tno: ta . well S- still alive and that for $100,000 he would be aaa allen te WITNESSES H TRIPLE TRIM in naturalization frauds, indicate that. triple case will be the most bitterly for of the naturalization scaudal cases. The United States District Court Dolan, Barrett and Garrett are being tried) on practically the same charges of which Adolph Fein was convicted late T afternoon. to pay a the peniten Each of the three defendants + adie indictment on nine distinct charges, though — all relate to the same general machina- | tions. When the court had finished calling . eighteen jurors, Judge Chester H. Krum, for the defense, objected. He declared that | the fact that the defendants are jointly tried under nine indictments does sagen cbaiieantn hit ua ee as they were b a Associated with Judge Krum in the de fense of Dolan, Barrett and Garrett are Thomas J. Rowe, Judge Henry W. Bond and J. L. Minnis. , United States District Attorney Dyer and Assistant District Attorney Nortont are conducting the prosecution for the government. defense to appear as witnesses: | Dayid R. Francis, Murray Canhebain Festus J. Wotan. l : Dillion, J. &. Ha Thompson, J. a Miss Hoffman, J Aubgateln on Clayton, | Ra goa e op of and ia fo J. Finer pi clan brane a0 ecalien bra omtect they ry: ° core The following were subpenaed by. the | * ib er ° %: mee at Ps F + er . 7 ; % a