1MIET CAR IMPS I TRESTLE.
THIRTY-SIX KILLED.
People Crowded Car on I New Lint Near
Bridgeport, Conn.- Passengers Crushed
by Trucks and Motors.
An extension of a. trolley line be
twccn, Sholton nnd Bridgeport, Conn.,
wn completed liiHt week. Hun.lii y
largo crowds took ndviintnge of a ride
on the now mad.
At 4 o'clock a car, containing 47 phr-
epgot, ull hnppy nml singing, ran off
a trestle at nrouoquo bridge nml roll
0 toot. Forty person wimp killed and
several Injured.
The scene nf the accident Is tnldwny
between Sln-lton nml Bridgeport. Tlie
cnr wns north-hound. I'ihimIiik inward
Hhellon. It Mas III charge of Conductor
.Tuliii Carroll, nf Hi I'li;. . "i I. who wo
among the kilted, niid Motormnn 1 In m
llton, of Bridgeport, who escaped ly
jumping.
The tri'stle In 41:' feel long, made of
Iron, with Mono foundation, nnd wan
not protootetl hy guard rail. Month of
the trestle Is nn Incline ilown uhl.-h
the enr inn nt n high rale of speed.
After It ran on to the tnstlo for about
10 feet, tho Irtiekn loft the rails nml
then the car continued on the lien for
about 75 feet, when It wont olt the
trestle nml dropped Into the pond bo
low, overturning enmplotely nml up
ending. Then the car Ktriirk, the four
ton motor ami tho hnvy trucks crushed
Into It, InMnnly klllhiK many of the
passenger.
Three physh lann who were pnysen
ger on a oar a. short dlntanoe behind
arrived nub kly on the scene nnd
tendered nil possible assistance to the
Injured. Word wns Rent to Hng.l' purt
nnd three nmhulaneoK and n polloe
wagon were hurried to the noene, nnd
the Injured wore taken to Hrlgdeport
General hospital. A morgue wan Im
provised In the main room of the town
rail nt Stratford, and tn a short time
23 bodies were laid out awaiting Identi
fication. President Andrew llndoll, of the rail
way eompany, stated that It wun Im
possible for him to nceonnt for the ac
cident. Immediately after hln nrrlval
at the seene he made a thorough In
spection of the tracks on the trestle,
nd could see nothing wronif, nml cars
were running over the trestle as usual
soon nftorwnrds. He denied that the
cars were being mn at a high rnte of
fipeed. nnd claimed that every possible
precaution had been taken to prevent
accidents.
One theory ndvnnced Is that faulty
construction was responsible for the ac
cident. At the point where the cars
lenve the road for the trestle. It Is nl
leged the rails had sunk a little, nnd
though the forward trucks took the
rails all right, the rear trucks did not
conect and Jumped the track, which
caused the forward trucks to also leave
the Iron. It is believed that if proper
guard rnlls had been placed on the
trestle the car would have been pre
vented from toppling over.
Following is a list of the known
dead :
Joseph TrTntohklss, ITenry C. Cog
well, Orlando 11. WclN, Selectman Klin
K. Bradley and wife, Wlliam Osbnm,
Daniel Gnlvln, Conductor John Carroll.
John Oalvln, Margaret Farrell, S.
Hanks. Mrs. McDonald, W'lnton Lnnt
bear, Pissio Toomey. William H. Har
vey, Mrs. J. H. rtugg. Mr. Frank
Blew. Vll!l:im MoCullouifh, Mrs. Ar
thur Holmes, Thomas McNally, Patrick
McDermott, Frank Kraft, Alfred Pitt,
William Cotter. Irving Dorouse, Mrs.
William II. Harvey.
KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT IT.
Married Man Murden a Young Child With a
Razor.
A horrible murder was committed on
Sunday In the northeastern section of
'Washington, D. C. The murderer was
Benjamin H. Sncll, a special examiner
In tho pension oillce, a man about 4.1
years of age. His. victim was Liza
Weissenbcrger, a girl 18. years of age,
who had been employed In his house
hold until a few months ago, when she
aa taken home by her parents, who be
came suspicious of Si ell's conduct to
wards her.
Snell seemed to bo Infatuated with
the child, and paid her a great deal of
Attention, which, however, she resent
ed. Sunday morning Sncll went to his
victim's house and entering at the
front door, passed on through the mid
dle room, where the girl was sleeping,
to the dining room door. While standing-
at the door the mother ordered him
out of the house. Snell started to go,
passing through the room where the
child was.
He benjt over the sleeping child and
Grew her from the bed. Awakened
suddenly, she screamed In terror.
Twisting one hand In the girl's hair
and throwing back her head. Snell
drew a razor from his pocket and
wept It across her throat. Twice he
slashed her throat and once he missed,
cutting a great piece of flesh from
tier cheek. The head was almost sev
ered from the body, and both the mur
derer and his victim were drenched
with blood.
Attracted by the child's screams, the
mother ran to tho rescue. In a
frenzy she grappled with the murder
er and was badly slashed on the arm
with the razor. The murderer attempt
ed to escape, but was soon captured
by the police. He refused to give any
explanation nf his acts and says he re
members nothing about them. The
murderer Is a native of Vermont, and
was at ine time employed In a bank
In Montgome-y, Ala. He has a wife
and two children.
Policeman at a Robber. v
Policeman Patrick Deloughry of
Coney Island was held for trial Mon
day on a charge of attempting to com
mit robbery.
The complainant. Joseph F. Trahan,
decorator and contractor of Brooklyn,
said the policeman. In full uniform,
held him up with a revolver at mid
night on Saturday while on a trolley
car bound for Coney Inland and de
manded his money. The affair was al
leged to have been witnessed by a num
1or of persons cn the car. Deloughrey
was leleused on ball.
i Eiffel Tower Struck Ten Timet.
Curing a severe thunderstorm at
Paris Monday the lightning conductor
on the Eiffel tower was struck ten
Atmes. A thunderbolt set fire to the
Jeannot factor?; the Celnture railway
was flooded; many buildings were
lightly Injured, and scores of tine trees
were destroyed. The day bad been ter
ribly hot, the temperature reaching
104 degrees. Many sunstrokes were re
ported, some of them fatal, A dust
storm preceded the thunderstorm at
VereaUlus.
Death 'Bealt a Pardon.
Harry C. Grlswold, aged 82 years, a
life convict In the penitent ary at Juliet,
311'., died Monday of consumption. Ho
received a life sentence for the murder
.of a detective In the great railway
trouble of 1894. Orlswold's parent i
have been working for a pardon, which
was to have bn granted this week.
"Frank Lake, under life sentence for the
aawe crime, is now Insane.
TERSE TELEGRAMS.
Admiral Dewey arrived at Naples
Friday morning.
Chicago Is talking nf using automo
biles In collecting her mnlls.
A street rnr strike nt Man Claire,
Wis., has nlmost stopped tho cars.
The steamer W. II. Morley sank In a
collision In the Detroit river last Mon
day.
Hmnll dealers In Itimlon are orannls-
Ing to limit by legislature tho scope nf
uepartment stores.
A klssltiff bnir mused the death nt
Irvlngton, N. J of a horsn belonging
to I'TeooiioR Krueger,
The yellow fever eiildemlo nt the Na
tlonnl Soldiers' Home, Hampton, Va.,
is repotted under control.
Oscar F. nice nnd John Kennedy,
murderer, wore electrocuted at Au
burn. N. V. liiKt Wednesday.
Fornuililhydo. used to preserve milk,
is sain u bo responsible for a largely
Increase"! death rate nt lndliinapolls.
William Ami or, who has recently be
come n Hiihloct of ilrent llrlmlii, was
mimed In i illgy nt New Yol k la-t Bat
unlay. F.x-.Miiynr Strong, of New York, In
P-nttle, Wnslt., n ill he thought tlov.
Uoosevolt would be ail available presi
dential candidate In l!'04.
At I.udlngton. Mich., H.nofl people
wore on the F.pwnrth assembly grounds
when Col. Hrvan delivered bis nd
droes on "Pending Problems."
Six infnnt bodies were found In the
lellar of the National hotel nt St.
Joseph. Mo. last Thursday. All hail
been born alive and then strangled.
The world's production of gold for
I WW amounts to f jwr,iHM),onO. The
Culled States stnnds third nn a pro
ducer, with Africa and Australia In
the lead.
Two of the nssasslns of President
lloinoniix of Snnto Domingo have b.en
captured nnd shot. Tho country Is
entirely unlet, and. no movements of
troops are In progress.
An effort wns made to save Ihe life
of ex-Judge Prendorgast of Chicago
last Thursday by Injecting blood Into
his veins taken fiom the arm of John
Morrlssey, The Judge will recover.
Mrs. Harry tCvans of Allegheny, Pa.
gave her 14 months old child carbolic
acid by mistake last Tuesday. The
father carried the Infnnt to a nearby
drug store, but It died on the way.
President Ulch, of the Southern Mor
mon mission, Saturday offered tr.uo re
ward for the capture of the leaders of
the mob in (loorgln which rnn two
Mormon elders out of Jaser county.
The scheme of Vlcerov Curxon has
been approved by the Imperial govern
ment providing for the withdrawal of
the regulars fnmi manv frontier garri
sons and the substitution of tribal mili
tia.
fleorge Coliiulioun. n lawver. has
been arrested In Olnsgow on a chnrgo
of cmhcsixllng funds belonging to bis
clients. Ills liabilities are snld to bo
over i: lon.ooo. Colquhoun wns former
ly city treasurer.
Tho Now York Sun came out with
only four ne s pages Sunday as tho
result of a strike ro lpllited by a re
port Hint the management wns bring
ing non-union men from 1'l.lladolphla
to suiicrsede union men.
Pontine, Michigan, citizens hired men
to tear tin the tracks nf the !vvliin
Lake Street Hallway Company, bo
rn nan the rond had got nn Injunction
OBninst the town's paving the Btreets
wnero me tracks ran.
Tho Hank of Pittsburg, the oldest
bank In the city of Pittsburg, Is to ho
changed from a State to a National
bank. A call wa Issued for a meeting
of the stockholders to be held Septem
ber a? to take action on the matter.
Andrew Deems. William Lvmnn.
James Welch, Kdward (larry and Mrs.
Hoover were drowned m a fiver near
ltaltlmore. Mrs. Deems, tho only mem
ber of tho boating party to escape, said
they were skylarking at the time and
upHet the ski IT.
The Fxchnnge Telegraph Company
of London announces that Kmperor
Wllllnm has consented that the skipper
of his yacht Meteor, Captain Hen Par-
Ker, snail go to New York to assist In
sailing the Shamrock In the races for
the America's cup.
SENTIMENT AGAINST MOB LAW.
Young Woman Propotet to Exhibit the Family
of a Lynched Negro.
Lillian Clayton Jewett. the Boston
girl who recently created a sensation
in that city by declaring that she
would come to Charleston. 8. C, and
take North with her the family of tho
late Frazler U. Baker, who was lynch
ed at Lake City.. B. C, In 1S&8, with a
view to beginning an agitation against
nmb law, has carried out her design.
She had frequent conferences with
the Ilaker woman and her friends, and,
as a result, she arrived at Boston last
week, accompanied by the entire Baker
family the mother and five children.
Miss Jewett said her plans for the fu
ture were not yet formulated, but she
proposed to hold mass meetings
throughout the North to arouse popu
lar sentiment against lynching, and
mob law generally. She did not regard
her movement as an Issue between the
races, but aa advocating the caiwe of
hnmanlty, irrespective of color or edu
cation. Well Planned, Quickly Executed.
Two unknown men entered the sla.
tlon agent's ofllce r.t Crafton, near
Pittsburg, Tuesday night, beat two
employes Into Insensibility and then
quietly made their escape with 1500,
tho greater part of the month's re
ceipts. The robbery was one of tho
boldest that has occurred around
Pittsburg lu many months. There is
absolutely no clue to the thieves, and
tney baa piannea so wen mat the Job
was executed in lens .than two min
utes.
The Cleveland Boycott
The boycott movement has reread
so rapidly that It has now reached the
Dig downtown wholesale and depart
ment stores. In many cases the pro
prietors of these establishments are
requesting their employes not to ride
on the Big Consolidated cars. In some
instances, however, the merchants
have flatly refused to take part in the
boycott and declare they will have
nothing to do with it, no matter whut
the result may be.
' Adjutant General Axllne declared
that If any more complaints of dis
crimination against soldiers came to
him he would appoint a Judge advocate
general to proceed against the mtr
chants and thus seek to bring them to
lime.
A prominent physician gave an In
stance of the way In which the boycott
Is being enforced. He says he was
called to see a little girl who was dy
ing. Me was met by two men, who
told him he had better not attend the
child, as tha father was a "scab."
Wednesday night a man was refused
medicine at two drug storrs. though In
a critical condition, because he had
ridden on a Big Consolidated.
Larpe Inorease In Lunacy.
The fifty-third report of the London
oommlsHloners in lunacy Is Inpleasant
reading.- It shows an appalling in
crease of madness. In England and
Wales; the lunatics cn January I, of th
present yeec. totaled lOS.O&d,
TWENTY EXCURSIONISTS DW1.
GANG-PLANK COLLAPSES.
Eager Crowds From Maine Wert Anxlout to
See the War Shlpi at Bar Harbor 160
Plunged Into Ihe Watir.
Warship were the attraction nt. Bar
Hnrlmr, Me., Inst Sunday. Itallronds
rnn excursions from nil pnrts of the
slate and the train wore crowded with
psssi tigers. In milking the connection
between thn train and a ferry nn Inse
cure gang plank gave way nnd hun
dreds of persons were plunged Into the
water, tuenty of whom were drowned.
At Mount Desert Kerry, the terminus
of the line, tho train I loft for the
boat for an elghl-mlle sail to Bar Har
bor. From the wharf a slip or gang
plnnk 40 feet lung nnd In feet wld led
up to the boat. The slip was hinged at
the Inner end, Ihe outer end being sup
ported ,y chain, by which It was
riOsi'd or lowered to suit the tide. The
wbsrf extends on both side flush with
the end of tho wooden gnng plnnk.
Five timber four by twelve Inches set
vertically, rtn the length of the plnnk,
and those were crossed by two-Inch
planking. It I said thnt there was no
support for the plnnk between the
hinge at the outer end.
When the excursion train from Ban
gor nrilved at the ferry tin re wns a
iiish for the steamer Sappho. The llrst
few passenger had crossed the gang
plank safely, and It I estimated that 20
people were massed upon the plank.
Suddenly they felt the plank give wny
beneath them. The long timber sup
porting the plnnk broke In the middle.
The hinge held tip one end nnd the
chnln the other, while the broken end
of the plunk dropped and a struggling,
screaming mas of humanity was
plunged Into the water, fifteen feet be
low the whnrr.
A few clung to the Inclined sides of
Ihe plnnk. but nt least 1M were strug
gling III the water. Hopes nnd life pre
server were thrown to the crowd, but
In the panic the people In the water
clutched one another nnd many sank
thus In groups In a death grapple.
Doctor were eummon-'il from all di
rections, but It was half nn hour be
fore the first arrived. The fi tight house
at the ferry was turned Into a morgue,
Ihe bodies being taken there for Identi
fication ns fast ns recovered.
Following I a list of the dead: Mrs.
Wllilnm Murray, Irving llrldgis, Albert
CoIhoii, Mrs, Alonzo 1'. (Hikes, Miss
Ornce Summer, Joseph Murphy Mrs.
Ilollls W. Kstel. Clifford Crushninn.
Miss Lizzie Ward, Charles W. Downes,
F. K. Sweetser, Ora M. Lank, (1. H.
Hennett, Mrs. O. H. Bennett. Mrs.
Charles Stover, Melvln MeCard. Mrs.
A. II. BlllltigH, Mrs. Ueorgo Derwent,
Miss IawIh.
AN INDIAN MURDERER.
Shoots Ihe Daughter of Hli Employer Who
Repelled Hit Atlenlions.
F.ugcnn Pnknhpuer, a graduate from
the Indian s. hool nt Carlisle. Pa., shot
nnd killed P.dtih Morell. aged 17 years,
nt the Home of Mrs. J. F. Morell, In
South Amherst, Mas. Tuesday even
ing. The Indian had been employed on
too rnrm ror about a year, and during
thnt time he had paid much attention
to tho girl. The murder, without
doubt, wn the result of Miss Morell's
refusal of his attentions.
Of late It was noticed thnt Miss
Morell had repelled I'akahpuer's at
tentions, because she had said they
were obnoxious. The Indian became so
Jealous that hln behavior around the
farm was disagreeable, It was found
necessary to pay him off, and give him
nm discharge. During tho afternoon
the Indian came to Amherst and
bought a 32-callber revolver. He re
turned Immediately to South Amherst,
It Is evident thnt Takuhpuer went In
to the cellar of tho Morell house, where
he sow Kdlth at the refrigerator. It Is
not known what was said between
them, but the Indian finally discharg
ed the revolver twice, one bullet going
tnrougn tne gin s neck and the other
Into tho brain.
The Indian then went unstairs. told
Mrs. Morell that he had shot Kdlth and
he was going to set the building on fire
and then shoot himself. He went In
to tho bain, and a few minutes later
names broke out there, and the fire
which followed destroyed the house,
barn and outbuilding.
Mrs. Morell ran to a neighbor's house
and got the assistance of two men, who
removed the girl to a nearby building
where she died In a few minutes. No
trace had been found of tho Indian.
Later the remains of the Indian were
found In the ruins of the building
which lie had fired.
Boy Spike Switch.
Abraham and Isaac Westcott. James
McKenna and William Lmmngle were
committed to the Camden, ST. J. county
Jail last Wednesday on a charge of at
tempting to wreck a train on the At
lantic City branch of tho West Jersey
& Seashore road.
They were caught driving snlkes In
to the cross tracks of the road at Atco.
They had one switch fixed so that It
would not move. While the spikes
were being driven a train approached
Piled with people from Atlantic City.
and It had to be flagged. When they
were arretted the boys said they were
only playing and had no idea of the
serious results that might have follow
ed. They range from 12 to 18 years
old.
Sampson Alter Prize Money.
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson
has tiled a suit In the supreme court of
the district libeling the Spanish vessel
of war, Maria Teresa, and miscellane
ous stores and supplies captured upon
her nnd other Rpanlsh war vessels. In
his bill he say that he brings the. suit
in his own behalf, and also in behalf
of all the ndlcer and enlisted men of
tire I'nlted States navy who served with
the l nlted States naval force and took
part In the naval engagement off San
tiago de Cuba on July 3. lS'JS. and In
captures made subsequent thereto.
Preiident't Canton Home.
President McKUney has purchased
the "McKlnley cottage," at North
Market street and Louis avenue, Can
ton, O. The consideration was S14 600.
He will secure possession In October.
It Is endeared to the President and
Mrs. McKlnley as their first home,
where they began housekeeping and by
many memories. The front veranda
shows the most wear from the cam-
algn nf 1896. when the home was the
political mecra for nearly a million peo
ple. The Longest Automobile Trip.
F.Iwood Hnynes and E. It. Apperson
arrived In New York last Saturday
afternoon, having mucin a trip from
Kokomo, Ind., to Now York In 20 days.
This Is said to be tho longest automo
bile trip on record In the United States.
The distance is aooui i.iuu nines.
Four Killed In t Hill road Wreck.
Four were killed and seven Injured
of the fourteen men on mall train No.
10 on the Nortnwestern road, as the
result of a derailment Tuesday three
miles west of Uoone, la. The tatu of
the derailment la unknown.
DEATH OF COL, HAWKINS.
Commander of the Pennsylvania Volunteers
Had Recklessly Exposed Hlmsell While In
the Philippines- Regiment's Losses.
Tho committee representing -Pittsburg
and the neighboring towns bad
pleasant news for the Tenth Pennsyl
vania Volunteers who were returning
to this country after a year of valiant
service ngalimt tho Filipinos. Free
transportation was to bo given them
from San Francisco to Plltsburg for
which purpose thn loyal towns had
raised $:,o,sio.
But Ihe transport Senntor nn which
the volunteer returned lost Wednm
day brought new extremely sad nnd
which ha thrown a cloud over the
plnn of the rejoicing cities.
Colonel A. L. Hawkins, of the Tenth
Pennsylvania Heglnicnt, died on July
IS nn board the transport Sennlor, en
route to Sun Francisco with bis regi
ment from Manila. Ill death occurred
two days after the transport sailed
from Yokohninn. Stomach trouble Is
aid to hnve been the cause of death.
Tiie r"iiinitis were embalmed on board
tho ship nnd brought here for ship
ment to Pennsylvania.
The Senator sailed from Manila nn
July 1 with :ih officer nnd 71 enlisted
men. The transport was nt Nagasaki
on July 1.1, when Col. Hawkins wits
Inkon III with cancer of the bowels,
from which he had been a sufferer
during Ihe greater pin t of hi campaign
in me I'niiippine, anil for Which he
had undergone treatment In the mili
tary hospital nt Manila. HI Illness
continued during the following day,
July lb, when tho Senator wn nt
Yokohama, and two days later ho pus
sel away nt sea.
Col. Hawkins Illness dated from the
battle of Malolos, whin ho exposed
himself almost recklessly In tho disease-breeding
climate. Ho was res
pected nnd loved by every man of his
command, and bis death Is deeply
mourned by the troops. Ills body was
placed In a hermetically sealed eifket
and nn Sunday following bis death Im
pressive funeral services were conduct
ed by the chaplain of the regiment, a 1
of hi men being In attendance.
1 he remain were nlnced In the stern
of the vessel and lay In state, attended
day and night by a guard of honor,
during tho remainder of the voyage.
After the death of Col. Hawkins, the
command of the regiment was vested
In Lieut. Col. Harnett, who like hi dead
commander. Is popular umong the en
listed men, and made a good record In
the war.
of the 7H9 officers and men whom Cot.
Burnett brought to San Francisco,
three nre privates In the Sixth nrlll
lery, 1 'nlted States army, and one Is a
member of the Nebrnaka regiment,
who v.-ns left behind nt Yokohama
when hi companions sailed for thin
port on tho Hancock. A dosen stow
aways were also concealed in tho bold
nnd were soon brought to light after
the Senntor li ft Yohohnmn.
When the Tenth Pennsylvania loft
for the Philippine last yenr the
muster comprised IviO men. Twenty
four were killed In battle or died In
the Manila hospltnl, and tho rest of the
sick nnd wounded to the number of
seven are on the hospltjil ship Belief,
which will probably arrive here within
tho next few day.
Out of respect to tho dead regiment
al commander there wn II 1 1 In choir
ing or other noisy demonstrations, but
the men quietly expressed their delight
nt the first glimpse of the (lolilen flnte,
Llko the Oregon nnd Nebraska regi
ment, the Pennsylvania troops, prior
to Sailing for Manlln, voted In favor of
being mustered out In Snn Francisco.
"I would rather bo colonel of the
Tenth Pennsylvania nnd marching
through the streets of rittsburg nt the
head of my regiment than president of
the Pnlted tHiites," were almost the
last words uttered by Col. Alexander
L. Hawkins.
Col. Hawkins will be burled with
military honors at Washington, Pa.
The entire Tenth regiment may act as
escort.
After elaborate funeral exerelsr at
Han Francisco, conducted by the Cali
fornia Knight Templar, the remains
of Colonel A. Li. Hawkins, of the Tenth
Pennsylvania volunteer, were sent
Enst last Saturday In charge of Chap
lain Joseph L. Hunter, of the regi
ment. tlen. Shafter has fixed August 23 a
the date for mustering out the Tenth
regiment. If thls program Is carried
out It Is probable thnt the regiment
will arrive In Pittsburg, Tuesday,
August 2.
Enormous Corn Crop.
Secretary Coburn, of the Kansas
State Board of Agriculture hns ssud
a bulletin hased upon reliable no ports
from correspondents throughout the
State, In which he states the present
condition of the Kansas corn crop to
be .63, with prospects for the greatest
yield ever known In the history of the
State. The acreage of corn Is 8,234.
5G0 and the estimated yield per acre
44 bushels, which would give the
astonishing total of 3)12,000,000 bushels
or three times the yield of last year
and almost 100,000,000 bushels greater
than the banner year of 18t)9.
Reception tor Alger.
A magnificent welcome was tendered
Thursday to the former secretary of
war, Kussell A. Alger at his home In
Detroit City. Thousands of men were
In line and escorted the general to a
reviewing stand where speeches were
made. Gov. Plngree assured the ex
secretary that tho people of Michigun
believed In him, and thnt he hod been
made the victim of unscrupulous news
paper attacks.
Britain Will Yield Town.
The Pall Mall London Gazette says
It learns Great Britain is about to sur
render to China the town of San-Chun,
which was occupied by the British
May 16, during the Kow-Loon dis
turbances. The paper mentioned asks
the reasons for this, which, It says,
will only serve to damage British
prestige.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The "Oaaette", of London, announces
that William Waldorf Astor was
naturalized a British subject July 11,
1899.
Samoans have filed claims for $140.
000 damages done to property during
the recent difficulties over the king
ship. The last official order of former Sec
retary of War Russell A. Alger was
published. It makes the Inspector gen
eral of the army subordinate to the
secretary of war.
Washlnton officials are urged to send
a warship to protect American Inter
ests in Haiti, that country showing
signs of revolution.
It Is now apparent that In all the fall
movement of the crops there will be a
pressing demand for more currency or
paper money. As this can be met only
by the Issue of gold certificates Secre
tary Gage has ordered 110.000,000 worth
of them to be printed In denominations
of M, the smallest permissible by law.
Secretary Carlisle suspended the Issue
of gold certificates on April 14. 1893, by
authority of Section 13 of the act of
July 13. 1832, which made it obligatory
upon the secretary of the treasury to
suspend the issue whenever the gold
reserve should fall below 1100.000.000.
GEN. MILES FOII IKE PHILIPPINES.
ROOT FAVORS HIM.
Wants lee War Ended Belore Congress Meets
Hopes to Recruit 40'000
More Soldiers.
Pecretnry nf War, Boot, after con
stitution with Assistant Secretary
Mclklcjohn, General Miles nnd other
oflloliil vt thn Wnr Department, has
developed a romprchcnnlva plan for
conducting the war In the Philippine,
which only awaits the approval of the
President herore being made opera live.
It I the desire of both the President
and Secretary Boot that the war be
terminated bef.iro Congress assembles
on December 4. It Is tln-lr earnet
wish that tho opponents of expansion
shall have no opportunity to Interfere
with military operations by attempted
li glslal Ion,
Secretary Boot would Send to the
Philippine lo.iMio nd'lltlonnl troops, In
creasing the army to inolo thnn 70,000.
Thus the 35.IKK) volunteer authorised
under tho army reorganization bill
would be utlllxcd.
Kvery recruiting officer In th" United
State, under tho Secretary's plan,
would ba Instructed to enlist nil nun
possible, snd additional recruiting
stations would be established. If nec
essary. While 40,000 men might not bo
secured In the requisite time, that
standard would be kept In view and
approached u nearly a isisslble.
It has been said that Secretary Boot's
plan wan to make the total foree in
the Philippines 40,000. This I errone
ous. Ills Intention I to thrown in 40,
nno more soldiers than are already
there. Tho Secretary would relievo
Otis from the command of the field
operations, but would not remove him
as Governor General.
Mr. Hoot's Idea was to request Gen
eral Miles to go u the Philippines and
direct the conclusion of the campaign.
H this Is not found desirable, General
Miles will. If the Heeielnry has his
way, bo given full authority to formu
late plans for the campaign.
Should It bo d"clie, inexpedient for
General Mile to go to tho Philippines,
Mr. Hoot's plan Is to make a selection
of a field conimn rotor from those Gen
eral now on duly In tho Philippines.
no nn in mind lawton, MacArthur or
Wheaton. Falling to ileti rinlne on one
of these General Merrltt woflld be re
turned to his old station, which duty
ho Is willing to assume. General Mllel
l umlcrstiind to be willing to go If
It shall be decided that such a course
nouiu wora lor tne nest interests of
the army. I
General fit I ha been cabled to en
list ull tho volunteers possible from
those now awaiting transportation
home from the Philippine. Secretary
Boot' plan Is n. continuation and
elaboration of that favored nt the last
moment by Alger, it was Alger's Idea
to enlist about lO.OOo additional men In
the I'nlted State and 3.0011 from the
volunteers in the Philippines, nnd have
available ror duty this full 4KIH0 men.
This would leovo 2.1.000 of the men
authorize. 1 by the army reorganization
lilll Ullenilsteil.
Secretary Boot fully Appreciate tho
difficulty of the task of prop rly equip
ping ine proposed recruits In the hrler
tlni" which would be nllowfd, but he
would use the machinery of the War
Department to Its fullest capacity In
the efTiirt, and would rely on General
Miles for important assistance.
A FURIOUS STORM.
Skulls and Skeletons Plowed Up by a Tor
nado.
A tornndo swept over Klizaheth. N.
J. last Thursday, doing great damage.
Its velocity was so miles an hour, und
Its duration 10 minutes. The towers of
the First Presbyterian, Thlid Presby
terian and Central Baptist churches
were thrown down. The Lyceum
Theater wn totally unroofed, and the
Stur Theater roof was tipped oft and
hurled two blocks away. No one was
killed, but many persons received
slight Injuries.
W hen the First I'resbyterlan Church
crashed down It fell upon the graves In
the churchyard. This caused an up
heaval of the earth and brought to the
surfuce skeletons nnd skulls that had
long lain under ground. Old trees In
the churchyard were uprooted, and
these brought up In their roots other
skeletons and skulls.
EXPLORERS LOST.
May Have Been Murdered by Indians In
Brazil.
A party of explorers headed by Wel-
don K. Williamson and Marcus E.
Kirk. Kansas City, which left in
March, 1891, and has not been heard of
since June, 1s98. Is believed to have
been exterminated by a ho-tlle trlb of
Indians In tho western part of Brazil.
Secretary Hay, of the state depart
ment, bus notified the United States
consuls In Bueno Ayers, Hln Janeiro
and other South American capitals to
make an Investigation. Mrs. Will
iamson, who went to Brazil a year ago
to hunt for her husband, has returned
to this country and believes him dead,
as does Mrs. Kirk, who Is In Chicago
with her parents.
Cannot Appreciate Dewey.
The board of aldermen of Boston, on
Wednesday, passed an order request
ing the board of fstlmate nnd ap
portionment to approximate a sum suf
ficient for extending the hospitality of
the city of Boston to Admiral Dewey.
Alderman Michael Brick, Democrat,
forcibly opposed the measure. He
ald, In explaining his position:
"I do not think that we should throw
ourselves Into a state of adultratlon
of a hero because he has won a battle.
It hardly strikes me that the admiral
Is to be put in the same category with
Grant. Sherman and other great mili
tary heroes. I do not, however, wish
to discredit him In the least, but I do
protest against making him a second
Boulanger In America."
Lynched tor Sister's Murder.
It Is reported at El Reno, Tex., that
Taylor Kirk, who murdered his Bister
at Cordell on July 4, was lynched
Thursday night at Cloud Chief, near
the scene of the crime. Cloud Chief Is
in Washita county and .10 miles dis
tant from telegraph. Kirk escaped
shortly after the murder and wus re
captured In Texas after a long chase.
The democrats of Maryland have
nominated John Walter Smith, of
Worcester county, for governor.
CABLE FLASHES.
The bubonlo plague has reappeared
at Calsutta.
In a railway accident near Paris sev
enteen persons were killed and thirty
seven Injured.
Speaker Thomas B. Reed sailed from
Southampton to New York in tho
steamer St. Paul last Sunday.
The financial and political situation
In Bulgaria grows darker dally. The
state officials' salaries have not been
paid for two months. Prince Ferdi
nand's name Is more and mora denounced.
HELPLESS ORPHANS.
Thousands Of Them Remain Uuoared For III
Cuba.
An article by Miss Clnra Barton nts
tho subject of tho Cuban reconcentrs
dos says thnt there nre now In Cuba
r.0,ot) destitute orphan children of re
concentrndos who hsve In the Inst few
years died of starvation nnd Wsut.
These children are scattered through
out nenrly ev-ry city nnd town nf suf
ficient slxo nnd Importance to receive
nre not children nf low or doubtful
the drlven-out country people. They
origin; many are of the best Cuban
famllle. Th reconcentrndos were
largely tho country people of property
farmers and small planters. Miss
Barton snyn:
'The Cubans nre not responsible for
the destitution of these children. When
the stnrvlug reconcentrndos were
driven Into the town tho rMldentS)
divided food and clothing with them,
nnd then divided again nnd ngnln, but
there wn a point at which they had
to stop giving,
"Only for the Cuban rstlons distri
buted by our nrmy It would be a sorry
lookout for these helpless little ones.
They range In number from 30 to 76,
nnd even Urn, In the various towns,
utterly homeless nnd no one hns the
least personal Interest In them or
responsibility for them. The towns
people still do whnt they ran, but their
main dependence I begging from the
passengers of every passing train."
TO POSSESS THE WORLD.
An Ex-President Credits The United State
With Great Ambitions.
Dr. Luureans Villnniiova, ex-presl
(lent or enesueia. Who is at preset
in iNew lorg, when nsKod through h
interpreter whether It wns true th;
the South American countries we
about to form nn offensive and defei
sive alliance against tho United Stal
on nceonnt of tho "Imperial polli
replied that he had not heard of
but thought that such an alllu
ought to be made.
"Do the South American nations fea
the cnlted State?"
The ex-preslilent shrugged his
shoulders nnd opened nnd shut his
hnnds rapidly opened them wide, as
If he were grasping continents, and
then said something In Spanish.
"Mr. Villanuova thinks," snld the In.
trpreter, "that the United States will
take all nil."
"Hut the United States may be satis
fied with the Philippines," said the re
porter. "fjh no, the United States wants
Furope nnd the Indies nt least," came
from the ex-president through the In
terpreter. "Do nil the South American repub
lics think as you do about .the United
State?"
"Why, of course. It Is a well-known
fact, who can doubt It? Do you deny
It?"
INDIANS VICTORIOUS.
They Fought Front Ambush and Sutler No
Losses.
Reports from tho Yaqul Indl
country Indicate that many Amerlc
miners hnvo been mind-red during the
lust row day nnd that the uprising Is
general, with at least a thousand well
armed warrior concentrating In tho
mountain overlooking the Yaqul river
valley. During tho rklrmlshes that
have already occurred the troop have
suffered severely v. hllo tho Indiana
retired to cover with but slight loss.
The warriors flnht from nmbtinh and
are rarely overtaken In the open.
Americans who have traveled among
the Ynquls nnd are familiar with their
character say that tho Mexican govern
ment Is likely to have another ten
years' was on It hands. It Is learn
ed from Hermosllln, Meg., that three
regiments of cavalry, four regiments
of Infantry mid two battalion of
artillery will constitute the army
which Is going to the Yaqul stronghold
In thn Bntucco mountains. All are
ordered to move by Friday. The
Yaquls are moving tn small detach
ments from place to place, ravaging
the country. All of the tribe is headed
for the Hutueco mountains.
MILES IN CONFERENCE.
His Recommendations In Regard to tho Yellow
Fever May Be Adopted.
The war department Is watching
with great sollritude the progress of
yellow fever at Santiago. Reports re
ceived Thursday were more encourag
ing, but It Is realized that there Is atlll
danger In the situation.
In this connection It Is learned that
a late as the 8th of last month Gen.
Miles formally recommended the re
moval of the United States troops now
quartered at Santiago to some port on
the northern coast of America.
It Is said that as a mutter of fact the
rate of Infection among the soldiers at
Santiago Is greater at this time. In
proportion to the number of men pre
sent, than last year. Gen. Miles, It Is
understood, called attention to this
fact In his recommendation and urged
It as one reason for the prompt removal
of tho men to the North.
Thus far his recommendations have
not been carried out. but Thursday
Secretary Root and Gen. Miles had a
conference on the subject.
COSTLY LEGAL BATTLE.
'Tooth Crowns" and "Bridge Work" Patents
Were Infringed Upon.
Alligation exienaing over 17 jrearev-
anu at present nnecung claims con
servatively estimated at 110000,000, has
been brought to a conclusion by Judge
Townsend, In the United States cir
cuit court at New York, who favors
the International Tooth Crown com
pany as against James Orr Kyle, a
dentist.
The decision affects almost all of
the validity of patents held by the In
ternational Tooth Crown company on
ail operations known as "tooth crowns'
and "bridgo work." Although the
patents expired during the litigation
the decision confirms the right of the
complnlnant company to collect royal
ties on all Infringements covering the
whole existence of the patent. On
both sides nearly Sl.OOO.OOO hus been
spent In the legal struggle.
Severe Storm In Florida.
The most disastrous cyclone that
ever visited Florida completely an
nihilated Carrabelle, Mclntyre and
La nary Inn, south of River Junction.
At Carrabelle only nine houses remain
of a once beautiful and prosperous
town, 200 families are without home
or shelter and many are destitute. At
Mclntyre only two mill boilers mark
the place of the town.
Lanark Inn, the famous summer re
sort, was blown Into the gulf.
Charleston Shells Hie Enemy.
Mail advices from the Island of Cebu
announce thut a company of Ameri
cans last week attacked the Filipinos'
trenches, situated two kilometers
from the town of El Pardo. The rebels
were commanded by the brother
Cllmacos, who are prominent and
wealthy persons. The Charleston
shelled the enemy and the Filipinos
retreated. The Americans casualties
were slight.
The prsence of the Cllmacos with
the rebel Is reported, to have been due
to rebel orders from Luzon.
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