FEARS CONING OF TAFT ASD BACON Secretary of War and Assistant See- Folary of State Leave Tampn Nor. + Havana—Redsl Attask Beaten Of at Sante Domiage City. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—A special @ispatch from Havana says: “After a consultation with the lead: lng men who are under arrest here charged with conspiracy snd emis saries of the revolutionists the gov- ermment has announced the indefinite stoppage of all hostilities on its part with the object of making pesce be fore Secretary of War Taft arrives or the United States Intervenes.” Thus the Coban government is mak- Ing Onal-strenuous efforts to restore emment forees will act only on the de fensive throughout the republic, The retary of the luterior will issue all necessary orders for the execution of i ; EER ek F b ih ES5E ¥ E f { | a8 ¥ » ~ | | | i £ i 3 £ i & I ] : i t : 2 g Fi | g | ] | i i k tl | | i 3 g i | | : i E 3 j i $ : i i $ i he SAYRE, PA., ts. The cessation of hostilities has checked such talk. Paris Looks For Annexation. PARIS, Sept. 17.—Lively interest ls manifested here over President Roose War Tart and Acting Becretary of State Bacon te Cuba, and many of the newspapers jump to the conclusion that this will sound the knell of Cuban Independence. WRECK OF THE SAUGAGE. Miss Fannie Day's Remarkable Es- enpe From Death In the Sen. NEW YORK, Sept. 17—A party of eight. composed of four men aud four women, ventured upon the waters of the lower hay In the auxiliary sloop Sdusage on Friday night after a Jolly diuner at Sheepshead Bay. The boat was small and the sea ran high, and the voyage ended im a fatal disaster, The night was particularly dark, and there was a strong wind blowing. The beat became disabled and drifting about near Hoffman island was struck by & cow In tow of a tug. The sccu- pants of the slecp were threwn late the water. Five of the party, three men and two Wemen, were rescued. One man was picked up by a boat from the Incoming liner Hi Pase, three others were takes aboard a tug and the Afth, & woman, escaped drewning ia a most marvelous way. The saved were Philip and Ww. W. Dodd, bookmakers, of Sheepshead Bay: a man named Lees, Mabel Cooke, & salesgirl, and Fannie Day, a milliner, her companion. Two women and a mas were drown. ed. One of the women was known hs Mrs. Saunders, whose address Is not known. She was tall and dark and Wore eyegiasses. [tf Is sald she came from Boston and was s guest of Mabel Cooke. The names of the other woman and the man are In doubt. The dinner party was not one of friends, but mere Iy of chance sequaintances. Fannle Day was saved after one of the most remarkable experiences ever known Im the history of accidents on the water. When the launch was struck she sak deep In the water and came up beneath the scow. By sheer good fortune she feud n baven through tbe Open floor of the dump scow beneath the water, which luckily had oot been closed. Hanging on to a chain for her life, she was tow. ed up the harbor, to be found only when the scow had reached its dock Wrapped in blankets, Miss Day told the story of the wreck and her wouder- ful escape The girl told bow in batting to reach the surface ber head came In sharp contact with the @at bottom of the scow. Her breath was gone. The wa ters were roariag In ber ears. Life was departing. In another instant her head had risen above the water and her eyes opened upon the blackness of night. She was in the open pocket of the big scow, imprisoned In watery refuse be- tween four perpendicular walls—but alive! When the crew of the scow had dumped its cargo far out at sea they bad neglected to close the iron shutters that cover the dumping pocket. Straight Into this under the water the girl had been swept by the tide that ran at mill race speed along the keel of the old scow. There, clinging to a slimy chain, the plucky girl continued her fight for life unt rescued by the mate of the scew. Ex-Governor Bliss Dead. MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 17.—For mer Governor Aaron Thomas Bliss of Michignn ts dead at Bacred Heart saul- tarfum of apoplexy. He came to Mi waunkee for treatment last July, but returned to Baginaw, Mich, ta Au- gust. He suffered a relspse and came back a week ago. Early (a the moru. ing while returning from the bathroom be was stricken with a second Attack of apoplexy while four feet from his bed and fell to the floor. His nurse aroused Dr. L. 8. Davis, his private physician, who was asleep ln am ad- joining room, but the former governor was dead. P— No Attempt om Witte's Life, HOMBURG, Sept. 17.—Count Witte, ex-prime minister of Russia, who fs being treated bere for poiypl fn the untrue report published lo the United States that an attempt was made on his life by an aoarchist named Rosen. at Soden om Saturday. Count is taking no precautions to guani gainst an attack on him, as he is not He 1s out of Rus- —————— Mutiny on Cruiser Cleveland. NORFOLK, va. Sept. 17.— With the departure of the cruiser Cleveland from the navy yard the story of mu: tisous conduct on the part of a num- ber of her crew became public. It js reliably reported that while the cruls- er was making hasty preparations to leave & number of the crew objected to discipline of 8 master at arms and gave him an unmereiful beating. The condition of the man was such that be was not expected to live, A ———— Millionaire Jap Dies of Yellow Pever CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 17 Word has reached here from Merida, Yuca- tag, of the death of a millionaire Japa- nese, Manuel K. Teutchilla. He had made a business trip to thet section and was attacked with yellow fever, ——— HATEDTREPOFF DEAD Ozar's Iron Fisted Councilor Dies at Peterhof, LIVED IN FEAR OF ASSASSINATION, Many Attempts Made te Kill Com. mandant of Imperial Palace, and For Years “Reds” Had Mark- od Him For Slauxhter. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 17.—-Gen eral Dmitri Feodorovich Trepoff, com mandant of the Imperial palace, is dead iu bis villa at Peterbiof of augina pectoris, General Trepoff, whose name was Indeliably linked with reaction and op pression In Kussia, was In macy re spects & remarkable man. He was a natural despot, a tyrant by inclination, education and conviction. He was one of those mea who have constantly ap- peared, like evil genuises, in Russian tions were most promising for putting an end to despotism to turn the Ras sian rulers from liberalism back Into paths of reaction. It was be who be came the guiding spirit of the reaction after Nichojas Il. had Issued his fa. meus manifesto !n the fall of 1905 GENERAL TREPUPF, promising the people an share iu the goverument. Holding the position of master of the palace, In league with the court Intrizuers who were de termined to restore the old regime, he constantly had the emperor's ear and Was in a position to poison the emper ors mind against Witte and all who stood for the Liberal regime. Geaeral Trepoff would have been fif- ty-one ypars old Dec. 15. For several mouths be had Lecu suffering from a heart affection and gsihmatic troubles 40d some time ago was forced to aban. dou s iarge amount of the routine work Included Ig his duties as com. mandaut of the palace, but remained In office and was sti)! in touch with the emperor, Though fof two years he was con- stantly living under the threat of as- sassination, with even members of his own family amoug those seeking to take his life, General Trepof's death was due entirely to natural causes But the revolutionists can at least claim partial respousibility for his end, as his llluess was superinduced by the constant strain due to perpetual fear of death, which, with lsck of exercise And recreation during the last two Jears, wore down his originally superb constitution. Ha had become so uery- ous of late that recently when a mil tary attache of a continental power Was Onexpectedly ushered Into his room General Trepoff sprang to his feet and stood In an attitude of de fense. But when be recoguized hig visitor he sank Into bis chair almost unnerved, Trepoff was called the iron fisted and Was sald to have been the most bated man in all Russia The staff of the Drujius, the fighting organization of the revolutionlsts, has been surrounded and arrested io a de- serted schoolhouse at Okhta, a suburb of this city, The police have also arrested four teen revolutionists fn Peterhiof, {nclud- Ing several students, Tbe fact that one of the men arrested was a court servant gave rise to a rumor that a plot against the emperor had been dis covered. General de Dioulln, former prefect of St. Petersburg. has succeeded the late General Trepoff as commandant of the imperial palace, Fasr Missing In Ottawa Motel Fire, OTTAWA, Bept. 17. -Four persons are still missing from the Gilmour ho tel fire. Misa L. Loveday of Peter bere, Ont.; W. Wilson of Montreal; a man pamed Shillington and a woman named Renaud, addresses unknown bave not beem heard from. Water is still being played on the buraing ruins, and a search Is Impossible Steamer Manchuria Floated. HONOLULY, Sept. 17. The stoam- ship Manchuria, which went ashore on Rabbit Island on Aug, 20. La: been foated. The steamship Soop sail od from Yokobame for San Francisco on Bept, 10. itinieraasteem iar East Liverpool Hoy Killed, HUNTINGDON, Pa, Sept. 17 George Daugherty of East Liverpool, Pa, un student at the Juniata college, in this city, fell from a train Yesterday and was instantly kilkd _ Mrs. Astor Recavering, NEWPORT. Sept. 17. Dr. Anstin of New York, Mrs. Astor's physi. ‘ hat aa Ix much JUST ONE GIRL. Mattituek Village School Opens With & Single Papil, MATTITUCK. N.Y. Sept. 17. — Mat tituck bas a graded school. but SOme of its more progressive residents want. ed a union school. As n substitute s district schiool has been given to the West Mattituck section, In which there Are many families with children of school age, A teacher was eugnged at a salary of $45 per month. and a few days age the doors were opened. One small gir! walked in, sat down and began to study. The teacher carefully concealed a smile in ber handkerchief. She sees An easy time ahead If her class does not increase in size. The trustees of the school dlatrlet Are wondering what to do about It The customary manner of breaking contracts with pretty schoolteachers in Suffolk county In to marry them te the suns of rich farmers BASEBALL SCORES. Games Played Saturday In National and American Leagues, NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York- Hrookiyn, &: New York, Becond Came—Rrookivn, 5: New York § At Pittsburg Cincinnati 4 Pittsburg, L At Boston Philadeiphia, 1: Bost n, 1 At Bt Louls—Chicago, 8 St Louis, 1 (thirteen innings) Becond Game Chicago, 4; St. Louis, ¢ AMERICAN LEAGUE At Washington— New York 1. Washing. ton, 2 Second Game—New York 6: Washing- ton, i At Chicago—-8t. Louls, 4, Chicaxo, § At Cleveland Detroit, 1; Cleveland, 1 At Philadelphia —Boston, 1: Philadel. phia. 2 Recond Game Boston, 9; Philadelphia, Christie's Car Wrecked, MINEOLA N.Y. Bept. 17. — “Dare Devil” Walter Christie came w ithin an Inch or two of belug toru to fragments oa the Vanderbilt cup course while sandiog his frout drive racing car over the circuit lu preparation for the elim- imation trials Ihe car was not In §00d shape when Christie started on the practice splu, and he told his mechanician, [ou Strang. that they were “taking chaoces” Something went wrong with the steering gear, and the machine crashed into a tele grepli pole, A Fast Pltehers' Battle, CHICAGO, Bept. 17.-The Chicago Americans shut out Detroit 2 to 0 yes terday in a fast pitchers’ battle Chi CAgo scored once Io the third on a palr of slugles and a sacrifice Another Fun came In the eighth on a forge out, only misplay, At no stage of the game did the visitors get a wan past second base. Leaders Closed With Victory. CHICAGO, Sept. 17.—The Nntional leaders closed thelr home season yes terday with an easy victory over Pitts burg. Hildebrand pitched 8 clever Kame, but received poor support, wild throws by Leach and Meier giving Chicago four of the five ruus, Score, btlel Olncinnntl Wen, Though Outbatted. CINCINNATI, Sept. 17. ~The Clucln- nat! Nationals defeated St. Louls In the first game yesterday, although out- batted. The second game was called at the end of the fifth Inuing by agree- ment, with the score 2 to 2 Howell Lost Game For St. Louls, BT. LOUIS Sept. 17.—The Cleveland Americans defeated St. Louis Yeater day 2 to 0. Howell Jost the gnune through wild pitching in the first and sixth Innings, when the visitors scored their runs, Giants Not Hard to Dent. NEWARK, N. J. Sept. 17.—In an ox- hibition baseball game played here ves- terday the Newark Eastern league teas shut out the New York Nationals bY a score of 3 to 0, Glant Workman Killed. NEW ROCHELLE, N. ¥ JSept. 17. Francesco Maduro, known as the “slant workman” on the New Haven railroad, was shocked to death on a trestle between New Rochelle and Larchmont while CArrylug a cable, one end of which fell on trolley and elec tric light wires The electric light wire carried 13,000 volts and 25x volts were passing through the trolley wire, #0 that Maduro received 15.500 volta. Cloudburst In Nebraska. JACKSON, Neb., Sept. 17 Water from a cloudburst yesterday rushed down the valley of Elk creck, sweeping AWAY hundreds of tons of hay, drowy lug hogs feading collars washing away rallroad tracks and dolug other damsge, ageregating 100.000 The wave of water In the creek when It struck Jackson was seven feet high Auto Kidnaper Goes Free. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17 The charge of kidunaping his sister-in law, Miss Agnes Mulrooney, from Glenside in an automobile, on which Charles E. Carbonneau, a French banker. was arrested, was withdrawn in the police court, aud Carbonneau was dle harged. Mongolia on Pacific Reef, HONOLULU, Sept. 17. The steam- ship Mongolla Is ashore near Midway island. The Mongolia sallixl from Yokobama for San Francisco Sept. 10 The ship ts being lightened. and her Passengers were Innded safely The wenither was flue and the sea sooth. Root Leaves (nllae For Panama, LIMA, Pera. Sept. 17.-The United Btates cruiser Charieston, with Secre. tary of State Root on board, left (al 180 Jant alght for Panama. More than 2000 persons participated in the mu. alcipal ball in honor of Secretary Root {9 Saturday gat, W. J. BRYAN OX CUBA Holds That Fifty Per Cent Output Forms a Trust. STATEMENT 70 17°35 bRaDE REVIEW Commuting a dt Trust, Points Out Me Mas Adopted a Standard For His Paper at Lincoln and Refuses Certain Ruosiness, ROANOKE. Va. Sept. 17 Jeuuings Bryan last night frst expression he has made on’ the preseat Cabanon situation. When inter viewed In his ear Just before he left bere for Lynchburg sud asked if ne wonld say anything alent the situatioy In Cuba and whether In his opinion the United States should Niervene Mr Bryan dictated the following state nent: “1 am very glad that the administra tion recalled the troops isuded at Ha vane. While we should do all la out Power to bring about peace by offer ing the good offlees of our country, we have mo business interfering with thelr local affairs. They must settle the dis putes among themselves, hut | would Le glad if both parties wonld be willing to accept mediation with the lea of bringing about an agreement through the good offices of our governmeat.” Mr. Bryan pointed out that this ex pression was the first La has made on the present situation Ig the Island, and this was all be cared to say. Mr. Bryan spent the day resting at Hollins" (nst! tute, a college for Youug women, six miles frog Roanoke In the country, where his daughter, Grace, has been entered In school, He delivered an address to the students in the college chapel. The college chaplain read the thirteenth chapter of the first Corin thians, and Mr Bryan followed In » talk that lasted one Lour, dwelliug on faith, Lone aud lave Mr. Bryan. with his wife, left at 1 Pp. m. for Raleigh, N. C, via Lyuch burg and Greecnshara [Ie will speak at Raleigh. Durham Burlinzton and Uresnsbioro today and at Kernersville Winston, High I'oint. Loxington, Ralls bury, Concand a i] Charlotte foljorrow He will spwak at Columibia, 8. C. on Wednesday The Iron Trade Review obtained from Wiillaw J Bryan a more definite statement of his position In regard to the so called trusts. Iu & jotter to Mr Bryan, George Smart, the editor of that paper, sald “In your receut address at Madison Square Garden, New York, you de flued a trust to be ‘any corporation which controls so much of the product of any article that it can fix the terms aud conditions of sale’ Later in your address you say, ‘It is far easier to prevent a monopoly than to watch It and to punish it. and this prevention cnn be accomplished in a practical way by refusing a license to any corpora tion which controls more than a cer tain portion of the total product, this propurtion tu be arbitrarily fixed at a point which will give free operation to competition.’ “It you consider the percentage too Inrge. to what extent would you com pel thie corporation to sell or disman tie its plants so that it will nat be a trust? To this letter Mr, Bryan responded as follows “Your favor at hand. 1 thank you for the lufarmation given lo regard to the steel trust. [I note that in sone Cases it controls more than half of the product and (n some cases less I am uot prepared to state just how much A proportion a corporation can control without becoming a trust (n the sensu that it lwmits competition, and compe tition coutrols the price and ters of sale. For the conduct of my own pa per 1 draw the line at 50 per cent aud do not accept an advertisement of a corporation controlling more than 30 per ceut of the product in which it deals. 1 have only been Couteuding for a principle. The detalls are less important, as they cau be determined according to experience and expert went I am Inciined to belleve, how ever, that the steal trust wontrols more of the product than It a good for the American people that one corporation should “In saying that a carporation should uot be licensed when It controls chough to eliminate competition I do Hot mean to say that the Individual In dustries that’ are under one manage went should be destroyed. The cor pomtiou should simply Le compelied to reduce is factories until its production Is lu the limit fixed by the law * William gave the Mra. Thaw Would Me Near Son. NEWBURG, N.Y. Sept. 17 Harry K. Thaw’s mother ia reported to have obtained an option for the lease of the Howland estate at Tioronda. a suburb of Matteawan Fhe property Is about a mile from the Matteawan State hos pital, and the uegotiations are thought to Indicate that Mes Thaw expnta that her son will be Cotnmitted to that lustitution for the wunder of Stauford White Horse Jumped Into Ante, GREENWICH, Sept. 17. — Miss Jennle Ray twenty-three years old, Is ln the Greenwich General Los pital so badly bJured that she wy tle, Her injuries are the result of a ranaway horse Jumping into an auto mobile In which she and two other wo men aml a baby were riding Colin, Promiuent Baltimore Lawyer Nead, BALTIMORE, Sept 17. 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