V Ml ENGINEER'S SELF-SACRIFICE Ran Off With Burning ' Dynamite. Cars of TWO CARS LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVE Tka American Society of the Crota of Boner Recognizee Iho Noteworthy Bravery of Jeana Garcia, Plucky Mexican, Who Dclibcrataly Gave Up Hia Own Lift to Sara Ota Townepeople Washington (Special). Jeus Garcia, a Mexican locomotive engi neer, met bla death in a moat hor rible manner that he might save the Uvea of many othera and prevent the destruction of a town. With the certainty that he must forfeit hia own life, Garcia qu.CKiy coupled hia locomotive to two cars loaded with dynamite while the cara were burning fiercely ana ran mem rapidly to the suburbs, when the flames reached the dynamite. A ter rible explosion followed. The brave engineer was blown to atoms. This in brief la the story of the unparalleled heroism of a man wno died by his own choice that others might live. The American Society of the Cross of Honor waa quick to act when it was learned through newspaper dis patches of Jesus Garcla's sacrifice. At the first meeting of the board of gov ernors of the society in this city, held after the tragic occurrence, re solutions were adopted commending the conduct of the Mexican engineer. President Thomas H. Herndon, of the American Society of the Cross of Honor Bent the resolutions to the Mexican ambassador. That official had the reported act of Garcia In vestigated and found it waa true aa reported by the press. Mr. Herndon has received from Jose F. Godey, charge de affaires of Mexico, dated at the embassy in this city, the following communication: "With reference to the correspond ence had with you relative to the resolution adopted by the American Cross of Honor regarding the brave deed of Jesus Garcia, 1 beg to in form you that I am directed by my Government to tender you its thanks or said resolutions and for the terms In which It is expressed. "Likewise I am directed to in form you that a subscription has been opened at Nacozarl, in order to col lect funds for the erection, at the principal square of said town, a mon ument commemorating the heroic aacrtflce of Jesua Garcia; that the local authorities have cooperated to that end and that the federal gov ernment will do likewise." From the company by which Jesus Garcia waa employed the Monte zuma Copper Company, of Nacozarl, Mexico came the particulars of the . locomotive engineer's sacrifice. The two cars loaded with dyna mite were near the smelter of the company in the thick of the town. The cars caught fire in some manner and the flames were almost licking the explosive when Garcia backed his locomotive up to the burning cars and coupled bis engine to them. He realized that the explosion there meant death to hundreds of people, and the destruction of the town. Grasping the throttle, he threw it wlie open, and, with the blazing cars attached, made a streak for the open country. The train of dynamite had but reached the little section house in the suburbs when came the terrific explosion. The section house and cars were reduced to splinters, while the body of Garcia was blown to pieces, only the tmallest fragments being found afterward. Twelve Mexican section hands and an American boy were also blown to atoms. But the town and many precious lives had been saved by the "Jim Bludsoe" of the Mexican mines. Paper Company To Conserve Forests. New York (Special). A policy of managing Its timber lands so as to assure a permanent growth of spruce timber was adopted by the board of directors of the International Paper Company. The department In chargo of the forests owned by the company was instructed to put into effect a plan of practical forestry, to use the most conservative and economical methods and to conduct its opera tions so as to minimize the danger of fire. Cattle DlM'axp In Children. Rochester, N. Y. (Special). Ten cases of what Is suspected to be the foot-and-mouth disease have develop ed In children of five families in the town of Clarkson. Monroe County, and one of the 10, an infant,, has died. The child that died hod symp toms that resembled cerebral menin gitis. The town health officer has sent a report of the suspected spread of the cattle disease among the chil dren to Commissioner Porter, of the LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH lux-kin Worth $1,000. Mont f cello, N. Y. (Special). On Tuetiday Albert Wynkoop, of Gra hamsvllle, near Monticello, shot a silver gray fox. which was In the act of carrying away a prize rooster. Mr. Wynkoop sold the skin to a New York city fur dealer for $600. Another dealer who saw the skin aid It was worth from $800 to $1,000. With one exception, this is ;i,e only silver gray fox killed in Sullivan County In half a century. Hpydropliobla From Horse, Moulton, Ala. (Special).- Miss Ruby Green, daughter of a well known farmer living near Ncwburg, died from hydrophobia, contracted In In an unusual manner. A mad dog recently bit a horse owned by Mr. Green, father of the young woman. Tha horse later went mad and was ahot. Miss Green had a slight ab rasion on her left wrist and in some manner this became Infected while she was around tha horse. Inoculation For Typhoid. Washington, D. C. (Special) One of the first questions that Secretary V right of the War Department will be tailed upon to settle after return ing from tba holidays is whether tha department will adopt the pro posed ayateoi of Inoculation of American troops against typhoid fe ver. A recommendation of a system has been made by a special board of experts. Tba report containing this recommendation la now on Its way from tha West, having received the lenature of all tbo members of tha board. Domestic The police of New York captured William Deianey, a former patrol man, who Is accused of using a po llccnian's badge to gain entranoe to and loot the police station in the Criminal Courts building. The Aerial Navigation Company, In which Lewis Nixon lg Interested, Is planning an airship 2.800 feet long, which is to carry 2,500 passen gers and cros the Atlantic In two days. Thomas Perkins, a member of the Now York Cotton Exohange. died In the first Presbyterian Church, Brook lyn, N. Y., after completing an ad dress on the New Year.. Oscar Hammersteln threatens to abandon his opera bouse In Phila delphia, declaring residents of the Quaker City do not appreciate art. The Standard,. Oil Company asks to bo allowed to remain In Mis souri, promising to. abide by the rul ings of toe supreme court or tne state. The new passenger and freight steamer Texas, with her hold full of Are, put Into Tybee, Ga., to land her passengers and get assistance. Judge Taulbee has taken to the woods and armed bands of fuedlets are entrenched In Jackson, Ky. Governor Hughes began bis sec ond term as executive of the state of New York. R. M. Johnson, who was serving a life sentence In the State Peniten tiary of Texaa for murder, and was pardoned by Governor Campbell, likes the social life of the prison so woll that he has refuse to acoapt his liberty. For the nurpose of securing "the national, state and local electoral franchise for women." the Equal Franchise Society with principal of fice In New York City, filed a cer tificate of Incorporation at Albany, N. Y. The Mormon Church may mako a bid for the buildings of the Catho lic Institutions at Nauvoo, in., in volved by the Fidelity Funding Company. The anniversary of Dr. Jose Rlzal, famous as leader of the Filipino In dependence movement, and who was shot to death by the Spaniards, was celebrated in Manila. William L. Mathues. former etate treasurer of Pennsylvania, and who was recently convicted in connection with the Pennsylvania capital graft cases, died at Media, Pa. Arthur Trotter, a young policeman. 33 years old, killed his aged mother, Mrs. Ann Trotter, by beheading her with an axe and a knife In her apartments, on West Eighteenth Street, New York. Three men were arrested in New York whllo attempting to pawn the Stars and Stripes. GivInK as a reason that their busi ness, though solvent, was being run at a loss on account of the prohi bition wave, a receiver was applied for by Eckbouse Bros., wholesale liquor dealers of Cincinnati, O. Judee Kunkel fixed April 5 as the date upon which the third of the series of trials growing out of the scandal surrounding the contracts for the Pennsylvania capltol furnisnings will be started. It Is reDorted that President Roosevelt has sent Francis J. Heney, the noted San Francisco graft hunter, Into Pittsburg to report on the coun- cllmanlc graft scandal. Mrs. Tower, the former telephone operator, won her divorce suit against her millionaire husband, and was giv en $700 a month alimony. Evidence to indicate that the death of William E. Annls was not preraedlated was presented by tee attorneys for Thornton J. Halns. An elephant KOt loose at Coney Island and was not captused until It had done much damage to build ings and amusement places. Burglars drilled into the safe of the Jewelry store of Oscar C. Jochle, New Vork, and got away with $25, 000 In watches and cash. Mayor McClellan. of New York, sent stenographers to attend the Sun day theaters and secure evidence. Many paper mills in New York State may have to Bhut down on ac count of lack of wuter. HUNDRED THOUSAND DIE IN ITALY'S EARTHQUAKE The Tidal Wave and Flames Increase Panic and ' Terror of the People. WORLD RALLIES TcTiTALY'S AID. Millions of Dollars to Be Sent Her and Foreigners Work In Stricken DistrictsTerrible Suffering On All Sides. J orelgn Forty-one persons were sentenced to death by the military court In TexaLerinoslav, Russia, and 12 were condemned to penal servitude for life. Four men were killed and three wounded in an encounter between Polish Socialists and Nationalists In Warsaw. Police did not interfere. At the New Year's reception held by Governor Magoon In Havana all the government ollloialtf were pre sented to President-elect Gomez. The bubonic plague has made Its reappearance In Guayaquil, Ecuador, and several casee are being treated at the Lazaretto. A major portion of the Chinese quarter of Cebu, Island of Cebu, Philippines, has been wiped out by fire. The Constitutional Democrats were victorious in the municipal elections In Moscow. In a fight between police and bri gands near Tlflls two of the brigands were killed. Mr. I. Buchanan, special commis sioner of the United States Govern ment to Venezuela, arrived at Ca racas and was cordially received by officials of the new government. The Bolivian government has pi ax', ed a loan of $2.1.00,000 with J. P. f organ, of New York. Many offers to supply this money were made. Gen. Garcia, governor of the State of Falcon, Venezuela, baa been lm prisoned for refusing to recognize Juan Vlnaente Gomes as president. Tne Irish party will bold a con vention February 9 to work out its future policy on the Irish land bill. The last too years have developed remarkable Increases In the money order and registry business transact ed by rural delivery mall carriers. Members of the Music Teachers' National Association, In session In Washington, were received by Presi dent Roosevelt at the White House. Soma excitement waa arou In Vienna by exaggerated reports of an alleged fight botween Austrian and Servian troops near Zellnge, a vil lage In Bosnia, Tbo Modern Languages Associa tion of America began its sessions at Princeton University. ' DETAILS OF DISASTER. The relief work at Messina Is being rapidly organized and ship loads of the wounded were car ried to Naples. King Victor again vietted.Reg glo and superintended the resctie of a man who begged pltoously for food. Soldiers were seat Into the country to suppress riots which were started by tbo hundred of starving survlvooo. The Amortoan Vloe Consul, Joseph Pleroa, and his family were killed by tte Monday-morning shock at Messina. Another tidal wave has swept through the Strait of Messina, and If this Is true hundreds of wounded imuat havo perished. The hospitals at Naples are full of the fugitives, fully 2,000 of whom have been conveyed to that city. It has been discovered that the town of Caa to reals with a popu lation of 4,000 has been destroy ed. The Llpart Islands, which were reported as totally destroyed, were found not to have been visited by the quaJce. Queen Helena and the Duchess of .Aosta are receiving the plau dits of the people for their heroic work among the victims. Rome (Special). More than four days have passed slnee tve occur rence of the worst catastrophe In the history of man. These four days have been full of Inexpressible sor row and suffering to the Inhabitants of this city and of all Italy. Never before In tbo known history of the world has so great and appalling a change occurred In se short a space of time. Cities havo boon destroyed, more than 124,000 people killed, 50, 000 Injured, 100,000 rendered home, lees and destitute, the geographical contour of a country changed and historic landmarks owept into ' the sea. All this has taken place In the garden spot of the world, where the fertility of the soli rivals the rich ness of the Ntle-bleaeed Egypt, and the aun-klssed hllle are laden with lemon groves and vineyards. Now human bodies det the desolate plains and heaps of ashes mark the site of flourishing cites. Hundreds of starv ing creatures are tramping the high ways and fighting desperate battles with each other and the dogs for a bit of food. Rain has fallen In tor rents, recurring tidal waves have swept the coast aad earthquake shock has followed earthquake shock, until the fugitives are de- monted with terror and unable to care for themselves. Cheered By Charity. Gloomy as Is the picture In South ern Italy and Sicily, tbo spontaneity of oharity on tbo part of the rest of the world has cheered the hearts of thie suffering city and country. From the most distant points have come words of sympathy and substantial expressions of kindness. Thousands and thousands of dollars have been received by the agents of the Red Cross Society and other agents here, and are rapidly being converted into food and raiment for the afflicted people. While the tale of misery Is not yet compete, It Id believed that the crest of the calamity has been passed. This Is the one cheering thought In the hearts of Romans. They can oe shocked by details, but they can no longerbe startled by unexpected trnge dlos. Every hour now sees the work of relief more highly organized, sees more survivors brought within the pale of ministering cities, seen fewer naked, Insane, starving people wan dering aimlessly over the broken roads. Quenching' The Flames. Supply ships are convis.-glng at Messina and Reggto rnd the suiTerers will be rapidly taken ot bo.ud these and there cared for nnd fed until landing Is deotded upon. The heavy rains hav tended to quench the fierce fires that raged during the first three days and the blackened and smoldering ruins stand out In ghastly outline against the blackness as the ships train their searchlights upon them. , The moan of the dying Is less frequently hoard and while hund-eds are still imprisoned in the ruins they are too deeply burled to be heard or are now too weak to call for the assistance that will never reach them. Thus countless victims will die In the living tomb, with no ono rastrllane Loses Fight. Paris, France (By Cable). The petition of Count Ronl de Castollase that the custody of bla throe sons be given to- bis mother, the Marquise de Castellane, was denied. The Court ruled that the chllden remain In the custody of their mother. Princess da Bagan, formerly Miss Anna Could. The Court ruled further that the chllden should nit leave the Conti nent without Its permission.- Begin ning on October 1, 1009, they are to bo placed at a college situated within 10 mllea of Parla. Family Ilia Alleged Victims. Hot Springs, Ark. (Special). Chief of Police Moore has been In formed that A. E. Bannlater is under arrest at AoiarUlo, Texas, on a war rant Issued hero charging him with murdering Mrs. Ada Relohers and kid napping her 1-year-old daughter. He refuses to return without requisition papers. Mrs. Relohers waa murder, od here last Juno, after sbo arrived from Toxaa with har three children. After the murder two of the children were taken to Walticgtoa park and abandoned.. EARTHQUAKES IN THE RE-1 CENT PAST. 1882 Java; 170,000 killed. 1886 (August 81) Charleston, S. C; 41 lives lost, $5,000,000 property damaged. 1891 China and Japan; 30, 000 killed. 102 (May) Mount Pelee, Martinique, West Indies; 30,000 killed. "55 India; 20,000 killed. ,A90i (April) San Francisco; 1000 killed; property loss esti mated $100,000,000. 10 (August 16-12) Valpa Ohile; damage, $50,000,- 000. if 1906 (December 26) Arlca, Chile; town destroyed. 1907 (January 28) Kingston. Jamaica; over 2000 killed; esti mated damage, $15,000,000. 1907 (March 28) Bit lis, Ar menia; town deatroved. 1907 (April 16) Southern Mexico; four towns destroyed. In 12 months In 1906-7 there were 30,000 small earthquakes, affecting nearly every country and Island on the globe. to witness their death agony. This, too, in spite of the fact that every effort Is being made to reach these people and life Is being sacrificed to the treacherous ruins In the un- beitaklug. Urlscom Delays Trip. Lloyd C. Grlscom, the American ambassador, has decided not to go to Messina at present. He will await the expected arrival of the Amer ican battleship fleet now approaching Sues from the Red Sea. in the strlck en district. The warships probably win get to Messina next week. Mr. Grlscom will then go to the south. The Ambassador sent to Messina Major J. F. Reynolds Landls. tne American military attache; Bayard cutting, jr., the American vice con ul at Milan; Winthrop Chandler and the Interpreter of the embassy with run instructions concerning the methods to be adopted In the search for Americans supposed to have been In Sicily and Calabria at the time of the earthquake. The Ambassador has communica ted to the government the receipt of a contribution for the sufferers of $o0,000 from the American Red Cross, as well as a first contribution of $20,000 from the Christian Her aid. Despite .the first assertions that William H. Bishop. United States con eul at Palermo, was not in the Island or Sicily at the time of the earth quake, the American Embassy now Deneves tnat he is there. All ef forts to communicate with him, how ever, nave been fruitless. Llpart Islunds Safe. The first cheerful news of the devas tation of Calabria and Eastern Sicily by earthquake and tidal wave was received by the minister of marine A dispatch from the commander of the torpedo boat sent post-haste to verify the report that the Llpari, or Aeonan island had been engulfed and all the population, some 28,000 people, annihilated, brought the grateful Information that while the Islands had experienced the earth quake only a few bulldlnaa have heen demolished and that no fives were lost. The King and Queen of Italy con tinue meir pious pilgrimage along what was once the beautiful and smllinfr,Southern Coast of Sicily, but which now is a desolated region strewn with unsepulchred dead, and where thousands are dying in an guish, amid the ruins of their homes. The Duke of Aosta is on the saeae. devoting himself to the succor of bis countrymen. The Duke has visited Palml and all the surrounding vlllnjes. This section, after Messina and Hegglo, suffered more heavily than any other. The Duke said to one of the aides with him: "The catastrophe, Indeed, is a scourge from God. The time has come when it is no longer time to think about those burled beneath the ruins. All hope of saving any of these unfortunates after the four days that have elapsed since the dis aster must of necessity be abandoned. All our efforts must be devoted to caring for the wounded survivors." The colossal emigrant steamships that for years past have been en gaged In transporting the surplus population of Calabria and Sicily to the .ur corners of the world, but especially to the United States, are employed In removing survivors and refugees to places of safety. Messina and Regglo, the two typical southern cities of Italy, are no more. The fury of land and sea has compaaacd their ruin and what little remains heaps of shattered masonry covering countless dead bodies Is now to be covered with quicklime to prevent the outbreak of epidemics. Tried To Kill Sweetheart. Washington, D. C. (Special). Lawrence W. Peters, 25 years old, committed suicide In a boarding house at Alexandria, Va., after shoot ing and attempting to kill his sweet heart, Jennie W. Beaudette, 21 years old, a silk mill worker. The tragedy was enacted during a quarrel said to have been provoked by jealousy. MIbs Beaudette, who says she Is a former resident of Harford, Vt., prob ably will recover. The parents of the suicide reside at Providence, R. I, Train Down 40-Foot Embankment. Reldsvllle, Ga, (Special). Twelve persons were seriously Injured, when a passenger train on the Georgia Coast and Plodmont Railroad rolled down a 40-foot embankment. The accident was caused by the train rounding a curve at high speed. Trusted Employe Finally Falls. Chicago (Speolal). After It years of service In the Chicago post office, Daniel F. Kerr, (0 years old, was arrested charged with taking money from the mall In the "ad MUm4 loiters" teajrt.meBt. WASHINGTON BY TELEGRAPH President Roosevelt and over six thousand people, representing every land and every state and territory In the Union, exchanged Happy New Year greetings at the White House Count Von Bernstorff, the new Oerman ambassador, was formally presented to President Roosevelt, and handed to the President a let ter from Emperor William, express ing his best wishes ' for the happi ness and - welfare ot the United Btates, Secretary Wright will soon deter mine whether the War Department will adopt the proposed system of Inoculation of soldiers against ty phoid fever. The People's Lobby, established In Washington near three years ago to keep watch on the doings of pub lic men, la to be reorganized. It is believed that the real fight against the proposed changes In the present tariff law will be made when the bill reaches the Senate. M. Jusserand, French ambassador, introduced to the President the new military attache of the French Em bassy, Captain DeChambrun. It Is proposed to Issue a get of special postage stamps in connection with tbo celebration of the Lincoln centennary. Regulations governing physical tests to be given officers of the Navy will soon be Issued. Argentine Is gradually becoming the largest exporter of wool to the United States. The thanks of the Navy Depart ment were accorded to Andrew G. Carmtchael, second-class cook, for bravery In rescuing a drowning sea man. A brilliant ball waB given In the East Room of the White House In honor of Miss Ethel Roosevelt, who made her formal debut In society, Representatives of musical unions made protests to the President and Secretary Straus against the com petition of alien musicians. Congressman Clayton, chairman of the Democratic caucus, thinks his party should frame a bill and fight for It In the House. The Panama Canal Commission, having now an abundance of labor, has closed Its labor agencies In Eu rope. The annual meeting of the Amer ican Political Science Association be gan with Ambassador Bryce presid ing. The auxiliary Brutus, In reserve, bos been ordered repaired and put Into active service at once. The sale of the Red Cross tuber culosis stamp Is likely to become an annual Institution. MANY nRICMIS MAY . BE AMONG THE DEAD Tourls's From tha United States Were at Messina. , CONSUL CHENEY AND t WIFE ' 4, Chicago ard Philadelphia Funt!h L ng Llata of Travelers Who Were' In the Vicinity of the StHcktn Itaian Cltlra Dur.ng tha Monday Morning L'arthqauke, RUEF SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON Former Frisco Boss Sent to San Quentin For a Long Term. San Francisco (Special). Abra ham Ruef, formerly the political boss of San Francisco, was sentenced to serve 14 years In the State Peniten tiary at San Quentin by Judge Wil liam B. Lawler, who presided over Ruef's trial on the charge of bribery. Ruef was convicted on the charge of offering1 to bribe John J. Furey, a member of the boodllng Board of Supervisors to vote for a trolley fran chise for the -United Railroads, on December 10. The trial was long and sensational, and during Its course an attempt was made to assassinate Francis J. Heney, the special prose cutor of Ruef. The Jury was out 21 hours and 25 minutes before an agreement could be reached. Ruef became the political boss of San Francisco In 1901. His career was free from Indictments until March, 1907, when he was the sub ject of 67, all of which eharaed bribery. On March 15, 1907, he confessed. In the meantime District Attorney Lansrdon and Francis J. Heney, special District Attorney, had Investigated the boss' methods as far back as 1901 and secured the evi dence on which Ruef was brought to trial. Ruef rose to sower after Envenn E. Schmitz had been elected Mayor as a labor candidate eight years ago. Ruef twice aided In procuring Schmltz's re-election as Mayor. TOXS OF GOLD COIN MOVED. f.225,500,000 Shipped From Wash. Inxton To Denver Mint. Washington, D. C. (Snecial). Moving $225,500,000 In gold coin a distance of more than 1,000 miles without accident or without loss of a dollar Is the feat Just successfully accomplished by the Treasury De partment of the United States under the supervision of the director of the mint. J OwlnE In the fart Mint all''tV.n principal vaults of the San Francisco Mint had besoms filled with mA coin, and the baaoment and ether less secure vaults of the mint had tO be Used to ntnr thla nririltlnniil accumulation Of COlH It waa desirable to move this amount te the new modern vaults of the Denver mint. Which are tha limul m ., secure of any in the United States. Secretary Cortolyou, therefore, order ed Its transfer. The movement of the OOln was hernn A noma ik .,! was completed December 19. IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE Fewer m i Itim n f nnu, rolUnnrf w.aoa built In 1908 than In any year since Canada la taklnff a 1IM1 nH from this country. NeW Beciirltliu, fnatA In A marl.,. mis year exceed $1,400,000,000. Copper metal was advanced quar ter of a cent a pound. It la UN III thnt fttaeanonk ft Ohio's $11,000,000 of new bonds were oversubscribed ten times. Amparo. of Mexico, earned tin. 000 In November. The heavy buying of Atchison will probably revive the old reports about a possible control of that company by the Pennaylvanla. There was a time when the Pennsylvania consid ered seriously the buying of Atone, son. A. J. Oaaeatt Is said te hve favored It k. tha nlan was oiinim. od ky o-ier powerful Interests In the oompany. Since the Ilarriman com panies are so aggressive In coming eaat of the Mississippi. It has raised a question of the wisdom of the Penn sylvania In getting 1U own lino to the Pacific. , , AMERICAN8 WHO ARE MISSING. Mrs. Martha C. Klttrldge and her two daughters, Ethel and Clarlsa and Miss Margaret Men dell, of Brook line, Maes. Miss Blanche Kane, of Phila delphia. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Norrls, Philadelphia. Miss Mary Moss, author, and Miss Louise Wood, artist, of Phil adelphia. Miss Frances and Miss BeBsle O. Bockins, Miss Emily Croads dale, artist, and Miss Estelle Fagan, of Philadelphia. MiBses Lilian end Elizabeth Wiggins, of Bloomfleld, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. John Wright, of Philadelphia. ' Miss Mary H. Dehart and Miss May Sherman, of Elizabeth, N. J. Miss Henrietta L. Stadelman, of Newcastle, Del. Mr. and Mrs. Elger, Paul Sar ber, Dr. Charles A. Logan, Miss M. Hernley, J. A. Griffin and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bnur, of Chicago. Miss Margaret McMllan, of Fond du Lac, Mich. Mrs. Thornton A. Green, of Ontanagon, Mich. , Mr. and Mrs. William Eliot Smith and daughters, Eunice and Ellen, of Alton, 111. The United States paid Its death toll to the cataclysm of nature in the Island of 'Sicily and Southern Italy. Heartrending appeals for in formation have been received from all over the country by the Depart ment of State at Washington. Sicily has long been a favored spot for the winter tourist and Catania and Messina are the two most frequented cities of that region. An early re port said that 90 Englishmen and Americana had perished in one hotel in Messina, if that is true it is quite likely that many of those for whom anxious inquiries are now being made are dead. It is now certain that Consul Cheney and his wife are dead and the consulate has been destroyed. The bodies of the unfortunate Connecticut people have not been recovered. Bishop Sessums Is Safe. Bishop Sessums and his daughter, of New Orleans, head of the Epis copal Church of that section, were at first believed to be among the vic tims. It was thought that the bishop waa in Southern Italy and ' many cablegrams were sent to all points at which he might have been stop ping. The anxiety of his friends was relieved by a cable dispatch from the bishop stating that he and hia daughter, Miss Alice Sessums, are safe in Rome. A number of touriBts from Phila dephla are also missing. It has been absolutely impossible to get a message through to any one of them, and this is taken as indicative of the worst The Inadequacy of the telegraph service mjv account for delay in many Instar ces, but it would hardly prevent all replies. While death may not In all cases have oc curred, It Is reasonably certain that Injury or temporary lementia occur, red in each case. CnioBKO 'iflllrted, Chicago and Mton, 111., are also afflicted and messages from both those places tell of the suffering of people there who have relatives In the stricken district. Only- time can tell just how many of these people from all over the United States were caught In the terrestlal maelstrom and carried to death. It Is feared the list will be appallingly high. Grlscom Has No Word. Wash In Eton. D. C. f Snarl all Ninety Americans In a Messina hotel that was destroyed and Ttall nni nnn Americans cooperating in the quest ior information regarding the miss lnar' are renortod 11 nnn In a oahla. gram to the State Department re ceived from Ambassador Grlscom at Rome. The Ambassador cabled that he baa received no word from the American consuls at Messina and Pa lermo. He has asked the fore'gn of fice for Information, and that office, be adds, will use every effort through army and navy officers to obtain im mediate news. HtaiTohl Collapses. Cleveland, Ohio (Special) By the collapse of a scaffold at the Central Blast Furnaoe here fifteen Italian workmen were thrown to the ground. One man was killed and the others seriously injured, some probably fatally. The men were 30 feet in the air engaged in tearing down a brick chimney. Six Hurt On Southern. .Lumber City, Ga. (Special). Six persons were Injured when a special freight train on the Southern Rail way Jumped the track near here be fore daybreak and rolled down a high embankment. A split switch is believed to have caused the ac cident. Traffic wr.s delayed for many hours. Wolf Chaws Man In City. Peoria, 111. (Special). A large, lean gray wolf gave Frank Kelfer an exciting five minutes, when It at tacked him near a lumber yard, In the heart of the city and chased Dim four blocks through the streets to his home. Kelfer. entered his house In time to slam the door In the anl ma"s face. Seizing a rifle he put a bu'!ot through Its brain, shooting through a window. The wolf Is the first wild one seen near Peoria In many years. Transportation For Advertising. Washington, D. C, (Special). Whether newspaper and magazino publishers may legally accept trans portation over the railroads In re turn for advertising In their columns probably will soon bs decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chicago, IndlanaDolls and Louisville Railway Company, gener ally known as tha Monon route, has brought to that court a case Involv ing this question, and It Is probable that the court will find In It a sub ject of such, general Importance aa -to Justify It In advancing tba heart laf. . ee;,".:ergial coum " Wholesale Markot. Kew Vork. Wheat Receipts, 64 wv; mporrs, vr.,uri. Bpot, nrm; No. 2 red, 1.0.7 94 1.0.0 V4 elevator; No. 8 red, 1.07 f. 0. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 1.17 f. o. b. afloat No. 2 hard winter, 1.14 t. p. b. afloat. Corn Receipts, 38,700; exports, 30,850; spot firm; No. 2, 65 to ar rive, elevator, and 65 f. o. b. afloat. Option market was quiet, but firmer! elnalnv 1e. lilchat I December and up otherwise; De- wuioer, sopoe;- ciosea, 68; May oloeed 67; July closed, 67; Sep tember dosed, 67. Oats Receipts, 40,500; exports, 1,050; spot steady; mixed, 2682 pounds, 64 54; natural white, 26 S2 pounds, 64 57; clipped white, 34 42 pounds, 56 62. Butter Firmer; receipts, 2,980. Creamery, specials, 82 (official Price), 82; extras, 81 32; thirds to flrsto, 23 80; held creamery, com mon to special, 22 29, Cheese Firm, unchanged; re ceipts, 2,112. Egge Firmer; receipts, 6,028; 8tate, Pennsylvania, and, nearby, brown and mixed, fancy, 34 88; fair to choice, 81083; Western urate, sa; seconds, 3132. Poultry Alive, Irregular. Chick ens, 11; fowls, 12; turkeys, 10 16; dressed, steady; Western spring chickens, 16 20; Western fowls. 1114; spring turkeys, 18023. Philadelphia. Wheat Steady; contract grade, December, 1.03 1.03 Corn Firm; December, 63 Oats Steady; No. 2 white natural, 6666. Butter Firm, good demand ; extra Western creamery, 83; do., nearby prints, 85. Eggs Firm, 2c. higher; Pennsyl vania and other nearby firsts, f.-c, 84 at mark; do., current receipts. In returnable cases, 88 at mark; Western firsts, f. c, 34 at mark; do., current receipts, f. c, 82 33 at mark. Cheese Firm and- active; New York full creams, choice, 14 14; do., fair to good, 13 13. Poultry Alive, firm; good de mand, fowls, 12 13; old roosters, 9 8; spring chickens, 12 18; ducks, 1112; turkeys, 17018; geese, 9 12, Baltimore. Flour Dull and un changed; receipts, 16,295. Wheat Dull; spot contract, 1.02 1.02; spot, No. 2 red Western, 1.04 1.04; December, 1.02 1.02; January, 1.02 1.03; March, 1.07; steamer, No. 2 red, 99 99; receipts, 878; Southern on grade, 97 1.01. Corn Firmer; new steady con tract, 64064; year, 64; Janu ary, 64C4; February, 64 64; March, 65 66; steamer mixed, 62 62; receipts, 60,944; new Southern white corn, 69 64; new Southern yellow corn, 68 63. Oats Dull; No. 2 white, 66 66; No. 8 white, 64 56; No. 2 mixed, 64 54; receipts, 11, 889. Rye Firmer; No. 2 Western ex port, 83. Hay Steady and unchanged; No. 1 timothy and No. 1 clover mixed unchanged. , Butter Firm and unchanged; fan cy Imitation, 24 25; fancy cream ery, 3233; fancy ladle, 20021; store packed, 18 19. Eggs Firm, 29 30. . Cheese Firm and unchanged; new large, 14; new flats, 14; new small, 15. New Vork. Beeves Receipts, 1, 789 head; steers opened 10c. higher, closed dull and easier; bulls and good cows steady; others eaBler to 15c. .lower. Steers, 4.75 to 6.80; oxen and Btags, 3.50 to 4.85; culls, 3.00 to 3.75; cows, 1.75 to 4.00. Calves Receipts, 1,329 head; veals firm to a shade higher; barn yard and Western calves firm; veals, 6.00 to 10.00; tops at 10.12 to 10.25; culls, 4.00; barnyard calves, 2.50 to 3.75; Indiana calves. 4.50; Westerns, 3.90; choice, light Kansas City calves, 6.25; dressed calves quiet, but full steady; city dressed veals, 8 to 15c; country dressed, 6 to 13c. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 8, 492. Sheep Bteady to 15 to 25c. higher; lambs - firm; choice stock would soil 10 to 16c. higher. Sheep, 2.50 to 4.50; culls, 1.50 to 2.25; lambs, 6.00 to 7.50; culls, 4.50 to 5.00. Hogs Receipts, 7,068. Feeling firm; no sales. C1Ucko. Cattle Receipts esti mated at 20,000 head; market steady. Steers, 4.607.90; cows, 3.00(5.25; heifers, 2.6004.60; bulls, 2.75 4.50; calves, 8.60 8.75; Blockers and feeders, 2.50 5.00. Hogs Receipts estimated at 33,-000- Market 6c. higher. Choice heavy shipping, 6.75 5.85; butch ers, 6.70 5.80; light mixed, 6.00 6.35; choice light, 6.35 0 5.65; pack ing, 6. 355.75; pigs, 4.0005.15; bulk of sales, 6.25 06.65. Sheep Receipts estimated at 18, 0001 market steady to strong. Sheep, 4.00 6.00; lambs, 6.25 7.60; yearlings, 4.25 06.25. THIS AND THAT. A monthly postal service by cam els has been established recently In the Sahara desert. During October Portland, Ore., sent 10,000,000 feet of lumber by water to California. A bottle-nose whale, 20 feet long, was captured tha other day at Tor cross, Devonnhore, In a dragnet. A species of ant la Australia builds Its nst along a north and south , line so accurately that a traveler may direct bis course by their aid. Tho German Meteorological So ciety offers prize of 3,000 marks for the best treatment of meteoro logical observations obtained In the International ascents. ' In connection with the oxtermlna- , tlon of rats from Honolulu, an official rf the Marino Hospital Service is ' preparing to develop a breed of cats of high rat-catching ability. Hamburg U the only one of the throe leading seaports on tho north ern oeaat of Europe which shewn an Imireojto nf bnalneea dnrlna; the first ' night months ef this year, as com pared with 107. ;j. . .. . .. . ......
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