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Atlanta Semi-Wtddn Janrnal.
VOL. IV.
LONG DISPOSES OF SCHLEY CASE;
QUESTION OF COMMAND RULED OUT
rUJority Report Alone is
Considered By the
Navy Depart
ment.
WASHINGTON. T>ec 21 —Secretary
Lea* baa disposed Anally of the Schley
CAM. ao far aa the navy department la
conteraed, by acting upon the findings
and conclusions of the court of inquiry
Re approve* the findings of fact and
the opinion of the fun court; he approves
the majority opinion where there Is a dif
ference tn the court.
He holfii that the court could not have
' entered into a eonrtderatlon of the ques
tfen of command at the battle of San
' tlago and finally he accepts the recom
mendation that no further proceedings
shall bo had.
The secretary also has declined the ap
, plteation of Admiral Sampson’s counsel
r to enttr upon an inquiry Into the ques
tion of command, and has notified Ad
miral Schley's counsel of that fact as a
roaecn for declining to bear them on that
point
Secretary Long's approval of the ma
jority report eras as follows;
The Decision of Long.
—The department has -ead the testimony
tn thia case, the arguments of counsel at
the trial, th* court's findings of fact, opin
ion and recommendations, the individual
memorandum of the presiding member,
the statement of • exceptions to the said
findings and opinion by the applicant, the
reply to sa'd statement by the judge ad
vocate of th- irt and his assistant and
the brief t> > ay submitted by counsel
for Rear Adm..al Sampson traversing the
presiding member’s view as to who was
tn command at the battle of Santiago.
•And after careful consideration the
findings of fact and the opinion of the
full court are approved.
' Aa to th* points on which th* presid
ing member differs from the majority of
th* court, th* opinion of the majority is
approved.
"A* to the further expression of the
view* by th* same member with regard
to the question of command on the morn
ing erf July X. MM. and of the title to cred
it for the ensuing victory, the conduct of
the court tn making no finding and ren
dering no opinion on those questions is
approved—and tt could with propriety take
no ether course, evidence on these ques
tions during the Inquiry having been ex
cluded by the court.
"The department approves th* recom
mendation of the court that no further
proceedings be had tn the premises.
“Tbs department records it* apprecia
tion of the arduous labors of the whole
court.
(Signed) "JOHN D. LONG.
"Secretary of th* Navy.”
The text of the secretary’s letter to
Admiral Sampson’s attorneys’ and to Ad-
, Letter to Sampson’s Counsel.
"NAVT DEPARTMENT.
"WASH!NOTON. Dec. ». 1301.
“Gentlemen: In view of the depart
ment's approval, this day. of the recom
mendation of the court of Inquiry tn the
ease of Rear Admiral Schley, that no fur
ther proceedings be had. and of the fact
that as the question of command was ex
cluded from consideration by the court,
the department will take no action upon
the brief filed by you In behalf of Rear
Admiral William T. Sampson.
"Very respectfully.
"JOHN D. LONG. Secretary.
"Messrs. Stayton. Campbell and Theall,
Johnston building. 50 Broad street. New
York."
Letter to Schley.
"NAVY DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ». 1901.
"Sir : Referring to the department's let
ter of the 13th instant, you are advised
that action today has been taken upon
th* findings, opinions and recommenda
tion of the court of inquiry in your case
and upon the minority opinion of the pre
siding member and a copy of the endorse
ment embodying such action 1* herewith
transmitted for your information. In re
sponse to your request of the ISth Instant
heretofore acknowledged, that if a pro
test should be filed by Rear Admiral
W. T. Sampson, relative to the question
of command of the American naval forces
during the battle of Santiago and credit
for th* victory won in that
battle you be accorded an opportunity
to present through your counsel oral ar
gument against such protest, you are ad
vised that a brief on this subject has this
day been filed by Messrs. Stayton. Camp
bell and Theall. counsel for Admiral
Sampson.
"Xa view, however, of the department’s
approval of the recommendation of the
* court of inquiry that no further proceed
ings be had and of the tact that the
of command was excluded from
consideration by the court, no action will
be taken upon said brief, and reply to that
effect (copy enclosed) has this day been
made to counsel for Admiral Sampson.
* “A copy of th* report of the judge ad
vocate of th* court and his assistant up
on your communication of the ISth instant
objecting to the approval of the findings
of th* court is also herewith transmitted.
VMryiMf ttfhny,
“JOHN D. LONG.
“Secretary.
"Rear Admiral Winfield 8. Schiey. U. 8.
Navy retired, th* Richmond. Washing
wLCbeTSOihd
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
HENRY THOMAE GETS LONG SEN
TENCE FOR A CRIMINAL
ASSAULT.
BAN ANTONIO. Tex., T*o. fl —Henry
Thimie*, a negro charged with attempting
to crlmnally assault Mrs. Rose Ashford
several weeks ago. was tried and found
guilty and his punishment aeeesetd at X
years in the penitentiary. He is yet to be
tried for another assault.
Dr. George Bayles Dead.
NEW YORK, Dec. IL—Dr. George
Bayles Is dead at his home in Orange, N.
J., aged • years In IMO Dr. Baylee was
a. delegate from the New Tork Academy
of Medicine to th* international medical
congress tn Berlin. He waa post surgeon
at Fort Hancock during the Spanish-
American war.
Nashvlll*, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Dec. 31.—The low
est temperature last night was 3 above
car* and at U o’clock th* thermometer
had risen to 1A Th* sun is out and the
backbone of th* frees* !• believed to have
teen broken.
MILES CALLED TO TASK
FOR PRAISING SCHLEY
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31—Secretary Ro*t
has determined that the Sampson-Bchl*y
controversy which has tormented th*
navy since the Spanish war, shall not
invade the army.
Therefore, when hie attention was drawn
to an interview publishes in a Cincinnati
paper, wherein General Miles is represent
ed to have commented upon the findings
of the court, the secretary decided to call
upon Mr. Mlles for an explanation.
He did this through a letter which was
delivered to the general by hand.
Today General Mlles was at the secre
tary’s door almost as soon as the office
was opened.
He had a verbal explanation to make,
and this he accompanied by a letter.
Secretary Root took the letter to the
whit* house and talked with President
Roosevelt over the matter, with a view
to deciding whether or not th* explana
tion was satisfactory.
When the secretary returned to the war
department General Miles called again up
on him and supplemented his first letter
with a further explanatory not*. This
also was sent to the white house. It is
understood that th* Incident will b* ter
tn in ft tod on the of General Mlles
last explanation.
General Mile* was unwilling to aay any
thing as to what official action had been
taken or would be taken on the subject.
When asked concerning the publication,
which is the basis for the official Inquiry
now directed to him. General Miles said
that the expression* referred to individu
als and not to any court or branch of the
government. What had been said was to
th* effect that h* had no sympathy with
efforts which seem to have been made
to reflect upon the courage and efficiency
of an officer.
Th* statement, however, was not ut
tered against the country or against the
action of the court of inquiry, but was in
tended as sn expression of deprecation
of th* Individual acts calling in question
CAN’T KILL POLYGAMY
WITHOUT A CIVIL WAR
Missionary to the Mormons Deciares That They Will
soon Have Complete Control of Thirteen
Western States—ldaho is Said
To Be Worse Than Utah.
'NEW YORK. Dec. H.—At * recent]
meeting of the members of the West End
Presbyterian churcfc It was decided to
endorse and work for the proposed amend
ment to the constitution so that polygamy
may be made impossible in the United
States.
Rev. N. E. Clemenson. of Logan, Utah,
was the principal speaker. He told of po
lygamy as he had seen it in his own state,
and how the Mormons were still living
with many wives, contrary to their
pledges when Utah was admitted into
statehood. He thought the dangers in
Idaho greater than In Utah, as less at
tention is paid to Mormons there, and
they live openly with their wives under
the system they call “celestial marriage,”
and which they deny to be polygamy.
Mr*. W. P. White, who for some years
has been doing missionary and education
al work among Mormons, told how her
school house had E>een attacked and
wrecked by a mob. She declared that the
Mormon church had political control of
seven western states. Mrs. White also
said that under their marvelous system of
colonizing doubtful states the Mormons
before long would control thirteen states,
and it would then be impossible to kill
poiigamy without civil war.
DEPEW HASTENS
TOBIS BETROTHED
NEW YORK, Dec. According to the
Parts correspondent of The Journal and
American Senator Depew arrived at San
Lazare station at 10 o'clock last night. He
** Id*
"I am going to Nice as quickly as pos
sible. I understand that Miss Palmer,
the lady tftat I am to marry, says the
wedding is to take place on the 28th. My
cousin, the Countess de Sers, is at Nice.”
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL
IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Dec. 30.-A special
to The Dally News from Marysville, Mo.,
says:
St. Joseph's hospital was also complAe
ly destroyed by fire last night, and the
live* of twenty-fiv* patients were jeop
ardized, fatal results being feared in sev
eral cases, owing to the shock and th*
zero weather, the thermometer register
ing 13 below zero at the time of the fire.
The estimated loss is $6,000.
CHILE WANTS DELAY
TO FINISH HER ROADS
NEW YORK. Dec. tl.—A curious com
mental? on Chile's claim that the Argen
tine Republic Is delaying the settlement
of the dispute between the 'two countries
Is the fact that tn the arbitration ar
ranged Argentina’s case was all finished
many months ago. filling seven fat vol
umes. while the British commission was
unable to make a decision because Chile's
case was not presented, says the London
correspondent of the New York Times.
As for Chile's hope of Great Britain's
good offices if it means fresh mediation it
is unlikely that this will be offered till it
is certain that both sides desire it.
The foreign office says it is without in
formation in regard to this latest out
break of the old quarrel save in the press
dispatches. It seems likely that both sides
are equally blamabie and that Chile is
chiefly anxious for sufficient delay to en-
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1901.
GENERAL MILES.
th* fidelity and courage with which an
officer had executed th* duties falling up
on him.
This is the onlyYtatement General Mlles
would authorize on the subject, and he
was loath to say even this much, feeling
that on* remark would lead to another
and a controversy thus would b* soon
under way. Tt Is understood that the In
terview which is now the subject of in
quiry, occurred rather casually, not being
prepared with any purpose of giving It
formal authorization.
Secretary of War Root, by direction of
the president, administered a strong repri
mand to Lieutenant Colonel Mlles for ut
tering the sentiments attributed to him
in the Cincinnati Interview touching the
Schiey case.
The secretary said in part:
“You have no business in the contro
versy, end no right, holding the office
which you do, to express any opinion.”
TEXAS CONVICTS
TO TOE SUGAR
HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. 21.—Gov. Sayers
has returned from Brazoria county,
where a meeting of the penitentiary board
will be held. He announces that it has
been definitely decided to purchase for the
penitentiary board the Clemens’ farm of
2,500 acres and to erect thereon a sugar
mill to cost betweeh $250,000 and $300,000,
the plantations owned by the state now
comprising 8,000 acres, to be devoted sole
ly to the raising of sugarcane and convict
labor to be employed in the mill. This will
remove all convict labor from railroads
and other contract employment. The mill
will be built next year.
CUPERSOEWER
INJURE THE MARKET
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—The erratic fluc
tuations In Amalgamated Copper have
been an unsettling and repressive Influ
ence in the stock marxet all week.
But the general market has made good
headway towards higher prices after
some early depression.
The growth of confidence In the money
outlook, owing to the passing of the time
for gold shipments which would be avail
able for the annual settlements absoad,
has been a benefit to stocks. There has
been some investment buying of bonds In
anticipation of January disbursements.
This buying has been prompted by en
couraging general conditions and by a de
sire to anticipate an expected rise in Jan
uary.
MRS. ADA DENNIS~
MAY YET RECOVER
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—1 t was announced
yeeterday after a consultation of doctors
that the condition of Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis,
the modiste who has been hovering between
lite and death, as the result of an assault in
her abartments last week, is very greatly im
proved.
The doctors have Issued orders that she is
not to be questioned under any circumstances,
unless she volunteers a statement.
able her to finish her roads in the disputed
territory.
ARGENTINA SAYS
TO CHILE: MOVE ON
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—A dispatch from
Valparaiso to The London Times and New
York Times says the Argentine Republic
delays the settlement of the difficulty with
Chile by demanding as a condition of
the withdrawal of her police from th*
district under dispute about which Chile
Is particularly sensitive as the position in
question overlooks the inlet from the Pa
cific, that the Chilean troops abandon the
neighboring position on the territory in
disputably Chilean.
The demand, says The Times' corres
pondent, is presumably made with a view
to making a pretext eventually to ques
tion Chile’s right to that territory.
GAGE ANO LONG
MM RESIGN
IT 18 BAID IN WASHINGTON CITY
THAT THEY ARE SOON TO
LEAVE THE CABI-
NET.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 30.—Two
cabinet changes are imminent.
Secretary Lyman J. Gage, of the treas
ury department, has* not resigned, but
his resignation will eeftalnly shortly be
tendered. There has been no dlsagrement
with the president. The relations have
been exceedingly cordial, but Mr. Gage
has been a. cabinet officer for almost five
years. He wanted to retire at the be
ginning of Mr. McKinley's second admin
istration, but remained because he loved
the late president, and how though he has
every respect for Mr. Roosevelt, and their
relations are cordial, there is not the same
reason for remaining and Mr. Roosevelt
has been in office long enough to get the
run of matters.
The other cabinet change to occur after
awhile is in th* navy department where
Secretary John D. Long, will retire. The
time lor his retirement has not been fixed
and It will probably not be until the
Schley case has been settled, but Mg.
Long will go back to his law practice. He
too, has been here almost five years and
while his relations with Mr. Roosevelt
are very friendly, there is not the same
reason for remaining as there was.
No other changes in the cabinet seem
now to be likely.
w, murbaycrane
10 SUCCEED GAGE
BOSTON, Dec. 21.—A close friend to
Governor W. Murray Crane today con
firmed a report from Washington publish
ed today stating that the gqvernor had
been offered the treasury portfolio by
President Roosevelt and that the governor
had asked for time until next Monday
before deciding whether or not he would
accept.
A telephone message from Dalton, Gov
ernor Crane’s home, received her* today,
says that Governor Crane is considering
th* question with great thoroughness and
is inclined to accept the position.
Family and business considerations are
th* cause of th* governor's hesitation.
COUNSEL~FOR SAMPSON
DO NOT LIKE VERDICT
WASHINGTON. DSte-JA—Mr. Thrall,
acting for Mr. Stayton, counsel for Rear
Admiral Sampson, yesterday called, at
the navy department to see Judge Advo
cate General Lemley. Mr. Theall stated
that th* objection* to the findings of Ad
miral Dewey will not b* filed with Secre
tary Long until tomorrow morning. In
brief, the statement will object to Admiral
Dewey’s opinion that Admiral Schley was
in complete command at the battle of San
tiago bay, and that the testimony touch
ing this point was not admitted during
the session of the inquiry.
The bill of exceptions filed by counsel
for Admiral Schley with Secretary Long
yesterday and the accompanying letter of
Mr. Raynor have been referred to Judge
Advocate Lemley, who Is engaged in th*
preparation of a reply.
LOST HALF MILLION
ON TURN OF CARDS
LONDON, Dec. 21.—A dispatch to a
news agency from Vienna, published here
this evening, says at the Vienna Jockey
club this afternoon Count Potockl lost
£IOO,OOO during three hours card playing.
Count Pallavaincclnl won most of the
money.
storYdfWlt
IS FLATLY DENIED
IT WAS ONLY A DRUNKEN MAN
THAT STAGGERED AGAINST
ROOSEVELT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Both at the
white house and at the British embassy
an emphatic denial is made of th© pub
lished story of an assault alleged to have
been made upon the president Thursday
afternoon. The president himself declares
the story Is not true and authorizes the
denial of it Lord Pauncefote, the British
ambassador, who is said to have been a
witness of the assault, emphatically de
nies the statement.
The story of the assault grew out of
the fact that an intoxicated man was
lurching along Massachusetts avenue
Thursday afternoon as the president was
taking his dally walk, and that the man
brushed against the president. A secret
service officer arrested the man, but it Is
understood he was soon afterward re
leased.
A sensational story that the president
had been struck In the presence of Lord
Pauncefote was printed in New York
today.
no more’bald'heads -
IN N. Y. STATE PRISONS
ALBANY, N. Y„ Dec. 20. Superinten
dent of State Prisons Collins has issued
an order prohibiting the cutting of con
victs’ hair with clippers, and directing
that prisoners be permitted to wear their
hair of subh length as to be able to comb
and part it. There have been radical
changes In discipline In the New York
state prison In recent years. Mr. Collins
says that these changes must not be un
derstood as a relaxation of discipline.
CENTENARIAN IS DEAD;
WAS 116 YEARS OF AGE.
ABELENE, Kas., P«c. 20.—Alexander
Gunn, of Herrington, Kas... died here to
day from th* effects of cold weather. He
claimed to be U 8 year* old. • »
John Valentine Dead.
OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 21.—John Valen
tine. ex-president of the Wells-Fargo Ex
press company, died at 1:30 o’clock this
morning.
He had been ill for some time and his
death had been expected’ for several days.
FORTY MEN FRIGHTFULLY SCALDED
IN PITTSBURG BOILER EXPLOSION
HISTORIAN MACLAY
FIRED OUT OF NAVY
iWIII TOftW ‘Kw
SECRETARY ROOT.
WASHINGTON, D*c. 21.—The following
order was made public this afternoon by
Secretary of War Root:
"Navy Department, Washington, D. C.,
Dec. 21.—Rear Admiral A. B. Barker,
commandant navy yard, New York: Sir:
I am directed by the president to ask Ed
gar S. Maclay, special laborer, general
storekeeper’s office, navy yard. New
York, to send In his resignation.
"Very respectfully,
"JOHN D. LONG,
"Secretary.”
Secretary Root was designated to make
public the request for Mr. Maclay’s re-
MEMOERSLEWE
TOMBS
IT HOME
CONGRESSMEN VACATE THEIR
SEATS TO SPEND HOLIDAYS
WITH THEIR FAMI-
LIES.
.6
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—After the
vote on the Philippines revenue bill Wed
nesday there was a general exodus of
members of the house for their homes to
spend Christmas holidays, and yesterday
when the house met there was a waste
of vacant seats. The session of the house
was brief.
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, asked unani
mous consent for consideration of a bill
for a deficiency appropriation of 310 000
for furnishing transcript of records in the
general land office. The bill was passed.
The message of the president, relative
to the creation of an Apalachlan forest
reserve, was laid before the bouse. Mr.
DeArmond, of Missouri, rose to a question
of personal privilege. He said that while
he was absent In the Philippines a report
was circulated m his state to the effect
that the rural free oelivery service was
being held up in his district until his re
turn.
"I desire,” said Mr. DeArmond, “to
present some testimony to disabuse the
minds of those who may have been mis
led, to uncover those who may have been
hypocritical and to confute those who
may have lied.”
Mr. DeArmond then obtained unani
mous consent to make a personal state
ment He said statements had been made
that he had taken action upon rural free
mail delivery routes held up while he
was in the Philippines, but that those
who had made such statements had lied.
He declared that the postoffice depart
ment had not treated him In a manly
way. Mr. DeArmond charged that his
letter to the postmaster general had
been held up. He said Mr. Smith was leav
ing the department, because he was weary
of trying to solve the rural free delivery
and patronage problem.
The house had agreed to consider the
Nicaragua canal bill Tuesday, January
7, and thereafter until disposed of, the
order not, however, to interfere with rev
enue or appropriation bills.
At 1:45 p. m. the house adjourned until
Monday. January 6, 1902.
JURY”WiLLRESCUE
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—The grand jury
has filed a presentment criticising the
management of the Brooklyn bridge. The
jury did not find that anyone connected
with the management of the bridge was
chargeable with neglect of duty, but it
held that there had been a lack of proper
care of the structure. j
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
COMES TO MARCONI’S AID
ST. JOHNS, N. S„ Dec. 21.—Finance
Minister Fielding, of the Dominion gov
ernment, telegrapher Marconi from Otta
wa today offering him, in behaT of the
Canadian cabinet, every facility for erect
ing wireless telegraph stations on the
Nova Scotia seaboard, making him most
encouraging propositions, assuring him
that there is no obstacle In the way of his
signation, after a conference with the
president.
L JNG 18 A TYRANT,
BAYB IBADOR RAYNER
BALTIMORE. Dec. 21.—Isldor Rayner,
attorney general of Maryland and counsel
for Admiral Schley, when shown the de
cision of Secretary Long today, declared:
“The whole proceeding la arbitrary
and very tyrannical.”
He manifested great surprise and Indig
nation*
"The court decided th* case,” said he,
"without considering the testimony of Ad
miral Schley and his witnesses, and Sec
retary Long seems to have decided It
without so much as permitting us to file
a reply to the protest filed by Admiral
Sampson’s attorneys.
“This protest was filed lat* yesterday
afternoon, and just one hour ago w* fin
ished our reply to It and sent ft to Wash
ington.
"Now, I understand that the secretary
has decided against Admiral Dewey and
adverse to Schley’s being in command at
Santiago, and virtually in favor of Samp
son, without even permitting us to pro
duce before him the conclusive proof, ad
mitted at the hearing by consent, that
the command practically and officially de
volved upon Schley. The whol* proceed
ing Is too arbitrary and they are too ty
rannical for me now to discuss. I really
wonder whether the people who live un
der free Institutions will tolerate such
exercise of despotic measure*.
"You ask me what our next step will
be. I do not know, unless the president
Intervenes. There is a power In the courts
to compel th* secretary to file the dis
senting opinion of Admiral Dewey wheth
er he agrees with It or not. We will de
termine next week what procedure we
will adopt.” •
TO GET CHECKS
TOTEACHERS
W
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THEY WILL BE MAILED TONIGHT.
NEARLY ALL THE WARRANTS
HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY
THE GOVERNOR.
Nearly all the warrants for the payment
of the school teachers have 'been signed
by Governor Candler and Comptroller
General Wright. The work will be fin-
General Wright. The work was finished
up Saturday afternoon.
The teachers will be enabled to get
their money today. Owing the the
heavy pressure of work brought on by the
legislature Governor Candler was unable
to give the warrants his attention as
promptly as he desired. The delay was
not Intentional and could not be avoided.
The amount called for the warrants ag
gregates $300,000. Stat* School Commis
sioner Glenn Is sending the checks to the
teachers, and is sending out also, the
following letter: ,
My Dear Sir:
The amount apportioned to your coun
ty for 1902 is . I am sending you here-
with check for one month’s payment on
account of 1901. Th* balance due yous
county on account of 1901*will be paid
about the middle of January. Let your
itemized statement, covering all balance
due on account of 1901, be here not later
than January sth. It le Important to have
all these claims paid as early as possible.
At the present moment nobody can tell
how the payments will be made next year.
If the decision of the supreme court makes
the Howell resolution legal, we will* cer
tainly be able to make two payments next
spring, of one month each.
Until that matter Is settled the treasurer
cannot state definitely how much money
will be available for payment to the
teachers In the early part of the year.
We will continue to use Roark’s methods
next year and in connection with it the
teachers will also study Shaw’s School
.Hygiene. This book can be had from the
Southern School Book Depository, Bur
gess Smith, General Manager, Atlanta,
Ga. You will find this School Hygiene by
Dr. Shaw a most helpful book for your
selves as well as your teachers.
The legislature passed a law requiring
the teaching of physiology. I will send you
a copy of the law as soon as the governor
signs It and I can have it printed. The
teachers will have to be examined on
physiology and hygiene next year.
I will send you In a few days a supply
of the new manual and copies of my re
port to the legislature, together with all
the supplies you will need for next year.
Wishing you and your board, and your
people, a happy Xmas and a prosperous
New Year, I am yours truly,
G. R. GLENN,
State School Commissioner.
CONDITION OF ALGER
MUCH IMPROVED
DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 21.—The condi
tion of Gen. Russell A. Alger, former
secretary of war. wno is suffering from
a severe attack of gall stones, was great
ly Improved this morning.
carrying out his experiments In Canadian
territory and inviting him to Ottawa to
discuss the matter. In consequence of
this flattering proposition, Marconi will
leave St. Johns for Ottawa tomorrow
night. He will meet at Montreal the
capitalists who, through Governor Boyle,
have offered him financial support in his
venture.
NO.
Boiling Water aid Blis
tering Steam Hessen
gers of Agony to
Two Score.
PITTSBURG, Dee. H—For th* third
time within 72 hours, Pittsburg steel work
er* have been killed or maimed by terrific
explosions.
Following on the heels of the awful dis
asters at the Soho furnace of Jones A
Laughlins, on Thursday, and at the Black
Diamond Steel works yesterday, the city ’
was shocked this morning by the report
of smother explosion at Slnger-Nimteks*
West End plant of the Crucible Steel coo
pany of America, In which seven were
scalded and 20 or' 30 others slightly
burned.
At 6:55 o'clock, two of a' battery of fiv*
boilers used to operate the sheet mill, ex
ploded with terrific force.
Scalding water played havoc among the
workmen, who had just started In for
the day, while pieces of the boilers earned
great destruction to the mill property.
Os the seven men scalded two, It is said,
will die.
The injured at the hospitals are:
Charles Miller, engineer, aged 28 years;
married. Badly scalded about the head,
face and cheat.
William George, aged 45 years, married,
roller; scalded about head, face, arms
and chest.
William Reed, aged 50 years, roller;
scalded about face, head and shoulders;
la married.
Ford Reed, aged about M years, sou of
William, single, scalded about face and
hands.
William Sharp, age unknown; employed
on the rolls; scalded about face and arms. ‘
John Brown, aged 45; one of th* boll
crew; scalded about face, head and arms.
Boyd Johnson, engineer; aged about 38
years; scalded about face and shoulders.
Those who are known to be hurt, but
who went to their homes are:
Prank Spllzlnfcer, roller, age, unknown;
scalded about head and face.
Unknown Slav, struck by piece of boil
er; lost little finger on right hand.
There are at least 20 other men who;
were at work In the mill at th* time of i
the explosion who were more or less In
jured. The men were all hurt by the
escaping steam.
The cause of the explosion is attributed
to frozen pipes which supplied the two;
boilers of the five with water. This froze
some time early this morning. About Six
ty men were at work in the sheet mill,
when the boilers let go.
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FIVE JRE IMBED
AT JERSEY CITY TUNNEL BAD AC
CIDENT BEFALLS PASSEN
GER TRAIN.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—The passenger
train at the tunnel in Jersey City wa*
wrecked today. The engineer and fire
men and three passengers were injured
but none of them were fatally hurt.
The engineer of the train, George EX
McKinnon, was scalded on the legs and
body and his head was lacerated. (
William Marks, the fireman, was badly
scalded about the body and head, and th*
surgeons at the hospital said his condition
was serious.
Alfred E. Badgely, Franklin P. Ketch
am and Parker G. Jacobs, of Mont Clalr> >
N. J., and Joseph Morris, of Arlington,
J., passengers, were burned and bruised.
in despebaieTuel
ONE MAN IS KILLED
NEW ORLEANS, Dec, 21.-William La
shell, alias William O’Day, who has been
here three months, was killed in a desper
ate duel In the Tenderloin at 3 a. m. by
Finch Girard, who has served a term in
the Texas penitentiary.
Girard was also wounded.
Lashell’s wife is in the city and said
Lashell was tne son of a prominent ex
judge of Minneapolis, Minn., and that h*
had lived in Houston, Texas, Shreveport.
La., Joplin. Mo., and Gainesville, Texas,
and had trouble with the police in each
town, serving a term in Texas peniten
tiary at Rusk for robbery committed at
Gainesville. " ' . ;
MUST NOT RUN AWAY
IF ACCIDENT HAPPENS
NEW YORK, Dec. 21—The French,
chamber of deputies, says the Paris corre
spondent of The London Times and New
York Times, has agreed to a bill inflict
ing from six days to two months’ impris
onment, with a fine of from 16 francs to
SCO francs on any cyclist or motor car.
driver who, after causing an accident, at
tempts to run away.
MR. GAGE’wILTbE
. GUEST OF HONOR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Secretary
Gage has gone to New York. He expects :
to be at his desk in the treasury depart- ,
ment next Monday morning.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Secretary Gage
will be the special guest at a dinner at
the Metropolitan hotel tonight, given by <
Frank Vanderlip. The dinner will be *|
private affair.
RUSSELL A?ALGER~
IS MUCH IMPROVED
DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 20.—Gen. Russell.
A. Alger, former secretary of war, who is A
suffering from a severe attack of gall
stones, passed a very comfortable night
and is resting easily this morning. Th*,
operation which it was intended to per
form today has been postponed until to- 1
morrow as a result of General Alger’s
improvement.
Judge W. F. Conrad Dead.
DES MOINES, lowa, Dec. 20.—Judge W.
F. Conrad, of the Ninth judicial district,
died here today. He served as captain in f
the Twenty-fifth Infantry during the clvfi ;
war and figured in a thrilling escape from j
Libby prison.