Ww ENGINEER'S SELF-SACRIFICE JRan Of: With Burning Cars of Dynamite, TWO CARS LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVE The American Society of the Cross of Honor Recognizes the Noteworthy Bravery of Jesus Garcia, a Plucky Mexican, Who Deliberately Gave Up His Own Life to Save H His Townspeople pecial) —Jesus Garcia, a Mexican locomotive engl- neer, met hiz death in a most hor- rible manner that he might save the lives of many others and prevent the destruction of a town, With the certainty that he must forfeit his own life, Garcia quickly coupled his locomotive to two cars foaded with dynamite while the cars were burning fiercely and ran them rapidly to the suburbs, when the flames reached the «dynamite. A ter- rible explosion followed. The brave engineer was blown to atoms. This in brief is the story of the unparalleled heroism of a man who died by his own choice that others might live. The American Society of the Cross of Honor was quick to act when it was learned through newspaper dis- patches of Jesus Garc fa's sacrifice, At the first meeting of the board of gOV- ernors of the society in this city, Washington (8S Be me LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH Domestic The police of New York captured William Delaney, a former patrol- man, who is accused of using a po- liceman's badge to gain entrance to and loot the police station in the Criminal Courts building. The Aerial Navigation Company, in which Lewis Nixon is Interested, is planning an airship .2,800 feet long, which is to carry 2 500 passen. gers and cross the Atlantic in two days. Thomas Perkins, New York Cotton Exchange, the first Presbyterian Church, lvn, N. Y., after completing dress on the New Year. Oscar Hammerstein threatens to abandon his opera house in Phila- delphia, declaring residents of the Quaker City do not appreciate art The Standard Oil Company asks to be allowed to remain in Mis- gouri, promising to abide by the rul- ings of the Supreme Court of the state, The new passenger and freight steamer Texas, with her hold full of fire, put into Tybee, Ga., to land her passengers and get assistance, Judge Taulbee hag taken to the woods and armed bands of fuedists are entrenched in Jackson, Ky. Governor Hughes began hig a member of the died in Brook- an ad- BC ~ held after the tragic cceurrence, re- solutions were adopted commending | the conduct of the Mexican engineer, | President Thomas H. Herndon, of the American Society of the Cross | of Honor sent the resolutions to the | Mexican ambassador. That official had the reported act of Garcia In- | vestigated and found it was true as | reported by Mr. Herndon the press. has received from | Jose FF. Godey, rge de affaires of | Mexico, dated at the embassy in this city, the following communication “With reference to the correspond- ence had with you relative the resolution adopted by the American Cross of Honor regar brave deed of Jesus Garcia, I beg to in- form you that I am directed by my government to tender you its thanks for said resolutions and for the terms ‘in which it ls expressed. “Likewise 1 am directed form vou that a subscription has opened at Nacozari, in order to col- leet funds for the erection, at the principal square of said town, a mon- | ument commemorating the heroic] sacrifice of Jesus Garcia; that the local authorities have cooperated to | that end and that the federal gov- ernment will do lHkewise.’ From the company bj Garcia was empl zuma Copper ( wre to © rding the in- | been | 10 Jesus Monte which the of ticuia yved any. came the pat locomotive engineer's The two mite were nea: company in the The cars caught and flames the explosive when locomotive up to and coupled his engine He realized ‘Om i 5. of the sacrif ice, with dyna- of the town. manner ing Garcia backed his the burning cars them, loaded the thick fire § were Cars some the almost lick to that the explosion there meant death to hundredg of people, and the destruction of the town, Grasping the throttle, he threw wide open, and. with the blazing cars attached, made a streak for the open country The train dynamite had but reached the little section house in| the suburbs when came the terrific explosion. The section house and cars were reduced to splinters, while | the body of Carcia was blown to] pieces, only the smallest fragments being found aft erward. Twelve Mexican section hands and | an American boy were also blown (0 atoms. But the town and many | preciong lives had been saved by the “Jim Bludsoe” of the Mexican mines. i it it of Paper Company To Conserve Forests, New York (Special) —A poliey of | managing its timber Janda 80 as to assure a permanent growth of gpruce | timber was adopted by the hoard of | directors of the International Paper | Company. The department in charge of the forests owned by the company | was instructed to put into effect plan of practical forestry, to use the most conservative and economical methods and to conduct its opers- | tions so as to minimize the danger | of fire. Cattle Disease In Children Rochester, N. Y. (Bpecial).— foot-and-mouth disease have develop ed in children of five families in the town of Clarkson, Monroe and one of the 10, infant, died. The child that died had symp an gitisa, The town health officer gent a report of the suspected spr dren to Commissio; jor Porter, of Foxskin Worth $1, 000, Monticello, N. Y. (Special) Tuesday Albert Wynkoop, hamsville, near Monticello, shot a silver gray fox, which was in the ael of carrying away a prize rooster. Mr. Wynkoop sold the skin to a New York city fur dealer for $800, Another dealer who gaw the skin said it was worth from $800 to $1,000. With one exception, this is the only silver gray fox killed in Sullivan County in half a century, AR «On of Gra- Hpydrophobin From Home. Moulton, Ala: (Special). Miss Ruby Green, daughter of a well known farmer living near Newburg, died from hydrophobia, contracted in fn an unusual manner. A mad dog recently bit a horse owned by Mr. Green, father of the young woman. The horse later went mad and was shot, Miss Green had a slight ab- rasion on her left wrist and in some manner this became infected while ag executive of the state of New York. R. M. Johnson, who was serving a sentence in the State Peniten- tiary of Texas for murder, and was pardoned by Governor Campbell, the social life of the prison so that he has refused to accept liberty. the purpose of securing ‘the state and local for women,” the Society with principal of- sw York City, filed incorporation at well his For national, franchise Franchise fice in Ne 2 @ ifeate of ny Alba Mormon Church may for the bulldings of institutions at Nauvoo, a He volved by pany The anniversary famous leader of dependence movement fo death by celebrated in Manila, William L treasurer of was recently with the Pe Ii. Jose Rizal, Filipino in- who of Dr the and Spaniards, as the Mathues, Pennsylvania, convicted in connectl snnsylvania capital gri cases, died at Media, Pa, Arthur Trotter, a young pol vears old, «1 his aged m Mrs. Ann Trotter, by oading with an axe and a knife in apartments on West Eighteenth Street, New York men were kK while attempting ra and Stripes Giving as a reason that eir buai- ness. though solvent, was being run at a loss on account of the prohi- bition wave, a receiver was applied by Eckhouse Bros, wholesale deale of Cincinnati, O. Judge Kunkel fixed April date upon which the third of the series of trials growing oul of the scandal surrounding the contracts for the J capitol furnishings aft no of or arrested pawn Three Yori Star to Hy wil Ts It is reported thal Roosevelt hag sent Francis J. Heney, the noted San Francisco graft hunter, into Pittsburg to report on the coun- cilmanic graft scandal. Mrs. Tower, the former telephone en $700 a month alimony. Evidence to indicate that death of William E. premediated wag presented by | attorneys for Thornton J. Hains. An elephant got loose at Coney { island and was not captured until iit had done much damage to ings and amusement places, Burgldrg drilled into the the jewelry store of Oscar C, New York, and got away with § safe of Jockle, 5 oul Mayor McClellan, of New York, sent stenographerg to attend the Sun- Many paper mills in New York State may have to shut down on ac- count of lack of water. E oreign Forty-one persons were death by the military court aterinosiay, Bussia, and 12 were to penal servitude ([o: iN Tex ti kill Four men wera ed and three wounded in an encounter betw Polish Socialists and Nationalisis in Warsaw. Police did not interfere Atl the New Year's reception held Governor Magoon in Havana ail government officials were pix gonted to President-elect Gomes, The bubonic reappearance in Guayaquil, er] t by the Geund or, at the Lazaretto. quarter of Cebu, Island of Coby, Philippines, has been wiped out by fire, The Constitutional Democrals were victorious in the municipal elections in Moscow, In a fight between police and bri- gands near Tiflig two of the brigands were killed. Mr. 1. Buchanan, special commis sioner of the United States Govern ment to Venezuela, arrived at Ca recas and was cordially received by officials of the new government. The Bolivian government hag plac. ed a loan of $2,600,000 with J. P. JAorgan, of New York. Many offers to supply this money were made, Gen. Garcia, governor of the State of Falcon, Venezuela, has been im- risoned for refusing to recognize Lan Vincente Gomez as president, The Irish party will hold a con- vention a pais § to work out its she was around the horse. future policy on the Irish land bill. - | i DETAILS OF DISASTER. i Messina is and ship Car- The relief being rapidly organized loads of the wounded were ried to Naples King Victor again visited Reg- glo and superintended the rescue of a man who begged piteously for food Soldiers were sent into the country to suppress riots which were started by the hundre’e of starving survivors, The American Vice Consul, Joseph Plerce, and his family were killed by the Monday-morn- ing shock at Messina. Another tidal wave through the Strait of and if this is true hundreds wounded must have perished, The hospitals at Naples are full of the fugitives, fully 2,000 of whom have been conveyed to that clty It has been disc overed that the town of Castoreale with a popu- lation of 4.000 been destroy- ed. The Lipari reported wore vigited Queen Aosta dite of the Work amt work at has swept Messina, of has which were destroved, have been Islands totally not to the quake Helena and the Duchess are receiving the plau- people their heroic _ th ne as found by ti of for victims, ———— More since t than four he { Special) Rome passed occur. the of man full and suffering of this before have of worst catastrophe in These four davs rence the history have inexpressible been of inhabitants Italy history to the all known city and of in the of 11 80 great in world has and appal rt hange occurred destity of landmarks less and contour a country changed historic swept into the sea i? aii garden fort wv ers flity in the the place uere of the Nile-bhlesse yp aud hilla with and Now tad piains eas sun-kissed laden vineyards human bodies dot the desolate and heaps of ashes mark the site of flourishing cites. Hundreds of starv- ing creatures are Aramping the high- and fighting desperate other and the dogs for Rain has fallen in recurring tidal waves the coast and earthquake has followed earthquake until the fugitives are de- with terror and unable to themselves, Cheered By Charity. Gloomy as is the picture in South- ern Italy and Sicily, the spontaneity each a food tor- rents, have swept shock shock, nonted care for ine this suffering city and country the most distant points have words of sympathy expressions of kindness Thousands and thousands of dollars have been received by the agents of the Red Cross Society being converted into for the are rapidly and raiment people While the tale of misery it ia belleved that the calamity has been passed is the one cheering thought Jat s of Romans hey can shocked by detalls, but “they longer he giartied by unexpected dics. Every hour now sees th condd, within igs not vet Croat of the This o rean geivy more survivors brought the ministering clitios, gees fower insane, starving people wan. aimlessly over the broken pale of naked, lering roads. Quenching The Flames, Supply ships are converging at io end the sulerers be gapldly taken om board these thera cared for and fod. until is decided upon. The heavy raing have fended to quench the flerce fires that raged during the first three days and the blackened and smoldering ruins the blackness as the ships train their searchlights upon them, The moan of the dying is less frequently heard and while hundreda are still imprisoned in the ruins they are too deeply buried to be heard or are now too weak to call for the assistance that will never reach them. Thus countless victims will die in the living tomb, with no ong Castellane Loses Fight. Paris, France (By Cable).—The petition of Count Boni de Castellane that the custody of his three song be given to his mother, the Marquise de Castellane, was denied. The Court ruled that the childen remain in the custody of thelr mother, Princess de Sagan, formerly Miss Anna Gould. The Court ruled further that the childen should not leave the Conti nent without ity permission. Begin on October 19, 1908, they are ool tie T00 mii on of Paris Joe witaated THE PAST. EARTHQUAKES IN CENT RE- 1882-—-Java; 170,000 1886 (August 31) 8. C.; 41 lives lost, property damaged. 1891 China and 000 killed, 1802 (May) Martinique, killed, 1805 killed Charleston, $5,000,000 Japan; 30, - Mount West Indies: ’ Pelee, 20.000 India: 20,000 1806 (April)—Ban 1000 killed: property mated $100,000,000 1806 (August 16-22) ralso, Chile; damage, 000, «1906 killed, Francisco; loss esti- Valpa- 50,000. { December 26) Chile; town destroyed 1807 (January 28) Kingston, Jamaica; over 2000 killed; esti- mated damage, $15,000,000, 1807 (March 28)-—Bitlis, menia; town destroved 1967 { April 16) —Bouthers Mexico: four towns destroyed In 12 months 1906-7 there were 30,000 emall earthquakes, affecting every country and island globe -Arica, Ar- in nearly on the This, every {hese ificeq utn- death the nado Fadia to wit agony ness their 3 fact too, in spite of effort 8g being and life the treachero AiR Griscom Lloyd C. people is b to Get eing Trip. Griscom, the Ameri has dec'ded present He arrival of the Delays CARD not to gO will await Amer. the expected the Red Sea, in the The warships probably Messina next week Mr will then io the south. Ambassador fessina F. Reynolds is military ig. Jr... the Am at Milan Suez from en disirict will get BCom The girick- io RG #6] American ¥ terpreler full instruc thods to | for meric: Sicily and the t The in of 10 of a contributio from ag well $20 G00 {1 As a of ald Ja gpite William H. Bist sul gr Palermo, the first asser that United States CON~ was not in the Island at the time of the ear the American Embassy now believeg that he is there. All ef- forts to communicate with him, how ever, have been fruitless, Lipari Islands Safe. The first cheerful news of the devas. tation of Calabria and Eastern 8S cily by earthquake and tidal wave was received by the minister of marine A dispatch from the commander of the torpedo boat sent posi-haste lo verify the report that the Lipari, or Aeolian Island had been engulfed and all the population, some 28,000 people, annihilated, brought the grateful information that while the islands had experienced the earth- ons 0p, i- demolished that lost, The King and Queen of Italy their plous pilgrimage what was once the beautiful smiling Southern Coast of Sicily, now is a desolated and no lives were con. along and but region thousands are dying in an- Buke of devoting Lis Avsia is on the scene, himself to the succor of countrymen. The Duke has imi and all the surrounding ‘8. This section, after Messina Regg o, suffered more heavily any other, The Duke said to of the aides with him: ‘The catastrophe, indeed, geourge (rom God. The come when it think ruins. these viii & is All hope of of unfortunates saving any after the All our efforts must be devolied to caring for the wounded survivors.” The colossal emigrant steamships that for years past have Leen en- gaged in transporting the surplus population of Calabria and Sicily to the sur corners of the world, but especially to the United States, are employed in removing survivors and refugees to places of safely. Messina and Reggio, the two typical southern cities of Italy, are no more. The fury of land and sea has compassed thelr ruin and what little remains heaps of shattered masonry covering countless dead bodles-is now to be covered with quicklime to prevent the outbreak of epidemics, EE ———————————————————— Tried To Kill Sweetheart, Washington, D. OC. (Special). Lawrence W. Peters, 20 years old, committed suicide in a boarding house at Alexandria, Va, after shoot- mpting to kill his sweet- Beaudette, 21 years The tragedy uarrel sald heart, Jennie old, a silk mill worker. wag enacted during a to have been provoked he former resident of Hatlord, 4 grove abiy will recover, Providence, B & 3 anlclde Joside at » WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH President Reoseveit and over six thousand people, representing every land and every state and territory in the Union, exchanged Happy New Year greetings at the White House Count Von Bernstorff, the new German ambassador, was formally presented to President Roosevelt and handed to the President a let ter from Emperor Willlam, express- ing his best wishes for the happi- ness. and welfare of the United States. Becretary Wright will deter- mine whether the War will adopt the proposed inoculation of soldiers so0n system phoid fever The People’s Lobby, established ton near three Vears #go watch on the doings of pud- is to be reorganized beilevedd that the propos sed changes tariff law will be made whet bill reacheg the Senate M. Jusserand, French the President the attache of the French Captain DeChambrun proposed to men, ie the real It Em- It is issue a sot Lhe celebration of the Lincoln Regulationg governing tests to be given officers of th be issued Argentine Ig gradually be largest exporter of wool physical e Navy HENNE to Navy Depart- Andrew COO} The thanks of the ment were accorded io Carmichael, second«las bravery in rescuing a d man A East honor owning brilliant ball Room of the White of Miss Ethel Roos¢ made her debut Hepresentat made p: was gin Congressman the Democratic party should for it in the The having has closed its rope The annual ican Political gan with Am ing The auxiliary hag been ordered into ctive The le BAS culogls stamp fra: He Panama now an Brutus, repaired gervice at of e Rs iB likely oO YI « th 4 Cross #4 "He i! malin angus insu RUEF SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISTN Former Frisco Boss Sent fo San Quentin For a Long Terr San F ham Rue San serve 1 tinry On formers Franc was sentenced Ven re the Quentin by Judge Wil presided briber: of i800, State Peniten 1 7 0 at San liam B. Lawler, who Ruef’s trial on the charge Ruef was convicted on harge of offering to bribe John J. Furey, ¢ member of the boodling Board Supervisors to vote for a trolley 1 chise for the United Rail ade, on December 10 The trial was long and seneational, and during ita course an attempt was made to assassinale Francis J. Heney. the special prose- cutor of Ruef. The jury was out 24 hours and 25 minutes before an agreement could be reached Ruef became the political San Francisco in 190] His was free from indictments March, 1907, when waz the fort of HT. all of which bribery On Maren 15 confessed in the meantime Attorney dangdon and Heney. gnecial District inveatfgated the boss’ mothods as far back as 1901 and gecored the ovi dence on which Ruef was brought to trial. Ruef rose to power afier E Schmitz bad been elected a labor candidate eight Ruef twice aided in over of £30 ie iros , f boss i Career until Bil ye charged 1907. h Diet Francis J had he ttorney, gene Mayor Years ago procuring Mayor, TONS OF GOL n { 'OIN MOVED. Wash. ington To Denver Mint. Washington, D. C {Bpecial) Moving $225.500,000 in gold coin more than 1.000 without accident or without a dollar le the feat just successfull accomplished hy the Treasury Doe partment of the United States under the supervision of the director of the mint. Owing to the fact. that all the principal vaults of the San Francisco Mint had become fliled with gold coin, and the basement and other less secure vaults of the mint to be used of mila 10% { desirable to move this amount to the new modern vaults of the Denver Secretary Cortelyou, therefore, order. ed its transfer. The movement of the ooiln was begun August 15 and was completed | December 19. “IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE Fewer miles of new railroad were bulit fn 1008 than In any year since Canada is taking a little gold from this country. New securities floated in America this year exceed §1.400,000,000, Copper metal was advanced quar ter of a cent a pound, It is sald that Chesapeake & Ohio's $11,000,000 of new bonds were oversubscribed ten times, MANY AMERICANS MAY BE AMONG THE DEAD Touris's From the United States Were at Messina. CONSUL CHENEY AND WIFE DIE, Chicago ard Philadelphia Furn'sh L ng Lists of Travelers Who Were in the Vicnity of the Stricken Ita ian Cities Dur ng the Monday Mo¥.ing karthqauke. AMERICANS WHO MISSING ARE and and Men- Mrs, Martha C. Kittridge her two daughters Clarissa and Miss Margaret deli, of Brookline, Mass Miss Blanche Kane, of Phila- deiphia Mr. and Philadelphia Miss Mary Moss Miss Louise Wood adelphia Miss Lilies Mrs. Herbert Norris, and Phil aulhor , Artist, of Bessie Croads- Estelle and Miss Miss Emily and Miss iiiadeliphia. an and Elizabeth yomfield, N. J. John Wright, Fra (:. Bockins, dale, st, Fagan Misses Lili: Wiggins, of 1 Mr. and Mr Philadelphia Miss Maiy H. Debart and M ss May Sherman. of Elizabeth, N. J. Miss Henrietta LIL. Stadelman, Del. Mis. Eiger A DOES art Of ic 5. Re of Newcastle Mr ber, AM and Sar- M and Dr. Charle Hernley, J. A Mrs Jac Vz HICAgE« irom Depart Sicily for nia and freq ented ries t i i (ata re and noted Bishop Sessums ping Was 7 the bishop statis daughter Miss 3 » Rome umber elie safe in An dephia £ Sean 01 y are also absolu message thre and this the worst telegraph service may delay in many insiances hardly prevent all replies death not in all cases curred, it is reasonably infury or temporars red in each case Chicago AfMlicted, and Alton, 1Il., are a'so Mm and messages from both hose places tell the suffering of people there who have relatives in the stricken district Only time can tell just how those people all over e I'nited St canght in the terrestial and carried to death the list will be been tel in il vH to taken The any one of as tive inadeq cy of ig indica the for would While have oo certain that dementia occur. TT but i may Chicago sMicted 11 of many of from th wore ron ared les maels It is ingly Word, {Spec'al) — appa’l Has No BD. C Griscom Washington, Ninety Americans in a Messina hotel that was destroyed and Italians and Americans coeaperating in the quest for information regarding the miss. ing are reported upon in a cable gram the State Department re- ceived front Ambassador Griscom at Rome. The Ambassador cabled that he has received no word from the American consuls at Messin® and Pa- lermo He has fished the fore gn ofl- fice for information. and that office, he adds, will use every effort through army and navy officers to oblain im- mediate news, to Scaffold Collapses, Cleveland, Ohio (Special) collapee of a seaffold at Blast Furi here fifteen workmen wore thrown ground One man the others gerionsly injured, some probably fatally, The mon were 30 feet in the air engaged in tearing a brick chimneys By the Central Ttalian io the was killed and % t ait 18 ce Six Hurt On Southern, Lamber City, Ga. (Special) —-8ix persons were injured when a special train on the Bouthern Rall way jumped the track near here bee fore daybreak and rolled down a high embankment, A split switch ig believed Jo have caused the ac- gldent Traffic was delayed for many Ours, Wolf Chases Man In, City. Peoria, Ill. (Special). — A large, Iran gray wolf gave Krank Keifer an exciting five minutes, when it ate tacked him near a lumber yard in the heart of the city and chased him four blocks through the streets to his home. Keifer entered his house in time to slam the door Ho) the ani mal's face, Betuing a flo Jo a bullet through its Sails through a wi The wolf is the first wild one seen near Peoria in
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