THE COLUMBIAN, BLoOMsBURO, PA. i mi i Governor Swettenham Or ders Naval Comman der to Leave. . QUITS AS REQUESTED Kingston's Executive Objected to Sa Into Fired In His Honor Fleet Surgeons Established Hospital and Aided Many Ordered Marines to Embark on Their Ships. Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 24. In compliance with the request-" which Implies the command of Sir James Alexander Swettenham, Captain General and Governor-In-Chief of the British West Indian Island of Jamaica, the American landing par ties have been withdrawn from Kingston, and Rear-Admiral C. H. Davis with his relief fleet, consist ing of the battleships Indiana and Missouri and the gunboat Yankton, has sailed away. Swettenham had refused the tents and offers of assistance made by the Americans, and practically told them that their kind offices were not wanted. The correspondent saw the Ameri can officers just before they left. They foel Insulted and Indignant be cause of the refusal of their assist ance, which they saw was highly ne cessary to the relief of suffering. The field hospital which the Amer icans established last Tuesday, and where scores have been attended, has been removed, owing to the de parture of the Americans. The other hospitals are still overcrowded. Indignation Over Governor's Action. Much indignation Is manifest be cause of the unsympathetic attitude at Governer Swettenham. Intensify ing dissatisfaction Is being expressed by all classes over what is considered Bie unwise refusal of American as sistance. The situation was Improving, but the Governor's strange action has nade It worse. The Americans say that. In com parison, conditions here are much worse than those resulting from the San Francisco disaster. The hosni- tals are running over, doctors and nrses working without sleep. Lady Swettenham and her sister are serving as cooks In the hospitals. The men from the American war ibfps gave valuable assistance before Aelr departure. It was an abrupt and pal iful con clusion which forced Use if upon lear-Admiral Davis and hl.i mission af mercy. Governor Swettenham objected to The presence of American sailors en gaged In the worU of clearing the itreets. guarding property and suc coring the wounded and sick. His objections were expressed in a letter Admiral Davis peremptorily re vesting him to re-embark all par lies which had been landed. Admiral Davis was shocked and .wined. He paid a formal visit to the Jovernor, Informing him that the In diana. Missouri and Yankton would .alL The Admiral said privately at Immediate compliance with loTernor Swettenhara's request was only course consistent with the Agiilty of the United States. The friction between the Governor . ad the Admiral began with the ar Jval of the American war vessels, -then the Governor objected to the vnng oi a salute in his honor on the , round that the cltktent might mls- ko the firing for a new earth--jtake. He also declared there was At necessity for American aid that la Government was fully able to waorve order, attend the wounded, . ad succor the homeless. Rear Admiral Davis, however, nded parties of bluejackets, who atrolled the streets, cleared the brls, razed the ruins, attended any of the wounded, and won the Jghest praise from citizens and milt- wry officers for excellent work. STORM CAUSES GREAT LOSS. Vive Lake Liners Blown Ashore, and Bridges Wrecked. Buffalo, N. Y.. Jan. 24. A terrific jale, blowing ninety miles an hour at Mines during eighteen hours, has xne $1,500,000 damage to shipping y the harbor. Five large lake liners wintering Just inside the breakwater ' .ere torn loose by the wind and riven aground. The gale was ac companied by a blinding snowstorm. The brunt of the storm Bee ma to west of Buffalo. Railroad service 14 and out of the city has been badly Jaarranged. At Niagara Falls $200,000 damage 'as been done. Two miles of tho Volley line along the river edge has teen washed away. The Three Sls trara Islands are submerged. Niagara Falls power was cut off -hen the cables snapped, and tha rty Is In partial darkness. At North Tonawanda more than a die and a half of lumber docks rere carried away by a sudden rise Ave feet In the Niagara River. , Monument for San Juan Hill. Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 23. MrB. Catherine Tlngley of the Point Loma vZomeBtead, who is the owner of 100 acres of land on the San Juan Uili battlefield near Santiago, Cuba, -anounces that she purposes to erect i here a monument to mark the line i4 trenches. She will also put up a 'mlldlng to be used for a school at ue historic spot. HELD VP RELIEF SUPPLIES. Kingston's Customs Rales Not Re laxedBritish Cruiser Arrives. St. Thomas, D. W. I., Jan. 24. The cable ship Henry Holmes ar rived off Plum Point, Kingston. Her Captain reports that no pilot awaited him. He waited until daylight and then entered the harbor to deliver the relief stores sent by tho Danish Government. He had some difficulty In landing these provisions because of customs formalities. According to tho Captain's mos snge, the situation at Kingston has not been exaggerated; It 1b simply appalling. Hardly a house Is stand ing. The city Is one mass of debris and the stench from bodies being burned on the steets Is awful. The extreme point of Port Royal has sunk 200 feet, and vessels ap proaching It must exerlcse great cau tion. The mind can scarcely grasp the extent of the calamity. If rain falls the misery will become Intense and an epidemic most probably fol low. The British cruiser Indefatigable reached Kingston. NEGROES AT WHITE HOUSE. Six Among the Guess at the Recep tion to the Judiciary. Washington, D. C, Jan. 24. The presence of six negroes at the recep tion given by President and Mrs. Roosevelt to the Judiciary caused comment. Ordinarily it Is not re markable for negroes to be present at such official functions, as Invita tions are frequently given to negros connected with the Government, but none was present at the diplomatic reception two weeks ago and tho cause was supposed to bo resentment among negroes to the President's course in dismissing the negro sol diers. W. T. Vernon, Register of tho Treasury, who Is a large and excep tionally black negro, was at the ro ceptlon with three negro women. The identity of the other negroes present could not be ascertained. Bailey Rc-Klrrtrd. Austin. Tex.. Jan. 24. The Texas Legislature voted to continue Joseph W. Bailey In the United States Sen ate. He received twenty-four more votes than was required to nominate. Senator Bailey and his friends are in high Bplrits. Mr. Bailey will remain In Austin for some time and bo present at the investigation which is to be conducted by the House Com mittee of the charges which have been filed against him. He says he will resign from the Senate if any of these charges are sustained. Shah Hears Complaints by 'Phone. London, Jan. 23. A despatch from Teheran states that Persians having complained that the Shah's guards prevented them from ap proaching His Majesty with griev ances, the Shah has ordered that a telephone communicating with the palace be fixed In the public square, and has invited the people to con verse with him direct. Guggenheim Is Senator. Dever, Colo., Jan. 23. Simon Guggenheim, of smelter fame, has been elected United States Senator from Colorado in joint session of the Legislature. He said he would serve the people all the time, and to do so would withdraw from all business enterprises. Later he resigned from eight large mining concerns. Oil Trust Trlul March 4. Chicago, 111., Jan. 24. The trial of the Standard OH Company of In diana on the charge of receiving con cessions upon shipments of oil from Whiting, Ind., as set forth In one of eight Indictments recently sustained by Judge Landls In the United States District Court, was set by tha Judge for March 4. To Aid Distressed Cubans. Havana, Cuba, Jan. 24. Gover nor Magoon has authorised the Gov ernor of Santiago to charter a steam er to bring distressed Cubans from Jamaica back to their own country, allowing $5 each for transportation. The sterner Oterl, which recently has been engaged In relief work, left here for Jamaica. Ice Supports an Engine. Newmarket, N. H., Jan. 22.- Crashing into a Boston and Maine express near here, the engine and tender of an accommodation train was hurled over a nine-foot embank ment into the river. The engineer was sent flying over the ice, which was thick enough to support the en gine. Thousands of Chinese Must Starve. Washington, D. C, Jan. 22. Ad vices from Consular agents to the State Department Indicate an In creasing severity of the famine In China. The agents believe that be fore the next harvest hundreds of thousands of Chinese will suffer star, vatlon. Dogs Live on Vegetables, New Haven, Conn., Jan. 24. Af ter a year's experiment on dog nutri tion, feeding them only on vege tables or starchy food, Professor Russell H. Chittenden, of Yale Scien tific School, announces that dogs do not need meat to sustain life. Wants Reforms in Porto Rico. San Juan, P. R., Jan. 23. In his annual message to the Legislature Governor Wlnthrop recommends changes In the Judicial system and In the civil Bervlce law and an Increase in school facilities. He congratulates me isianaers on their .prosperity. . j iiiioiiriiu Covering Minor Happen ings from all over the Globe. HOME AND FOREIGN. Comptfed a4 Condensed for tha Basy Reader A Complete lUcord Of Bui ope Despatches and In not ton aVi ants from Everywhere Boiled Down for Beat? Perusal. Bills are to be Introduced at Al bany, N. Y., providing for the adop tion of the Torrene real estate title system, which, If adopted, will de prive many title Insurance companies of future business. The House failed to respond to an appeal by Representative Longworth for a $6,000,000 appropriation to construct homes abroad for Ameri can diplomats. Senator Bravo, moderate leader declares that the hope of Cuba lies In an American protectorate. Following the receipt of official messages from the British govern ment relative to Governor Swetton ham's refusal to accept the old of the American navy at Kingston It was announced In Washington that "the Incident was closed." Two more heavy earthquake shocks added to the terror In Klngnton. The press of the United States and Canada Is unanimous In Its con demnation of Governor Swetten ham's act of requesting' the with drawal of American sailors from Ja maica, and the belief is expressed that he will be recalled. President Roosevelt won a signal victory over the Senate forces who sought to question his action in dis charging negro troops. Attorney General Jackson Invited former Attorney General Mayer to defend the constitutionality of the last State re-apportioninent net In tho Court of Appeals. Seven hundred victims of the Kingston earthquake have been bu rled, with more in the ruins. President Roosevelt eulogized tho memory of General Robert E. Lee, the 100th anniversary of whose birth was observed throughout the South. Explosion of a powder car on the Big Four Railroad at Sandford, Ind., destroyed an entire passenger train, killing at least twenty-two persons and probably a dozen more and In juring at least thirty-five. Many plans to relieve the sufferers from the Kingston earthquake were started, the reports of damage to property having reached $25,000, 000, with thousands homeless. President Roosevelt wrote to ths chairman of the House Committee on Naval Affairs, urging the authori zation of two great battleships of the Dreadnought class. President Roosevelt signifies his Intention of asking Congress in a special message to give the Inter state Commerce Commission power to deal with the freight car shortage question. Mayor McClellan of New York city, seeks to have Attorney General Jackson Imprisoned for contempt of court In continuing an action for a recount of the Mayoralty votes. Four hundred payers of rent de cided to petition the Legislature for laws to regulate rents in New York city. Edwin Gould capitulated to the Helnze-Morse Thomas Interests and got out of the Mercantile National Bank. Announcement was made In Wash ington that President Roosevelt will send another message to the Senate, with more evidence In the Browns ville case. Governor Pardee said California will deal with the Japanese school children question as It deems best and that Mr. Roosevelt does not understand the situation. In his first skirmish over the bal lots Attorney General Jackson ob tained possession of some of the boxes. foreign mews. Excited by reports of suppressed elections, the Persian National As sembly, according to a despatch, Toted to ask the Shah whether he was against them. Russia will need no foreign loan this year, says a despatch from St. Petersburg, as the small amount needed will be obtained by' an Inter nal Issue. With the Cabinet's approval, the bill dispensing with formal declara tions as preliminary to church ser vices was Introduced In the French Chamber of Deputies. Many Americans were presented at the annual reception of the Em peror and Empress of Germany. Attempting to seize the barracks in Caracas, Vice President Gaines was foiled by the commandant, a Castro follower, and civil war is im minent. To sound the powers on the date and programme of the Hague Con ference, Professor de Martens has reached Berlin on a mission from the Czar. Terms of separation of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough are said to provide that the former keeps Blenheim while the latter retains the family jewels. Elections to the new KiihmI.iu Dowma show continued socialistic gains. Prince von Buelow, German Impe rial Chancellor, pleading for colonial expansion, declartd that tho colo nies formed the keystone of national energy. According to a despatch much dis turbance Is caused on the Riviera by M. Clemenceau's war on gambling, but work on the new casinos at Monte Carlo proceeds day and night. In spite of the lower bank rate, tt despatch from London says, tliero was little effect on the Stock F,:t change, and American securities were depressed by conditions In Nov; York. Admiral Blrlleff has resigned his post as Russian Minister of Marine. An appeal has been mnde against the sequestration of the Bascilica of Mont tnartre, erected by subscription of the French people. Mr. Elliott F. Shepard has been released from prison in Franco, where he was confined for nine days for killing a girl with his automo bile, on payment of a fine of $2,000. Colonel Patko Andrleff, chief of gendarmes at Lodi, was assassina ted, his slayer escaping. SPOHT1.NO news. The steam yacht Virginia, char tered by Professor Agasslz, of Cam bridge, Mass., will sail from Now York on February 2, for a cruise of about three months. The islands of the Caribbean Sea will be visited, the cruise partaking of a scientific nature as well as for recreation. The New York Yacht Club has 2,447 members, all told, on Its list, and a fleet of 57T vessels, represent ing 76,064 tons. The Aero Club of Great Britain has decided to send a challenge for theCoupe International at St. Louis in October. E. C. Benedict has been re-elected commodore of the Seawaahaka-Co-rlnthian Yacht Club for 1907. The stewards of the Jockey Club assigned racing dates for the seaiton. No change was made from last year's allotment. The Amateur Athletic Union threatens to take control of skating If the National Skating Association dops not rescind Its action in snne- tlonlng the Canadian championship meeting at Montreal. More than fifty-two mllllo ns nf dollars were spent on English raclnc last year. 1,300 PERISH IX TIDAL WAVE. Terrible Destruction Wrought on Isle of Sliunlu. Utrecht, Jan. 24. A desiatch from the Governor of AtJeh to tho Dutch Governor General states that the tidal wave which devastated tho Dutch East India Islands on January 12, caused 1,500 deaths on the Isl and of Slmalu. Severe earthquake shocks are be ing felt daily on the Island. Simalu, or Pulo Slmalu. the north ernmost of the large Islands off the west coast of Sumatra, Is about fifty- three miles in length, and from four to thirteen miles in breadth. It is covered with vegetation and divided by a chain of mountains, of which Gunong Slbahu and Gunong Slblhan attain a height of about three thou sand feet. The latter mountain lies about five miles from the coast, abreast of Pulo Klllk, while Slbahu Is situated at the narrow neck of the island, opposite Tapak Bay. There are no streams of anv im portance on the Island, which is thick ly populated. The inhabitants, esti mated to number about 10,000, re side principally in Bmall villages near the coast Besides these about 600 Malays and Chinese have settled in Slmalu. Only the coast land is under cul tivation. The intelor is wooded, but there is comparatively little heavy timber. Trade is confined to Padang and other ports on the west coast of Sumatra, and Is carried on chiefly hv a system of tarter, the use of coins having been introduced only recently. SENATE ORDERS INQUIRY. President's Authority Must Not be Vuesuonea on Brownsville Affair. Washington. D. C. Jan. 24. With a great sigh of relief that the month- long flood of talk was over at last the Senate passed the Foraker reso lution of Investigation Into the Brownsville affray In Its most recent ly modltled-by-compromlse form. It was adopted with what was as near a whoop as the Senate ever gives, and the Committee on Military Af fairs takes charge, with authority to Investigate the facts of tho affray at Brownsville, Texas, the night of August 13 and 14 last, "without questioning the legality or Justice of any act of the President in relation" to or connected, with that affray. HANGED IN CIVIL WAR DIES. John McGrogan Was One of Eight Forugers Caught by Guerillas. Paterson, N. J., Jan. 24. John McGrogan, who was hanged by guer illas with seven other members of a foraging party on Ceueral Sherman's "March to the Sea," and who alone was cut down In tlmo to save his life, died in his home In Paterson, N. J. He was eighty-four years old, and his death was due to tho infirmities of age. McGrogan returned to Paterson after the war, and, up to a few years ago, was a manufacturer of clpnrs. He will be burled with military hon ors by the Grand Army of t'o Republic. HIKE II JH Estimates of Wounded as Hlghasl,000--Victlms Mostly Negroes. HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS Troops In Control of the City and Martial Law Prevails Business Section Gone Fire Did the Great est Damage People Received Warning of Approaching Quake. Holland Bay, Jamaica, Jan. 20. Bo much confusion exists In King ston that conflicting reports of the damage done by the earthquake on Monday are recolved. No two of the couriers arriving to file cable de spatches tell the same story. The sub-telegraph station just outside the city Is not in good working order and hence nothing trustworthy comeB from there. According to the best advices re ceived here the dead will number from 100 to 300, and tho wounded may reach 1,000. They are mostly negroes. Although nearly every house Is damaged to some extent by the earthquake, most of the city was spared from the fire. The water sup ply was disarranged In places, but not entirely cut off. With the first shock many struct ures In the poorer part of the city went down, and fire started along tho wharves where the wreckage of the freight sheds offered Immediate fuel. The clogging of the streets with debris and the great confusion fol lowing the shocks paralyzed the flro department for a time and tho flames along the waterfront had galnod considerable headway before it could bring to bear any effective work. Immediately after the first severe shock the people rushed into the streets. Succeeding shocks toppled over weakened walls on many of them. Rescue work began at once. The General Hospital was not de stroyed by the quake. Thither carts and stretchers bore the wounded as fast as they were rescued from the wreckage. Tho shock destroyed the ' Myrtle Bank Hotel. The British military station was destroyed and the camp hospital for Invalided soldiers was likewise wrecked entirely. Sir James Fergusson Is the only foreigner reported killed. No other foreigners are missing. One reason why the death list Is not greater among the whites is be cause there was practically a warn ing of imminent danger. A tremen dous wind storm arose and partial darkness obscured the city and sub urbs. This aroused the fears of thou sands and all were on the alert when the first shake began. The people ran out of their homes, and when the se vere quake came, which lasted four or five minutes and were of sustain ed Intensity, the whites were chiefly out in the open. The negroes, on the contrary, took to cover to a great extent. The poor er part of the city Is where the great est loss of life occurred and the vic tims were almost exclusively ne groes. Along the water front and the chief business streets several whites were probably killed in the collapse of buildings. From messages received here it is Judged that order ' was restored quickly in the city. There are two regiments of negro zouaves, officered by white men, near the city. They are regulars and highly trained. AH those whe were not killed or Injured were immediately at the service of the Governor, and report has it that they were thrown at once into the city and did fine work in helping to restore order. Some of them were put at fighting the fire and others were set to guard the banks and other places where valuable property was In danger. GILLETTE FILES AN APPEAL. Action Stays His Execution for the Murder of His Sweetheart. Utica, N. Y.. Jan. 24. C. D. Thomas, attorney for Chester Gil lette, now in Auburn Prison await ing electrocution for the murder of his sweetheart, Grace Brown, filed with the County Clerk of Herkimer county notice of appeal. A copy of the notice was also served on the District Attorney. This action car ries the case directly to the Court of Appeals and acts as a stay until the appeal has been determined. When the appeal will be argued Is not known. It will be many months, and possibly a year, and meanwhile Gil lette will remain in Auburn. His execution was set for the week begin ning January 28. Walsh Indicted, 150 Counts. Chicago, 111., Jan. 24. The Fed eral Grand Jury has Indicted John R. Walsh on 150 counta, charging misapplying $3,000,000 of the Equitable Trust and Home Savings Bank. His attorney says he is guilty only of violating the law prohibiting a National bank from lending more than ten per cent, of Its capital to one person. Walsh lent it to himsolf. Two Drowii in Wreck. St. John. N. 13., Jan. 23 Word was received, here of the wreck of the American three-masted schoon er Horace G. Morse and tho loss of her captain and one of her crew at Bliss Island Point, about forty miles west of St. John. l;,()i0.(()0 MEN FOR ARMY. United States Could Put That Nam ber in Meld. Washington, D. C Jan. 24. More than 13,000,000 men in Uie United States are available for mili tary service, according to the report of the Military Secretary on the mi litia, which has Just been made pnb 11c. Of this number 112,390 men sro organized In State mllllla and ready for Immediate military duty. New York leads In the number of men available, hnvlng 1,394,000. Ohio Is second with 1,085,110. Illi nois third with 1,084,560, and Penn sylvania fourth with 1,017,000. la tho strength of Its organized mllltla, New York leads with 14,711, Penn sylvania Is next with 9,836, and UU nols Is third with 6,613. WHOLE TOWN SWEARS OFr Port Republic I'.urna Up Its Tobacco Supply After Revival Meeting. Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 14. Tha entlro male population of the little town of Port Republic has sworn off from the use of tobacco In all form.' This Is the result of a religious re vival which has been In progress there for several weeks. One of those converted Is 'MIhs Amanda Blake, keeper of the .only store In the village where tobacco was sold. She made a bonfire of all the tobacco she had in stock. One of the first to swear off was John Johnson, seventy years old, who had used tobacco from boyhood, and as a result he In 111. Pawns His Glass Eye. Springfield, Mass., Jan. 24. AN ter resigning successively positions with both telegraph companies and a dime messenger service, Fred D&s Jerlals, fifteen years old, in despera tion and despair, has pawned Uls glass eye. Before this financial coup which netted 60 cents, Freddie had convinced his Juvenile admirers that he could see admirably with too glass eye. Accidentally Shot Hoy. Plalnfleld, N. J., Jan. 24. While cleaning a revolver at his home at South Plalnfleld. Thomas Johnsoa accidentally pulled the trigger, and his twelvo year old brother-in-law, De Witt Giles, fell dead with a bullet through his heart. Johnson's hand were burned by the powder. He was not arrested. He Is a fireman on tho Lehigh Valley. Dolllver's Nomination Unanimous. Des Moines, la., Jan. 23. Unltwi States Senator James P. Dolllver was unanlmosly nominated for re-eleo-tlon by a caucus of Republican mem bers of the Legislature. Prance to Honor ."Major Huntington. Paris, France, Jan. 23. Majoi Henry A. Huntington, Secretary of the American Club of Paris, has bct.-n nominated to be a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Inventor of Stevens Rifle Dead at Oi Merlden, Conn., Jan. 28. Joshua Stevens, Inventor of the Stevens ri fle, died here. He was ninety-two years old. Ho was born in Chester. Mass. FINANCIAL. Stocks were irregular, on narrow fluctuations In prices. Pittsburg and Lake Erie Interests contemplate an increase in capitali zation of $20,000,000. After violent declines in prices, stocks showed substantial recoveries at the close of the market. The Cotton Exchange decided to revise its methods of making differ ences in cotton grades. NEW YORK MARKETS. Wholesale Prices of Farm Prodoeo Quoted for the Week. The Milk Exchange price for staav dard quality Is 3c. per qt. Butter. Creamery, .extra 28 ft If firsts 2 (QiiyL 6tato dairy, fancy 26 29 Cheese. Fncv 18H014H Small 114 14 Part Skims g w Eggs. State and Penn 84 16 Western Firsts 30 Live Poultry. Chickens, per lb Fowls, per lb ...11 Dressed Poultry. Turkeys, per lb 14 17 Fowls, per lb 8 &HXL Chickens, Phlla. lb.... II Jft5 Fowls, per lb H Ducklings, per lb...... 12 n F raits Fresh. Apples Greenings per bbl $1 60$1 King, per bbl 2 00 I 26 Ben Davis per bbl... 1 60 Q I 6t Vegetables. Potatoes. L. I., bbl...$l 100 $1 71 Cabbages, per 100... 8 60 0 4 16 Onions, white, bbl... i 00 6 60 Carrots, per bbl 1 75 j 00 Turnips, per bbl 66 0 $6 Hay and Straw. Hay, prime, cwt...$l 00 $1 16 No. 1. per cwt. . 95 0 100 No. 2, per cwt.. 90 0 10 Straw, long rye... 55 Q 76 Grain, EU. Flour, Win. pats. $3 60 $3 75 Spring pats... 4 10 4 90 Wheat, No. 1. . .. 90 No. I, red.... 81 Oats, mixed..., II Clipped white. 40 44 live Stock. Beeves.clty drs'd 6V4 I Calves, city drs'd. 8 14 - Country, drs'd. 7 13 Sheep, per cwt.. $4 00 $5 09