AMMTED!
President McKinley Is Shot
Twice by an Anarchist.
"WOUNDS ABE NOT FATAL
One Bullet Entered the Stom
ach ancl Probes Failed
to Locate It.
The Other Bullet Struck the
Breast Bone and was
Soon Extracted.
The Crime was Committed in
the Temple of Music, at
the Fan-American
Exposition.
The Criminal was Soon Over
powered and Arrested.
The Assassin's Name Is LeonCzoU
gosz and He Is About
28 Years of Age.
lie Makes a Long 1 Confession,
Stating that He Is an
Anarchist.
Tlie Criminal Driile* flavins Any
< onlPilrrutr und Kay* lit* Brrumo
nn Aiiarclilnl by Llmi'iilnj to
tlir llaraimui'K Delivered
by Kniiiiu (.oliliuau.
"Buffalo, X. Y., Sept. 7. —President
"McKinley was shot and seriously
wounded by a would-be assassin while
holding a reception in the Temple of
Music at the Pan-American exposition
Friday afternoon. One shot took ef
fect in the right breast, the other in
■the abdomen. The first is not of a
•serious nature *nd the bullet lias been
extracted. The latter pierced the ab
dominal wall and has not been locat
ed.
Standing l in the midst of crowds
numbering thousands, surrounded by
-every evidence of good will, pressed
by a motley tnrong of people, show
•ered with expressions of love and loy
alty. besieged by multitudes all eager
to clasp liis hand, amid these sur
roundings, plaudits of an admiring
•army of sightseers ringing in his ears,
+he blow i■ 112 the assassin fell and in an
.instant pleasure gave way to pain, ad
miration to agony and pandemonium
followed.
I t was just after the dally organ re
cital in the splendid Teniole of Mu
sic that the dastardly attempt was
.made.
The president, though well guard
ed by United States secret service de
tectives, was fully exposed to such an
attack :is occurred. He stood at the
edge of the raised dais upon which
s-tands the great pipe organ at the
east side of the magnificent structure.
"Throngs of people crowded in at the
various entrances, to gaze upon their
■executive, perchance to clasp his
hand. '1 he president was in a cheer
ful mood and was enjoying to the full
the hearty evidence of good will
-which everywhere met his gaze. Upon
his right stood .John (i. Milburn, presi
dent of the Pan-American exposition,
ehatting with the president and intro
ducing to him persons ,;f note who
approached. Upon the president's
left stood Mr. Cortelyou.
It was shortly after 4 p. m. when
one of the throng which surrounded
the presidential party, a medium sized
man of ordinary appearance and
plainly dressed in black, approached
-is if to greet the president. I'.oth
'Secretary Cortelyou and President
.Milburn noticed that the man's hand
was swathed in a bandage or hand
kerchief. Reports of bystanders dif
fer as to which hand. lie worked Ifls
way amid the stream of people up to
the edge of the dais until he was
■within two feet of the president.
President McKinley smiled, bowed
and extended his hand in the spirit
of geniality so well known when the
sharp crack of a revolver rang out
loud and clear above the hum of
voices, the shuffling of myriad feet
3111,1 vibrating waves of applause that
swept here and there over the as
semblage.
There was an instant of almost
complete silence. The president stood
.still, a look of hesitancy,almost of be
wilderment on his face. Then he re
treated a step while a pallor began
•to spread over his features. The
multitude, only partially aware that
something serious had happened,
paused in surprise, while necks were
craned and all eyes turned toward
the rostrum.
Then came a commotion. Three
men sprung toward the would-be as
sassin. Two of them were United
States secret service men who were
on the lookout and whose duty it was
to guard ngainwt just such a calamity
as had here befallen the president
and the nation. The third was a by
stander, a negro, wuo had only an in
stant previously grasped in his dusky
palm the hand of the president. As
one man the trio hurled themselves
upon the president's assailant. In a
twinkling he was borne to the
ground, his weapon was wrested from
his grasp and strong, arms pinioned
him down.
The crowdis that a moment before
"had stood motionless as in bewildered
ignorance of the enormity of the
•thing, now surged forward toward
tlie stage, wmle a iioarse cry
PRESIDENT McKlNtriT.
welled up from a thousand throats
and a thousand men charged forward
to lay hands upon the perpetrator of
the dastardly crime.
For a moment the confusion was
terrible. Men shouted and fought,
women screamed and children cried.
Some of those nearest the doors fled
from the edifice in fear of a stam
pede, while hundreds of others from
the outside struggled blindly forward
in the effort to penetrate the crowd
ed building and solve the mystery.
Hut of the throng which witnessed
or bore a part in the scene of turmoil
and turbulence there was but one
mind which seemed to retain its equi
librium, one hand which remained
steady, one eve which gazed with un
flinching calmness and one voice
which retained its even tenor and
faltered not at the most critical
juncture.
They were the mind, the hand, the
eye and the voice of President McKin
ley.
After the first shock of the assas
sin's shots, lie retreated a step; then
as the detectives leaped upon his as
sailant he turned, walked steadily to
u chair and seated himself, at the
•same time removing his hat and bow
ing his head in his hands.
In an instant Secretary Cortelyou
and President Milburn were at his
side. His waistcoat was hurriedly
opened, the president meanwhile ad
monishing them to remain calm and
•telling them not to lie alarmed.
"Hut you are wounded," cried his
secretary, "let me examine."
"No. 1 think not," answered the
president. "1 am not badly hurt, I
assure you.'
Nevertheless 'his outer garments
were hastily loosened and when a
stream of crimson was seen to wind
its way down his breast, spreading
its telltale stain over the white linen,
their worst fears were confirmed.
The president's assailant in the
meantime had been hustled to the
rear of the building by exposition
guards, where lie was held while the
building was cleared, and later he
was turned over to Superintendent
Hull, of the Huffalo police depart
ment, who took the prisoner to police
station No. K1 and afterwards to po
lice headquarters. As soon as the
crowd in the Temple of Music had
been dispersed sufficiently the presi
dent was removed in the automobile
ambulance and taken to the exposi
tion hospital, where an examination
was made. The best medical skill
was summoned and within a brief
period several of Buffalo's best known
doctors were at the patient's side.
The president retained the full ex
ercise of his faculties until placed on
the operating table and subjected to
an anesthetic. Under the first exam
ination it was ascertained that one
bullet had taken ••il'ect in the right
breast, just below the nipple, causing
n comparatively harmless wound.
The other took effect in the abdo
men, about four inches below the left
nipple, four inches to the left of the
navel and about on a level with it.
Upon arrival at the exposition hos
pital the second bullet wound was
probed for. The walls of the abdo
men were opened, but the ball was
not located. The incision was closed
•and after a consultation it was decid
ed to rcmov#tbe patient to the home
ot' President Milburn.
This was done .the automobile am
bulance being used for the purpose.
Arriving at the Milburn residence all
persons outside the medical attend
ants, nurses and the officials immedi
ately concerned were excluded and
the task of probing for the bullet
which had lodged in the abdomen
was begun by Dr. Uoswell Parke
When the news of the crime was tele
phoned to the home of President Mil
burn. where Mrs. McKinley was rest
ing, immediately steps were taken to
spare her the shock of a premature
statement of the occurrence before
the true condition of the president
should be ascertained. Guards were
stationed and no one was permitted
to approach the house.
When it was decided to remove the
president from the exposition to the
Milburn residence the news was gent
ly broken to Mrs. McKinley by mem
bers of the .\filburn family. She
bore the shock remarkably well and
displayed the utmost fortitude.
Secretary Cortelyou said that a
telegraph office would be established
at tlie Milburn residence and the pub
lic would be given the fullest informa
tion possible. Tek'grains poured in
by the hundreds and Secretary Cortel
you was kept busy replying to them.
While the wounded president was
being borne from the exposition to
the Milburn residence between rows
of onlookers with bared heads, a far
different spectacle was being wit-
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1901.
nessed along the route of his assail
ant's journey from the scene of his
crime to police headquarters. The
trip was made so quickly that the
prisoner was safely landed within the
police station before anyone was
aware of his presence.
The news of the attempted assassi
nation had in the meanwhile been
spread broadcast by the newspapers.
Like wildfire it spread from mouth to
mouth. Then bulletins began to ap
pear on the boards along Newspaper
IJow and when the announcement was
made that the prisoner had been
taken to police headquarters, only
two blocks distant from the newspa
per section, the crowds surged down
toward the Terrace, eager to gaze at
the prisoner. At police headquarters
they were met by a strong cordon of
police, which was drawn across the
pavement on Pearl street and admit
tance was denied to any but officials
authorized to take part in the exam
ination of the prisoner. In a few
minutes the crowd had grown from
tens to hundreds and these in turn
quickly swelled to thousands until the
street was completely blocked with a
mass of humanity. It was at this
juncture that some one raised the
cry of "Lynch him."
Like a flash tlie cry was taken up
and the whole crowd as if ignited by
the single match thus applied re
echoed the cry: "Lynch him," "Hang
him." The situation was becoming
critical when suddenly the big doors
were flung open and a squad of re
serves advanced, drove the crowd
back from the curb to across the
street and gradually succeeded in dis
persing them from about the entrance
to the station.
By this time there were probably
50,000 people assembled in the vicin
ity. The crowd was so great that it
became necessary to rope off the en
tire street in front of police head
quarters.
The prisoner at first proved quite
communicative, so much so in fact
that little dependence could be placed
on what he said. He first gave his
name as Fred Nieman, said his home
was in Detroit, and that he had been
in liuffalo a week. Lately he had
been boarding at a place on Broad
way. Later this place was located as
.John Nowak's saloon, a Kaines law
hotel. No. 1078 Broadway. Nowak,
the proprietor, says he knew very lit
tle about his guest.
He arrived here last Saturday, sav
ing he had come to see the Pan-Amer
ican and that his home was iu To
ledo. In his room was found a small
traveling bag. It contained tin empty
cartridge box and a few clothes. With
these facts in hand the police went at
the prisoner with the utmost vigor to
secure a full confession or a straight
story as to his identification. He ad
mitted that he was an anarchist in
sympathy at least, but denied strenu
ously that the attempt on the life of
•the president was a result of a plot on
the part of any anarchist society. At
times he was defiant and again indif
ferent. But at no time did he be
tray the remotest sign of remorse.
After long questioning it was an
nounced at police headquarters that
the prisoner had made a partial con
fession, which he had signed.
As near as can be learnen the facts
contained in the confession are as
follows: The man's name is Leon
Czolgosz. He is of Polish-German
extraction. His home is in Cleveland,
where he has several brothers and
sisters. He is an avowed anarchist
and an ardent disciple of Emma Gold
man, whose teachings, he alleges, are
responsible for the attack on the
president. 11c is about 28 years old.
He denies steadfastly that he is the
instrument of any body of anarchists
or the tool of any coterie of plotters,
lie declares that he did not even have
a confederate. His only reason for
the deed, he declares, is that he be
lieved the present form of govern
ment in the United States was unjust
and he concluded the most effective
way to remove it was to kill the presi
dent. These conclusions, he declares,
he reached through the teachings of
Km ma Goldman.
At :i a. m.the following bulletin
was issued:
"The president continues to rest
well. Temperature 101.0; pulse 110;
respiration :i4."
!TIII*I Walt lor MVPIIMOII.
Washington, Sept. 7.—Owing to the
fact, that Mr. Swenson, our minister
to Denmark, is at present on a leave
of absence from bis post, at his home
in Minnesota, it has not been possible
for the governments of the United
States and Denmark to make final ar
rangements fo" the transfer of the
Danish West Indian islands to the
United States, btl*. when he returns to
Copenhagen, a treaty will be drafted.
WON THE PALMA TROPHY.
Canadian ■tltlemen Krore a Victory
Over tlin American Team In the
•'latch «t Sea <;irt, N. J.
New York, Sept. 6.—The Canadian
and American riflemen held a long
session Thursday on the state ritie
ratine at Sea Girt, X. J., in the eon
test for the American centennial Pal
ma trophy, emblematic of the world's
championship, and the Canadians won
by it margin of 28 points. The ut
most good fellowship prevailed during
the match, which was very close up to
the last stage. Two of the members
of the Ulster Kifle association, of Bel
fast, Ireland—W. T. Braithwaite and
Thomas Robertson—acted as coaches
for the Dominion representatives and
the Americans had Gen. B. VV. Spencer
with some of his officers attending
them in a similar capacity. The con
ditions of the contest called for the
use of the national arm of the coun
try represented by the team, so that
if was practically a duel between the
American Krag and the English .Lee-
Enfield weapons.
The shooting done by at least one
of the American team was a revelation
to their opponents. Many of the Ul
ster men who saw it had nothing but
the highest praise for the exhibition
given by Lieut. Lei/ear, of Washing
ton, who made the highest collective
and best individual score in the
match, which was shot, in three
stages, 800, {>oo and 1,000 yards.
Each of the teams of eight men had
15 shots at each of these distances,
beginning on the shortest range.
In the first stage the visiting team
led by a margin of seven points, their
scores aggregating 532 as against, 52.')
for the home team. On the 900 yards
ranges each team made 519 points,
the Canadians still leading by seven
points as they went back to the 1,000
yard marks.
it was nearly dusk when the final
scores—Canadian 1522, America 1494 —
were put on the blackboard, and then
Gen. Spencer, gathering his men
about him, cheered the winners heart
ily. Maj. Mason, captain of the Cana
dian team, and his men responded
with "three times three." The next
contest for the Palma trophy will
take place in Canada, in accordance
with the rules governing the disposi
tion of the prize.
The carbine team match was won
by the men from the First troop of
the national guard of Xew Jersey,
which is known as the Essex troop.
The special challenge match at 800.
000 and 1,000 yards between teams of
eight men each for the Ulster Rifle
association, of Belfast, Ireland, and
the Xew Jersey Rifle association will
be the big attraction to-day.
PUNISHED THE NATIVES.
Crew of u (ierman Warahlp Slaugh
tered the Murderer* of a Farty of
Sciential*.
Victoria, H. C., Sept <S.—.lnforma
tion regarding the operations of the
German warship Cormorant, which
was recently sent to the Matthias
islands to punish the natives for the
massacre of Her? Mencker and three
or four others forming a party of
German scientists, is received from
Brisbane through the arrival of the
steamer Miowera. The massacre of
the little party occurred some six or
seven months ago, particulars of the
cruel manner in which they were
killed being published soon after.
The Cormorant when sent to inves
tigate the affair met with strong op
position. Her crew was compelled
to fight a pitched battle and the re
sult was most disastrous, the natives
susaining a loss of 80 killed and 17
captured after they had been tho
roughly subdued the captured were
taken to Ilerbertsho, German Xew
Guinea.
The Miowera brings news of a seri
ous accident- occurring at Quirinda.
The Imperial hotel balcony of that
city collapsed with 150 people on it.
It is estimated that IS persons sus
tained broken legs and 49 were seri
ously injured, while a large number
suffered from minor injuries.
BURNED LIKE TINDER.
The Steamer »iold Iluat 1* IJcatroyed
by I'lre.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 6.—Forty
members of the crew and 15 passen
gers from the steamer Gold Dust,
that burned at Cartey's Landing, four
miles below Alton, Ind„ Wednesday
afternoon, arrived in Louisville yes
terday.
Joe Parish, the pilot, said: "There
was absolutely no chance of saving
the boat. I was in the pilot house
•about 4:30 o'clock when the cry of
'fire' coming from the deck below
startled everybody. The stove in the
laundry room had broken and this
caused the blaze. The boat was driv
en to the Indiana shore, as quickly as
possible. So fa.it did the flames
spread that in a few minutes it was
absolutely impossible to get into the
cabin. Sot a man had to swim, how
ever, and all got off in safety."
A Tailor Started tt»- Klaze.
Chicago, Sept. o.—The ffre which on
Tuesday night threatened to destroy
the building in which the Orpheon
theater is located was started by-
Anton J. Kalkus, proprietor of a
tailor shop in the building. Kalkus
has made a confession that he set the
building on tire to defraud the Agri
cultural Insurance Co., of Watertown,
X. Y., out of insurance which he car
ried. According to the officers to
whom the confession was made, Kal
kus hoped to take advantage of a
legal fight over possession of the the
ater to ward off suspicion from him
self.
Ketiador'a Warlike Itlovf.
Washington, Sept. 6.—A cablegram
was received here Thursday from an
authoritative source in. I'ali, Colom
bia, near the Ecuadoran border, stat
ing that Ecuador had intervened
against Colombia with flu army well
equipped artd with vessels of war. The
cablegram states that it will be neces
sary to meet the move of Ecuador by
having Colombian war vessels in Pa
cific waters near the Colombian-Ecua
dor frontier. The information in the
cablegram is considered clear evi
dence of Ecuador's intention to join
forces with the rebellious element on
tho isthmus of I'anam^.
A FIGHT IN A JAIL.
Jnme* Howard Aaaaulta Caleb Poiver*
With an Iran Inkatand.
Frankfort, Ky., Sept. s.—James
IHoward and ex-Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, convicted as Goebel
murder conspirators, quarrelled in
jail here yesterday. Howard threw
a heavy inkstand at. Powers, striking
him in the head. Powers was knocked
down and bled profusely. Howard's
new trial will begin here next Mon
day.
Powers was unconscious for 35 min
utes, and it was at first thought his
skull had been fractured, but Dr. i)e
mare said late last night that he
could find no evidence of a fracture.
He remained with the patient till a
late hour. Symptoms of concussion
developed and a slight paralysis of
the left arm and side appeared. Dr.
Demare would not state 'how serious
he thought the wound might prove,
but intimated that he considered his
condition serious.
Col. .1. K. Dixon, assistant adjutant
general under the administration of
ex-Gov Taylor, who had just returned
from eastern Kentucky, where he
collected considerable money for the
defense of both Powers and Howard,
was in the room with the men at the
time of the trouble.
A controversy between the two men
arose as to a division of the money,
lioth grew angry and Howard seized
an iron inkstand and hurled it at,
Powers with terrific force. Powers
was struck on the side of the head.
A branch of the temple artery was
severed and a gash of four inches laid
open.
Both men have been in jail more
than a year and apparently have been
the best of friends. Howard, in talk
ing to Col. Dixon afterward, ex
pressed deep regret that the affair
had occurred.
RECIPROCITY.
.Tlanufaeturera Association Will Call a
Convention to Olacua* the (lucatlon.
Philadelphia, Sept. s.—The execu
tive committee of the National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers, after a ses
sion lasting nearly five hours, on Wed
nesday decided to hold a reciprocity
convention at. a date to be later
named. In pursuance of this decis
ion, the committee adopted the fol
lowing resolution:
"Resolved, For purposes of clear
comprehension and expression of
public sentiment respecting the recip
rocal and trade relations with foreign
powers;
"That this committee deems it ex
pedient that there be held under the
auspices of the National Association
of Manufacturers a national confer
ence on reciprocity."
The trade relations with Cuba were
also discussed and the date for the
next convention of the National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers fixed for the
third week in April, at Indianapolis.
The question of calling a national
reciprocity convention was referred
to this committee at the conven
t-ion of the Xational Associ
ation of Manufacturers held
in Detroit last June. It. is probable
that some western city will be cho
sen as the place of meeting of
the reciprocity convention.
AN AMERICAN DESERTER.
He wan I,eadln£ Inaiirgenta and la to
bn Court-.tlariluled.
Manila, Sept. s.—Lieut, llazzard, of
the Third cavalry, has brought in Ar
thur Jloward, the American deserter
who was recently captured by the
lieutenant while in command of Maea
bebe scouts in the island of Mindoro.
He was placed in jail and will shortly
be court-martialed. Howard denies
that he was ever an American soldier.
He claims he was born in Spain, that
his father was English and his moth
er Spanish, but that he espoused the
cause of the Filipinos. In 1890, after
peace was declared, he says, he went
to Hong Kong and returned in 1896,
as Aguinaldo's chief of artillery.
He east his lot with Aguinaldo at
the time of the rupture with the
Americans and he says that he
brought in 1(1 American prisoners, un
der a flag of truce, at Angeles, in
September, 1899. Howard denies that
lie commanded the force at San Ma
teo, which killed Gen. Law ton. He
speaks like an educated Englishman.
Lieut. llazzard says he saw Howard at
Angeles in 1899. Two former Cali
fornia volunteers lmve identified How
ard as a deserter from their regi
ment, named \ Valley, of Company A,
who deserted in 1899.
ATE HUMBLE PIE.
Prince Chun Apologize* to the Kalaer
lor the Murder ot Von hetieter.
Potsdam, Sept. s.—Emperor William
received Prince .Chun yesterday in
the presence ot the royal princes,
Baron Von Rifhthofen, the foreign
secretary, the principal ministers and
generals and the court dignitaries.
The prince read a letter, written in
yellow ink. to the emperor.
The Chinese emperor's letter to Em
peror William confessed "penitence
and shame" for the crime (the mur
der of Baron Von Ketteler, the Ger
man minister at Pekm), which he had
been unable to prevent.
Emperor William's reply was that
while he was ready to believe that the
emperor of China stood aloof from
the murder, all the heavier guilt rest
ing on his advisers and the govern
ment, the latter must not delude
themselves with the belief that they
are able to obtain pardon for their
guilt by the expiatory mission alone,
but will be judged by their future
conduct, in accordance with the laws
of nations.
Clark Will Ituy a illit I'nrni.
Butte, Mont., Sept. 5. —The an
nouncement is made that Senator W.
A. Clark is about to tbecome the own
er of tin- Hitter Root stock farm,
founded by the late Marcus Daly. Mrs.
Daly is anxious to dispose of the
property and Senator Clark has sent
a representative to examine the prop
erty. The ranch is famous as having
been the former home of such noted
horses as Hamburg, Tammany and
Montana. It consists of 123,000 acrea.
Mr. Daly spent millions in irnprov
■meats upon the property. Senator
Clark's intention is to cultivate sugar
beds on the rancn
HUGE COAL TRUST.
Will Embrace the Soft Coal Minea
in Six States.
The J. P. Klorean Syndicate la Said to
Plan a Combine that Will he the
Kqual or the United Mutes
Steel Corporation In Polut
of Magnitude.
Pittsburg, Sept. 4.—The Post says:i
All the bituminous coal mining com
panies of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indi
ana, Illinois, West Virginia and Ken
tucky are to be consolidated into one
great corporation l>y the J. P. Mor
gan syndicate. The enormous pro
portions of this corporation can hard
ly be realized. The fact that the
Pittsburg Coal Co., with its capital of
$64,000,000, and the Monongahela Itiv
er Consolidated Coal and Coke Co..
with its capital of $:i0,000,000, are to
be included in the greater consolida
tion brings the matter strongly be
fore Pittsburg coal operators.
The railroads are taking a keen in
terest in the project and owing to the
Morgan interests predominating in
that field, the consolidation is looked
upon >as being unusually strong. The
Pennsylvania Kail road Co., the Balti
more & Ohio Kailroad Co. and west
ern roads under the Morgan influ
ence are associated, it is said, in the
great movement which promises to
rival in its importance the recent or
ganization of the United States Steel
Corporation.
The Indiana fields and those in Illi
nois are in form for the final move.
In Kentucky the; plan is still in an
embryotic state, but a company has
been planned with a capital of $lO,-
000,000 tj> take up all the coal mines,
there. The \vest Virginia fields are
perhaps the most difficult to handle,
owing to their location and varied
ownerships. tl is said that the pro
moters have practically abandoned
the plan of including the Pocahontas
field in the general plan for the great
er trust.
Mr. Bacon, one of t.he partners of
Mr. Morgan, has been spending sev
eral weeks in West Virginia during
the past summer and early last,
spring, getting options on much coal
property, and included in this was
much undeveloped coal land in that
state. The total holdings in that
state are said to be very large, and
aside from the Pocahontas fields and
that portion in the Flat Top region
embrace about all the available lands
and much that will be held in reserve
for years.
The completion of this great pro
ject will mean the consolidation of
from $200,000,000 to $300,000,000 of
invested capital. This will represent
not only the undeveloped properties
in the six states, but also the actual
coal properties under development.
There are millions of acres of coal
lands that the trust will hold in re
serve for future use, while its present
working properties will be sufficient
for a vast increase in the development
of the coal trade, not only in this
country but in South American coun
tries and in Europe.
KILLED AT A CROSSING.
Two Women, One tbe Wife of a Con.
IxreMwinuii, are Struck by a Train.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 4.—Mrs. S. S.
Barney, of West Bend, wife of Con
gressman S. S. Barney, of the Fifth
district, and Mrs. W. H. Ramsey, sr.,
of Port Washington, wife of a former
state bank comptroller, were killed
by a Northwestern train yesterday,
one mile south of Port Washington
station. They were driving across
the track anil the train struck them.
For over two hours the remains
laid at the station at Port Washing
ton .where they were taken by tho
train which struck them, no one
being able to identify them. Their
identification provvd a tragic affair.
After many had viewed the remains,
W. H. Itamsey, jr., who was about to
take a train from Port Washington,
was asked to see if he could recognize
the bodies.
Mr. Itamsey picked up the covering
upon the body of Mrs. Barney but.
the remains were so mangled he
could not make out the features, lie
lifted the cover from the other body
and fell back trembling with blanched
face. lie had looked upon the dead
face of his mother.
Will l ie Electricity Instead of Steam.
New York, Sept. 2. —President .T. J.
Hill, of the Great Northern railroad,
it is said has ordered that steam loco
motives be superseded by electric mo
tors on the Cascade division of the
Great Northern. It is understood
that if this change works satisfac
torily, electric motors will be intro
duced on the other divisions of the
road.
Struck Nine i;u>lier> In One Week.
Beaumont, Tex., Sept. 2.—During
the week just closed nine gushers
were brought in. This is the big
gest week in the history of the field.
During August 19 spouting wells were
completed. The bringing in of wells
does not constitute all the develop
ment, however, lor sereral miles of
pipe line have been laid, a dozen largo
storage tanks completed and several
more begun.
Slave Traders Defeated.
Brussels, Sept. s.—Advices from
Katanaga, Central Africa, report a
pitched battle between 25 troops oi
the Congo Free State and 200 slave
traders, well armed, resulting in the
defeat of the slave traders and th
capture of l."> 0 rifles and an immens.
quantity of merchandise.
HcKlnley Oilers to Intervene.
Washington, Sept. 4. —It is ascer
tained that on August 24. during Sec
retary Hay's recent visit to Washing
ton. a message was sent to the min
isters at Caracas and Bogota, direct
ing them to inform the foreign secre
taries of Venezuela and Colombia ol
the distress with which President Mc
kinley bad heard of the likelihood ol
a disturbance of ttve relations be
tween those two republics and offer
ing them the good offices of this gov
ernment in trying t») settle the
points in dispute. The reply ol
Venezuela is friendly, but rather cva»
sive.
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