TERRIBLE FATE OF BALLOONSTS Big Gas Bag Breaks Away in A Hurricane. MACHINE FINALLY DROPS INTO SEA Three Prominent Germans Per- ish in Waters. Others In The Party Rescued By A Tugboat—HBalloon Blown Loose At Stettin, Germany, Before It Had Been Properly Ballasted— After Dashing Into Telegraph Wites And Chimney It Ascends 6,000 Feet, Then Drops Into The Baltic Sea, Stettin, Germany (Special).—The German balloon Pommern, which made an ascension here, met with a series of accidents which ended in a disaster under most tragic elr- cumstances in the Baltic Sea. Three men lost their lives, including the radical member of the Reichs- tag, Werner Hugo Delbrueck Herr Delbrueck and another member of the party were drowned, a third oc- conscious and died from his injuries, while the fourth was rescued in serious condition. The Pommern, brueck, who was acting banker, Herr Sommelhardt: chitect, Herr Benduhn, named Hein, ascended afternoon at i wind at the cane, and the before she had lasted A chapter of ac mediately The with telegraph almost overturning then dashed in boring smokestack ing wildly, a: the balloon tude and 4d at a terrific speed Rises 6,000 Thousands of a detachment had assisted the roads, break away, Was not Swinemunde Stettin, over w height of 6.¢ of the sea. track, and outdistanced irectly unde balloon fell steamed to work re ready Delbruec) disapepared, Hein were clinging they were tel Deacr ences, had b “Our lines an most 1} brueck a y dubn Hein head recovere I had # The netw was torn feared would slip ou to the earth feet, to which a flash. a carrying the gi i time Pom been fact Feet, nf Been i one the of drages een re Awaited Their Fate. “Delbrueck, condition, vainlj the valve, which tangled. We knew no hat but merely awaited “In the tir Swinemunde at soon found We thought land in caught in a in spite of to open COME en to do. fate meat aver passed altitude and above the sea. that we might balloon was rain cloud, which drove us down unti}] we were within 150 feet of the water Delbrueck was suffering agony, but he succeeded in pulling the ripping into the water 11 aged to get clear of the basket I. with Helin, swam and canght hold of the network, but Delbrueck and Ben. dubn sank. I remembered no more until I found myself in the which rescued us.” Hein died soon on the tug, and wag washed ashore Oofirzsel ves possibly Sweden, but the te a log All after being taken Delbrueck’s FREE RIDES FOR LADYRBUGS. Insect Pests, Los Angeles, Cal. (Special) lions of ladybugs are receiving free transportation on insectary at Sacramento to melon fields of the Imperial Valley Three cons'gnments have passed through Los Angeles on the way to El Centro and other where they will be turned loose to browse upon aphides and other sect pests that harm the melon crops. There are on hand sectary at Sacramento ladybugs weighing in the aggregate more than a ton. These are to be distributed free among farmers who apply for them. in the in Freed On Condilion Of Exile, Florence, Ala, {Epesinl). «Deo Ehelton, charged with murdering Lylia Ross by strangulation last August and burying her body under a pile of straw, was given his Hberty in the Circuit Court here on agreo- ing to leave the Btate forever. The Jury in tho cose stood six for acquit- tal and six for conviction. The pris. ener, who hod undergone his sixth murder trial. loft here this aftarnnon 4 WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH Sonn m————— In honor of the late Representa- tive James B. Perkins, of New York, eulogies were delivered In the House. A House committee began an in- vestigation into the existence of a ship subsidy lobby. Appointments and promotions of secretaries of the American legations abroad, recently made by the Presi- dent, were confirmed by the BSen- ate President Taft and members of the Supreme Court attended the fun. eral service over the body of the late Justice Brewer. President Taft notified the Sccre- tary of the Treasury to give all na- tions the benefit of the minimumu rates of the tariff bill. The Department of Agriculture is. sued an order forbidding the bloat- ing of oysters. Ferdinand von Stumm, third sec- retary of the German Embassy, and Miss Constance Hoyt, daughter of Counsellor Hoyt, of the State De- partment, were married at the Hoyt residence. President Taft attended the wedding. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad filed with the In- terstate Commerce schedules of increase rates, due to the in its advance in Root, in defended railroad bill tant amendments wepe the Committee in merce. Senator the tration an address the adminis- Some impor reported by Com- Senate, on terstate President Civil Taft Service Commis: whether Chief marshals referred to ion the Deputy included ques United with- Serve States are ice law Representative resolution in the of any i tees of ction IN FIRE, ail Horror disaster , and ween 1j1 re. +006 (ried 100 others A public ball had be lace at the coach houze ballroom It + ike structure, decorated June branches left from =a entertainment, which added for the other decorations and Chinese lanterns While the dancing was in full swing a pine branch caught fire and fell to the floor. It blazed furiously. and almost instantly the dresses several of the women burst into flames, which spread with astonish- ing rapidity. A der dry previous to were occasion a of them, with flames shooting out from their garments, rushed toward the barred exit, where a surging mass were jammed together, Women and men fell and were trampled under foot, NEW WAY TO TREAT RABIES, gerous, Says Discoverer, Ann Arbor, Mich. (S8pecial).—Dr. James G. Comming, director of the 300,000 COAL MINERS 60 OUT ON STRIKE All Union Men in Eleven States Drop Their Tools. THEY DEMAND AN INCREASE IN PAY, 01d Wage Seale Expired March Thirty-First, Hundred Thousand Pennsylvania And Hlinois~—Business Suspended At Midnight Pending A Read just ment Of Wages—Miners Ask In. crease Of Five And Ten Cents A Ton—Conferences Are Now On To Adjust Matters. Men Out In 75,000 Out In Indianapolis, Three hundred the bituminous Ind. (Special). thousand miners coal flelds of the United States suspended work and demanded higher wages, according to the official statement given out at the headquarters in this city of the United Mine Workers of America Coincidentally, the national officers of the organization, who had In secret session here departed for their respective to advise the miners In the conferences with the mine operators President Thomas J. Lewis made the following estimate of the num! miners affected the suspension in been states district ver ofl by and Central Penn sylvania } G00 Indiana West Vir: [inols fowa Michigan L0G aan a 000 y DOO Kar Oklahom: iorado ry ern merely suspen Lorain hio, down and threw the n age of coi The firs an Ind. coal one steel plant out 4.000 workn announcing a tf victory of the men ea Brazil, Indiana block WAH Annonnc- for a five » granted iE} in announcement from the center of the district, where it ed the m cent increase would leviewing the situation Lewis said: “When the board adiourn prospect was the miners now only a n's Presi don national executive we felt that very satisfactory in many districts ft question of the od all for is and talking over business “In Eastern Ohio it is renorted to us that three of the largest com- panies are ready to sign the contract we formulated at our recent meeting in Cincinnati ‘In Indiana and the Hocking dis- trict of Ohio we will reach a set- tlement during the week.” KILLED ON WAY TO WEDDING. Train Strikes Cab Carrying Young Couple. Waverly, Mass, {8pecial)., - The treatment, Dr. Cumming says, eliminates many of the dangers at- tending the former methods and animal, tient, The virus is sald to have been used in several cases recently with marked succesa. a Shackleton For (bok. New York (Special).—A plea for ersy as to whether or not Dr. Cook reached the North Pole was made by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton in his address at the dinner of the New York Transportation Club, given in honor at the Manhattan Hotel. Sir Ernest gave the impression that he believed Dr. Cook should be given credit for his work in the north, whathar or not he reached his goal. | | driver, were killed and Dr. Bryer's wife, Katherine, was probably fatal. were on the way to a wedding was f was abruptly postponed when news of the accident reached the church. Mrs. Bryer js 21 years old and was married only a year ago. Her hus- band’s age was 28 years. Plot Against King, Lisbon (8pecial). <A sensation has been caused by the dssertion of the ''Beculo” that the Govern ment has discovered that a great number of the sergeants of the regi- tents garrisoned at Estremoz and Klvas, near the Spanish frontier, are affiliated with secret revolutionary organizations, which are planning to overthrow the monarchy. The paper says that there are sus. picions and fears in other parts of the country. nd soni DARING BURGLAR 1S A RICH MAN “Eddie Fay's” Jobs Net $30. 000, $74,000 and $85,000. Also Owns a String of Race- Horses. One Of Two Men Who Safe In Richmond oflive Wanted In Makes A Specialty Postoffices — Four Murders Charged Against Him -— Both Prisoners Battle With New York Police And Detectives For Two Hours, Blew (Va.) Many Of Post. New York (Special) With lining up at police headquarters of Frederick Cunningham and Frank Chester, the two men caught while trying to get away with trunks {taining $85,000 in {from the postofice at | Va. the detective force belief that it had made most important captures |One of the men arrested | Richmond burglary, the police be levee, is le Fay, a much-wanted fugitive, picture is in rogues of importance in the country whose ‘a total ha ve Con stamps stolen Richmond, stated its one of in vears for every and af for avout offered apprehension in re ious citie «0.000 wards been in var : prigone; Cunningham i A Detective Peabo and timers, said that a; he was known as one d all-around safe blowes: known ORnized by other Eddie the as re who Fay Lan wie hy Fight Like Wildcats. “nN W © t and kicked who wére bh H Served Time In Belginm., t] ha counsel in court of the hearing government Bd fixed at $20 asked $ granted Baill failing which both men were locked up Postoff ed during the day an alleged record of the prisoner Fay, whose real name is given as Richard Harris He ! have known also ns i Harris, alias Little Dick” { Harris, all Frank M. Willis alias | Willis James, alals Frank Holden alais Jam« Wilson, ala James Ma son He is described as a bank and Jewelry st and mired The record and report reads, in part, ag follows: ‘November ! Denver, Colo. in snid “lek” to been O7e Bnean 6, 1601, arrested at discharged: December 24, 1901, arrested at San Francisco, Cal,, discharged: July 7, 1895, ar- ‘rested at Ostend, Belg im, with Har- ry Russell, Woodward, alals the ‘Diamond ower,” and Anna James Convicted Ma. hh. 1896. and sentenced to five years in Bruges Selglum, prison.” Detectives found two trunks and a satchel belonging to the rob- bers, from which they recovered $26.. 000 in stamps In one what de. tectives say is the most elabrate and highly finished burgiar tocls they have ever geen Each WAR | Ii Aa separate case of Hus ieath- er Even were wrapped and the drills modern high-speed” George Swal the more Was tool ian rougher jimmie tissue paper of Lhe hardest tool 1 the in Wore glee] were a gome which long and six Another was seized last A 10re Nith pleks, them set of lock were eight of skeleton | of inches keys AGE not so interesting f Was a eript showing and Wi banks were appeared banks Hundreds of and with them | ames and addy cashiers § thelr cess of Lreasu: MENELIK ALIVE AGAIN. The About The Ruler. Conflicting Reports Abyssinian ¥ Fruit Rose, I mom A “14 Washington, D. C {Bpecial) Charges of corrupt practices by mem- bers of the House for the advance iment of foreign or other interests in connection with subsidy legislation will be gated by a special committee of five i members of the House. | Committee on the Judiciary Mr. Ster- ling. of Illinois, reported to the | House a resolution providing for an | investigation into the charges. Mr. Steenerson. of Minnesota, upon whose initiative the committee re- ported the resolution, expressed dis. satisfaction with it as not broad enough to probe thoroughly all phases of the question. He propoted an amendment which provided that if the charges made by the American Flag, the organ of the Merchant Marine League, of Cleveland, O., against himself and others should not be sustained the committee should Investigate the question whether the author of the charges in making them public had sought to intimidate and improper. ly control the action of members of Congrees in their official capacity as ship Human Tooth Worth 8200, New York (Bpecial). — Human teeth are worth $200 aplece, accord- ing to the valuation fixed In the Municipal Court here. The appraise. ment was made in the suit of Yude! Goldberg against Henry J. Benja- min, president of the New York House Wrecking Company. In a dispute with Benjamin about his wages, two of Goldberg's teeth were knocked ont The jury awarded him a verdict, and the Court fixed the damage at $400, [representatives and in vic | their privileges, placing th ing the charges tempt House This amendment was ac. cepled by Mr. Sterling for the com-| mittee and was made part of the res. | olution. Mr. Kustermann, of Wiscon. sin, "as one of the accuseed.” sald! the hoped to see the fullest possible | investigation of the charges Hf mem- | bers of the House He was f{re- quently applauded by Democrats and Republicans alike as he declared his innocence of any connection or knowledge of the corrupt practices. Upon the initiative of Mr Hughes, of New Jersey, the resolution, as re- ported and amended, was recommit- ted to the Committee on the Judi- clary, with Instructions to amend the resolution further to provide for an Investigation as to the existence and conduct of any lobby affecting ghip subsidy legislation, Instead of mere ly investigating epecific charges made against Mr. Steenerson and others. After this change had been made the House, by a vote of 125 to 60, passed the resolution as final- ly amended. OR of the con For Better Trade Relations, Ottawa, Ont. (Special). While the time and the place are yet to be definitely fixed, there soon will be a conference on better trade relations between Canada and the United States, according to a statement made at the Canadian Prime Minister's office, It is probable that the meeting will take place in May at Washington and will be participated In by President Taft, 8ir Wilfrid Laurier and Minie- ter of Finance Fielding. MAY BE INDICTED AS GLASS TRUST Federal Authorities After the IT CONTROLS THIRTY-THREE PLACES. The Cases Will Be Prosecuted in the May Term. After Monthy Of Investigation, Tt Is Said Window Glass Corporation Will Be Hauled Into Court As Pittsburg To Answer Charges Of Violating The Conducts Operations Different States, ifaw — Eleven Sherman In It three officers special io Pittsburg, Pa. (Special) .- WE Yass + : learned here that after =a federal a month are investigation ready present Jury evid that the Company tion of the poration, to grand yroposed proj Window in viols The coi iaws control dow glass lice imperial trust act a sherman formed under the Virginia gid to manufacturers of w different ’ 0 “ 3 fou has factor Indiana, Kan Michigan, North New York, Ohio, Pennsy! West Virgin Many from Deen {ried Massachusett na and ‘a ia jlactLiirers id 10 I nyse to aprear be (IF PRR Attorney maucted the ontention be ft the Company by wir nt of LAW) the from WW ash lar Court EIGHT DEAD ON CRUISER. Of And Crew, Block Torn Mow. Down Breech Gun Peary Done With Polar Trips. hk ICA ED as i that the and am ar certainly dq Fasts 0 Woman lan d ’ Osek, - years 15 Days. Cleve Core old, was arrested fasted, her The friends was {ak RO per her to eat » conld ted that ni she had rn said, en {er 5 fae | @ vg le fOr 2 # girl to the 0 gHaARION She not, fasting it killed Women Eligible To Office. Neb. (Special) A eligible hold the office of according opinion rendered by the Nebraska Supreme Court There was but one dissenting opinion, Jus tice Fawcett declaring that the pre cedent would permit a woman to be elected Governor. Lincoln, an is county Wom to treasurer, to =a Earth Shocks At Messina. Messina (Special) Seven slight shocks, accompanied . by sub terranean rumblings and explosions, have been felt here since Thursday night. No damage has resulted ODDS AND ENDS. A web two and a quarter miles long has been taken from the body of a spider, For extinguishing fires the London brigade last year used 11.375.000 gal. long of water. When it comes to barley erops Russia leads, with the United States second, The United States last year broke all records by producing 25.000. 000 barrels of salt. Harvard University students main tain five wireless telegraph stations, and have made geveral important in. ventions and discoveries, Gag lamps are made on the lines of the electric lamp, and the deceit is #0 cleverly perpetrated that fow suspect the difference, 4 The fur seal will not breed in cap. tivity. This does not apply to the hair seals, which are those so readily trained for exhibition purposes, The fruit of the African garits free. which looks like a chestnut, yields a grease that can be made into soap and candles.
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