THIRTY ARE KILLED IN SANTIAGO. Capital of Chile Suffers Severely, but Not as Bad ss Valparaise, Where Conditions Ate Reported to Be Werse Than They Were at San Franoisco—Topulace Panie Sricken and Fires Add te Tervor of Earth- Guaice. VALPARAISO, Chile, Aug. 20.—At 7:52 o'clock last Thursday evening Val- paraiso experienced au uake of great severity, and during that night eighty-twa shocks were felt. Most of the bulldiugs of the city either were ruined or damaged. The Joss will be enormous, probably reach- lng $250,000,000, Two thousand persons killed is con- sidered to be a fair estimate of the cas- ualties. Vina del Mar, three miles from Val paraiso and having a population over 10,000; Quirihue, 223 miles to the south ward, with a population of 2.500; Salt Limache, fifteen miles to the northwest, with a population of 8500; Quillota, twenty-five miles to the northwest, with a population of 10,000, and vii- lages all around were destroyed. Most of the damage was due to fire, which started fmmediately after “the first shock. The whole population ls sleeping tn the hills, the parks or the streets. Food Is very scarce. Milk costs two ‘Chilean dollars a liter, and It is almost impossible to obtain meat, even at high prices. The rallroads are all destroyed. Hain, which began to fall immediate ly after the first abock, stopped an hour afterward. The nights are very cold and windy, and the people sleeping In the open are suffering greatly. The captain of a steamship which has seni word from Salto, near Valparaiso, confirming the news of the serious fires in the Almeudral quarter. This employee also sent news that the Spanish-Italian bank bulldiag of Val- paraiso wis destroyed by the earth- quake. A traveler who came here by ex- press train tells that when the train was near Las Vegas, about halfway between Valparaiso and Santiago, the cars were shaken violently, and the engine nearly left the track. A stop was made nnd the terrified passengers alighted. Later they proceeded to Liallal, which they found lu almost total rulos All lines of railway to the north and the line to Talca are greatly damaged. In the city of Santiago a majority of the victims of the disaster were resl- dents of the poorer sections of the city, where many small bouses were thrown to the ground. Revernl deaths from nervous excitement and heart disease are reported. 5 Tidal Wave Sweeps Islands HONOLULU, Aug. 20. Wireless re ports from islapds of Hawail, Maul and Hilo report a tidal wave, the average Leight of which was more than five feet. The tidal wave Is attributed to the earthquake at Valparaiso. Thirty years ago an earthquake In South America produced similar effects here, and at that time a heavy loss of life ensued. Panic Ameligrating. LIMA, Peru. Aug. 20.—The latest ad- vices received bere from Valparaiso tsay tbat the panicky couodition of the people is ameliorating. Great damage was done In Almendral, the principal business section of the city. and in Vie toria street few buildings except the mansion are standing. LEWIS MORRISON DEAD, Actor Made Famous by His Playing of Mephisto. NEW YORK, Aug. 20. —Lewis Morri- son, the actor, whose work as Mephisto In “Faust” galned him fame, died sud- THIRTY DEAD AT BANTIAQO, Chilean Capital Sufeve Heavily From Earthquake, BANTIAGO DE CHILE, Aug. 20. It = that at least thirty lives were this city by the earthquake, believed that others were kill- the falliug buildings and that will be discovered later. persons became s0 panic during the tremblings of the that they thraw themselves from helcenjes of their homes and were The fires which followed the In rol city were promptly extinguished, but while they lasted they greatly augmented the terror of the rh A telephone lines Were more or less damaged the exact situation throughout the country is not 4yot known, but advices have been re- ceived to the effect that the towns of Virlage and Casablanca were entirely destroyed aud that Felipe, Ran- eagua, Milipills and Hal were se- severe, and s number of 1 ! | TH : : Peruvian legation, the President Riesco, the cen- the prefecture of police tional Telegraph office, all damaged. The lines of tramway system: and the t wires were short circult- street car travel and Into darkness. the hospitals and pris- excitement were dis- treme The prison- from the jails In wight reach & place guards were into the air lu order to et their panic strick- o | dd gag 2k » -~ ; : te 2 Hi i g been several return _ slight intensity, . These ® served to continue the public alarm und a state of prevails. The astronomical tory, Cried has given out to the effect that It does to be possible that there ave ol i : ji Al Yonkers, after undergoing an opera- tion for stomach trouble. Few members of the theatrical pro- fession were more widely known In the United States than Mr. Morrison. He wag born of English parentage In Kingston, Jamaica, io 1845. He came to this country at an early age and enlisted on the Union side in the civil war, He rose to the rank of lieuten- ant, and on his honorable discharge at the close of the war he received the rank of captain for distinguished serv- ice. He won the personal friendship and praise of Genera! Grant duriog the slege of Vicksburg, when he swam the Mississippl under fire of the bat. teries with dispatches for the Federal army. After his discharge from the army Mr. Morrison entered the theatrical profession as an actor In the old Va- rieties theater, New Orleans, making his first appearance with Lawrence Barrett in 1565. He was afterward associated with Edwin Booth, Edwin Forrest, Tomaso Salvinl, Adelaide Nellson, Charlotte Cushman, Janau- schek, Rose Coghlan and Agues Booth, He was also associated for nine years as leading man with the old Walnut Street Btock company in Philadelphia. He played next with the old California Theater Stock cawpany in San Francls- co and then took up “Faust” with himself as Mephisto, and for fully twenty years sfarred this country and Canads with wonderful success and popularity. Cloudburst at Johnstown, Pa, JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Aug. 20 —An un- precedented rmalnstorms here that re- sembled a cloudburst flooded Moxpam, the fashionable residence section of the city, and caused thousauds of dollars’ worth of damage. Street car trafic wis tied up’ for two hours. Many of the streets are two to three feet deep with water, and the Couemaugh river and Btony cregk are rising rapldly. The business section of the city 1s some distance from the flooded section and js safe from any damage. Germans Are "leased, BERLIN, Aug, 20.—~Great satisfaction prevails at the foreign office bere over the results of the meeting at Fried: richshof Letween King Edward and Emperor William. The latter has ex- pressed himself as highly satisfied with the outcome of his persohal confer ences with the king. Seven Injured at Fanernl, LIMA, O, Aug. 20.—The breaking of the pole of a carriage drawing the pall: bearers at 4 funeral caused a runaway in iv) cemetery, uiting in jury of seven persous, {wo of wu probably die. oN " TWELVE MEN DROWN Waters Olaim Many Viétims In and Near New York. MANY HEROIC RESCUES ARE MADE Three Pevsons Drowned In a Group His Neek In a Swimming Tank, NEW YORK. Aug. 20 -Twelve per- sons lost their lives In the waters sbout New York on Sunday, Most of the victims were bathers who either ventured ont toq far from shore and became exhaust or who were sefred with illness and became helpless. A aumber of heroic rescues of lmperiled swimmers were made, and these re duced wltat would otherwise have been a much larger death list. Three persons were drowned In a group near Manhattan Beach lu a man- ner that could not bg ascertained, and the police of the Coney Island station are conducting an fovestigation. The only eyewitness to the drowning dis appeared, The victims |p this instance were Morris Grosse, Martin Anderson and an unkvown batber about twenty years of age. A particularly sad case of drowning was that of Harold Sellers, twenty-five years of age, who was swhoming with his father in Jamalca bay. The men were diving from a launch. On one plunge the young man did not reap- pear. The father dived frantically in the hope of rescuing his son and con- tinued to plunge into the water until he became uncunscjous from exhaus- tion and was with diflicully rescued and resuscitated. William O'Keefe, twenty-four years of age, was drowned in Gravesend bay, becoming exhausted while swhaming far from the shore. John Bisinsk!, nine years old, of Jersey City was drowned while swimming in the Hud- son river. William Hill twenty-six years old, of Long Island City was swimming in the East river when he became Ill and went down before res cuers could reach him. The bodies of two unknown wen were found flouting in the East river off the foot of Tif- fany street. One Was supposed to be the captain of a sand barge moored near by, Albert Haggenborn, twenty-six years old, of Brooklyn was Instantly killed when be dived from a balcony twenty feet high nto five feet of water In the swimming tank at a pleasure park in Coney Island. His neck was bro- ken. Edward Moore, seven years old, was drowned In the Hudson river off West Tweuty-ninth street while trying to climb aboard a barge. Sven Remsen, thirty-five years old, was drowned off Yonkers In some mysterious wanner. Japanese Middy Dies of Typhold. ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug 20 — Mid- shipmso Kiugiro Matsuksata of Toyko, Japan, died at she Naval academy hos- pital after nearly two weeks' illness of typhold fever, complicated with peri- toultis. His condition had Leen alarm. ing for several days, and In the bope of saving bis life an operation was per formed by Professor James C. Blood- good of the Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, at 2 a. m. The young man wWaS Dineteen years old aud entered the academy in June of this year by spe clal arrangement with the Japanese government. The remains will proba- biy be buried In Arlington cemetery, Whashlugton, Bird 8, Celer Arrested. HACKENBACK, N. J, Aug. 20— Bird S. Coler, president of the Bor- ough of Brooklyn, was held up and arrested while passing through this place for violating the state automobile law in not having a New Jersey Ii: cense number on his touring car. He took his arrest good naturedly and complimented the oQcer for doing his duty and then pald his oq of $25 and $0 costs. Later Mr. Coler went to the Inspector's office and took out a New Jersey license, Quiet at Coney Island, NEW YORK, Avg. 20-Qulet reign. od along all of the lines of the Brook lyn Rapid Transit company leading to Couey Island, in striking contrast to the riotous scenes of last Sunday night, when thousands of passcugers refused to pay the second fare demamled by the company sud were ejected from the cars. The great crush of seashore visitors accepted the rebate checks giv: en by the company upon the payment of the second fare, and everything Passed off swoothly. Het on Mount Washington's Top. BRETTON WOODS, N. H, Aug. 20 ~A temperature reading of 100 degrees in the sun was reported from the sum mit of Mouut Washington, and unusual the whole White mountain section. At the base of Mount Washington the mer cury registered between 090 and 98 de grees in the shade. Fighting Fer Unfonism. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. ~The war which Chicago bullding trades have begun against the nonunion men (n the cities adjapent to Cook county will be on tn earnest Monday, when the big central body will endeavor to unionize the work that | vow going on In Gary, Ind. and Hegewisch, TI. ‘Seidler Drops Dead. HIG , Kg. 20.-Joseph Colyer ot Newark. N. J. dropped dead of heart Central station FORTUNE IN TELEPHONE BOOTH Traveling Man Picks Up $100,000, Returns It and Is Handed $10,000, CINCINNATI, Aug. 2 — George J. Mitchell, a traveling salesman from Newark, N. J, snd who stops at the Gibson: House when In this city, drop- ped Into a telephone booth In that bho tél: He found lylug Iu the booth a pocketbook coutnining ten $10,000 bills —$100000 all told—sod valuable pa- pers. . Going to the clerk's desk, be placed them: there for safekeeping. Noon Frank Gard, president of the Gard Mining company of Denver, who was stopping at the Hotel Lackman, rush ed into the booth and out again great. Iy excited. He asked the clerk If he bad found a pocketbook, and the man behind the desk required bim to de scribe it, “Aud you left A pocketbook.” re plied the clerk, “coutaluing $100,000 In a telephone booth All kinds of questions were asked. Mr. Gard asked who found it aod of- fered one $10,000 bill to Mitchell, who could not bring himself to accept it In leu of that, however, he gave blm £10000 worth of mining stock which sells at par and told tim If he kept it it would some day make him sole money THREE KILLED IN AUTO WRECK. Train Hits Machine at Allaire Cross- ing, Near Asbury Park, ¥. J. ARBURY PARK, N. J. Aug. 20 Swinglug swiftly around a curve at Al laire crossing, unmindful of an ap- proaching train, three persons webe killed when the train struck the auto mobile ln which they were riding. So fearful was the lmpact when the train struck the machine that the car was lifted high uto the alr, throw ing the occupdnts many yards down the road way. -. The victims of the accident were J. George Laffargue, a rich plano manu facturer, living at 174 West One Hun- dred and Twenty sixth street, New York; his wife and Mr aud Mrs Charles Lurch of 920 Lexington ave nue. The two women and Laffargue died several minutes after being struck by the train, but Lurch, although seri- ously hurt, may live, The two families were spending the summer lo Asbury Park. JEROME WILL RUN Provided Democrats ‘Nominate Him Without Conditions. NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—District At tarney William Travers Jerowe (ssued the following statement: “In the present shameful condition of our political life In this state I am willing to run for the office of gov- ernor of the state If the Democratic convention - shall nominate me with: out any understanding, expressed or implied, other than that If elected I shall obey wy oath of office as I under stand It, In letter and spirit,” Shot the Wrong Man. OCALA, Fla, Aug. 20.-R. E. Wish- ard of this city was killed at San An- tonlo, Paco county, by a turpentine man vamed Burton. Wishard operat ed a tie camp at Ebren. He accom- panled his two daughters to San An- tonio to a dentist's office, and while he was walting there Burtou, who had a grievance against the dentist. whose name is Nichols, came to the door and asked If Nichols was In. Wishard re plied that he was, and Burton, think- log It was Nichols who spoke, fired a load from the shotgun into Wishard's heart, killing him Instantly. When Burton fired he called out, “Nichols, you have ruined my wife!” Shot Baby Playing Burglar. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20—Playing burglar with n loaded revolver, Claude Lanciano, eight years old, shot and killed his baby brother Edmund, aged three years, Claude also shot himself through the band. The child procured the pistol from a bureau drawer and, running Into the rvom occupled by his brother, almed the weapon at him, crying that be was a burglar, The revolver was discharged, the bullet entering Edmund's side. Claude drop ped the pistol, aud It was agaln dis. charged, the ball striking him lo the hand. Appointments by President, OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Aug 20 —Pres- Ident Roosevelt bas made the following appointments: To be consuls, Phelix 8 8. Johnson of New Jersey at Bergen, Norway; August G. Seybert of Penn- sylvania at Matamoras, Mexico; A) bert W. BriatWwood of Arizona at Puerto Cortes, Honduras; P. Merrill Griffith of Ohlo at Nogales, Mexico: Claire Hunt of Coelville, Wash, was made special Jocating agent in the Bpokane Indian reservation lu Wash lagtoun, Lynching Averted In Georgia. AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug, 20-A Chron- icle special from MeCormack says that to prevent a lynchiug threatened by the negro population white citizens had to take Jake Samuels, a negro, who had assaulted a negro girl, to Greenwood, where he was met by the sheriff of Abbeville county and jailed at the lat. ter place for safe keeping Twentieth Century Wrecked. ELYRIA, 0, Aug. 20 ~The Twentieth Century Limited was wrecked near here, the engine and several coaches being derafied, The fireman was caught under the engiue and received probably fatal jinjuries, hut It is stated no one else Was seriously hurt Vanderbilt's Horse Wins Grand Prix, DEAUVILLE. France, Aug. 20—Wil. lam K. Yandertiles race horse Main: TRAIN KILLS SEVEN Fast Freight Orashes In Work Cars at Sang Hollow, Pa. RAIN BLINDED THE ENGINEER, Couldn't See Obstruction Until Al. most on lt, Then Me Jumped and Will Die=AnTul Scenes of Harror, JOHNSTOWN, Pa, ing through a blinding rainstorm at the rate of forty five milés an hour a fast freight train on the Pennsyl vania milroad erashed info a slowly moving work train at Rang Hollow, killing seven and seriously injuriug seven others of the work train crew Three of the latter will probably die The work train had stopped at a water plug near Sang Hollow to take water A Fort Wayne freight was following, and because of the driving rain the englueer was unable the work train until just before crash. The engiueer of the freight Jumped and received injuries from whith he will die. The fireman re mained ou the engine and was unin Jured When the Sreight engine crashed Into the work train it plowed its way through the cars. All of the laborers and others of the work crew were asleep, and those that were kill ed probably never knew they were struck The cries of the wounded, the burn- ing cars, the overturned engines and the sound of escapiug steam combined to wake a most horrible sight. The crew of the freight made an attempt to rescue the wen from the cablo ear, but owing to the fact that the doors were Latterad In on the wreck and the timbers were crushed so that entrance was impossible it was some hours be fore it was found out how any were dead Four men were dead when taken out. ‘the others died after be lng taken to a hospital It is reported that four others are in a dying condition According to reports, Enginect 5 N. Wolds of the freight train had increased the of nis train just bef he might take pans along the track and ln so dolug is sald to have ceded his orders Au Investigation will be made, it is sald. When news of the wreck reach ed this city two wrwks crews were sent out. The condit as deseribed by wewmbers of these crews upon thelr arrival were appalling. Dead and dy- ing were lying on the tracks, while some of the lnjured were hanging out of tue windows of the cabin car ory log for help and Leggiug to be saved from fire that had started In the wreck Aug. 20 —-Plung- fo Rew the speed mish that the water me the « water from eX Twe Boys Blown Lp. YREKA. Cal, Aug. 20 Two boys were killel and another was probably fatally injured when powder house No 1, belonglug to the Grant Powder com pany, was blown up. In nearly every business house In Yreka windows were broken. Rewnaunts of clothing and parts of bodies found on a hill indicate that two boys were blown to atows Bert Holland was found twenty-five yanls from the powder house with his face lacerated and two holes in the tewple, evidently caused by flylog stones. Two damaged ritles were found near the Lodies. It is supposed that the boys shot Into the powder bouse through a ventilator Two Drowned In Lake Massaweple. GALE, N.Y, Ang. 20 ~The baxlies of the two young wowen who were drown ed lu Lake Massaweple were recovered They were Misses Margaret Macdonal of Boston aud Bells Plumer of Wor cester, Mass. The girls took a boat and went for a row ou the lake. When they did not return to the hotel where they were stoppiog in time for dinner a search was lnstituted, and the boat was found capsized. Dynamite was resort] to In an effort to find the bodies, and they came to the surface early yesterday Boys Fight Duel Over Girl, CHICAGO, Aug. 20.--In a duel be- tween two boys for thé affections of Miss Catherine Cannon, Charles Martin, eighteen years old, was probably fatal ly wounded and one of lis seconds, “Lucky’ Hausou, received wounds that vill probably re