Mir PEOPLE PERISH
ON A BLAZING SHIP
Terrible Fire Panic Upon the Steamer
Hankow.
LARGE NUMBER LEAP OVERBOARD.
Two Thousand Chine t Passengers
and Seven Europeans Aboard When
Fire Breaks Out, Just After Dork
ing of the Ship at Hongkong Fire
Probably Incendiary.
Hongkong (By Cubic). Hundred
of Chinese, meu, women and children,
passengers on (ho steamer Hankow,
were burned to death In a fire aboard
that ship early Sunday morning.
Numbers of others leaped overboard
to escape the flames nnd were
drowned.
The Hankow, with 3.000 Chinese
passengers,- men, women and chil
dren, and seven Europeans and a
cargo including 300 bales ot mat
ting, EfiO bales of raw silk and 400
bales waste silk, arrived from Can
ton at 3 o'clock A. M., and was short
ly afterward moored at the wharf.
Her chief officer reported to Cap
tain Branch that the ship was afire.
The captain then directed the chief
engineer to turn on the water through
the fire hose. This was impossible
for the reason that within five min
utes after the alarm was given, the
Hankow was ablaze fore and aft.
Captain Branch then awakened the
Kuropean passenger, who rushed
down the gangway, the ladies in their
night clothes.
The crew was compelled to leave
the ship, which by this time was a
veritable furnace. The Chinese steer
age passengers were thrown into a
frightful panic. Horrifying shrieks
and cries to save their lives were
heard, but escape was impossible ow
ing to the Inflammable nature of the
cargo. Hundreds were burned to
death and others jumped into the
harbor and were drowned.
Responding to signals from the
British cruiser Flora the naval dock
yard dispatched contingents of en
gines and assistance. The land nnd
floating brigades of firemen made
herculean efforts to extinguish the
flames, which leaped to a height of
over GO feet.
The British sfpamer Powan, which
was berthed nt the same wharf, was
towed out to save her from destruc
tion. A neighboring pier, a hundred
yards distant, was burned to tiie
water's edge. Governor Nathan, ac
companied by his nide-do-camp, ar
rived at the scene at 4.13 A. M. The
Governor suggested scuttling th
ship, hut the suggestion was found
to he Impracticable.
The fire was brought, under control
at 6 o'clock, at which time only the
shell nnd hull of the Ha.ikow re
mained. The gruesome work of re
covering the dead was then begun.
The flre-fiehters have already re
covered 13 corpses.
Many of them were huddled to
gether and only singed, while others
were Incinerated beyond recognition.
Of the cargo, 200 bales of raw silk
were saved, but badly damaged by
water. The remainder was totally
destroyed.
There are many theories as to the
cause of the fire. The first is that
the Are was caused by the overturn
ing of the lantern of a Chinese boarding-house
runner, who came aboard
seeking customers. The second was
that an opium smoker accidentally
net fire to matting; the third Is that
It was caused by the crossing of elec
tric wires. A fourth theory, and one
that Is considered the most tirohable,
is that the fire was incendiary nnd
was an outcrowth of a boycott
against British river boats.
A majority of the victims were
women. The company owning the
Hankow lost three other steamers
during the recent typhoon.
MAGOOX NOW GOVERNOR.
Toft, Bacon And I'uiiston Sail For
The V nited States.
Havana (Special). Secretary of
War Taft and Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon, President Roosevelt's
peace commissioners, completed their
labors here and departed for the
United States on board the battleship
Louisiana. They were followed to
sea and acclaimed by many Liberal
and ex-revolutionary leaders, but the
former Government ot'.loials showed
no disposition to join in the farewell,
either collectively or individually, and
no prominent Moderates appeared at
the palace or the wharf to participate
In the leavetaking. Two leading
Liberal Nationalists. Governor Nunez
and Congressman Govln, were the
only highly prominent members of
the Government group who saw the
party off.
Tho principal event of the day
preceding the departure of Messrs.
Taft and Baton was the taking over
of the government by Charles E.
Magoon, which was done by the is
suance of a proclamation declaring
that he had entered upon and would
discharge the functions of povern
ment as directed by President Roose
velt by virtue of til" authority of the
Piatt amendment. This was precise
ly in line witli President Roosevelt's
anpointment of Mr. Magoon, which
states that it was made "hy virtue
or the authority conferrel upon me
by tho appendix to the Constitution,
of Cuba and by act of Congress March
2, lsol."
Asylum Children Poi-oued.
Findlay, O. (Special). All of the
14 children of the. Orphans' Home,
eight girls and six boys who were
poisoned, supposedly by drinking
milk, have recovered except two.
These two are in a critical condition.
Killed Himself Illsleild Of Pig.
Stratford, Ont. (Special). As
Charles Klmber, an employee of the
White Packing Company, was killing
a pig the animal kicked and diverted
the knife, which Injured Klmber's
abdomen, inflicting fatal injuries.
KmlM'Zled From Telegraphers,
Montreal, Que. (Special. Philip
pe do Hamel, former secretary-treasurer
of System Division No. 7 of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers, was
found guilty In tho Court of. Kings
Bench of embezzling $j,(MH) of tin'
funds of the order. The trial lasted
10 days and the Jury wus out four
days.
lilae In TeiineHHee Town.
Columbia, Tenn., (Special). An
rntire block facing on Main Street
In tho business section of this city
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $00.
. 000: Insuranru t0 000
THE MEWS OF THE WEEK.
Domestic
P. H. Morrissey, grand master of
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, nays he thinks a strike of the
switchmen from the Pacific Coast to
Buffalo, N. Y., Is extremely improba
ble. Former Governor Douglas says he
will again be a candidate for the
governorship of Massachusetts If the
people of the State demand it.
Dr. Frank Brouwer, of Toms
River. N. J., charged with the mur
der of his wife, will offer a defense
of ptomaine poisoning.
Twenty white men have been in
dlited for the Atlanta rioting. Sixty
negroes have already been Indicted
on the same charge.
Da.iiel Francis, colored, who was
hanged in Chicago, went to deatl
thanking God lie was going to hea
ven. A policeman and two hlghwnyiuei'
were shot during a desperate ttl;
on the streets of Toledo, O.
The women delegates to the Na
tional Purity Convention went slum
ming In Chicago.
Counsel for the nslgnce of the
firm of J. M. Ceballos fc Co. says
the best detectives In the world have
been put on the track of Manuel Sil
viera, the Havana ncent.
Frederick Cole Fairbanks, son of
the Vice President of tho Vnltcd
States, eloped from Pittsburg with
Nellie Scott nnd they were married
in Steubenvllle, O.
George W. Cornwell, who confess
ed. In Bridgeport. Ct.. to the theft of
$10,000 worth of bonds from Mrs.
Johanna Lumpkin, was sentenced to
state prison.
The annual meeting of the Ameri
can Board of Foreign Missions de
rided to co-operate with the I'nited
Brethren and Methodist Protestants.
Fire in the F.dinboro apartment
house in New York caused a panic
among the inmntes of the Institute
for Destitute Blind adjoining.
Orsen Broke was arrested in Desh
ler, O.. on the charge of giving poison
to his sweetheart so she might com
mit suicide.
Pennsylvania authorities will urge
federal prosecution of Armour & Co.
for nlleged violation of the Pure
Food Law.
Iron Mountain fast mail jumped
the rails at Memphis, Mo., killing one
man and seriously injuring a number.
Founder's Day was celebrated at
Lchleh University.
The schooner yacht Frolic, for
which government officials have been
searching for over two weeks, was
captured off Providence. R. I. A
number of Chinamen were arrested.
At the National Farmers' Congress
at Rock Island. 111., resolutions were
passed favoring the election of sena
tors hy direct vote, a parcels post and
postal savings hank.
Testimony was offered in the con
test over the will of Millionaire
James L. Crawford, of Scranton, Pa.,
to the effect that the document was a
forgery.
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie
M. Shaw delivered an address before
Kentucky bankers advocating more
elasticity in the use of bank reserve
funds.
The requests of ushers and the
laughter of the audience caused Mrs.
Reginald Vanderbilt to remove her
hat while in a Boston theater.
"The Human Hearts" Theatrical
Company was badly shaken up In
a wreck on the Seaboard Air Line
near Oehlllee, Ga.
John B. McDonald, for 40 ears
member of the general committee of
Tammany Hall, will support Hughes
for governor.
The work of diverting the Colora
do River back into its old channel
is expected to be completed in 10
days.
Jim Johnson, who assassinated his
father, near Moultrie, Ga., by shoot
ing him. was convicted of murder.
The home of Judge M. Yoder, of
Chehalls, Wash., was dynamited in
an attempt to assassinate him.
Fire caused the loss of $100,000 In
Goldfield, Nov. For a time the entire
town was in danger.
Miss Florence McDonald, an ac
tress, fell from a fourth-story window
In Chicago, killing herself.
Henry Walters has been elected a
director of the Western Union Tele
graph Company.
Several of the trunk line railroads
of the West are threatened with a
traffic blockade.
Foreign.
Five Spanish bishops have vollent-
ly protested to tho government
against the "Anti-Christian move
ment," and declaring they will not
obey laws which violate rights of the
church.
When the boycott- against Ameri
can Hoods was called off at Canton,
China, ringleaders of the movement
under arrest there were released and
their conduct extolled.
The rebellion against. Turkish rule
in Arabia is causing frequent clashes
at arms, in one of which lot) Turks
were killed and 00 wounded.
The new financial budget for Aus
tria estimates the revenue at $;i"S,
iimi.uoo, nearly $500, (Hut In excess
of the estimated expenditures.
Japanese official have been ex
pelled from the Russian sphere in
Manchuria, but merchants are ad
mitted. The French ministry again dis
cuss, -J the Church and State Sepa
ration Law, but readied no conclu
sion. The Russian Constitutional Demo
cratic Congress, at I lelslngfors, ad
journed after adopting a pronuneia
mento denouncing Premier Stolypln's
administration.
Ten pirates shipped as laborers on
the German steamer Anna at Vladi
vostok and when the ship got to sea
bound the officers and robbed the
passengers.
It Is reported that Japanese emis
saries have been sent to Java to cre
ate incidents to Justify a Japanese
naval expedition.
The Portugese Chamber of Depu
ties adopted a bill providing for the
renewal of the tobacco monopoly.
Five terrorists were hanged In
Lodz, Russian Poland, and five were
shot in liendzlr. They had been con
demned by drumhead court-martial.
A Jewess Is said to have organized
the recent attempt upon the life of
General Dumbadzo at. Hebastopol.
Counsel for Richard Croker in a
Bult in Dublin declared that Croker
did not benefit by his political con
nection except to tho extent of the
salaries he received.
Edna May has sued Gattl Brothers,
managers of the Vaudeville Theater,
In London, for breach of contract.
The new Spanish law of associa
tion for religious orders contains
many restrictive provisions.
John GadoniBkl, editor of the Ga
zeta Polska, who was shot by bandits,
(tied in Warsaw.
SHAFT MO LOOT
IN REVOLUTION
Ciban Rebel Leaders Made Their
Jobs Pay. '
ONE SC00PED IN ABOUT J7.00P.
Counts Upon Another Revolution to
Fill His Purse When He Has
Spent the Money He Stole In the
Last Disarmament Does Not Kill
the Revolutionary Spirit.
Havana (By Cable). Huge stacks
if antiquated arms - fit only for bls
orlcal museums laid down by the
"hibnn insurrectors. who have about
'oncluded their "disarmament," are
inything but convincing proof to the
H-oplo of Havana that the uprising
s all over. No one here believes that
hcte will be any serious trouble that
he force of the American arms In
he island at the present time cannot
lenl with adequately or any battles
hat a dozen Irlsh-Amerlcnn cops
mild not win with nightsticks, but
t Is confidently expected that brush
Ights will he of frequent occurrence.
ny disarmament of a Cuban-rebel
's bound to be Ineffective for the rea
son that his chief engine of war
bis revolutionary spirit Is fn his
Mood and cannot be taken from him.
When a Cuban feels a fight coming
on "him he is going to "revolute" if
he lias to do it with a hatchet.
When we think of a revolution in
'be states the Idea Includes Paul Re
vere's ride. Valley Forge and York
'own. In Cuba the word more fit
'Ingly conjures up n picture of a
barroom brawl or hoboes' scrap with
a village constable. Inasmuch as
lights of these latter varieties are
llgnffled with the title, people in tha
states are apt to hear a great deal
of "Insurrections" during the next
few months. In fact, as proven by
the recent "war," revolting is, for
a man without capital, a much more
profitable vocation than any form
of manual labor. In addition, it is
easier and more dignified.
A certain mulatto commander,
whoso share of the looting of towns'
treasuries in Pinar del Rio a few
weeks auo amounted to something
like $7,000. dining in a leading cafe
here the other evening, boasted to a
narty of friends that he was going
to New York and "blow himself."
A friend sugeested that now that, he
had a stake it might be well for him
to invest it nnd settle down.
"Oh, what's the use," was the re
sponse. "By the time I have this
spent there will be another revolu
tion and I will be able to get more."
In that very answer Is found the
reason for many Cubans' wish for an
nexation. The popular Impression
Is that it is the wealthy plantation
owners who arc the principal suffer
ers hy the insurrections when., as a
matter of fact, it is the small farmer
who is the greatest sufferer.
When a big landholder has his
tdantntion burned and his crops de
stroyed he collects in full from the
government, with all interest. When
a poor farmer loses the family mare,
his one sow and her pigs, together
with hii few chickens his fortune
General Sherman's definition of war
Is quoted to him and he Is forced to
whistle for a settlement. By the
terms of the peace agreement be
tween the Liberals and the Moderates
the rebels, upon laying down their
arms were allowed to retain the
horses they had stolen. The good
points of the bargain appealed to
all of the insurgents and hundreds
of poor farmers from whom the ani
mals had been "borrowed" were rob
bed. At about the same time the
French charge d'affaires here pre
sented a claim for $S,000 damages
to some interests or French citizens,
and Secretary Taft decided to ap
point a court of clnims to consider
the matter.
As to the revolution itself and its
cost estimates vary. Many men in
a position to know Insist that not
more than thirty-five men were killed
luring the entire Insurrection, while
others, more liberal In their esti
mates, place the number of fatalities
In the vicinity of 200, A flguro mtd-
vny between these two would proba
bly be nearly right.
A fact worthy of note in this con
nection Is that nearly every man
Willed died of machete wounds In a
fight where the forces were mutual
ly surprised at meeting each other.
Even the ousted Moderates do not
deny that the recent elections, which
really led to the revolt, were stolen.
Their defense is that both sides were
out to steal them and that, being
defeated at their own game, the Llb-
rals assumed a won t niay attitude
and finally took to the brush.
DISPROVED IT WITH KISS.
The Rumors That Klliott Sliepard
And Wife Were Estranged.
New York (Special). By imprint
ing a kiss on his wife's lips Elliott
F. Shepard disproved the rumors of
divorce. As she sailed for Havre on
the French liner La Loralne, Shepard
was asked regarding the report that
he and his wife were estranged and
that she was going to Paris prior to
legal action.
Mrs. Shepard was sitting In the
ship's saloon; near hy, and smiled as
Mr. Shepard said:
"You can deny that for me. Here
la an example of our happiness."
With this ho stepped over and
kissed Mrs. Shepard. He said that
he will follow her to France on an
other steamer In a few weeks.
Three Men Killed.
New York (Special). Three men
were killed and a dozen others ren
dered unconscious by an explosion
and fire in the Pennsylvania Railroad
tunnel under Long Island City. Tho
dead men are said to be a superin
tendent named Georgo Chapman, a
lock-turner named Michael Daly and
a foreman named Joseph Puarce.
Tho cause of the explosion is un
known. l ive Killed In Collision.
Cheyenne, Wyo., (Special). Five
men were killed In a head-on freight
collision on the Union Pacific
railroad at Ridge, near Laramie,
Wyo. The collision was caused by
misunderstanding of orders. The en
gines of both trains were demolished
and the crews were instantly killed.
Vlrglfilui Hendricks Head.
Frankfort, Ky. (Special). Vlr
ginlus Hendricks, aged 75, who was
a member of tho Confederate Con
gress from Virginia, died here. Hen
dricks has been an invalid for many
years.
MURDER OF AN ENTIRE FAMILY
Barney Parsons, Wife and Three
Children Killed.
Houston, Mo. (Special). Barney
Parsons, n farmer, his -wife and three
children were murdered near Lick
ing, Mo. A farmer named Hamilton
has been arrested charged with the
murder, and is said to have confessed.
Parsons had sold his farm and crops
to Hamilton, and it Is alleged that
the men quarreled over the terms of
the sale. Parsons nnd family set ont
from their former homo In a covered
wagon, bound for Northern Missouri.
The body of Parsons was found shot
to death, and the mother and three
children had been clubbed to death.
Joda Hamilton, the alleged mur
derer is In the Houston (Mo.) Jail
strongly guarded to prevent lynching.
He is said to have mndo a complete
confession, of which the following Is
a summary:
At a timber bordered place in the
road, as Parsons and his family were
driving along, they were confronted
by Hnmllton. armed with a shotgun.
Deliberated aiming at Parsons, Ham
ilton discharged both bnrrels of tho
gun and Parsons fell to tho ground.
Hamilton then advanced upon him
nnd clubbed him over tho head with
tho butt of the gun several times.
He then beat the head of the mother
almost to a pulp, and after killing
her, clubbed tho threo children to
denlh.
The bodies of all five were then
loaded into a wagon and taken to
Big Plney Creek, about one mile dis
tant from the scene of the murder,
and dumped Into the creek.
The body of one of the children
has not yet been found. A party of
fishermen from Houston discovered
the bodies of two of (he children Sat
urday nbout noon. A further search
brought to light the bodies of both
parents, and word was sent to Hous
ton.
Shortly after the news had been
received there Hamilton rode into
town on a mule that, was recognized
as one that belonged to Parsons. He
was arrested and locked on in jail.
Pnrsons, who came to Texas Coun
ty two years ago from Iho northern
part of Missouri, was a onlet, in
dustrious farmer, and never had trou
ble of any sort. Hamilton has also
been favorably known over the entire
county.
A TOURIST'S NKCK BROKEN.
Parisian Merchant Who Put His Head
Out Of Car Window.
New York (Special). Among tho
passengers bailing on La Lorraine, of
the French Line, was a Frenchman,
who is returning to his homo in
Paris with a broken neck. He is
August Bnrdy, a wealthy Parisian
merchant, who came to America on
a combined business and pleasure
trip several months ago. While go
ing hy train from Buffalo to Niagara
Falls, two months ago, he put his
head out of tho car window. The
time intervening from that moment
until he found himself In a hospital
in Buffalo was a blank to him. He
was informed that he had received
a blow on the head and as a result
a vertebrae in his neck had been
broken.
After a month in the Buffalo Hos
pital, Mr. Bnrdy was brought on to
New York. To the surprise of his
physicians, the broken bone in the
neck knitted. At present his head
Is held in place by an iron brace, and
he faces tho unpleasant prospect of
being obliged to wear the uncom
fortable support for the rest of his
life.
HULL CHARGES A LIOX.
Dashes Against The Latter's Cage
And Causes Stumpcde.
New York (Special). A white
Holstein bull, owned by Mayor
Brush, of Mount Vernon, which heads
the procession of farmer boys and
lassies at the county fair in Madison
Square Garden, got ugly and mixed
things up.
Many prominent actors and ac
tresses were enjoying the scene, when
Mr. Bull suddenly halted and the
procession stopped. He had spotted
the lion Sultan and wanted to "mix
It" with the king of beasts. He
lowered his head and made a dash
toward the cage, crashing against the
bars with great force. There was a
stampede among the bystanders to
get away, and Mrs. Anna Post, of
Passaic, was thrown down and her
left arm broken.
Martin Kelly, who had been lead
ing the bull by a nose ring, ran away,
and but for the prompt action of
Detective Henry the big animal
would have run amuck among tho
spectators.
FINANCIAL WORLD.
Union Pacific net earnings in Au
gust Increased $327,496.
J. J.-Hill says he long ago sold
nearly all his Erie stock.
The Western Union's net revenue
for the last fiscal year Bhowed a do-
crease of $117,482.
Dividend action on the Chesapeake
& Ohio will be taken this week.
Three per cent, is expected.
r rick wants a bigger dividend on
Cambric Steel. Ho also favors a
larger one, it is said, on Pennsylvania
and Reading.
Northern Pacific had a surplus of
$11,000,000 after paying interest on
bonds and the dividend on its stock.
Net profits on the year Increased
$0,213,000, or moro than 25 per
cent.
Schwab's big wheat deal Is at
tracting considerable attention in
speculative circles.
Western Union shareholders rati
fied the action of directors in decid
ing to issue $25,000,000 of 4 per
cent, convertible bonds. Henry Wal
ters and J. J. Slocum were 'elected
directors.
When copper metal was onlv 17
cents a pound tho Amalgamated Com
pany paid 8 per cent, dividends.
Tho speculators wonder why it can't
do ns well now with copper at 21Vi
cents a pound.
An Atlantic City citizen writes:
"I should bo pleased to know why
Lehigh Valley is selling at 80 or
better, when the par valuo la only
SO, paying 2 per cent. What I should
llko to know is, are they going to in
crease the dividend, and, If so, how
much?" It is selling at 80 In anti
cipation of a larger dividend, but
no one outside tho Board of Direc
tors can know just when the Increase
will come. Moreover, tho much-talked-of
divorce of the coal roa.la
from the coal mines is also a factor
which adds mystery to the situation,
and nothing help a stock like a
mystery.
YACHT
AND CASH GONE
A Financier and a Million Are
Missing.'
AN OLD FIRM FORCED TO WALL
J. M. Ceballos & Co., of New York,
Assigns, With Liabilities From
Three fo Four Millions Defal
cation of Manuel Silvcira, Causes
Financial Disaster.-
Now York (Special). Tho assign
ment of J. M. Cebnllos & Co., bank
ers nnd merchants, with liabilities
between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000,
was announced Wednesday in a
statement which declared that tho
failure was due to the defalcation
nnd absconding of Manuel Sllvelra.
of Sllvelra & Co., Havana, ngents of
the New York company. Sllvelra s
defalcation Is nlleged to amount to
about $1,000,000. He soiled from
Havana on October 2, ostensibly for
New York City, to consult will) tho
members of J. M. Ceballos & Co.,
but has not reached this city. Coun
sel for the assignee said that' Sil
vcira has left on his own steamer,
the Camellna, for parts unknown, ac
companied by his wife nnd children,
nnd that every effort was being made
to locate him.
The members of the firm of J. M.
Cebnllos & Co. nre J. M. Cebnllos,
John S. Fisko nnd Anderson C. Wil
son. The assignee is William V.
Rowe, of the law firm of Sullivan &
Cromwell, of this city. Mr. Rowe
said that the assets of the film were
of a very substantial character, but
from a hnsty examination it was man
ifest that, they would require careful
husbanding. Accountants are now at
work on the books of the company.
It was stated officially that there was
ground to hope that, the assets would
he sufficient to cover the losses of the
firm, and that, it would be enabled to
resume business.
,T. M. Cehnllos R- Co. wns estab-
llshed about 50 years ago, and has
large interests in Cuba, chiefly in
the development of railroads and su
gnr plantations. H operates a line
of steamers between New York nnd
Spanish ports and has connections in
Spain, European centers and Spanish-American
cities.
Sllvelra & Co. were one of tho
largest and best known firms In Ha
vana, were tho largest importers of
cnttlo in Cuba and were reputed es
pecially to have made a largo fortune
immediately after tho war.
Tho following statement was given
out hy Sullivan & Cromwell, announc-
inr; tho assignment:
"Messrs. J. M. Ceballos &. Co.,
bankers, of New York nnd Havana,
have made a' general nsslgment for
the benefit of their creditors to Wil
liam V. Rowe, of the Inw firm of Sul
livan & Cromwell, with William Nel
son Cromwell as counsel to the as
signee. The suspension Is stated by
the firm to be due to the defalcation
of Manuel Sllvelra, of Sllvelra & Co.,
hankers and merchants, of Havana,
who for several years hove represent
ed the business of Ceballos & Co.
His def.cleney amounts to nearly one
million dollars in money nnd other
property.
Silvcira And Cnstro.
New York (Special). Manuel Sll
velra, in command of the 2,000-ton
cattle Bhlp Carmelina, was 10 days
out of Havana at the close of busi
ness Friday afternoon. Of exact
knowledge of his whereabouts there
was the same discrepancy as on pre
vious days. William Nelson Crom
well, the legal representative of the
assigned firm of J. M. Ceballos & Co.,
said cables received in the afternoon
showed that the alleged absconder
had not yet . landed at any port in
South America or tho United States,
and that his whereabouts wero still
unknown. Yet every member of the
firm is strongly of the belief thnt
their missing agent is already in
Venezuela.
"Sllvelra was nol only a friend of
President Cnstro, of Venezuela." said
a member of the firm today, "but he
was a partner of President Castro's
brother in the cattle business. Cas
tro bought the cattlo in Venezuela.
Sllvelra took them on his line of
steamers to Cuba and sold them
there. What is there more probable
than that he has sought a refuge in
that country?"
Astor Descendants Insane.
New Y'ork (Special). A sheriff's
Jury found that Peter Denottheck
and his sister, Gabriello Denottheck,
are insane and Incompetent to attend
to their affairs. Denottheck and his
sister aro the grent-great-grandchll-dren
of John Jacob Astor. Their
mother. Cecilia Denottheck, who was
a granddaughter of Mr. Astor, died
In August i:i a private sanitarium,
leaving a large fortune. Peter and
Gabriello each inherited about $250,
000, and Eugenia Denottheck, an
other sister asked for lunacy commis
sion that the property might bo cared
for.
A Silent Wedding.
Augusta, Ga. (Special). Miss Car
rie Anna Wall, of Augusta, nnd Al
exander Denham Estill, of Savannah,
both deaf and dumb, were married
hero by Rev. O. J. Whildin, of Bal
timore, also a mute. The bridesmaid
likewise was a mute. Tho conpln
aro prominent in Georgia, the groom
being a nephew of J. H. Estill,, pro
prietor of the Savannah News.
Desperadoes Captured.
Dawson, Alaska (Special). Ilen
liicksort and Thornton, tho escaped
desperadoes of tho Tenama district,
were captured Tuesday near Nation
City, below Eugle, not far from
where they escaped last week from
the steamer Lnvello Young while on
route to Seattle. Both men had wan
dered several days through the woods
without foods or shelter nnd were In
such a bad condition that they did
not resist the officers. The capture
was made by Deputies Gertz and VII
k'licve. Mount I Vice Aroused.
Basse-Terro (By Cable). A vio
lent eruption of tho Mont Polee vol
cano, Island of, Martinique, caused a
rain of ashes over tho southeast part
of Guadeloupe. The Sotifrlere vol,
"nno on this Island shows no signs
of activity.
Dreyfus To Konurne Command.
Paris (By Cable). Captuin Drey
fus will resume actlvo service in tho
nrmy, being named by derree of the
Ministers of War to take charge of
the mobilization of the garrison of
Vincennes.
BIKER,
AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL
Somo Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told,
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte
is familiarizing himself with the ad
ministration' battlo with the triiBts,
to be equipped to take up the contest
whpn he becomes attorney general,
in Fehrunry.
Secretaries Wilson, Shaw and Met
cnlf mny niter the regulations of the
Pure Food Law regarding tho label
ing of Amerlcnn-mnde goods.
General orders have been Issued
for the abandonment of Fort Mcllcn
ry as n military post.
Mnjor .1. II. Stlne, president of
the United States Historical Society,
died suddenly.
Secretary Bonaparte hns resigned
his position on the Board of Indian
Commissioners.
The National Wholc3nlo Druggists'
Association cordially indorsed tho
Pure Food Lnw.
Hazing has disappeared nt tho
United Stntes Military Acndemy, ac
cording to the annual report of the
superintendent, Brigadier General A,
L. Mills.
A number of Southern negroes
have filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission complaint, agninst
the use of JImcrow cars on interstate
railroads.
Representatives of the railroad
companies and the Interstate Com
merce Commission leached an ngroo
ment upon the uniform rale schedule.
The Marine Hospital Service wns
advised of th,e appearance of the
plague at Osaka, Japan, and cholera
at Shanghai, China.
Dr. Ilnrvey Wiley, chief of tho
Bureau of Chemistry, addressed the
National Association of Wholesalo
Druggists.
The report of the Geological Survey
shows that tho uso of machinery
in mining coal Is increasing.
Mrs. Clement C. Hipkins recovered
the wedding ring she dropped in the
river 10 years ago.
Tho Supreme Court convened foi
th 3 term, but, after formal proceed
ings, adjourned, tho members paying
their customary visit to the White
House.
President Roosevelt Issued an or
der continuing the llf.i of the Spanish
Treaty Claims Commission to March
2, 1907.
Tho Cleveland Provision Company,
of Cleveland, filed complaint with the
Interstate Commerce Commission
against the Pennsylvania, the Balti
more and Ohio and other roads.
Acting Secretary of tho Navy New
berry approved the court-martlal's
sentence of ncquittal In the case of
Cnptain Comley. of the Alabama.
A committee of premlncnt railroad
officials met to make suggestions to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
in (he matter of uniform schedules.
GOT HACK WEDDING KING.
Mrs. Hipkins Dropped It In The
a r.iver Ten Years Ago. '
Washington (Special) Mrs. Clem
ent C. Hipkins, who lives at 502 M
Street, northwest, regards herself as
the luckiest, woman in Washington
just now, for she hii3 recovered her
wedding ring which she. lost 10 years
ngo under circumstances lhlch for
bade all hope of ever recovering it.
Ten year ago she wns standing
on the wharf waving her hands in
good-by to some friends on tho steam
boat who wero nbout to leave for
Washington. Her wedding ring slip
ped from her finger and flew Into the
river. She saw it go beneath tho
waters, and felt sure she. would never
see it again. Last week John Pey
ton, who is employed on a barge
which is dredging out. tho channel,
saw something bright in the mud
that had just been scooped un from
tho bottom of the river. He ox
nmlned it and found it was a plain
gold ring, on the inside of which were
engraved the letters. "C. C. II. to
McE. W., January,. '78." Peyton at
once realized that It was a wedding
ting, nnd notified the police.
T..i police in turn mnde public tho
fact of the discovery of the ring by
a statement in the locnl newspapers.
Mrs. Hipkins rend the paragraph that
told of the finding of tho ring and
recognized in tho letters engraved in
It the initials of her husband and
herself. She hurried to police head
quarters nnd identified tho ring as
her own. It, is not likely thnt Mrs.
Hipkins will lose her ring again.
V'liOODS AND LANDSLIDES.
Havoc Wrought On The West Coar.t
Of Mexico.
Mexico City (Special). Recent
floods In the southern part of Jalisco
and Colima have resulted in great de
struction of properly and loss of life.
The number of fatalities from dron
ing along tho Manzaniila extension
of the Mexican Central Railway is
123.
Thousands of tons of earth and
rocks descended in great landslides
from the mountains.
The new steel railway bridge below
Tuxpan was destroyed, and a steam
shovel weighing 20 tons was horno
by tho torrent for a considerable dis
tance. In one place tho water rooo
60 feet.
Many houses were destroyed hy
floods in Tuxpan and Zapntillie.
Twenty-five lives were lost in San
tiago River. Fifteen were drowned
by the capsizing of a boat whllo
crossing the river. All were natives.
It hns been sometime since tliero
were such tremendous Hoods on tho
west coast.
Gives Up $.-0,000 In Vcch.
Chicago (Special).--State's Attor
ney John J. Henley turned over to
Cook County all tho fees of his office
for tho last, two years, amounting to
$51,213. Henley's net wns in ac
cordance with promises made by him
before election, In which ho declared
thnt if elected he would accept tho
statutory salary of $10,000 ns his'
compensation, and would turn over
nil tho fers to the county. This is
the first tinui in the history of this
country thnt a state's attorney has
surrendered tho foes of his office.
Saw Child Drop To Death.
York, Pa. (Special). Falling 100
feet from a fifth-story winlow of the
Colonial Hotel to the sidewalk, 6-year-old
Marguerlta Mortis Wilson,
daughter "of A. L. Wilson, an Insur
ance niBii. was instantly killed today.
The child's fall was witnessed hy a
number of persons, all of whom wero
powerless to prevent tho accident.
The little girl learned too far out the
window and lost her balance.
Two hundred and fifty women and
girls escaped from a Brooklyn tailor'
ihon ablaze by means of ladders. ' !
Latest News Gleaned From Various
Parts.
Mayor Oeorgo W. Guthrie, of Pitts
burg, is of the opinion that a city
employee who solicits Rid for his
church is as guilty of graft as the
man who extorts money for other
causes. He said so in citing tha .
dismissal of Charles W. Wallace, a
clerk In the Bureau of Building In
spection. Wallace, who has, been In
the office for four years, was dis
missed by Director Frank Rldgeway
nt the Instigation of Mayor Gut.hrlo.
William Darrah, of Nescopeck,
whose leg was cut off by a train Inst
July, has worried so much over the
loss that he is now Insane. He es
cape! from the house where relatives
have been caring for him and at
tacked George McAfee, of Berwick,
with a knife, making a desperate at-
tempt to kill him. He was over
powered nnd will be taken to an
nsylum.
By the change of location of the
tracks of the Columbia & Port De
posit Railroad, the Summer resorts
at Pequa,. Shenk's Ferry and Flto's
Eddy will be put out of business.
This will lonvo ns the only summer
resort along the lower Susquehanna,
Washincton Borough nnd Safe Har
bor. The local Court fixed tho
amounts of the bonds to bo entered
by the railroad company to insure
the property holders against dam
ages. H. L. Viercck. of Harrisburg, In
charge of the mosquito extermina
tion In the State, has shipped
thousands of sunftsh fry to be dis
tributed in the ponds in the malaria
districts of Schuylkill County. These
fish feed on the larvae ot mosquitoes
and they are expected to put "skeet
ers" out ot business in Pottsvlllo.
Firemen on tho Frnckvllle grade
of tho Philadelphia & Reading Rail
way wero notified that their demands
for nn Increase in wages have been
granted. The increase is from 18
to 20 cents per hour. The increase
goes Into effect from tho first of the
month.
Violation of tho laws governing
the sale of cigarettes to minors have
been so fingrant recently that, tho
Hazleton School Board has decided
to compel strict, enforcement of the
law. Truant Officer Hunsinger noti
fied all poolroom proprietors and
cigar dealers that under pain of
prosecution they must. not. permit
hoys under 18 years ot ago to fre
quent, their rooms.
Hanging suspended between two
runaway horses for moro than a mile,
Samuel Denlinper made a miraculous
escaped from death near his homo
In Lancaster. Denlinger was driv
ing two horses, attached to a potato
sled, nnd. in attempting to lenr. on
one of- the animals, fell between
them. The horse3 became frightened
nnd ran. With one hand tho young
man citing to tho hnmes of one horse
collar and with the other grasned
tho second horse hy the bit. Sus
pended In this manner ho hung
while the horses ran a full mile. Ex
hausted he fell nnd was struck by
tho sled, but fortunately escaped '
with minor injuries.
Strlckler R. Eve:ts, aged 79 years,
and wife, aged 74 years, of Lancas
ter, celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary hy holding a family re
union. At his nge, Mr. Everts is re
gnrded as the champion Bkater in
tho State and he expects to take the
ice during (he coming winter.
At the annual meeting Donegal
Chapter, D. A. R., at Lancaster,
elected Mrs. Martin B. Rohrer, of
Strasburg, regent.N Tho local chap
ter will have a full representation nt
the State conferences nt Clearfield,
on November 13.
A blaze which had its origin in
the varnish room destroyed the car- ,
rlage factory- of E. D. Rlehl, at
Greenland, Lancaster County. With
tho structure a number of finished
vehicles wro burned. A bucket
brigade of citizens of tho town Baved
the surrounding buildings. The loss
will reach $3000.
Mine Inspector -C. J. Price, of the
Thirtieth Anthracite District, has ro
ported for the quarter ending the
first of tho month a totnl of three fa
tal accidents, and fifteen non-fatal ac
cidents. The coal shipment of the
largest colleries in the district were:
Brookslde, 73,700 tons; Lincoln,
101.808 tons; Goodspring, 67,138.
This Is tho biggest three months'
thlpplng record in years.
Fred Richardson, supposed to be
a professional burglar, waB arrested
in Carbondale ns he was walking
out of the Anthracite Hotel with
two dress suit cases packed with
clothing stolen from Allan's clothing
store in Jermyn.
Dashed to their death to tho 'bot
tom of the 600-foot shaft, at the
Pine Hill Colliery, near Pottsvlllo,
was tho fate of Harry Eva and John
Werner, both aged 32 years and
married, as they were coming up
from their work, which kept them
nearly a quarter of a mile under
ground all day. They had quit work
and were riding up on tho bucket
at tho time. When near the top of
the shaft, tho "Billy," which Is the
guide for tho bucket, wedged fast
In the sides of tho shaft. The men
rnng to be lowered in order to get
loose. When tho engineer respond
ed, the "Billy," suddenly relapsed,
dropped with such a weight that. It
tore the bucket loose from its fast
ening on the rope. Bucket and
men then dropped into the shaft
clear to the bottom? Ruth were kill
ed instantly by the fall, their bodies
being terribly mangled.
.Watchman Willlum McAllister, at
tho Wyoming Valley Lumber Yard,
West Pittston, was overpowered bv
five musked mon. Ho was bound
head nnd foot with hny wire, and a
bandana handkerchief stuffed in his
mouth. Tho burglnrs took the watch
man's keys and gained entrance to -the
office, blew off the safe door with
nltro glycerine and obtalnod ove
$100 In cash. They escaped, leaving
no clew to tholr identity. Two hours
later tho watchman succeeded in
loosing his shackles and gave the
alarm.
One of the harrowing tales told in "
divorce court at Scranton was by
Mrs. Margaret Maloney, who de
clared that ono of the Indignities of
fered her by her huHbnnd, Georgo '
Maloney, was that he once hit her
in the face with a pancako when she
was serving his breakfast. Sho said
she discovered her mistake In marry
ing Maloney, when on her wedding
day, ho Insisted on sjionding her
money to pay the expenses of the
wedding trip.
Whllo walking from Troxlertown
to Brelnlgsville, Lloyd Huff, aged 21,
was attacked and fatally gored by a
bull which bad escaped from a neigh-
boring farm,