A WAVE OF DEATH.
Swept Over a Party of Pros
pectors in Texas.
KILLED THIRTEEN MEN.
Were Caught by a Flood that
Rushed Down a Ravine.
A HUGE WALL OF WATER.
It Swept Down u Watercourse t!ial
Elatl Keen Itrled 1 |> lor 15 tlonttm—
Only Six llodles of lite Victim* Have
Been liecovere<l.
San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 2S.—News
Jvas just been received here of a ter
rible disaster in Presidio county, near
the Itio (i ramie river, on the 23th
nnst., Hi men who were prospecting
for cinnabar, losing their lives in
Hoods caused by a waterspout or
■cdoudbui'st. The dead arc:
Henry Carter,
llernandez ( istello.
I'hilip Humphrey.
I'elcr Schaffer.
Alfredo Monte/.
William Jefferson.
Thomas Frczzell.
Algernon Khea.
Casper J)cutschman.
Oeorge \inseh.
4' Ojriel Carr.
Wnliam Ho I is.
George Holton.
The men were in two parties,
ramped one mile apart in a dry ravine
"known as Alauiiiito creek, in which
'there had been no water for 15 I
months on account of the drouth.
The men were asleep at !l o'clock,
■when there was :t cloudburst several
miles up the ravine. A volume of
water 20 feet high washed down the
channel of the ravine and swept over
'the men in two camps before they
•were aware of their danger.
All were drowned, and up to this
tune only si\ bodies have been recov
% *>red.
The Alaminto empties into the IJio
(Irande river not far from where the
fatality occurred, and it is more than
probable that the other seven 'bodies
liave been swept into that stream.
MISS ELI.EN M. STONE.
Held for ransom by brigands In liulgaria.
Miss Stone has been "3 years in Turkey
ard Bulgaria as a representative of the
American board of foreign missions. Her
home is at Chelsea, Mass., where her
mother lives.
1« Ilel.i for a lilt; KaiiNom.
Constantinople. Sept. 2S. —TJoy Has
kell, a missionary at Samakov. Ilul
garia, has received a letter from Miss
Helen 11. Stone, the American mis
sionary who was carried off by brig
ands, September 5. It does not re
veal the whereabouts of Miss Stone,
but savs she is in good health and litis
been well treated by the brigands. In
consequence of the vigorous pursuit
of Turkish troops, she had been sub
jected to privations. The brigands
demand a ransom of 25,000 Turkish
pounds. The opinion is expressed in
Constantinople that Hnlgarian- Mace
donian committees were concerned in
her abduction.
A Vi'irelcm Telegraph)' 's>*t.
Queen-town, Sept. 28. The Cunard
line steamer Lueania, from New York
for Liverpool, arrived here Friday
and reports having communicated for
•two lions with the steamer Cam
pania, of the same line, in mid-ocean
by means of wireless telegraphy. The
shortest distance in which communi
cation was effected was !!:« miles and
the longest «>."» miles. Many messages
were exchanged.
tleiMlaiKl lo be lilVCHtitfated,
Washington, Sept. 2S.- —Senators
Hawiey, Cockrell and Harris, mem
bers of the senate committee on mili
tary affairs, held a conference Friday
to discuss, details of the investigation
of charges against Lieut. Col. Ilei
stand in connection with an alleged
Manilla hemp combination. It was
decided to proceed with the investiga
tion next Monday.
Itoosevcll lo do IVeMt.
Washington, Sept. :U . President.
Eoosevelt probably will make an ex
tended visit to the Pacific coast next
year. It is proposed that the presi
dent. shall visit Washington and Ore
gon, going thence to California and
returning through the southern
states. The president has never vis
ited the Pacific slope,
It. IS. Armour IMe*.
Kansas City, Sept. 28.- Kirk land I!.
Armour, the packer, died at his resi
dence here last evening. Mr. Armour
•has for years been a breeder of
'blooded Ilercfords and on his farm
near Kansas City had some of the
finest stock in the I'nited States.
Sultiii'ii llcultli !»
Herlin, Sept. 28. —The health <>f Ab
dul Hamid, sultan of Turkey, is said
to be failing. The Herman e-nbassy
in Constantinople receives daily re
ports as to his condition from it*
agents stationed caar the Yildiz K>
•osk.
AN OIL TANK EXPLOSION.
Six Men Killed and Several Injured
ul Netvarjt, IV. J.
New York, Sept. 2?.—Six in en and
possibly seven were killed and seven
injured' by the explosion on 'I hursday
of an oil tank of the Essex and Hud
son (las Co. at Newark, N. J. J lie
known dead are:
Lawrence Kirch, 35 years old, em
ployed in the works.
William Meyer, 40 years of age.
Otto Newman, 27 years, foreman at
the works.
Alfred Snyder, 22 years old, resided
in Jersey City.
Nicholas .Miller, 4."> years old.
I'nidentifted man.
Many witnesses say there is a body
in the liver, as they saw it hurled
high ii> the air and thrown in that
direction.
The tank wiiieh exploded was one
of a number of immense steel reser
voirs which was undergoing its peri
odical cleaning, it having been emp
tied of its oil in the morning. The
tank was 20 feet deep and Kirch and
Meyer entered through the manhole
fir.-.t without taking the precaution of
having ropes tied about them. They
we *e ihi media te! v overcome l>y the
fumes. Foreman Newman saw this
and started down after them shout
ing a warning to the other workmen
in the yard. tHe, too, collapsed in
the tank.
Nicholas Miller, a grocer nearby,
had once been foreman of the works,
lie was in the yards and at once as
sumed charge of the rescue. Sum
moning others the men began with
chisels to cut a large ring in the tank.
It is supposed one of the chisels in
striking the steel caused the emission
of a spark, for instantly there was an
explosion like that oi cannon and
then a sheet of flame.
Ten men wcri' mi top of the tank
u1 the tin!'". 1 hey were swept away
in all directions. Miller. Snyder, the
unidentified man and one supposed
to lie in the river seem to have borne
the brunt of the terrific shock. I he
three lirst mentioned were not badly
mangled, but not a bone in their
frames was left unbroken, this fact
being- due to their being blown many
feet in the air and the force with
which 1 hey struck the ground. The
tank was rent in twain and after all
was over the bodies of flic three men
in it were taken out.
WiTH MUCH SECRE Y.
B'lic Itcmnin* of Abraham Mnooln aro
.Tlovcd ton Now it«»tin<i I'lace.
Springfield, 111., Sept. 27. —The re
mains of Abraham Lincoln were yes
terday placed in what it is expected
will be their final resting place. The
casket was taken from its former
place in the monument to Memorial
hall, and was there opened and the
body was viewed by Acting (Jov. John
I. lirenhalt, representing the state of
Illinois, and by state officers who are
members of the association, some
members of the old Lincoln guard
and the contractors.
The removal was conducted with
great secrecy, 110 newspaper repre
sentatives having knowledge of the
pvent until after it had 'been accom
plished. It was finally placed in the
vault recently completed by the Lin
eoln Monument association.
The body now rests with the head
toward the west. 4' wo feet of con
crete protect tne bottom of the cas
ket. The excavation is 15 feet deep,
eight feet wide and eight feet long.
Surrounding the casket is a steel
cage, around which will be placed a
solid concrete wall. The present
resting place is Immediately beneath
where the sarcophagus formerly rest
ed. It is understood the remains
were not in a very good state of pres
ervation, but were easily identified.
IS LOSING ITS GRIP.
\ nrmbpr of l'arllament Kiwrlbri
■ low till) lingllNli Steel Trade 1*
Hi-ins: Injured by American Com
petition.
London, Sejlt. 27. —Joseph Law
rence, member of parliament for the
Monmouth di.triet, addressing the
Newport chamber of commerce yes
terday made the most interesting and
comprehensive statement of the
'.■auses of American superiority in the
steel trade which has yet been pro
vided for the alarmed British public
and business circles.
He told his audience that Charles
M. Schwab assured him the steel
trust could deliver steel billets in
England for $10.50, whereas the low
est price for which British manufac
turers could make them was $1!). Mr.
Schwab also averted that when the
trust hiid completed certain ocean
transportation arrangements now
[tending the American price would be
still lower. In addition to this state
ment, Mr. Schwab called the atten
tion of Mr. Lawrence to the fact that
his steel workers get double the
wages paid British workmen in the
same line.
Convrntian ol Itepiihliean ( lull*.
Scrunton, Pa., Sept. 26. —The annual
convention of the State League of Re
publican Clubs opened at the Lyceum
theater yesterday with 130 clubs rep
resented. Senator Penrose delivered
an address in which Tie said that as
chairman of the immigration com
mittee he would take tij> the matter
of dealing with the exclusion of an
archists. Resolutions were adopted
expressing sympathy for M r s. MeKin
ley. commending President lloosevelt
and assuring him of the hearty sup
port of the republican party, and de
nouncing anarchy as deserving of
capital punishment.
A t'ouncleiiio Contribution.
Washington, Sept. 27. Secretary
Gage yesterday received in an en
velope postmarked New York, $0,150
in bills of denominations ranging
from SSO to SSOO. This large sum of
money was accompanied by t'lie fol
lowing statement: "After much
thought I have been convinced that
duties were not fully paid, difference
] estimated at about 2 per cent. The
I wish now is to rectify what was done
! some years ago and amount is sent
I which it is fel; must be paid to the
treasury to discharge tnose duties
and do right." Mo name wan signed.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1901.
M'KINLEY'SESTATE
Its Value Ts Saiil to be
About §225,000.
HIS WILL IS PUBLISHED.
It Gives Ali of llis Property
to His Wife.
SISTER GETS AN ANNUITY.
Tbe Will lllrcetN that ut tlie Death of
.tlrn. .tlcKlnley the Property Sliuli toe
■equally Divided Between the TMlt*
tor'* llrother unil Sinter*.
Canton. ()., Sept. 2S. —Secretary Cor
telyou came here Friday to assist
.Mrs. .NlcKinley in disposing of mat
ters connected with the late presi
dent's estate. After meeting Mrs.
McKinley, the question of filing the
will was taken up. The trying task
of reading it to her was undertaken
by the secretary. Mrs. McKinley
made a heroic effort to bear up and
succeeded in (loins' so, oJthough the
ordeal was ditlicuit for her. All le
gal formalities necessary for her to
subscribe to were disposed of. In
the afternoon Judge Day and Secre
tary ('ortelyou went to the office of
the probate judge and offered the
will of President McKinley for pro
bate. They carried with them the
following:
"I, Ida S. McKinley, widow of Wil
liam McKinley, deceased, hereby de
cline the administration of his estate
and recommend the appointment of
William I!. Day and (icorg li. Corfel
you as administrators with the will
annexed."
This recommendation bears the
date of September 27. 1901.
Following is the text of President
.Me Kin ley's will:
"Kxeeiithe Mansion. Washington.
"1 publish the following as my lat-
I>SI will and testament, hereby revok
ing ail former wills.
"To my beloved wife, Ida S. McKin
ley, I bequeath all of my real estate,
wherever situated, and the iucou of
my personal property of which I may
be possessed at death, during her
natural life. 1 make the following
charge upon all of my property, both
real and personal. To pay my moth
er during life SI,OOO a year and at her
death said sum to be paid to my sis
ter, llelen McKinley. If the income
from property be insufficient to keep
my wife in great comfort and pay the
annuity above provided, then I direct
that such of my property be sold so
as to make a sum adequate for both
purposes. Whatever property re
mains at the death of my wife, I give
to my brothers ami sisters, share and
Share alike. My chief concern is
That my wife from my estate shall
have all she requires for her comfort
and pleasure, and that my mother
shall be provided with whatever
money she requires to make her old
age comfortable and happy.
"Witness my hand and se»al, this
22ml day of October, IS!)7, to my last
will and testament, made at the city
of Washington, District of Colum
bia. WILLIAM M'KINLKY."
"The following will was witnessed
by us this 22nd day of October, ls'.>7,
at the request of the testator and his
name .signed hereto in our presence
and our signatures hereto in his pres
ence.
"C. I?. CORTKLYOr.
"CIIAItL'ES LOKFFLER."
It is given out on authority that
the MeKinley estaite will total $225,-
000 to $2')0,000, incltidinglifeinsurance
of $67,000. Aside from this insurance
the estate consists of real estate here
and contiguous 'to Canton, and of de
posits in Washington banks. Mon
day morning has been fixed by the
probate court for « hearing prior to
probating the will. Then it is ex
pected Secretary Cortelyou anil Judge
Day will lie finally appointed admin
istrators of the estate, with will an
nexed. and will give bonds.
Secretary Cortelyou made the
necessary affidavit as to the genuine
ness of the signature of 'the president
and of his own. Mr. LoefTier will
reach here to-day and make ailidavit,
as to his signature and to having seen
the president attach his name to the
document. The. will is in lie late
president's own handwriting and is on
executive mansion letter paper.
Outlaws' Trial lln:iuii.
Pilt'eviile, Ky., Sept. 2S.—The Kn
klnx gang of outlaws which were
captured a few da,.:- ago and brought
to this place, arc now on trial for a
number of crimes, such as murder,
highway robbery and attempting to
wreck trains. The trial of tins gang
was transferred here front Whites
burg, on application of counsel for
the defendants. This measure was
taken owing to the intense feeling
toward the outlaws. There are 13
in the gang to be tried.
A IH'fttructlve Spark.
Plymouth, Mass., Sept. 2S. —A spark
from a locomotive on the New York;
New Haven & Hartford railroad
started a fire on the property of the
Plymouth Cordage Co. at North Plym
outh yesterday which c'aused a loss of
SIOO,OOO. Most of the loss was on
4,000 bales of hemp.
(>a»i'lp« l'iul«* Our Soldiers. ,
London, Sept. 28. —Gen. Gasclee,
who was command*%• of the liritisli
forces in China, was interviewed
Friday regarding the international
tro«ps in China. He said the Amer
icans were especially well equipped
with hospitals and commissarat and
spared no expense in making their
•troops comfortable. Ife added: "We
always got on splendidly with our
American comrades. It, is most im
portant that we should keep in with
these fine soldiers. Both the officers
and men seemed to me to be full of
soldierly spirit and capable of great
things."
MUCH-COVETED POSITIONS.
There In Aliviiy* a Hig ltu»ti to Se
cure Place* n» Croupier*
ut Monte Curio.
The otlier flay the Casino at Monte
.'""arlo found itself in need of ten new
croupiers. Six of the vacancies were
caused by dismissals —some for fraud,
others for excessive frivolity in con
nection with tlie fair sex. For the
ten vacancies no fewer than 1,500
persons applied. Of these 2-8 were
selected for examination, 102 of
whom failed to satisfy the doctors.
The remaining 126 were tlieij put to
an examination as regards education,
chiefly arithmetical. Of the ten ulti
mately successful five were CorJsicans,
the rest French and of other na
tionalities.
The successful applicants will at
tend "school" for six months before
they will be allowed to work a' the
public tables—a "professor" teaching
REV. DR. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLIS.
y , '
The west has given several eminent pulpit orators tn the east, but none has exer
cl--. il such a strong Influence upon the conservative religious mlr.d of Atlantic coast
Christians as Dr. Hlllis. This eminent divine preached for a number of years at
Kv.inston. 111., and later on occupied the Central church pulpit at Chicago, It ft vacant
by the death of I'rof. U id Sw: Ili- eloquence attracted the attention of church
men in all parts of the country, and i rcei i»■. >i many Ilattering otters to leave Chi
cago, but not until a call came to him from Beecher's old Brooklyn church did he
make a change.
'the whole art and mystery of Group
ing. While at school they receive
150 francs per month, which is in
creased to "00 francs on promotion
to the tables. After that the annual
increases are considerable, to say
nothing of various additional advan
tages, such as free medical, attend
ance and respectable pensions. A
croupier, in fact, not only starts very
well, but with a capital vista of pro
motion and prosperity, says the Paris
Messenger.
Many of the most prosperous
tradesmen and business people at
Monte Carlo are, or have been,
croupiers—starting in business with
the savings from their salaries. Lord
Salisbury's agent at Reaulieu, for in
stance. is an inspector at the Casino,
and one of the ablest and most
courteous business men on the whole
Riviera.
I.ontlon'M Ini»|iie Slot Muehine*.
Slot machines providing meals have
been introduced in London. There-
SWORDFISH ON THE RAMPAGE.
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California flfhermen tell many strange stories of the strength displayed by the
swordflsh, and point to a recent experience of the ship Fortune as corroborative
evidence. An enraged swordtish struck this vessel, sending his weapon through the
copper sheathing, an inch board under the sheathing, a three-inch blank of hard
wood, the solid white timber oak, 12 inches thick, then through another two and a
half inch hard oak ceiling, then entering the head of an oil cask, retaining its position
so that not a drop of the greasy liquid escaped. The truth of this strange event
Is positively established.
freshments are arranged on a long
buffet behind a glass screen. On put
ting four pennies one after another
into the slot the screen rises and a tray
holding a teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl
and cup and saucer conies within
reach. The teapot contains tea leaves
and hot water eun be drawn from a
public tank. Two pennies produce a
roll with butter, or sandwiches, or
bath buns, and other slots yield tem
perance drinks and confectionery.
Origin of (lie Term,
Jovial once meant the type of char
acter supposed to belong to all per
sons who were born when the planet
Jupiter, or Jove, was in the ascend
ant. They were supposed to possess
more of the cheerful elements of
character than others and hence to
partake of the benign qualities at
tributed to the father of the gods.
AUTOS AND HONEYMOONS.
French I'cople Are Now <'oiiMiilcring
•Motor Kiiulpincnt for Weil
ilitiii Journey*.
Sleeping cars on railways have been
brought to a great pitch of perfec
tion, and it now appears that inventors
are turning their attention to auto
mobiles, which are to be so adapted
that they may be used by night as well
as day. The idea is that by ,i little
arrangement oft he framing and mech
anism unit a snug little bedroom
may be made of an automobile, and
there are those who think that the
new form will be much in demand,
especially for folk who like .novel
honeymoons, says the Paris Messen
ger.
One would have thought that the
rattle and the throb and the smell
which one tolerates by day would be
gladly dispensed with by night, but
men with the motor mania say: "No.
We are only at the beginning yet. We
are going to sleep in tliern, eat in them,
! drink in them —in fact, practically live
in them."
As a multum in parvo of living
things, Xoah's ark will be outdis
tanced by these enthusiasts of the
modern means of locomotion. The
turn of the railways is even predicted
by some people, and as for horses,
well! the Society for Prevention of
Cruelty is trembling, for their task is
nearly done; there won't be any horses
to practice the refinements of cruelty
upon.
FORM A HUMAN NET.
That IN the W ay South Sea Islander*
(■ o About ( ntcliinu
Filth.
The natives of Tutuila, one of the
islands of Oceanica, have a peculiar
method of catching fish. At a given
signal all the inhabitants of the vil
lage assemble on the seashore, to the
number of about 200 persons, each one
carrying a branch of the cocoa palm.
With Ihese in their hands they plunge
into the water and swim a certain dis
tanee from the shore, when they turn,
forming a compact semicircle, each
one holding his palm perpendicular in
the water, thus making a sort of seive.
The leader of the part} - then gives
a signal, and the fishers all approach
the seashore, gradually in perf<ft or
der, driving before them a multitude
of fi.-lies that are cast on the sands and
killed with sticks.
The tisli are then cooked over hot
coals and served with bananas and oo
eoanut milk.
The scene is most picturesque and
interesting, the effect being height
ened by the appearance of t\e na
tives, who usually have their hair pow
dered white, the warriors in tlie tribe
having theirs powdered red.
HAS A FINE RECORD.,
Admiral Ramsay, Third Member ok
the Schley Court.
Wn« Not I'.nuiiui'ii In Hie Spnnlxli Wat
ami II mm Never KxprexNtMl uu
Opinion S:i t inlurli>r y to
llotli Sides.
The vacancy in the Schley court of
inquiry, caused by the retirement of
Hear Admiral Howison, who was chal
lenged for cause, has been filled by
the detail of Rear Admiral FrancUl
M. liamsay, retired.
in the selection of Admiral Ramsay
the department adhered to its orig
inal purpose of securing an ofliccs
who had not been actively identified
with the Spanish war. Admiral Ram
say retired four years ago last April,
and has made his home in Washing
ton.
Admiral Ramsay, was the imme
diate predecessor of Admiral Crown
inshield as chief of the navigation
bureau of the navy department, lie
was born in the District of Columbia,
but was appointed from Pennsylva
nia to the naval academy as midship
man October 5, 1850. When the civil
war broke out he was a lieutenant on
the sloop of war Saratoga in the Af
rican squadron, but as soon as ho
became lieutenant commander, in
ISOi, lie was transferred to the Mis
sissippi squadron, and in command of
the ironclad Choctaw took part in
nearly all of the naval engagements
in the lower Mississippi and Yazoo
rivers. With a battery of three
heavy guns mounted on scows he par
ticipated in the siege of Yicksburj*
and later was placed in command of
the third division of the Mississippi
squadron, ilis record is full of en
gagements with guerrillas and eon fed
erate batteries, and of expeditions
headed by him up the Red river, the
Black river and elsewhere, in the
Mississippi and gulf waters, lie was
transferred to the North Atlantic
squadron in 'O4 and 'OS, in command
of the Unadilla, and was in the thick
est of the fight at F'ort Fisher, Fort
Anderson, the Cape Fear forts and
finally at the capture of Richmond.
Since the war his principal worlz
has been as superintendent of tha
REAR ADMIRAL RAMSAY.
(Third Member of the Schley Naval Court
of Inquiry.)
naval academy, chief of the bureau
of navigation, ordnance work at the
navy yards, and various ship com
rnands, including' the Boston, one of
the first vessels of the new navy. In
1889 he became commodore, and in
the same year was appointed to the
navigation bureau as chief, a posi
tion filled by him until the date of
his retirement—April 5, 1597, with lti
years and 9 months' sea service.
Admiral Rainsay succeeded Admiral
Sampson as superintendent of the
naval academy, and he established so
many important reforms in the insti
tution that his administration is es
pecially noteworthy in its history,
liis term covered a period of five
years and was marked by one of the
few rebellions which have every hap
pened at the naval academy among
the cadet battalion. Admiral Ram
say displayed great firmness and the
culprits were made to suffer heavily.
The revolt was remarkable because
it involved the first or highest class,
was regarded as a serious infraction
of the naval laws, and rendered every
cadet liable to dismissal, instead of
losing their commissions, all the
members of the class were impris
oned on the station ship Santee, de
prived of all privileges and other
wise made to pay the penalty of
fractiousness. The cadets insisted
at the time, when questioned why
they rebelled, that Admiral Ramsay
had ordered all of their heads shorn
in order to procure liaii' for the mor
tar used in building a new residence
for the superintendent. The real rea
son was objection to some order of
the superintendent.
During Admiral Ramsay's adminis
tration at Annapolis a congressional
investigation was talked of, owing to
reports that Cadet Strang had been
killed by hazing and that his tor
mentors had rolled him down hill in
a barrel with spikes driven through
the sides. Strang died from other
causes, and it was clearly proved by
investigation that he had never been
hazed.
In the early part of the 70's Ad
miral Ramsay was naval attache at
London. He afterward commanded
the Trenton, then one of the finest
eliips of the navy, which was later
lost oil the shores of Samoa during
the great hurricane of 1889.
Admiral Ramsay was married 2(5
years ago to Miss MeMahon, a sister
of Judge Martin MeMahon, of New
York city, and has one son. Paymas
ter M. Nr. Ramsay, in the navy.
A well-preserved man of 06 years
of age, with delicate, refined features,
and clear gray eye::, and an erect
bearing. Admiral Ramsay still bears
the reputation which lie earned many
years ago, of being one of the hand--
somest men of the navy.
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