m -" !"-- "rTn ' . -.'I v i-, ..-A9A ' 1&jS?W TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MOllXINU, DECEMBER 1G, 1899. TWO CENTS. BrrfteM: jtKJL LOS ANGELES EARTHQUAKE Severe Shocks Felt Southern Cali fornia. in SIX INDIANS ARE KILLED Ten or Fifteen Buildings Topple Over nnd Many Walls Are Cracked and Shnken The Total Damage Is Es timated at $50,000 The Shock Is Heavy nt Santa Ana, San Ber nardino, Riverside and Other Places. Los Anccles, Pal., Dee. 23. At 4:2". o'clock thin morning a severe earth quake wns felt over 11 lung portion of southern Cullfornla, the undula tions lasting about twelve seconds. The entire center of the shock ap peared to have been at San Jacinto, a small town In Riverside county. The business portion of San Jacinto con sists of two blocks of two story build ings, some of which nrc built or bruit. Ten or fifteen buildings were damaged, cliliuncys being toppled over Hiul tin- walls cracked nnd shaken. Tin to'al damage at San Jacinto nnd j HTnit. n small town near by. Is esti mated at $".0,000. The largo tourist ho tel at 1 limit was damaged, and tlv h'ispital at San Jacinto also suffered. The rear wall of the Johnson block at Hemlt fell. The only loss of life, so far as known, was nt the Sabobalan reservation, whore six squaws were kill-. by falling walls. A number of Indians were seriously injured. The shock was heavy at Santa Ana, Au heim, San Bornadlno, Riverside nd other pines, but no particular dam age Is reported except from San Ja cinto and Heinlt. In this city no damage was done, though the shock was particularly vlo). nt. The houses here are well lilted with eastern tourists and they wore, in many instances, terrified at the un-xpected disturbances and rushed from their rooms In affright. Wild reports concerning the earth quake soon spread and the telegraph and telephone wires between thW city and adjacent towns were' kept busy handling inquiring messages. It was repirtrd that several lives were lost In the collapse of the hotel at Hemlt: and another minor to tho effect that six Indians had been killed at the same place, but fortunately there was no truth in those rumors of the Iosj of life. Death of Six Squaws. San Jadnlo, Cala., Dec. 23. A dis astrous earthquake occurred at 4 23 o'cloi k this morning. Nearly every two-stoiy building was wrecked an 1 it Is tstlmato, that the damage will aggregate over $50,000. The main shock was preceded by a loud, roaring sound and awakened many just in time to escape from the domed build ings. The business street Is such a wreck that tons of debris had to bo removed before the buildings could be entered. At oabonlan Indian reserva tion six squaw were killed by falling walls, two fatally injured and many seriously hurt. The shock caused dry artesian wells to flow larger streams than ever be fore Santa Ana, Cala., Pee. 23. Tho se verest earthquake In years visited this section this morning at 1.20. Third hotel siu-sts were almost rolled out of bed. Clocks were stopped all over the city and the walls of several brlcic buildings were badly cracked. San Diego, Dee. 25. The most severe fihorkof earthquake experienced in this cltv in fourteen years took place at 4.23 a. m. today nnd was accompanied by a loud rumbling noise- The taller build ings In the city were severely shaken, but no serious damage was done. A. high wave struck the beach ocean front R'lon after the shock, but no damage was done to shipping. A slighter shock followed the first one a few seconds later. YOUNG MILITARY GOVERNOR. Will Have Charge of Province of Northwestern Luzon. Manila, Dec. 23 9 a. m. General Young has been appointed military governor of the provinces of North western Luzon, with headquarters nt Vlgan. UN command includes the Thirty-third infantry, under Colonel Luthei l. Hare, and tho Third cavalry. He will establish permanent stations nt San Fernando nnd Laoag, with out posts wherever needed. The Sixteenth Infantry will proceed to Aparrl. garrisoning such towns as majj be deemed necessary In tho prov ince's of Cagayan, Isabella and Nuevo Vlcaya. Oenernl Young and Colonel Hood are establishing civil munlclp.il governments and the ports In North ern Luzon will bo opened for tradi about Jan. 1. DEATHS OF A DAY. London. Dee. 23.-Rarou Ludlow, of Hey wood, tormer rocoider of Kxctcr and subsequently jtirigu of the court of ap peals, died toduy in his seventy-third ear Washington. Dee. js, Rushrod Under wood, who nelili veil fame im a scout In the army of Northern Virginia, died hero today, aged Hi yrats. Many deeds ro quiring great coolnesa and courage were credited to him by General R. K. Leo and Coloiul John O. Mosby, of the Forty third Virginia cavahy, to whluli ho bo-lonecd, INDIANS DEFEAT BERKELEY. The Noble Red Men Had No Walk over, However. San Francisco, Deo. 23. Today the east and west line,! up on the gridiron, the opposing teams being the Carlisle Indians, of Pennsylvania, nnd the Unlvetslty of California. Six thousand people witnessed tho game. Th" Berkeley rooters were out In force, but the Indians were not lacklnttJii sym pathizers. ICvcryonp expected an easy walkover for the Indians, but In this their an ticipations were not realized, Berkeley put up ii magnlllrent game nnd held the Indians down In fine style, the score at the end of the game belns; 2 to 0 In favor of the Indians. A fum ble by Berkeley when the ball was on her ten yard line, lost her tho game. Kaarsburg. for Ilerkeley tried n fake kick, but dropped the ball. Ho picked it up. but the Indians were through the line and pushed him over for n safety. Had he been successful In this trick the score would undoubtedly huvo been a tie. Carlisle won the toss and kicked oft for thirty yards, Berkeley ran the ball In live yards then returned the kick. Tho Indians then began to buck and were fairly successful, although Ilerke ley held and the Indians found It hard work. When the ball was on Berke ley's ten yard lino Carlisle fumbled nnd Herkeley took the ball. Then Kaarsburg tried his fake kiek which lost the game for tho nine and Oold. At the end of the first half Herke ley seemed to be somewhat winded, but the Indians were as fresh as ever and It was predicted that they would roll ill) a large score. Hut the breath- ing spell between halves put Tierkoley ' ment of the occasion. The eaily inom rlght, and she played the second half ng scenes at the gnrdt-p were as un- with a dash that was surprising. In this half neither side had any material advantage, although the ball was In J Berkeley's territory most of the tinv. j At one time It looked a though the : Indians might kick a field goal. Thry weie crawling near the goal line, but Just before they got within kicking distance Hudson was Hurt, anil nail to retire from the game. He had tried several field goals during the game, but was unsuccessful, yet there was a great feeling of relief on the part of the Berkoleyans when he retired, for it was certain he could not miss all the time. Towards the end of tho rccond half there was a battle between the punt el s of tho two teams, with no advan tage on either side, and time was called with the ball on Berkeley's terri tory. The game was the fastest over seen on this coast and although Herke ley lost, she has risen hugely in tho estimation of foot ball enthusiasts. AFRICAN SITUATION. British Cavalry Horses Are Dying of the Ginndero. London. Dec. 20. 1.80 a. 111. -I'll t-l this hour nothing has arrived from South Africa that would Indicate nnv change In the military situation there. The war office is issuing lists of fur ther deaths and wounded, as well as arcounts of sickness. The most seri ous report of the last class is that horse sickness has broken out in both British and Boer camps in Natal. Four hundred British cavalry horses, It is said, have already been shot ow ing to the occurrence of glanders. The disease Is likely to spread wltn much greater rapidity among the Brit ish horses than among the hardy Bopr ponies, and this may mean a consid erable prolongation of the campaign. A despatch from Chleveley, dated Tuesday. Dec. 19. shys: "The British naval guns have destroyed the Colen so foot bridge, thus preventing th" Boers holding any position south of the Tugela river. The enemy are tak ing up fresh positions on tho east ern side, nearer the British camp. "A two hour bombardment of Lady smith has been heard from here. Ac cording to reliable nutlve reports, the Boers had 200 killed In the light at Colenso." Despite the severity of the censor ship, hints are being continually re ceived of the serious spread of Dutch disaffection In both the Queenstown district of Cape Colony and Nntal. An undated heliograph message, from Ladysmlth. by way of Pleter maritzburg. represents the garrison In no way daunted Tiy General Buller's reverse at Colenso and as confident of being able to hold out Indefinitely. The holidays have brought no sur cease of recruiting activity. DEATH OF JUDGE EASTMAN. Well-Known Wyoming County Vet eran Passes Away. Special to The Scranton Tribune. Tunkhannock, Pa., Dec. 23. lion. A. Myron Eastman, associate Judge of Wyoming county, died at his home here this afternoon. He was u veteran of tho civil war and a member of tho local Grand Army of the Republic post. He had occupied his present position for three years, ynd was popular with the members of the bar. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon In charge of tho Grand Army of the Republic, MRS. SANDERSON WILL SUE. Is to Prosecute Her Servant Girl,Who Told the Ground Glass Story. Marshall, Mich.. Dec. 23. Mrs. Mario Butterlleld Sanderson, who was ac quitted of the charge of attempting to murder her aged husband by feeding him ground glass, held a reception In the hotel yesterday, at which many citizens congratulated her. She stated that she slept free from euro last night for the Hi at time In fifteen months. She will sue tho servant girl. Mario Robertson, the main witness for th prosecution, for damages, and prose cute her for perjury. She will return to Battle Creek after tho holidays, Mrs. Sanderson says tho trial has left her piactlcally penniless. Killed by n Drug Clerk. Frankfort. Ky Dec. 2.-Will Kehr, a young drug clerk, luht night nhot and killed Samuel Sanders, Jr., a well known young man. Sanders bad attempted to shoot Kehr, but tho latter pulled tho pin tol out of Bunder's bunds and shot him twice, killing blni nlnicBt tnutantly. San ders wus highly connected. CHRISTMAS A DAY OF FEASTING NO ONE OBLIGED TO GO HUN GRY IN NEW YORK. Thousands Fed at the Madison Square Garden by the Salvation Army Never Has Charity Been Dispensed on So Large a Scale. Tho Fruits of Benovelencc in tho Quaker City Hospitals Remem bered. New York, Dec. 2.". Church bells and music, feasting, matinees and happi ness generally were tho features of today's celebration, No one had to go without a Christ mas dinner today. The greatest exem plification of this was seen at the Madison Square garden, where th" Salvation army fed thousands by the distribution of 3,200 baskets with food enough for live j ersons In each bas ket. Six thousand more dinners wor" served on the main floor at 1 o'clock this evening. From II o'clock until 2 1 1. in. the distribution of the bis kets took place and, the spectators In the galleries nnd there wele thousmd of them, were edllled by the spectacle. A musical and cinematograph enter tainment was given every hour from II o'clock and did not conclude until l' o'clock tonight. Orchestral and vocal music added to the general enjoy usual as they were interesting, Never before was charity dispensed on so large a scale, and the Salvation army people have been working like beavers , for a month to make this prodigious dispensation a success. Although pro vision was made for feeding 20,000 persons, at least half ag'iln that num ber appeared, and the armv olll-ers by dint of strenuous efforts mot tho re quirements. In all the public Institutions the In mates were generously provided with Christmas cheer hv . the authorities. Tho newsboys came In for their share of good things at Brace memorial hall, and various other places. In Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Dee. 23. Christmas In this city witnessed as never before the fruits of charity. The destitute re ceived food and clothing; the sick were given medical attention and poor chil dren were rendered happy by gifts of necessities, sweetmeats and knlcnacks. A dinner for S.000 people was pro vided by the Salvation army and bas kets of food were distributed among poor families. The American Volunteers furnished dinners In it similar way to about 300 poor children, and the Protestant Fpls copal city mission fed about 1,000 Indl lduals. Other religious organizations and the various sick diet kitchens took care of a largij number of needy per sons. The Children's Christmas club gave its annual dinner to 1.000 poor boys and girls and distributed toys among them. Hospitals were remembered by the Flower mission, and the Children's Aid society distributed nmong S00 children gifts of hoods, scarfs, gloves, mltte s, handkerchiefs, books, etc. Tho various organizations were materially uided in their work by the public. STORY OF RUFF DISASTER. The Deserting Captain Who Went to His Death Blamed for Wreck. New Orleans, Dec. 2V-The rescued passengers of the wrecked schooner I Huff have arrived here, and for the ' first time tho story of the disaster is told. The dead captain, according to th passengers, was entirely to blame for the loss of the ship. According to ilie passengers, all went well until Coatzocoalcos, Mexico, thlt" destination, was In sight. At Hint point, however, the captain refused to hoist a signal for a pilot A Mexican entering the channel offered advice, hut tho captain would not heed it. In a moment the vessel struck. rosA, struck a second time, u third, and then remained fast. Fven then Captain Knlker refused to fly distress signals, and the steaine.'. and pilot vessel entered tho port. A boat was lowered but was swamped. Tho waves were rolling over tho ship In mountains. Captain Kalker, seeing two negroes trying to launch one of the small bnata forward, drovo them away, ran the dlncy Into th sea himself and shoved off. The little shell capsized nnd tho captain wai drowned. All during the night the pea was too rough for a lifeboat to live, and tho passengers clung to the battered ves sel. At dawn a boat worked Its way out to the schooner and took the pas sengers ashore. H. J. HANNON ARRESTED. Ho Is Wonted for Murder in Penn sylvania. San Francisco, Dec. 23. A man be lieved to be .. J. Hannon, wanted for murder In Pennsylvania, was arrested In this city yesterday, after un Inef fectual resistance and attempt to es cape. He was arrested at the request of the chief of police of Pittsburg, and Is wanted at Greensburg, Westmore land county, charged with the killing of his former partner. John Craig, t member of a prominent Johnstown family during the Westmoreland coun ty centennial celebration. Tho Pitts burg police officials have wired to Chief Lees to hold the prisoner unt'l an officer arrives here to take him buck to Pennsylvania for tflal. Tho accused man says he Is a plumber and denies all knowiedgo of the alleged crime. Bubonic Plague at Sydney. Sydney, N. S. W., Dec. 25,-It is report rd that tho bubonic pluguo litis made its appearuni'o ut Noumea, capital of tho Frcnoli penal colony of New Caledonia. Ton KaualiH have succumbed to Din tils riiHo and four whites have been a (lucked. The dlseuBe Is eald to be spreading. THE LAWTON FUND. Has Now Reached S14.320.05 Tho Largo Subscriptions. Washington, Dec. 23. The total sub H'tlptlon to tho Lawton fund has reached $14, 1120.53. The committee has determined to continue the work at least until the second of Junuary.when It Is hoped that a sufllclent fund will have been subscribed to place tho widow and children of General Law ton beyond the possibility of want, and enable the mother to carry out the father's fondest wishes that his chil dren should receive a proper educa tion. It Is not Improbable that the fund will eventually reach the proportion of $50,000. Tho original Intention was to raise only a fund sufllclent to pay off the mortgage of about $13,000 on the I.awton Homestead at Hod Lands, California, but the generous response t.o the appeal encourages the commit tee to believe that enough money will be subscribed beyond that sum to place Mrs. i.nwlnn and her children above want for the rest of their lives. Secretary Hoot and Adjutant Gener al Corbln sent personal appeals to about 130 Innkers and business men In New York with tho result of a large Increase to toe fund. Among those who have promised subscriptions are: William K. Van- derbllt. $1,000: ,1. Plerpont Morgan, I 51,000; C. P. Huntlncton. $1,000; Tims. F. Hyiui. of .sew York, $1,000, and Mli'i ! Helen Gould. $310. Tne committee expects to receive at least ten sub ' scrlptlous of $1,000 each. ! Mr. J. I. Bucliannon. of Pittsburg, j telegraphed General Corbln today that I a public meeting will be held In that I city tomorrow for the purpose of help 1 ing the fund. Alexander II. Hovel!, of Chicago, reports that $2,102 has ! been subscribed by the merchants of ' that city. General Shaffer reports ! that $S"0 has ahcady been raised by the citizens of San Francisco. Gen eral Corbln was also Informed tint i the citizens of St. Louis had sub I scribed $l,20u. DISEASE PUZZLES THE DOCTORS. Caroline Rapp Dies in New Haven of a Mysterious Malady. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 23- All the doctors of this city want to know what disease caused the death of Carolina Rapp. She was forty-two years old, and had been sick ten years In the New Haven hospital. A dozen different diagnoses were made of her case, hut the hospital doctors are unable to till out her death certificate, admitting" they do not know the disease of which she died. J Miss Rapp came to this country I twelve years ago. She was taken ill on the voyage, and tho ship physician called her trouble sea sickness. At her brother's home in Thomnston, Conn,, she grew worse. She finally went to the hospital, where she remained, con tinually losicg strength. Her IllnesH was caused by an Intestinal trouble, which developed into peritonitis a few days ago. An autopsy will lie made before her body Is taken to Thomas ton tomorrow. THREE BLOCKS BURNED. Disastrous Fire at Hastings Loss $200,000. Hastings, Minn., Dec. 23. Nearly three blocks of buildings in the busi ness portion of town weie binned early to-day with a loss of about $200,000. The fire broke out In H. G. Libby & So.'s saw mill, evidently the work of an Incendiary, and the entire plant with storehouses, lumber, olllce, sheds, etc., were consumed. Most of the building!! burned were only partially Insured, and the loss upon the owners will fall heavily. Tha lirenien engaged In u desperate battle to keep the lire from passing across V?rmlllloii street, but sparks set fire to the loofs of the court houe. the Church of Guardian Angels, nnd other rostly structures and residences, but were extinguished with little daniagj. Many people are thrown out of cm plovinenl, and others are rendered homeless. BRICK WORKER'S CRIME. Grant Powell Shoots and Kills His Wife. Greensburg, Dec. 23. Grant Powell, a brick worker, employed by tho Kiv terprlse Brlcn company near Lockport, shot and killed his wife at about 2 o'clock this morning. Powell was ar rested shortly after the tragedy and was committed to jail nere. lie nail i been drinking heavily for the past two days. When brought to prison he was In an Intoxicated condition and he Is not aware of the fact that his wife Is dead. His slory Is to tho effect that he and his wife and two children of the wo man by a former husband were sit ting by the lire and ho was playfully handling a revolver and snapped It at random, suddenly a shell exploded and the bullet struck his wife. She fell to the lloor and he ran for help. The bullet entered the right temple and tho wifo died fifteen minutes later. Some of the neighbors do not agree with tho story of Powell, behov ing that the shooting was Intentional. CHRISTMAS AT WHITE HOUSE, Quiet at the National Capital No Callers on President. Washington, Dec. 23. Christmas day, always quiet at the nation's capi tal, was unusually so this year. All of the fxecuilvo departmt nts an closed, and practically all (ho mem bers of both branches of congress him out of the cliy. Services were held In many churches, and (ho s(rce(s were deserted. At the white house a quiet day Mai spent. About 10 o'clock (he president took a walk alone through tho ground at the south of the mansion, and then Joined Mrs. McKlnley In tho family living room. There were no rallern and no guests. Neither itttonded church, and at tho usual hour they dined alone. Steamship Arrivals. Liverpool, Dec, 85. Arrived: llovlc, from New York. Ll'iird-Passed: Nooid laiid, from Antwerp for Now Yoik. PRINTERS' UNION "RATS" MACHINISTS RESULT OF THE MEETING OF COUNCIL AT PITTSBURG. Tho Stereotypcrs in the Smoky City Havo Also Been "Ratted" for Ro fuslng to Go on Strike Pressmen Were Not Organized, Henco were Not Called Out The Fight in Pittsburg Will Bo n Battle to ft Finish. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 23. President S. I!. Donnelly and Secretary J. II. Bramwood, of the International Typo graphical union, returned from a meet ing of the executive council of the union In Pittsburg. "We found that the Pittsburg pub lishers refused to meet with us or in any way recognize our council," said President Donnelly. "We have, as a lesttlt, 'ratted' tho International Association of machinists and will havo nothing more to do with them, either through arbitration or In any other way. "The tight In Pittsburg will be fought to a finish." Secretary Bramwood, In speaking of the resolution passed by the American Federation of Labor at Detroit, pro vldlnf for a committee to Investigate and report on the differences between the Typographical union and the ma chinists, said: "The first session offered provided for a transfer from the Typographical union of all machinists who are mem bers; also all members of the type sotting machine engineers of the In toniatlonal Association of Machinists to get all of the transferred members. This was defective, and the session piovldlng for the committee substi tuted. Tho typographical executive council cannot appoint such a commit tee without a vote. This would tnk four months. The committee will not be appointed at all, at least, I think this way. The stereotypcrs in Pitts burg were called out, but would not strike. "Tho pressmen are not organized, hence were not called out. We havo 'ratted' tho stemotypers, as well as the machinists at Pittsburg. The machin ists have violated the strongest prin ciple of the trade unionism In permlt- tllng machinists and teaching others to do so At Detroit we had a represen tation of 31.000 members; the machin ists were 12,000 strong. There nrc about 200,000 machinists in this country, but representation Is based on fully paid dues In the various organizations rep resented." FATAL CHRISTMAS DINNER. Charles Haffner Killed by His Son, Harry. New York. Dec. 23. While his fam ily wus gathered around the Christ mas dinner in Brooklyn. Charles Haff ner, 40 years of age, entered his home drunk and caused a family quarrel which ended In the killing of the father i by his son, Harry. Haffner came home from a neighboring saloon and I his attention was called by Mrs. Haff- j ner to a book and writing desk she had given to Harry, whereupon Huff- I ner tore the book, smashed the writ ing desk, tnreatened to kill his son mm ui- iiuu mi lien iiie iiiriuer. lull- ry seized a large knife nnd severed hl3 father's jugular vein and the elder Haffner died before the arrival of the ambulance. Young Haffner was ur rested. Nicholas Schmidt, a saloonkeeper of Jersey City, was shot dead this morn ing by Theodore Burnet, of Holmstead. 1 N. J., a motorman. Burnet had been in ficiinnut s saloon since late last nignt drinking, lie finally fell asleep in a chair at one of the tables. Schmidt paid no attention to him until 2 o'clock this morning when he attempt ed to wane him up. But Burnet was neavy In sleep and would not move. An hour later the saloonkeeper de cided to close up the place. He shook the motorman violently, then draggel i him Into the street. Burnet drew a revolver and shot Schmidt through the heart. The murderer was arrested. QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS. Passed at Windsor for the First Time in Thirt.33n Years. , London, Dec. 23. For the first tlmn in thirteen years Queen Victoria and the royal family passed a Christmas day at Windsor. The Duke and Duch ess of Connaught and the children uf Princess Henry, of Battenberg, were of the party. Not only was there a baron of beef arranged, but there was also a magnificent Christmas tree with many colored candles for the children. In which the queen evinced the great est pleasure. It was, In fact, her express desire that the grandchildren who assem bled about ..or today should not hae their Chrlstmus marred by the evcnls which havo saddened her own heart, and the fastlvitles at Windsor castle, I though (Inged with sadness, such as nils all Kngllsh hearls, carried no suggestion of sorrow to tho children who gladdened tho queen's presence with the solace she Is always able to find In the companionship of her youngest descendants. This keynoto of tho festivities nt Windsor today was the queen's unal terable devotion to nnd faith In that empire which she believes will ulti mately achieve the highest nlms and ambition of her unselfish reign. Roland Reed III. Now York, Dec. 2.'. Roland Herd, tha actor, is seriously ill at St. Jon's bus pltul. suffering from uppendlcllls, and bis rn.ul engagements for tho holiday week have been cancelled. I'p to tonight no surgical operation had been performed and the surgeons had not decided whether or not ono would bo necessary. They are hopeful of IiIh recovery. Oscar May Fight n Duel. Pnrln, Deo. 23. O.ieur Wlldo, who has for sonio tlmn been living In Paris, may havo to fight a duel. According to th? Ik'lio Do Paris ho became Involved In un altercation In a reutnuiunt last evening with M. Richct, tho explorer, und as a result cards wcro exchanged. ijik m:Ys this moumnu Weatlior Indications Today: FAIR AND COLD, 1 General Tho Brazncll Mine Horror. Kartliquako Shakes Southern Cali fornia. Christmas Clicer About tho Country. Tjpogrepblitil IJnlin end MauhlmMs Quarrel. 2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania. 3 Local Gang of Bmglars Hounded Up. Bowling Is n Popular Spirt. 1 Kdltorliil. News and Comment. 3 Loral Christmas Day Services In tho Churches. Concert of tho Pilncetou Gleo Club. C Local West Scranton und Suburban. 7 Round About the County. Christmas in Scranton's theaters. 8 Ixical Klsteddfodd In ltellevue. Needs of the City Fire Dcpaitmcnt. Llvo Industrial News. TEXAS ARRIVES. Captain Sigsbee Brings tho Bodies of the Maine Victims North for Burial at Arlington Cemetery. Newport News, V Dec. 23. Tin battleship Texas. In command of Cap tain Sigsbee, arrived here liortly be fore noon today with the r 'mains "f the men who lost their lives by the destruction of the battleship .Maine in Havana harbor. The bodies of tli 131 Maine heroes which were Inouslr. up on the Texas will b" transfer. ed to a Chesapeake and Ohio train tomorrow at 12 o'clock and will be taken to Wash ington for Interment In Arlington ceme tery next Thursday. The Rev. Father Chldwlck, who was chaplain on the Maine, Is in charge of the remains of the dead heroes anil will accompany them to Washington. Not more than a score of the bodies on the i Texas were Identllled. The names of ' these are Inscribed on the cofllns which Inclose their mortal remains. There j were no ceremonies here today In hornr of the nrrlval of the Maine's dead, but , Impressive exercises will take place to morrow, when the bodies are trans ferred from the ship to the train. The funeral train will arrive In Washing ton tomorrow at midnight. The remains of the dead of the battleship -Maine will arrive here to morrow and be Interred at Arlington cemetery Thursday at 11 o'clock In the presence of President McKlnley, most of the members of his cabinet and a large contingent of army and navy offi cers and others. The funeral rites ov;r the dead will be performed by Chap lain Chldwlck, who was attached to the Maine when she wns blown up In Havana bay. The chaplain of the naval academy will assist him. A pretty grassy knoll near where the Santiago dead rest has been selected as the tlnal abiding place of the remain. of the dead seamen. Relatives nnd friends have claimed twenty-two of the bodies mid will give them private In I torment under an arrangement with the navy department, which has taken charge of the burial of all the bodies either unidentified or unclaimed. Asslstunt Secretary Allen toduy. in explaining the course of the depart ment, said: "It Is the desire of Secretary Long that the wishes of all the relatives of i those who died on the Maine to give i tilonl private burial be complied with, i and Chnplain Chldwlck, who superln- ! tended the disinterment of the bodies, was Instructed to prepare lists of the Identllled remains In order that this I might be done. There are lfifi caskets, I and many of them contain bodies I which have been Identllled and will be sent to those claiming them. The un identified and unclaimed bodies will be j hurled at Arlington, and the graves of i those Identified will be marked by i headstones. COSGROVE'S SUDDEN DEATH. Boarded at tho House of Martin Bird, on Chatdivit Street. Thomas Cosgrove, a younjr man boarding with the family of Martl-i Bird, on Chestnut strc.M. was fi und In a dylns' condition In an upper rociii of McCormack's hotel on West Lacka wanna avenue, this nioinlng (it 1.30 o'clock, and expired u few minutes after being found. As the bartender wus cloning up the plai" for tho night at this hour, ho wi nt through tho upper lloor us was his usual custom, and In doing so stumbled over the body of Cosgrovo, who was lying face downwnrds on th Moor. The young man hod been In the saloon earlier In 'the evening, but how he got upstairs Is a mystery. The bartender notified Lieutenant of Police Williams, who was passing, and he In turn notified Dr. Reynolds. Cos grove was living when found, but passed away Just as the doctor ar rived. Just what the cau.?" of death was could not be learned last night. Coroner Roberts was notified, but nt n late hour had not arrived on tho scene. THREE PERSONS KILLED. Bad Wreck on Local Train Near Los Anseles, Pomona, Cala., Dec. 23. A broken wheel on tho engine of the local train from Los Angeles, which wus due t .. arrive nt Pomona at 6.43 last night, caused a bad wreck. Three pen-ons were killed and twenty-one Injured. The train wns turning a curve near Pomona when u wheel under the en gine broke and tho engine left the track, followed by tho combination baggage aim smoker car. The coach wan overturned and caught fire, but the flames were quickly extinguished. All of the people killed and Injured rcsldo In this section. Tho killed are: Monroo liiurnian, Mrs. Rose O'Connor, Milton Monroe. Mrs, Garrett Pardoned. Cohunbuti, O., Dec. 23. Mrs. Mao- Gar rett, ono of tho most noted of woman pilKoners In tho Ohio penitentiary, was pardoned toduy. Sho entered tho prison October 3. 1S.SS, under soutenco of death, carrying a babo in her arms, having been convicted of cremating her two elder children. Governor Foruker subsequently commuted her sontenco to lift imprisonment. THE BRAZNELL MINE HORROR Many Bodies Are Still in the Mines. THE DEADLY NAKED LAMP Unlocked Safety Lamps Seem to Have Been the Causo of the Disas ter Oillclals Admit That There Are Two Bodies In the Mine Sla vonic Societies Insist That Eight Minors Arc Missing Company Will Mnko No Statement. Brownsville, Ph., Due. 23. Work al Brazncll mine Is progressing very slowly. The country roads from Brownsville to the mine tiro almost ' inipasrahlo and there Is no telegraph j or telephone connections with Brazncll. ; So all news from the mine has to bo brought overland. Four more bodies have been recovered but not Identified. I Some of the families Af the doomeil i men are in a suffering condition ami provisions are being sent out by the Brownsville merchants as well as ftoin Itnlontown. The men who havo been working since Saturday to re cover tho bodies are almost exhausted, yet they refuse to give up and keep at the grim work doggedly, though more dead than alive. The fact that last Saturday was pay day ut tlvj mine and that theie was no empty wagons to load, accounts for many not going into the mine that morning. Had the accident occurred any other day there would have been more than :t hundred men In the mine and the re sult would have been even more ap palling than it Is. The scenes about the morgue yesterday nnd last night were such as to bring tears to many a stout heart. As the burned and bleeding bodies were carried from tho shaft, wives anil children would light frantically to get to the corpses and when held back by strong arms would weep pitifully and plead to ho allowed to enter the morgue and find their lost ones. Some of the bodies have been removed to their homes and will be burled today. In fact the excitement caused by tha terrible accident has driven all thought of the holiday festivities from the homes of all who llvo in tho neighborhood, even those who have no friends killed. The search for the bodies still goes on. More Bodies in the Mine. The mine officials admit that two or more bodies are still In the mine, but lepresentntlves of the Slavonic society have made a house to house canvas and report that eight of their number alone are In the wreck, and how many others they do not know. That naked lights and unlocked safe- ty lamps were used In a dangerous mine was officially confirmed today by Pit Boss Thomas Jones, who made it statement which forms the most sen sational chapter of tho management of the mine which has yet developed. Mr. Jones was asked if It was true that on last Tuesday moinlug he Issued a gen eral order that the miners could dis pense with safety lamps. "Yes, sir," was the reply. "Why did you issue the order'.'" "I considered that the mine was safe, as the break through had been fixed up." "Safety lamps were used before Tuesday'."' "Yes." "It Is true that sonio safety lamps In use in the mine wore not lockeilV" "Yes, it Is true that sonio woro not locked, because I thought tho mon who used them were competent to carry them unlocked." "Wns (hat not contrary to tho regu lations?" "Oli, there may be a regulation, but men sometimes carry unlocked lamp1 where It Is known that they uro ex perienced miners." Mine Superintendent Boyer, i-hon in formed of the statement made by lit Boss Jones, said: "1 know nothing of the order Issued on Tuesday, hut consider Jones n capable man, who knows his business, and 1 suppose he used his Judgment." A. S. Braznell, manager of the mine, said: "I know nothing of such order. I have no part In the direct manage ment of thr mine, as our pit bosses are the icsponslble parties. Tho com pany has no statement to make." The revised list of tho recovered dead, numbering fifteen, und thoso missing and almost absolutely pertain to be In the mine a round dozen Is as follows: Dead Andrew Hapshlp, John Po kelca. Michael Panibek, Andrew Para bek, George Roslllko, Henry Hagygar. Peter Orosory, William" Thomas, Sam uel Meese, Michael Rohall, Alhnrt Meese, Michael .Magic, George KovlU, Joseph Potsky, Joseph Hagygar. Known to be missing John Hildas, John Logos, George Wnsllko, Andrew Muschell, 'Paul Laundes, Thomas Kus Ink. Andrew Tourslskl, Joseph Podo llnskl, John Kokalelzky. Andrew Ynm- Inzky, George Voaylko, Andrew Rnpsch, Bobby Dobbsi, of Minneapolis. Trenton, Dec. 23.- Hobby Dobbs, of Min neapolis, veil front Pete Sllei-hllll, of Bethlehem, ut the Trenton Athlelio club this afternoon. Sbedian was tn badly puntKlit'd In the ninth round tliat ho fulled lo respond ut the opening ot tho tenth. The bout wus to liavo been twenty roundii. 4--t- -H. -H- WEATHER FORECAST. -f WiishlnKton, Dec. 23. Forecast for Tuesday and Wcidnemlay: For KaMern Pennsylvania, fulr; con tinued cold Tuesday unit Wednes day! fresh wont to rorth winds. r l-T-rt t-rt t-r-r-r-ttll i
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