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SEVENTEEN ARE KILLED
IN NEW YORK WRECK
I Frightful Tragedy in New
York Central Railway-
Tunnel Occurs
Today.
’rar TORK. Jan. l-Two local trains
fecund for New York—one from South
Norwalk, the other from White Plaine,
crashed together in the smoke clouded
Park avenue tunnel of the New York
. Central lint early today.
Seventeen persona were killed and forty
• l injured.
Os the later twelve were seriously ln
i Ju red
The engineer and fireman on the White
Plains local and a towerman were ar
rested.
The list of dead follows:
A. G. WALTON. New Rochelle.
H. O. DIAMOND. New Rochelle.
ALBERT M- PERRIN. New Rochelle.
H. D. FOSKETT. New Rochelle.
’ WILLIAM B. PEES, of B. Altman &
• Co.. New York.
H. FRANKLIN GEORGE. New Ro
! chelle.
S J OSCAR. N. MEIROWITZ. optician. New
York city. Mr. X »wwitz lived New
Rochelle and was secretary of the New
Rochelle Yacht club.
THEODORE FORGARDO. 30 years. New
f Rochelle.
»» uA-LAM FISHER. 5 years old. New
Rochelle.
GEORGE POTTER. 40 years old. New
Rochelle. ,
MRS A. F. HOWARD. New Rochelle.
WILIAM HOWARD. New Rochelle.
fc. C. HINBDALE. K years old. New
Rochelle.
MAN BELIEVED TO BE CHARLES B.
MARS, an employe of the custom house,
who lived at New Rochelle.
F. WASHBURN. M years old. New
Rochelle.
• TWO UNKNOWN MEN one of whom
• wore a medal won in a sculling contest tn
• 1897
The medal was presented by A. G. Mills,
a member of the. New York Athletic dub.
A list of the seriously Injured follows: .
‘ Ernest Co4Bn. aged 15. New .ochelle;
•ertous wound on head.
Unknown man. taken unconsdous to a
hospital.
Alfred Wadley, florist. New York dty,
fracture of both legs; shock and scalp
wounls.
Albert W. Adams, a carriage builder, of
New York dty; left leg cut off below
knee.
George M. Carter, of New York, leg
fractured.
George M. Fisher. 46 years old. East
Porte best er. severely Injured.
Mabel Newman New Rochelle, contu
sion? on body, hip fractured.
Mamie J. Ryan. New Rochelle, fractured
pose, lacerated ear and sprained ankle.
Sadie Scott. New Rdchelle, left hand
; and left foot fractured.*-
Richard Millineaux. New Rochelle, com
pound fracture of thigh.«
’et» SSSB SETffiS! • • : ra-
tion -critical
Winfield Schults. New Rochelle, fractur
ed legs and burns.
A. Mcßae. New Rochelle, leg fractured.
Henry Keene, general manager of the
Btegel-Cooper company, this city, frac
tured ribs and internal injuries. ,
George Winter. New Rochelle, compound
fracture of left leg. The leg was am
putated.
William Brooks, of Erie. Pa., lacerated
face and possible fracture of skull.
The shock of the collision was plainly
heard by people passing on Park avenue
above the tunnel.
In ten minutes everybody at police and
fire headquarters was at work organising
relief to be sent to the spot.
From fire headquarters a dozen blocks
a way.* a hook and ladder truck was rap
idly dispatched to the scene of the acci
dent. with several fire companies.
The reserves from East Fifty-First
street and Grand Central Police stations
were turned out on the run.
A hurry call was sent to Bellevue. Flow
er. the Presbyterian and Roosevelt hos
pitals. and in ten minutes a dozen ambu
lances Were hurrying with a corps of doc
tors.
When the rescuers reached the Wreck,
smoke was pouring out of the entrance to
the tunnel at Fifty-flfth street and the
columns of smoke camr out of the first
ventilator a half block north.
Ambulances came in from the east and
west. Ladders were put down from the
street over the iron fence to the track
and the firemen, policemen and surgeons
were Immediately at work.
It was very dark In the tunnel which
was filled with smoke and steam. The
work of rescue was. therefore, difficult.
The locomotive of the White Plaths lo
cal was hidden in the tear car of the
South Norwalk train. The maimed and
injured were calling from the wreck.
Some, more badly injured than others,
wefe being assisted by the more fortu
nate passengers.
The work of rescue was further imped
ed by the enormous crowds, which, in
spite of police vigilance, swarmed into the
tunnel through Its many entrances or
crowded about the opening at the surface.
The first of the Injured taken from the
wreck eras a woman.. She was carried to
the women's hospital. Here as well as at
the other points, preparations were hur
riedly made to take care of the wounded
as rapidly as they were brought to the
railroad station A passenger on the Har
•lem train mid:
’ •*Our train was held at th* Harlem end
.of the tunnel for two minutes to allow
the New Haven train to pass us. Then we
proceeded. Suddenly there was a terrific
crash and we were hurled from our seats.
The shock eras followed by the roar of
escaping steam and the cries of the
■ wodnded
"A score of men passengers got out of
the windows and ran to the front of our
train. The confusion and noise were aw
ful. Our locomotive had ploughed half
’ way through the New Haven car. I saw
Several women taken out of the first
wrecked car.”
Eugene Herold, of New Rochelle, one of
the passengers on the Danbury train, gave
this account of the wreck:
“We were sitting quietly in the next
to the last car and there was only one or
two unoccupied seats. There was the
usual morning crowd. Thera were five
cars.
‘•There were several women in my car
and also In the last rar. We had stalled
at Fifty-seventh street for some time.
Suddenly there came a terrific crash.
The lights in the car went out. There
was a roar of grinding steel and wood
and a chorus of shrieks. I look'd back
and saw the train telescoping over the
rear of our car and through that mix
up plunged a roaring locomotive.
“I was thrown on my face by the jolt
and I felt some blood splash over my
forehead. Stifling smoke and stean: seem
ed to rise all around, and looking back I
could see mangled persons crawling about
through the mist.
-Then suddenly the car took fire where
the locomotive was.
"Our one idea was to escape. Z found
a friend of mine right in front of me. He
cried:
•• ’Open the windows, for God s sake’.
“I turned to the window and found the
glass had all been shattered by the col
lision. We climbed out. I saw several
persons almost covered with blood, crawl
ing about.”
The response of the police and fire de
partments to the call was prompt, and
within an incredibly short time nearly SOO
firemen, ambulance surgeons and train
men were in the smoke and steam filled
tunnel working desperately to get the
bodies of the dead and the wounded pas
sengers from the wrecked trains.
In many instances the uninjured and
those whose injuries were all slight, ren
dered splendid aid. while others, bewil
dered by the a.iock and darkness groped
their way along the walls, seeking an
exit.
Some passengers walked through the
tunnel into the Grand Central station,
while others made their way to the stair
ways below the south end tunnel.
The bodies of the dead and wounded
were hoisted through the opening in the
roof of the tunnel, placed in the waiting
ambulances and rushed to the nearest
hospitals.
The tunnel tn which the wreck occurred
extends from Fifty-fifth street, just above
the Grand Central station, and is about
two miles long.
It is under Park avenue and there is an
air hole tn each block. ' < .
Complaints have been made for a long
time, however, that its ventilation was In
sufficient. and the New York Central has
been considering plans for electrical’power
in the sub-way so as to do away with the
smoke and steam from the locomotives.
J. H. Franklin, manager of the Harlem
division of the New York Central railroad,
made this statement:
"We are investigating thoroughly, but
we are first taking out the injured and
having them cared for. and until that is
done the investigation cannot proceed.
“So far as can be learned, the wrecked
train was stopped by block signal system
because of something wrong ahead. I
don't know nor have the information as to
what was the matter ahead. A flagman
jumped off the train, taking a red lantern
and a railroad torpedo. He put the tor
pedo on the track, waving his lantern for
any train that might come up behind.
Whether the engineer of the coming train
saw the flagman, saw the lantern or heard
the torpedo if it went off I don't know,
and the flagman said he does not know. I
cannot now tell who was the flagman or
engineer of the train.” t
MISS HELEN COULD
TO TOUR WEST
WITH PARTY OF YOUNG WOMEN
SHE WILL VISIT PRINCI-
—- PAL CITfES. ***«—
NEW YORK, Jan. A—lt is announced
that Miss Helen Miller Gould will start
tomorrow (Thursday) on a six weeks'
pleasure trip through the west and south
west.
Miss Gould says that she is going to
make a tour of the big cities with eight
young women and that they would leave
at 10 a. m. over the New York Central
for St. Louis, their first stopping place.
From St. Louis they will go to Kansas
City and thence to Galveston, where they
will spend two days looking over the
work of remodelling the city that was an
nihilated by a tidal wave. From Galves
ton Miss Gould and her friends will go to
Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
On the return journey east they will visit
some of the largest cities, including Chi
cago.
NICARAGUA ASSISTS
THE REVOLUTIONISTS
NEW YORK, Jan. B.—“ Nicaragua con
tinues to help the revolutionists." said
Minister of War Concha, in an interview
with the Bogota, Colombia, correspondent
of The Herald. “The revolution in the
Interior of the country is a Venezuelan
affair. The situation is unchanged, but
we will have more well armed men on the
frontier soon."
"How long do you think the revolution
will last, and why not come to terms?”
the minister was asked.
"It Is impossible tp arrange terms,”
Minister Concha replied. “The revolution
ary chiefs do not even agree among them
selves. and they have no recognized lead
er to deal with whom we can deal. The
gerrillas are getting weaker and tired
of fighting. They see no prospect of suc
cess. I expect the revolution to end with
in two months. We are strictly protect
ing the foreign mails. The government
has repulsed all the revolutionary lead
ers after seven days of fighting.”
POPULAtTon of u. s.
IS NOW 84.233,069
WASHINGTON. Jan. s.—The census bu
reau yesterday issued a report announcing
that, the population of the entire United
States, including all outlying possesaipns,
waa 84.233,069 in the census year 1900.
This is itemized as follows:
Continental United States, or United
States proper, 75.994.575 (heretofore an
nounced.)
Philippines. 6,961,339 being the estimate
of the statistician to the Philippine com
mission. Porto Rico, 953.243: Hawaii, 154,-
001; Alaska, 63,145; Guam, 8,000; American
Samoa, 4.100; persons in the military and
naval service of the United States outside
of the territory of the United States prop
er. 91.219. ,
ELYTON LAND COMPANY
SOLD FOR SIOO,OOO CASH
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Jan. 8.-The Ely
ton Land company w as yesterday sold at
auction and was bought in by the Bir
mingham Realty company for 3100.000 spot
cash. The Ely ton Land company was or
ganized in 1870. and was the founder of
Birmingham and the great engine of its
development. The company owned thou
sands of acres of the most valuable real
estate tn find about the city and was
chiefly Instrumental tn the location of
many industrial enterprises in this city
and district, as well as in the establish
ment of business houses, the location of
firms and individuals, and the general
development of the city
GLENN ÜBEL CASE
AGAIN POSTPONED
SANDERS VILLE. Ga.. Jan. B.—The
Glenn libel case was again continued in
the county court here today. Professor
Glenn did not come to Sandersville this
time and the case was continued by agree
ment
ATLANTA. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY ,9, 1902.
PRISONER DE OCEAN
TRIED IN VAIN
10 ESCAPE
WHILE STORM RAGED, LIGHTSHIP
CAPTAIN KNEW HIS DAUGH
TER WAS DYING
ASHORE.
NEW YORK, Jan. B.—A dispatch The
Herald from Nantucket lightship, qff the
coast of Massachusetts, gives an account
of the manner in which Captain Jorgen
sen, of the lightship, learned of the ill
ness and death of his daughter through
the wireless telegraph system. Says the
dispatch:
“Informed by wireless telegraphy of the
Illness and death of his daughter on the
mainland, and yet kept an unwilling pris
oner for seven days because of the ex
tremely rough sea, which prevented In
coming steamers from taking him off.
Captain Jorgensen, of the lightship, final
ly succeeded in getting on board the
steamship Astoria, which will carry him
ashore. Life on the storm-swept light
ship has been almost unbearable for Cap
tain Jorgensen since the receipt of the
first news of his daughter's illness.
"The girl, who was only 19 years old.
had been ill from the effects of vaccination
at her home in Braintree, Mass. News of
her condition since she was first taken ill
had been daily flashed to her father at his
lonely post by means of the Marconi sys
tem. As the daily bulletins told of her
rapid loss of strength and the premoni
tory syffiptoms of lockjaw, which finally
came. Captain Jorgensens distress of
mind became greater day by day. At last
came a dispatch announcing her death on
December 30. ‘
"Although the seas rolled nearly as high
as ever on January 3, he decided to make
a desperate effort to get ashore. Almost
a hurricane was blowing at the time, but
a message was flashed to the shore for
the lighthouse tender Azalea to take him
off. She approached to within a few hun
dred yards of the lightship, but the tre
mendous force of the seas finally prevent
ed her getting near enough to take the
captain off. Messages were sent to Cap
tain Jorgensen's family to delay the fun
eral as long as possible, although he had
almost given up hope of getting ashore in
time to attend it. Not until this week
was It possible for any of the Incoming
steamers to get near enough the lightship
to enable Captain Jorgensen to make the
perilous trip from the lightship to the
steamer in a small boat.”
Young Man Dies of Gun Shot Wounds.
Emmet Calhoun, the young l>oy who
was accidentally shot by his brother on
December 26. while out hunting near his
home at Greenville. Ga., died today at
St. Joseph's infirmary as a result of lock-
had a severe wound In the right
shoulder, and when brought to Atlanta for
treatment it was thought that he would
soon recover. He progressed nicely until
several days ago, when lockjaw developed
SANDERSVILLE ROAD '
ELECTS ITS DIRECTORS
SANDERSVILLE, Jan. B.—At a meeting
of the stockholders of the Sandersville
Railroad company held in the banking
house of Louis Cohen here today, the fol
lowing board of directors was elected-
Louis Cohen, George D. Warthen, Her
man Bashinsky, Dan C. Harris and H. E.
Cohen. The board then elected Louis' Co
hen. president; George D. Warthen, vice
president; Herman Bashlnsky, general
freight and passenger agent, and Dan C.
Harris, treasurer. Former President W.
B. Bennett, resigned. The road is doing
an Immense business, and bids fair to do
larger things In the future than ever in
the past.
HEALTIiIWABD
IS PERFECT NOW,
' SAYS CABLE
THE KING IS ANXIOUS THAT NO
MORE RUMORS BE CIRCU-
LATED ABOUT
HIM.
NEW TORK, Jan. 8.-The kings health
Is all that canJbe desired, if the court of
ficials speak without reserve, cables the
London correspondent of The Tribune. He
refers constantly to the subject himself
and seems bent upon preventing a revival
of the sinister rumors which cost the
tradesmen heavily when they were insur
ing the coronation stocks.
What was once known as "the Prince
of Wales” set has been restored to favor,
if It was ever in danger of being excluded
from the court, and the queen welcomes at
Sandringham all the king's old-time
friends.
The king Is described by officials as fol
lowing closely his mother's manner In
dealing with public business. He makes it
a matter of conscience to read every doc
ument carefully and to ask for informa
tion, if he does not fully understand it. He
takes every detail of the business of reign
ing as seriously and methodically as she
was in the habit of doing, and uses many
of her characteristic expressions.
FIRE AT DEMOPOLIS, ALA.;
LOSS ABOUT $2,500
DEMOPOLIS. Ala.,.Jan. B.—At 8:15 last
night fire was discovered in the two-story
brick building, corner Strawberry and
Washington streets, owned by Mrs. W.
G. Winn, and occupied by L. A. George &
Son, general merchandise, first floor.
The Demopolis Printing company and
several other offices were on the second
floor. The Are originated In Edmondson
& Dowe’s cotton office and promptness
only prevented a most disastrous conflagu
tlon. The damage to stocks and building
is about 32.500. covered by Insurance.
SOLDIER WAS’CAUGHT -
ON HOTEL FIRE ESCAPE
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Jan. 8,-Rolla L.
Summerlin, a young man who seems to
be a United States soldier, was arrested
this morning on the fire escape of the De-
Soto hotel trying to enter the room of a
guest. He was turned over to the superior
court on a charge of burglary. Summer
lin claims he was drinking. He was in
his stocking feet and armed with a hatch
et when caught.
BOER WOMEN.
IS COWBOYS.
CIPTIffIEC
ONE HUNDRED AjND FIFTY WO
MEN ARE TAKEIj CAPTIVE BY
VICTORIOUS BRITISH
TROOPS.
CAPETOWN, Jan. i—The latest cap
ture by the Kimberljq column is a Boer
laager near Mokwani (Pnokwane) with
great numbers of catfle, guarded wholly
by women under' ,thej leadership of the
wife of the commandant Deßeers.
One hundred and flirty of the women
were acting as cowbow and only six men
were connected with Ble camp.
six willle on
GALLOWS IN
OHEOAY
r
FIVE BURGLARS AND ONE MUR-
DERER WILL BE EXECUTED IN,
NORTH CAROLINA ON
FEBRUARY 26.
RALEIGH. N. CL Jan. l-Six hangings
will take place tn Nordh Carolina on Wed
nesday, February 26. Such a wholesale
execution on any one day is said to be
without precedent,, in the criminal his
tory of the state. In each case the con
demned man had takeA an appeal to the
supreme court and In each Instance the
sentence of the lovrar dourt was affirmed,
so the governor todgyJ fixed the time for
the execution.
Four of these confierined men are in Jail
at Asheville for burglarizing the house at
Emma. N. C., ana their case has be
come famous. They made every effort to
have the sentence mitigated, but unless
the governor decides to interfere between
now and February 26th they will all hang
on that date.
Andrew Jackson, a white man, will al
so be hanged for burglary on the same
day In Linepin county. His crime was
terrible. He
only Tferupted by Two*'Sviuen - artff WbdTi
he was discovered by them he attacked
both savagely. One oC the women was
very seriously cut with a knife and at the
trial a little child, born since the burg
lary. was shown to the jury and the in
fant had birthmarks corresponding to its
mother’s wounds. Jackson eluded the of
fices for nearly a year and was finally
captured in South Carolina, tried at Lin
colnton and sentenced to hang.
The sixth execution for February 26th
will be at Wilson, and this will be the
first hanging in that county since the civ
il war. The condemned is a white.man,
J. H. Rose, who waylaid and shot dead a
neighbor who he believed had informed
about his illicit still. In this Rose was
mistaken and the dead man was proven to
be Innocent of the charge.
decreaseln’amount
OF GOLD DEPOSITED
CHARLOTTE. N. C., Jan. 6.—Through
the courtesy of Assayer W. S. Clanton, of
the United States assay office in this city,
some interesting data regarding this,
branch of the treasury department is
made available.
The business of this branch is to pur
chase gold bullion on government account
for the Philadelphia mint, and to make
ore assays. The bullion territory tributa
ry to this office includes North Carolina.*
Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama. The gold bullion deposited from
these states, with a few small deposits
from other sections, during the year just
closed, amounted to $236,223.63, fully 80 per.
cent of this amount coming from the Car
olinas and Georgia.
This assay office is the only one of the
twelve mints and assay offices of the gov
ernment that is authorized to make ore
assays. During the past year work of this
class has come from 25 different states
and territories, as follows; North Caroli
na, Illinois, Florida. Tennessee, Washing
ton, Maryland, Maine, Kentucky, South
Carolina. Pennsylvania, New York, Mas
sachusetts, Arkansas, West Virginia,
Ohio, Indian Territory, Kansas, Texas.
Alabama, Virginia, Mississippi, Missouri,
Idaho and lo'wa.
The amount of gold bullion deposited
during the year just closed shows a slight
decrease as compared with 1900, and some
$30,000 less than 1899. This shortage, how
ever, does not indicate a tailing off of
production of this territory, but is due
mainly to the large amount of shipping
ores in the shape of copper matter con
taining gold and sliver that has gone to
northern refineries. This amount added to
the bullion actually handled by the Char
lotte office would indicate an increase for
the slope of at least $40,060 over 1900.
SPECULATbRSBOOM -
ORE MINES IN AFRICA
NEW YORK, Jan. B.—Commenting upon
the situation in South Africa the London
correspondent of The Tribune says:
“Lord Rosebery will entertain Cecil
Rhodes at Mer.tmore for a few days, and
will be brougnt into closer touch with the
situation in South Africa. Speculators In
mining shares are anxious to impress for
eigners with the fact that there is a
boom in the Kaffir market. Prices have
advanced intermittently during the last
few weeks, but the movement is artificial,
with speculative purchase with borrowed
money rather than solid investments.
Operators eager to work upon excitement
tn the Kaffir market refer to the increased
demand for shares from Faris and New
York, but the evidence of foreign invest
ment is tainted with suspicion. The mar
ket is always strengthened when Mr.
Rhodes Is in London, for his optimism is
infectious. Money is now cheaper in the
city and speculative purchases of shares
are easily financed.
Harmony Grove Man Buys Mill Plant.
HARMONY GROVE. Ga., Jan. 6.—Mr.
C. J. Hood, cashier of the Northeastern
Banking Company, at this place, has
bought the entire plant of the Tennessee
Milling Company located at Estill Springs,
Tenn.
SPEER SARCASTIC
AND CANDLER
SATISFIED
POPE BARROW THINKS IT VERY
FUNNY AND SAYS HE’S WILL-
ING TO BURN WITH THE
ATHENS CROWD.
.Governor Candler and Judge Pope Bar
row, of Savannah, were made the objects
of a sarcastic interview by Judge Emory
Speer which appeared in The Macon Tele>-
graph of yesterday because of appoint
ment of Judge Barrow to succeed judge
Falligant by Governor Candler.
As Is well known Governor Candler de
feated Judge. Speer for congress in the
Ninth district in 1882 after one of the hard
est fought campaigns Georgia ever wit
nessed. In that race. Judge Barrow was
one of Governor Candler s most ardent
supporters.
When Judge Barrow was appointed by
Governor Candler Monday he said that
tne appointment on part of the governor
was entirely voluntary, and aside from
personal friendship, the governor has
made the appointment as a token of his
appreciation of the services which were
rendered by himself during the famous
campaign of 1882, when Judge Speer was
defeated, and which the governor would
not forget if he lived 500 years.
Judge Speer read the remarks of Judge
Barrow, and then gave out the following
interview to The Macon Telegraph:
"The statement of Judge Barrow is very
Interesting. I am glad to se that he Is so
happy oVer his appointment. It is proba
bly true that Governor Candler appointed
him on account of the part he toojc in the
warfare against me 20 years ago and It is
also probable that the people ot Georgia
will be as proud of the judge who was
thus evolved from my politics as they are
of the governor who had the same origin.
It is also true, I think, that both Gov
ernor Candler and Judge Barrow will not
forget that time If they both live to be
500 y.ears old. And,” said the judge with
a smile, “if the belief of the Christian in
retribution for deeds done in the body is
true, it is not impossible that they may
both have lively reasons to recall their
conduct at that time for a much longer
period.”
vVhen Governor Candler was shown the
interview yesterday morning he smiled like
Judge Speer did. perhaps, when he dic
tated the last sentence of his interview.
He reached in his pocket, took out a piece
of tobacco, put a small bit In his mouth
and settled himself back In his chair. "I
have nothing to say," said Governor Can
dler. "I am like the little boy who was
run over by the calf. I am entirely satis
fied with she campaign of 1882. and I hope
Judge Speer is also. I am entirely satisfied
with the appointment of Judge Barrow,
too. I cannot afford to reply to the Judi
ciary. I have too much respect for it, es
pecially that branch of it known as the
Vpited States court.”
That is all the governor would say.
It will be seen from Judge Speer's state
ment that he does not characterize the
naee m a campafgu. £ut terma it war
fare. The friends of .the governor do not
relish that statement very much, and
some of them may reply to it for the gov
ernor, If he feels that it would be unbe
coming the dignity of his office to warm
up to the situation and pour back some
of the old-time salty things that he was
famous for in 1882.
, Judge Barrow is also expected to blos
som out on the satirical remarks of the
United States judge and dean of the
Mercer law school.
JUDGE BARROW TALKS
OF JUDGE SPEER
SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. B.—Judge Pope
Barrow said to The Savannah Press this
afternon regarding the Speer-Candler In
cident: “I read Judge Speer’s statement
this morning.” He said laughing: “I think
it is very funny. I see Judge Speer inti
mates that according to his religion Gov
ernor Candler and I will both burn
through all eternity in a lake of fire and
brimstone because we defeated him for
I hope his religion is at fault,
but If it *ls true one thing is certain,
the Democratic voters of the old Athens
district will burn with us and for my part
if I do have to burn that is the crowd I
prefer to burn with.”
EMPEROR OF CHINS
RETURNS TO PEKIN
ROYAL FAMILY ARRIVED AT THE
GATES OF THE FORBIDDEN
CITY ON TUESDAY.
PEKIN, Jan. 7.-12:45 p. m.--A telephone
message from Mla-Chia-Fu station, out
side the city, says the special train bear
ing the emperor and empress dowager is
just arriving.
Thousands of officials have assembled
there to receive their rtiajesties.
The entire route to the entrance of the
palace is lined with troops. The return
of the court to the Forbidden City oc
curred at 1:30 p. m.
It„was the most brilliant scene Pekin
ever" witnessed.
The procession consisted of 1,000 gor
geously attired noblemen, mounted on
glittering caparisoned horses.
The emperor, the empress dowager.
Prince Chun, the empress and several
princes were borne in yellow chairs, their
escort carrying hundreds of gay banners
and silk umbrellas.
The troops of General Yuan-Shi-KaJ,
governorx>f Pe-Chi-Ll, preceded the em
peror.
The foreign community assembled om
the top of the Chien gate.
The emperor and empress dowager en
tered the tempel in the gate and burned
Incense. z
The dowager empress, upon emerging
from the temple, saw the foreigners peer
ing down and bowed.
A double row of soldiers, kneeling, lineq
the four-mlle route.
ALLEGED "BRIBE GIVER -
OVERHEARD BY WITNESSES
KAuAMAZOO. Mich., Jan. S.—Charles
M. Thompson an employe of the Ham
mond Packing company, of Hammond,
Ind., who was arrested Monday night in
State Food Commissioner Snow's house,
was arraigned before Justice Mills today
on a charge of attempting to bribe Com
missioner Snow. Thompson was held in
$2,500- bail for appearance two ' weeks
hence. It develops that Court Stenogra
pher Bryar and Deputy Inspector Dame,
of Commissioner Snow's staff, were con
cealed In a closet adjoining room In which
Thompson is alleged to have offered Snow
the bribe. The stenographic report Os
■Thompson's conversation was taken.
CANAL BILL DEBATED
BY FRIENDS AND FOES
GOVERNOR SHftW
15 EN ROUTE HOME
SUCCESSOR TO SECRETARY GAGE
WILL SOON RETURN TO
WASHINGTON.
CHICAGO. Jan. B.—Governor Shaw, of
lowa, next sec&tary of the tfeasury, is
in Chicago on his way home from Wash
ington. . tie was entertained by the Un
ion league club, and after attending to
private business here today will leave for
his home in lowa tonight.
“There's nothing I can say that would
interest the public specially,” said the
governor. “I was not idle during the three
days spent tn Washington, but there is
not a word I can say of plans except as
to my personal movements in the near
future.” - •
His successor. Governor-elect Cummins,
will be inaugurated January 16. and Gov
ernor Shaw will leave for Washington
January 21 or 22. He will take the oath
of office January 25. It is understood that
Secretary Gage has said to his successor
that he does not expect to change cli
mate during the winter, which is taken
to mean that he will remain in Washing
ton. v
Mrs. Shaw has been contemplating a
trip to old Mexleo with a party of friends
and she will go to Washington later in
the winter. “The children.’' said the gov
ernor, “are in school and will remain in
the west. They probably will visit us in
Washington during the vacation. We
shall not keep house, but will board at
one of the hotels."
The new secretary of the treasury has
accepted the invitation of the National
Business League to deliver an address at
a meeting in the auditorium, February
27. His subject will be: “The Commerce
and Industries of the West.”
Big Banquet Awaits Arrival of Shaw.
DES MOINES. lowa, Jan. B.—Arrange
ments for the big banquet to be given by
the Grant club, of Des Moines, to
M. Shaw upon his return from Washing
ton are practically complete. It will be
given at the Savoy and 350 prominent
guests from al) over the state will be
present. • The attendance has been lim
ited tp men on account -of the great num
ber who have signified their intention of
being present. Governor A. B. Cummins
will act as toastmaster. A reception com
mittee of about 100 members has been an
nounced. At its head is ex-Governor
Frank D. Jackson, of Des Moines.
iowaTarmers
AN EASY MARK
NAMES WERE SIGNED AND THEN
PROMISSORY NOTES PRINTED
ABOVE THEM.
INDEPENDENCE, la., Jan. 8.-A
scheme to defraud scores of farmers in
this part of lowa came to light. It is es
timated that had the plan succeeded the
promoters would have cleared about $35,000.
as notes representing that amount have
been sent to the bank at Jesup, in this
county, for collection.
Three months ago a stranger, giving
the name of John Smith, covered the west
ern and northern portions of the county,
and obtained farmers' signatures for va
rious causes.
He secured the signatures of at least
300 farmers and possibly more. On Monday
a large number of the wealthy signers
received notices from a Chicago law
firm notifying them to meet certain notes
At the bank were promissory notes tp the
amount of $14,000 for collection, bearing
the names of about 70 men.
The notes fevealed the scheme. Blank
sheets of paper were signed and the prom
issory notes were printed at the top af
terward. The farmers are united in their
efforts to fight the case and the best of le
gal counsel has 4 been retained.
FAMOUS MILITARY COMMAND
TO VISIT ATLANTA SOON
The Albany Burgesses, one of the most
famous military organizations in the
United States will visit. Atlanta at an ear
ly date. The company has decided on a
trip to Charleston, S. C., to take in the
exposition there, and on the return home
will spend one day in Atlanta, where it
will no doubt be royally entertained.
The company has invited two distin
guished guests to accompany it on the
trip south. The guests are former-sena
tor David B. Hill, of Albany. N. Y., and
Col. Melville E. Stone, general manager
of the Associated Press.
It’is stldohi that such a famous body
oY men ever come south and their stay in
Atlanta will be quite an event In military
and social circles. The Albany organiza
tion ranks right along with'the Old Guard
of Boston and New York, and in the past
has visited nearly every prominent place
In the United States.
Several days will be spent in charleston;
after which time Atlanta will be visited.
Several, social functions will probably be
arranged in honor of the command on its
arrival here.-
LOCATING NEW RURAL"
DELIVERY ROUTES
CHARLOTTE. N. C.. Jan. 6.—Within a
iKonth there will be in operation in Meck
! lenburg county ten rural mail delivery
routes, and Postmaster Mullen, of this
city, is of the opinion that this number
will be doubled in the course of a few
months. Frank P. Bousbee. special agent
of the postoffice department, this morn
ing began the work of locating the routes.
There has been one route in operation in
this county for some time, and it is stated
that since its establishment the amount
or mall handled through the section trav
ersed has increased 100 per cent. The fa
mous macadamized roads of this county
arc probably largely responsible for the
numerous routes which are to be allowed
this section.
MARCOnT MAY LINK
ALASKA AND AMERICA
CHICAGO. Jan. 7.—Alaska and the United
States may soon be Connected with a line of
wireless telegraphy. Seattle. Wash., capital
ists are negotiating with Chicago firms for
equipment for the proposed line, and the pro
moters believe that with the opening of the
summer season the line will be in operation
between Nome City and Seattle,
NO. 34.
Effort Made To Give Gov
ernment Option Be
tween the Two
Routes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—The second day
of the debate in the house on the Nicara
gua canal bill was opened by Mr. Shackle
ford, of Missouri, a member of the com
mittee which reported the bill. He spoke
earnestly in advocacy of its passage.
"If you favor this bill,” interposed Mr.
Bartholdt. of Missouri, “why is it that
you and your Democratic colleagues from
Missouri at the last session voted against
a similar bill?"
“Because,” replied Mr. Shackleford, “the
bill at the last session was passed through
this house to the tune of ‘God Save the
Queen.’ I want it passed to the sweet
strains of 'Hail Columbia.’ ” (Democratic
applause.)
. “But the. Hay-Pauncefote treaty was
not ratified at the session,” observed
Mr. Bartholdt.
“True, it was not,” replied Mr. Shackle
ford, “but our English secretary of state
wanted it ratified and because we believed
the wishes of her majesty's representa
tive in the cabinet wou.d prevail, we op
posed the bill.”
He believed that the Eades-Tehuantepec
route was preferable to any which had
befcn proposed, but he did not think the
present a time for cavil. He did not like
the Panama route, but if the new propo
sition of the Panama company offered ad
vantages over the Nicaraguan route he
thought the president should have alterna
tive authority to act upon it.
Mr. Levering, of Massachusetts, who
followed Mr. Shackelford, said that tn
the past he had favored the Nicaraguan
route because the engineer had reported
in its favor and because until recently he
had believed that the trans-continental
railroads were using the Panama route to
obstruct action. But he had recently sat
isfied himeelf that the railroads were not
behind the Panama canal. The recent
offer of the French Panama Canal com
pany, be believed, was made In good
faith.
He believed that, in view of the Panama
company's offer, it was business to pause
and give the commission which reported
in favor of the Nicaragua route an oppor
tunity to revise its conclusions. He said
he would vote for the Morris amendment
and appealed to members not to make
the fatal error of committing the govern
ment to the Nicaragua' route.
Mr. Parker, of New Jersey, argued that
the question of routes should be deter
mined by the legislative executive. He
made a comparison of the two routes,
contending that the Panama route had
many advantages over the Nicaragua
route. He appealed to the house to not
tie them to single line of action.
COOPER PR"ESENTS
FILIPINO SCHEME
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -Representative
Coopef. of Wisconsin, chairma;. of the
house committee on Insular affairs yester
day Introduced a bill giving a complete
form of civil government for the Philip
pines to begin January 1, 1904, with a gov
ernor appointed fey the president, a legis
lature of two hfeuses and with two Philip
pine commissioners to represent -the Fili
pinos at Washington.
In other respects the Cooper *-*ll follows
that of Senator Lodge, heretofore sum
marized but in the important features of
establishing a civil government after Jan
uary 1, 1904. Mr. Cooper's measure en
larges on the bill drawn at the war de
partment and introduced by Mr. Lodge.
In framing a form of civil government
for. the Philippines, Mr. Cooper follows
recommendations of the Philippine com
mission. Section 5 continues the authority
of the commission until January 1, 1904,
at which time the new civil government
is to come into existence. The upper
branch of the legislature is called the
council and is to consist of five native b 11-
ipinos, appointed by the president. The
lower house is called the house of dele
gates and consists of thirty members
elected every two years by vote of the
Philippines people.
The qualifications of voters are that
they shall be over twenty-one years old.
shall be able to read and write Spanish or
English, shall possess taxable property
and shall hgve resided for one year in the
islands.
LIBERTYBELLDFF
FOR CHARLESTON
< v
GUN SALUTE IS FIRED BY NAVY
AS RELIC STARTS ON ITS
JOURNEY.
«
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 6,-The old Lib
erty Bell, accompanied by Mayor Aeh
brldge and an offiial escort of city coun
cilmen and city department heads, started
on its journey to the Charleston exposi
tion at 8 o’clock this morning.
As the special train left the Pennsyl
vania railroad station a salute of 21
guns was fired at the League Island navy
yard.
The bell is scheduled to arrive at
Charleston at 10 o’clock next Thursday
morning.
Great Ovations to Old Liberty Bell.
HARRISBURG. Pa., Jan. 7.—Thq pass
age of the Liberty bell through Harris
burg yesterday was not marked by any
formal greeting on the part of the city of
ficials and organizations. Union station,
however, and other points of vantage,
from which the precious relic could be
viewed were crowded. A delegation of
citizens from Newcastle and other poifits
in the Cumberland valley met the train
here as an escort through that region.
This is the first tkne the -bell has gone
through the historic valley and prepara-
have been made in every town and
hamlet along the route to accord it a fit
ting reception.
Liberty Bell in Savannah Yesterday.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Jan. 8.-The ’liberty
bell en route to the Charleston exposition
is scheduled to arrive in Savannah at 3:15
o’clock this afternoon.
It will be given a great reception.
Mayor Ashbridge, of Philadelphia, and
others accompanying the relic are! to be
entertained at a fish supper at ?«le of
Hope this afternoon.
A carriage ride to points of ir.torsgi r*ill
first be taken.
Oconee County Has Issued New Bonds.
Oconee county has Issued SB,OOO 4 1-3
per cent bonds for the purpose of erect
ing a new jail. The issue was recorded
with Secretary of State Phil Cook Tues
day afternoon.