BALUL'GER
OWN BEIIALF
Secretary of Icterior a Wit
ness Before the Investigate
ing CpinMttee :
THE ROOM CROWDED
Secretary of the Interior Makes An
swer to the Charges Made Against
".. Him bjr Pincbot, Glavis and Others
Crowd Present to Hear His Teg.
timony la His Own Behalf First
Gave a Brief' Sketch of Himself,
Then Told How He Became Com.
miwtloiier of Land Offices Bald
He Had No Interest In Any Land
Deals. i
: (By Leased Wire to The Times.)
, Washington, April 29 Richard A
Balllnger, secretary of the interior,
took the witness stand this morning,
before the special .senate and house
Investigating committee, -and began
the narration of his side of the con
servation controversy and to make
answer to the charges made against
him by Plnchot, Glavis ani others. '
'The room was crowded when Mr.
Balllnger stood up and was sworn,
and there was deep interest in the
proceedings. Mr. , Ballinger was
swdra by Chairman Nelson in the for
mal Way.''.; '-."":
, "This is R. A. Ballinger, secretary
of .the Interior?" was Mr. Vertrees'
ffrst question. .
'Ye sir," replied Mr. Ballinger.
; He then proceeded to give a brief
biographical .(ketch of himself. He
had. been a Judge on the bench, had
written a text book, and was elected
mayor of Seattle. When he took the
office the city, was a wide-open town.
'He enforced the laws, he said, and
put the city In a decent condition.
: The city has remained in whole
some condition since, he left the of
. flee, he said. -
Mr. Ballinger then proceeded , to
tell how it happened that he came to
be commissioner of the general land
office in President Roosevelt's " ad
ministration. He read first a -telegram
from Senator Piles, of Wash
ington, suggesting that Roosevelt
would be glad to confer the commis
sionershlp upon him. ; Later there
eame a request from Secretary Gar-
11 1 a 1 1 i i - w a
ueiu, uuu luiiuwiug luai au uuer irum
President Roosevelt. The ! corre
spondence was read and Mr. Ballln
ger's replies. They all went to show
that Mr. Ballinger had not sought the
office, but that he accepted it after
consulting with his law firm at the
urgent solicitation- of Secretary Gar
field and President Roosevelt. He
bad been an intimate friend of Secre
( Continued on Page Five.)
THE PRESIDENT
O FF ON A TRIP
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 29 President Taft
will leave early tonight for' a week's
tour of the middle west. When he
returns hero tho' morning of May 6
he : will have added 2,200 miles to his
travel record as president.
The president ' will be in Buffalo to
morrow;. Sunday and 'Monday Will be
spent in Pittsburg. . "Tuesday he' will
be In' Cincinnati and Wednesday in
St. Louis. .. Midnight Wednesday, the
return journey to Washington will be
gin. '- :- ... - . . .
President 'Taft will' be accompanied
by Secretary of State Knox until the
Pittsburg date has been filled and by
Count J. H. VonBernstoff, the German
ambassador, '.Until Cincinnati has been
visited. ' CaptL Butt, his military aide,
and his secret senvice guards will ac
company him on the entire Journey.
The trip completed, the president will
still have three others to make before
may ends. Tho are to be to New York
City,.-one. on May 9, when he Is to
open- the -Actor's Fair and the other on
May 12 wheir he is to witness the
launching of the batt'.e&Uip' Florida and
dine with the workmen at the y.ew
York navy yard. May 9 he Is also to
visit Passalo, N. X, where he will be
the guest of honor t the Passaic board
of trade banquet.'- May 21 he Is due at
Atlantic City. N. 1.. to deliver an ad
dress on conservation before a meeting
of ministers ' on Sunday the 22nd. .
V Early In June the president will again
Invade the middle west, visiting Ada,
O., June 8 and Detroit, Jackson and
Monroe,' Mich. The' present program
for his trip is not completed, as 1t Is
possible he may extend it to Wlsemi
sin. . - J ." v .
THE HEME CASE
Staggering Blow Given tp
Prosecution's Case
Miles O'Brien, Bunk Cashier, Testi
fied That He Had Ample Security
For the $300,000 Loaned Otto
Heinke Testimony Caused Sensa.
..- (Jon. " ' . , '
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, April 29 A staggering
blow was given the prosecution's case
in the trial of F. .Augustus Helnze
today when Miles M. O'Brien, vice.
president of the Mercantile National
Bank, testified that the bank had been
eiven amnle collateral for the $500
000 loan to Otto Heinze'8 brokerage
firm: The collateral, he said, fas in
possession of the bank for two days'
before he knew it. He was told about
it when he went to Otto Helnze's of
flee to see' F, Augustus Helnze, ' The'
tatter's clerk took him back to the
bank and showed' the collateral.
O'Brien's testimony caused a sen.
satton as he was In a measure expect
ed to join in an attack on Helnze. v
Bitter warfare has broken out be
tween F. Augustus Helnze and his
former associates. Erstwhile friends
are now his foes and they declare that
he has betrayed them to get a scape
goat In his present trial for viola
tion of the - federal banking laws,
The flames are smoldering now but
are liliely to burst forth at any mo.
ment and cause an -explosion.
Early in his testimony O'Brien
placed the burden for many of tne
bank's transactions on the shoulders
of the copper man.
As he entered the United States
circuit court O'Brien paid no heed to
the defendant or his aides.
The defense. has made the infer
ence that O'Brien was the real head
of the' bank. O'Brien today testified
that only one of the loans to Otto
Heinze made on May 2',' 1907
bad been made by him. . ..- .
'.The .(Others," he said, "were made
by someone else.''.
"Do you know who?
"I do not," he answered.
John B. Stanchfleld, chief counsel
for Helnze, has, in his questioning of
witnesses, sought to make much .of
the fact that O'Brien's salary , was
raised from $12,000 to $25,000 a
year when Heinze was president. He
had also brought out prominently
the fact that Helnze 's predecessor re
ceived less than O'Brien finally got,
his salary being but $15,000.
THU RAILROAD BILL.
House JU-sumes Consideration of the
v v Railroad Bill.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 29 The house
today resumed consideration of the
railroad bill under the five minute
rule. Representative-elect Havens
democrat), of Rochester, N. Y., who
recently defeated George W. Aldrtdge
the republican boss, was sworn in.
The insurgents, the democrats and
few regular republicans who are
not In love with the administration's
railroad bill, drove another nail In
its coffin this afternoon hy the adop
tion bf the Madden amendment di
recting the' Interstate commerce com
mission to make a physical valuation
of all the railroads in the United
States. '.'-. ,
The' amendment was carried- .by a
vote of 130 to 67.
Madriz Ship Libelled.
(By Leased Wire to The Times) . :
New Orleans, La., April 29 Rich
ard Oliver, partner of Consul General
Sussman of the Estrada faction of
the Nicaragua?! government, today
libelled the steamer Venus for $100,
(fOO. He. claims the ship is a Madrlz
filibuster and . is Intended to fight
against Estrada. '
Blueflelds' cables ' say a . battle is
near at uand.
Pern and Ecuador Ready to Fight,
V (By Leased Wire to The Times) v
New York, April ; 29rbeclarlng
Peru and Ecuador both ready for war
on a' moment's notice, Felipe Pardo,
Peruvian minister- to ' the United
States, arrived in New York today on
his Way to Washington. Senor Pardo
said 'that -while both . countries were
in readiness for -, hostilities, , he
would not say '.that the boundary
question was the Immediate cause of
teh trouble. .
Steel Miller Cotton Failure.
(By Leased Wire to The Times),
'New Orleans, La., April 29 The
details of the Steel Miller & Company
cotton failure at Corinth, MUs., are
being Investigated today. ' Caused by
the Knight Yancey & Company, fail
ure. It Is believed that the second col
lapse will result Jn a loss of over
$1,000,000.
F. AUGUSTUS HEINZE.
J A
F. Auirustus' Heinze.' hn Me......
mining magnate and one time known
as the "Copper King" who is now on
trial in the Criminal Branch of the
Uited States Circiilt.JV.iii in v..-
Vbrk oa Indictments charging the
misaimrcnrlutlon of funds f tlm Mr.
cantile ttitlonul Bank, of which he
was president, . The case has been
pending for many months. The eon.
solidntert- indictment contained fortv.
live counts, but seven of these were;
wiped out on argument by Helnze at
torneys on-the opening day of the
trial. .
i 1 .- .
ROAD CONVENTION
AT DURHAM TODAY
(Special to The Times.) .
Durham, N. C, April 29 The
Good Roads Convention met hefre to
day, attended by three hundred dele
gates and the taking of the noon .re
cess finds about half of tne addresses
made.. . ,
The meeting was called to order
rhe
May
by
or Griswold, who .introduced
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, really the
moving spirit, of, the convention.
Major John W. Graham was chosen
chairman of the meeting and the con-
ention got busy. ' Stirring five min
ute speeches were niade by Mayor
Wynne, of Raleigh; Clem Wright, or
Greensboro; Findlay Williamson, of
Burlington; Frank Nasu, of Hllls
boro; Haryey White, of Graham; W.
W. Plckard. of Chapel Hill; C. P. Al
bright, of Alamance; A. A. White, of
Mebane, and E. E. Britton, of Ral
eigh. .
At the conclusion of Mr. Britton's
speech adjournment was taken. Dr.
Pratt moved that a committee to
draft resolutions be appointed. It
will be submitted at the conclusion
of the speeches t:iis afternoon.
MoFARLAND CAITI RKD.
One of Prisoners Who Esraed From
.Washington Juil- Caught.
(Special to The Times!)
Washington, N. C, April 29
Henry McFarland, one of the men
who escaped from the city jail on last
Monday night In company with, three
others, was arrested today in the su
burbs! of this city by Deputy Sheriff
Chas. Ricks and lodged in jail.' Some
time this morhing Chief of Police M.
Fowler received a Jphone. message
tatlng that .two of .the men who es
caped had been seen in the suburbs.
The officer a'ad his assistants 'lmthe
aiately .goi bupy arid located McFar
land at John Wise's store tfn Wash
ington street, Skipper,' the other man,
had gotten away. K it. seetns that both
McFarland and Skipper ..ha; become
starved out and tried to induce par
ties in the outskirts of the t'owntd
cook for them,, and these parlies
gave the information that' led to the
arrest. Sheriff Rlcka received a
phone message from Greenville this
afternoon stating that Norrls, an
other of the escaped men, hali sur
rendered In Greenville, and he will
also be brought back to this city. .
Draw Bridge llurned.
(By Leased Wire to The-Tlmes.) V
Boston. Anril 29 The new draw
irldge . connecting Charlestown and
Boston suddenly caught fire today
bile two elevated trains were; upon
. The 400 passengers were panic-
stricken as the motormeh dashed
through the blaze to safety; Fire en-
gtnes were imaoie to ngni me uaiuen,
this task' devolving upon two-fire-
boata. ' ' ... V .' ..
Tne' fire ori the Charlestown bridge
was ' eitingulshcd with a loaa . of
HEARST COMES BACK
Says Mayer Gaynor Told
-Falsehood
Mayor's Attack tm tlie American the
Chief Topic of Conversation in New
York Today Mayor Dodged the
Issue lit a Multiplicity of Words.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, April 28-Vl"hi crlef topic
of political conversation in New York
today Is the. attack made on the New
York American and its editor, W. R
Hearst, at the banquet ol the Assoc!
ated Press and American Newspaper
Publishers Association hist night. To
Mayor Gaynor's charge that the Amerl
can deliberately had altered a public
record when it- printed a ine-smille of
the warrant for $4S,000 drawn to the
order of Daniel Fr Cohalnn. legal ad
visor tor Charles V. Murphev, the New
York American and Journal in their
editions today published the following
answer:
".The facts; i'
'Slayor Gaynor sought to imply that
the dates bf the payment to Cohalan of
J4S,000 ere not printed In the American.
They were printed plearly in type In the
American, uaynor., unuouoieuiy reaa
them and therefor( not making a mis
take, but telling a falsehood.
'No Mayor Gayner says that the
payment of $48,000! to Cohalan was a
legacy from the last administration,
which is also larfey a falsehood. It Is
true that the payment was begun In the
last administration, but it was not valid
nd could not, have been paid without
the signature of the'clerk acting for the
present administration. But such sig
nature was affixed not during the last
administration, but on January 3,
during the term of the present adminis
tration, i
With all the acft and signature of
the laiit administration. Cohalan could
not have gotten his 148.000.
But through the signature of the
clerk acting on January 3 for this
administration, Cohalan could get his
$48.000, and did gUt'hiB. .$48,000. f -
aiayor uaynor iraa inuuigeu in iu
thousand .words of his usual black
guardly language. And in. two thous
and words of his usual evasion. And
with all these two thousand words he
has not answered the question why his
administration tillowed this money to
be paid, if it should not have been paid,
when he could have stopped It.
"If Mayor Gaynor believes that
Cohalan should have . received the
money all he would need to do would
be to state that fact. But since he has
given 2,000 words to mendacious ex
cuses, he must believe' with us that
Cohalan should nut have received the
money. :
"Then, why did he not prevent
Cohalan fijpm ' receiving the money."
Franklin Court Adjourned.
(Special to The Times.) ;
Louisbuig, April 29 Judge Gulon
adjourned Franklin superior court
today at about 1 2 o'clock, after which
the bar held a meeting to express re
grets at Judge Gulon's resignation of
the judgeship after a unanimous re
sponse from all present, they ap
pointed R. B. White, W. H. Ruffin
and P. H. Coolf a committee to drart
resolutions expressing their sincere
regret at the judge's resignation. .
TEN LIVES LOST
IN CANADIAN FIRE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
. Montreal, April 29 The worst Can
adian fire disaster f many years oc
curred at Cornwall. Ont., today when
the Rossmore Hotel was destroyed. Ten
bodies have, been taken. from the ruins
riien and women ami children, and three
more are inlsslns.
Several guests were lnjuriHl. Many
were trapped in their rooms and nar
rowly escaped death. -
Itiotheis-ln-law killed.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
'Dallas, Tex., April '29 Aaron
Shannon and Clarence Pbole, brotii-ers-ln-law,
were both shot and in
stantly killed In a shotgun and pistol
duel, at Hempstead early this morn
ing. Sheriff Junius "Pefry and two
pasBehgers on a Houston ' & ' Texas
Central . passenger train, h,ich was
standing at the depot where the
shooting took place, wer,e also wound
ed. : Halhe Shannon and W. jTPoole,
brother and father respectively, ol
the dead men, are under arrest.
; Three Persons Burned to, Death. ,
(By Leased Wire to the Times) ,
Cornwall, Ont., April 29 Three
persons .were burned to death and
several injured In a 1200000 ... fife
here early today. . The Roasmore
House and several other buildings
were destroyed. Help was - asked
from neighboring town but before
the flames were under control the en
tire town was threatened.' ,
MRS. JAMES H. llAij it r
IHI I - -' r,1 f HIE
Mrs. .lamc.H M. Hnnic, divorced
wile of the lammis author uud pluy
w right !' that name, who is now re
ceiving an income of $7,10 a year and
is in possession of a country home at
Frauhum, Englund, which were given
to her by her former husband jnst be
fore the final decree of divorce was
mude. Mrs. Barrie is now to wed
Gilbert Cannon', an urt critic who was
named as co-resndent. HarHe. it
is said, approves the match and is do
ing everything in his power to lias
ten the ufl'uir and in every way is
endeavoring to add to the happiness
of his former wife, t
COLUMBUS STREET
CAR MEN ON STRIKE
(By Leased Wire to The Times!
Columbus, April 29 Be'tween 600
and 700 employes of the locil street
railway company struck at 4 o clock
this morning. Only a few cars were
sent out early. Pickets were dis
patched to the barns and captain ap
pointed to each party.' The leaders
of the employes organization warned
their men that order must be kept.
They declared that ifVjjny trouble
was started only , company's men
could be blamed.
The strikers declare that an agree
ment reached by arbitration has been
violated by the company.
The few regular cars leaving the
barns at 5' o'clock were unmolested
but an "hour later the -streets were
choked with sympathizers and the va-
lous barns throughout the city were
surrounded by, large crowds who
urged the conductors and motormen
at work to join the strikers.
Early in the day two cars were
overturned by sympathizers on the
busiest . thoroughfare at junction
points, tying up traffic on the side
street lines.
The strike c6niinllt.ee reported thai.
I lie union was increasing in 'member
ship rapidly and that men were
leaving their cars on every trip. The
company says the strike already has
been broken. 1 "
Cars Stopped,
Columbus, O., April 29 All cars
were ordered off the streets at noon
today as a result of several fierce
riots in the street car strike. If the
power-house employes of the traction
company which also lights the city,
strike, the streets will be in dark
ness tonight.
Seaboard Train Wrecked.
( By Leased Wire to The Times)
Tallahassee. Kla., 'April 2 9 The
westbound passenger train, going out
last night, on' the Seaboard Air Line
Railway, was wrecked at Little River
crossing by running into a burning
trestle. The engine was overturned
and the engineer, James Weeks, one
of the oldest and most valuable em
ployes of the road, was killed by be
ing smothered underneath the ten
der. Tl:ere were no other fatalities.
Colonel Roosevelt Invited. .
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 29 Theodore
Roosevelt has been invited to be a
guest during the home-coming week,
which will be, held in; Washington
during the latter part of October.
In order to have the first invita
tion extended to the- distinguished
American, a cablegram has been sent
to Colonel Roosevelt at Brussels by
Isaac Gans, chairman of the public
ity committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, ; which la arranging .. for
I the big fall celebration, v
WW IN CONTROL
V. .',': ' Bit.,
Took Flood of May Cotton
Hurld at Them
With Pool of f:t,OOO,0(IO Patten,
S-ale and Brown Took the Cotton
With Snt Cush Xw Hundred
' Thousirml Bales Changed Hands
Record Smashed.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, April 2S With a 'poo! of
$30,000,000, behind them Patten, Scale and
Brown stood under today and met the
enormous Hood of May cotton that was
hurled at them with spot cash. Within
thirty minutes after the opening of the
exchange contract deliveries of 200, ,000
bales has been made. The $15,000,000
that this involved was- forthcoming im
mediately, most of It from the big bull
trio to whom the bulk of the cotton
Was choked. .
Today's early deliveries smashed the
notice day record for the period more
than twice over. Heretofore 97,000
bales was the high mark. Nobody but
themselves know how much the big
bulls' contract call for but the Street
believes that many hundred thousand
bales are still --outstanding ' and that
some of the big bears will be begging
for quartet'-as the only alternative to
ruin before the last of the three notlei
days has passed. Reports had it today
that one big cotton house was short
300.000 bales.
The situation is absolutely in the
hands of the Patten-Scales-Brown
clique and they can make their victory
as onerous to the bears and as pros
perous to themselves as they wish. Pat
ten has said he will be merciful. Just
what he considers merciful will re
main to be seen.
The market was nervous today. May
went un a dollar a bale and July 70
cents. The older months showed little
change. Afterwards pressure developed
in May which eased off the price about
60 cents from the high but it was Viewed
by the traders as merely a spasmodic
movement and expectation favored a
strong trend In the other direction be
fore the day ended.
THK SWOPE CASK.
Kxperts Testify As to the Effects of
Poisons on the Human System. .
Kansas City, Mo., April 29 Ef
fects on the human body. of arsenic,
cyanide of potassium, baccili of ty
phoid fever and other subtle poisons
were -explained . at length today by
expertsat the trial of Dr: B. Clark
Hyde, accused of the murder of Col.
Thomas H. Swope, the eccentric, mil
lionaire. Dr. Ludwtg Hectoen, a tax
ocologist of renown, and Prof. Walter
Haines, of Rush Medical College, of
Chicago, and Dr. Victor C. Vaiighan,
of Ann Arbor, '''Mich., were the poison
expert witnesses.
It was they who examined the vis
cera of Colonel Swope and of his
nephew, Chrisman Swope.
Miss Florence Hyde, the devoted
wife or the defendant, was In court
earlier than usual,.ahd when her hus
band was not at his accustomed
place at that hour she paled a little,
rested her chin on her upturned hand,
and wept.
Today there is much speculation as
to' Just .what 'the trial is costing the
Swope family. More than $l..no(i
has already been paid and the ex
perts will claim $100 n day for their
services, a witness told the court.
. Serious illness of the wife of one
of' the jurors may cause the post
ponement of court for a few days.
After court adjourned .at noon Judge
Latshaw announced that the wife of
William Beebe was in a hospital and
had undergone a second operation.
Permission was given to Beebe to
visit his wife in company of an offi
cial of the court.
R. B. Mitchell, an undertaker, em
ployed hy Ott & Company, Independ
ence was the first witness of the day.
He told of preparing tae bodfes of
Colonel Swope and Chrisman for
burial. The body of Chrisman Swope,
he testified, was splotched with red.
This, the state contends, was due to
cyanide, of. potassium poisoning.
Mitchell said that Mis. Hyde had
come to the undertaking rooms to
select a casket for Moss Hunton, who
died a few days before Colonel
Swope.
"S.ie told me at that time," said
Mitchell, "that her husband had said
that Colonel Swope could not live and
she wanted the same kind of casket
for him when he died." '
The admission of this statement
was opposed by Hyde's counsel and
Lie court ordered it stricken from
the records.
At that time Colonel Swope was
not considered to be dangerously or
even seriously ill.
(iiiilty of Defrauding.
; Harvisburg,' Pa.', April 29 The
jury in the case of Architect James
Huston of the state capitol frauds,
today handed in a -verdict, "guilty of
defrauding the commonwealth."
t It was not accepted , the Court or
dering the jury to return a verdict of
guilty or not guilty of conspiracy.
ROOSEVELT
CONTINUES
HISJOURNEY
Given Enthusiastic Ovation on
His Departure Froni Brus
sels This Morning
CROWDS AT STATION
Left Brussels for the Netherlands
Karly This Morning-Crowils
Jammed the Station and Filled the
Streels About Many Ofticials
Present to Bid Him Farewell Ant
werp Sends Him an Invitation to
Stop There for Luncheon Belgian
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals After Him
Colonel Discussed Congo Situation
With Colonial Minister.
(Br Cable to The Times.)
Brussels. April 29 Theodore Roose
velt's brief stay in Brussels came to an
end this morning with one of the most
enthusiastic ovations that tlie former
president has received since he emerged
from the African jungle. The Roose
velt party left for the Netherlands op
the 7:53 train, given godspeed by a
great crowd which jammed the statldn
and tilled the streets about. All the
pomp that has marked the 'departure.
of Mr. Roosevelt from other cities was
obferved here. . .
Foreign Minister Davlgnon bid . him
farewell on behalf of the government
and there were at the depot, besides the
throngs of commoners, representatives
of the king, the army and the navy.
An interesting feature of Mr. Roose
velt's stay here was his meeting with
Colonial Minister, Rehkeh?" with whom
he discussed the situation in the Congo,
an l commented on the plans for reform
premised and undertaken by King Al
bert after the death of his predecessor,
Leopold.
Before the departure, a formal In
vitation was delivered to Mr. Roose
velt from the burgomaster and the
councillors of Antwerp, asking hln to .
halt for luncheon on his way to Het
Loo. ' .
.'The Independence Beige prints a
statement to the effect that the Belgian
society for the. prevention of cruelty
to animals has, through the American
legation, sent to Mr, Roosevelt a pro
test against the slaughter' of animals
on the African hunting trip..
At The Hw.
The Hague, April 29 Theodore
Roosevelt today entered the land of
his forefathers. He was recalled by
the Queen of the Netherlands with
all the honors an emperor might ex
pect..' ".'.. :- -. -
When the Roosevelt party arrived
at the frontier station of Rooseqdaal.
they were met by special train sent
at the direct request of Queen Wll
helminn. A distinguished party of
officials and military men formed the
(Continued on Pago Six.)
MORE RIOTING
AMONG CHINESE
(By Cable to The Times.)
Shanghai. April .'! --Hinting' similar
to that which led to' the antl-rorelgn
war in Hunan and the binning of mis
sions has broken out in two of tin
most .' popular provinces of China
Klang Su, on the Yellow Sea. and Chlk
iang. on tlie Kastern Sea. Disorders
are also being renewed In Hunan, ac
cording to-advices received today. Mil
lions in these provinces are face to
face w ith still vation. The lower classes
attiibute' Hie food shortage to foreign
ers " and maladministration by the
Chinese officials. It was this belief
Unit led to the Hunan uprising.
In the remoter districts it is feared
that the situation is already beyond
control. Mobs are pillaging and de
stroying in Cliekinng. where several
schools have been burned and the
pupils dispersed.
At Suchien In Klang Su the princi
pal city of which is Shanghai a mob
of several thousand looted a foreign
Hour mill. Report today from Nakln,
a city of I.'iO.oOO. lying on tho railroad
line awt miles west of Shanghai, say
today that tho situation there Is criti
cal. The vlcoroy Is retaining tribute of
rice allowed him by law. The populace
deeply resent this. Serious trouble Is
imminent.
Xew Lubor .Ministry.
Melbourne. April 29 The, new la
nior ministry was completed today
under the leadership of Premier An
drew Fisher, leader of the federal
parliamentary labor party, who was
minister of railway In the Dawson
ministry and minister for trade and
customs' in 1904,- i