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'Stuart Kobson, the actor, was once a
page in the United State senate, his
appointment having been due to the
■efforts of such distinguished southern
ers as John C. Calhoun, Jefferson Da
vis, Henry Clay, Robert Toombs and
Alexander Stephens.
Prof. Charles P. Thwlng. of the
Western reserve university, is a great
advocate of foot ball, affirming that it
is a very important function in the
moral training of young men who are
passing through a college curriculum,
for a number of reasons.
Isaiah T. Montgomery, of Mound
Bayou, Miss., is the only colored may
or in the United States. He is the
wealthiest man in the city named, and
indeed owns nearly the whole place.
Montgomery was born a slave on the
plantation of Jefferson Davis.
The curious sight may be seen in Do
ver, England, of a young tree growing
out of a high mill-chimney in a public
thoroughfare. Notwithstanding its
extraordinary position, the tree has
grown two or three feet high. It is be
lieved to have its root in an old nest.
A bronze statue of Theodore Parker,
heroic in size, has been placed on the
lawn of the First parish (Unitarian)
church at. West Roxbury by that so
ciety, of which Mr. Parker was the pas
tor when it worshiped in the old meet
ing-house on Center street, near South,
in West Roxbury.
The owner of a tannery in which hu
man skins are sometimes tanned as a
matter of accommodation states that
in tanning the skin of a Negro a very
delicate cuticle peels off, leaving tne
;kin identical with that of a white man.
This refutes the assertion that the Ne
gro's color is even "skin deep."
The extension of the use of electrici
ty in British warships, in place of
steam, for subsidiary purposes, is to
be made the subject of a series of ex
perimental tests in November. At the
present time the capstan, steering en
gines, ventilating fans and derrick
hoists are worked by steam power.
Tom Lawson, the Boston plunger,
will never goto the poor house, no
matter what end the present raids
have. Some time ago he bought life
insurance annuities which pay to him
and his wife during his life SIOO a
week. These annuities are so fixed
that even Lawson himself can not
touch the principal.
Mayor Jerome Dewitt, of Bingham
ton, N. V., is doing such a thriving
business in marrying couples eloping
from Pennsylvania that he has estab
lished two of his office employes, a
man and a young woman, as perma
nent best man and bridesmaid, re
spectively, so as to give future cou
ples all the comforts of a home wed
ding.
A stone-cutter who was working on
the new medical building of Cornell
university suddenly fell dead from ar
senic poisoning, the arsenic being in
the stone on which he was working.
Poisoning by inhalntion of arsenic is
not uncommon. Many cases have been
reported in infants, the source of pois
oning being the green coloring in wall
paper.
Having looked critically over tae
•autographs of 200 noted men, a writer
in the New York Press asserts that the
dot over the"i" is sadly neglected.
Even the late president was not partic
ular in this respect. He did usually
dot the"i" in McKinley, but rarely
squandered a speck of ink on either of
the two "i's" in William. To do sc
■would have necessitated going back
too far.
John t>. Rockefeller is following the
example of Glandstone and chopping
wood as exercise on his road to health
at his country seat in Pocantico hills.
Mrs. Rockefeller herself looks after
*ihe prepartion of her husband's
meals. The latter can hardly eat a full
meal as yet, for he is suffering consid
erably from indigestion. Besides his
"woodchopping Mr. Rockefeller exer
cises with dutasbells and in outdoor
'walking.
The modeling and carving of an im
mense frieze on the Stanford univer
sity memorial arch marks the comple
tion of a colossal undertaking in
sculpture. The arch is over one hun
dred feet high, and is built ot San Jose
limestone; running around it at a
height of eighty feet is the frieze, il
lustrating American civilization. The
total length of the frieze on the four
sides of the structure is 2M2 feet; it?
height Is twelve feet. It contains 15C
heroic figures in high relief.
AGRICULTURAL PROSPERITY.
Uetter Conditions Which Followed
Hepublicun Tariff l.cifinlll
tlon in IN#:,
The New York World, which is far
away from the real farmer, takes a
rosy view of the general prosperity
of those who are engaged in agricul
ture. These are, in fact, the most
prosperous times that farmers have
ever seen, all things considered.
Everything they have to sell brings
good prices in cash. There has not
been a season in many years when
all the products of the farm have
brought better prices. The World,
however, is somewhat in error when
it declares that the short corn crop
is better for the farmer than a full
one. This statement is made upon
the assumption that the farmer takes
to market every bushel of corn that
lie raises. If such were the case the
assumption that the short crop will
put more dollars into the farmers'
pockets than a full one is true, since
the price of corn falls to a low fig
ure, as does every other staple, when
the supply is greater than the de
mand. Fortunately, now that Eu
rope is learning the value of our
corn, it is not possible that even in
Kansas corn will be cheaper than
coal for fuel, since then- will be a
large export when prices are mod
erate. There are few good farmers
in the land who do not feed more
corn than they sell. Now, when
prices are so high, they must either
feed what they have to keep their
stock or dispose of their stock. If
they do the tirst they will have no
corn to sell at the high price, and
if they sell their stock they will be
obliged to restock their farms when
the prices of stock are high and the
price of corn low. So this old story
that a small crop is worth more than
a large one is not true, says the In
dianapolis Journal.
The World also says that land has
advanced in value. This is true, and
it is probably due to the fact that the
universal prosperity of farmers dur
ing the past four years has caused
many men to turn to farming as one
of the most profitable investments
for small amounts of capital and for
men who must depend upon their
own labor. The market for the farm
er is constantly broadening at home
and abroad. The manufacturer
meets sharp competition in every
market in Europe, but as the years
pass the greater is the dependence of
Europe upon the agricultural prod
ucts of the United States.
The World also discovers that
"there has been a sharp decline in
: populistie oratory in Kansas, whose
bank deposits are $87,000,000 and
whose farmers' debts are rapidly be
, ing paid." This is all due to the
change which came with the inaug
i uration of William McKinley and his
| policies. He called congress tore-
I vise the tariff; confidence came; in
i dustries started up; there was a
wider demand for the products of the
j farm and as soon as the farmer ex
perienced a larger demand he. had
1 money with which to purchase the
| goods of the manufacturer. This
prosperity has been growing for five
: years, until i.t is now alluded to as
; an "abounding prosperity,'" with no
signs of halting. No class is more
! prosperous than the farmers who
can tide over short corn crops and
olher small crops. Banks have sprung
; up all over the country, and farmers
: who were borrowing money six years
| ago and were discouraged now hare
: bank accounts or the equivalent in
better conditions. In the midst of
this all-round prosperity which fol
lowed the tariff legislation of 1597
j and the gold standard legislation of
j the next year there are those, includ-
I ing the New York World, demanding
| that the present tariff be smashed!
j Those who are making this demand
| can never learn from experience, but
men wlio are row prosperous on
j farms and in factories will not for
' get the dark days that followed the
! smashing of the tariff am 181*4.
COMMENT AND OPINION.
ICTlSryan is now pleading in his pa
per for the continuation of the fusion
between the democrats and the popu
lists. There are. no populists.—lowa
State Register.
ICThe calling of Gov. Shaw adds
largely to the distinction of lowa in the
councils of the nation. Jt may well be
a matter of great pride to the people
of this state that lowa has its standing
at Washington under the merit sys
tem. The men who have won their
way to commanding influence have
done so oy reason of thtir own
strength, loyally supported by the re
publicans at home. —Sioux City Jour
nal.
CTwo labor leaders publicly Apolo
gized to Senator Hanna, in New York,
at the conference to consider the labor
question, for having misunderstood
and misrepresented his attitude toward
wage-earners and trades unions. It is
easy to guess what these men think
of newspapers and politicians
who«» main stock in trade long seemed
to be abuse of the Ohio senator «s a
labor crusher and foe to labor organiza
tions .—('!eveland Lcader.
ICMr. Bryan used to tell his hear
ers that republican success in the na
tion meant, low prices for products.
He even specified the figures, saying
that under republican rule corn
would sell for ten cents a bushel.
Current quotations at over 70 cents
per bushel furnish illuminating tes
timony to Mr. Bryan's accuracy as a
prophet. Troy Times.
C?" Democrats will see that their
party in the house is accepting the
leadership of Mr. Bryan by opposing
the Philippine policy, which, Mr.
Bryan declares, must be the leading
issue la l'jot.—lndiaaapolis Journal.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY i 6, 1902.
TREASURY'S NEW HEAD.
Prciiilrnl ItooNerelt'i Kirrllfnt Se
lection of a Successor of
Secretary Unite,
President Roosevelt lias selected
one of the forceful men of the coun
try to succeed Secretary Gage, who
has determined to retire from the
treasury department, (lov. Leslie >l.
Shaw, of lowa, who will accept the
treasury portfolio after the expira
tion of his present terin of office
next month, is a strong man in every
respect. He has the. hardy physique
anil well-balanced mentality that are
part of his heritage as a son of Ver
mont, where he was born 54 years
ago, combined with the <|iialitics
which have developed during most of
a lifetime spent in the west. He has
the rugged virtues, the spotless in
tegrity, the correctness of principle
and the ready common sense which
put him fairly among the class of
men known as the Lincoln type, says
the Troy Times.
An incident which illustrates the
character of the new secretary of the
treasury is worthy of mention. Six
years ago William J. Bryan delivered
a speech at Denison, la., Mr. Shaw's
home. The speech was a fervid ar
gument for free silver and the other
financial and economic heresies which
Mr. liryan advocated. Mr. Shaw
heard the address, and although he
had never until then spoken in pub
lic, he resolved to reply to the demo
cratic leader. He did so, and the
plain and pungent truths which he
told effectively offset the utterances
of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Shaw at once
leaped to national prominence. The
people saw lie was a man to be trust
ed. He has twice been elected gov
ernor of the state, and lias become
known as one who not only holds the
soundest views on great public ques
tions, but has the capacity for pre
senting them in a manner to con
vince the doubting and expose the
fallacies of those who oppose him.
Gov. Shaw is no untried financier.
Tie has long be»n the president of a
national bank, and has business in
terests in the conduct of which lie
has shown marked ability and that
faithfulness to right principles that
he will carry into the administration
of the affairs of the office which he is
soon to fill. When lie becomes the
head of the treasury department
President Kooscvelt will have two
lowa men in his cabinet. Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson also being
from that state. The great west is
getting very substantial recognition
in the government, and its repre
sentatives at Washington are laking
rank as men of the highest ability
and acknowledged worth.
BALKED ONCE MORE.
The Free Truilem Ilellii«i'«'*' l •*"
Hope of ii SiieccHHful Aoauult
on Protection.
The democratic newspapers liave
abandoned for the time being their
attempt to bring about a revision of
the tariff at the present session ot con
gress. They have, moreover, lost in
terest in the question of reciproc v.
This is because they have st. .. a
new light. When the late I'resi.leii
McKinley made his last speech, a iht
Pan-American exposition, in Buffalo,
the free traders thought they s:w a
chance to drive an entering wiill-c.
They twisted what Mr. McKinley s.ri
into a declaration of free trade, and
his statement that duties which vtre
no longer needed for purposes of pro
tection might be remitted was taken
by them as evidence that he was rt atiy
to abandon the entire protection I'.u -
ory. Following up what they sni.l
about the late president, they tried to
make it appear that President Roose
velt's St. Paul speech was a declaration
in favor of free trade. Then they were
encouraged to believe that a successful
assault on protection could be made
this winter. They think so no Tonger,
says the Cleveland Leader.
President Roosevelt's flat-footed dec
laration in favor of protection in his
message, and his further statement
that reciprocity could only be encour
aged when it is regarded as the hand
maiden of protection has opened the.
eyes of the free traders. They now
see that it is idle to hope for tariff
legislation at this session of congress,
and it will not be surprising if the
democrats in the senate line up in
opposition to the ratification of the
reciprocity treaties that are awaiting
action by that body. That would be
characteristically democratic and noth
ing else can be expected.
ICThc opponents of ship subsidies
are not inclined even to try to answer
Senator Hanna's two arguments in fa
vor of the .system. The iirst of these
is (hat American merchants are pay
ing annually into the pockets of for
eign shipowners the enormous sum of
$200,000,000, which should be kept at
home. The second argument is that
European countries are now paying
$28,000,000 a year in subsidies and are
receiving value for their money, so
that there is no thought of abolishing
the system. Of course thereare plenty
of other arguments in favor of the
subsidy project. But these two are
sufficient to confound the opposition.
—'Troy Times.
D'Mr. Bryan thinks the democrats
in congress have greatly strength
ened his party by the stand they took
against the Philippine tariff bill.
Perhaps they have, but. what good
will it do if he is to come forward
and spoil it.—lndianapolis News
(ind.).
Hanna still maintains
that the merchant marine needs the
encouragement of a subsidy, and he
says that American labor will get a
good share of the benefit. The sen
ator is not a man to quit wher. he be
lieves he is right.—Cleveland Leader.
BURIED IN A MINE.
Tors of Ore Fall Upon Unlucky
Workmen.
A IliMHHtrr nt tlic N«-«aiiliee Shalt In
.tlleliluan lliat <auKen Heath to
at Leant 13 Men—A Number
ol AccttfeiitN In Pant
Year* Kcealled.
Negaunee, Mich., Jan. B. From 13
to 17 miners are thought to have lost
their lives as the result of a cave-in
at the bottom of the old Shaft at the
Negaunee mine yesterday. The names
of the dead so far as known are;
William Williams, married.
John Sullivan, single.
John I'ascoe, single.
John Pcarce. married.
Jacob Hunlalla, married.
Hunlalla's body lias been recov
ered. Dominio Basso, an Italian, was
rescued alive. His story is as folr
lows:
"We were sitting around the pump
at the bottom of the shaft when,
without warning, thousands of tons
of ore came down. I remembered
no more until I heard the sound of
picks and shovels in the hands of the
rescuers, and their shouts. When
they found me 1 was in a drift 75
feet from the place where 1 had been
sitting."
•Hundreds of men «re at the mine,
eager to help in the work of rescue,
but it is thought the other bodies
cannot be found within 24 hours.
The Negaunee mine is considered
one of the most unlucky properties
in the Lake Superior district. Much
trouble has resulted in sinking and
drifting from surplus water and
quicksands.
It was at this mine that SIOO,OOO
was recently expended to sink a shaft
to the ledge.
The steam pipes leading to the un
derground pumps were so damaged
that it would be impossible to oper
ate the pumps even if they could be
reached, and water is gathering rap
idly in the shaft.
The mechanics employed at the
various other mines of the steel trust
are getting other pumps in condition
for operation, but it is problematical
whether these can be put into com
mission soon enough to prevent the
water from flooding the mine. The
flooding of the mine would result in
great loss to the company and would
necessitate a suspension of mining
work for some time to come.
A big force of rescuers working
in relays is making desperate at
tempts to get to the damaged level
before the water reaches it.
If the workmen are not rescued
within the next ten or twelve hours
all hope of getting them out alive will
be abandoned.
THE COST OF WAR.
Ilocrw l.nM I s.ooo II IjHNt Year and
I lie llritl*!i Halt That Number.
London, Jan. B.—«A published re
view of operations in South Africa
during the past year, based upon of
• tie-in 1 reports, gives an interesting
| comparison of Boer and British
: losses. The review says that the total
! reduction of the Boer forces, in
j killed, wounded, taken prisoner and
! surrendered, amounts to 18.320 men.
Out of this total only 7,993 rifles were
secured. The captures of Boer am
munition amount to 2,300,000 cart
ridges. British columns are supposed
to have taken all the Boer artillery,
amounting to 27 guns exclusive of
the two captured by Gen. De Wet at
Zeefontein. During the last year a
total of 29,882 horses were captured,
while of other stock, such as cattle,
oxen and sheep, 360,821 head were
captured.
The British casualties from actual
fight in amounts to only half the
those sustained by the Boers, name
yly 9,113 men, of which 1,513 were
taken prisoner, and have since been
released. During the last year 4.090
men died of disease, 15 officers and
342 men were accidentally killed and
25,800 men were invalided home.
HE THAWED DYNAMITE.
A Terr Hie Kxplonlon at Wml Phila
delphia t'aiiMCM the Death ol' a Keck-
Icnh Watchman.
Philadelphia, Jan. 8. —An explosion
I of dynamite occurred Tuesday in a
contractor's tool house beside the
i Pennsylvania railroad tracks in West
Philadelphia. "Doc" Mullen, a watch
man, employed oy I'. Me.Manus, the
contractor, was literally blown tc
atoms, and a dozen persons living in
the vicinity were cut by flying glass
from the shattered windows of their
j houses.
A number of laborers employed by
Me.Manus were at work making exca
vations along the line of the rail
road. The sticks of dynamite used
j for blasting had been frozen and
Mullen placed them near a stove in
the hut to thaw out. The explosion
i followed, killing Mullen instantly and
j wrecking the shanty. The pavements
for blocks were covered with broken
j glass from the shattered window
i panes of the dwellings. Twenty
i empty passenger coaches standing
j on a siding of the Pennsylvania rail
way were damaged. None of the la
borers were injured.
The I'lrwt Real Work.
St. Louis, Jan. B.—The first con
struction work on the site of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition and
world's fair began Tuesday when the
building of a new channel and sluice
way to confine the river Des Peres
was commenced.
! I'nclc Sam Haw N 1,000.000 children,
Washington, Jan. B.—The census
| bureau has issued a report announc
j ing that the population of the entire
! United States, including all outlying
possessions, was 84,233.069 in the cen
sus year 1900. This is itemized as
follows: Continental United States,
or United States proper, 75,094,575,
Philippines 6,961,339, being the esti
mate of the statistician to the Phil
ippine commission; Porto Rico 953,-
243, Hawaii 154,001, Alaska 63,592,
Ciuam 9,000, \mcriean Samoa 6,100,
persons in the military and naval
service of the United States outride
of the United States proper, 91,2 ii).
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS.
Tlirfi' ol Tin-ill (;iVf Advi.-e to I'lrtu*
hern of Their Party.
Xi'w Haven, Conn., Jan. 9.—.Tack
son <lay was observed here last night
by the New Haven Democratic club.
William Jennings Bryan was a guest
and chief speaker. More than 10?
guests attended the banquet, which
was held prior to a public meeting
in Music hall.
At the conclusion of the banquet
Mr, iiryati was introduced. He said
in part:
"If I formed my opinion by what
I read in the d:uly press I would
come to the conclusion that there
are not many democrats left. I can
not in that way find out what is go
ing on among the masses. It is ex
tremely gratifying to me to find, by
coming to you and to others, "that
there are bands of men wno are hot
disheartened by defeat —men who
think more of having their party
right in principles than to be merely
successful. The democratic party
has no right to exist except it has
principles to exist for, and no prin
ciple justifies the existence of a party
unless it is a great principle. A
principle that is not great enough to
die for is not great enough to live
for."
At Music hall Mr. Bryan discussed
a variety of problems under the gen
eral head of "Civilization."
It is impossible to suppress an
archy, he said, by penal statute. It
must be overcome by teaching the
necessity of government and by mak
ing the government so beneticient
that men will be willing to die to pre
serve and protect it. He denied that
the. money question is a dead issue.
Philadelphia. .lan. 9.—A small cir
cle of the younger democratic law
yers of this city observed Jackson
day by giving a dinner la.st night at
the Hotel Bellevue. Letters from ex-
President Cleveland and ex-Senator
David B. Hill were read, which pro
voked considerable applause from
the diners. Mr. Cleveland wrote:
"I am glad to know that there are
l at least 30 young democrats in
i Philadelphia, who are unwilling to
allow Jackson day to pass without
recognition.
"The inclination to neglect observ
' a nee of a day that has been so long
and so strongly related to genuine
democratic sentiments, may reason
ably be counted among the afflictive
j visitations that have lately weakened
•ind depressed our party organiza
tion. I hope the spirit of true Jack
sonian democracy may pervade your
celebration; and that its participants
| may derive satisfaction and stimula
tion from their efforts to revive and
strengthen the principles and prac
tices of our old time, honest, con*
j sistent and aggressive democratic
j faith."
Senator Hill, In his letter, said:
! "Your letter has just reached me. I
j give you this sentiment: A strict
; construction of the federal consti
tution. No entangling alliances with
foreign nations. Insistence upon the
reserved rights of the states. Pub
lic taxation for public purposes only.
Opposition to monopolies and dan
[ gerous combinations of capital. The
| preservation of the personal liberty
| of the citizen. No centralization,
j H'jme rule for states and municipali
! ties. These are democratic principles
| which survive all defeats and must
ultimately triumph."
Indianapolis, Jan. 9.—The annual
! Jackson day banquet was held here
; last night. Five hundred plates were
! laid. Among tnose present were Na
! tional Committeeman Taggart, many
j state leaders and Mayor Hose, of Mil-
J waukee, who made the principal
j speech of the evening.
The general expression was that
t the silver issue is dead, and the party
j must wage its tight against a colonial
: policy anil in favor of a low tariff
■ and no trusts.
Chicago. Jan. 9.—Six hundred demo*
i crats attended the Jackson day ban
quet which was held here last even
ing. The main address was delivered
by Judge Dunne, of Chicago, who de
clared conditions were ripening that
would need another Andrew Jackson
I for their solution. Of these condi-
I tions he said the tendency to cstab
' lisli another banking monopoly was
the most alarming.- Judge D.iivne pre
i dieted glorious things from the
j democratic party in the next presi
: dential campaign and urged all fac
! tions of the party to unite on the
main issues.
HIS BEST WITNESS.
A Man Accused of" Tlurdrr fC\|io<tw to
Prove an Alibi by Mean* ol" ti Pho
nograph.
•Chicago, Jan. 9.—A phonograpllic
record of a story, which he says he
told, is what Louis Thorns, under ar
rest. on a charge of having murdered
Minnie Larson during the night of
December :i((, was advanced yester
day as proof that he was not on the
steamer Peerless the night the girl
is said to have been slain and her
weighted body sunk in the river.
He declared that he spent most of
the night with friends and that Al
bert liistau, one of the party, had a
phonograph into which they all
talked. Ristau confirmed Thorns'
story, but it was stated that the
record of Thorns' story had been
broken, as well as two others. It is
said to be possible that, the wax
j cylinder, which Thorns said was his
best witness to prove an alibi, may
be patched up sufficiently to show
the truth or falsity of Thorns' story.
(•orman'M I'ilrrtion Sec ium Certain.
Annapolis, Mil.. Jan. 9.—Arthur
Pue (liirinan and Chairman Murray
Vandiver, of the democratic state
central committee, were selected as
the democratic nominees for United
States senator and state treasurer
respectively at the democratic caucus
held last night. There were fit mem
bers present, and as 61 are sufficient
to elect on joint ballot, the question
of the next United States senator
and state treasurer is regarded as
settled. The republicans nominated
Congressman William iH. Jackson, of
Wicomico county, for United States
senutor,
MET IN A TUNNEL.
A Frightful Accident at New Yorlc
City.
A New York 4'rnlral Train Cru*he#
Into a PaKtirnerr Train, CaiiNlus
(he Heath of 15 Ffmoim and
Injury to :iOOtlieri<-Sijiiiuli)'
DUrruardi'd by KnKlucrr.
New York, Jan. 9.—ln the NeW
York Central railroad tunnel that
burrows under Park avenue, this
city, two local trains collided yes
terday. Fifteen passengers were
killed and twice that number were
injured. A dozen of the latter were
seriously liurt and the roster of the
dead may be extended.
It was n rear-end collision between,
a South Nor walk local that ran in
over the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad and was lialted by
block signals at the southern en
trance of the tunnel, and a White
Plains local that came by the Har
lem branch of the New York Cen
tral. The trains were crowded by
suburbanites.
Most of the death, injury and dam
ape was wrought by the engine of
the White Plains train, which plunged
into the rear car of the motionless
train and was driven through to the
middle of the car, smashing the seats
and furnishings and splitting the
sides as it moved forward. The vic
tims either were mangled in the
mass of wreckage carried on the
pilot, crushed in the space between
boiler and car sides, or scalded by
steam which came hissing from brok
en pipes and cylinders, 'yie en
gine. in its final plunge of 40 feet,
| carried the rear car forward and
j sent twisted iron, broken timbers
i and splinters crashing into the coach
ahead. Lights were extinguished
' and from the wreckage and darkness
j came the cries of the injured and
! calls for" assistance by those who
escaped.
Responsibility for the disaster is
' unfixed, but Superintendent Franklin
I said that so far as he had been able
to discover. John Wischo, engineer of
j the White Plains train, is to blame.
It. is declared that when the South
j Norwalk train stopped a flagman
j ran back into the tunnel, and, be
j sides placing a torpedo on the track,
[endeavored to flag the oncoming
] train. The tunnel was beclouded with
I steam and smoke, while the snow,
j which fell through the air shafts,
j tended to obscure the view. Engineer
' Wischo and Fireman Christopher
i Flynn were arrested.
Superintendent Franklin haiissued
! a statement as to the accidwit, in
' which he declares tjiat the block sig
i nals at Fifty-ninth street were
| obeyed by the New Haven train,
I while the engineer of the White
I Plains train disregarded them.
"The torpedo on the track went
| off," said the superintendent, "but he
| aid not stop, even though the fire
man called to him to do so. The
| system of block signals is such that
it is a physical impossibility for a
| signalman to make his light declare
( the track free if another train is on
j the block."
District Attorney Jerome visited
J the wreck and examined many wit
; nesses. Hie state railway eommis
| sion also announced its intention to
j make an investigation and similar in
-1 tent was expressed by the officers of
both the New York Central road and
! the New York, New Haven & Hart
} ford railroad. Residents of New Ro
clielle contributed the largest num
| ber to the casualty list because the
j rear car of the South Norwalk train
| was reserved for them.
NAVAL HERO DIES.
Commodore Hotter, Who .Hade n Bril
liant Keeord, HUM frowned tlie Great
! Divide.
Helvidere, 111., Jan. 9.—Commodore
Edward Potter, retired, died from
paralysis at his home in this city
last evening. He was born at Medina,
N. Y„ in is:!.'!. He was appointed
from Roekford, 111., to the Annapolis
academy in 1850 and served in the
navy until his retirement as commo
dore in 1895.
At the Outbreak of the civil war
Commodore Potter was with Admiral
Schley on the steam frigate Niagara.
When Capt. McLean learned that war
had begun he gave the crew a chance
to choose between the north and
south. Potter anti Schley were the
first to step to the Union side. Com
modore Potter was sent to Ireland
with the Constellation with provi
sions to relieve the famine in 1880.
He had command of the Norfolk navy
yard during the world's fair, when
foreign warships made it a rendez
vous. HI is last command was the
naval home in Philadelphia.
His record during the civil war was
a notable one. He had command of
the ironclad Chippewa at the siege of
Fort Fisher and while serving in the
gulf squadron participated in the
bombardment and the passage of
Forts Jackson and Philip and the.
capture of New Orleans.
Adjourned t'lilll January '2l.
Chicago, Jan. 9.—Owing to the ab
sence of necessary witnesses the in
quiry of the inter-state commerce
commission into the workings of the
"community of interests" plan of the
railroads was yesterday postponed
until January 24, and the commission
adjourned to meet in Chicago at that,
date.
A I'a*try ConkS Crime.
St. Etienne, France, Jan. 9.—A pas
try cook named Tantale had a quar
rel with his wife and killed her with
a revolver, lie thrust her body into
an oven, under which he lighted :i
lire. lie then committed suicide. The
calcined remains of the woman were
found in the oven.
Miller* Strike.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 9.—Seven
hundred miners employed at the Hut
ton wood colliery of the Parish Coal
to. struck yesterday for the dis
charge of some non-union men wL'ona
the officials refused to dismiss.