3 ‘cended the elevator shaft and drove
ANARCHIST PLANS NIPPED
Brazilian Police Uuearth Plot to
Damage American. Fleet.
Considers the Verdict a Great
} Victory.
New York :iJudge Hough,
United States circuit court,
down an
Kahn, a member of the banking firm
of Kuhn, Loeb :& Company to answer
all questions propounded to him by
the inter-state commerce commission.
E. H. Harriman was directed to an-
of the
FOUR HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
Brazilian Officials Were Warned
From Washington and Paris
To Be On Lookout. ing to the purchase of Union and
Southern Pacific stock in connection
with the dividend of August, 1906.
While the exceptions were regarded
as important questions by the govern-
ment iawyers who were investigating
the Chicago & Alton railroad reorgan-
ization, they consituted only a small
proportion of those that Harriman re-
1used to answer.
The clash between the witness and
-the commission occurred on February
An individual named Jean Fedher, | 25, of last year. For several days,
who resided in Petropolis, was the | the investigators had been endeavor-
chief conspirator, although it is un-| ing to get at the bottom of Mr. Har-
derstood that foreign anarchists are | riman's railway manipulations con-
involved. The chief of police has | nected with the Chicago & Alton. The
announced that four Anarchists have | question that marked the beginning
been arrested—three at Sao Paulo, | of the controversy was this:
and one at Nichtheroy. They will “Did you own any of the Chicago
be held until the departure of the| & Alton preferred stock sold by the
American fleet, and then released. | syndicate to the ‘Union Pacific?”
The arrest is simply as a matter of Mr. Harriman declined to answer
Rio Janeiro.—The Brazilian police
have discovered an anarchistic plot
‘here having as its object the destruc-
tion of part of the American fleet
- now lying in the harbor. The con-
spiracy, while centering in Rio Jan- |
eiro and Petropolis, has ramifications
in Sao Paulo and Minas Geraes.
precaution. a number of questions as to stock
Warned by Germany and France. transactions on the ground of person-
In an official note the chief of |al privilege.
Mr. Harriman declined to answer
the question whether he owned any
of the stock deposited with the bank-
ing firm, and Mr. Kuhn declined to
answer questions relating to the own-
ership by the directors of the Union
Pacific of any of the Chicago and Al-
ton stock so deposited. :
Harriman also refused to say
whether he had acquired, any part of
the stock of the Illinois Central, with
a view to selling it to the: Union Pa-
cific, or whether he had procured it
at a lower price than paid him by the.
Uni on Pacific.
In the course of the arguments be-
fcre Judge Hough, the United States
District ‘Attorney, Mr. Stimson said:
~~ “What the. commission
oring io learn js whether the enor-
mous , stock investments made with
Union Pacific funds amounted to a
wasté of the assets and impairment
‘of the facilities of an inter-state gom-
mon carrier, and. whether the matter
police says:
“Some time before the arrival of
. the American fleet at Rio Janeiro the
Brazilian government received from
Washington and Paris advices that
anarchists of different nationalities
intended to damage one or several of
the ships of the American fleet. The
names and addresses of the conspira-
tors were indicated by information
which the police here had received
previously from France and Germany.
The police of this district are work-
ing with the police of Sao Paulo and
Minas Gereas and I am Sure every
precaution will be, exercised and the
most rigorous vigilance observed both
coon land and at .sea to Prgven: ony
injury being done.”. . hy
FOUR GIRLS KILLED
Many Operatives Caugat .in Leaps
From Third Story. of Burning":
Factory—Loss $75,000.
subject to the régulation of congress.
‘Of the opinion; Mr. Stimson said:
“I regard it" as: a sweeping: victory.
The one: question concerning the div-
Scranton, Pa.—~Four girls were kill-
. #d, 10, seriously injured and a -score
Qr more slightly hurt at' a fire in the
Imperial Knitting Company's ‘fnill * in idend. which Mr. Harriman is not di-
city. court in “the central part “of the | rected to answer is one which we aid
+81 1 vot evén ‘éxpect to win.”
11 fi a -~« The .Dead. :
Marie Buckley, aged 19, broke neck.
DIAMONDS GET TOO c EAP.
i jumping out of third: story’ w in- H
Sparklers Fall into Such” Small De-
mand That Mining Company
Needs Money.
0. Griffiths, aged 20, femped
from third-story window and. frac-
. tured skull. :
Jennie Ratchford, aged 22, both arms
and legs broken and internal ‘inju-
ries: was pushed out of third-story
window.’
Kathryn Manosky, aged 18, jumped off
: fire escape from third floor.
§ Eighty-five girls were at work on
4 the third floor when a fire broke out
: on the ground floor. It quickly as-
the diamond markets of the world re-
sulting from the recent financial crisis’
in America and the money stringency
in Europe has assumed serious pro-
portions, according fo a statement is-
suzd by the Premier Diamond Min-
ing Company to its shareholders.
The statement sets forth that the
diamond markets have been almost
completely dislocated and that the de-
pression which began in Europe
months ago has reached such propor-
tions that it has become necessary to
augment the resources of the com-
pany in order to be able to meet any
possible future difficulty.
the panic-stricken girls to the one
window opening on the fire escape.
The fire escape is one in which the
I last reach of stairs is held by a
* weight and pully. The girls first to
reach this were afraid to descend it
when they saw its far end moving
downward. This caused a jam. The
girls on the upper part of the fire
escape crowded those in front and
flames and smoke were enveloping
] them. By the time the firemen arriv-
ig ed half of them had jumped, some
3 from the third floor. Firemen with
their ladders rescued those jammed
on the upper stretches of the fire es-
cape. Many girls were caught as they
i jumped.
it Besides the fire escape there was
only one exit, a narrow hallway, and
this was cut off by the fire and smoke.
The fact that many of the girls faint-
5 ed and further impeded the narrow
i fire escape added to the difficulty. |
i Some of the injured girls say they
Pp were pushed over the railing by other
gs girls, crowded against them by others
Postmaster Confesses.
Hanover, N. H.— Postmaster Leon
F. Sampson, who reported to the po-
lice that he had been held up and
robbed of office funds to the amount
of $750, was arrested, following a
confession which he is alleged to
have made to a postoffice inspector.
Sampson is said to have confessed
that he manufactured the story of
the robbery on account of a shortage
in the postoffice funds.
Thaw Trial.
The evidence so far brought out in
defense of Harry K. Thaw has tend-
ed to show that from infancy he was
nervous and abnormal in his actions.
His nurses and teachers all testified
f behind. to this effect. When the prisoner's
g ? The interior of the building was | wife was called to testify. Mr. Jjer-
i eaten out by the flames, causing a! ome proposed that the public be ex-
i loss of $75,000. cluded from the court room.
¢ $50,000 for Braddock Monument. TO D! E IN IN THAW'S | PLACE
Washington, DD. C.—At the request
of the monument association of the
battlefield of Braddock, Representa-
tive Dalzell introduced a bill appro- |
priating $50,000 to mark the place of |
the defeat of the British general who
refused to fight Indians the way
George Washington said they should
be fought.
Ohio Double Offers to Do the Job for
. $3,000,000.
One of the 2,000 strange letters
which have been received by Mrs.
Evelyn Thaw since Harry K. Thaw’s
trial began contained an offer from
an Ohio man to substitute himself
for Thaw. and, if necessary, be exe-
cuted.
The writer imposed the considera-
tion that his family be paid $3,000,000
as soon as the proposed substitution
is complete. Eis letter covered 600
pages. lle declared that he was a
double of the priscner in appearance,
and could take Thaw’s place in his
cell by visiting him in prison in dis-
guise.
Two Killed in Explosion.
Hancock, Mich.—While miners. were |
drilling in a “missed hole,” charged
with dynamite, at the Winona mine
an explosion occurred, instantly Kkill-
ing Henry Luckonen, and injuring
Frank Koski, so that he died within
* an hour. Oscar Wilson and John
Maski, who were working in the vi-
cinity, may die.
|
Senate Passes Bridge Bill.
Washington. — The senate on mo-
tion of Senator Knox, passed the bill
introduced by Representative Ache-
son in the house and passed extend-
ing the time for the construction of
the Washington-Westmoreland coun-
Unwritten Law Upheld.
Sulphur, Okla.—Pleading the un-
written law, Dr. E. Dakan was acquit-
ted of murder by a jury, which delib-
erated only ten minutes. Dr. Dakan
gfx weeks ago cut the throat of Joan
Mitchell, whom he found in Mrs. Da- | bridge across the Monongahela for
; : kan’s room. three years from February 21, 1908.
; iA Heater is = man who finds out If by that time the structure, the
building of which has been delayed
by injunctions, is not completed, then
the franchise shall lapse.
what the other fellow is going to do
and beats him to it.
Wants Troops to Stay.
Carson City, Nevada.—Both houses
pf the Nevada legislature passed a
resolution petitioning the President
to maintain troops in Goldfield until
the legislature can, by the passage
of a law, provide either for a police
force or some other method of main-
taining the peace. There was no de-
Fatal Fight at Gary, Ind.
Chicago.—Two men were killed,
one policeman was wounded and sev-
eral workingmen were injured in a
pitched battle, between t{hree police-
men and 30 Hungarian railroad labor-
= 4 ers, at Gary, Ind
Bar Racing Charts From Mails.
bate. Washington.—A bill forbidding the
carrying in e mails of betting tick-
The lower house of congress acted | .ts on horse newspaper
races and
favorably on measure to strengthen | containing betting
the penal laws affecting custodians of | tygquced i
public funds. Gordon of
ormation
today
BUT ONE EXCEPTION MADE | FIVE SKATERS DAWNED
Counsel for Government Says He & Le ) 0’
handed
opinien directing Otto H."
swer all questions except those relat-.
is endeav--
with one hand,., was clinging” to the
‘broken edges, of ‘the
| of such investments would be made.
of rescuers extended their line until
"of the two struggling; in the water.
Johannesburg. — The -depression in|
“water for the Jimtown works of the
‘company, which ™are at present: shut
-down. : .
Jimtown is a. settlement of about
Réscuers Go Down’ with Thos
Survivor - Forced to Flee to ‘Shore
When Thin Ice Sinks Beneath
Weight of Companions.
Connellsville, Pa. — Of six young
persons who formed a skating party
ut the Jimtown reservoir, ‘two miles
northeast of Dawson, only ‘one is now
living to tell the story of how the
five others went to death beneath the
ice. All the victims of the accident
belonged to well known families of
the community.
The Dead. -
19 years old, son of Mr
John Luxner, ,
Anthony Luxner of Jim-
and Mrs.
town.
George Cochran, "21 years old, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cochran of
Spring Grove, near Jimtown:.
Frank Cochran, Jr, a brother, 17
years old. iy
William Fulmer, 23 years old, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fulmer of
Jimtown. *
Elizabeth Falmer, 17 years old, a sis-
ter. y
These, with Andrew Mack, made
up the party, which went to the res-
ervoir shortly after dark to spend the
evening.
At about 9 o'clock Miss Fulmer and
George Cochran, who were skating
together, became more venturesome
and began making short excursions
several vards out and then returning
to the bank. Becoming bolder and
laughing at the warnings of their
companions the two finally glided
straight toward the center of the res-
ervoir, ‘
A moment later those near the
shore heard the cracking of ice and
a scream of terror and saw the two
skaters ‘disappear. As they ‘gazed,
horrified. two heads toippigied mbove
the surface. :
Young: Cochran, , supporting the ‘girl
ice” with” the
other! * "Ih an®insta#ita human*¢hain
was formed By the: four, who, ~clasped
hands, with Mack. at. the. end of the
line nearest the. shore, %
.Regardless of ‘their safety the fow.
ofle” end of ‘it ‘was within a few" feet
Just.ag a_.hand was being reached
out to grasp Miss Fulmer there was
another crash of ice. Frank Cochran,
Luxneér and William Fulmer had ‘also
gone’ down. “With .the ice -cracking
beneath him Mack was obliged to
dash to the shore, helpless to save.
He ran to: ‘the - nearest house and
gave ‘the alarm. «'
The reservoir is owiod by the. H.
C.. Frick Coke Cothpany, and supplies
200 persons. The reservoir has been
a popular skating resort every win-
ter, and this is the first | accident,
there. 8
EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVE
Serious Seismic Disturbances on the
Coast of Haiti.
Port Au Prince, Haiti—A serious
earthquake has occurred at Gonaives,
65 miles northwest of this city.
Houses were destroyed and damaged.
No loss of life has been reported.
Communication with the town is
broken.
The shocks continue. The . first
was followed by a tidal wave. Among
the buildings destroyed are the com-
mercial houses of Herrmann, Addor
& Jolibert. Gonaives is a seaport and
has a population of about 18,000.
Eight Men Drowned.
Tampico, Mexico.—Eight men were
drowned in the Eanuco river by the
sinking of a barge. The barge be-
longed to E. M. Rowley and had been
sent across the river with a gang of
20 men to load oyster shells. The
swell frcm a passing steamer caued |
the craft to capsize. Foreman Lucas,
an American, and seven men were
drowned.
TAINT OF MADNESS
Physician, Nurse and the Teacher of
Thaw Describe Early Peculiarities.
New York.—The attorneys for Har-
J | te isthmiah -
~ Steal dorsed by [ecretary Taft,
pA
ited: “States *
whenever )
tional security and defense requires
WIDENING CANAL LOCKS
Cost 48 Said to Be Increased Some
: $5,000,000 and Capacity
2s ~ Stightly Reduced,
} Shington. — President fovsevent
Has approved. the recommendation ‘of
canal commission, in-
increasing
the width of the locks of the canal
from 164 to 214 fect, but makes. no
comraent. thereon, wily ae
The actich is madd in order “to
mect requirements of the navy that
can be reasonably expected
near future.”
The general board of the navy ex-
pressed the opinion “that the width
of the 'locks:'as -now fixed—namely
100 feet—is insufficient for probable
ships, of futire construction, and that
sound policy would dictate an -in-
crease to a clear width of 110 feet.”
The commission says the cost of all
the locks at 100 feet wide is estimated
at $52,580,011, while a width of 110
feet will cost $57,690,850, “a difference
too small to be considered, assuming
the necessity, for the increased width
to be as stated, by, the navy.”
The board of consulting engineers
in 1905 fixed 39 lockages per day
as the maximums#+namber.. : If, how:
ever, it is pointed out, it is desired to
.qbtain this number, of lockages for
every year, then . ‘additional storage
capacity will have to bg" ‘provided by
‘a dam at Alahuela or the operat
ing plant be moved to that locality,
and a dam constructed necessary to
obtain sufficient head for generating
the power req lived.
The latter method is the more econ-
omical and by an additional expendi-
ture of $2,000,000 will give. a water
supply ample for locks 125 feet in
width.
pe
A CENTRAL BANK
Bill: Introduced in Congress Provides
’ for Instruction With .$100,-
900, 000 Capital.
Washington ~—The establishment of
“the United States National Bank ‘of
America” ig provided for in.a bill in-
trodticed in the -house' by ‘Mr. Fornes
(Deni.) : of New York: ‘The bank as
conceived,- is, to be located in. Wash-
ington and is to haye a capital stock
of $100,000,000, aividéa ‘into 100,000
shares of par value of $1. 000. Three-
HifthE “of th¥sd “shared aré td be pur-
chased Dy the United, Statés treasurer
at: par, the purchase - money ..to. be
raised. by, the: sale. nf. $60, 000,000 Un-
ited States gold bonds, payable in 50
[GTS, and caring 3 per cent inter-
est! the" sath to “be” destenated: “Un-
éiirrency -bonds:” +: Two-
fifths -6f the «shares are to be. offered
-at -not less. than .par to .the national
tanks of the country, to be paid for
in gold coin.
“The United States National Bank
of America” is to “be open for busi-
ness Septémber 1, 1908, and. to cease
to exist September 1, 1958, unless its
life be extended . by congress. A
branch is to be established in" New
York, Chicago, New Orleans, Boston,
Denver, St. Louis, San Francisco,
Cincinnati and Por tland, Ore.
The bank shall be governed by a
board of: 25 directors, elected by the
stockholders, and the secretary of the
treasury shall be the chairman. The
bank may issue additional notes not
exceeding $400,000,000, and such notes
shall be available for general nation-
al bank circulation upon deposit of
proper security. e
Four per.cent dividends may be
paid to stockholders on the bank's
annual earnings.
BIG DEMAND FOR NAVY
Annual Appropriation of $50,000,000
for National Defense.
Washington. -— Representative Hob
son introduced in the house a bill tc
provide a navy ‘‘adenquate for nation
al defense.”
000 ‘annually for the purpose of con:
structing new battleships, the number
and features of the vessels to be
determined by the president under
expert advice.
It appropriates $50,000,
It also authorizes the
in hig judgment the.
president
na:
it to order or purchase ar home or
abroad, vessels or nother war mater
ials,
exceed $50,000,000
without further authorization.
the total cost of which shall not
in any one year
LIABLE TO $68,000,000 FINE
Government to Hurry Further Suits
Against Oil Trust.
Washington, D. C.— The Standard
ry K. Thaw, at his trial began relent Oil Company must soon take ite
lessly to build up the case of legal ich
insanity which they have interposed | chances on another fine by whic
in his behalf as a defense for the
killing of Stanford White. The two
principal witnesses of the day were
Prof. Charles HH. Koehler of Winona,
Minn.,, who acted as instructor to
Thaw in the Wooster, Ohio, Univer-
sity in 1886, and Mrs. Amy Grozette
of San Matoe, Cal, who attended
Thaw as a trained nurse at Monte
Carlo, in 1827. They both told of the
young man’s eccentricities and de-
clared that his manner always was ir-
rational.
Dr. John T. Deemar of Kittanning,
Pa, one of the Thaw family physi-
cians, alsc was heard, as were the at-
tendant physicians of three -institu-
tions for the insane where members
of Thaw’s family, on both paternal
and materna] sides, were confined.
Report made {io committee on naval
affairs that cost of carrying coal to
the Pacific for battleship fleet is $1,-
000,000. All colliers but one are for-
eign.
RICH, BUT STARVES TO DEATH
Wealthy Man Denies Himself the Nec-
essities of Life.
Webster, N. H—David -N. Couch,
cne of the wealthiest residents of this
place, died at his home of starvation
and lack of pr opr care.
For some months Mr. Couch had
lived alone, and although known to
be the owner more than $20,000
worth of prope: and presumed to
be wortl y, he had den-
that of $29,000,000,
Landis will appear as merely small
change.
presented whereby the Standard may
be forced to pay a maximum aggre
gate of $68,000,000 for
for similar
with the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
imposed by Judge
An opportunity will soon be
rebating.
Attorney General Bonaparte in
structed United States District Attor
ney ' Sims of ‘Chicago to make a mo
tion within a week requesting the
| court to fix a date for trying the in
dictments pending against the Stand
ard for accepting
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroads.
There are 2,000 cases pending against
rebates from the
the Standard for accepting rebates
from the Burlington, and 1,400 cases
offenses in connection
President Roosevelt, in responding
to complimentary cablegram from
President Penna of Brazil, declared
the United States battleships were
messengers of friendship.
Planter Killed In Duel.
Rosemark, Tenn.— G. Washington
Smith, a prominent planter, was shot
and killed here in a pistol duel with
M. W. Yarbrough. The latter was a
tenant of Smith, and the men were
en route to Memphis to submit a
money difference to arbitration. Yar
brough escaped.
Martin W. Littleton, Harry Thaw'’s
attorney, in presenting his clients
case to the jury, -declared that he
from birth and had
the passing of
had been insane
grown worse with
time
in the
MANY TRIBESMEN KILLED
White Troops, Though Outnum-
" .bered, Repulse Charge.
HOLY WAR ON CHRISTIANS
Threaten to Drive Out the Dogs of
Christians and Purify Morocco
! From Reforms.
Tangier, Morocco.—News has reach-
ed here of "a terrific ten hours’ en-
gagement in a ravine near Settat
January 15, between a French column
under the command of General
d’Amade and a column commanded
by Mulai Rachid, one of the chiefs of
Mulai Hafid’s forces.
The French gained a splendid vie-
tory in the face of heavy odds, dis-
persing the enemy ..and occupying
Settat. Twenty French soldiers were
wounded, including three officers, but
many Arabs were killed, :
The Arabs not only offered a dog-
ged and fearless defense, but return-
ed repeatedly to the battis after they
had ‘been routed and. attacked the
French from there sides.
In the later hours of athe fighting
Mulai Rachid’s column was suddenly
reinforced by the powerful Chacuia
tribe, which figured in the Massacres
of Casablanca and which had arrived
from mountains at the very moment
when Mulai Rachid . was about to re-
treat.
Under. the combined charge of the
now confident Moors the French not
only held -their ground, ‘but steadily
threw back: the. enemy, driving them
eventually in d haste to the hills.
The engagement § :Mefween the
French and the Moors followed im-
mediately upon’ a 25- hour march of
General” d’Amadé’s column.
: After destroying, ‘the camp at ‘Set
tat General d’Amade pushed. forward
and ogctipied Kasbah Ber Rohid.
Advides.” Fst ‘received from Fez
state that on January -7, three days
after Mulai Haid had ‘been proclaim-
ed Sultan; there ‘was an- enornious
gathering at the Grand Mosque, com-
prising members of seven tribes who
had poured jnto the city, from all: di-4
rections. They swore allegiance: fo:
Mulai Hafid. and .degradation to’ Abd-
el-Aziz. A etter was read from Mulai
Hafid accepting the office of Sultan,
and it was greeted with ¢heers from
the multitude.
Caid Kitani delivered a speech de-
claring Mulai Hafid would drive out
the ‘dogs df. Christians ahd purify Mor-
acco “from. odious reforms. He de-
nounced: Abd-el-Aziz, whoin:; he accus-
éd of having cravenly sought an .alli-
ance with Europe—‘“Europe, which
was proving an inferno for Morocco.
After. the. meetings a fivedays’
fete: was: “praclaimed., Tater LCANNANS
were dragged to the ramparts to pro-
tect the city and: prevent all conmimu-4
nication.
‘MARYLAND irri SENATORS
John W. Smith Chosen for Six Years
- —William P. White for Un-
expired Term.
The general assembly of Maryland
in joint convention elected John
Walter Smith a member of the United
States senate for the full term of
six yearse, beginning March 4, 1909,
and at the same time Senator Wil
liam Pinckney Whyte was declared
elected to fill the unexpired term of
the late Senator Gorman.
The Republican minority voted for
General Felix Agnus
term, and Judge John C. Motter of
Fred etick, for the long term.
GOVERNOR ROTTEN-EGGED
Croatians Give New Magyar Ruler
a Hostile Reception. :
Agram, Croatia-Slavonia.—The arri-
val here of Baron! Rauch, who recent-
ly was .appeinted Ban or Governor of
Croatia and Slavonia, was made the
occasion of hostile demonstrations
against Hungary. Thousands of
Croatians gathered at the railroad
station, and when the Ban appeared,
accompanied by officials, he was
greeted with jeers and fusillades of
stones and eggs which was kept up
all the way to the palace.
OPPOSED TO THE REUNION
Commander of Confederate Veterans
Fears Trouble Might Arise.
Savannah, Ga.—General Stephen D.
Lee, commander-in-chief of the United
Coniederate Veterans, declared that
he is opposed to the proposed re-
union of #£he ‘blue and gray” at
Washington in 1909. ;
“Such a reunion,” he said, “would
bring veterans together on both sides
who might me imprudent enough in
bearing and language to give offense
and bring bitterness where there is
now good. feeling. We should let
well enough alone.”
General Lee is also opposed to the.
national government's pensioning
Confederate veterans.
Exposition Will Not Reopen.
That there will be no official reop-
ening of the Jamestown exposition
for the season of 1908 was determin-
ed by the reply of Chairman George
H. Adams of the exposition reopen-
ing committee to communication from
Alvah H. Martin, chairman of the re
ceivers for the exposition company.
The only chance left for reopening
would be the purchase of the proper-
ty for this purpose by private in-
terests.
Cholera Causes Scare.
Washington—The war department
received a report by cable from Ma-
nila that Asiatic cholera has appeared
on the island of Mindanao. Oné sol-
dier has died.
In appeal to United States supreme
court from ruling of Jadge Grosscup,
grantizig right to reorganize Chicago
street railway system, it is charged
he went beyond his jurisdiction dnd
personally advocated sceme of includ-
ing city as part owner in reorganiz-
for the short |
ed system.
| blame on eompany
SCORES BURNED TO DEATH
FIRE APPARATUS WAS DISABLED
Assistance Could Not Be Brought
From Pottsville In Time to
Save the Building.
Nearly 200 persons, mostly women
and children, perished in a fire that
destroyed the Rhoads Opera House at
Boyertown, Pa.
When the first day’s work of recov.
ering the bodies from the ruins of
the Rhoads Opera House, which burn-
ed while crowded with speetators of
an amateur performance, was ended
it had been established that the fire
and resultant panic had cost at least
167 lives. . It is possible there are
other bodies in the ruins, but it is
not thought they number more than °
three or four. The ratio of women
‘and girls to men and boys is 9 to 1. .
So far as can. be learned, there
were about 425 persons packed inthe
room. When the "accident happened
to the moving picture machine and
the people became alarmed, one of
the performers, curious to see what
was the matter, raised the curtain
from the floor. In front of the cur-
tain and serving as.foot-lights, vas a
tin tank perhaps 8 feet long, 3 inches
wide and 3 inches high. It contain-
ed coal oil and about 10 lights. In
raising the curtain’ the performer ac-
cidently turned this tank over and
it fell to the floor within a few inches
of those present in the front row. The
Rev: Adam “W. Weber, pastor of St.
John’s Lutheran, church, for the bene-
fit of; whose Sunday school the enter-
tainment was being ‘given, tried to
pick up the ' tank, but before this
could-be done the oit ‘lowed out and
‘| canght fire. -
Then came the inevitable cry of
fire and .what followed has been im-
possible to accurately tell. Eye wit-
nesses say that the audience rose en
masse and the one” impulse was to
reach: the front door; .All attempted
it; but-few. got .out.., The. seats in the
center of the hall were of the usual
folding . variety ' screwed “to, tHe floor,
while those, along’ ‘the. sides of the
hall were loose. In the scramble to
get out many persons fell over the
chairs and were never able to regain
their feet
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‘ROCKEFELLER, ON STAND’ ’
William G. Testifies Concerning That
* $7,000,000 Bardsdall Lean. *
New York.—At the hearing today
of .the government's suit to dissolve
the ‘Standard Oil Company William
G. Rockefeller, Jr., was examined re-
garding a $2,000,000 loan made to Mr.
Barnsdall, who, the government is
t¥ying to prove, is a secret buyer for
the Standard Oil Company in West-
ern Pennsylvania. In 1905 alone
loans to Barnsdall are said to have
‘Feaphed:, $7,000,000, on which. pragtic-
"ally no interest was charged. ~h
+ Beyond saying: the $2,000,000 loan
| was secured by ‘ mortgage bonds: of
the Kansas Natural Gas Company and
the Pittsburg Oil and Gas Company,
together with mortgages on real;es-
tate and coal lands, Mr. Rockefeller
said he had little knowledge of ‘the
transaction, and referred Frank B.
Kellogg, the government's attorney,
to other officers of the company.
‘New Eldorado Discovered.
A message from Searchlight, Nev.,
says ‘a great mining rush is now on
to the new district of Manvel, San
Bernardino county, Cal., just over the
state line from Nevada. Prospectors
have found ore which assayed up to
$20,000 a ton.
At once there was a rush from
Searchlight, Manvel and other towns,
and now several thousand prospec-
tors are on the ground, and a tent
city has grown up almost in a night.
Moving Pieture Machine Explodes.
St. Catherines, One.—Fire following
the explosion of a moving picture ma-
chine occurred in the Hippodrome,
a small theater here. The audience
numbered about - 50, principally wo-
men and children, several of whom
were painfully hurt by being trampled
upon. Lorne McDermott, 15 years
old, wag fatally burned. The fire
damage is’ $4.000.
Girl’s Good Fortune.
Chicago.—“I guess I won't work
any more,” remarked Miss Rose
Straniz, as she resigned her posi-
tion as telephone operator at the Pal-
mer House. Then she told Manager
Varbuchan that she had inherited
$60,000 left by an uncle in the far
west and had received the first in-
stallment of the money. Her home is
at Laporte, Ind.
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.
Supporters of T. A. Lewis believe
e has been chosen to succeed John
Mitchell as head of the miners by
30,000 majority.
Serious rioting followed
nouncement of the result of the poll
in mid-Devonshire to fill a vacancy
in the house of commons when the
Conservatives won the seat.
Wu Ting Fang, the newly appoint-
ed Ohingse minister at Washington,
is expected to arrive her
aD e early in
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
emphatically denied that he is to
leave the cobinet to become the pres-
ident of a New York trust company.
Senator Dick introduced a joint
resolution placing the government of
the Isle of Pines in the control of the
United States until otherwise provid-
ed by act of congress or through
treaty with Cuba.
Secretary Taft told senate commit-
tee that government might be forced
to establish steamship line'in connee-
tion with the Panama canal because
of Pacific Mail Company's attitude.
A court martial at Bokhara, Cen-
tral: Asia, has sentenced to death five
men who attacked the nalace of the
Ameer, killed the minister of finance
and “carried: pff about $90,000.
The coroner’s jury in inquest into
Monongah mine disaster handed down
verdict stating explosion w as caused
either by blown out shot or by
tion of powder which set o ff dust,
made.
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