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CONCEDED EFFICIENCY : The efficiency of advertising in The Republican is conceded by all who use its columns. Try, it and see idior yourgelf. JUMP TO -THE FRONTWI’LHJOHNSTOWN stot cpublican PROBABLE WEATHER - Fair and continued cooler weather will prevail throughout all the nogth | -- ern sections of the state tomorrow .' VOL. XXII-No. igo. THE JOHNSTOWN DAILY REPUBLICAN, MONDAY, FEB. 12, 1912. PRLCE TWO CENTS ABDIGATION OF CHINESE THRONE - MANCHVU DYNASTY - PROCLAIMS IT IN AN IMPERIAL EDICT \TODAY. ' nonce ener Acterrs Declaration That Final Act of Abdica- tion is an Accomplished Fact Causes Great .Excite- ment in Country. PEKING, Feb. 12.-The abdication . of the throne of China by the Manchu. Aynasty was proclaimed in an impe-| rial edict at noon to-day. Another edict declared that the throne accepted the republic, while a third approved all | the conditions agreed upon by Pre- mier, Yuan Shi Kai and the Republi- cans. . The momentous step by which the ALEANY LABDRER ANTON MATHES, ONLY RECENT. LY RELEASED FROM HOSPI- TAL INSANE WARD. peating to District Attorney-» Has Bloodstained Knife * When Arrested. MURDERS WIFE] round wissimg Her O00 door) \I Ain't Crazy, Am I,\ He Keeps Re- 42 years old, a laborer employed in | the street department, went to the! home of his brother-in-law, Joseph ; Mulligan on Clinton avenue, shortly before five o'clock this morning, and told the family that he had killed his wife, Mary. He then returned to his home on Elk street. When the police reached the house. they found Mathes caressing and kiss- ALBANY, Feb. 12. --Anf;on Mathes, - sky of New York, who sentenced | CARMIDY TALKS | ATTORNEY GENERAL sAYys Gov- | Not Even Judge Rosaisky of New York, ON BRANDT CASE ERNOR DIX ALONE CAN RE-OPEN CASE. COURTS HAVE NQ JURISDICTION Who Sentenced Schiff's Former Valet, Can Reopen Case, Opinion - Says. of New York state have no jurisdiction §| to re-open the case of Folke E. Brandt, ' the former valet of Mortimer 'L, Schiff Manchu dynasty yields up its power ing the body of his wife, who appar-. after three centuries of rule' and ently had been dead for several hours. | agrees to change from an absolute to ; The woman had been strangled to © a representative form of government, {death and her face and body hacked was notified in three simultaneous , proclamations. Although the final act of abdication had been awaited for some time, the | posting of the edict with the declara- - tlon that it was an accomplished fact caused profound excitement. The second edict approving all the conditions agreed upon between Yuan Shi Kal and the Republican represen- . tatives created even more astonish- ment. It had been expected that the Manchus would demand conditions which would safeguard many of their privileges, but according to the proclamation their surrender is uncon- diticnal. The third edict informed the vice- roys and provincial governors of the retirement of the throne from political | power and instructed them to continue ' doing their duty and to preserve order ; throughout the land. + It is declared that the step taken by , the throne was if order to meet the wishes of the people. IMPERIALISF ARMY ROUTED. LONDON, Féb. 12.-The imperialist army under command of General Chang Hsiun, which has been in con- tact with the republican troops for some days, was to-day routed with se- rious loss by the republicans in the neighborhood of Su Chow An, in the province of Anhwel. © According to a special despatch re-\ ceived here to-day from Shanghai, the | repnbhcan troops mined the ground in ' Then . front 'of their entrenchments. by feinting a retreat they inveigled the imperialists into following them over the mined ground and when a large body of them were assembled | they set fire to the fuses and exploded the mines,. The imperialist army - sustained | heavy casualties and lost a number of their field guns. General Chang Hsun, their commander, took refuge in a rdil- road car and escaped toward Su Chow Fu, which lies to the north in the | province of Kiang Su. porn inane nene soars RULING ON INDIAN MARRIAGE LIGENSES ALBANY, Feb. 12.-Ministers per- forming marriages between Indians are, governed by the provisions of the do- mestic relatoins law, requiring whe pro- duction of a license by the persons in- tending to be married, according to an opinion to-day by Atviornéy General Carmody. The opinion was in response to an inquiry as to whether Indians re- siding on the reservation in western New York, must obtain marriage li- censes. Mr. Carmody holds that while the law providing for marriage licenses does not appear to have repealed sec- fion three of the Indian law, which among other things legalized marriage contracts entered into sccording to the Indian custom or usage, he is of the opinion \that a marriage solemnized by a clergyman without a license cannot | be regarded as a marriage contracted according to the Indian custom - ur usage.\ Coal Famine Relieved. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The coal famine in Nome, Alaska, has been re- lieved by the army post there, which supplied the inhabitants with 82 tons of coal, according to advices to the 1 revenue cutter service to-day. ‘Amerlcans will leave for Atlanta with a sharp instrument. - The room bore evidences of a struggle. When Mathes was searched at police head- quarters a bloodstained pocketknife | was found. | Mathes fell some time ago and in- jured his head and recently 'had been confined in the insane ward of the Al- tbany hospital. | When questioned by)Distnct Attor , ney Sanford after the crime Mathes continually repeated: \I ain't crazy, -| am ?\ BASEBALL MEETINGS. I Both Major Leagues to Arrange Sched- ules 'To-Morrow. f NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The annual schedule meetings of the - major ' leagues will be held to-morrow, the | National league owners meeting here ‘hand the American leaguers in Chicago. . The joint rules committee will con- vene here, during the week, although | there are {to ludications that any radi- cal legislation is pending. f As soon as the schedule meetings are over the task of getting the teams ready for the - southern . grounds will begin. - Before another : week has passed Manager John Me- Graw of the New York Nationals will be headed for Marlin Springs, Texas, to prepare a camp for his Giants. Man- , ager Wolverton of the New York i , about two weeks. Killed by Dynamite Blast. ROCHESTER, Feb. 12%.-John J. Burke, aged 35, foreman on the barge canal locks work at Lockport, was in- stantly killed there this morning by a premature blast of dynamite in the | canal bed. Burke was 10 feet from' lthe charge and-received the full force of the explosion. He recently moved to Lockport from Canada and leaves a wife and four children. Concession to Farmers. OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 12.-It is gaid that state ownership of terminal ele- vators on the great lakes, long urged by western farmers, is to be granted by the government. An initial appro- priaticn for this purpose will be made soon, although the beginning will be . modest. RAILROADS, DIGGING TRAINS OUT OF SNOW UTICA, Feb. 12%.-To-day the roads are digging their trains out o?\ the snow in northern New York, es- pecially through Oswego and Jeffer- son counties, and it is believed that unless another serious cold wave with snow and wind sets in all trains will be running about on schedule by to- morrow night. Freight will be de- layed a long time, however, and it was not believed possible to resume all freight service under a week or ten days. rail- Leishmans Hold Reception. BERLIN, Feb. 12.-A reception was held at the American embassy to-day by the United States ambassador, John G, A. Leishman, and Mrs. Leishman, on the occasion of Lincoln's birthday. A large number of members of the American colony in Berlin, as well as German officials came to the embassy to pay their respects to the new am- bassador. training | 500 U. S. SUDS NARROWLY ESCAPE \POWDER MAGAZINE EXPLODES, ABRA H AM - “The Great Emancipator®\' - 1101 2 1809 | 'of New York, who has served five gyears of a sentence of 30 years for ; burglary, was the opinion expressed to-day by Attorney General Carmody. \ He contends that even Judge Rosal- Brandt, cannot go into the case again. \I am convinced,\ said Mr. Car- | mody,. \that the governor is the only: , person who has power to take any ac- uon which would re-open this case.\ ALBANY, Feb. 12.-That the courts Wson ARE ws ARST oun: govErNnor oF NEW , JERSEY OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN FOR THE - DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. 2Af HENES OUT USUAL LINE OF 1m Reiterates His Belief in Inltiatlwfi'gnd; Referendum and Predicts Demo-. cratic Victory-Six. Hun- - dred Hear Him,. \ « CHICAGO, Feb. 12-Governor Wood- ~¥4 row Wilson of New Jersey fired the C opening gun in his campalgn foc. the Democratic pres1dential nomination in THinois in an address delivered today before the Iroquois club by generating | his belief in the initiative and referem- dum and preditifing Deméeratic 719- tory at the polls in November. j He arrived in Chicago from Kem: ..; tucky carly in the day and during the morning met hundreds of Chicago bust ness men and Democratic leaders LLNCOLN . lwill be present. | BUT ONLY PART OF CON- TENTS IGNITES. NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-A powder magazine on the government's proving ground at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, exploded early to-day with a report ; that was heard for ten miles. - The magazine was set off by fiying sparks from the embers of a small fire which ' started two hours before in a fuse ' storage house nearby. Five hundred ' goldiers from the garrison, who had: been called out to fight the flames, 'were within a few rods of the struc- ture when it shot skyward and for a - time it was believed that scores of | lives had been lost. {later, however, that so far as could Officers declared be ascertained no one was harmed by TSEC. KNOX READY FOR LONG TRIP T0 SOUTH WILL LEAVE TO-NIGHT FOR VISIT TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-After con- ferring early to-day with his assist- ‘ants in the state department regard: ing details of his forthcoming Cen- tral and South American trip, Secre- tary Knox joined President Taft and accompanied him on his trip to New- ark, N. J., taking advantage of the rail- way journey to discuss further with the president the diplomatic phases of: the journey. - He will start for Florida to-night. Whether Mexico and Colombia will be included in the itinerary on the trip had not been decided early to-day. No official announcements were pre- pared informing Central American countries that the secretary contem- plated visiting them, but the diplo- matic representatives here have ca- bled to their home offices stance of President Taft's announce- ment made Saturday. It is considered possible, therefore, that before final plans are completed by Mr. Knox while in Florida he may receive a spe- cial invitation to go to Mexico. the terrific blast. This miraculous escape was due mostly to the fact-almost unbelieva- ble-that only a small part of the stored powder ignited. The bulk of the ammunition was simply blown skyward and scattered about the vicin. ity unexploded. Experts declared that had this been set off, few of the sol- diers around the building would have escaped. Men who volunteered for the task re- turned to fight the fire after the ex- plosion. They labored for more than an hour before the flames were under control. 1 Jewelers Offer Reward. Jewelers' Protective union decided last night to offer a reward of $4,000 'for the arrest and conviction of the thief who on last Wednesday made his escape from the store of Spaulding & Company with two sample cases con- taining $20,000 worth of jewelry. The goods belonged to a New York firm. WAS ONCE THE FOREMOST COLLECTOR OF GLD BOOKS. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. -Edward Gar- diner Thompson, who for many years was one of the foremost American collectors of old books, is dead at his home here in his Tith year. He was | a Harvard graduate and a lawyer by profession. For twenty years he tray- eled extensively in - Europe - and scoured the continent for rare books until his collection was one of the fin- est in eXistence. It was completely closed yesterday. People along the wiped out by fire in 1884 and Mr. lake are feeding the wild ducks which Thompson never attempted to replace, are numerous and hungry along the it. lbanks. Seneca Lake Frozen Over. ELMIRA, N. Y., Feb. 1%.-For the first time in twenfy-seven years Sen- eca lake is frozen over completely, the last gap of open water having beer the sub | _ CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Officials of the} Tall THE COLONEL WILL SPEAK AT FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL coNvVENTION, COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb, 12-Former President Theodore Roosevelt will ad- dress the delegates attending Ohio's fourth constitutional convention on Wednesday, February 21. The ex-president accepted an invi- tation to speak in a letter received to- day by C. B. Galbreath, secretary of the convention. In his letter of acceptance Colonel Roosevelt says: \I have been declining all invitations to speak, but this seems, to, me not so much an invitation to speak, as a re- quest that I help the representatives of a great state who are engaged in doing the greatest and most funda- mental piece of government work on behalf of the citizens of that state; and under such circumstances it is both a duty and a pleasure to accept.\ Colonel Roosevelt will leave New York on the evening of Tuesday, Feb- ruary 20, arriving in Columbus at 9:50, the following morning. He will address thé convention - at - 11:30 Wednesday, February 21, and return | to New York at 3 o'clock the same aft- ernooun. Ics Covers Cayuga Lake. ITHACA, Feb. 12.-Cayuga lake is frozen over from end to end for the first time since 1885. The last open space was covered with ice Saturday night, when the thermometer regis- tered thirteen below zero at the Cor-| nell station. With the exception of one day in January, it was a record for [eight years. Must Pay $300,000 Legacy Duty. LONDON, - Feb. on the estate of the late Duchess of Manchester, according to judgment delivered to-day in the chan. cery division of the high court of jus- Atice. A ings. - done will not be determined until aft- OHIO INVITATION; from different parts of Illinois. . Six hundred citizens attended the Lincoln birthday luncheon, at which Mr. Carmody will leave to-day for ' New* York, where he will represent Warden Kaiser of Clinton prison and | the state at the habeas corpus proceed- | ings before Supreme - Court Justice Gerard tomorrow, at which Brandt He probably will question the legality of habeas corpus proceedings. \go far as the record before me is | concerned, the case is closed, \declared -, Governor Dix to-day after, a confer- ' ence with the attorney general. \I | haven't anything to add to my former | statements. Mr. Carmody has the habeas corpus proceedings in charge for the state. He has not recommend- ' ed to me that the case be re-opened.\ i Mr. Carmody said that while he be- lieves there should be the fullest in- vestigation into the case by the gov- ernor he has, not yet. made any recom- dations to hin ; i \Such a proceeding will be digre- ~spactful..to. salg..Mr. Carl. mody, \until the matter has been pre- sented through the pending proceed- I am anxious to ascertain all the facts in this case and see 'that justice is done. Just what wfll?‘ be ! or. . 2 s \I believe in the initiative and refer» endum, because they will give. the pedg- ple representative government,\. said Governor.Wilson. \They are state and control of public affairs. er heard +hem-suggested as a subs tute for representative - governme@ in preserving representative satiri- 2s voll d | CB8&TY. pl. cS & 0 © \3 Mini \I have.nevrer tawred an trative officers of. the - government. ; 'They simply interpret and- enforce the law. To'urge the recall. of judgel it to treat a symptom rather than tho- interests to control the' judiciary, . - \Sound business need have no tear of progressive government. . It is lull! the business that thrives on 3mm er tomorrow's proceedings.\ | privilege that is in danger. BRANDT LEAVES JAIL. and I think the DANNEMORA, Feb. 12-Handcuffed ; to J. B. Severance, head hospital keep- er at Clinton prison, Folke E. Brandt left on the 12:14 train for New York, where he will appear before Justice Gerard and Justice Rosalsky to-mor- row. Warden Kaiser, who has been in| Buffalo for several days, has been noti- fied by Attorney Carmody to meet him in New York to-night. Brandt was dressed in a new suit of: citizen's clothes, an overcoat and cap. As he left the prison where he has been confined since April 6, 1907, Brandt bade a cheery goodbye' to the officials and the opinion was expressed that he would not return. Outside the: big prison gate a few curious onlook- ers watched the convict's departure. Brandt was advised by Principal Keeper Louis Filkins not to discuss / his case with anyone on the trip to New York. He said he would take the officer's advice. publicans. dissatisfied with Republican 'manage- ment of the nation's affairs. . \The people desire a change. The: essential wrongs. \I think the people are more mten- ested in principles than in persons in this year's presidential campaign. - practical politics and I tell them that I like it first rate. not new to me. for reform is certain to have brick- bats thrown at him. t not be dodged.\ local questions and are designed to give the people the power in localities: * where special interests have obtained.. & I have ment wherever and whenever it 4s nu- ; My Mes Is to abolish the : laws that make it possible for speck}; \My friends often ask me how I like ! Governor Wilson was the guest of hom» . In fact, they will safeguard the judges because they are not Mull-g \I have visited a number of states . \@ Democratic partyfl' & prospects for success are excellent, no | _; matter who is nominated by the Re- «The country, I believe, is deeply #3 Republicans have failed to rectify the . @ The experience is - Anybody who fights In politics the A brickbats are often invisible and cate MORGAN'S TREASURES . if WORTH $100,000,000 WINNER T0 MEET CHAMPION GOTCH NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Stanislaus Zbyszcko, the giant Pole, and Govanni 'Raicevich, the Italian, were in - fine fettle to-day for their wrestling match at Madison Square Garden which will finally determine which man will meet Frank Gotch for the world's champion- ship. The men are to wrestle to-night to a finish at catch-as-catch-can style, the winner of two pin falls out of tnrree to carry off the honors. Tom Jenkins will referee the contest and an Italian interpreter has been en- gaged to translate the instructions to Raicevich. I Langford Defeats Barry. SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 12.-Sam 12.-Legacy dutx; amounting to $300,000 must be paid| Consuelo, | pion of England, to- day defeated James Langford; the heavyweight American pugilist, who is the heavyweight cham- | | Barry, the Chicago heavywoight, on points in a maich of werty rounds. The fiskt took place in the swadimn in the presence of a large audienre. NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The recent announcement that J. Pierpont Mor gan would bring a portion of his art -> ' collections from London fo New York 'has led to the discovery that the fi- | nancier has invested a sum estimated at more than $100,000,000 in art treas- ures. These are said to consist not t only of paintings, statuary and jewels, but of collections of wide range and enormous value of ceramics, porcelain, bronzes, reliquaries and antiquities of almost every form and conception of | - every age of barbarism and civiliza- tion. Mr. Morgan's London collections are estimated at more than $20,000,006 in value; his New York art treasures fully twice as heigh. - Paintings and art objects loaned to museums swell the estimated fund by $10,000,000, while an equal sum, it is believed, is not an excessive estimate of the value of art objects he has given away. Many hundreds of minor objects, each cost- ing from hundreds to tens of thou- sands of dollars, are said to compose the bulk of the collection's value. M New York Broker Suicides, NFW YORK, Feb. 12.-Washington ° N. Seligman, a well known broker of this city, committed suicide by shoot. ing himself in a room at the Hotel Gerard to-day. In 1903 Mr. Seligman made an unnuoPPsslul attempt to take his life.
