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Domestic
Henry A. Engelke, Who caused a
sensation by aulng Griffith Scott, a
millionaire, (or alienation of the af
fection of his Wife, Geraldlno
Bruce, former Floradora girl, was
fatally shot by his partner following
a quarrel over business matters.
In a pitched battle between five
young men of Home. Ga.. and mem
bers of a musical comedy company
Orlo Knight, one of the actors, was
dangerously wounded.
President Oompers, of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, was on the
stand and closely questioned In the
Bucks stove contempt case.
A special session of the General
Assembly of Indiana under call of
Governor Hanly to consider four Im
portant questions.
Mrs. Ellen French Vandorbllt ap
plied for a final decree In her action
for a divorce from Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbllt.
Two burglars who broke Into Mark
Twain's residence, at Redding, Ct.(
were captured on a railroad train.
Abraham Rosenthal was found
guilty of murdering his brother-in-law.
Lewis B. Clawson, at Reading,
Pa.
The body of Miss Alice Polro, of
WasHngton. who was drowned at
Deer isle, Me., has been recovered.
Franklin Hunt, father of Leigh
Hunt, the Korean mine owner, died
suddenly at Hecla, ind.
Edward Donlan was nominated for
governor by the Republican State
Convention of Montana.
William Montgomery, former cash
ier of the closed Allegheny National
Bank, cannot be tried in Pittsburg
county courts on forgery charges un
til the federal court has dealt with
blm. according to a decision of the
judges in the Criminal Court at Pitts
burg. Charles W. Moore, who killed
David A. Cohen, son of Rabbi Cohen,
of Deiroit. August 11. in Trinidad.
Col., by blowing his head off with a
shotgun, was acquitted of the
charge of murder.
Congressman Lanlng, of Ohio, was
found not guilty of embezzling stock
of the Norwalk Pavings Bank Com
pany and of misapplying funds of
the Ohio Trust Company.
Edward Osterholm who was arrest
ed in connection with the death of
Capt. Daniel Moriarity la the Bronx,
was held without ball by the New
York authorities.
Harry O. Landers, known In news
paper and art circles from his paint
ings of Irish scenes, died from ln
Jurloo received by being run over by
a sight seeing automobile.
Walter C. Phillips, confidential
secretary of John Leonard, who was
shot and killed in his home, at Mont
clalr. N. 3.i was held on a charge of
mn n slaughter.
.ie National Association of First
CiaFs Postmasters, in session at
Chattanooga, Tenn., elected officers
and selected Todelo, O., as the next
meeting place.
Three army captains and a lieu
tenant are to be tried on chargeB
at a general courtmartlal which will
convene at Fort Leavenworth, Kan..
September 29.
Miss Helen Maloney was granted a
final decree annulling her marriage
to Arthur Herbert Osborne.
Miss Gwendolyn Whipple, grand
daughter of the War Governor of
Mnrvkind. was married to Paymaster
William Neal Hughes, U. S. N.. at
Newport. R. I.
Ninety insane prisorers of the
Long Island Home fought against
being removed from a section of
the malri building when that struc
ture caught fire.
Under a new action for receiver
ship, B. A. Worthlngton was again
appointed receiver of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie Railway Company.
FATAL DROP OF THE
WRIGHT AEROPLANE
.ieutenant Selfridge Killed at Fort
Myer.
AVIATOR WRIGHT BADLY HURT.
Holder oJf the World's Record for
Flights With a Heavicr-than-air Ma
chine Has an Accident W hich Causes
the Death of His CompanionThe
Car Dashea to Karth.
Foreign
Major General Lain I. of London,
whose wife was mysteriously murder
ed August 24, committed suicide by
throwing himself in front of a train
at Waterbury. England.
The Russlau Minister of Agricul
ture proposes to establish an agricul
tural agency In the United States for
the study of American methods of
larniing.
The steamship Colon encountered
a frightful hurricane on Its trip to
Colon, and three men were killed
while attempting to make repairs.
The Atlantic fleet, commanded by
Admiral Sperry. has sailed from Al
bany, Australia, for Manila, where
It will arrive about October 2.
Wilbur Wright, at Le Mans,
France, was overcome with emotion
when he heard of his brother's acci
dent. Count and Countess Szechenyi
wit.' In an auto acldent In Hungary,
but escaped with slight Injury.
The Interparliamentary Cnlon be
gnn its meeting in Berlin, Prince Von
Huelow delivering the address of
wek. 'me.
Count Leo Tolstoi has been elected
to honorary membership in 'be facul
ty of the University of 8t. Petersburg.
The Parseva) uirahip buckled and
ame down at Grunewald while rac
ing with the Gross balloon toward
Orossdobrltz, where the Emperor
was waiting to Inspect It.
Two residents or London, Ont.
William Reglna and John Richard
son were asphyxiated In a well
they were digging for a farmer near
Retina. Rttsk.
Bulleyman Pasha, the Turklah com
mander In Novepazar, fled from hla
own troops and was protected by
an Austrian general.
It was asaerted that urrangements
are being completed for the flotation
of a new Russian loan on the French
market.
A force of French troops la re
I'ortod to have routed the Onadal
tribe of slave traders in the Congo.
The White Star Line has decided
o resume Its cargo service between
Liverpool and New York.
The number of cases of cholera In
Manila shows a decrease.
H'OS AIRSHIP ACCIDENTS.
Manteo. N. C, May 14 Wright
Bros.' aeroplane wrecked. Wil
bur Wright slightly hurt.
Oakland. Cal., May 23 Morrell
car, the largest ever constructed,
fell 300 feet with 16 passengers ;
all seriously hurt.
Cleveland, August I Wing
machine fell, the aeronaut killed
and his two companions Injured.
Echterdlngen, Germany, Au
gust S Count Zeppelin's giant
car totally destroyed, but no one
Injured.
La Uaai Prance. Aucust 14
Wilbur Wright's aeroplane dam
! aged while descending, the aero
naut escaping unhurt.
Fort Myer. September 17
Lieutenant Selfridge killed, Or
ville Wright seriously hurt and
his machine badly damaged.
Washington, D. C. (Special). Af
ter having drawn the attention of the
world to his aeroplane flights at Fort
Myer and having established new
world records for heavier-lhan-alr fly
ing machines, Orvllle Wright met
with a tragical mishap, while making
a two-man flight. The aeroplanist
was accompanied by Lietenant Thom
as E. Selfridge, of the Signal Corps
of the Army. Lieutenant Selfridge
was fatally Injured and died at 8.10
P. M. Mr. Wright was seriously in
jured, but is expected to recover.
While the machine was encircling
the drill grounds a propeller-blade
snapped oil and hitting some other
part of the Intricate mechanism caus
ed it to overturn in the air and
fall to the gound, enveloping the two
occupants in ' ho debris.
Soldiers and spectators ion across
the field to where the aeroplane had
fallen and assisted In lilting Mr.
Wright and Lieutenant Selfridge
from under the tangled mass of
machinery, rods, wires and shreds of
muslin. Mr. Wright was conscious
and said: "Oh, hurry and lift the
motor." Selfridge was unconscious
and had apparently struck the ground
with great force. His head was cov
ered with blood and he was choking
when the soldiers extricated him from
under the machine.
Dr. Walters, a New York physi
cian, was one of the first to reach
the spot and rendered first aid to the
injured men. When their wounds
had been bandaged Mr. Wright and
Lieutenant Selfridge were taken to
the Fort Myer Hospital at the other
end of the field. It was feared that
Mr. Wright was suffering from In
ternal Injuries. He had lapsed Into
a state of seml-consclousness by the
time he reached the hospital, while
Lieutenant Selfridge did not reguln
consciousness at all. He was suffer
ing from u fracture at the base of
the skull and was In a critical con
dition. After a hurried surgical examina
tion it was announced that Mr.
Wright was not dangerously Injur
ed. He is suffering from a fracture
on his left thigh and several ribs
on the right side are fractured. Both
men received deep cuts about the
head. Mr. Wright regained con
sciousness at the hospital and dic
tated a cablegram to his brother at
Le Mans, France, and requested that
the same message be sent to his
sister and father at Dayton, O.. as
suring them that he was all right.
Although there have been but a
handful of people at the aeronauti
cal testing grounds ar Kort Myer
during the past few days, fully 2,
OOu had gathered by 4.30 o'clock
Tile aeroplane was still In Its shed,
but Mr. Wright arrived a few min
utes later nnd ordered it taken to
the northern end of the Held to be
placed on the starling track in readi
ness for a flight.
Everybody was ordered hack from
the machine and Mr. WIMght turned
to Lieutenant Selfridge and said:
"You might as well get In. We'll
start In a couple of minutes."
Mr. Wright announced several days
ago that he would take Lieutenant
Selfridge. who is secretary of the
Aerial Experiment Association and
an aeroplanist himself, in his next
light. The young officer was delight
ed to have an opportunity to fly In
the aeroplane. He was to leave Sat
urday for St. Joseph. Mo., where he
was to assist Lieutenant Foulols In
operating the Baldwin airship at the
coming army maneuvers.
After Mr. Wright told him to t
in the machine Lieutenant Selfridge
took off his coat und hat and took
hla place In the extra seat next to
that occupied by Mr. Wright, the
latter started the motor by means of
a storage battery, his assistants. Tay
lor and Enrnass. turning t lie propel
lers to get them going. At 5:14
o'clock the aeroplane was released
and It was noticed that Is did not
rice as quickly from the ground as
on previous two-man flights. Lieu
tenant Selfridge weighed about 17"
pounds, making the weight greater
thun the machine had ever carried
before.
Alter gilding over the ground on
Its runners for 30 feet the machine
rose gradually and had gained a
height of 40 feet when It passed
over the starting apparatus for the
first time. There was a six-mile wind
and It was noticed that the machine
did not run as smoothly as on Its
former flights, most of which were
made In calm weather. The aero
planist. however, apparently had con
trol of the aerial flyer, which rose to
a height of 75 foot as It completed
tiic MOOIld round of the field. This
height was maintained on the third
round.
While the mnchlne was turning at
the southern end of the field, several
thounand feet from the spectators,
OHM one shouted:
"What Is that? Something fell!"
Immediately all eyes were on the
aeroplane, and It was seen to turn
oref on Its left side and. pausing n
monMti made a complete turn and
then came swooping to the earth
In a cloud of dust. No effort on the
part of the aviator could possibly
have averted the accident. Planes
and rudders were absolutely Incap
able of righting the mnchlne when
It had turned In that manner.
Several officers, who were stand
ing around the stnrting apparatus,
ordered the mounted soldiers over
to the wreck, but spectators, soldiers,
officers and newspaper men were al
ready running across the field. It
was fully a minute before anyone
reached the tangled .v.ass.
CHANDLER IS NAMED
JJHCCLANIATION
Democrats Nominate Him For Gov
ernor of New York
Rochester (Special). New York's
Democratic Convention was like a
love feast. The whetted knives of
the warring partisans were concealed
up their sleeves, perhaps, but still
concealed and the delegates pro
ceeded to name Lewis Stuyvesant
Chanler, now Llentenant Governor,
by acclamation for Governor of the
State.
in similar fashion nnd with un
diminished enthusiasm the other
nominations on the slate were put
through. They are as follows:
Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chan
ler, of Dutchess.
Lieutenant Governor John A Dix,
of Washington.
Attorney General George M. rai
nier, of Schoharie.
Secretary of State John S. Whu
len. of Monroe.
Comptroller Martin H. Glynn, of
Albany.
state Treasurer Jullfis Hauser,
of Suffolk.
State Engineer and Surveyor
Philip G. Farley, of Erie.
Judge of Court of Appeals Albert
Halght, of Erie (Republican).
The harmony nomlnailons were
prefaced by the credentials commit
tee, that reported "no contests" and
seated all the McCarren delegates
from Brooklyn.
WOMAN LOST S78.00O.
The board of education has decid
ed severely to punish the teachers
of achoola who report that aonie of
the students, being too bad to be
educated, ure ordered to abandon
study, as while in foreign countries
even blind and dumb are educated
there la no reason why Chinese stu
dents should not be educated.
Shanghai Mercury.
Prince leaves His Wife.
Paris (By Cable) It is under
stood that Prime Robert de Broglle.
while admitting that he has left his
tvlte, deulea the intention attributed
to him of suing for divorce. He
said that he would not oppose n
ihvorce ault brought by the Prlnceas.
The Princess de Broglle Is an Amer
ican woman. Her maiden name was
Estelle Alexander and she lived in
San Earnclsco. Later she married
Syndney B. Walt in Chicago, front
whom she was divorced.
Troops Routed Hy Heat.
Loa Angelea, Cal. (Special). --Unable
to face the Intense heat of the
desert, three troopa of the Fifth
Cavalry, under command of Major
Frederick H. Foster, have arrived
In this city on a special train of
35 cars, enroute to Atascdero, where
the soldiers will participate In the
Joint array maneuvera. It was origi
nally planned that the troopa ahould
make the march from Kort Hua
chuca, In Arizona, to i.oa Angelas,
but lbs possibility of danger ,o men
and borses caused the ord-r to be
rusclnded.
Victim Of A Denver Heal Estate
Deader And Promoter.
Denver, Col. (Special). Clint O.
Heath, formerly a real estate dealer
and promoter of this city, was found
guilty of embezzlement of $8,500
from Mrs. Mary Husted, of New
York. The verdict curries sentence
of one to ten ten yours In the peni
tentiary. While the information on which
Hetth was found guilty Involved the
embezzlement of only $8,500, the
sums lost by Mrs. Husted through
her dealings with him amounted to
$78,000.
Heath disappeared from Denver
last. April, and was captured in Los
Angeles several months afterward.
TO SETTLE l'Olt FRISCO KIKE.
German Insurance Companies Offer
30 Cents On The Dollnr.
San Francisco (Special). The
Rhine and Moselle Fire Insurance
Company, which has been settling
with policyholders who suffered loss
in the big lire of April, l'JOG. on a
bas s of 26 cents on the dollar, mude
Ub final proposition for settlement to
the unpaid policyholders, amounting
to more than 3.000.
The company agrees to pav 30
cents on each dollar of liability, of
which 25 cents goes to the policy
holders and the remainder Is divid
ed between the expense account and
the attorneys. Final action was deferred.
RACE RIOTER TO HANG.
Jury at ipri ngltld, III., Kinds Joseph
lames Guilty.
Springfield, 111. ( Special ). The
Jury In the Joseph James murder
case returned a verdict of guilty
and fixed the penalty at death. James
was tired on a charge of having
murdered C. A. Ballard, this crime
being largely responsible for the re
cent race riots In this city.
Aged Mun Kills Housekeeper.
Decatur. III., (Special). John
Cook, a farmer 78 years old, living
near Philo. III., shot and killed Mrs.
Edna McClelland In the presence of
her four-year-old child with a rifle.
He then turned the gun on himself In
an Ineffectual attempt at suicide.
The woman is the mother of three
children and was housekeeping for
Cook. The cause of the tragedy la
a mystery.
Grunts Fifty I'nnloiis.
Washington. D. C. (Special). The
President since July first has passed
upon 9 6 applications for pardon,
which brings the work of the par
don attorney of the Department of
Justice up to date. Of this number,
46 applications were denied and 50
were granted A large percentage of
the applications were tor the restora
tion of civil rights forfeited by tpu
aon of convictions for penitentiary of
A GREAT RATTLE
WITH WHITE PLAGUE
Tuberculosis Crusade to Open In
Washington.
ALL NATIONS WILL BE REPRESENTED.
Scientists, Physicians and Laymen
From the Ends of the Earth Will
Be In Attendance at the Internation
al Conference, the First Meeting of
Which Was Held M.mday.
Washington, D. C. (8poclal). For
the next three weeks the national
capital wil be the scene of such a
crusade as never before has been
wltucssed against humanity's worst
foe the white plague. It will be
an educational campaign world wide
In Its scope, the ultltnato object of
which le to eradicate, if possible,
from the ends of the earth a disease
which, statistical experts declare, cut
short the lives of from one-tonth to
one-eighth of the civilized population.
Such distinguished foreigners as
Drs. Robert Koch, of Berlin; Hang, of
Copenhagen; A. Calmetto, of Lille,
Krance; N. Theodore Tendoloo, of
Leyden; R. W. Philip, of Edinburgh;
0. von Plrquet, of Vienna; O. Sims
Woodhead, of Cambridge; Lydla
Rablnowttsch, of Berlin; Camilo Cal
leja, of Vallaolld, Spain; T. Ishigaml,
of Osaka, Japan, and noted Amerloan
physicians and scientists and others
who have devoted their lives In an
effort to solve this problem will ac
tively participate.
Tho campaign will be carried on
by the coming International Congress
on Tuberculosis on Its sixth annual
session, which will meet In the United
States for the first time at the New
National Museum In this city. This
congress, which might fittingly be
called a real world's congress on tu
berculosis, will mark an epoch In the
anti-tuberculosis movement In this
country. Such n distinguished gath
ering probably will not meet again
In this country for many years, for
the honor of entertaining the con
gress Is eagerly sought by foreign
cou ntries.
The Initial stop will be taken when
there will bo a jubilee opening at the
New National Museum in connection
with tho congress and tuberculosis
exposition. It will be cue of the
largest, the most Important and, in
every way, the most comprehensive,
exhibits ever assembled.
It will be Illustrative of what is
being done throughout tho world In
the fight against tuberculosis. While
the display is connected with the con
gress, It Is not so closely related as
to be taken as the official opening of
the congress. That Important event
will occur one week later September
28.
Scientists of lnternatlontl reputa
tion will be In attendance through
out the congress. They will explain
the Influence and effect of the cru
sade against consumption and the
most advanced methods for Its treat
ment and prevention.
HUGHES WINS
New York Governor Nominated To
Succeed Himself.
Chinese Get Into Cuba.
Kingston. Jamaica (By Cable).
The Daily Telegraph publishes a
story of the discovery of an arrange
ment whereby Chinese smuggled Into
Cuba from Jamaican porta are being
carried serosa on small coaating
boats.
Hi-Ruin May Follow i H.
Shanghai (By Cable). It is re
ported that Great Britain Intends to
return to China a portion of the
Boxer indemnity. The Uuited States
has already remitted a part of the
Indemnity awarded to that country.
Saratoga, N. Y. (Special). The
Republican State convention nominat
ed this State ticket without conten
tion: For Governor Charles E. HugheB,
of New York.
For Lieutenant Governor Horace
White, of Onondago.
For Secretary of State Samuel S.
Koenig, of New York.
For State Treasurer Thomas B.
Dunn, of Monroe.
For Comptroller Charles H.
Cause, of Albany.
For Attorney General Edward R.
O'Mailley, of Erie.
For State Engineer and Surveyor
Frnnk M. Williams, of Madison.-
For Associate Judge of Court of
Appeals Albert Halght, of Erie.
Governor Charles E. Hughes was
renominated before the roll call on
the first ballot was half rompleted.
At the end of the ballot the Gov
ernor had 827 votes, Speaker James
W. Wadsworth 151, and John K.
Stewart 31.
The motion to make the nomi
nation unanimous was made by Wil
liam Barnes. Jr., of Albany County,
who had only a few minutes before
assailed the Governor's political ut
tltude. After the failure of the anil
Hughes forces to unite upon a can
didate to beat Hughe3, everybody
knew that the Governor's victory
was absolutely assured. It was only
a question of how many votes he
would get. and how fast certain of
the delegations would swing Into
line.
FINANCIAL
Lehigh Valley Transit In Augua:
operated its railway lines at 4 5 per
cent, of the gross income, which
compares with 55 per cent, for the
last flscal year.
Montgomery ShoBhone's output
of concentrates last month is said
to have been worth approximately
$16,000. The company shipped out
some gold bricks worth $30,000.
John W. Gates Is reported to have
Invested recently In a now mining
camp In Nevada.
Copper metal was reduced an
eighth of a cent a pound.
Stockholders of the Miami Copper
Company and the holders of rights
subscribed for 83,000 shares of new
stock, leaving 17,000 shares to be
taken by the underwriters.
The excess of American merchan
dise exports over imports In August
was $19,159,000, compared with
$ 1,464,000 last year and $24,104.
000 In 1906. Total exports fof the
month, however, fell nearly $1 7,000.
000, but export decreased over
$34,500,000.
Silver metal sold at 52 U cents,
an advance of 1 V cents over the
recent low price.
Shareholders of the American
Itallwaya Company held their annual
meeting In Camden and re-elected
Jlrectora. The financial report,
submitted by President J. J. 8ulllyan,
for" the year ended June 30, show e l
a gross Income of $2,927,436, com
pared with $2,855,220 the previous
year. The net Income was $3 2 7,
112, compared with $384,558. The
dividend took $305,700 of this
amount, leaving a aurplua for the
year of $31,406
KEN KILLED ON
THE STEAMER COLON
Ship Has Terrible Experience In
Hurr cane.
Colon (By Cable). The steam
ship Colon, half-masted and showing
other evidences of distress, came
limping Into this port. She had been
badly battered by the hurricane en
countered Sunday.
Three members of her crew lost
their lives while engaged In the hold
repairing a water tank.
Tho Colon belongs to the Pnnamn
Railroad Company. 8ho left New
York September 10, and was due to
arrive Friday. She encountered the
hurricane at a point 40 miles north
of Walling Island. The wind blew
100 miles uu hour and tremendous
seas soon were sweepng over the ves
sel. The staterooms and the din
ing saloon were flooded, one of her
smokestacks were carried away, hree
boats were washed ovorboard, - and
the wireless telegraph apparatus was
dismantled. Orders were given that
no passengers be allowed on deck,
and the travelers had to spend Sun
day and Sunday night in the dining
saloon. The water got to the mnll
bags and the registered and ordinary
mall was badly damaged. Sunday
night passed with the ship laboring
through the Btorm and passengers
huddled below in a state of panic.
Killed By Gus.
Early Monday morning It was dis
covered that salt water was making
Its way Into the forward fresh water
tank. Fearing thnt the fresh water
would give out the second assistant
engineer, William Llley, and his
ship's carpenter, J. Olsen, were sent
down Into the hold Monday after
noon to change the tank connection.
The two men wero below tor an hour
without giving any signs of return
ing. Anxious for their safety, R. Bar
thl, a water tender, and A. Sands, a
junior engineer, volunteered to go
below and learn what had happen
ed. Barthl was the first to enter the
hold, with Sands a few feet behind
him. Barthl had walked but a few
paces when he was seen to drop.
Sands staggered and fell, but man
aged to make his way back to the
hatch ladder whence he wns assisted
to the deck by the chief engineer.
He was partially unconscious and in
a condition of prostration.
It was then seen that the hold was
filled with deadly gases and nil hope
for the threo men had to be given
up.
When the storm abated efforts
were mad.e to reach the missing men.
The batches were removed and the
foul air was pumped out of the hold
until It was possible to go below.
Tho bodies of Llley, Olaen and Bar
thl were then found. Just what
caused the presence of these deadly
gases In the hold of the Colon has
not been explained.
WILSON NOT TE1UPTED.
Would Not Leave Secretaryship To
Become Senator.
Boston, Mass. (Special). Secre
tary of Agriculture James Wilson,
who stated that he was not a candi
date for the senatorshlp from Iowa,
referred to the subject again, saying:
"I have told my people out there
that not even a senatorshlp could
induce be to leave the work in which
I am now engaged. There are two
factions of the Republican party In
Iowa, the conservatives and the so
called progressives. I have suggest
ed that the differences are not so
great that they cannot be compro
mised, nnd I have advised my friends
to try to compromise them. The sit
uation can be adjusted, I believe."
LIGHTNING STRIKES MAGAZINE.
McAlester, Ok. (Special). A pow
der magazine used by the Samples
Mining Company was struck by light
ning at 5 P. M., the explosion kill
ing one miner and seriously Injur
ing eight others. The explosion
shook the country for a radius of
several miles, and cracked plate
glaBseB In the business section of
McAlester, nearly two miles nway.
Kiicf's Attorney Arrested.
San Francisco (Special). Adolph
II. Newburgh, one of the attorneys
tor Abraham Ruef, who is now on
trial before Judge Lawler on one of
te many indictments against him
charging bribery, was arrested on au
Indictment returned by the grand
Jury charging him with having at
tempted to bribe John M. Kelly, a
prospective juror In Ruef's trial.
Newburgh was held on $5,000 cash
bail.
Touches Match To Clothing.
Mobile. Ala. (Special). Hor oll
souked garments Hazing fiercely,
Mrs. Margaret Bradford created n
great sensation here when she rush
ed into the street enveloped in
flames. She is dying at an lnflrmary.
Mrs. Bradford, who la believed to
have been demented, poured coal oil
over her body and then touched a
match to her clothing.
Oldest Odd Fellow Dead.
Stamford. Ct. (Special). Joseph
Scofield, 8ald to be one of the old
est members of the Odd Fellows' or
der In this country, Is dead at home
In New Canaan. He was 99 years
old. He was born in Lewtsboro, N.
Y., and lived In that section until a
few years ago.
Detective Kills Burglar.
Macon, Ga. (Special). City De
tective Tom Jones shot and killed
Junior Braid, a negro burglar, Juat
after he had robbed the grocery
store of J. C. Vann, and attempted
to enter the dwelling of Thomas G.
Carroll. Mrs. Carroll was aroused
by the negro In the house and
It reamed. Ho broke through the
glass door and ran. The city detec
live was called, gave chase and was
forced to shoot the negro who show
ed fight when overtaken.
Engineer Killed.
San Antonio. Tex. (Special).
William 81mpson, engineer, of San
Antonio, Tex., hurt In back of head,
will die. Twelve persons were lu
Jured, one fatally, In a wreck on th
International and Great Northern
Railroad on through train No. 3,
, hree miles south of Kyle. At the
time the train was running at the
rate of between 26 and 30 miles at
hour. Engineer Simpson was hurled
from the cab as the engine turned
turtle. He will die. His fireman
Weatrop, I also badly Injured.
POOR PERSONS ARE
KILLED BY DYNAMITE
Hurled to Ceath By Car of the
Explosive.
NEARLY TWENTY ARE INJURED.
Bystanders at a Country Station in
Miasourl Torn to Pieces When With
out Warning, a Freight Car Blowa
Up Cauae of Accident Has Not
Been Diseorrred.
Kansas City, Mo. (Special) From
four to eight persons are reported
dead, and from 16 to 20 others in
jured, some of them perhaps fatally,
as the result of the explosion of a
car of dynamite at Windsor, Mo.
So much confusion exists at Windsor
that accurate figures on the casual
ties were unobtainable.
The dead number four, as follows:
Frederick Yates, station agent of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail
way. Dee Hall, of Windsor, a drayman.
An unknown tramp.
An unknown laborer.
Yates and Dee Hall, the latter a
drayman, were the most horribly
mangled, though many received
broken bones and were terribly 6ut.
The Injured were made' up of the
usual crowd commonly found about
the railway station of the small town
at train time. The explosion occur
red without warning, and the vic
tims had no opportunity to escape.
II was of such force that it tore a
great hole in the ground where the
car had stood and hurled pieces of
the wrecked car and platform In nil
directions. The town was shaken
as if by an earthquake, and tho ex
plosion was heard from a radius of
50 miles. Most of the wreckage,
fortunately, was sent In the opposite
direction from the station, and to
this fact alone may be laid the small
loss of life.
Unusual excitement followed the
explosion, but as quickly as possible
the dead and dying were carried to
nearby houses and cared , for. The
telegraph wires were snapped by the
explosion, cutting off communica
tion by that means with outside
points. As soon as the neighboring
towns were apprised of the catas
trophe, aid was sent in from half
a dozen places.
The car containing the dynamite
was attached to a southbound Mis
souri, Kansas & Texas freight train.
Windsor, Mo., where the explosion
occurred, is a town) of about 500
persons, situated In Heney County,
21 miles southwost of Sedalla. It
Is In the center of a rich farming
community, and has a newspaper of
fice, five churches, a flouring mill
and two carriage factories. There
Is another town of the same name
In Jefferson County, in the eastern
part of the State.
ALL
EUROPEAN
RECORDS BROKEN
Wilbur Wright Flies Forty Minutes
in France.
Le Mans (By Cable). On the
field of Auvours Wilbur Wright, the
aeroplanist of Dayton, Ohio, eclipsed
all European recordB for sustained
aeroplane flight. He remained In
the air for 39 minutes and 18 3-5
seconds. This gives the Wright
brothers the records for both hemi
spheres. Mr. Wright circled over the field
at an average height of 46 feet. He
turned and twisted In every direc
tion and his complete mastery of the
aeroplane aroused great enthusiasm
among the spectators. It Is esti
mated that he covered 26 miles.
M. Bollee, president of the Aero
Club of the Sarthe. was the official
timer. Mr. Wright used his old
motor, which has been causing him
much trouble, but which had bJen
dismounted and completely overhaul
ed. Upon alighting Mr. Wright said
he could have remained In the air
longer had not the gasoline become
exhausted.
Mr. Wright was out again In the
evening and for the first time car
ried a passenger on his aeroplane,
Ernest Zens, a well-known French
aeronaut., occupying the other seat
In the machine.
On the first attempt the aero
plane failed to leave the ground, but
on the second attempt it soared
gracefully and described a great cir
cle and the figure 8. It then de
scended easily, having been In the
air for two minutes, 23 M: seconds
The machine covered a dlatanco of
about a mile and a half at ati aver
age height of 30 feet.
Mr. Wright has notified the Aero
Club that he will compete for the
club's prize of $1,000 for the longest
flight over an enclosed ground. He
will compete at the same time also
for the Mlchell $4,000 cup for the
greatest distance covered by an aero
plane In 1908.
HIS UBOTHF.lt PLEASED.
Orvllle Wright Expects His Own
Record". To Be Equalled.
Washington (Special ). "Well,
I'll have to look out now or he'll
be breaking my records," was Or
vllle Wright's comment when he
heard the news of his brother's suc
cessful flight at Le Mans. "1 am
very pleased to hear the news," he
added.
Shot Wife In Street Crowd,
Memphis, Tenn. (Special). Mosc
Cook, 45 yearB old, an insurance
clerk, shot his wife and tried to kill
himself on a crowded street corner.
He did not succeed In taking his own
life, because all his cartridges had
been fired. Starting to reload the
weapon, he was felled by some one
with a club. Mrs. Cook was shot
threo times, and her condition is
critical. The affray was witnessed by
hundreds of people.
No More Bed Schuolliousos.
Chicago (Special). There are to
be no more "Utile rod schoolhouses"
In Chicago. The board of education
decided that brick school buildings
painted crimson were inartistic and
unpleaalng, and ordered that here
after some other color be uaed for
the exterior decorutlon of achool edi
fices. Marines Off Fur Panama
New York (Special). A de'ach.
went of 175 marines left the Brook
lyn Navy Yard, bound for Panama
They were taken aboard the convert
ed crulaer Prairie, off Tompklnsvilie
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
Special Agent Charles Popper hae
reported on the Pan-American com
merce, declaring that $60,000,000 la
tc be spent on harbors.
What Is termed an abuse practiced
In securing Indian children to at
tend schools has been stopped by the
government.
An effort Is being made to main
tain the International character of
the Congress on Tuberculosis at
Washington, and visitors will be
given I he preference In all dlscuslons.
The physicians attending Orvllls
Wright, who was injured In an aero
plane accident at Fort Myer when
Lieutenant Selfridge was killed, say
that he will recover.
No official reports are given out of
the endurance ride being taken bjr
the colonels and majors under Gen
eral Grant.
Admiral Sperry of the Atlantic
fleet, has notified the Navy Depart
ment that he has snved $75,000
worth of coal on his trip around the
world.
President Gompers, on the stand
In the Bucks stove contempt case,
admitted hurrying the Janunry issue
of the Federationlst to publish the
unfair list.
Reports received by the Depart
ment of Agriculture show a contin
ued poor production of wheat Id
many European countries.
The Signal Corps of the United
Stutes Army Is planning on making
experiments with the wireless tele
phone. The Comptroller of the Currendj
has arranged for a conference of
the members of the Clearing House
Association to discuss means of
spreading Information relative to
banks and loans.
An automatic train-stopping de
vice which will practically eliminate
accidents, has been perfected by a
Los Angeles man.
The report of the Bureau of Labor
Bhows that the hourly wage In 1907
was greater by 3.7 per cent, than In
1906.
Suits against the government to
recover internal revenue tax paid on
bay rum are to be started at Wash
ington. It is believed that the United
States may find a new market for
flour at Tripoli.
Col. Peter S. Bomus, of tho Ninth
Cnvalry, upon his application and by
direction of the President, is to be
retired from active, service on Novem
ber 20 next, after more than 42
years' service.
About 100 veterinarians attended
the twelfth annual meeting of the
Interstate Association of Live Stock
Sanitary Boards. Dr. Charles G.
Lamb, of Colorado, presided.
The Census Bureau says vital sta
tistics are received from only a few
of the states and also says that the
tubercular death rate is high among
colored people.
Capt. F. F. Fletcher has been re
lieved from duty at the Navy De
partment as a member of the special
board on naval ordnance and order
ed to proceed to Manila.
Wu Tlngfang. the Chinese minis
ter, has received authority to sign
the proposed arbitration treaty be
tween his government and the United
States.
Postmaster General Meyer is plan
ning on having instruction relutlve
to the postal department conveyed
to the school children.
The various states have appropriat
ed a total of $796,000 for memorials
to be erected at Vicksburg National
Military Park.
Cholera Among Troops.
Washington (Special). Asiatic
cholera has broken out among the
regular troops stationed at Cuartel
de Espaua, in Manilla, and one death
has resulted. A dispatch was re
ceived at the War Department from
Major General John F. Weston, com
manding tho Philippines division, re
porting the death from that disease
of Bert Christian, of Company I,
Twenty-Btxth United States Infantry.
Cholera has been prevalent at Pang
asinlnn. In Luzon, for several
months, although this Is the first
death to be reported at .Manila.
Suco Swept By Fire.
Blddeford, Me. (Special). Part
of the ctty, across the river from
here was swept by a disastrous fire
that broke out In the lumber yard
of George A. Crossmau & Sons man
ufacturers of box shooks, causing a
loss estimated at about $150,000.
The flames licked up 18 tenement
houses in the vicinity.
Soldiers' Monument.
Harrlsburg, Pa. (Special). Many
old Union soldiers of Pennsylvania
and Maryland will attend the cere
monies of the dedication of the sol
diers' monument In the national cem
etery at Winchester, Va. All veter
ans of the Pennsylvania corps who
took part In the battle of Winchester
are expected to be present.
AmliuNsudot Hill To Preside.
Bremen (By Cable). The Ameri
can Ambassador, David Jayne Hill,
will officiate at the christening cere
monies at the launching of the North
German Lloyd Company's new steam
ship, George Washington, October 31.
Greater Freedom Eor Jews.
St. Petersburg (Bj, Cable). Toe
ministry of the Interior Is preparing
the draft of a new law on the matter
of Jewish restrictions. This project
enlarges the zone of Jewish settle
ment and removes the restriction'
against Jews holding land. The
ministry of coumerce is engaged od
a second 'project which will entitle
Jewish commercial travelers to move
freely throughout rite empire.
New York Central declared a quar
terly dividend of 1 per cent.
Thirty-three railroad.- In the first
week In September ahow uti average
decrease of 10 per cent, in gross
earninga.
Northern Pacific'- gross earnings
In -August decreased $1,266,261.
In July the decreaae was $1,449,940.
Baltimore ft Ohio's groas earnings
in August decreased $1,352,056 sua,
net earninga decreased $162,736.
In seven monjlha thia country im
ported $39, 459. 1)00 more gold than!
it exported.