OUR SPECIALTIES CLUB WHISKEY, DOTTER- * WICH BEER AXD ALES, NOR- ‘WICH BREWING COS. ALES. that's the callnow at lead- ing clubs and cafes by Bove omits with the re- of the PURE DOD LAW. f KNOW it’s not nment of talk or 1 t counts but the \ kanes and every aie Box DD LAW, Our ‘scrial ber as issued by the of the U.S Agri- - Dep't is 1969. | HET ATO American Shas” Sate Taken For Another Earthquake. -» ———— INCIDENT DEPLORED AT KINGSTON United States Warships’ Mission of Merey tg Stricken Island City Has Lame to an Abrapt Esd Through Request From British Gevermor That AN Gesrds and Warkiag Res- ose Parties Be Withdrawn and Sent Absard Their Vesseln<lie Declared That There Was No Furiher Necos- sity For Amevican Ald, ss His Geov- erament Was Fully Able te Des) With ths Siteation. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 21.—Rear Admiral Davis’ mission of mercy to stricken Kingston has come to _an ab- rupt and painful conclusion In conse uence of Governor Swettenham’s ob- jection to the presence of American sajlors. engaged in the work of clear ing the streets, gunrding property and succoring the wonuded and sick, cul- minating in a letter to the admiral peremptorily requesting him to reem- bark all parties which had been landed. Admiral Davis was greatly shocked and pained and pakd a formal visit to Governor Swettenlam, Informing Lim that the United States battleships Mis- souri and ludisna and the guaboat Yankton would sail from Kingston at once, Admiral Davis when Interviewed here sald that immediate compliance with Governor Swetteuhnn's request was the only coursesconsistent with the dignity of the United States The friction between the governor and the admiral hogan with the arrival of the American war vessels, when the governor objected to the firing of a salute in his honor ou the ground that the citizens might mistake the firing for a pew earthquake. He also declar od there was no necessity for American uid, that his government was fully able to preserve order, tend the wound ed and succor the homeless. . Rear Admiral Davis, however, landed parties of bluejackets, who patrolled the streets, cleared the debris, razed ruins, attended many of the wounded and won the highest pralse from citl- sens and military officers for excellent work, On the afternoon of the salute incl- deut Rear Admiral Davis wrote Gov- erpor Sweitenbam as follows: “I beg you to accept my apology for the mistake of the salute. My order was misunderstood, aud the disregard of your wishes was due to a wistake in the transmission of~my onler. 1 trust the appetent disregard of your wishes will be overlooked. “I landed working parties from both ships to ald In clearing the various stresis and bulldings and purpose land ing parties for the same purpose unless you expressly notify we that you do not desire it. [ thipk a great desl may be done in the way of mssistance to private individuals without Interfer- ing with the forces of yourself and the goverument officials. As the only ob- Ject of my belug here Is to render such Assistance as | can, I trust you will Justify me In this matter for the cause of common humanity, “1 had = patrol of six men asbare to gunrd and secure the archives of the Duited States consulate, together with a party of tea for clearing away wreck- age. This party after finishing Its work at the consulate assisted a work. ing party to catch thieves, recovering from them a safe taken from a jewel ry store valoo! at $5,000, From this | judge that the police surveillance of the ¢ity Is Inadequate for the protection of private property. “Actuated by the same motive — namely, comnmon humanity—§ shall di rect the medical officers of my squad- ron to make all efforts to ald cases of | distress which perhaps do not come! under the observation of your medical officers. “I shall have pleasure in meeting you at the hour appointed, 10 a. m., ut head quarters house. “I trust you approve of my action In this matter.” Governor Swettenham respouded as follows: “Thanks very much for your letter, your kind call and all the assistance given or offered us hte T roost heartily appreciate the very or wow offers of assistance, I fool it ay Jaty to sdk you to reembn © Uc woo ag party and all parties which your kind. ness prompted you to land. “If In consideration of the American vice consul's assiduous attentions to his family at his country house the American consulate need guarding In Your opinion, although he was present and it was not guarded an hour ago, 1 bave no objection to your detailing » am snre almost all the pri whners would be glad of the serv the navy to save expehse. “It 1% no longer a question of humani ty. Al the dead died days age, and the work of ghiug thems burial Ws werely one of convenlence. “I would be glad to accept delivery of the safe which, It is alleged, thieves had possession of. The American vice consul has no knowledge of It. the store ia close to a sentry post, and the officer of the post professes Ignorance of the Incident. “1 believe the police surveillance of the city Is adequate for the protection of private property. 1 may remiud your excellency that sot long ago if was discoveral that thieves had lodged In and pillaged the residence of some New York millionaire duriug his ab sence In the summer, but this would not have justified 4 British admiral landing an armed party and assisting the New York police” When Rear Admiral Davis called at headquarters house to bid farewell to Gorernor Swettenlam he walted Af teeu wiputes He then mformed the governor's aid that he wo wait ne longer and requested him to tell the governor that in consequence of his at titude In not desiring American ald he had countermanded President Roose velt's order despaiching the supply ship Celtic, laden with beef, for the relief of Kingston. Governor Ewettenham arriving at that moment. there was a brief private meeting, and the governor escorted Rear Admiral Davis to his carriage Salotations were exchanged, and the governor, replying to Rear Admiral Davis’ regret that he was unable to do wore for Kingston, said, “All the more to your honor,” adding a deep bow, evidently In reply to Admiral Davis’ reference to his departure, and mean- Ing that he would do the same i$ In the admiral's place. Rear Admiral Davis said that be deeply regretted the governor's aty- tude. He was still vonvinced that the governor was unequal to thie task of re- lleving distress aud that this was evi dent from the fact that the American fleld hospital bad attended many sick and wounded and others were con stantly arriving, having been unable to gain admission to the government hospital. The American Lospital was estab lished In Winchester park, the property of the Jesuits, ou Thursday, under the American fag and In charge of Fleet Surgeon Ames and Surgeon Norton of the battleship Missouri and aided by sisters of charity. The hospital re ceived more than fifty sufferers, In- and skulls, cases of blood poison which had resulted from neglect of wounds, ete, Governor Swettenham and the local medical men were greatly opposed ta the American hospital, insisting that there was no necessity for it, as all the wounded already had been attend: ed to. Surgeon Ames said the local medical men were very ready to accept medical supplies, but wished uo Amerl- can interference with the wounded. Consequently there was wuch suffer ing, which the American officers, In the name of humanity, were auxious to relieve. A party of American sall- ors worked at repairing the Lospital building to the last moment, when they hauled down their flag. the Jesuits taking charge, and returual to their ships, the Yankton salling at 1 o'clock, followed by the battleships at 4. Governor Swettenham's attitude to ward a friendly American officer's as sistance is greatly deplored by many of the residents of Kingston, some of thew even suggesting that the govern or be petitioned to resign. His action Is construed by sowie as inspired by re- sentment of President Roosevelt's at titude towsrd Jamalcan uvegroes on the Panama cannl. Others ridicule the governor's objection to the landing of American sailors armed or not armed The Insecurity of the city In evideuced by the attempt on Friday night by six negroes to waylay a midshipman from the Missouri, who drew Ms revolver and put his assailants to Aight. The streets of the burued district still reek with the stench of decaying bodies. The burned rujus were illum! nated only by the baleful glow of the corpse fires ling the roadways. Many bodies were recovered through the aid of vultures, which perch In flocks on the ruins beneath which thelr prey is buried. As fast as they are un- sovered the bodles are thrown on the funeral pyres and slowly consumed. The total known dead Is about 450, and it is believed there are at Jeast 150 persons who have not heen account. ed for. Food is coming luto the city from the country districts, but a famine is great iy feared. The Althy condition of the camps on the parade grounds snikd race course, where thousands of persons are him). dled unde? Improvised tents roofed over and sheathed with palm leaves, causes grave apprehension of an ont break of typlioll fever. At present there Is 8 most urgent need for tenis for several thousand persons, but the government is not supplies] with these and is not making endeavors to obtain then, Rain Is now threatening, nnd If it should come it will involve untold suffering on homeless thousands. The work of clearing the streets of Kingston of debris and recovering the corpses of the victims of the earth quake and conflagration Is proceeding rapidly. The Botstein portion of Kings ; i} of taloed lesser woumds are counted by the theusands Ou the whole, the conduct of the pop lace has been admirable. There have berm only a few aftempts nt looting and these have been coufined to rum shops aud provision stares. The Catballe priests stationed Jo Kingston escaped unharmed, but thelr mission bulldiugs have been destroyed — TRAINED NURSE'S STORY. Three Hefugves From Kingston Dise sater Arrive at Philadeiphia. PHILADELPHIA, Jan = The United Fruit company's steamship Ad miral Farragut arrived bere from Port Antonie with three passengers aboani who were In Klugston, Jamaica, when ihe city was devastated by the earth: quake, The fhree are Mrs Albert Tumer and Miss Grace Barton Turner of Possale, N. J. and Edward W. lLoogley of Newtownville Mass They were guests at the Hotel Royal, which was partially destroyed, but none of the three was injured, except Miss Turner, who was-cut by falling debris, Miss Turner; who Ia a trained nurse Land a member of the fled Cross socie fy. sald: “The buildings fell jike veritable houses of cards. Men, women and chil dren were buried under the fallen debris everywhere, and the cries of the wounded could be Seard through the streels. When the shocks came and the hotel walls begin tumbling we got out safely and were escorted by Nr. Longley to the race track outside the city. Though I had my mother to look after, I went into the stricken section of the city and did what | conld to help. We secured bandages and splints from the soldiers’ barracks, and I belped bandage the wounded.” London Papers Regret Incident. LONDON, Jan. 21.-—-This morning's newspapers all regard the Incident cul minating In the wjthdrawdl of the American warships from Kingston as most unfortunate and regrettable, but carefully avold saying anything calen- Iated to In the slightest jeopandize the friendly feeliug between the Unitel States and Great Britain. They all, however, reiterate expressions of gratl tude for the invaluable services of the American surgeons and landing parties According to the Dally Mall's Kingston correspondent, the people of the town ure widely protesting against the with drawal of the Americans, as there Is still great need of food and still great er need of medical assistance. The Dally Mall In an editorial frankly de scribes the lucident as a deplorable hiunder on the part of Governor Swet tenham and says he dealt with the situation ln an altogether wrong frame of mind and compromised the credit of his country in so doing It suggests situation and says: “Should Governor Swettenham's action be as inexcusable as appears the government would do well to supersede him and offer diplo matic regrets to Washington without delay” Incident May Held Us Relief Supplies NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—The gather ing locally of supplies for the Kings ton earthquake sufferers by the New York Kingston relief committee will, It Is expected, be discontinued today for the time Leing at least, and In view of the refusal on the part of Governor Swettenham of Jamalca to accept ald from American war vessels It is quite probable that the supplies now on the way to Klogston on the steamers Al legheny and Prinz Joachim will never reach that port, Both steamers bave been ordered to tall off Port Antonlo aud there awalt further tustructious A special meeting of the rellef commit tee will be Leld, when the situation will be thoroughly gune over aud defi nite action taken Three Go Down With Nawoerth Castle ANTWERP, Jan. 21.—-The Hed Star line steamer Vaderland, from New York for this port, which oo Saturday collided with sud smuk the Dundee steamer Naworth Castle four miles cast of the South Goodwin Ifghtship, near Dover, bas arrived bere. She shows no signs of damage, the Injury to ber plates belog below the water line. After the crash the Vaderland kept her nose into the breach io the other vessel, and In order to facilitate the saving of life three ladders were thrown over the Vaderland's bows, and by these seventeen of the Naworth Castle's crew, Including Captain Whit- ton, climbed aboard. Seaman Nichol: son was crushed between the vessels. Steward Parkinson was imprisoned In the cabin and was heard to shout: “1 cannot get out! I am blocked!” En- gineer Lowe was killed Ly steam from the exploding ballers. Twe Bursed In Boathouse. MEDFORD, Mass, Jan. 21.—Nich- olas Sandstone, n tanner, was burned to death, and Otto Mletzner was burn ed, possibly fatally, about the upper part of the body in a fire that destroy- ed the large boathouse of the Med- ford Hoat elub, situated ou the dam be- tween the upper and Jower Mystic lakes. The property loss will reach $15,000. Mictzner was the caretaker at the clubhouse, and Sandstone was visiting him when the fire occurred. Three Boys Killed nt Boston, BOSTON, Jan 21.--Three boys were | wall In the cellar of a recently demol- ished house in South Boston. Their names were James Gill, Michael! Knee and Johan Murphy, Nearly a dozen boys gathered In the oid cellar and amused themselves lu prying some of the stones from the walls. She of the walls § THAW HEIR IN COURT Young Pittsburger Persistent. ly Refuses Insanity Plea. SHOT STANFORD WHITE AT NEW YORY Trial Set For Today. but May Be Fostponed Lantil Wednesday—{ount- cos of Yarmouth, Sister of the Frisoner, Will Ald Defense. NEW YORK. Jan. 21. -Harry Ken dall Thaw, Leir to the famous Thaw millions of Pittsburg, left the Kray half light of the Tombs this morning, crossed the “Bridge of Sighs" and stood Io the tribunal of Justice where Jury of twelve “good men and true” that his killlug of Stunford White, ewluent architect and stage, on the Madison Square Garden| roof was not “willful and deliberate murder” in the eyes of the law. the Tombs since his commitment there June 28 fast, just three days after the tional sensation Thaw still has a few days to wait. His trial was set dowu to begin this morning and he was accordingly pre sented at the bar. But Justice John J Fitzgeruld had another case pending, that of Matthew Hilgert. the maker of “magic boots,” and this must be dis posed of before thie cause of the Peo ple versns Harry K. Thaw which is usual fu the criminal history of the state, can be taken up. It ix thought that Wednesday will be the very earli est woment that the real work of the Thaw ttial can be begun In the meantime 2% talesmen, mem bers of a special jury panel for the Thaw trial, will have to await the call of the court. This large jury list is re- markable lu many ways. It has been selected with the greatest of care, and every effort bas Deen made to avold the constant or professional Juror who Is ready to qualify in swny case under any conditions. It is recognized that the selection of a jury is to be the most dificult part of the procesdings. The Interest in the Thaw White tragedy has been so Keen and =o long sustain od, the comments on It have Leen %o wide and diversified, that comparative Iy few of the talesmen will be able conscientiously to say that they have not formed some sort of an opinion, There is still & feeling In usy tly well informed circles that something may yet huppen to put an abrupt end to the proceedings. The great pressure which has been brought to bear upon the prisoner to permit a request for the appointment of a hmney commission the authenticated statenients from a number of alienists whq have exam ined Thaw In the Tombs pronounced him irresponsible, the arrival of his ti- tied sister, the Countess of Yarmonth, who Is said to have more Inflitence with the brother than any other wember of the family, all teud to keep the follow- ers of the case on the alert for pew and sudden developments Thus far Thaw's persistent refusal to gree to a plea of insanity, his anger at the very suggestion of appearing be fore a commission and bis curt dis nissal of several of the Lest known lawyers of New York who had been engaged for his defeuse have balled those of his friends and relatives who had urged upon him the advisability of a4 course which, while leading to con fluemient in nn asylum for the criminal insane, at least would avold the awe some possiblity of a worse fate Intent upon belug tried upon the mer Its of his case, no one beyond the pris ouer, his Intimate relations and bis pmsent counsel know what the de Teuse will have to offer in justification of Thuw's undenled act. Choosing the crowded roof ganlen of the building which stands as one of the best exam plea of the art of his victim, Thaw fired the thrée fatal bullets which brought instant death to Stanfonl White during the closing minutes of a kala rst night performance of an ear ly summer comic operas called “Mam wlle Chainpagne.” The incidents” of the night leading up to the tragedy aud all that followed are remembered history. With the smoking pistol still within bis clutch Harry Thaw pro clalmed to the assembled multdude that he had killed the man “who ruin el my wife.” The architect's friends, who at first were appalled by his untimely end, ral lled to the defense of his memory and while admitting that Stanfénl White bad taken a deep interest in Evelyn Nes bit, the former artists’ model and chorus wrongdoing. White as a friend of the Nesbit girl and of her mother, now Mrs. Charles J. Holman of Pittshurg had opposed Thaw as a suitor for the girl's hand. He denounced the young man ax worthless and threw all of his influence against him, but Thaw In the end won her and made her bis wife Much has been sald abont the “un written law” In connection with the Thaw case, but how fur the testimony will go towanl Influencing a jury on such a plea remains to be seen, Thaw apparently bas not suffersd a moment's remorse during his long confinement within the gloomy granite walls of the Tombs. His persistence In the claim that he was worally Justined In taking White's life has apparently prevalled | with his connmsel, and they will go Into court with a plea of not gulity District Attorney J rowe personally will have charge of the prosecution of Thaw, assisted by one of bic deputies, Mr. Garvan, Clifford W. Hartridge has been acting for Thaw, and Delphin a Reiman « of San Francisco ‘ha been fAefense with John BR vio i ding for Thaw, EXPLOSION WRECK. Big Four Train Blawn to Pieces Near Terre Haute, TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Jan 21 — Twenty-two charred, broken. mutilat- ed bodies were taken from the smold- ering ruins of the accommodation pas- senger train’ on the Cleveland, Cla- cinnati, Chicago and St Louls iHig Four; reliroad, following its destruc- tion by the explosion of a carload of powder as It passed a freight traiu st Sandford. Ind, five wiles west of Terre Haute + pumber of Injured &i1 total at jeast thirty five The cause of the disaster has wot been fully explained, but®several theo ries are advanced. The result was terrible. The shock was felt for thir ty miles. many believing It be an earthquake The eutire train, including the loco the” engloe was buried fifty feet, ad the passen- gers were either blown to pleces, con- sumed by fre or rescued In auTnjured Bowe of the thirty-five injured will die. The most severely hurt are In hospitals at Terre Haute, The full extent of the disaster was revealed at daylight, but the death list will not be complete until workmen have cleared the debris One theory of the disaster is that Eas escaping from an oll pipe line en- tered the powder car standing by the pipe and that a spark from the passen- ger locomotive ignited the gas The belief was expressed by one or to the act of a tramp or an intoxicated man who may have fired a shot into the car, Bealdes the passenger train, eight freight cars were blown to pleces by the explosion. [luge masses of iron were thrown hundreds of feet from the track. The tank of the passenger locomotive was hurled a hundred feet, landing in a gravel pit. The wrecked train and eight freight cars were con- sumed by fire which broke out in the wreckage. Not a building In Sandford escaped damage. Windows were shat. tered, dishes and furniture broken, and several doors were torn from hinges There was no efficient fire brigade to fight the flames, and the Litter cold added to the suffering Under the wreckage of the baggage car was found a charred torso bear Ing a lipeman's belt and tools about the waist. Four mutilated bodies were found In 3 woods several hundred feet from the tracks, A thousand feel of track was torn np, and a great hole shows where the powder car stood. This car was bound from Concord Junction, Mass. to East Alton, lil, and contained 500 kegs of powder FIVE STEAMERS BLOWN ASHORE Terrific Gale Sweeps Buffalo Ship. ping—Niagara Falls Suffers. BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. 21 —A terrific gale, which blew ninety miles an hour At times, bas swept this city for eight een hours and has done $1.500000 damage to shipping Five large lake liners winterad Just inside the breakwater wall were torn loose from thelr woorings #6d driven aground. The gale still rages. and no Ald can be taken to the endangered vessels, They are believed to Le rest ing ou soft bottois and unless the gale becomes worse will probably not suffer more damage [he vessels aground are the Harl burt W. Smith, Willlam Nottingham, J. Q. Riddle, Monroe OC. Swith and A G. Brower. Most of them are owned in Cleveland They have cargoes Caretakers aboard are Lelleved to be safe. For hours the gale swept the water front with unabated fury, tearing ev- urything that stood In its path. Docks and wharfe were wrecked and carried away. Craft broken from thelr moor- ings were sinashed against bridges, do Ing serious damage. Smokestacks and bulldiugs of lighter construction were blown down like paper boxes, but so far no casualties have been discovered The water lu Lake Erle rose three feet In as many minutes. The loner break walls have been pounded until portious of them: bave been broken away. HRualiroads baving tracks along the water fronts are holding them down with strings of freight Water ln the Niagara river gorge at Niagara Falls is at the highest point It has ever been, Nearly two miles of roadbed, tracks and trolley wires of the electric road which runs along the river at the water's edge have been washed away, and the railroad suffers damage of nearly $200,000 Bulldings and docks of the Mald of the Mist have been swept away, but the Mald rode the storm out The Three Sister islands have been sub merged all day, and fears are felt for the safety of the bridges. Thousands of dollars’ damage have been done to docks and boathouses by the high wa ter The rapids present the most wild and welnd spectacle imaginable Youngstown Fire Cost $700,000, YOUNGSTOWN, 0. Jan. 21.-Fire thought to have heen caused by the crossing of electric wires In the hase ment of the building occupled by the H. LIL. McElroy company, furniture lealers, on West Federal street, de- stroyed that building and the adjoining one, occupied by J. N. Euwers' Sons’ company, dry goods denlers Hoth were four story brick structures. The Eastman hotel, facing on Commerce street, which opened for busioess a few days ago, was destroyed. The total loss Is $700,000, Wenther Probabilities. Fale and cold; ish northwest winda he En— -—a Blankets Prices on Wool Blankets out deep. Our prices on these goods are below the market always, owing to wholesale purchasing direct from the mills Therefore our Cul price meaus a Ereat savinz to you 11-4 Grey Wool, ary Sale can : 11-4 Grey Wool, worth $4.75. 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