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U»CUTI», PA. g| Sold in Emporium by L. Taggart And K. C Dodson. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1<) 1903. FORT BOMBARDED. «fc German Warships Shell San Carlos, Venezuela. Fort In Itudly Duma-red— Twelve Vfne zuelaii Soldier* Killed and Fifteen Oilier* Serloii-.lv Wounded Village of San Carlo* Hur dully Mentroyed. Maracaibo, Jan. 22. —Three German warships, supposed to be the Panth er, Vineta and Fa Ike, began shelling Port San Carlos at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. The fort re turned the fire. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon an explosion occurred apparently in the fort and a cloud of smoke covered part of the ramparts. A number of Indian fishermen were intercepted fleeing from the direction of the fort in their dugout canoes. They report ed that the smoke seen was from the burning village of Sun Carlos, which had been shelled toy the German ships and was in flames. Maracaibo, Jan. 23.—The bombard 1 ment of Port San Carlos by the Ger man cruisers Vineta, Panther and Palke was resumed Thursday at day break. The first shells were hurled at the fort at 4 o'clock, at long range. At G o'clock the Panther, being of light draught., closed in and again be came actively engaged. The fort re plied. At 8 o'clock the engagement was proceeding as fiercely as on Wednesday. The Panther left her position close to Fort-San Carlos, which she took up earlier in the day, Wednesday afternoon at 3 oYlock and joined the Falke. This ship was half a mile outside the bar and about live miles from the fort. At 3 o'clock the cor respondent of the Associated Press, In a rowboat, approached one side of the fort, out of range, and from this point witnessed the long range fire of the cruisers, which was continued from 3 until 6 o'clock. The Vineta and the Falke were close together and nearer the fort than the Panther. The first two vessels nt a range of four and a half miles poured a con tinuous rain () f shell on the fort and only stopped firing at dusk. At this hour the German vessels retired sea ward, after having made a second in effectual attempt to land troops at the village of San Carlos, situated at the base of the fort. At 7 o'clock the correspondent, accompanied by a government telegrapher bearing a tel egram from President Castro to the commandant of San Carlos, landed oil the island and entered the fort. The walls of the fort are terribly battered and there were many evidences of a fierce engagement. Twelve dead Venezuelan soldiers were counted behind the ramparts and 15 other men, seriously wounded, were lying on a low platform. The fort is literally covered with pieces of broken shell. It was seen that a groat many of the German shells had not exploded. The magazine had a very narrow escape, two shells hav ing come within an ace of penetrating It. The walls of the fort which face towards the entrance of the lake suf fered and were greatly diminished. It is estimated by the commandant, Gen. IJello, that the German ships fired more than 1,000 shells at San Carlos. Some of the artillery on the fort has been destroyed by the German fire, but ttiere are still five guns that can be used. Although the damage inflicted on the fort hy the sustained fire of the German cruisers is very great, it is not all that could be expected froin such a continuous fire from modern high power guns. The village of San Carlos suffered greatly. The aim of the German gunners appears to have been inaccurate, for more than 60 per cent, of their shells exploded in the village 'before reaching the fort. The cannon mounted at San Carlos have not sufficient range to reach the Falke and the Vineta, so the (ire from these vessels was not returned, as they kept out of reach of the Ven ezuelan artillery. Berlin, ,lan. 24. —Commodore Sche der, commander ~112 the German fleet in Venezuelan waters, officially re ports the bombardment of Fort San < arlos from Maracaibo under date of January 21 as follows: "On the 17tll inst., while the Panther was passing the Maracaibo bar, she was unexpectedly attacked by Kurt San Carlos, which opened a heavy fire on her. To this the Panth er replied and a cannonade was ex changed for half an hour. Owing to the difficulties of navigation tin? Panther then desisted. "In order to exact nn immediate punishment for this attack, the more so as the Venezuelan government h::d proclaimed it a victory, I bombarded the fort witli the Vineta on the -'.st and destroyed it." Maracaibo, Jan. 24. -At 2 o'clock Friday afternoon Fort San Carlos was in the possession of the govern ment forces and the bombardment by the German warships was still go ing? on. There has been no material change in the situation. The gunboat Panth er was the only vessel to come inside the bar. Communication with the fort is very difficult. Great excitement prevails in .Maracaibo. They llrutt llir Color Line. Washington, Jan. 2.1. The nomina tion of Dr. W. T. Crum, colored, to lie collector of the port at Charles lon, S. was the subject of an hour's hearing yesterday hy the sen ate commit tee on commerce, before which it in pending. Senator Till man, Mayor Smith, of Charleston, and ' 01. J. C. 1 1 in |>h ill appeared iu op. position to continual ion. They said that Crum had told out as a delegate to the Miiiiii'.ip li- republican conven tion, It hs.is made <|iiitc plain, how ever, thii the principal opposition COAL STRIKE COMMISSION. S<'M»loiiM IClllJ .encd l»y Nonic Inierest lii tS Te»tl irloliy Chairman firay'* tomiiicnU— Who In to Illamef Philadelphia, Jan. 21. —When the anthracite coal strike commission adjourned yesterday the four hun dredth witness summoned before the arbitrators wais being' examined. Of the four hundred, 174 were called by the striking mine workers, 144 by the non-union men, 63 by the opera tors and eight by the commission. Philadelphia, Jan. 22. —The sessions of the coal strike commission yester day were enlivened lip by some inter esting testimony. The feature of the sessions was Chairman Gray's strong remarks in commenting on an inci dent where District President Fahey, of the Miners' union, would not grant "permission" during the strike to erect a boiler house at a colliery, which was necessary to preserve the mine from damage. The president of the commission said he hated tyran ny, no matter whether it was prac ticed by an operator, a miner or any one else. The Lehigh Valley Coal Co. placed a union miner on the stand to ies.tify about what seemed a trivial matter and on cross-examination he provefl a good witness for the miners. He said there would be trouble in the anthracite regions a.s long as the coal companies insist upon paying the contract miners by the car instead of by weight. This opened a discus sion between counsel for both sides and the commissioners which con sumed much time. R. S. Mereur, a district superin tendent of the Lehigh Valley collier ies in the Mahanoy and Shamokin district, gave some interesting testi mony which livened the proceedings considerably. The men in his col lieries worked on an average, he said, of about seven hours a day. The miners, he continued, did not produce any more coal as a result of Presi dent Mitchell's "hurry up" order. They claim there is no coal shortage, and that it was a scheme of the op erators to show the men are earning larger wages. Philadelphia, Jan. 23.—The question of who is responsible for the appar ent shortage in the supply of an thracite coal was the subject of con siderable debate Thursday by the at torneys representing the parties be fore the strike commission. It was testified that the miners are not obeying President Mitchell's request to make extra efforts to produce more coal to relieve the situation. This was followed up by James 11. Torrey and Everett Warren, both of Scranton, who represent several of the large companies, challenging the correctness of Mr. Mitchell's state ment that 3.000 men are idle and ready togo to work. C. S. Darrow, for the miners, re plied thaf tie would show that it was the operators and not the men who were responsible for the shortage in the production. "If 1 don't," he said, "I will ask the commission to find against us." The Lehigh Valley Coal Co. closed its case and the Lehigh and Wilkes barre Co. consumed a few hours in presenting its evidence. It is expected the hearings will last ten more days. Philadelphia, Jan. 24.—The inde pendent operators of the Wyoming and Lackawanna regions, in which Scranton and Wilkesbarre are located occupied the time of Friday's session of the coal strike commission. A doz en witnesses were heard. Nothing of importance was elicited. DUN'S TRADE REVIEW. Mow Movement of Freight In a Very Knibnri'aimliiji Feature. New York, Jan. 24. —R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: Heavy transactions in merchandise are reported, but there is much com plaint regarding the slow movement of freight. The situation as to gen eral lines is aggravated by the prece dence given fuel over all other freight except live stock and perishable goods. Notwithstanding the exten sive Increase in transporting facili ties during the past year, some roads have been compelled to decline con signments, and in many cases where a large number of cars were desired, only one was provided. Earnings thus far available for January stir pass last year's by 5 per cent. It is conspicuous in practically every sec tion of the country that, despite high prices, buying is liberal and of the better qualities ~112 goods, while deal ings as a rule are on more of a cash basis. Firmness has characterized the course of the leading staples, an abundant demand being in evidence while available supplies are restrict ed by traffic conditions. Failures for the week numbered 205 in the I'nited States against 301 last year, and 27 in Canada, compared with 28 n year ago. Three I.lves Lokl During a Fire, New York, Jan. 24. —-Three women were killed and five women and one man severely injured, in a panic in Leopold Miller & Son's cigar factory on Crosby street Friday, as a result of a fire in an adjoining building. The flames from the burning building beat again * the walls of the cigar fac tory, causing a |mnlc among the .100 men, women and boys at work. There was a wild rush for the tire escapes In which the weaker were crushed and trampled by the stronger. .% * 1.->, 000,000 llrick Combine. Pittsburg, Jan. 23.—A combine of ail the manufacturers of tire brick who are outside the Harbison-Walk er combine has been arranged with a capital of $ I .">,1)00,000. The purpose of the company is to buy the plants out right and to operate them as one concern, with Pittsburg as the head quarters. The output of Ihe plants Is :."i,:.">i>,ooo brick yearly. \ot the least valuable part of the property taken over lit the new company will be the large area of tire clu\ ami Imm #«»w owned by the Individual 1 com mi n ie- THECANAL TREATY Secretary Hay Presents a Signed Draft of It to the President. United States Will Puy Colombia 000 a Voir, and a ( itali Payment of 5110,000,000, lor night of Way—Lease Is Practical ly Perpetual. Washington, Jan. 24.—Friday's meeting of the cabinet was one of the niost important held in several weeks. Subjects of great moment were discussed. Secretary Hay pre sented a draft of the Panama canal treaty signed Thursday and both the president and his associates in the cabinet expressed satisfaction with the results achieved. The treaty is identical with that drawn by this government several months ago, and at that time submit ted to the Colombian government, with the single exception of the amount of annuity to be paid Colom bia for the right of way of the canal. This government proposed an annu ity of SIOO,OOO, while Colombia de manded $550,000. The Colombian gov ernment's demand was based upon the ascertained returns from the Pan ama Railroad Co. in port dues, etc., which Colombia did not desire to have reduced. During the several months of ne gotiations Colombia agreed to all points in the treaty proposed by the United States with the exception of the annuity. That has been the point of difference for many weeks and at one time it threatened to break off negotiations entirely. Secretary Hay communicated with the Colombian government, intimating that some agreement must be reached soon, as the United States desired to enter on the construction of a canal, even if it were to be constructed by the Panama route. On Thursday the Colombian govern ment. through Mr. Herran. the charge d'affaires here, agreed to accept an annuity of $250,000. This was satis factory to the president and secre tary Hay and while it is a larger amount than was offered at first, it is believed that the senate will accept the figure named in the treaty, par ticularly after it Is made clear that a lesser amount would deprive Colom bia of Income which she is now ac tually receiving. The treaty was transmitted to the senate yesterday and referred to the committee on foreign relations. By the terms of the treaty the Uni ted States agrees to make a cash payment of $10,000,000 in gold to the Colombian government and after the expiration of nine years to pay a rental of $250,000 per year. The lease of the strip of land to be used for the canal and for canal pur poses is practically made perpetual, the provision on this point being that the first lease shall be for 100 years, and renewable thereafter in terms of 100 years at the pleasure of the Uni ted States. The strip is to be about six miles in width, and over this the United States is given police and san itary jurisdiction, although it is ex plicitly specified that Colombia does not surrender sovereignty over it. The Venezuelan situation was dis cussed at length by the cabinet, but n ( » change in the attitude of the Uni ted States is in contemplation at this time. This government will continue Its policy of "sitting tight.'' The bombardment by the German war ships of Fort San Carlos is regretted by officials of the administration be cause of their apprehension that it may complicate the pending negotia tions between Minister Bowen, as the representative of Venezuela, and the representatives of the powers. How ever, while the administration re gards the bombardment as unwar ranted, the United States has no in tention of taking official cognizance of it. MURDER AND SUICIDE. A Clilcagoaii Kill* III* Housekeeper and Cut* Ills Own Throat. Chicago, Jan. 24. —Mrs. Stella Wright, a young woman acting as housekeeper for William F. Lewis, a carpenter living at 4449 State street, was killed yesterday by Lewis. The crime, the cause of which is not known, was committed with a hatch et, the head of the woman being cut open. As soon as the killing was re ported to the police they commenced a search for Lewis, who had disap peared. No 'trace was found of him until last night, when he appeared at his home, where three officers were on guard. He was placed under ar rest after a desperate fight. While on the way to the police sta tion he requested one of the officers, who was holding his hand, to loosen his grasp a little, and as soon as the officer complied Lewis snatched a ra zor from his pocket and cut his own throat. At midnight he was alive, but there is no chance of his recov ery. Hoth before and after cutting his throat he admitted that he had killed the woman. Two Men Killed Inn Tunnel. Pittsburg, Jan. 24.—Two men were killed and four seriously injured Fri day in the eastern end of the Wabash tunnel, South Side, by an explosion of dynamite, due, it is said, to siune one turning on the electric current without receiving the proper signal, tu Important IH»covery. Philadelphia, Jan. 24. Dr. Leonard Pearson, dean of the veterinary de partment of the University of Penn sylvania, announced yesterday that ex periments covering a period of more than two years had proven conelu#- Ivclv that cattle may be rendered im mune from t übcrenlo-is by vaccina tion. The experiments, l>r. Pearson stated, were conducted by l>r. S. II Glllilaiul and himself. The vaccina tion con i-led of injecting into the vein of the animal a small quantity of a iispension of tuberciile bacilli nou-vli'uleut for cattle. BRIBERY INQUIRY. CongreMitiun Lmler T«ll» II l« storr to Hie InvcKllifatur*. Washington, Jan. 24. —The house committee on naval affairs yesterday bewail (lie investigation authorized by the house on the charge made by Kepresentative Lessler, of New York, that lie had been approached with an offer of money for bis vote In favor of construction <»f submarine torpedo boats. Kepresentative Lessler was tbe first witness and his examination occupied a great portion of the ses sion. Mr. Lessler identified Philip Doblin and told of a conversation he had had with him. Mr. Lessler said Mr. Doblin cam© to him and asked if the Holland sub marine torpedo boat proposition would again come before the house. "1 said I suppose so. He asked if J! was still opposed to it, and I said I was." Mr. Lessler testified that Mr. Dob« lin said he had been sent for by Mr. Quigg and Mr. Quigg had told him there was $3,000 in it if he (Lessler) could be brought to the other side. Mr. Lessler said he said there must be no further talk on that proposi tion. Mr. Lessler then said that gob lin suggested that Mr. Quigg was a man of influence and "that if I want ed to come hack here I would be aid ing myself by doing him this favor." Mr. Lessler then told of a conversa tion that he had with Mr. Quigg in New York. Mr. Lemuel E. Quig'g made the fol lowing statement last night, with ref erence t () the testimony given by Rep resentative Lessler: "I have no interest whatsoever, and never have had an interest in the Hol land torpedo boat or in any of tho companies organized to promote it. Nor am I, nor was I ever, in any way Interested in legislation in their be half." Mr. Quigg also denied the state ments made concerning Doblin so far as they associated him (Quigg) with offers of money. FOUR WERE KILLED. A Slilp IM Driven Ashore uml Wricked Near Aliunde I'lly, Atlantic City, X. .T„ Jan. 22.—The bark Abiel Abbott, from Turk's isl and for New York, went aground near Ship Bottom light Tuesday night anil is going to pieces. Five of her crew of nine men were picked up by the life savers, but it is believed the oth er four were killed by falling wreck age. One of the men of the Abbott died of exposure in (he Ship Bottom sta tion. The other four are unconscious and their conditions critical. The Abbott struck about 10 o'clock Tuesday night. At that time there was a driving southeaster and tre mendous seas were running. The life savers launched the life boat and started to the rescue. After battling with the heavy seas for three hours and getting near enough to distin guish several men cliuging to the rig ging, they were forced to abandon the attempt at rescue and await day break. When the life savers reached the Abbott in the morning, it was found that she was dismasted and there was no sign of life on board. After cruising about the wreck for some time they located the Abbott's house. Clinging to the top of the wreckage and almost dead from exhaustion were five members of the crew. They were quickly taken into the life boat and brought ashore, none able to tell of their terrible sufferings. THRILLING EXPERIENCE. The Government Tut Lrydrn K:in on the Itockn at Hlock Island, It. I.— t'rew Hauled to Shore In Hreeeliea Huoy. Block Island, R. 1., Jan. 22.—Tho L'nited States tug Leyden ran ashore on the south side of this island yes terday «nd is a total wreck. She is fast going to pieces. Six of her crew left, tihe wrecked tug in a small boat, which was da-slied to pieces on the rocks a short distance from the shore. They were rescued by Ihe life savers. The remaining 2H men and Lieut. Chester Wells, the commander, ■were taken off in the breeches buoy with great difficulty by the New Shoreham life saving crew. Seaman Lnylamb, who was in the small boat when it was demolished, swam until he was rescued, but he is not expect ed to live as a result of the injuries he received in the 'heavy sea. The life savers sighted the vessel in distress very soon after the acci dent and to their response the com mander and crew owe their lives. V heavy southeast swell was running and the surf dashed high over the wrecked craft. She began togo to pieces in less than half an hour after she struck. ICelielN Mere Madly Whipped. Caracas, Jan. 22. The revolution ary force under Gen. itiera, which at tacked Corn, Monday, was obliged to retreat, leaving 60 men killed and 115 wounded behind, as well as many pris oners and a lot of ammunition. .llnrronl'i* Statement. Xew York, Jan. 24.- Marconi ar rived here Friday. He said that his system would be ready for commer cial use by the public in an exceed ingly short time, within two or three mouths at the latest. Will Spend 000.000. New York, Jan. 22. —The presidents of subsidiary companies comprising the I'niled States Steel Corporation are holding sessions in this city and will proliaibl.v not adjourn until the end of this week. More than ordi nary importance Is supposed to at tach to these meetings because they are the first to be held since the cor poration announced its profit shin ing eh -iiii'. Plana Inv dvlnj sn untl ijp of it leant are being fo-mu ■ iied by tin' presidents. I'l," money will be II»I 'I HI modern!/ NG N l'tuift plants r»>i-1 concentrating «oiK. 3