| Show california LEGISLA 7 URE SCANDAL agent of alleged bribing senators Is charged with felony and may confess sacramento cal feb 1 As an outcome of bribery scandal in the state legislature joseph 8 jordan tho alleged agent of the accused senators was this afternoon charged with felony the specific bharga Is that ha obtained 1650 from georgo N alch onor on the representation that ho would influence tho action and votes of senators bunkers french wryght and Bin monda in the investigation 0 building and loan the proceeding against jordan was instituted at the instigation of district attorney seymour of sacramento county who unexpectedly entered the case and his appearance in the matter ia said to have caused considerable agitation among the men under suspicion there are rumors that jordan bad made confession to seymour or intends doing so it has been represented to the prisoner that he is to be made the scapegoat of the scandal and eliat the legislators under suspicion will declare ha was merely a bunco operator working with their names as his capital the investigation committee of the bernate resumed its session this afternoon and heard a number of witnesses testimony was corroborative ot that already given TRAIN CRASHES INTO PARTY OF THIRTEEN N Y feb L A passenger train on the pittsburg shawmut and northern railroad tonight crashed into a sleight containing thirteen women killing seven of them outright and so seriously injuring the remaining six that three of them died after being removed to the hospital of the other four two are in a serious condition tho accident occurred near arkport Ark port the sleigh was one of three carrying a party from the church of this city THE DEAD mrs mary gallette mrs charlea thomas mrs eugene shaw mrs joseph mrs C C graves mrs bert moore mrs Ruth Patchen mrs chates mrs fred green mrs E boughton THE INJURED mrs E R rowley mrs bond mrs wallace dark mrs coats and mrs fred green died at the merca hospital late tonight members of the ladies aid society of the church went to a farm ahouee near arkport to spend ane afternoon it waa near dark when they started on the return trip to tho city the occupants of the leading sleigh saw tho train approaching as they the shawmut crossing tho driver urged his horses ahead and the sleigh passed over the tracks in safety the women in the first sleigh then to warn those in tho ono following of the danger and they did succeed in directing their attention to the rapidly approaching train the driver pulled up hla horses but ho could not check the heavy quickly enough and when it came to a standstill the box of the sleigh was directly across the track the pilot of tho engine struck the sleigh with great force reducing it to and burling the women in all directions every woman on the bled was killed or injured the train was stopped and the dead and injured were brought to hornelas ville manufacturers resolutions st petersburg feb 1 the association of st petersburg manufacturers has adopted the following resolutions first all points of the mens demands concerning the eight hour bilay participation of the men in fixing pay for piece work and regulation of the internal workings of factories etc ahall not be but to the minister of finance with a view to their settlement legislatively second regarding special demands advanced at the different works it is advisable to postpone discussion until the men have resumed work third recognizing that the men were drawn into the movement by other than economic causes the association unanimously voted that no mutual bitterness exists and has therefore decided to meet the workmen not to apply tho penalties for wasted time not to endeavor to discover the instigators and leaders of the strike or to employ special measures against them but to collect funds for the support of the families of the victims and in this respect they make no difference between voluntary and coerced strikers fourth the association in order not to create a by paying workmen for the time they have been engaged in the strike will grant assistance to the necessitous chich need not bo repaid |
