DOUBLE NURDER BY
REJECTED SUITOR
Man Kills Husband of His Former Sweet.
heart and Attacks Woman,
SHOT HIMSELF THROUGH THE HEART
Frederick Bagkert Had Served Time in Prison
for Former Attempt on Woman's Life— Mrs. |
Green Was Shot ia the Left Shoulder and
the Top of Her Head Was Cut Open With
a Hatchet—Plans Well Carried Out.
Amsterdam, N. Y. (Special). —Fred-
erick Bankert, who six months ago was
released from Dannemora prison, where
he served five years for attempting to kill
his sweetheart, Cora Harrison, by shoot-
ing her, killed William Green, who, |
while Bankert was in prison, married |
Miss Harrison, and also shot himself
He also shot Mrs. Green, and she will
die. The murder took place at the home |
of the Greens
The Greens lived on the second floor |
of a dwelling, the first floor of which is
ily.
At 1.30 o'clock a. m. Whitney was
awakened by noises in the Qreen apart
ments, but they ceased almost
ately and he paid no m
the matter at the time.
Whitney's daughter ret
a social party in m{
Cady. Whitney was st
decided to go upstairs
So, in company with
went to the Greens’ 1
Being unable to ar
went to the bedroom
Greens. There ti
staggered them. outer
edge of the bed, wly partly on
the floor, was Green. | read had been
crushed in with a ha
of Bankert, who was
side of the bed,
clad with the exce
was dead, with a
the heart.
Lying between t
Green, who §
scious.
Cady
and
happened.
the house M
3 1
ne aq
immedi-
attention
awake an
{ investigate
Cady, he
‘
they
the
that
intor
iNios
and the top
with a hatchet.
physicians to rest
Green had be t it
head was cut open in sey
the hatchet
he was fo
had struggled
Bankert
shooting him
no doubt been c
some time, fo
ried out.
PAN-AMERICAN LIGHTS OUT.
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The Impressive Closing Scene at Midnight
as “Taps' Sounded
N. Y. (Specia
Exposition
Buffalo,
American
o'clock
Saturday night
President Johr
electric button
famous electric
last time. Slo
lights on post and
faded away. A co
ing in the tower
one of the
position—th
passed away
ended.
The Exposition h:
cial success, but it 1
fits derived from
value to the commercial int
country. The financial loss v
the neighborhood of 0,000
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
t
$
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Man asd Wile Killed While Fishing in Brozos
River—Boy Hurt.
Waco, Tex. (Spe
and his wife Susas
bush from the bank
near the Galls county lir
killed.
They were fishing and
tent when some one fired upon
McDonald was about 50 yards from the
tent when he was shot twice in the head.
The wife was 100 yards away and the
shot was evidently very close, for the wo-
man’s clothing took fire and her body was
burned to a crisp.
The murderer was evidently after
money, for it was known that McDonald
had some in his tent. A son g years old
was found near the place and brought to
this city. His head was badly lacerated
and he was in a dazed condition.
were near their
them
Five Men Hurt at a Fire.
building at Worth and Church streets,
occupied by White & Co., wholesale
dealers in linens and dry goods; Joshua
1.. Bailey & Co.. linens, and a branch
office of Henry Clews & Co., bankers,
was burned out.
posed to be under control and while a
the men were hurt. One of them, John
Cahill, is seriously injured, and all five
are at a hospital. The estimate of the
loss by the fire is $60,000.
Fatal Boller Explosion.
Pittsburg, Pa. (Special). A
Shore locomotive hauling a coal train
over the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Rail-
ning at the rate of nearly twenty-five
miles an hour. Herman Walters, an en-
ineer, was killed and Tohn Sullivan, the
reman, was fatally scalded. W. H. Por-
ter, a brakeman, was less seriously in-
jured. Walters died on the way to the
ospital. The cause of the explosion is
not known.
Bungling Fxecution,
Raleigh, N. C. (Special ).—~At Fayette-
ville, N. C., Louis Council, a negro, con-
victed of committing a criminal assavit
on a young white woman, Mrs. James
West, in Cumberland county, was hang-
ed. On the scaffold Council was asksd
if he was guilty. He replied: "Before
God and man 1 am innocent,” snd the
riest, taking the cross from Council's
ands, declared him innocent. When the
trap was sprung the rope broke and the
negro's body fell to the floor. Another
rope was secured and the prisoner cooly
walked on the scaffold.
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS,
Domestic.
Nicaragua has given notice of the ter-
mination of the Treaty of 1867, granting
the United States authority to build a
canal across that country; also, the
Treaty of 1870,
Lieut. William C. Harlee, U. S. M. C,,
was severely reprimanded for thrashing
a Filipino boy who did not want to carry
his gripsack.
Philippine Commissioner Luke E
Wright was appointed vice governor of
Governor Taft.
charge of poisoning, says there have been
11 suspicious cases of death in houses at
which Miss Tappan was employed as a
nurse,
Edward S. Stokes, who, on January 6,
Grand Central Hotel, New
at the home of his sister, Mrs
in that city.
Rev. Jeremiah Crowley, who was ex
and expelled from the
{ Ref. F. J]. Barry,
{
liocese of Chicago,
York, died
(
chancellor of the Arch
The International Conference of
Mrs. William
president,
who examined Czolgo
during his life submitted a report declar
at he was a product of anarchy, but
responsible
Simpson a
re-elected S. Stew:
Philadelphia,
[he experts
ing that
ane
Ed
blew
Francis Wi
ar Roanoke
susta
bre
was a
Ig a
con-
killed himself
atter
1
penter Griscom was marrie
before a fashionable gathe
A man claiming to be a son
“Lord Sackville’ has applied tc
Spanish courts to recognize his legiti
macy, stating that his mother was a
Spanish dancer, who married L
Sackville. The present Lord Sackville,
of England, however, did not succeed to
the title until 1888
Every available infantryman in Eng
land will be sent to South Africa.
of regular cavalry in the United King-
dom.
General Buller's popularity with the
increasing. The government is begin-
ning to fear that he will develop into a
Joulanger.
The Venezuelan troops at Tachira
have been ordered to withdraw, but the
Colombian Government continues to
Six hundred Turkish officers whose
salaries are in arrears made a mutinous
Three cases of the bubonic plague
were reported at Liverpool and meas-
ures of precaution were at once taken.
The situation at the collieries in Wales
is critical, and the employers may re-
sort to a general lockout.
Mr. William C. Whitney sold out his
racing establishment at Newmarket,
London.
Floancial
The Bank of Bengal has reduced the
rate of discount from 5 to 4 per cent,
It is denied that the Pullman Company
intends to surrender its llinois charter,
The New York Subtreasury statement
shows that the banks have lost $3,830,000
uring the past week,
Subscription books for the $20,000.00
Pennsylvania: Company gold loan have
been closed.
The orders for steel rails received by
the United States Steel Corporation from
Western roads are said to be larger than
ever before known,
THE BOER LOSS
WAS VERY HEAVY
Casualties in Recent Engagement Were
Over 300,
ATTACK MADE DURING HEAVY MIST.
A Terrific Engagement Near Bethel in Which
Col. Henson, Commanding the British Force,
Is Mortally
ported to Have Been a Thousand Strong.
Pretoria, Nov. 3.—Further details
have been received regarding the at
tack by the Boers under Commandant
General Louis Botha last week
on's column, near Braken
3
iad
Transvaal,
that
joined Dy an
te, Eastern
otha,
by
appears General
been ther big
. :
mando aggregating a thousand men,
attacked Colonel Benso
rear gu
ind captured
retam
October 30 on the marc!
guns, but was unable to
wound
CROPS AND THE WEATHER.
The Month of October Was Mild and Drier
Than Usual
A Pallbearers’ Union
Il. (Special). —The
Cag
A Cas'ellane to Fight a Duel
Paris (By Cable)
ing the Castellane family, entitled *
num, Castellane & Co.” recently
lished in the newspaper the Nouvelliste
at Murat, excited the wrath of Count
Stanislas Castellane, who recently mar-
ried Mile. Terry, daughter of a Cuban
millionaire. Count Stanislas has
lenged the proprietor, M.
fight a duel. Count Stanislas is a broth-
er of Count Boni Castellane, who mar.
ried Miss Gould
For a $1,500,000 Memorial
Washington { Special). —The executive
committee of the William McKinley Na-
tional Memorial Arch Association de-
cided to fix definitely the sum of $1,500,-
late President.
appointed. Alexander R. Shepard,
Batipolis, Mexico, former Governor of
the District of Columbia, was unani-
mously chosen national vice-president.
Fifteen Yaquis Killed.
Tucson, Ariz. (Special).—A desperate
battle took place on Wednesday be-
tween Yaquis and 300 Mexican cavalry.
Fifteen Yaquis were killed or wounded
and a number of troopers were wound-
ed. The fight was at close range and
fasted twenty minutes. The troops
rode upon the indians, killing them with
their six-shooters.
sb sions
Warships for Charles
Washington ( Special).-It is an
nounced the Bureau of Navigation
that the North Atlantic squadron, con.
sisting of the flagahip Kearsarge and the
Massachusett Jabama and Potomac,
will visit the Charleston exposition about
December 1.
—_
170 Drowned In Storm.
London (By Cable). It is announced
in a dispatch from St. Petersburg that
stores yt fishing boats were wrecked and
that 170 men were drowned ng a re
cent pid on Lake Baikal,
DAY OF THANKSGIVING
President Theodore Roosevelt Fixes Thurs.
day, November 28.
Washington, D. C. (Special).—Presi-
dent Saturday his
proclamation fixing Thursday, Novem-
Roosevelt issued
ber 28, as a day of national thanksgiv-
ing. It follows:
“A PROCLAMATION.
ple, the President appoints a day as the
especial oecasion for praise and thanks-
a great and good President,
McKinley because we $0
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of his death should awaken in the
untry and at the
pose not to be d
he path of strong,
iberty, which, as a
us far safely trod
3
spite of this great disaster,
Or
na-
we have th
“Yet, in
nevertheless true that no people on
earth have such abundant for
thanksgiving as we have. T}
articular has been one of
We have
and
Cause
our own u
KILLED BY INFECTED SERUM
Eleven Children Dead After Using Diph-
ayoid
he antitox
3
gerum taken
ctanus
fren
Tor
i
aon
the last i it, it
impossible to detect it
of the horse
At the Baptist Hospital an independ
ent investigation has convinced Dre A
B. Nichols, R. C
ris that the presence of tetanus germs in
the antitoxin
was
by an inspection
city
ruinea pig was inoculated with the anti-
toxin on Wednesday night, developed
ing and died
His Head Cut In Two.
Detroit, Mich. (Special).—A special
to the News from St. Joseph,
large circular saw, when his foot sud-
denly slipped and he fell head foremost
His head was sawed in
half. During the excitement attending
room caught fire and the mill was de-
stroyed. Wagner's body was cremated.
mains were found in the ruins.”
Two Blocks Destroyed,
Uniontown, Pa. (Special). —A fire
which started in Friedman's livery stable,
near Pittsburg street, destroyed ten
buildings, covering two blocks, One life
is said to have been lost and the property
damage is estimated at $250,000. t 10
o'clock the fire was believed to be under
control, although it was breaking out at
intervals with more or less intensity.
The extent of the fire is attributed to the
scarcity of water, from which this vicini-
ty has been suffering for several months.
ANNAN
: De. Burnett Indicted.
Chicago jShecial) ~The and jury
voted an indictment against Dr. Orville
Burnett, charging him with murder as
an accessory before the fact. Dr. Bur.
nett was with Mrs, Charlotte Nichol
when the latter committed suicide
Sought Empress’ Life.
Pekin (By Cable). —~While the Dow-
ager Rapress was embarking to cross the
ver before entering Ho-Nan an assassi
atiempied to mu her and
atte with a spear before he was cut
BEYOND A DOUBT
Mental Specialists, After Thorough Ex.
amination, Forever Settle Question.
WAS GRADUALLY DEGENERATED!
ing as a Result of Their Investigation That
the President's Assassin Was a Product of
Aparchy, But Sase and Respounsible—He
Had No Delusions.
Juffalo, N. Y.
{ ler, Crego and Putnam, the
o
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i
SPECI:
¥
who were requested by District Att
| Penney to examine into the m
dition of Leon Czolgosz, the a
President McKinley, have
their report, in which i
result of fre
SAFE BLOWERS IN THE WEST.
Bank Wrecked, $2.000 Stolen and a Fire fo
Divert Attention.
awakened
scene the
ue
Larned, Kas special). —A
barn was burned here gether with 23
ud i
head of
| Att
is No «
MVEry
number of vehicles.
safe of the Santa
and the bu wrecked. The explo-
sion attracted residents who were hur-
trying to the fire, and over a dozen shots
were exchanged with the robbers, who
| escaped in the darkness. It is believed
the robbers started the fire
Orisp, Iowa (Special) ~The Bank of
Orispe was robbed by safe-blowers. The
robbers secured about $1500, of which
! $450 was cash, the rest being in nego
tiable paper.
White Praises the Kaiser.
New York (Special).—Andrew D.
| White, ambassador to Germany, sailed
from here on the Deutschland after a
fortnight spent in this country on prni-
vate business.
dor White paid a tribute to the German
not know the Emperor.
who know him know that he is a states-
man, | over
great force and ability.
Two Hundred Homeless,
Chicago (Special). — Two hundred
persons were made homeless and much
propert
swept Milwaukee avenue and North
Union street between Kinzie street and
Austin avenue. The fire started by an
explosion of gasoline in the building of
Leonard Peterson & Co. 126 to 160
North Union street. The loss is $500,
000. The buildings burned were of cheap
construction.
Herbert Gladstone Weds.
London (By Cable).~-The marriage of
Herbert Gladstone to Miss Dorothy Pa-
et, a daughter of Sir Richard Horner
Deuce took place at St. Andrew's
Church. The ceremony, which was of
widespread social interest, was largely
attended.
iso, Ind. (Special). Two men
iy Rly ied and a dozen others
injured in a coflision at Plymouth be-
. el a work train
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS,
School, Voting and Fighting Population.
The census report on school,
ind voting ages for all
militia
States and Terri-
shows the following summary for
he country a= a whole:
Persons of
26,110,788, of
ve born, 22
3 20 years,
are na-
160 are
les of
16,160,163, of
m !
13,132,280 are native born, and
wh are
te Of
AA
¢
Yaiue of Rbode Island's Farms,
Census Bureau report on agricul-
te 18
repre-
nd 58 per
Yements exciu-
rage of land
per acre, exclusive of buildings, 1s over
cent. the
sive of
L820
w
Growth of the Silk Industry.
The Census Bureau's preliminary re-
ort on the silk industry of the United
- just issued yws that the capi-
es $81,082,201, an
since 1800, and
] i 4 d mn
was $107,2506,2¢ of alma
23 per cent. There a 483 establish
ments, against 472 in 1800, -
the
vaiucg
Millions in Ship Yards
The shipbuilding industry of the Unit-
ed States, exclusive of the United States
navy yards, according to a preliminary
invested capital of $76,600051 in 1900.
This is an increase of 181 per cent. since
and 46.2 wife-eamnens, with total
ox -
wages of $24, 100
$161,200 for Pensions
The estimates for the expeditures of
cal year beginning next July aggregate
$170,000,000, of which $142,161,200 is ask-
ed for pensions and the administrative
work > pension bureau, $1,004.720
being for salaries of the burcau person
nel and $350,000 for the investigation by
special examiners of pension cases.
Ingalls Succeeds Speich.
Theodore Ingalls, of Louisville, Ky.
has been on cd chief of the nf
depredations division of the Postoffice
Department. He succeeds Emanuel
Speich, transferred to another branch of
the service. .
Harder to Get lato West Polat.
The academic board of the Milicacy
Academy hss raised the standard of a
mission io that institution by hae addi-
tiog of the subjects i plane
anit, English composition and lit.
erature, physiology Bee
and