KIDNAPPED BOY
WAS MURDERED
Horace Marvin Found In Field Near
His Home.
WAS PLACED THERE BY SLAYER.
A Duck Hunter Finds the Four-year-
old Lad in a Spot Where All
the Grass Had Bren Burned Away
and Which Has Been Traversed
Daily by Searchers.
M— ———— pn ——
MYSTERY STILL DEEP.
The body of Horace Marvin,
who disappeared March 4, was
found near his father's farm.
All indications point to the
probability that it was placed
there within the last few days.
Dr. Marvin, the father is cer-
tain the boy was kidnapped and
murdered, and every effort will
be made to solve the mystery.
Dover, Del. (Special). .—Lying face
downward of
ground, which has been traversed re-
peatedly he
body of 4-vear-old
who has been sought in many
of the country since March 4,
found Saturday afternoon. It
his fourth birthday and two
almost to the hour since he was last
seen
on a marshy piece
disappeared,
Marvin,
parts
since
Horace
dered and his body brought back re-
gently is the belief of those concern-
ed in the case, Dr. Horace N. Mar-
vin, the father, being firmly
vinced that the little fe
dered.
The body was in a state of pre-
gervation indicating that the lad had
probably been dead not more than
a4 few days and was exactly
as when he was last The only
mark indicate foul play was a
discoloration of the face. However,
an autopsy is to be held and a rigid
investigation made
The spot where the body was found
ifs about half a mile from Dr. Mar-
vin's Bay Meadow farm, and the dis-
covery was made by “Ollie” Pleasan-
ton, a farmer.
Pleasanton, who lives a
adjoining that of the Marvins,
upon the child's body while gunning.
It lay face downward in a patch of
meadow grass Pleasanton
Baw it at a distance of 20
day several gunners passed over this
land, but none saw the body, if
was there then. The s the
body was found is
the Marvin home
River.
When “Ollie”
on the body
intact. The tiny
buttoned securely about the
and not an article of clothing which
he bad on when he disappeared was
missing. His knit cap was pulled
over his face and his mittens
on his hands.
Had Been
Marvin says he
the same marsh nearly
gince the disappearance,
detectives, burned the gra
place weeks ago, but
signs of the body.
The theory that the
recently placed
is supported by
Marvin, as well
on the spot
tall sage
dressed
geen
to
came
says he
pot where
midway
and the Delaware
Pleasanton came up-
found the clothing
woolen
he
Burned Over.
Dr searched
every
and
off
Saw
day
with
the
four no
child has been
where was found
the fact that Dr
as detectives, stood
when they burned the
grass from it
he
Li
led over time and again
last week by neighbors,
of the child was seen.
Dr. Marvin went on a run
place described by Pleasanton and
gently pieked up the little form, pull-
ing his cap from the face to make
sure that it was his boy. Being satls-
fled that it was his son, the Doctor
wrapped the Lody in a sheet and car-
ried it to the
fle! the family.
Dr. Marvin, shortly after the body
was found, said:
“Though I am
ine Horace closely
oner arrives, I am
murdered, his body brought back
and left lving on marsh to g
the impression that he wandered out
there and died. The clothing
no signs of having burned, as
undoubtedly have been the
the body lain there when
swept over the marsh.”
There are
within
ad no sign
to
house,
where he noti-
unable to exam-
until the -cor-
certain he was
3 :
the ive
showed
case
the
ome persons who sti
marsh
has
the beginning
these persons, in building their
ry, are unable to
the thorough searches
made of the wohle
and
been
froze to death,
ed by them
of the my
conte since
but
theo-
ster
reconcile it with
that
of marsh.
wore
stretch
Higher Rate On Meat,
Washington An excep-
tion to the general rule in fixing the
rates of duty on American
g
{ Special)
ment now pending
at the nimum extended to
nations dppears to have been
in the case of meats. In that ease the
present minimum rates for “meats,
except bacon, and edible entrails, ex-
cept those of poultry, fresh or chill-
ed,” Ig 27 marks per 100 kMos. The
new rate on such meats is placed at
35 marks.
other
made
Parade Of Protest,
Boston (Special).—About 10,000
people participated in the parade and
masg-meeting held by the labor or-
ganizations of this city Sunday as
a protest against the proceeding
against Moyer, Haywood and Petti-
bone for alleged conspiracy in the
murder of Governor Steunenberg, of
Idaho. A Beandanavian social club,
which brought up the rear, displayed
three plain red flags. A thousand
or more women were in line.
SCORES KILLED AND HUNDREDS HURT
Gunpowder Magazine In Canton, China,
Explodes---Massive City
Wall a Wreck.
Great de- ( The bodies recovered from the
i ruins in the vicinity of the magazine
Hongkong (By Cable) .-
was
struction of life and property
caused at Canton by the explosion of
a gunpowder magazine, Twenty-one
bodies already have been recovered | m : a grt
from the ruins. Hundreds of per-| I'he officer in charge of the maga-
sons were injured. | zine wag among those killed, and
Fifteen buildings were razed tol" hen his body was recovered a pipe
the ground and over 100 were seri- was found clutched in his hand, |
ously wrecked. A section, 200 feet which suggests the possible cause of |
long, of the massive city wall was | the explosion.
thrown down. The historical many-, The financial are enormous, |
storied pagoda escaped with slight The city of Canton is about six|
injuries. The officials and staffs of miles in circumference and Is enclos- |
the hospitals are doing their best to ed by about 20 feet thick and |
succor the sufferers. from 25 to 40 feet high There are |
In the Shamien suburb, where the | 16 into the city, besides two
foreigners live, a terrific shock, caus- wates gates.
ed by the explosion, was felt, but | The ine-storied pagoda, |
the residents were unharmed, dating from the beginning of the Mid
Some idea of the force of the dle Ages, is situated in the
plosion may be gathered from part of what known as
fact that the roofs of houses a City The foreigners
distant from the exploded magazine | Shemien
were blown off. A number of im- rtificial
portant Chinese and foreign mercan- the
tile establishments were completely | of Ca 1d
demolished.
were shockingly mutilated. Many
tcorpses of men and women were with. |
out heads.
losses
walls
gates
famous n
ex
the
mile
We
the
in t
1850
tern |
is Old
he
in
on the Honan
The 1 ulation
estimated at about
suburb, foun
island
river op
G00 «|
MNT DED ON [ee
1] OCCUrred
MINE DISHSTER 0s 55h
January that
Colliery.
FIFTY HAVE NARROW ESCAPE. |b
Catastrophe Probably Due to an
Extraordinarily Heavy Shot
Were 64 Men in the Mine at
the Time, but 53 Managed to
Escape Unhurt.
h the second shaft of th
ther
There The o 11
for as either dead, wounded or miss
ing, the officials ink
men are accounted
and mine
casualties co
than 11
nn ii
A 8Y!
W. Va i :
23% COAL
killed, | which is
severely burned and four others are | valuable
as a
Charleston, (Special).
men were four were
r
pt
entombed and probably dead or Leap Creek coal n
result of a mine disaster at the Whip-
ple Mines in the Leap Creek district.
The mine where the explosion ! ni
shaft 450 feet deep. It and doubtless did much to Ip
has two openings and belongs to the 1 ' from
Dixon also own the
Stuart an explosion of
0
inued working
the
OC ~
interests, who
Mine, where
WRECK OF A FLYER. Police Graft In Missouri.
§ ity, Mo mooial
Disastrous Smashup On Ohio River 4
Division of B. & O.
Parkersburg, WwW. Va. (Spe ial)
Train No northbound, fiver on | Governor
Ohio River Div of the ;
and Ohio, was wrecked a “ 0 I } e are ere
at Pleasant View, rimen rust 1}
below here, while going at
an
About <
and
716,
x Austad
¢ : ins} § uO
ision Bai- 14 1
crooks In
found
2.
ney
timore
3.30
o'clock found out
There
at!
hour. tions
g wer
of that
Chains Little Girl To Wagon.
The relief train arrived here ;
Galveston
of the wreck at 8
about a
the
' * < ¥ fal Als a “
{ Special ar oi
the scene o'cl Special) Mary
P. M
jured,
above,
dozen of the in reese ned
and
including
were
{tal The
i rail
three mentioned
removed to Bt
wreck wag cal
Not { of
tured. Three
was inj
” - ¢ *
rolled over embankment.
Honp
ne
a bal
an
OVER A MILLION IN OATS. and
iim when dep
the
were
. uty
Cor | :
pirited man
nere<dd The Market.
Chicago (Special) By manipuls 21 Years In Lone Room.
: ‘ > s Taha PY A nm ore _ im} = Ba
in he oats market Jim Patten, the ifcago (Special) A five-day no
t 3 wal W v “ + t . ¥ >
grains’’ is sald to have nove pinned on the door of
$1,130,000.
estimated all way
15,000,000 bush-
a profit averag-
king of coarse
Patten’s an unkempt
of the Otis Building
artist asking him to come
or a pleture, tells the st
days of D. P. C
well
room on the top floor
cleaned up
holdings are
from 12,000,000 to
els and he
ing 11
Had
bushels
1
days
the and a note from
anu to pose
of the
Stockel. 63
who
re
iy
now has
cents a bushel
not Patten 2.000.000
of May during last few
the price doubtless have
or a higher level
prices, the Pat-
eoid to do. was
He had
Stockel ig said
the President
, and to have posed for stat.
the room
would
0 cents ate
By manipulating the
ten brokers have been enabled to
keep around the $7-cent level, al-
though it has been up as high as 48
cents, the highest 1802,
when It
is on in oats,
will win
Eckles Worth
{ Special) The
os H. Eckles, pre
Commercial Nztional
of the
amount to
£150,000,
gince May,
peache «d 45% a
and it Is expected
out
Chicago of |
gident
Bank |
curs
. estate
big fight :
that
i ¢
of the
and former comptroller
is said to
$150,000 The property consists
chiefly of real estate and bank stock,
and by his will goes entirely his
widow and daughter
rency.,
Suffragettes Take A Man,
{By
gecure
mittance of
in Parliament
Women's Su
that the
Cable) Owing to the
the Imm
women to membership
the National Union of
rage Clubs has decided
next best thing to be
in the House Com- |
man It will,
HHamentary candidate of its
the person of Hon. Bertrand
who will contest the Wim- |
bledon division in behalf of suffering
London
+
to ediate ad-
to
Fall
(Special)
Killed By Down Stairs,
York, Pa.
entangled In a blanket which she was |
in
of
therefore,
Becoming
mons by
carrying, Mrs. Rebecca Bixler,
city, tripped and fell down stairs. |
She died shortly afterwards Mrs. |
Bixler was just recovering from a
severe sickness, and was alone in the
i house at the time of the accident.
of this |
in
100.000 Driven From Homes,
Odessa (By Cable). —One hundred
thousand are estimated to
have been driven from their homes
by the overflowing of the Dnieper,
Dniester and Dvina. The inunda-
tions are more widespread than usual
and have caused extreme distress
over an enormous area.
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD,
Secretary Cortelyou has put $4,
000,000 in Washington national
banks, to remain during the tax-pay-
ing period.
Since January 1, 10068, United
States Steel has taken $64,600,600
from earnings to spend on new econ-
struction work.
In nine months of this fiscal year
the Reading's net surplus was $1.
503,000 less than in the same period
of 1906, which is a decrease of just
Millionaire Gives 835,000, !
York, Pa. (Special). Theodore |
Helb, a millionaire business man of |
this city, presented $5,000 to the |
endowment fund of the theological |
seminary at Lancaster. The presen-
tation was made through Rev. H.
Apple, of this city, Mr. Helb's pastor.
people
Chas, J. Steedman A Suicide,
Paris (By Cable). Charles J.
Steadman of New York and Philadel
phia, son of the late Rear Admiral
Charles Steedman, commmitted suil-
cide by shooting at the Hotel de
"Orient here. Mr. Steedman and his
wife, who is a daughter of a former
Governor of Rhode Island, reached
Paris on April 80 from Italy. They
had been touring in an automobile
with Senator Aldrich of Rhode Is
land. Since his arrival here Mr.
20 per cent. Steedman had become despondent,
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Domestic. :
Another complication in the dis-
tribution of the fortune left by the
late James Henry Smith, the “Silent”
millionaire, who died while in Japan
on his honeymoon, is promised
through ‘ the discovery that Smith
had an older brother in Chill
More than $43,000,000 in improve
ments and work on every building
in Philadelphia is at a standstill as
a result of fruitless conferences of
with bricklayvers’ and
stonemasons’ unions divigion
of work.
J. B.
over a
Sullivan, agent of the Ala-
Birmingham, Ala.,
Frank Richardson shot and kill
ed each other during a quarrel over
freight
Cyrus D. Foss, son of
been removed from the
of the Philadelphia
Commission 1 Mayor
Jishop Fos
ha
taryship
Service
burn
Count Otto von
of
geore
Civil
yy Rev-
Waldstein, a noble-
Austria, was shot and killed
for a desperado by a
wsse in Callfornia
District
into all ins
to in the investigations in
William B ley, a
r of the New
ed a petition
ol iy
ghntersg in
man
:
]
i
Attorney Jerome ig to
urance companies
SEW
York
former mem
Stock Exchal
in 1
autos
in
Secretary
Shaw redicts war
Pacific
Thornton,
am W. Baker,
Hamilton
}
control of the Ocean
Charles note-tel
bookkeeper
tank,
Peniten-
ONAL
the
Sat
HICARD, Were ent to
embezziement
n the
Suicide
irowned
Koenig
Louis and
Fourteen steam
bert
3
immi
Wilson
band of
Yerkes, was
in a divorce
reme Cou
President
H
and
Vice
Carrol
i Short,
yt
was shi
Paul
The Pe
Pennsyly
Undér the
now abolished
8ONE Were
the
executed, 79 condemned
Biberian mines for and
rma of imprisonment
to 1if«
i 10 to minor ts
In anti-European riots at Rawal-
Punjab, India, a Hindoo mob
burned the mission church, looted
the postoffice and smashed the win-
dows of the residences of Europeans
At the
stration in
head
squarely
pindi,
demon-
ex-Premier Bal-
Unionists, came
of protection
York,
Admiral Charles
Primrose League
London
of the
out in favor
Charles J. Stead m
the late Rear
Steedman., committed
four
an, of New
son of
enielde
Two Americans are among the sus-
Guatem in
attempt upon
Cabrera.
pects arrested in
with the
life of President
battalions
the
Twenty new
The British colonial
portion of
at Portamouth,
Preadnought.
The Sultan of Turkey has as last
{ssued an irade in regard to the
American schools and othér ques-
tions.
The British Cabinet is considering
premiers
the nation’s
including the
pro quo for their preferential treat-
ment of British goods by subsidizing
lines of steamers between England
and the more important colonies.
Professor Curtis, who Incurred the
imperial displeasure by his publication
of the von Hohenlohe memoirs, has
resigned the presideney of the Prot-
estant Consistory of Alsace,
General Botha, premier of the
Transvaal, at the imperial conference
in London declared hig uncompromis.
ing opposition to a commercial con-
ference within the empire,
Harry Gullam, a professional golf
player, after quarreling with his wife
and striking her at Edinburgh, com-
mitted sulecide by throwing himself
over a precipice.
MEXICO'S DEMAND
ON GUATEMALA
Strained Relations Causing Some
Anxiety.
REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA IN MEXICO.
Should Guatemala Hefuse to Extradite
Gen. Lima, Diplomatic Relations Be-
tween the Two Republics Will Be Ter-
minated, but There Will Be No Decla-
ration of War by Mexico.
The
Mexico
the fail
D. C
relations
Washington,
(Bpecial)
strained between
and Guatemala arising from
of the
extradition proceedings for
Mexico General Lima,
complicity in the as
President Barrillas, is a
the officials
desirous
ure latter to surrender under
trial ir
god with
char
assination of ex-
matter
gsrious concern to
gincerely
of peace in all
Americas nding the
fon
otherwise
certain bj
by the U
loge much of its
With this in view
has gone
efforts to
are
conclu of the
of
fon
ment
in
to
terminate
and Hon
other
its
Nicarauga
spread to
countries
aganist further
3
comm
ragua The
rangement,
pe igsion
narticularls
particuiari
place, are ex)
i reats
convention reaches
Hence the officials
prehension the
Mexico
are frequen
\
would
intolerable,
nea
financing
in Guatemala
ing government,
out that General
inated because h
hat junta
FACTORY GIRLS IN PANIC,
A Hundred Penned In A Tex
tile Mill By Fire,
Nearly
Bruner had
n flames attacked the
The
second floor, which was
of
of yarn, and spread
whe ors
¢
i
giructure fire was discovered
on the us
: storage
rapidly
The
themsel
wratives :
their
fire
Those
had little
1
i
among \
recond floor
leaving the
and fourth stories
at work. th
for the exits, and
1
wests Front
coniront
the
100 girls
stampede
the dense smoke
building
¥ On
wi ere
here was a
in
od them several gi
trampled on
and 1 vied
ceoeded in
atives wet
were knocked down and
The
er mills
police from oth-
restoring order
and the e got out with-
our ser
Tornado In
Memphi Tenn
Tennessee,
(Special)
- A
the
om Covington,
a tornado struck
hat place, causing considerable dam-
but, so far as could be ascer-
tained. no lives were lost. Two com-
presses owned by the Gulf Compress
Company were unroofed, and among
the other buildings damaged wag the
Illinois Central Depot. An Moots
Central southbound passenger train
was detained at Covington for sev
eral hours by the storm and accu-
mulation of debris along the track.
meager report was received by
Appeal 0:
of which
Railroad President Angry.
New Orleans, La. (8pecial).—Be-
eause he could not secure an annual
pass over his own line, former Gov.
H. C. Warmoth resigned the presi-
dency of the New Orleans, Fort
Jackson sad Grand Isle Railroad, a
80-mileline extending down thebanks
of the Mississippl River. Bondhold-
erg took over the property In 18086,
and since then have been forced to
economize on every item. The rall-
road extends past the plantation
home to Mr. Warmoth, who makes
dally trips to New Orleans,
4
——
UNDER CHARGE OF CONSPIRAC
Manager International Policyh clders’
Committee.
New York (Special). Sensational
results have quickly followed the In-
the distict attorney's office
into the recent election of directors
of the New Insurance
Company.
George R. Berugham,
the International Policyholders’ Com-
mittee, which inspired the present in-
making grave charges
those who conducted
was himself placed under
Albany and put aboaml a
train, leaving : York
at 1.15
SBcerugham |
he
with
quiry by
York Life
manager of
vestigation,
against the
election,
arrest at
o'clock
piracy, and
identified
feyholders
into custody
Carri
a nacity
! capacity
| election
Conspiracy
vo {
I's
ROSSI CUTS OUT HIS TONGUE.
His Voice
came
And
Insane.
Lost Recently Bee
cisco du
who. as
experient
endeavore
erformance
the Metr
broke down
i
rious
luring a I
le” at
nervous t
ing again with Mr
Company
AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL
itiago
diffic
Cabinet mes
before the
4 -
igation of
i the proposed
forest reserve
American manufactures
unusual record
of
their
foreign
industrie
i General M«
unveiled
Ow
in the wid-
bf
the
Ad-
ident
5
the Soclet
Pot
(+. A
made by
and members
Armies of
and the
“8
the oma
R
Pre #
the
PY BOO
Qrosses were
Roosevelt and General Dodge
Statements were made the In-
land Waterways Commission by Rep-
| resentative Burton and
er of Corporations Smith
The Equitable Life Insurance Com-
pany applied in the Supreme Court
for a writ of review in the of
J. Willeox Brown,
The Navy Department was adviged
of the death of Naval Paymaster
James E. Cann, at Portsmouth, N. H
The Society of the Grand Army
of the Potomac adopted a resolution
favoring arbitration to avoid war.
The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission received from the California
Fruit Growers’ pRGpange a com.
plaint, filed hy telegriph, against the
Sonthern, Pacific and the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroads.
President Mellen and First Viee
President Byrnes, of the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad,
had a talk with President Roosevelt.
They declined to discuss purpose of
visit, f
W. T. Willoughby will be promot.
od to the secretaryship of Porto Rico.
He is now treasurer of the island.
to
Commission
case