PROMOTER IN THE TOILS Whltafcer Wright Takes In Charge on Hit Arrival at New York. JOANYARE THE FRAUDS CHARGED. Hits) Wright th Steamship Wi a Till Qm4 Laoklag Young Woman, Who Slid She Wat the Nice at the Prisoner Her Masse Wit ea the Pieoer Lint ai Mis F. Browse. New York (Special). Whitakcr Vright, the noted London promoter, who is accused of being concerned in colossal frauds in connection with the organization of financial corporations, a arrested here on the arrival of the French Line steamer La Lorraine, from Havre. The arrest was made by two Central Office detectives at the request of the Jondon police. Wright was taken to Jolice headquarters and later to the Tombs court, where he was arraigned kefore a magistrate and turned over to the United States authorities. He was then removed to the Ludlow street jail. Wright, when told that he was un Jer arrest, showed no evidence of cx titemcnt and said he was a friend of King Edward. His principal concern was to avoid publicity, and he asked that his arrest be kept quiet. He and his companion were entered cn the original passenger li.-t as M. Andrroni and Mile. Andreoni. That lie did not expect to be arrested is shown by the fact that soon after the Steamship left Havre he told the pur ser that a mistake had been made in making out the tickets in the name of Andreoni. His name accordingly was changed and appeared on the addition al list as Mr. J. W. Wright, and that of the woman as Miss F. Browne. Wright is thus described in the cable message from the London police: "Absconder charged on warrant with fraud to a large amount, Whitakcr Wright, manager of London and Globe Finance Corporation of this city; age. 6 years; height, 5 ieet 10 or It inches; complexion tlorid; hair and mustache dark; large head, small eyes, receding forehead; small chin, with fleshy roll fceneath; stout build and weighing about 252 pounds; wears gotd-rimmcd glasses, with gold chain attached: speaks with a slight American accent. Please arrest, if possible, and wire Commissioner of Police, London." Wright and the young woman occu pied one of the finest deck suites on the steamship. He was sitting at a desk in his cabin when found by the detectives. When addressed by name lie at once admitted his identity. On being told he was under arrest at the request of the London police he said: "That was a business transaction. I understood that the matter was all set tled in Parliament. This is a surprise to me. I am willing to go with you. All I want is to get away from here with as little noise as possible." The party went on deck and the woman was told quietly by Wright of 4iii arrest. With an officer on each uide of him he was escorted down the .gangway. When taken to court the detectives explained the arrest in a few words. Two United States marshals appear d with a warrant for Wright's arrest, charging him with being a fugitive from justice. He was not called upon to say anything, and in a few moments lie was formally turned over to the custody of the marshals, who took hint to jail. LIVED LIFE OF A PRINCE. Bow Mr. Wright Mas Promoted Companies lit England. The total capitalization of the l! companies known as the Whitakcr Wright group, issued in London in 1807-1900, was $00,675,000. Only the bursting oi the Ilooley bal ftrjon has in the recent history of Lon ajon Stock Kxchange companies been omparable with the collapse of the Wright promotions. These companies started with the formation, in Septem ber, 1894, of the West Australian Ex- Ccrlng and Finance Corporation, fol wed by that of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, in April, 1805. Flotations of mining companies. ch as the Golden Crown, the Wealth f Nations and the I'addington Con sols, occupied the next u months. Then Lake Views were recast, and the operators began opening ground in British Columbia, New Caledonia and elsewhere. KILLED ALL OF HIS FAMILY. Qcrmu Murders Wife, Sii Children Then Himself. St. Louis (Special). August Kra-f.s, si German farmer living 21 miles west cf St. Louis, near ISellcfontaine, killed tiis wife and six children with a slcdgc rianuner. He then cut his own throat. It is believed Krauss suddenly be came insane. He had the reputation among his neighbors of being a uuic?. inoffensive, industrious farmer, and no cause but insanity has been assigned. Krauss placed the seven bodies tide ky aide on the floor in one room befo't cutting his throat. His body fell al most in line with those of his victims. The dead are; August Krauss, 3X years old, father and murderer; Mrs. August Krauss, 37 years old, wife and another; Carrie, aged 11; Amy, aged 9; Philip, aged 7; George, aged 6; Mary, aged 4, and a baby boy, aged 3 months. In his more cheerful moments Xrauss frequently told his wife, neigh 1xrs say, to keep all weapons out of Ivii reach, as he feared in times of dc spondency he might use tlicm upon himself or on her. Honduras Towa Captured. New Orleans, La. (Special). Th. steamship Duncan, which arrived here from Ceiba, Honduras, reports the de feat of the Sierra, or Government, forces at that town by the revolution ists supporting Bonilla. 'The Govern ment forces suffered heavy losses. The town and fort were captured by the rev olutionists. The captain of the Dun can bore a request from Mr. Windt. United States Consul at Ceiba, asking the Government to tend a United States man-of-war to Ceiba at once. They Held Dp Drag Storas. Denver, CoL (Special). Fred Wil son and Carl Remington, both youths of 19 years, are tinder arrest on the charge of holding up drug store in this city. A number of bold robberies i this kind have occurred here of late, iM guilty ones in every instance being fcoys answering the tame description. It ia said that Wilson has made a !u!i confession. Both Wilson and Kerning- mm . - . . i n.nM .An f - I .... , . CoL, where the former was employee a a barber and the latter served as a ftMUtC. THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER. Domestic. Judge Elmer, in Waterbury, Ct., granted a temporary injunction, on ap plication of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company, to restrain the trolley men's union, individually and collectively and all the other unions in Waterbury from interfering with the business of the company and from making use of the boycott. A movement has been started to secure the pardon of Fuclid Maddon, the motor man, serving a term of fix months for manslaughter in causing the death of Secret Service Agent William Craig in the accident in which President Roose velt was also injured. I-cgal action has been instituted by the striking mill men in Colorado City to define the authority of the military forces called out during the strike. There has been a heavy rainfall in Louisiana, but the levees arc still hold ing and the flood record of 1807 has not yet been quite reached. The I'ostal Telegraph Company will construct a line of wire along the Union Pacific Railroad's right of way from Omaha to the Pacific Coast, there to connect with the new Pacific cable. It is reported in Chicago that in May a concerted demand will be made by the trainmen of all railroads entering in Chicago for an increase in wages amounting to between 2 and 15 per cent. A. S. Saltes, a young chemist of Philadelphia, committed suicide by swallowing a dose of cyanide of potas sium to avoid arrest and prevent his domestic troubles becoming known. A partial hearing was had in the case of Miss Edna McClellan against the estate of Broadway Rouss. in New York, and the case was sent to the foot of the calendar. The Mississippi river continues to rise, and other rivers arc still causing damage. The levee at Red Cloud, Ind.. gave way and thousands of acres of land were flooded. .Miss Anna Hildcbrandt, of Orange. N. J., convicted of an attempt to kill her sweetheart, B. J. McCallan, was found in her room overcome by mor phine. Investigation by customs officers at Seattle, Wash., shows that extensive traffic has been going on in Japanese girls brought here for immoral pur poses. The Buffalo and Cleveland express was der iiled by the splitting of a rail near Newcastle, Pa., and a score or more of passengers badly hurt. Dr. Frederick Midler, assistant to Dr. Lorenz, was a passenger on the steamer Barbarossa, which arrived at New York from Bremen. Mrs. Seth T. Paine said yesterday that .she intended leaving Buffalo. She is in an apparent slate of nervous col lapse. Dr. R. C. Flower was arrested in New York at the instance of Mrs. Isa bella Gray Taylor, on the charge of grand larceny. Engineer Charles Geary was found dead in his cab while running a Phila delphia and Reading freight train at Tamaqua, Pa. Francis J. McKay, business repre sentative in New York of the striking shipbuilders, says that over 5000 men are out. Governor, Odell, of New York, strongly favors the bill to increase the liquor license tax by 50 per cent. Foreign. King Edward, Queen Alexandra and other members of the British royal family attended Colonel Cody's Wild West Show in London and greatly en joyed the performance, the Queen shak ing hands with two tiny Indians, who presented her with flowers. The French Foreign Office made public the text of the Franco-Venczue-ian protocol providing for the payment of the claims of France against Vene zuela. It is identical with the agree ment on the same subject between Ven ezuela and the United States. All the weavers of lace curtains in Saxony have formed a combination to regulate the prices of production for three years. These manufacturers sell largely to the United States. The opinion is freely expressed in Russian political circles that the reac tionaries may succeed in hampering the Czar's plans for reforms. The debate on the religious congrega tions was continued in the French Cham ber of Deputies. M. Ayard claimed the Premier's proposition was aimed at de stroying Catholicism in France. 'The civil court of Berlin decided in favor of the city in the long legal fight over the attempt to compel the munici pality to contribute toward building churches. 'The blockade of the mouths of the Orionoco and of the ports of Guanta and Carupano, recently proclamed by the Venezuelan government, has been raised. The King and Queen of England held the first court of the season at Bucking ham Palace. Four Americans were pre sented. 'The dock laborers of the North Ger man Lloyd Steamship Company at Bre men are considering the question of a strike. King Victor Emmanuel decorated the Rev. William Burt, head of the American Methodist work among the Italians. The revolutionary forces were defeated by the Venezuelan government troops after a three-day fight at Cumarebo. 1 he captain of an Englisli tughoat says that Lady Granville Gordon's daughter is on her way to the United States. The London Shipping Gazette sayi the International Mercantile Marine Company has decided not to build any more big vessels, like the White Star Lire steamers Cedric and Celtic, until improved port facilities enable the company to exercise greater economy in working the vessels. Great interest ii manifested in the discussion in the French Chambers of Deputies of Premier Combes' propo sition reiusing tin request of 54 male eligious congregations to teach. Financial Gold in the Hank of France decreas ed this week $1,000,000. The price of tin will probably be ad vanced next mom!;. Jesse Lewishon savs the demand for copper metal is greater than ever be fore. Bank of F.ngland retains its 4 per cent, discount note. It gained $250,000 gold yesterday. Wall street heard that Gould Is back ing Keene's Southern Pacific pool against Harriinan. There is not a heavy demand for money in Philadelphia, although all call loans are made at S per cent. Chicago grain men need 50,000 more cars. About 5,000,000 bushels of grain, is stored there awaiting shipment. Evidently prices are getting ready I a good bull movement some tin Such a movement will begin at a low level. The woes of the American Ice Com pany are not ended. Ice grows too easily to be kept lor long in a trust. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy offi cult estimate that the gross earnings or tnc current nscal year will be fbo, 1 noo.uoo. ON HERB DOCTOR'S TRAIL Oeo. Hossey, AaAged Negro, Suspected of Poisoning. j ii GRAVES MAY SOON BE OPENED. The Authorities Even Declare That They Ex peel to Tract a Number of Deaths to The Potions Detectives Find a Wagoaload of Bottles, Drugs and lostrumeuts in the Herb Doctor's House. Philadelphia (Special). The police for several days have been investigating the career of George Hossey, the negro "herb doctor" who was committed to prison with Mrs. Catherine Danze on the charge of causing the death of the wo man's husband 18 mouths ago by poison. Mrs. Danze, it is said, is only one of a host of women whose object in consult ing this "doctor" was not legitimate. The authorities admit that they expect to trace a number of deaths to Hossey's potions. One official said : "We are only beginning to uncover the case. It may prove one of the great est criminal events in the history of the department." 'The authorities say they have learned that for many months past the herb doc tor's headquarters have been patronized by many women, both married and single whose names arc now in possession of the district attorney and detectives. Physicians in all sections of the city have reported cases to the district at torney that will probably lead to the opening of many graves and to the hold ing of as many inquests by the coroner. In each of these cases the patient first ap peared with a minor complaint, which grew progressively worse, and which, just before death, manifested what are now recalled as the usual symptoms of arsenical poisoning. Seven of these practitioners were closeted with Assistant District Attorney Shorer, during which time they went over their office records in the mortality cases and frankly stated their suspicions. In each of these a thorough investigation was ordered, and the local managers of all life insurance companies were asked for information concerning the policies paid upon the risks in the cases. The records of the Bureau of Health show that Hossey issued death certifi cates over bis own signature as "George Hossey, M.D.," and the authorities are doing their utmost to discover how and from whom he obtained the blank forms. A reporter, through the medium of a third party, secured an interview with Hossey in the cellroom of City Hall. "I am no poisoner," declared the col ored man. "I am an herb doctor. I cure people, not kill them. My mother was an herb doctor before me. I have made medicines for .10 years. The principal thing I give my patients is a tonic made of sassafras, wild cherry, princess pine, snake root and half an ounce of man drake. I gather the herbs myself and mix the remedies according to the re ceipts my mother taught me." Hossey was plied with questions con cerning his interview with Detective Gavin, who alleges the doctor wanted to kill his wife, and for $to sold him a powder containing 160 grains of arsenic, or enough poison to kill a score or more of persons. ENGINEER CHOKES TO DEATH. Found Lifeless From Coal Gas After Leav ing Tunnel Mahanoy City, Pa. (Special). The long Mahanoy tunnel, on the Philadel phia and Reading Railroad, and the use of soft coal were responsible for two deaths by asphyxiation. The tunnel is a mile and a half long. Brakemcn making an investigation to discover why the engineer of a freight train ilid not answer their sig nals found Engineer Charles Geary dead in his cab at Tamaqua, with one hand clasping the reverse lever and the other on the throttle. A few hours later Charles Linde muth, another engineer of a iast freight, was found asphyxiated. His fireman escaped a similar fate by keep ing his face to the floor of the tender. $12,000,000 BOOL'S COINS. An Extensive Counterfei(lngScheme In Spain Powerful Influences. Madrid (By Cable). As a result of complaints recently made by Spanish bankers, Government agents have dis covered a gigantic counterfeiting scheme, said to be backed by powerful influence. The spurious coin is, for the most part, in silver, and it has been distrib uted throughout Spain. It is estimated that fully 12,000,000 pesetas ($2,280,000) are already in circulation. 1 hey have been, coined, for the most part, m Se ville. 1 he coins are perfectly made. A peculiar fact concerning them is that they contain more silver than the Spanish legal tender. Despite this, it is said that the operators have made an average ot 30 per cent, on their scheme Paid $26,000 for a Picture. New York (Special). The portrait of Marie Anne dc Schecdt, by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, which was imported last au tnmn from England by T. J. Blakeslcc, of this city, has been sold by him to the uoston .Museum. 1 he price paid, it is reported on good authority, was $20,000. The canvas, one of the most imuortant and best-known examples of the brilliant painter and originally bought by a pri vate collector in England from Edmund Huybrechts, of Antwerp, was exhibited in the Van Dyck exhibition at Antwerp in 1800. It was also shown in the winter exhibition of the Royal Academy at Lon don in 1900, Oolden State Limited Wrecked. Kansas City, Mo. (Special). The Rock Island "Golden State. Limited" collided head-on with a westbound passenger train near Dwight. Engi neer Love was killed and three serious lv iniured. Thest arc O. P. Blood express guard, both legs broken: (). V. Thomas, baggagemaster, back wrenched and bruised; Engineer scott Four others received trivial injuries, Failure on the part of Scott to obey an order to wait at Dwight is said to have caused the accident. Treasurer Tries Suicide. Manila (By Cable). Bartlett Sin clair. Treasurer of Riial Province, at tempted to commit suicide here by tak ing poison in the office of the Attorney General, when informed that the Gov ernment intended to prosecute him for neglecting his office and permitting the peculation of funds. Sinclair's books were found to be in a muddled state, but it is not believed that he embezzled any money. Four of his subordinates have been arretted on the charge of embez zlement. WITH THE NATIONAL LAWMAKERS. Coaiul Hts Beea Dismissed. The plenipotentiaries of the powers w ho are engaged at Shanghai in negotiat ing trade treaties with the Chinese com missioners have discovered what they re gard as flaws in the credentials of the Chinese agents, which may make it im possible for them to bind their govern ment in treaty form. The matter already has been brought to the attention of the State Department, and Mr. Conger is asking for advice, he, too, being engaged in the negotiations. It appears that the Chinese commissioners must memorialize the throne before the treaties will have force, and the powers object to this lack of authority on the part of the commis sioners. Because Mr. Conger will have to refer any treaty he may draw up to his own government here for approval, precisely as the Chinese commissioners must do on their side, the United States government is not in a position to protest very strong ly against the sufficiency of the Chinese credentials, so that Mr. Conger will go on with his treaty making, while doing his best to have the Chinese credentials enlarged. Flaws In Credentials. After an investigation into charges that Victor E. Nelson, United States Consul at Bergen, Norway, had applied to his own use part of a sum of money sent to him to be given to relatives in Norway of seamen killed in the Maine disasterthe State Department demanded Mr. Nel son's resignation. Later the place was declared vacant, and Edwin S. Cunning ham, United States Consul at Aden, was transferred to Bergen. Another complaint against Mr. Nelson was that he had accepted certain commis sions from exporters, contrary to the con sular regulations. New Commission for Dewey. President Roosevelt has transmitted to the Senate the nomination of George Dewey, United States Navy, to be "ad miral of the Navy." Attention was recently called to a slight difference between the wording of Admiral Dewey's commission and the law of jSoq, under which it was pro vided for. J he commission of the ad miral reads "the admiral in the Navy," w-herc the law has it "admiral of the Navy." Accordingly, a new commis sion has been made out for the Ad miral, in accordance to the letter of law, and this necessitated a new nom ination and confirmation bv the Senate. The Senate confirmed Admiral Dewey's nomination. Bituminous to last Till 220J. In the course of his lecture before the National Geographic Society, Prof. Charles D. Walcott, director of the geographical survey, made the state ment that at the present rate of con sumption the anthracite coal fields of the United States would be exhausted in 60 years and that the bituminous coal fields would be worked out by the year . u. 220,1. W hen this occurs, he said, the country would be obliged to secure its fuel supply from the Dracti- cally inexhaustible lignite beds of the West. Consulship Going Begging. The post of consul general at Guay aquil has been tendered to Dr. William Shaw Bowen, of New York, a newspa per and magazine writer. , He had been selected to take the place of consul at Valencia, but the post at Guayaquil, is worm nearly iooo a year more. 1 his is the place that was declined by Mr. Sawter upon his arrival there because of the fear of yellow fever, which had been the death of Nast, the cartoonist. In the Departments. Major Rathbone. formerly director of the posts in Cuba, has issued a public statement giving the basis for his request for a congressional investigation of his trial in Cuba, which he declares to have been unfair and contrary to law. Senators Spooner and Depew spoke at the executive session of the Senate, arguing in behalf of the Panama Canal I reaty. Senator Hoar offered further amend ments to the Senate rules intended to limit debate and to provide for closure. the condition of Justice Day, who is ill with pneumonia, is regarded as en couraging. Upon receipt of advices that the revo lution in Honduras has assumed a scri 01 s phase and that American interests arc in need of protection, the Navy De partment ordered Admiral Coghlan to proceed with the Caribbean Squadron to Ceiba. 'The Secretary of the Treasury award- rded a gold life-saving medal to Keeper George N. Gray, of Charlotte, N. Y., for one of the most remarkable rescues in the history of the service. The President is thinking about calling an extra session of Congress, and sena tors who have campaigns on their hands do not like the prospect. I he President sent to the Senate the nomination of George Uhler, of Pennsyl vania, for supervising inspector general of steam vessels. The government has closed a mimhir of posts on the Chinese border which have heretofore been open to the admis sion of Chinese. United States Consul Tohn L. Bittine- er, at Montreal, who talked too freely, nas Deen asKca to resign. The Naval Board of Construction has decided that the Missouri tvoe of battleships is the best, and will be generally followed in the new ones to be constructed. The Crum nomination was again held up in the Senate Committee on Creden tials. 1 he Department of Agriculture is sued a code of rules for the suppres sion and extirpation -of infectious dis eases among domestic animals in the United Mates. The Navy Department has been in formed that Commissioner Sewell has relieved Commander Schroeder as governor of Guam. The President designated the sons of army and navy officers as midship-men-at-largc and alternates at the Na val Academy. Gen. James A. DumonL chief of the steamboat inspection service, resign ed, ueorge unier will succeed him. C Tt1 ... ..... . t. v.. raricer. a cniel 01 division in the Postoflice Department, was sus pended tor borrowing money from sub ordinates. Senator Allison introduced his reso lution for a rule to put a limit to de bate. The temporary military stations in the various provinces of the Philippines have been named after those officers who fell in battle or afterwards died from their wounds. The President has appointed William Plimley, of New York, to be assistant treasurer of the United States, to suc ceed the late Conrad Jordan. RIVERS STEADILY RISINQ. Flood Situation Very Threatening la the South Patrolling Levees. Memphis, Tenn. (Special). The Mississippi river is rising steadily at this point, the gauge marking 25.3 feet. This is a rise of ftve-tenths of a foot in the past twenty-four hours. It is believed that the river will reach a mark of 38 feet at Memphis. Reports from Mississippi and Ar kansas indicate that the gravest ap prehension prevails regarding the flood situation. In some districts armed sentries arc patrolling the levees. All streams and rivers in Arkansas arc overflowing. In North Memphis the flood has al ready begun encroaching at certain points, and it will take but a few inches more of water to render work impos sible at many of the lumber industries in that section of the city. At Green law and Second streets the backwaters have reached the latter thoroughfare. The occupants of cabins there have been compelled to flee to higher ground. The steamer Georgia Lee arrived from Cairo and reports all landings to he in an untoward condition. The steamer's officers say refugees from the lowlands arc to be iceit every where. The government engineers have aug mented their forces and the steamers arc carrying sacks of sand and other supplies to the more dangerous places in the levee svstcm. Vicksbnrg, Miss. (Special). A con ference of levee engineers and freight officers of the Valley Railroad was held in this city. The levee men urged the railroad men to give a big ship ment of sacks and other materials the right of way from New Orleans. This material is badly needed for strength ening weak places in the embankments along the Louisiana side, in the par ishes of Concordia. Tensas and East Carroll. E. C. Tollingcr, assistant general engineer of the 1 azoo (Miss.) board, .says that all the levees arc hold ing splendidly, the steady rains of the past few days being the most serious cause of alarm. Ihese rains have greatly weakened new work. However, he is confident that, with close watch ing, all danger points can be held. The Florence and Columbia, United States snagboats; 'the Arthur S. Hider, of the State levee board, and the Col onel rotter, have been placed at the disposal of the levee boards for patrol duty. The two snagboats will be held here, with steam up, for dispatch at a moment's notice to any point of dan ger. "Nym Crinkle" Is Dead. I Nyack, N. Y. (Special). Andrew C. Wheeler, better known as "Nym Crin kle," a well-known newspaper critic, novelist and playwright, died at his home at Monscy. Rockland county. He left a widow, two sons and a daughter. He was born in New York 67 years ago, and had served as dramatic and musical critic on several New York papers. His books include "The Chronicle of Mil waukee ; "The Twins," a comedy; "The Primrose Path of Dalliance" aud "East er in a Hospital Bed." Carnegie Institution Appointments. Washington, D. C. (Special). Ex- President Gilman, of the Johns Hopkins University; Director Walcott. of the Geological Survey, and Commissioner of Labor V right, the executive committee of the Carnegie Institution, met here. 'The appointments of research assistants was the principal subject discussed. There are 150 applications for these places, and as there are only 20 vacancies there was a rigid scrutiny of the claims of the applicants, but no appointments were announced. The meeting ad journed subject to call. Overcome By Morphine. Orange, N. J. (Special). Miss An na M. Hildcbrandt, trained nurse, who was convicted of atrocious assault and battery with intent to kill her sweetheart, B. J. McCallan, last J'dy, was found in her rooms over come by morphine. By her side was a larue hicdcrmic needle containing a portion of the morphine solution. A vul which had contained 20 quarter grains morphine tablets was in the roi.m. She revived later. Orders to Walt Disobeyed. Chattanooga, Tenn. .(Special). Two passenger trains on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad collided, head on, near Shell Mound, Tenn., and hve members of the crews were injured. Officials say that the southbound train should have waited at Shell Mound for the northbound to take the switch at that place. Mark E. Pond, engineer of the northbound ttain, was the most seriously injured. No passengers were hurt. Mad Mullah's Career. Aden, Arabia (By Cable). Advices received here from Obbia, Somaliland, say that during the recent fight between the followers of the Mad Mullah and the Abvssinian forces co-operating with the British the former lost a thousand men. The Mullah, it is added, is maintaining his authority with ruthless severity, cut ting the throats of male malcontents and mutilating women and children. Mexico Swindled ol $370,090? Mexico City (Special). The investi gation being made of the charge pre ferred against Antonio Vidal of de frauding the national treasury has pro gressed to the point where it is al leged to be known that the accused appropriated $370,000 of the nation's money. Tried to Kill the Whole Family. Huntsville, Ala. (Special). Joseph Powers, a young man of Newmarket, Ala., attempted to exterminate a whole family near that place. Powers had a difficulty with John Winkle a few days ago. He called at Winkle's home and opened fire upon the family through a window. Five people were shot, in cluding Winkle, a baby and two wom en. Winkle's son was shot in the eye. After the shooting Powers took a train fos Texas. Pinned Motorsaaa la Wreck. Lancaster, Pa. (Special). In a dense fog a head-on collision occurred near here between trolley cars. Motorman Thomas E. McFarlart was pinned un der the wreckage. He may die. There were 23 passengers on the two cars and all were slightly hurt. , j Veaeiacla Eods Blockade. Caracas (By Cable). The blockade of the mouths of the Orinoco and of the ports of Guanta and Carupano, recently proclaimed by the Venezuelan Govern ment, has hem 'ailed. !, ALL SLA1NJY BANDITS Murder Attends Hold-Up of American Stags. WEALTHY RANCH-OWNER IS KILLED. Just How the Stage Was Attacked Will Prob ably Never Be Knows, As all the Passed, gers and Driver Were Killed The Bodies Had Beea Rifled of Everything of Value Horses Allowed to Run Wild. Tucson, Ariz. (Special). Mexican bandits held up the stage which runs between Potam and Torin, on the Ya qui river, in the State of Sonora, kill ing all of the six passengers and the driver. Among them was Filibcrto Alvcrado, a wealthy Mexican, who owns a num ber of ranches along the Yaqui river. He- was accompanied by his wife, to whom he had been married only two months, and by Scnorita Julia Berdo and Senorita C. II. dc Gonzales, both daughters of prominent families in Alvcrado's neighborhood. Alvcrado and his wife had taken the stage from Potam to Torin, and the bandits no doubt thought he carried a large sum of money with him, although his friends say he did not have much on this trip. The stage carries very little mail and rarely any money or val uables, so that Alvcrado must have been the object of attack. The hold-up took place about half way between the two towns, but just how the stage was attacked probably will never be known, as all of the pas sengers and the driver were killed. Their bodies were found on the after noon of the tragedy and were still warm. The bodies had been rifled of everything of value. The traces had been cut and the horses had been al lowed to run wild. The cover of the stage and the body were both shot full of holes. It is thought by the Guaymas author ities that the perpetrators of the dc:d were some bandits who had taken ref uge in the mountains back of the Y'a qui river, but the Mexican officers at Potam are puzzled to explain why the women were killed and arc inclined to believe that the outrage was commit ted by the Yaqui Indians, who, grow ing bold, ventured down the river. TRIED FOR TREASON. Jose Javier Faces Heavy Charges at Manila "Minister of Foreign Affairs." Manila (By Cable). As the result of his capture in Rizal Province, Jose Ja vier, an irreconcilable and alleged head of the new Katipunan, is being tried for treason and sedition. Domingo Sakay, the former head of the Katipunan, and others testified that Javier acicd as "minister of foreign af fairs" in the alleged government main tained by the irreconcilables. The testimony thus far docs not show that Javier contributed money or supplies to the irreconcilables or bore arms against the Government. The Government forces have been engaged in another ladrone drive in Rizal Province, and have arrested a number of bandits after several skir mishes. A MISCHIEVOUS WOMAN. Convinced Husband and Wife That Each Was a Deceiver. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Special). A woman neighbor, 11 years ago, con vinced the wife of Wilson Mclntyrc, a traveling man, living in Milwaukee, that her husband was leading a double life, and during his absence she pack ed her effects and returned to the home of her parents, in BHffalo. When Mc Intyre returned home to find his wife gone, the same woman told him that his wife had eloped with another man. He wrote to her parents in Buffalo and his letters veic returned unopened. He made 110 effort to follow his wife and when he lienrl she was living in Indianapolis he did not go near her. Recently he discovered that he had been deceived and, communicating with his wife, learned that she was dying of consumption. Car ol Powder Explodes. Olean, N. Y. (Special). A bad freight wreck in the yards of the Penn sylvania Railrond, in East Olean, im periled many lives. A switch engine. wa3 backing with several cais, among them a car of powder. An incoming freight collided with the switch engine in a dense fog. The collision caused the car of powder to explode. In the incoming train were three cars of dy namite, which fortunately, did not go off, although seven cars nearby were demolished. Flvo Passengers Injured. Fort Dodge, Ia. (Special). The Chi cago Limited, westbound, on the Illinois Central Railway was wrecked at Ponie roy and five passengers were injured. The chair car and one sleeper left the track, the former being overturned. The train was running at high speed when the accident occurred. The cause of the wreck is unknown. Whole Family Drowned. Gadsden, Ala. (Special). Will Fer guson, wife and baby were drowned in the back waters of Hytop Creek, DeKalb county. A heavy fall of rain during tho night had caused the creek to overflow, and Ferguson's house was flooded. In trying to make their escape the family were drowned. SPARKS FROM TII3 WIRES. Miner and operators met in joint conference in Altoona. Pa., to consider the scale. Two thousand miners of the Massil lon (O.) district decided to strike April 1. SnowslidW along the Great Northern caused much damage and some loss of life. The funerHl c-f Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pennell was held m Buffalo and the bodies t.-.ken to Brunswick, Me., for in terment. Representatives of the Kecne Interests secured a tmporary injunction in Louis ville, Ky., in restrain the Harrimau in terests, which control the Southern Pa cific, from diverging the profits for bet terments on the Union Pacific Judge Vnbinskie of Hackensack, or dered the rlcsin? of the saloon within the works of 'he Sugar Triist's glucose plant at Shadys de, N. J.. as the tonipany did not take our the license, it being held by an individual. ,' . , The Czar has isued a decree grant ing rdu;iot: freedom to all a creeds throughout Tiursin, and declaring for communal im?roenicnti and Reform 11 t,r.v d vintutriitinn. THE KEYSTONE STATE Latest News of Pennsylvania Told o Short Order. Two bills of interest to fishermen' were introduced in the House. One from Mr. Mayne, of Lehigh, imposes a fine of $50 for every offense for tres passers on private lands for the pur nose of fishing. The other, by Mr. James, of Lackawanna, requires fisher men from other States who bring their boats into the waters of this State to fish to take out a license under penalty of $50. The latter affects only the lake fishing in lakes of so acres or more. The bill to incorporate filtration Companies, which was ruthlessly slaughtered in the House, will have an other chance. Mr. Plummer privately fxplained to those who voted against the bill that it was of an entirely inno cent character and meant only tp incor porate filtration companies, which are not included in the corporation act, and that there was nothing in it but what was shown upon its face. Aftci this explanation, on motion of Mr, Plummer, the vote by which the bill was defeated was reconsidered and fur ther consideration was postponed foi the present. The heavy whistles of three largo breakers sounded the curfew to the children oi Wilkcsbarrc at 9 o'clock Friday night for the first time. The new law compels all children under 14 !o be off the streets by 9 unless accom panied by their parents or guardians. Mayor Price's instructions to the po. lice were to make no arrests but to warn children found out and escort them to their homes. A second offense will mean arrests and the children anil their parents will be compelled to pay a fine. Whistles at each end of the city and in the heart of it gave loud warn ing, blowing for several minutes and they could be heard all over the city. The authorities arc confident there will be but little violation of the law, the two weeks' noficc given having been sufficient to warn all the parents and children. A photograph of himself, which Henry Hughes, 18 years old, left u the home of James Peacock, near Lan castcrvillc, led to his arrest charged with burglary. A week ago Hughes turned up at the Peacock home and was given shelter over night. About ; o'clock in the morning after he left Mrs. Peacock was awakened by some one forcing a shutter. She was afraid to arouse her husband, thinking that lie might be shot. When Mr. Peacock arose next morning he found that a robber had taken his clothing and $1.30 in money. The thief had discarded a coat in exchange for his victim's. In one of the pockets of the discarded coat was found a photograph of Hughes, who was captured later. John Leffcl and family, residing at Glcndalca Village, on Rattlesnake Hill, three miles north of Pottstown, found under their door a letter urging them to move at once, as the house would be burned at an early date to vent a spite on the owner, Samuel Koch. The building is surrounded by a cluster ol pine and cedar trees. Constable Swavc ly, the township constable, is endeav oring to find the letter writer. William Zaekman, who worked as a non-union man during the strike, died at Pottsville. Because of cool treat ment of some of his former friends, he began to worry and finally became vio lently insane, refusing nourishment and starving to death. Mrs. Mary A. White, of Hollidays burg died on the street while on her way from a store. Mojento Makovitt, a domestic o! Sharon, blew out the gas wdien she re tired and was found dead in bed. Washington police started a crusade against loafers. Eight offenders ar rested were found guilty and fined. Four paid their finc3 and four took jail sentences. Mark and Herbert Mathers have be gun a $10,000 damage suit against the Ellsworth Coal Company, at Washing ton, for false arrest on a charge of tir ing a barn owned by the coal company at Ellsworth. W. H. McCrackcn, of Richhill. Green county, is under arrest, charged with assisting his sister, Miss Lottie McCracken, a school teacher, to chas tise Edward Iledley, aged 12, for mis behavior. 'The boy is alleged to have been seriously hurt. Sarlct fever is raging in Indiana, and one of the primary rooms in the public schools has been closed. II. T. Powell, of East Palestine, has brought suit against the McNabb Coal Company for $7500 damages for inju ries received by an explosion of gas in the mine. In court at Ebensburg, Frank-Rob-erts and John Mountain, convicted bur glars, were sentenced to 13 years and six months, and 2 years and 6 months, respectively, in the Western penitenti ary. Providing for the annexation -of any city, borough, township or part of i township, to a contiguous city. This is known as the "Greater Pittsburg" bill. Amending the act relating to the rale, use aud disposition of hogsheads, barrels, casks or kegs, so as to ex tend its provisions to the sale, use and disposition of milk cans, butter boxes, ice cream cans and ice cream tubs. Appropriating $joo,ooo to the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. Requiring non-resident hunters ol the State and unnaturalized foreigner resident hunters to procure a license before hunting in the State. Providing for the appointment of deputy game protectors. House bill prohibiting the capture or killing of beaver. The following bills were passed by the Senate: Repealing the ninth section of the act declaring the species of fish which are game fish and the species of fish which are commercially valuable. Governor Pennypacker sent- to the Senate the name of John J. Henderson, of Meadville, Crawford county, to be Judge of the Superior Court of this State, and Michael W. Jacobs, of Har risburg. to be Judge of the Twelfth Ju dicial District, to fill the vacancy oc casioned by the death of Judge Si nionton. The Senate at once confirm ed both nominations. Joseph McGlcnscy, of Phocnixville, firesented a pair of fine horses to the ocal fire company in appreciation ol the excellent service rendered at a fire a short time ago. It is said another 'railroad line from Pittsburg to the Lakes is in prospect. It will carry the millions of tons ol coal from this region to the docks and piers of the Pittsburg Coal Company, near Cleveland. It will be owned and operated by the railroad coal combine, with general offices in Pittsburg. $1074.73 was divided among the sev eral Bucks county bciri of David Bauer, who died in Arkansas a year ago. He formerly lived in Bally. The Auburn Town Council reorgan ized by electing the following officers: wi ti ri;j. j . ...... I null 111, 1. WIVIVIIUCIIKI) BCVlb r try, H. II. Fleisher; treasurer, Joseph Frederici; supervisor, H. Huntzinger. '
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