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HONESDAIJE, WAYNE CO., PA., "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1008.
NO. 46
65th YEAR.
1
3,500 DEAD IN
EARTHQUAKE
Sicily and Southern
Italy Devastated.
RUIN AT MESSINA.
Hundreds of Houses Are
Wrecked, inmates Buried.
TOWN OF CATANIA INUNDATED,
King Victor Emmanuel, Who Was on
a Hunting Trip, Goes to the Scene,
and the Italian Government Takes
Steps to Give Relief Upheaval of
the Land Followed by an Inrush of
the Waters of the Gulf Ships Driv
en Ashore and Sunk Many Towns
Cut Off From Communication.
Rome, Doc 29. Violent shocks of
earthquake continued today In south
ern Italy and Sicily, causing enormous
loss of life and property.
At least 3J5O0 persons bare been
killed, and tbe damage to buildings
trill mount up into tens of millions.
King Victor Emmanuel, who was on
a shooting trip near Naples when tbe
first news of tbe disaster arrival, has
started In person for the scene.
The three provinces of Cosenza, Ca
tanzaro and Regglo dl Calabria, com
prising the department of Calabria,
which forms the southwestern extrem
ity of Italy, or "the toe of the boot,"
were devastated.
The town of Messina, In Sicily, was
two-thirds destroyed, ami Catania' was
Inundated.
The fate of entire regions within the
xone of the earthquake Is unknown,
but reports received here up to noon
today Indicate that the destruction to
life and property has been more terri
ble than Italy has ever experienced.
AU reports show that the present
catastrophe embraces a larger area
than the earthquake In 1905. A tidal
Injured, who were so stupefied by
terror that they seamed unable to re
al lie what had happened, simply say
Ins that It looked as though Use end
of the world had come.
Fire steamers left Catania for Mea
slna to assist la removing; tbe Injured
from that place, who are reported to
number thousands.
At Catania the panic stricken peo
ple, fearing new shocks, absolutely
refused to rc -enter their houses a ad
are camping la the squares, which are
tree from water, and the swrevadlss:
country. Tbe tidal w.nv sank 500
boats there and did great damage to
several large vessel aud steamers,
Including the Austrian steamer Buda.
Not only did Catania suffer from the
affects of a tidal wave, but a similar
body of water Inundated tha kind
some streets of Messina which flank
the harbor, covering them with a
thick layer of mud, which rendered
more difficult the succoring of the
wounded, many of whom could be
seen lying under the wreckage.
It Is reported that the Tillages of
Faro and Ganxirri. adjoining Messina,
have disappeared. Tbe effects of the
earthquake were aggravated by fire
through an explosion of gas, the
names, which swept along several of
the streets, adding terror upon terror.
In Calabria tbe region around Mon
teleone was most affected. The vll-
Receiver Says Finding Go.
Owes $6,174,805.
TOTAL ASSETS OF $24,000.
SBTERSJj TRIAL
Gharged With Compassing
tto Death of Captain Erb.
HEA OF "NOT fiULlT BY EACH
Federal SeeeiTcr Applied For by
EepreieatatiTcs of C&tfeelie
Seausriai ui Ckvckes
That Are Heavy Losers.
New York. Dec. 29. Referee Peter
B. Olney held another hearing today
on the application by representatives
of Catholic colleges, seminaries and
churches for a federal receiver for tbe
Fidelity Funding company Instead of
Thomas F. Gllroy. the state receiver.
The Fidelity Funding company, of
which Patrick J. Keiran was the head.
Is alleged to have swindled various
priests and nuns and Catholic institu
tions throughout the country. The
creditors hold dishonored drafts on the
lage of Stefanaconl, the Inhabitants 1 company executed by the St. Mary's
of which number 2300. was practical- academy of Nauvoo, III, and Indorsed
ly destroyed. Five persons were kill
ed and many were injured.
Mgr. Morabito. the bishop of Mileto,
vho distinguished himself In the
VisliML of ShootiBg Was Militia
Oficer, SepflMic&a Folitiriaa
UMJ& TnKsaate FriC&fl Of
Late Senator Quay.
bv Keiran, and they want a federal
receiver.
Mr. Gllroy said that the total obliga
tions of the defunct company, as they
appeared In the books, were ?G,174.S05.
Including $1.7134118 In notes outstand- j
Ins, of which the company was either
the Indorser or the maker.
Mr. Gllroy said also that additional
liabilities might develop later In the
shape of possible claims of customers i
whose notes bad been used by tbe
company without authority.
"What assets do the company's
"books show?' asked Frank Crocker,
attorney for the petitioners.
-I should say about $24,000."
Frank J. Van Orten, a clerk employ- i
ed by the Windsor Trust company, tea-
tlfied that the Fidelity Funding com-;
'pany owed the Windsor Trust com
pany $290,000 through notes of third
! parties given to the Windsor and the
Empire Trust company, aggregating
about $700,000.
Myron Brown, assistant secretary of
! the Emnire Trust corasany. told of
CARRYING STATUE OF ST. MI- lnp iransacuuiui t:ici
CUAEL IN FROCESSION AFTER " keiran company.
AN EARTHQUAKE. Mr. Brown said that the Empire
nrs-naf MimmiiT rut Id nTW to Keiran
earthquake of 1905, did valiant work wll,,iirV comoanv about $500.-
agaln. He rushed Into places where the . mlu(lnI note oat by a
ruin was the greatest and brought aid .... tn th purfitv corananr.
and encouragement to alL Windsor Trust company, the wit-
Thousands of people abandoned 0 mH . . MrMeiDant In the
their homes, although a terrific rata-. tonsacti0M between tha Empire aud
siorm prevaueo, ana mica me air I Fidelitv companies to the amount of
with lamentations and prayers. In , -,. cijonnn
some places, such as Prizzo, Cotrone. neeeiver fiilrov explained that the
Santa Severina and Plscoplo, the peo- py onM take up notes and get
plo had the courage to enter the other noteg for renewals: then, the re
churches almost while they were fall-' ceirer tne BOtea taken up would
ing and carry out the saints. They j mlsused and the money for tbem
bore these In procession through the appUed to personal use by Keiran.
open country, Invoking the mercy of It anneared from his testimony that
Media, Pa, Dec. 29. In a crowded
courtroom here today the unusual spec
tacle was presented of two sisters call
ed upon to plead to the charge of com
passing tbe death of the husband of
the one and the brother-in-law of tbe
other. Both of the women pleaded not
guilty.
Owing to the prominence of the vic
tim In the case. Captain J. Clayton
Erb. who was a well known politician.
national guardsman. Intimate friend of
the late Senator Quay and lieutenant to
Israel W. Durham, the Republican
leader. Interest throughout Pennsylva
nia Is focused on the trial, one or
the defendants in the case Is Mrs.
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t-e -.,,i,,t,, rtil Thnv .ity. -uiuv Jiaraiuuu race.
HOT ABLE ATHLETIC MEET.
ter.
each charged
with voluntary and In
Assemblage of Stars For Contests at
Pittsburg Today and Tonight.
Pittsburg. Dec 29. Some of the best
la the world on the track and
with the weights are gathered here to
day to take part Id the athletic events
to be contested la the Exposition rink
this afternoon and evening. It Is as
serted by the managers of the meet
that never before has there been seen
In the United States so great an as
semblage of athletes with records.
Heading the list are Martin Sheridan,
the world's all round champion; Mel-
Tin Sheppard. best of all runners la
both the half mile and mile; Eddie
Cook, who la second only to Sheridan
as an all round athlete and was Olym
pic champion in the pole vault Harry
A. Porter, another entry. Is the winner
of this event at the Olympic games In
London and In the recent Indoor cham
pionship meet In Madison Square Gar
den, In New York dry. Bobby dough
an, the United States Indoor cham
pion sprinter, will also compete In a
handicap affair. Others of national
reputation appearing at the meet are
Claud Allen, the best pole vaulter In
the city of New York; Harry Hillman,
one of the best quarter toilers this
country ever saw; Branham, the west
ern flier, who is considered by author
ities as one of the'fastest sprinters
at 50, 100 and 220 yards In the United
States, and Moore, the ex-Princeton
pole vaulter.
One of the principal events of the
meet this afternoon will he a fifteen
The participants
I will run the last few miles inside the
Exposition rink In order that the spec
tators may witness the finish.
BUEGLARS DEFT CAPTTJEE.
MRS. J. CLAYTON ERB.
voluntary manslaughter, the charges
growing out of the death by shooting
on Oct. 6 of Captain Erb at bis coun
try home. Red Gables, at Village Green,
Delaware county. Media is the county
seat of Delaware county.
It Is charged by the prosecution that
Captain Erb was shot by Mrs. Beisel
after a bitter family quarrel at Red
Gables following a long series of do
mestic dissensions. Captain Erb had
God- a large number of trust companies j forbidden his sLster-In-law to visit the
In several of the towns where troops anQ otner nnanciai concerns In New bouse, but she was admitted by Mrs.
were stationed guarding convicts the 1 Vnrb. had faiien victims to the funding i Erb. Returning to his home unexnect-
No Clew to Men Who Got $35,000 From
Jeweler's Store.
, New York. Dec. 29. The burglars
who blew open the safe In Oscar C.
Jackie's jewelry store and escaped
with $35,000 iu money and jewelry
have got clear away, and tbe police
have no clew.
It evidently required several hours
for tbe thieves to carry out their
plana, but In that time they were pot
molested by the police and worked
at the safe, which stood in the mid
dle of the store, plainly visible from
the street.
In the safe the men found $30,000
j worth i of. Jewelry, a 1 of It in small
articles and no piece orth more than
f $350. This they packed away In suit
I cases which belonged to the store and
also took along $5,000 In cash.
The stolen Jewelry consists of
watches, brooches, rings, fobs, chains
' and a suit case packed with silverware.
EIGHT EIDERS SWEAR ALIBI.
All
and
KING VICTOR EMMANUEL,
wave, which followed the earth
shocks, on the eastern coast of Sicily
sunk vessels and inundated the lower
part of Catania.
Scores of people were killed at that
place, and the rushing waters carried
everything before them.
A dispatch from Messina this after
noon stated that the situation was des
perate and after summarizing tbe Im
mensity of the catastrophe ended with
the announcement that Captain Pass!
no, commander of tbe local station of
torpedo boats, was buried under tbe
debris after having with other officials
performed heroic work In trying to
save' others.
The Italian government proceeded
energetically to relieve the far spread
distress, concentrating at tbe points of
greatest need troops and engineers.
Members of the Red Cross were dis
patched to various places, and camps
and provisions were Immediately pre
pared, all available railway lines and
warships being used for their trans
iwrt The city of Messina suffered more
than any other place, tbe latest Infor
mation belug tiiat several thousand
persons were killed.
The steamers Washington and Mon
tebcllo, which were In that harbor,
later preceded to Catania. loaded with
latter mutinied, and a number of tbem
escaped.
Along the coast extensive areas of
low lying land sank into the sea.
Heavy damage Is reported from Mile
to, in Reggio di Calabria, a town of
about 4,000 population; from Borgia,
which was totally destroyed by earth
quake In 17S3; froci San Vito and from
Nieotcra, an Important market village
near the gulf of Gioja.
Telegraphic communication is com
pletely shut off with Pizzo, on the gulf
Df Santa Eufemia, a town of nearly
10,000, which was wrecked by the
earthquake of 1!0T, aud ft is feared
that the damage there is very large.
Reports from villages not far from
Pizzo are to the effect that there was
a considerable loss of life there and
that the old Pizzo castle, a spot of
company's methods
OIL TRUST IS DAZED.
Does Not Know What to Do to Parry
Missouri's Move.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 29. Alfred
D. Eddy, general attorney of the Stand
ard Oil company In the west, on his
arrival here went In conference with
Frank Hagerman, the local manager.
He said later:
This is the first time we were ever oust
?d from a slate. This is the first time
iny government In the world ever ordered
l Standard Oil company to Get out and
said that our goods were contraband and
that we had no rights. Consequently we
are not prepared for the next move. We
may go to the United States supreme
"court it there is a federal question In
volved or we may jto Into the federal
fixeat historic interest as the scene of ' court in connection with some future ac
tbe execution of Murat, was destroyed,
edly. Captain Erb found his sister-in-law
there and ordered her from the
house. A quarrel and the shooting fol
lowed. The charge against Mrs. Erb
Is that of being an accessory to the
shooting.
Mrs. Beisel's plea is self defense, and
Mrs. Erb denies any complicity in the
shooting. Servants will be called upon
to testify to the relations of the de
feased aud the two defendants and to
the occurrences on the day of the shoot
ing. Since the tragedy Mrs. Beisel has
been confined in jail, but Mrs. Erb has
lieen out oa ball. The latter Is a beau
tiful young woman, a fine equestrienne
and has been prominent In society.
, TRAIN WRECKER CONFESSES,
Defendants Go on the Stand
Deny Their Guilt.
, Union City, Tenn., Dec. 29. When
tbe trial of tbe eight Night Riders
charged with the murder of Captain
Quentin Rankin was resumed today
the defense opened.
The state had completed Its testi
mony and had rested. The defense
first put Bud Morris and Sam Apple
white, defendants, on the stand. Both
'men denied any connection with the
Night Riders and gave a circumstan
tial account of their whereabouts on
the night of the murder of Captain
Rankin.
Having laid the foundation for a
complete alibi, each of the other de
fendants went on the stand and lie
nied their guilt. They will be cor
roborfited by members of their families.
A Big Blaze.
The Plant of the Owanda Cat Glass
Company, Inc., Destroyed.
Shortly before three o'clock on Sun
day morning parties "watching" wish
the remains of a member of a family
living on River street, directly over tbe
Lackawaxen from the foot of Seventh
street, discovered flames issuing from
the northeast rear corner of the Owanda
Cut Glass factory at the corner of 7th
and Court streets. An alarm was given
which soon brought out the different
branches of the fire department, but be
fore any effective work could be done, the
fire, which had made considerable pro
gress before it was urn noticed, bad
gained such headway that the buildings
were doomed, and but little could be ac
complished in the way of saving their
contents.
The factory occupied two originally
distinct buildings which had been con
nected for the convenience of the glass
cutting business. The frames occupied
the larger of the two, a three story
frame structure, and the steam heating
plant, the acid dipping room and the
packing and shipping department the
other. It was in the corner where tbe
steam bcilcr and furnace were located
that the flames were first discovered ;
but the real origin of the fire is a mystery
and is variously attributed to the fur
nace, electric wiring,- and other possible
lanses. So far as known no person was
in tliebuildingafter Saturday afternoon,
when everything apeared to be in prop
er condition.
Tne losses appear to be well nigh total,
both to the Owanda Cut Glass Co.,
which conducted the business, and Geo.
Kickert, who owned the building, having
purchased it a few years ago of John A.
Gale. The company's loss is estimated
at $10,000 on which there was insurance
in J. Ben. Robinson's, Kraft AConger's
and VV. I. Sclienck's agencies amount
ing to $G,500. Mr. Itickert figures his
loss on I lie building at $2,500. His in
surance in Robinson's agency is $2,000.
The Onanda Co. had recentlv finished
a fine stock of expensive samples for
the use of their traveling salesmen, and
stored a large supply of blanks. The
dwelling house of Mrs. S. A. Wilsea, lo
cated within a few feet of the burned
factory, was thought at times to be in
great danger, but by dint of hard work,
aided by the coating of snow,, which
covered the roof, escaped'-with rjAflfS
damage. Directly across Oq'urX street
from the fire, stands the ruins of'The
Gale" boarding house, and whentfiat
structure was destroyed many articles, of
furniture, saved in a more or less Sam
aged condition, were stored in trieOwatt
da building. Fortunately they were-re-
moved a day or so before Sunday's
blaze, or Mrs. Wood, their owner, would
been forced to face another loss.
The Owanda is an incorporated" com-o
pany, the stock of whicli is principally,
if not entirely, owned by Charles JS'.
Dodge, William H. Krantz, FrederleVt
Lcibig, Charles Cade and Henry Sag
ner. Tlie books and papers were' saved. '
The company first commenced manu
facturing a few years ago on Spring
street, but removed to their Court street
location a few months ago, whW'the
Herbeck-Demer Co., the former tenants,
transferred their plant to the armory
building.
HYMENEAL.
WILL CO-OPERATE.
The castle lias for a long time been
little more than a ruin, however.
Those killed and Injured were for
the most part perxms who were asleep
in their homes wbcu the shock came.
Their bouses collapsed, burying tbem
In the ruins.
Kentucky Has Earthquake.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 29. The west
ern end of Kentucky has been visited
by earthquake shocks. A ball of fire
was seen In IlopklnsvlIIe, and, follow
ing tbe phenomenon, seismic shocks
were felt throughout that and adjoin
ing counties.
lion in the enforcement of the ouster,
if the Missouri law is constitutional we 1
ha no rleht to operate our property and j
no ijower to sell it.
HISTORIANS MEET TODAY.
USING DR. WILEY'S WEAPON.
California Fruit Driers to Feed Their
Own "Poison Squad."
San Francisco, Dec. 29. Experiments
to show that sulphur dioxide used In
dried fruit Is not harmful to the hu
man system have been started here.
A "poison squad" has been selected
to cat sulphur dried fruit, and It Is pro
posed to use bis own weapons against
Dr. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry.
(Annual Gathering of American His
' torical Association In Richmond, Va.
I Richmond, Va., Dec. 29. In this city.
In and around which so much Ameri
can history has been made, tbe mem
bers of the American Historical asso
ciation assembled today for their an
nual meeting. Various papers of Inter
est to students of American history
will be read at the meeting.
The object of tbe association is tbe
promotion of historical studies. The
president of the association Is George
B. Adams, professor of history In Yale
university.
Tossed and Killed by a Bull.
Rockvllle. Conn., Dec. 29. Horace S.
Lyman, a fanner, was tossed and killed
by a bull which turned on him and
trampled on blm.
Negro Placed Spikes and Piled Cross
Ties on Rails.
Roanoke, Va Dec. 29. West Grubb,
a negro, arrested ror attempting 10
wreck passenger trains pn the Norfolk
and Western road on three different
occasions within the past three weeks,
confessed today.
Grubb told bow he had placed spikes
an the rails one night, piled cross ties
on the rails on two other nights and
returned a fourth time to wreck tbe
lame train, the Chattanooga and Wash
ington limited.
Grubb said be tried to destroy the
trains because of a grudge he held
against a section foreman on tbe road.
Dominion Will Accept Invitation of
President Roosevelt to Conference.
Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 29. The Canadian
fcovornnient will heartily co-operate
with the United States in the plan
proposed by President Roosevelt for
in International conference for joint
let ion for the conservation of the nat
ural resources of North America.
The president's Invitation to send
representatives from Canada to the
inference In Washington next Fcbru
ry will be accepted, and the provinces
Df the Dominion which have jurisdic
tion over the timber, minerals and fish
fries within their own borders will be
isked to name representatives to ac
:ompany those appointed direct by
the federal government as delegates to
the conference.
MEAT TRUST PROBE AGAIN.
Sentenced For Smuggling Chinese.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 29. Salva
dor Armenia, Ygnaclo Barrios and
Francisco Charves, convicted of smug
gling Chinese Into this country from
Mexico, were sentenced to
months' imprisonment
Weathtr Probabilities.
Snow; moderate temperature; varia
tie winds.
Boy of Seventeen Hangs Himself.
Wellsvllle, N. Y.. Dec. 29. Warren
Mctcalf, a seventeen-year-old boy, com
muted suicide by hanging here be
cause he failed lu his studies.
Federal Grand Jury In Chicago Hears
Many Witnesses.
Chicago, Dec. 29. Tbe federal grand
ury has begun tbe bearing of evidence
In the Investigation of the packing
house Industry.
District Attorney Sims, who was
nine 1 engaged the greater part of last week
' In arranging preliminaries, declined to
say before going Into tbe Jury room
whether tbe Inquiry would be conuned
to tbe railroads and alleged rebating
r whether It was directed chiefly to
tscertaln what combination, if any,
sxlsted In regard to the packing ln-Sustry.
A Christinas day wedding was solem
nized at Glen Cottage, the residence of
Reuben Lancaster, South Sterling, Dreher
township, when hi daughter, Mary
Frances, was united in marriage (o Allen
I'rice Utt. of Scranton, Pa. The house
was decorated with evergreens; palms
and ferns and the bridal party, entered
the parlor to the strains of Mendelssohn's
wedding march, played by D; McLeod
Cobb. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. H. N. Sebring, of LaAnna, Pa.,
an uncle of the groom. Misa Emma
Bates, of South Sterling was maid of
honor and A. II. Price, of Scranton,
best man. The bride was attired in white
silk and carried bridal rosea and the
maid of honor wore pink silk and carried
pink' carnations. After the ceremony
the bridal party repaired to the dining
room, where a dainty repast was served
by girl friends of the bride. About
seventy-five guests were present. The
places represented were Scranton, Hones
dale, LaAnna, Tobyhanna Greentown
and South Sterling, Pa. Mr. and Mrs.
Utt left'for a (en days' wedding'trip.
"Dennis," inquired "iir. Hogan,
dancing un over the door of the post-
office building, "what is the meanin' of
thim letters, 'MDCCCXCVIII' ?"
"They mean 'eighteen 'hundred an'
ninety-eight."
"Dennis, don't it sthrike you thotthcy
are carrying this ehpellin' reform en
toirely too far?"
A lotof Ladies' cloth capes to close out
at Mknner & Co.'s at verv low prices.
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