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Show volume vni. number BAHTS UNDER HEAVY GUARD Precautions Taken to Prevent Any Possibility of a Jail Delivery. MORE OF VAN DENS RECORD He Belonged to tho Notorious Kid Curry Gang of Train and Bank Robbers. CHICAGO, Nov. 30. The four carbarn bandits were placed under an extra guard at the Harrison street station this morning, the chief of police taking this precaution so as to prevent any possibility of a Jail delivery. An armed 'patrol guards the corridor and only immediate relatives are allowed entrance. The bandits are being treated as though they 'were under a death watch. Every visitor is searched and a speedy trial, conviction and execution is expected. OGDE i9. NT, ken, rudders curried away, sails ripped and general destruction rife. For YOUNG days uuniliers of disabled junks drifted helplessly about, their occupants suffering from extreme thirst and hunger. The Hongkong government tender Stanley rescued a number, picked up eight junks and took 123 men off vessels that were abandoned. The Stanley reported that there were 400 Junks Wealthy Young Milwaukee Chapfishing off Swa Tow when the typhoon pie May Have His Bank came on November 8th. and fifty-sevAccount Reduced. disabled junks were seen flying distress signals. Several Junks were towed to Hongkong snd then a third relief cruise was made. CAUSED LOSS OF HER JOB Meanwhile three torpedo boat destroyers ( thenaval water boat Cherub and a Chinese cruiser were sent out and rescued many. Sevral hundred men And Great Mental snd Physical Anwere taken from wrecked craft sufferguish As Wsll Breach of Promise Cats. ing greatly, some being without food or water from two to five days. Of the 400 fishing Junks at least 300 are disabled or sunk and thousands of CHICAGO, Nov. 30. Two sensalives were lost tional damage suits were Instituted here today. Bessie Morrison, an FAMOUS BUILDING BURNED actress, sues Daniel Van Brunt, a wealthy young clubman of Brooklyn Academy, Used by Beocher Milwaukee, for $13,000. She alleges as an Auditorium, Totally that he gave her doped champagne a theatre dinner and avers that after Destroyed. NEW YORK, Nov. SO. The famous her subsequent appearance caused her old Academy of Music in Brooklyn was great mental and physical suffering destroyed by fire this morning. A de- and the loss of her engagement with fective light wire broke and the many The Invaders company. The second plaintiff is Katie wires in the flies of the stage connected with extensive decorations for a poa governess, twenty-tw- o years litical banquet which was to have been old, who sues John Churan, a millionheld tonight caused the fire to spread aire real estate dealer, for $15,000, on with great rapidity, and it raged until the ground of a breach of promise of noon, only a portion of the walls being marriage. ACTRESS sub-distr- ict were BRISTOW'S SUES CLUBMAN en Be-bes- ta, Van Deins sweetheart, Mamie Dunn, is exploiting herself in a dime museum to gain funds to be urfed In his defense. left standing. Van Dein has admitted that he was The loss is $330,000 and the building CRITICIZES GOVERNMENT. a member of the Kid Curry gang of was uninsured. Idaho and Montana desperadoes, which The academy was built in 1860 and 8ays Bristow Report Was has committed many daring bank and was first prominent as the meeting Attorney Held Back to Influence Cass train robberies within the past two place of unionists before the Civil war. Against Defendants. years. He has accomplices and friends Henry Ward Beecher also used the in the a Wyoming academy as an auditorium. BALTIMORE, Nov. 30. Attorney robbers roost. Bryan, in his argument for the demurRoeskl, who is the least given to THEY RESCUED FIFTY rer in the postoffice cases started beboasting of the quartette, says that fore the circuit court there this mornVan Dein will be rescued by friends Htroie Work of Attendants During a ing, mode a statement charging the from the far west if the chance offers. Fir in An Ohio government with holding the Bristow Roeskl, who is the first of the bandits report until this morning for the disHospital. to weaken, passed the morning weepcreditable purpose of influencing the ing in his cell. Ohio, Nov. 30. A case against the defendants. GALUOPOLIS, The police place credence in the The cases opened are those of Mcfire broke out this morning in the Ohio story of a possible attempt to rescue for epileptics at this place. Gregor snd Upton, rural free delivery hospital sufficient to cause the organisation of The first floor of the building was clerks, charged with defrauding the a patrol of Jail guards whose rounds government There are sixty witnesses are around the outer walls to preevnt gutted. Two attendants named Walters and in attendance, including Postmaster-Gener- al a possible attempt to dynamite the Woods by heroic work safely rescued Payne. Jail. some unconscious, fifty patients, window, carry- SALT LAKE through a second-stor- y CAR ACCIDENT. 8TRIKE IN NORTHERN a ladder to the ground. them down ing COLORADO IS SETTLED The fire is supposed to have been Three Citizens Injured in s Collision-Evict- ions some one smoking, an instarted by of Minora LOUISVILLE, Colo., Nov. SO. The of the rules. Commenced. strike in the northern coal field is set- fringement tled and a majority of the miners will TRANMEN RESPONSIBLE be working today. SALT LAKE, Nov. SO. By a collisJoe Williams, general superintendent ion of two street cars three prominent of the Northern Coal and Coke com- Conductor and Enginsar Held to Bs citizens were badly injured here today. pany, stated last night that he did not Criminally Liable for Big The accident occurred on State street think there were sufficient miners in Four Wrack. and was due to slippery tracks. The the district to operate the mines at PEORIA, Nov. 30. This morning the are W. H. Worthing. Dr. Dun-for- d their full capacity at present, but he coroners jury which has been investi- injured and Mr. Woelstenholme. believed those who had left the dis- gating the Big Four wreck returned a Deputy Sheriffs sided by the state trict and would return as soon as work verdict holding Engineer Burdick and militia commenced evictions of strikbegan. Conductor Hastings of the work train ing coal diggers in the Utah Fuel comThe board held a secret criminally liable and also censuring panys camps today. session In Louisville yesterday and the engineer and conductor of the counted the votes cast but did not freight train for not holding their train FOX HUNTERS ASSOCIATION. make public any other actions. The according to orders. BRADSTOWN, Ky. Nov. 30. Sevminers express themselves as pleased of the chase aslovers scores of eral to be able to return to work. EIGHT. HOUR LAW SUSTAINED sembled today at New Haven, this county, to take part in the opening OFFICER INJURED 'U. 8. Supreme Court Decides That the of the annual meet of the National Fox BY VICIOUS PRISONER t Kansas Law Is Hunters association. Among the par.. Valid. ticipants are many of the most noted BAKER CITY, Or, Nov. 80. While hunters of Kentucky, Indiana, West Chief of Police Kilboum was searching WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. The su- Virginia and other states. The country James Welch, whom he had arrested court today sustained the valid- is sufficiently broken to lend sest to yesterday, the prisoner turned upon preme Kansas act prescribing eight the sport and a large entry list gives of the him and before assistance could arrive ity as a lawful day's work on ail promise of one of the best meets in the hours inflicted injuries from which the aged for history ef the association. thief may die. The chief suffered the public works and fixing penalties their or require fracture of three ribs and before be- contractors who permit BATTLE BETWEEN work longer. to workmen ing overpowered Welch kicked all of WYOMING STOCKMEN Kilboum's teeth out Feeling runs TRAIN WRECK. CHEYENNE. Wyo Nov. 80. A batFATAL very high and should Kilbourn suctle occurred between cattlemen and cumb to his injuries the police may Nov. S3 The sheepmen near Upton Saturday. Torn PARKERSBURG. Va, have some difficulty In restraining the Balltlmore & Ohio fast 'express was Goxe, a sheepman, was arrested this People, as already there is talk of wrecked in the Belpre yards across the morning for wounding Joseph MInter, lynching the man. Welch realises his at 3 oclock this af- a sheepman. The trouble arose over Position and says that he committed river from here the division of the range and further ternoon. the assault while Insane. He asserts into an open switch conflicts between the warring stockran train The that he was formerly an inmate of the men are Imminent and collided with a freight tate institution for the insane. The entire passenger train is reEnEXHIBITION OF WATER COLORS. ported as having been overturned. thousands drowned gineer Whorter was killed and his body WAHIXGTOX, D. C., Nov. 30. The is beneath the engine. eighth annual exhibition of the WashTyphoon Off Chinese Cosst Wracks Five others are reported dead and ington Water Color club, which opened Hundreds of Fishing several passengers were injured. today in the Corcoran gallery, Is one Junks. A special train with surgeons has of the best ever held in the east The been sent to the scene. exhibits Include the best work of many VICTORIA, R C, Nov. 80. Advices of the foremost water color artists of were received from South China MABEL McKlflLEY ILL. the country. The exhibtion will conby the Athenian of the loss of thousands of tinue for tgo weeks. lives as a result of the destruction of OWENSBORO, Ky.. Nov. 30. Mabel SUGAR DROP8 20 CENTS. several hundred fishing Junks in a McKinley, niece of the late president, The price of sugar dropped 30 cents typhoon off 8wa Tow. The havoc was la so dangerously ill here that the vaueaful when the gale swept down on deville company of which she was the per sack wholesale today. This will be the Chinese vessels, masts were bro head disbanded and left for New York. welcome news to the consumer. Hole-ln-the-W- TJ T1 A IHl Monday, November REPORT IS MADE PUBLIC Assistant Postmaster Generals Story of Frauds Committed in the Department PERRY S. HEATH MENTIONED le WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. The complete report of the Invest Igalion of the postal scandals made by Fourth Assistant Postmnster-GenreBristow several months ago was given to the public yesterday. A synopsis of the report le as follows: The rejiort goes back to 1897 and opens with the case of Michael W. Louis, who, as acting superintendent of the supply division of the postal department mude fraudulent contracts fur canceling ink, stumps and twine, Louie whs removed October 31, 1903. The report then tukes up in turn the various divisions in which Bristow found that frauds hud been committed as follows: The registry system, Louis Kempner superintendent. He whs removed October 33, 1903. Offlee of the assistant attorney-genera- l, where Messrs. Tyner and Barrett were Involved in frauds in connection with swindling bond investment and turf investment schemes. Tyner and Barrett were Indicted on October 6th by the grand Jury for the District of Columbia for conspiracy to defraud. The money order system, in which fraudulent contracts for printing were given. On October 5, 1903, J. T. Metcalf, N. R. Metcalf nnd II. C. Hallen-bei- k were indicted by the Federal grundi Jury of the District of Columbia for conspiracy to defraud the Governul ment The division of free delivery of which August W. Machen became superintendent in 1893. The report details in the most minute manner the frauds committed in Machen'a department and In which he was involved. The fraudulent contracts entered into by Machen included supplying his department with carriers straps, carriers' satchels, graft fasteners, painting of street letter boxes, carriers' leather cases and street letter boxes. Machen and Scheble, who was involved with him, were indicted by the Federal grand jury in the District of Columbia September 8, 1903, for con- spiracy and fraud. The Montague indicator fraud. The evidence In this case was submitted to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and Beaver's Machen and Erwin were indicted on September 8, 1908, for conspiracy to defraud the Government. The district attorney decided that the evidence against Heath wan not sufficient to Justify his indictment The division of salaries and allowances of which George W. Beavers became chief in August, 1897. To quote from the report: Beaver's methods have been reckless and without rule or regularity. Increases of allowances for clerk hire in postoffices were made as matters of favor regardless of the necessities of the service. Promotions were frequently made without consideration of the merits of the clerk promoted. Long-tim- e leases for post-officanceled and the were premises rent Increased upon the recommendations of prominent political leaders, sometimes without regard to the rental value of the premises. In connection with the Beavers case the report takes up one of the transacce Assistant Heath was connected, the purchase of the Brandt automatic cashiers. "On May 9, 1899, says the report, "First Assistant Postmaster-General Heath placed an order for 350 machines, at 3150 each. The machines were exactly the same as those sellng in the open market for $135, with the exception of a slight change in the base. After the 250 machines had been disposed of additional orders were given, until 527 machines had been purchased, 217 of which were shipped to postmasters without requl-- t sltion. The postmaster at Chicago, on May II, 1899, stated that he could use but one in his offlee, yet on July 25th, less than two months biter, nine Postmaster-Gener- al ex-Fir- HEARING st OF 0. K. SALOONKEEPER Judge Howell will Take Testimony in the Case at Municipal al Latter Declares That tis Report Falee and That Ha Is tha Victim of Mslico. tions with which of those machines were sent to him und he was ordered to pay $150 each for them. Of the machines purchased, 173 are idle; many of them huve never been taken from the cases in which they were shipiied. The aggregate amount of money paid to the Brandt-Pen- t company for those useless cashiers was $74,275. Eliminating from consideration ull indications of fraud and passing upon the case wholly as a question of administrative Judgment, it appears to me that this transaction would have Jutslfied the summary removal from offlee of First Assistant Postmaster-Generlleath nnd George W. Beavers. But the element of fraud oaunot lie eliminated. Men of ordinary Intelligence rarely waste Hie public revenues in such a maimer without a personal motive. According to the report the frauds roiuniltted in Beavers detriment also lueluded the purchase of Elliott ft Hutch book typewrlters.Uundy time recorders, and canceling machines. Concluding this part of the report it says: On October 5, 1903, liidietineiits were found against Green, Poreinus and Beavers for conspiracy to defraud. The evidence against lleath was also submitted to the district attorney, who decided it was not sufficient to warrant his indictment. The administration of Beavers was. If possible, more 30, 1903. Court Wednesday. LIQUOR . SUPPLIED TO MINORS Man Buncosd Out of Valise Jamas T. Browning Chargad With Fraud-Mi- nor Matters. The preliminary hearing of George Wells, proprietor of the O. K. saloon, who In under arrest on the charge of being Implicated with the alleged s uho retvntly terrorized the city, will lie tuken in the municipal court liefure Judge Howell at 10 a. m. on Wednesday. This case has attracted a great deal of attention and doubt11. hold-up- less thee ourtrooni will lie crowded with spectators. Although Wells' ball demoralising uton the integrity of the was reduced from $3,000 to $3,000, it service than that of Machen. hHS not been furnished and he Is still PostmaThe reHirt of Fourth Assistant in custody, John D. Murphy will repster-General Bristow is AccompanWells at the hearing, and the resent ied by n iiiemorHiidum of the president, Is expected to be of a sometestimony who makes this comment: what sensational character. The Investigation made by Mr. MINORS SUPPLIED WITH LlqUOR. Bristow discloses a condition of gross C. O. Folknmn, bartender at the corruption In the office of the First Ase on saloon Washington sistant Postmaster-Generand in Hint avenue, was on trial this morning beof tint Assistant Alloniey-Gcuefor fore Judge Howell on the churge of the poMoffire department.' to minors. Mordecal Bruwn-Iulac- al HEATH DECLARES THE REPORT IS FAL8E SALT LAKE, Nov. 30. The morning papers publish a statement from Perry S. Heath, formerly First Assistant IHist whom the Bristow report Implicates In the imstnl frauds and scandal. Id his statement Heath says: I shall not hesitate to publish In the Balt Lake Tribune every word of this rejsirt, and also every word of this memorandum of the presldent,although there Is no syllable in them, except official comment, so far as pertains to myself, that Is news or new to the public. I hope iny enemies, as well as my friends, will do me the Justice to read it all carefully. The newsHiiers have been kept informed nnd have been publishing It h11 during the past year. That which has hitherto been generally regarded ss newspaper criticism, it Is now revenled, wns official crlticsin in disguise. "It is no surprise to me to see the denunciation of me in this rejiort. The author of it, from the time he entered the pustpfflce deiMirtment up to the present moment, hHS, in his official capacity, pursued me personally, In season and out, as every one who has been in public life in Washington during the ast six years knows. Innuendo is artfully contrived and malice ill concealed throughout the entire document, as everybody familiar with the facts may see. Its very opening pages attack my friend. Mr. M. W. Louis, sn honest gentleman, as the rejtort itself Is compelled to admit him to be, and it doses with impertinent and Intrusive animadversions upon my administration. "The author seems to have studiously avoided mentioning the important fucts that many, If not a large majority, of these offenses occurred after I had left the service. 'Because I cannot be truthfully accused of ever having received any reward, in cash, bonds, stocks, presents or other form, while I was in the department or since I left it, for acts while in the government employ appears to be especially disappointing to the author of this report Rut since much of the report is occupied with the cases of men who have been tried and acquitted, I am willing to trust the public to draw its own conclusions. master-genera- l, HEATH DEFENDED BY INK MANUFACTURER CINCINNATI. Nov. 30. Mr. Wy-bor- g. g, of the firm of printing ink manufacturers, this morning declared that the Bristow rejort Is entirely unjust to Perry 8. Heath, forAult-Wybor- mer first assistant postmaster-genera- l. He says thnt Heath nnd his friends Louis should be given life positions for their selections of inks, Wyborg says the statement made in the Bristow report that an excess of $14,000 worth of cancelling ink was purchased in one year is untrue an the greatest (Continued on Page 8.) selling liquor Bennett, Hurry Edwards, William Henry Kininerson and Jacob Brlnkerlioff were arrested on Grant avenue, between Twenty-fourt- h and Twenty-fift- h streets, by Offlrem Chambers and Burk last night in a slightly Intoxicated condition. Bennett and Edwards had each gone to the saloon and purchaaed a plat bottle of isirt wine, paying 35 cents for the same; a general collection among them producing the price. The bartender admitted that he had ' sold the liquor to one of the boys, but that he questioned him as to his age and he replied that he was nearly twenty-tw- o. Judge Howell pointed out that thla was no defense under the assumed the Ihw, as the saloon-keepwhole responsibility. Kolkhum was then adjudged guilty of thee hHrge and aenlence will be passed at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, bnll being fixed at $100 WHEN GREEK DOESN'T MEET GREEK. Put Maglnnlfl and mil Newey were charged with disturbing the peace and their trial was set for 7 o'clock this evening. A Greek who runs a dining car on Twenty-fift- h street Is the complaining witness and he atatea that the men came to his car and after eating a meal demurred to the puynient. A quarrel, of course, ensued, and in the mix-u- p the Greek alleges thnt one of the men pulled a gun and fired. The Greek was not to be scared, however, and had the men arrested. CHARGED WITH FRAUD. . Frank C. Rogers, bartender at a saloon on Twenty-fift- h street, swore to a complaint this morning charging James T, Browning with fraud, by his having tendered to Rogers a check on the Commercial National bank for $10 when, It ia alleged, he had no funda in the bank to meet the check. A warrant was Issued for the arrest of Browning, but at this writing he has not yet been taken into custody. STOLE A VALISE. Officers Felker nnd Forbes arrested Thomas Dalton on Saturday night on a charge of petit larceny. Dalton was in a restaurant on Twenty-fift- h street Etn-uiors- yea-terd- ny er and after satisfying his appetite, it is alleged, that he walked away with a valise belonging to a transient, named L. Flowers and pawned it. The valise was subsequently recovered. Dalton plead not guilty this morplng. The evidence proved conclusively that the theft was a pure case of "bunco and sent Dalton to the rock pile for sixty days. Flower complained that some of the articles were missing from his valise, but Judge Howell told him he was lucky to have recovered any- thing. MINOR MATT ERR Roche, charged with lewd lascivious conduct, will have a henring tonight at 7 o'clock. George P. Durant. William Stone, George Colville and Jack lload, charged with drunkeness and disturbing the peace, failed to put in ap appearance und forfeited their bail. , William i i '4 |