THE NEWS.
Domestic
The conference of Democrat a'
Saratoga. N. Y declared for an In
come tax, federal and state contro'
of the trust and taxation of corpor
ations by the state alone.
A bronze statue of former Secre
tary of War William H. Seward, tli
father of Alaska, was unveiled a'
Seattle.
The corpse of a three-weeks-old
baby was left In the Library Par
Hotel, Detroit, by a well-dresse
woman.
Trof. Adolph Struempcll. tb
Vienna specialist, declares Harrlmal
had a cancer.
A decrease of 4S.84S Idle railroad
cars occurred during the last twc
months.
Mobile, which fought hardesi
against the passage of the drastic
state-wide prohibition laws, gave evl.
deuce of determination to enforce
the laws to the letter.
Governor Warner, of Michigan, ap
pointed the Withington Zouaves, of
Jackson, as Michigan's oinclal rep
resentatives at the IIudson-Fultou
celebration.
The Fanners' i'nlon In annual con
vention at Birmingham, Ala., derided
by a small majority to ask Congress
to take the taiiff off Jute liaising.
Thomas J. O'Brien, ambassador
to Japan, who Is now viriiting in
Brussels, Ilelglum, will return to his
home in Grand Rapids on September
25.
A westbound passenKer train on
the Salt Lake, Los Anc-lea and San
Pedro Itailrond collid. d with a lo
cal train near TIntic Junction, Utah.
Alice Webb Dtike, divorced wife of
Urodio L. Duke, the tobacco mag
nate, was committed to the asylum
for the Insane at Kankakee, 111.
The fifty-ninth, anniversary of the
admission of California to statehood
wns observed at the Alaska-Yukon-1'aclflc
Exposition.
Thieves are believed to have been
the murderers of an unidentified
man whose body was recovered from
the river at Chicago.
During a quarrel at the dinner
table Edward Black, of San Antonio,
Tex., sliot ti is wife twice, fatally
wounding her.
Missouri Pacific passenger train
No. r01, west hound, was derailed
near Palmer, Kan.
By practically a unanimous vote
the strikers of the Pressed Steel Cat
Company's plant at Sehoenville. Pa ,
decided to return to work at the
plant and accept the concession
granted them by the company.
What Is believed to be a "Black
Hand" murder was unearthed when
the body of Givsoppt Casemento. an
Italian, 60 years old. was found in
a hovel at Plqua, Ohio.
Prof. George B. Foster, of the
University of Chicago, whose relig
ious views were attacked by the Bap
tists, has accepted a call to a L"nl
tarian pulpit.
Miss Olga Menn, because of whorr
Baron Oscar Rothschild ended hit
life, arrived In New York from Eu
rope, suffering from nervous collapse
Mrs. Daisy Davenport, wife ol
Homer Davenport, the cartoonlts, hal
been granted $4 00 a month alimony
pending her suit for divorce.
Lieutenant General Henry C. Cor
bin, U. S. A., died at the Roosevelt
Hospital, New York, after an opera
tion for venal disorder.
James N. Jarvls, of Montclalr, N.
J., devoted his wedding gifts, worth
$101,000, to charitable and educa
tional Institutions.
Vice President Sherman and Gov
ernor Hughes addressed a reunion
of I'nlon and Confederate veterans
at L'tlca, N. Y.
Prof. W. W. Campbell, director of
the Lick Observatory, reports that
water vapor exists on Mars.
Miss Stella Levy, of Pittsburg, died
from a needle piercing her heart.
Foreign
The University of Copenhagen
conferred an honorary degree upon
Dr. Cook, who reiterated his state
ment that he would bring forward
the Eskimos to give evidence of his
trip to the Pole.
The British government has agreed
to a continuance of the Newfound
land modus Vivendi until the conclu
sion of the arbitration proceedings at
The Hague.
Representatives of Chicago pack
ing tirnis are In St. Petersburg in
vestigating the possibilities of the
Caucasus and Western Siberia as a
source of meat supply.
The signing of a treaty between
Brazil and Peru put an end to the
frontier dispute concerning posses
sions In the Amazon, i
Crown Prince Frederick and the
Crown Princess of Germany saw
Orvllle Wright fly over the Temple
hof parade field.
United States Ambassador and
Mrs. Hill have arranged to sail from
Germany for New York September
23.
The deposed Shah of Persia has
rone to Russia, where he will live In
practical exile at Odessa.
The King of Faxony enjoyed an
hour's flight with Zeppelin in his
airship at Frledrichshafen.
James Campbell, of New York,
pleaded guilty at the old Bailey Po
lice Court. London, to the charge of
having obtained $10,000 under false
pretense.
The Bio Grande River overflowed
It banks at Matamoros and caused
much damage.
Miss Florence Breckenbrldge,
daughter of G 'n. J. C. Breckenbrldge.
of Washington, D. C, was married
la Pari to Thomas F. Hasketh.
A private soldier named Kharln
was sentenced to death at St. Peters
burg for an attempt to kill Lieu
tenant General Mistchenko.
Robbers entered the postofUce of
Miass, Russia, killed the watchman
and three policemen and escaped
with $10,000.
John W. Riddle, the retiring
American ambassador to Russia, left
Bt. Petersburg for Berlin.
DUKE OF THE MM
LflMQS AT MARSEILLES
Back From Making Record Moun
tain Climb in India.
MISS ELKINS IS NOW IN PARIS.
Highest Ascension In Himalaya
Made By The Duke, An Altitude
Of Nearly 2.1,000 Feet Being
Readied The Duke Refuses- To
Express An Opinion On The North
Pole Controvrsny Great Interest
Shown Whether He Will Again
Meet Mist lilkins.
Marseilles (Special).). The Duke
of the Abruzzl was given an Impres
sive reception on his arrival here
aboard the steamer Oceana. An
Immense crowd had gathered at the
wharf to greet the distinguished ex
plorer, about whom clings the popu
lar Idea that his trip to the Himala
yas wns the direct result of the rup
ture of his romance with Miss Kath
arine Elklns.
The Italian consul general, Count
I1 Savola, and the members of the
Marseilles Geographical Society and
representatives of the municipal au
thorities went abroad the steamer to
present greetings to the Duke, who
first received Count Di Savoia alone.
From him he obtained a large pack
ago of mail and ho retired to read
the letters. When he reappeared his
face was radiant and he spoke to
the deputation of visitors and with a
display of rare good spirits. The
Duke said that he was delighted with
his trip, and added:
"I am sorry that I was not able
to complete all that I had planned,
but the results nevertheless were
satisfactory.. I hold the record for
the highest ascension in the Hima
layas, the previous record being held
by a Norwegian, who crossed Mount
Kabru at a height of 7,300 meters
(23,900 feet). My expedition reach
ed the top of Bright Pic, in the Godwin-Austen
range, at a height of
7,600 meters (24,890 feet). I bring
back reports which I believe will
prove Interesting in my forthcoming
book."
The Duke said that he had also
brought with him a scientific collec
tion and a large number of photo
graphs. Dr. Philippl, who had ac
companied him to. the Himalayas, re
mained behind to complete his bo
tanical studies.
The Duke later received the cor
respondents, who Immediately ask
ed him about the reported discovery
of the Polo by Dr. Cook and Com
mander Peary. He replied: "I am
without precise Information regard
ing this double polar expedition, and
I, therefore, can give no opinion."
Beyond that he declined to be in
terviewed, quickly checking the at
tempts of several American curre-1
epondents to ascertain whether he
intended to go to Paris, where Miss
Elkins was known to be.
The Duke shortly afterward went
ashore with his aid, the Maryuis do
Negroto, and proceeded to a hotel,
where he lunched wltli Count dl
Savola.
PRESIDENT TUFT
HAS ROYAL VISITORS
Prince and Princess Kuni Call at
Beverly.
The President Oave The Prince A
Message Of Regard And Personal
Good Will For The Kmperor Of
Japan Exchange Of Courtesies
I.i Milled, As An Interpreter Had
To Be Used Mrs. Taft Unable
To Attend The Ceremonies.
MISS IXKINS SILENT.
She Will Not Deny That She May
Meet The Duke.
Paris (Special). .'elt:;'.;r Miss
Katharine Elklns, her mother nor
her brother, who are hern, would
make any statement to newspaper
men as to their plans.
The arrival of the DulvO of the
Abruzzl at Marseilles has created
much speculation in the Am-rlcin
colony as to whether this doe? not
mean a renewal of the romance
which many Americans here believe
never was really broken off. It is
reported that the Duke, after go.ng
to Italy, will proceed to Switzerland
where he will meet Miss Elkius.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Suitor Kills His Sweetheart And
Commits Suicide.
Scran ton, Pa. (Special). Mad
dened because pretty 15-year-old
Pearl Raught Insisted upon waiting
a few years before marrying him,
Jesse Morgan, 28 years old, of Pitts
ton, emptied five chambers of a .38
caliber revolver Into the frail body
of the girl, who wore short dresses,
instantly killing her, and then liter
ally burned himself to death by swal
lowing more than a pint of carbolic
acid.
The doublo tragedy occurred on
the Greenridge Street Bridge, In the
most prominent residential section.
After swallowing the poison Morgan
attempted to jump over the bridge,
but a contractor, who was one of the
many witnesses to the crime, pulled
hlra oft tho parapet. Morgan died
in his anus.
LLOYD GARRISON DEAD.
Sun Of Famous Abolitionist Pusses
Away, Aged 71 Years.
Lexington, Mass. (Special). Wil
liam Lloyd Garrison, son of tho
great abolitionist and widely known
as a publicist and reformer, died
at his home here at the age of 71
year. Mr. Garrison had been 111 for
six months. Death was caused by
an Internal malady. William Lloyd
Garrison, son a.id namesake of tho
great anti-slavery leader, was born
In Boston, January 21, 1838.
Follows Kulc !d Mother's Example.
Watertown, N. Y. (Special). Miss
Posa Devendorf. 26 years of age tod
lovesick, committed suicide bere by
drinking carbolic acid. Her mother
commuted suicide by hanging several
years ago.
Killed Hjr Firing Train.
Huntington, W. Vs. (Special).
Walter M. Gwlnn, 4 jS. of Charleston,
W. Va., who represents Floyd and
Lofcf. of Louisville. Ky., was struck
tv a train here and almost Instantly
killed.
Germans Eat Dogs and Ifors?s.
Berlin (Specb.l). The official sta
tistics for the second quarter of 1909
show that 1,051 dogs have been
slaughtered for food under govern
ment Inspection and 29,783 homes.
King Rld-s In Airohlp.
FriJrlcbshafen (Special). Count
Zeppelin took up the King of Saxony
for an hour's run in his alrnhlp. The
trip was uneventful, and the King
expressed himself as delighted.
Decorated By Servian King.
Philadelphia (Special). Horace
G. Knowles, formerly United States
minister to Servla, Rounianla and
Bulgaria, has been decorated with
the cross and star of the Order of
6ava by King Peter of Servla. This
Is the highest honor within the gift
of that monarch, and he sunt spe
cial embassy with the erublom to
this country. The presentation took
place In this city, but owing to
the contltutlona1 prohibition Mr.
.-Knowles will deposit tbe Insignia
with tbe State Department, at Wash
ington. '
Beverly, Mass. (Special). Presi
dent Taft received in informal au
dience Prince Klnlyoshl Kunl, grand
son of the Emperor of Japan, and
through him sent a message of re
gard and personal good will to his
distinguished grandfather. The
President was received most cordial
ly by the Emperor of Japan on the
occasion of his trip around the world
as Secretary of War.
With Prince Kunl came his wife,
the Princess; Colonel Kurita. his
military aid; Kusiru Matsul, charge
d'affaires of the Japanese embassy,
at Washington, and Capt. S. N. Chen
ey, of the United States Army, who
is representing the government on
the staff of the Prince while he Is in
this country.
The party was met at the Mont
serrat. Station by Captain Butt, the
President's aid, and two White House
automobiles. Tho President had in
vited a number of guests to tho cot
tage to meet the Prince and Princess.
During the ceremony the health of
the Japanese Emperor was pledged,
and Prince Kunl, speaking through
Mr. Matsul as interpreter, toasted
the President and, the American peo
ple. President Taft's greeting to the
Prince and his party was most cor
dial. The exchange of courtesies be
tween the distinguished visitor and
the Chief Magistrate were more or
less stilted, however, because of the
necessity of employing an interpre
ter throughout. The President asked
after the health and well being of
the Emperor and all of his family.
In return the Prince expressed the
sincere hope of the Emperor that the
President and his family would be
found In the best of health.
After the formal toasts had been
drunk the Prince and Princess and
their attendants sat down to tea with
the President and his guests.
Mrs. Taft did not attend the cere
monies. Owing to her superior rank the
Princess Kunl was first to be pre
sented to the President.
After the call on the President
tho Prince and Princess motored to
the home of Henry C. Frlck and
thence to tho homo of W. J. Board
man to pay brief calls. Miss Mabel
Boardman, who was In Taft's Philip
pine party Beveral years ago, was
among those at the Montserrat Sta
tion to meet the Prince and Princess
as they stepped from their private
car.
MURDERED BY ROBBERS.
COMMANDER PEARY GIVES
DETAILS OF HIS EXPEDITION
Summary of the Journey of the Roosevelt
From the Time the Ship Left Sydney
Until Grant Land Was Reached.
London (Special). The Times
Published the following message from
Commander Peary, dated Battle
Harbor, via wireless, to Cape Ray:
"As a prelude, which may stimu
late Interest and partly to forestall
possible leaks, I am bending you a
onei summary or my voyage which
Is to be printed exactly as It is
written.
"The Roosevelt left Nnw VnrV
July 6, 1908. She left Sydney July
17, arrived at Cape York, Greenland,
August 1; left Etah, Greenland, Au
gust 8, arrived at Cape Sheridan,
Grant Land, September 1, and win
tered at Cape Sheridan.
"The sledge expedition left the
Roosevelt Februnrv in. 1fln nnH
started North of Cape Columbia
iarcn i. it - passed the British
Record on March 2 : was rtelnveH hv
open water March 2 and 3; was held
up by open water from March 4 to
March 11; crossed the 84th parallel
March 11 and encountered an open
lead March IS; rrnsaeH tho sr.th
parallel March 18; crossed the 8Slh
parallel March 22; encountered an
open lead March 21!: missed tho Vnr.
wegian Kceora March passed the"
Italian Record March 24: enennnlor I
ed anopen lead March 26; Crossed!
uie oun parallel .Mnrcn 27; passed
the American Record March 28; en-l
Start Of What Will Probably Be An
Acrimonious Fight For The Hon
or Of Having Discovered The
, North Pole Admirers Of Both
Explorers Aroused Lieut. Peary
Charges That Cook's Eskimos
Declare He Never Got Out Of
' Sight Of Land The Roosevelt
Reaches Battle Harbor.
The He was hurled concerning the
dlocovery of the North Pole and the
foundation laid for a controversy un
paralleled in history. Commander
Robert E. Peary Is making uncertain
progress southward off the coast of
Labrador in his ship, Roosevelt, but
there came from him a message as
direct as liis homeward journey has
been slow. It challenges the veracity
of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, of Brook
lyn, and further complicates a situa
tion which the whole world Is dis
cussing.
In effect Peary discredits Cook's
claims with the intimation that he
(Peary) and he alone planted the
American flag at the North Pole on
April 6, 1909, and that Dr. Cook,
who asserts that he unfurled the flag
at the Pole on April 21, 1908, must
substantiate his claim.
EDWARD H. KiBBra -
THE IMP DEAD
News of His Death Withheld For
Two hours.
WAS LEADING RAILROAD OPERATOR.
All The Family Assembled Around
Tho Bedside Demise Not Expect
ed To Cause Any Great Unsettled
Conditions Continuation Of En-
, terpri?s Believed To Be Provided
For.
Woman Found In Ransacked Home
With Bullet In Brain.
Milwaukee (Special). The dead
body of Mrs. Louisa Hedger, was
found In the kitchen of her home,
1219 Cedar Street, and the police
believe the woman was murdered.
Robbery is supposed to have been
the motive for the crime, as all the
upper rooms in the house had been
ransacked.
The body was found by Ivor Hur
rang, a medical student, who board
ed in the home. Mrs. Hedger's hus
band returned home while the police
were in charge and collapsed. A
post-mortem examination revealed a
bullet in tho woman's bruin.
Starved For Dying Girl.
Berlin (Special). Miss Mario F.
Montgomery, of Corpus Chrlsti, Tex.,
Is dead .here of heart and lung
trouble. Miss Montomery was study.
Ing the violin. Her only friend in
Berlin was a German woman, Miss
Mueller, who pawned her own violin,
her Jewelry and her clothes and llv-
fvl nn th vprea nf Htnrvnilnn tn
her dying American friend to a hos
pital.
Killed On Crowded Street,
Shreveport, La. (Special). Dr. M.
M. White, a prominent veterinarian
and vice president of the State Board
of Veterinary Examiners, was shot
and instantly killed by Henry Sibley,
a railroad man, In a crowded busi
ness thoroughfare about noon.
White's alleged attentions to Sib
ley's wife are given as the cause for
the shooting.
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COMMANDER ROBERT E. PEARY-
Thleves Forced To Drop Loot.
Chicago (Special). Silverware
valued at thousands of dollars was
stolen from the home of Prince
Nicholas W. Engalitheff, Russian
lce Consul to this city, but was
recovered a few hours later after a
revolver fight between the police and
two robbers. One of the pieces taken
was a punch bowl valued at $2,500.
Rank Teller Kmls II In Life.
Newburg. N. Y. (Special). Fred
eric W. Bunks, teller In a local bank,
committed suicide by shooting him
self. Ho had suffered from melan
cholia duo to overwork. He was
4 a years old and was socially prominent.
Shall To Live In F.xilc.
Teheran (Special). The deposed
Shah of Persia left the confines of
the Ruslan Legation and started on
his journey to Russia. He Is to live
tn practical exile, probably at Odessa.
Drop In Canal Work.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Total excavations on the Isthmian
Canal for August show a reduction
from the previous month, the August
amounted to 7,643 cubic yards,
against 2,843,260 cubic yards In
July. Concrete laid during August
amiunted to 7,643 cubic yards,
against 8.150 In July, while. 454.677
cubic yards of All were placed In
dams in August against G58.401 in
July. Rainfall In August was 9.28
Inches, against 10.66 In July.
Three Children DIa In Fire.
St. Paul, Minn. (Special). Fire
destroyed the summer . cottage of
Robert A. Walsh at White Bear
Lake and three children of a family
of 13 perished. William Walsh,
aged 9 years, was badly burned in
his heroic efforts to save his IHt'e
brothers and sisters, six of whom
were sleeping In the secon-j story.
He might have escaped without In
Jury bad be not remained to assist
them.
Tbe piano was Invented early In
tbe eighteenth century.
countered a lead. March 28; held up
by open water March 29; crossed
the 88 parallel April 2; crossed the
89th parallel April 4, and reached
the North Polo April 6.
"On returning we left the Pole
April 7; reached Camp Columbia
April 23; arriving on board the
Roosevelt April 27.
"The Roosevelt left Cape Sheridan
July 18, passed Cape Sabine August
8; left Cape York August 26 and
arrived at Indian Harbor.
"All the members of the expedition
are returning In good health, except
Prof. Ross G. Marvin, who unfortu
nately was drowned April 10, forty
five miles north of Cape Columbia
while returning from 86 degrees
north latitude In command of a sup
porting party."
THREATS AGAINST TAFT.
Secret Sorvlcc Mien Have Letters And
Will Take Precautions.
Chicago (Special). Two letters
threatening the life of President Taft
during his visit in Chicago, now In
the hands of Captain Porter, of the
Secret Service, have stirred up the
police officials of the city, with the
result that efforts will be made to
make the Chief Executive of tbe na
tion the most guarded President that
ever came to Chicago.
Captain Porter was Inclined to dis
believe the threats, although he be
gan to take unlimited precautions.
The letters, he declared, were from
cranks.
The President will arrive In the
care , of Government Secret Service
men. These will be reinforced by
six of the best men at local head
quarters and a heavy guard of city
detectives and policemen. One of the
new methods to be employed In
guarding the President is the plan of
Captain Porter to have all of Mr.
Taft's protectors face tho crowd every
moment.
Wouldn't Iio Burden.
Wheeling. W. Va. (Special). De
spondent over 111 health and fearing
that he would be a buiden to his
family, V. M. Hervey, deputy sheriff
and president of one of the county
boards of education, committed sui
cide by shooting himself through the
head with an automatic pistol. He
was not found until 24 hours after
he had killed himself.
Alarm Frit Fcr Americans.
Monterey (Special). Much alarm
Is felt here for the safety of tbe
lives and property of many Ameri
can oil men In Soto La Marina and
the surrounding country, which ter
ritory Is reported overwhelmed by
a tidal ' wave. General Manager
Clarke, of the National Pallway, has
sent the steamer Panuco with relief
supplies. The affected district Is sit
uated on the Gulf coast of the State
of Tamaullpas, where rich oil dis
coveries were recently made.
Jliiilnci Presldeut.
Port Llmon, Costa Rica (Special).
Official figures show that Rlcardo
Jlmlnea, the Republican candidate,
was elected President of Costa Rica
over Don Rafael Igleslas, the Civil
candidate.
Disastrous Floods In India.
Allahbad, India (Special). Tor
rential ra ni destroyed the village of
Unloo. Twelve natives are known
to have been drowned. Tbesurround
Ing country also suffered immense
damage.
In the meantime Peary continues
his homeward Journey on the ice
scarred Roosevelt.
Mrs. Cook is in New York, and
Mrs. Peary has left her home in
Maine on her way to Join her hus
band at North Sydney. Though
pressed for a statement, Mrs. Cook
declined absolutely to say anything
concerning her husband.
By those who received word of
Dr. Cook's discovery with skepticism
Commander Peary's challenge was re
ceived with gratification; by those
who had been neutral it came as
another surprise In a series of re
markable happenings, while to Dr.
Cook's supporters it was a signal for
war. Cook, if his plans do not mis
carry, will sail for the United States
on Sunday next and will arrive here
by September 21. By that time Com
mander Peary will have reached
home, but no one has as yet sug
gested the possibility of a dramatic
meeting of the two face to face.
Peary's statement reflecting on Dr.
Cook's achievement came from In
dian Harbor, Labrador, the point
through which he first reported his
sucecss by wireless. It had probably
been delayed in transmission, and
read as follows:
"I have nailed the Stars and
Stripes to the North Pole." This Is
authoritative and correct.
"Cook's story should not be taken
too seriously. The two Eskimos
who accompanied him say he went
no distance north and not out of
sight of land. Other members of
tho tribe corroborate their story."
About the same time Mrs. Peary
received the following message un
der the same date, both having been
sent via Cape Ray, N. F.:
"Good morning. Delayed by gale.
Don't let Cook story worry you.
Have him nailed."
Telegraph Operator Eaten.
Antwerp (Special). Advices from
the French Congo say that cannibal
Ism Is rampant In the Mataba and
Sangha regions, where the blacks
are In complete revolt. They have
killed and eaten a number of fac
tory employes, and a telegraph opera,
tor was Blain at his key and devour
ed. Native detachments, headed by
four French ofneere, have left for
the scene to quell the revolt and
punish the cannibals.
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
The price of steel billets has again
been advanced.
No change In tbe directorate of
American Smelting.
United States Steel Is earning now
at the rate of $144,000,000 net a
year.
During August 740,129 shares
changed hands on the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange.
The Rock Island system in July
gained in gross receipts 11,276,120
and In net revenue $919,043.
Philadelphia bank clearings last
month were $124,000,000 greater
than In the same month of 1908.
This was a gain of 29 per cent.
Louisville and Nashville's gross
earnings In July increased $186,
628 and net profits Increased $151,
616. It Is estimated by eteel trade men
that during three months new or
ders for 2,000,000 tons of steel have
been placed.
A gain of over 14 per cent, was
made in gross earnings In t months
of this year by the Norfolk and Ports
mouth Traction Company, the ton.
trot of which U held In Philadelphia.
HARRIMAN'S LIFE.
Born February 25, 1848, In
Hempstead, L. I.
One of six children of a coun
try clergyman who earned about
$300 a yean.
Taught at home by his mother,
and later spent two years at a
church school.
Forced to go to work at the age
of 14 and obtained a job as office
boy In a Wall Street brokerage
house.
Rose to position of clerk In
four years and was given share
of profits.
Speculated boldly and was suc
cessful from the start.
Bought a seat on the New York
Stock Exchange when he was 22
years old.
Began his railroad career when
he was 36.
Made vice-president of Illinois
Central four years later.
At 50 reorganized the Union
Pacific.
Dominated more than 50,000
miles of railroad before he died.
Virtually realized his dream of
ocean-to-ocean railroad system
under his control.
OVERWHELMED BY
a Tim
City In Mexico is Wiped Off tht
Map.
Soto La Marino And 8urroUndiM
Country Filled With American oj
Prospectors Reports 1,500 I),.j
No News From A Number Of Othei
Sections Total Casualties fr2
Floods In Mexico Now 8,ooow
Great Destruction.
Monterey (Special). Soto la
plna and the surrounding country,
which are many American oil men,
has been overwhelmed by a ttdl
wave, and the Inhabitants of the die
trlct have taken refuge In the hills
according to a dispatch to GenersJ
Trevlno, commanding the military
rone. The message came from thi
alcalde of the town of Presas Aldana
The loss of life Is not 8tated
General Manager Clark, of the N
tlonal Railway, sent the steamer Pi,
nuco to carry relief supplies.
Soto la Marina, Bituated on hi
Gulf coast of the state of Taniaulhja
lately attracted a great deal of at
tention on account of oil discovert
there.
Arden, N. Y. (Special). Edward
H.' Harrlman Is dead. The final crisis
came Just before noon. He was con
scious up until within a few moments
before the end, and conversed with
Mrs. Harrlman and other members of
the family.
It was Just 1.30 o'clock when Dr.
William Gordon Lyle, the family phy
sician, released his hold on tbe pa
tient's pulse. Turning to Mrs. Harrl
man, who was bending over the bed
side, he whispered: ,
"He Is dead."
For two hours and five minutes
the secret of the financier's death
was carefully guarded. The first an
nouncement was telephoned from
Tower Hill to Judge Robert S. Lovett,
Mr. Harrlman's personal counsel, at
the I'nlon Pacific offices, 120 Broad
way, New York, at 3.4 0 P. M.
"Mr. Harrlman passed away peace
fully at 35 minutes "ast 3," was the
brief bulletin dictated by Dr. Lyle.
Seven minutes later the same
statement was reclved from Dr. Lyle
by the correspondents and newspaper
men who have been keeping an al
most constant vigil since the railroad
man returned from Europe.
Not until 6 o'clock was It known
that the hour of Mr. Harrlman's
death had been withheld from the
world.
"He passed away at 1.30," Bald
Mrs. Charles Simons, Mr. Harrlman's
sister, to a reporter who talked to
her at her home In Arden Just after
she returned from Tower Hill.
"Are you certain about the hour?"
she was asked.
"I am," she replied. "I was at
his bedBlde and it was about 1.30
o'clock."
An optimistic, but significant bul
letin had been brought from Arden
House early in the dav by Judge
Lovett, who spent the night -at Mr,
Harrlman's bedBlde. It was signed
by Dr. Lyle and conveyed only the
Information that there had been no
change in the patient's condition.
Hopeful To The Last.
There had been an all-night vigil
at Arden House. Mrs. Harrlman and
Judge Lovett did not close their eyes
In sleep. The family fully realized
that the financier was dangerously
ill and that only his marvelous will
power would bring him through the
crisis.
Although suffering frtom a high
fever and with his vitality at a low
ebb Mr. Harrlman did not abandon
hope until a few hours before his
death. As weak as he was he tried
to cheer Mrs. Harlman and his chil
dren. "Don't worry, my dear," he said
to his favorite daughter. Miss Mary
Harrlman, "I am going to get well."
It was the fight of his life. Ed
ward H. Harrlman had fought his
way from a minor clerical place to a
position where he was looked upon
as one of the most dominant figures
in the financial and railroad world.
But on Sunday night he found him
self face to face with death. He rea
lized It, but never lost hope. He was
determined to win In the unequal
struggle.
Dr. George H. Brewer had return
ed to New York Wednesday after
noon, and Dr. Lyle resorted to every
means known to medical science to
prolong the life of the patient until
other physicians could be summoned.
Oxygen was freely administered. v But
the financier's vitality bad reached
such a low state that he was unable
to survive the relapse the third
since Sunday night and the end
came peacefully.
Bade All Last Farewell.
The scene at the bedside as de
scribed by a member of tbe family
was most touching. Mr. Harrlman
bade each member of the family
good-by. He had words of cheer for
his wife and his daughter and good
advice for Walter and RolanJ, his
sons.
Mexico City (Special). It Is be
Ileved by the authorities that the to
tal casualties In Northern Mcxlc
from the recent floods will not b
less than 3,000.
President Brown, nf lh V.11...1
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Railways, has returned to Mexlcl
City from the flooded districts. H
says the damage wrought Is th
worst in th history of the ropublio,
One-third of the damaged section hat
not yet been heard from. The mone,
tary loss to the railroads is alreadi
placed at $2,000,000, and this Oguni
may be doubled when reports an
received from sections of the Matt
moras and Tamplco lines.
According to official reports, tht
death list in Monterey and vicinity
reached a total of 1,500, but a num
ber of toA-ns in the States of Nuevo
Leon and Tamaullpas have not yet
been reported.
Washington (Special). Great des
titution and suffering continual
among the flood sufferers at Mont
rey, Mex., and the adjacent country,
and prompt help Is greatlv needed.
In a telegram to the State De
partment, dated September 6, from
Philip C. Hanna, the United States
consul general at Monterey, he state
that reports and appeals from coun
try towns adjacent to Monterey de
clare there have been great destitu
tion and keen suffering extending
nearly to the Rio Grande In one
direction and to the Gulf in another,
Mr. Hanna says that nearly 1,000
have been clothed from the supjllei
at tho American Cnnnnlntp hut that
the demand constantly continues,
several carloads or goods have reach
ed him frnm tha TTn!tpfl Ctotoc Ti-
Wells, Fargo Express Company hai
Deen carrying an goods or propel
size assigned to the consulate frc
of charge, and the Mexican govern
ment has waived duty on such con
slgnments. Mr. Hanna adds that a local Red
CrosB has been organized and that
he has offered to cooperate with
them.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
NIGHT IN COFFIN FOR $30.
Suffolk, Va. (Special.) To win a
purse of $50, W. O. Elam, a local
insurance man, spent a night In a
coffin on tbe top floor of the Floro
dora Club, at Lake Phillip, six miles
from Suffolk.
Heavily armed and taking a doa
as a companion, Elam drove out In
his automobile about midnight and
lay In the burial box until after 5
o'clock, but acknowledges he did not
sleep. A party of watchers followed
In another car and found that he
kept the compact.
Wcllnian Gives It Vp.
Christiana (Special). A special
despatch from Tromsoe to the
"Aftenposten," says that Walter
Wellman has Instructed his agents
to arrange for the return of all tbe
explorer's property from Virgo Bay,
8pltzbergeo, as welt as the three
men who were to have spent the' win
ter there. It Is understood that Mr.
Wellman has abandoned his plan
for reaching the North Pole by air
ship for next year.
At the beginning of the Present
year the population of Australia .was
4.275.000. I
A hearing will be held on Sep
tember 30 by the Board of Food and
Drug Inspection ' respecting the
weight of packages of foods and
drugs.
The 17 Japanese poachers recently
taken prisoners In Alaskan waters
will be tried at Valdez on October 4.
Mail carriers are not required to
deliver mail at residences whore vi
cious dogs are permitted to run at
large.
Double the amount of corn was
exported from the United States in
August over that month a year ago.
. There is no probability that Bolivia
will be left out of the Pan-American
Conference In 1910.
The Secretary of the Navy recom
mended that medals be given two
Jack tars for heroism.
Fleet Engineer Bennett said tht
machinery of the Atlantic fleet ! la
good condition.
Negotiations Incident to the allot
ment of the Chinese loan are near-
lng completion.
Efforts were made to formulate a
universal food law to be passed by
all the states.
The bubonic plague In Venezuela
seems to have disappeared.
Senor Don Gulliermo DominJco,
general inspector and vice director
ol Railroads In the Argentine Re
public, will shortly arrive In the
United States.
' The Pennsylvania Railroad nou
fled the Treasury Department that
It proposes to operate trains Into lt
new station in New York City o
December 1.
There was an increase In the im
portation of American goods into
China during 1908 and a Jecreaae
In the exports from China to the Uni
ted States.
The President approved the sen
tence of dismissal "Imposed by court
martial on First Lieutenant Clarence
R Nettles. United States Army.
Special attention Is being glc
by the Publlo Health and Marine
Hospital Service to the prevenUoa
of bubonlo plague on the Pacific
Coast.
Postmaster General Hitchcock ap
pointed Herbert S. Wood as chief
of the correspondence division of tne
Postofllce Department.
Thomas J. Shannon, of Washing
ton, was reelected commander of tns
Union Veteran legion.
Admiral Vou Koester, of the Ger
man Navy, and his adjutant. Lieuten
ant Captalu Von Mueller, will be the
German representatives at the Hudson-Fulton
celebration. i
The resignation of Governor Post,
of Porto Rico, reached the Bureau,
of Insular Affairs and waa forward
ed to the President at Peveriy.
A reward of $1,000 has beon ao-,
thorized for tbe capture of Private
Vm. Lane, of Company C, Twenty
second Infantry.
The government seismograph re-,
corded an earthquake as having oc
curred.' probably 4,000 miles distant)
The Postofllce Department was sd
vised of tbe arrest of Adolpbo E
ptnosa, postmaster at ranches of
Taos. N. M '
From 1$78 to 1907 there were I
destructive storms In the month of
September and $9 In October. J
pealed to the farmers to keep ac
curate aaia ror ine next census.