any failed to do so, ot a few were thinly Kr THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. JANUARY 9, 190. £2 10ST IN SHIPWRECK Bteamer Walla Walla Walla Sunk in Qol= lision With French Vessel. MANY KILLED IN THE CRASH French Ship Disappearsd in Dark ness and Offered No Assistance. Passengers Were Asleep When the Accident Occurred. San Francisco, Jan. 4-—The collision at sea early on Thursday morning be- iween the steamship Walla Walla and the French bark Max, resulted In the sinking of the steamship and the probable loss of 42 lives. The Walla Walla, owned by the Pacific Coast Steamship company, sailed from Ban Francisco January 1 for Puget Bound ports. B8he carried 36 first class passengers, a crew of 30 When off Mendocino, on the California at 4.10 o'clock Thursday morning, bark loomed up in the haze and crashed into the Walla Walla's bow. Then the sailing vessel slid off into the darkness and was seen no more, All the passengers and crew of the Walla Walla, except the few on watch asleep, The steerage quarters bow, and it is believed that the steerage passengers and were crushed to death. A big hole was made in the steamer's bow, and she sank in 35 minutes. The officers and crew maintained strict discipline, and boats and life rafts ered. A choppy sea was running, and the small boats could not make a land ing on the shore, a few miles distant. They drifted about all day, and finally 68 people were picked up by the steamer Dispatch, which took them to Eureka. Another boat, under com- mand of Engineer Brown, and con- taining 13 passengers ttempted to land at Trinidad, and was swamped. John Wilkinson, quartermaster: Wil lam Martel, fireman; LL. Drube, a pas senger, and three unknown men were drowned. Word has been received from Trin- fdad of a boat which put in there The survivors had a terrible experi ence, and only five or six are left out of a boatload. The dispatch states that 13 were lost. The boat was cap sized several times in rough ather Thursday morning, and each time sev eral persons lost their lives. A citi gens’ committee arranged for a patrol system covering 45 miles of the coast, both north and south of Ei #0 that should survivirs ashore they wi Captain Dispatch, was the bravery d he rescued he gives mt they displayed Johnson, the nervy than able Yivors, picked up. In with great difficulty ti were got ab 884 running The captain and Dispatch gave every wants of the passengers. In stances thelr wardrobe depleted. While many of the passen gers had ample time to robe them selves after the alarm had been given and as a result clad, while t more fortunate were drenched to skin and suffered equally with others Captain's Account of Disaster, Eureka, Cal, Jan. 4.—Captain A. L. Hall, master of the wrecked steam- ship, says “About 410 a. m. I was suddenly awakened by an awful crash on the port side, well forward. The housing, especially in the vicinity of my cabin, was badly shattered, the main force of the collision striking her just for. ward of my stateroom After the crash the vessel, which | think was a French bark, judging from the lan- guage used by her sallors, rebounded and groped alongside. | called to hor to stand by. She drifted away and was lost to view. The vessel began to fill immediately and she sank in 35 minutes, “There was no confusion on board. The officers and crew kept the passen- gers from becoming panicstricken. The crew was immediately ordered to man the lifeboats and rafts, and an effort was made to save the baggage, This was given up, however, the ves sel filling at such an alarming rate that no thought was given but for the safety of the passengers. | gave or ders to have the port bollers blown out, it being necessary to give the vessel a list to keep the gaping hole in her side out of the water. In a few moments all the lifeboats and rafts were out, with the exception of two, which were smashed. Ii was very dark at the time, and the uncer tain light interfered to a great ox. tent with the rescue of the passen- gers. | remained on board, assisting them In every way possible. | went down with the ship. After I had been down, | don't know how long, the so cial hall deck broke off and I floated to the surface with it. Sighting a life raft, | commenced swimming, and sue ceeded in reaching it after a hard struggle, and was pulled on board by the thres occupants, “From the information I have con cerning the rescue of the passengers and crew, I am not able to state how large the death list will be, but in my opinion it will not be less than 43, and possibly may reach 50, It is almost certain that a number of the steerage PASsengers were crushed men, were were In of crew some were low we has ireka, any come taken care of son, of the steamer loud in his Praise of isplayed by women whou two In parti m ich credit for ths il be ular to wh ASRISTANC a8 eM WAS Was Al Lhe survivors ard owing to the heavy the crew of the n to the many in entirely attentd ‘|, Were ge the the | sider the Nicaragua 28 second class and | lo | denly Cape | coast, | the | preside nt, but were aroused by the crash. | the | CANAL BILL IN THE HOUSE Mr. Hepburn Opened Debate and Spoke for Two Hours. Washington, Jan, 8.-~The debate on the Nicaragua canal bill in the house was opened im lively fashion yesterday by Mr. Hepburn, chairman of the in terstate and foreign commerce com- mittee, which reported the bill. For two hours he held the floor, replying to a volley of questions concerning the recent offer of the Panama Canal sompany te sell its property and fran chises to the United States for $40. 000,000. The Interest in the debate centéred almost entirely in this new phase of the subject. Mr. Hepburn maintained that the alleged new ofl fer of the Panama company was part of the play of delay. All his utter ances along that line were liberally applauded. He pointed out what he claimed was the suspicious clircum- stance that the Panama company held out for $109.000,000 until it was de cided before the holliday recess to con. bill, and then sud price to $40,000, Minnesota, dropped the Mr. Morris, of notice that at the proper time he offer an amendment if he could procure rights of the Panama $40,000,000, if conces procured from Colom Walker cot to purchase the Panama In the Senate. notes of the Nicar the 000 gave and company for sions could be bia, and if the recommended, ceed to complete property Nnmission The tween ro ites heard Morgan of Bs tion of contest be and Panama an anal were first agua isthmi transcontine of the United the Panama ( planation of the resolution gan ded d that the ; were a wicke had of States an ‘anal are eady {fic coast relations invol ] Panama Canal com of the ma Railroad company ment ing roads Pacific pan h 4 and between the exist States of United Mail Steamship c« McKINLEY DAY IN PENNSYLVANIA Stone Fixes Time For Me. morial Exercises In State, Harris Pa, Jan, 8 Stone last night issu« a tion, asking the ple of vania i Governor pr i Will Sell Blooded Stock. Trenton, N. J Jan. 8 All horses on the P Valles Farm, near Morrisville, Pa moved to this city yesterday and stabled at the Trenton Inter State Fair grounds. There $. blooded in the string, and they here by order of the delphia Brewing company, of deiphia. The Fasig Tipton company, of New York, managed the transfer of the stock, and this company wii offer the horses at public sale in the Madison Square Garden, New beginning January 27. The value of the horses Is estimated at $250,000, and horsemen say that no such val uable lot of animals has ever befors been offered at public sale in this country. nn were 186 horses brought were Phila Phila ., TOK, Pennsylvania School Statistics. Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 8-Dr. N. C Schaeffer, superintendent of public fn. struction, in the annual report to Gov. ernor Stone for the fiscal year ending June 3, 1901, calls attention to the fact that the last legislature appro priated over $12,000,000 for school purposes. The report gives the num ber of schools In the state as 29.046; teachers, 30,044; number of pupils, 1. 161.524; teachers’ wages. $11.3566,. 334.47. total expenditures for the year, $22.813.395.14 The estimated value of school property in the state is $54,122,398.38, Schley Appeals to President. Washington, Jan. 8.—~The object of Admiral Schley’s visit to the White House was to request the president to entertain and consider an appeal for the reversal of the action of Seo retary long and a disapproval of the majority judgment of the court of In: quiry., The Interview was ratisfac, tory, the president granting the ad miral's request. Messrs. Rayner and Teague will assist Admiral Schley in the preparation of the appeal. More Troops For Philippines. Washington, Jan. 8-The third squadron of the Eleventh Cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, Va, will sall from New York on the transport Bue ford on the 21st Inst, for service in the Philippines. The entire second squadron of the Second Cavalry will sail from Matanzas for New York about the 15th inst. to authorize the | the | | the would | i | ty of about 15 of the |MANYKILLEDBY CAVEN Without Warning Tons of Ore Fell on Michigan Miners. ~ ONEVICTIM WAS RESCUED ALIVE Entombed Men Are Surrounded By a Dirt and Broken Timber—Accident Happened While Most of Men Were at Dinner. Negaunee, Mich, Jan. 8-~From 13 to 17 miners are thought to have lost their lives as the result of a caven at the bottem of the old shaft at the Negaunee mine yesterday. The names of the dead so far as known are Ham Willlams, married; John Sulli van, single; John Pascoe, single; John Pearce married Jacob Hunlalla married From would ed by a large ma timber Large Mass of the of men are ss of dirt and portion of the condition the shaft seem that the surround broken 1OWer twisted 1@ cage ithin 100 feet of bed. A rescuing i Hful min nine was organized is 8 that th will not operate wi men are entom most s ers at imme- Fhirty men were working on but the » surface to g the mor or caugh thelr and a DOrs gave to the AVIing dull Laxen roar 8 indication being enacted nearly 500 | Bt { a distance of 1.700 miles. wil- | i Inventors of the it | shaft | where | t 3 i ? THE CHESTER MURDER MYSTERY Police Are Looking For Two Men and a Woman. , Pa, Jan men & woman are being looked for by the they know nable, in Chester I'wo and uel Vie ireau marsh th a The a I ot ® PK Population of United States, Washington, Jan. 8 The census bu reau yesterday issued a report an nouncing that the population of entire United States, including all out lying po was 54.233.069 the census year 1900. This is onion as follows: Continental United States or United States proper, 75.8040 Philippines, 6.961.338, being the esti mate of the statistician to the Philip pine commission; Porto Rico, 953,243; Hawall 154,001 Alaska £3 502; Guam, 9000; American Samoa, 6,100; persons in the military and naval serv ice of the United States outside of the territory of the United States proper, 91.21% fA8ORAIONN 575; Bill to Pay Confederates for Side Arms Washington Jan. 8A bill of much interest to ex-Confederate soldiers was favorably acted upon by the house committee on war claims. It provides for paving former Confederate sol diers for horses, bridles, saddles and side arms, taken from them in viola tion of the terms of surrender made by Generals Lee and Johnston with Generals Grant and Sherman. The bill was Introduced by Representa tive Padgett, of Tennessee Stee! Trust Declares Dividend. New York, Jan. 5--The directors of the United States Steel Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of 1% per cent. on the preferred stock and 1 per cent. on the common stock yesterday, A financial statement was given out, showing that the net sarn- ings of the company from April to December Inclusive, with December estimated, were $84,779.208 Perry Belmont Defeated. New York, Jan. 8. Montague Less ler, the Republican candidate in the election held yestarday for congress man from the Seventh district, has been elocted by 394 votes over Perry Belmont, the Democratic candidate. The total vote was: Lessler, 7.677; Belmont, 7,288 Architect of Capitol Dead. Washington, Jan. 7.-Edward Clark, the architect of the capitol, died here yesterday of catarrhal pneumonia, He had been in failing health for sevaral ct, oe on upon as capitol architect In 1865. He was 78 yours of age. the | : | THE RISEOF MARCONI INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE YOUNG INVENTOR, SOME How He Fileat Began Experimenting With Wireless Telegraphy « His Success In England With His Sig. nals~iis Work In Amerien. When Marcon! first began his exper. ments with wireless telegraphy, he was strong in the belief that the ultl. mate result would be the sending of messages across the wide Atlantie without the use of wires, That his falth was well founded was shown re- cently, when he flashed signals from John's, N, F.,, to Cornwall, England, This achieve places him smong the foremost world, the stroggl Rie ment The um tall ORt pages in He was of h of this y« tri Anglo # one of the bLirigh story and ung genius of in parentage 1 the history born ut Marzzbotia, of sclence the it ! tute re of | ved and re. efsn t conc of w many near experiments or B iogna bef important fact that erated by a sparking apg kind used by physicist Helnrl to a lo Land by et turning point I % life. In 1806 the inventor went land and there found his first trustin patroi he British postal authe : rdially, took an 1s ive the great ken and pro od m means to experiment with sig Thus encouraged, be geG, O rvoning Yening ‘ | } That discovery wa » underta renewed OUGLIBLIMO MANCO¥L He Jd night and day to in his methods and increase liis records. By establishing communi cation between captive balloons and perfecting the experiments with pole stations Marcon! startled the English scientists, To test him a Dublin news paper engaged him to report the Kings ton yacht races. le was successful and soon afterward was at work in the Buslish channel, the result of which was the establishment of wirgless com: munication i~tween Dover and Bou logne While in England ene of his notable achievements was keeping the Prince of Wales, who was on the royal yacht Osborne, In touch with Queen Victo ria’s household in her last Hliness. Mes page after message was exchanged Marconi finally won the great triumph of directing the English fleet in its ma. | neuvers, sending messages more than! eighty miles from one ship to another | and 130 miles through two ship sta tions. English confidence was ion | § thoroughly established and the wren § adopted by the British navy. The dreams of Marconi began to be realized when in Mareh, 150, he re ceived official permission from the French authorities for an experiment between Dover and Calais. By this] time his success in sending wireless | messages over long distances, In some instances thirtydwo miles, attracted the attention of Emperor Willlam of Germany, who instructed experts to experiment with the wireless system for the benefit of the German army and navy, It is sold that nearly every experiment made was a success, Marcon! finally decided to come here and show us his wonders, After dem onstratiag the usefulness of the system and reporting the international yacht races he established a wireless station on Nantucket Bouth Bhoals lightship, his efforts prove WOoras | vhich was located Eczema for | Forty Years. The Unqualified Statement of a Well Known Attorney, 8t, Ignace, Mich. Some of the cures made by Dr. A, W. Chase's Ointment of stubborn and long con. tinued eczema and skin diseases are causing much comment, People are begin. ning to realize that this Ointment is a wonder worker with all kinds of skin trouble, Attorney Jas, J. Brown, St. Ignace, Michigan, writes as follows Dr. A. W, Chase Med. Co.. Buffalo, N., Y.~Gents | cannot refrain from expressing my acknowledgment for the relief I have felt from Dr. Chase's Ointment. For $0 years 1 was afflicted with a skin disease on my leg. I have rough estimate hve hune dred do ying to efiect a cure, and not anti! | applied this ointment did I get relief, You arc strangers to me and this letter is rompte i directly because | want to say and | eel as though | to say it hat Chase's Cin bas eflected a complete sure of my affliction, Three boxes did the work on my leg I was also sufiering from itching piles an pplied ent which gave the best of by affording me rest at night a naly causing the disease w dis such relief #ud « tment that 1 cannot withhold expressing my gratitude. 1 was so ng afflicted with the tortures of eczema | tee! now that | am cured, a word of recom. mendation is due from me, Yours truly, Jas, /. 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