Newspaper Page Text
.
TWO HUNDRED DEAD
In Most Frightful Mine Hor
ror in State of Wyoming.
IT CHOKED BY CORPSES
Scene of Catastrophe In Mine No. 1
ef (Jtiton Pacific Coal Company
i at Little Town of Hanna.
/ Heartrending Sight.
' The little town of Hanna, Wyoming,
r as the scene.of a terrible disaster at
10:30 a. m., Tuesday when an explo
sion of flro damp In mine No. 1 of the
Union Pacific Coal Company snuffed
out the lives of 234 men, Injured scores'
of others and caused the destruction
of a vast amount of property.
The mine was not fired, but the ex
plosion was. terrific and completely
shattered the timbers of the main
shaft and numerous entrances, filling
the works with debris, and those of
the miners that were not killed out
right by the explosion were burled
alive. The explosion was heard for
many miles around and attracted peo
ple from adjoining settlements. Huge
timbers and railroad Iron were hurled
300 feet fresh the mouth of the shaft.
The mine superintendent. and a large
force of men began the work of re
moving the debris from the shaft that
they mlglit reach the entombed min
ers. Their progress Into the mine
was blbcked by the foul gas and sev
eral times they were forced to return
ta the surface.
All day the rescuing party worked,
the force being Increased from time to
time by the arrival of ranchmen and
others from nearby settlements and
by those of a relief train sent out from
nttwllnr, which arrived at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. About 1 o'clock in the
afternoon four men were taken out
alive and a half hour later they were'
followed by 42 others. Many wore un
conscious and had to be carried from
the workings. Several are In a serious
condition, hut It Is believed all will
recover. .
Two hundred and eighty-two men
went down In the mine at 7 o’clock In
the morning, and up to a late hour
Monday night only 4S hod been ac
counted for. It was somo time after
t>e explosion occurred that the first
man was brought to the surface. He
was followed by others until 1 o'clock,
when the last of the 48 was brought
out. The rescuers were unable to pen
etrate farther Into the mine, as It was
necessary to make another opening
to permit fresh air to reach the lower
levels.
Horses and scrapers were put at
work hauling debris away from the
shaft.
Pome of the miners who escaped
said they saw twenty dead bodies
In entry No. 17. They reported that
many of the men were crazed by the
explosion and ran hither and thither
In. the mine. Many of these could have
escaped, but they lay down, burlod
their faces In their hands and gave up
the fight. Of the 234 dead about 175
were married and leave large families.
About 100 were Finlanders, 50 were
colored and tho rest were Americans.
The Hanna mines are among tne
best on the Union Pacific system, be
ing established In 1878.' The town was
named for Senator Mark Hanna when
he was a member of the Union Pacific
Coal Company. Mine No. 1 Is practi
cally a new property. It has twenty-
six entries fifteen miles of workings
and a main Incline shaft of one and
one-half miles In length. The mine
has been recognized as a dangerous
property for somo -time on account of
the large amount of gas, but the sys
tem of ventilation has been so good
that an accident was not anticipated.
WOMAN ROBBED ON TRAIN.
Claims to Have Betn Sandbagged and
Relieved of $18,500.
A Chicago woman, Mrs. F. F. Adams,
Jr., reported to the Milwaukee police
Tuesday that she had been sandbagged
and robbed of $18,500 while on a train
cn rotrte to Milwaukee from Chicago
Monday night,
BIQ TRUST IN TROUBLE.
Receivers Will Be Appointed for Uni
ted States Shipbuilding Company.
At Newark, N. J., Tuesday, Judge
Kirkpatrick announced to counsel rep
resenting the United States Shipbuild
ing Company bat he had read all the
papers In the case and had decided
that the corporation Is insolvent and
that Its dii^ctors had failed to take
proper steps to protec the bondhold
er* and seemed to be without ability
to raise funds. Therefore, in the Inter
est of the bondholders, he said, “I shall
appoint receivers. I will hear counsel
as o whom they may desire to name."
SEMINARY OF THEOLOGY
To Be Built In Atlanta by Congrega
tional Society of Bosun.
The Congregational Educational So
ciety, of Boston, announced Tuesday
night that it ha* voted to purchase, at
a cost of $8,800 acres, nine acres of
land Jnst outside of the city limit* of
Atlanta, Oa., for the site of $ white
theological seminary. Tho land Is
known m the Sherman eitat* and |$
tsld to he flatly iltutttd -
H******M4!
Cream of News.!
■HWHWWWWWWf
Brief Summery of Most
Important Events
of Eaeh Bay.
A SNUB IS COMING
Czar of Russia Wilf Refuse
to Receive Appeal of Jews.
—The Atlantic and Birmingham rail
road has absorbed the Tlfton and
Northeastern and the Tlfton, Thomas-
villo and Gulf, giving it a greatly in
creased mileage.
—At a result of the disregard of or
ders given by Colonel Wooten, (t is
possible that the Columbus companies
of the Georgia state troops may face
serious trouble.
—There was no disorder at Rich
mond, Va., Tuesday. The cars are get
ting a good passenger traffic again.
—The conference of the miners and
operators at Birmingham baa reached
an unsuccessful termination and the
miners will strike.
—Governor Jelks, of Alabama, has
called a special term of court to try
five members of the mob that lynched
a negro.and wounded Sheriff Austin
at Scottsboro.
—By an explosion of gat In a coal
mine at Hanna, Wyo., Tuesday, prob
ably 175 men were killed.
—The United States ship building
combine has been declared bankrupt
and a receiver will be appointed.
—The United States will take no no
tice of tbe charges by the Colombian
consul at London that Americans are
Inciting rebellion in Colombia.
—Charles M. Schwab has been
practically shelved at president of the
steel trust. He retains the position
nominally, but an assistant will dis
charge his duties.
—Comptroller Love, of Texas, was
killed Tuesday In the capitol at Austin
by a discharged employe named Hill,
who also killed himself. Just before
he died Love blessed bis assassin.
—The British office has been ad
vised that ten thousand of tbe Mad
Mullah’s followers have been killed In
battle.
—Major J. F. Hanson delivered an
address In the hall of tbe Georgia
house of representatives In opposi
tion to tbe child labor question.
—The encampment of the Second
and Fourth Georgia regiments at Grif
fin came to a close Tuesday.
—While carelessly handling a pistol
Robert Rich, of Sw&lnsboro, Ga„ shot
and. Instantly killed his mother.
—It is announced from Savannah
that no dividends will be paid on Cen
tral of Georgia second Income bonds
this year.
—John Cash, of Harris county, Ga.,
a white man, was fatally wounded at
a negro church Sunday night. He had
tried to stampede the congregation.
—The Wesley celebration closed at
Savannah, Oa., Monday with the un
veiling of the three bronze tablets at
places associated with his work In that
city. i
—Dr. Thomas Hoyt, a minister who
has served many southern pulpits,
died In Philadelphia Monday.
—The escape of Harvey Logan from
the Knoxville, Tenn.. prison causes
suspicion* of the authorities. A close
Investigation Is being made.
—Several hundred carpenters went
on a strike at Charleston, S. C„ Mon
day. The trouble originated over the
refusal of the contractors to recognize
the central union.
—Reports from 1,300 correspondents
In the cotton belt show no Improve
ment In cotton. The average of condi
tion Is placed at <4.9.
—More Indictments have been re
turned by tho grand Jury at Washing
ton against August W. Machcn and the
Groff brothers.
—President Alton, of tho Columbia
Gold Mining Company, has been ar
rested at New York. His arrc3t may
result In disclosures Implicating gov
ernment officials.
—The Russian government seems to
be adopting a more liberal policy to
ward the Jewi. One hundred addi
tional towns have been named In
which Jews may reside and acquire
property.
—Harvey Logan, the noted train rob
ber who escaped from the Knoxville,
Tenn., jail, la still at large.
—The'Wealey celebration continued
in Savannah, Ga., Sunday, all the
Metbodlit pulpits In the city being
filled by ministers who talked of Wes
ley.
—Richmond, Va., spent a quiet Sun
day, no violence resulting from the
street car strike, Both sides expect
'ultimate victory.
—E. H. De'ss. head of the colored re
publican organization in South Caro
lina, Is out In a bitter attack on Presi
dent Roosevelt's southern policy.
—The scene of the burning of
George White, tbe negro, near Wil
mington, Del., was visited by tbotr-
sands of persons Sunday. Trolley lines
and cabs did a thriving business.
—President Roosevelt passed a quiet
Sunday at Oyster Bay with his family.
He attended divine service In tbe
morning at Christ church, of which
Mrs. Roosevelt Is a member.
—Senator Hanna, in addressing the
Salvation Army at Cleveland. Ohio,
says If he bod time to preach he would
join the Salvation Army.
—King Peter ol Benia, attended
church Sunday without escort. Official
report of killing of Hint Alexander de-
fni$ the MiMilni,
MAY NOT BE ANGERED
It Will Be'. Made Plain, However, that
Russia wm Allow no intermed
dling In Her Internal
Affair*.
A SL Petersburg special aaya: The
Russian government has learned with
profound regret of the Intention of the
Washington authorities to forward to
St. Petersburg a petition from Ameri
can Jews relative to Russia's treat-
meat of her Jewish subjects. It Is yet
hoped that ho United States will ap
preciate the Russian view of the case
and will content Itself with the kindly
expressions of sympathy which It al
ready has offered for the affair at
Ktshtnot.
The Associated Press already haa
stated the Russian position regarding
what la considered outside Interfer
ence In the Internal affairs of Russia.
That position continues to ba held and
the Associated Press is further permit
ted to say that Mr. Riddle, the Ameri
can charge, when he presents the peti
tion at the Russian foreign office, will
be received with the same cordiality
always accorded an American envoy.
In returning the petition .o Mr. Riddle,
tho officials will assuro him that Rus
sia cherishes no ill-will towards the
United Statos and that the action It
takes with respect to tbe petition Is
necessary In view of Russia’s unalter
able policy of refraining from Interfer
ence In tho Internal affairs of other
powers and Insisting on similar treat
ment for Itself. The Russian govern
ment hopes Its firmness In the mat
ter will not be misunderstood, but In
view of the announcement of Its posi
tion weeks ago, It la surprised at the
development which will force a reit
eration of Us views.
Should the presentation of the peti
tion be deferred until tho return to 3t.
Petersburg of Mr. McCormick, the
American ambassador to Russia, the
same programme will obtain, unless, In
the meantime, the Russian government
Is made aware of extenuating circum
stances, which put tho matter In a dif
ferent light. Indeed, It is declared
Russia would be glad to do anything
possible to relieve the tension.in the
United States; but foels unable to sac
rifice a principle which it has followed
hitherto and the American support
which It has warmly Indorsed.
Tha Russian government readily ad
mits the sincerity of the American gov
ernment’s decision and declines to ils-
ten to reports that the forwarding of
the petition has any ulterior signifi
cance or la In any way associated with
any other matters.
“WHITE MAN IS DEMON."
So Declare* Colored Preacher In Wil
mington; Delaware, Anent the
Burning of George White.
The Rev. Montrose W. Thornton,
colored, pastor of the First A. M. E.
church, of Wilmington, Dot., preached
* sensational sermon to hla congrega
tion Sunday night. The church was
crowded In expectation that the pastor
would have something to say of the
evetite of the preceding week. He said
!h part:
"The white man, In face of iiifi (toast 1
ed civilization, stands before my eyed
tonight tbe demon of the world's races,
* monster incarnate, and, Insofar aa
tbo negro race Is concerned, seems to
give no quarter. The white man is a
heathen, a fiend, a monstrosity before
God, and la equal to any act in the
cotegory of crime. 1 would sooner
(rust myself In a den of hyenas than
In his arms. With a court of law and
officers of law In his bands, tho de
spised begro cai expect no mercy, jus
tice or protection. The negro la un
safe anywhere In this .country. He Is
tho open prey, at all times, of barba
rians who know no restraint and will
not be restrained.
‘There Is but one part left for tho
persecuted negro, when charged with
crime and when Innocent. Be a law
unto yourself. You are taught by this
lesson of out rage to save yourself
from torture at the hands of the blood-
seeking public, 8ave your race from
insult and shame. Be your own sher
iff, court and jury, aa was the outlaw
Tracy. Die In your tracks, perhaps,
drinking the blood of your pursuers.
Booker T. Washington's charity, hu
manity, advtco of forgiveness, love, In
dustry and so on, will never be recipro
cated by white men.”
KNOCK8 OUT STATE FAIRS.
Georgia Supreme Court Placet Ban on
• Turf Exchangei.
As the result of a decision handed
down Friday morning by the Georgia
supreme court there will probably bo
no fairs held in the state this year, un
less tho general assembly, now in ses
sion, so changes the law as to allow
pool selling on horse races.
Tho decision handed down .was In
the case of the State vs. M. Thrower,
who conducts the Atlanta turf ex
change. Judge L. S. Roan, of the su
perior court, had placed a fine of }500
on Mr. Thrower, who was charged with
operating a gambling house, and the
supremo court sustained the decision
of the lower court.
Tho Atlanta turf exchange was not
operated Friday afternoon. The place
was opened for a time for tbo purpose
of receiving bets on the races at Wash
ington and Sheepshcad Bay. The first
races had been rim and tho money had
been taken In for the second race.
While the horses £cro'at the post an
order came to close the turf exchange.
The decision la believed to be a se
vere blow to alt tho fair associations
of Georgia, as horao racing has been
common at all of them and has-been
tho main attraction.
Or.., of the director* of the Southern
fnter-stato Fair Association, of Atlan
ta, stated that while he opposed the
turf exchanges, ho did not think It
right to make the law apply to bets on
races that are actually being run. Un
less the law Is so changed as to allow
pool selling on races at places where
they are run, he said, the Southern In
terstate Fair Association will this year
lose about $13,000 If It held, and a
similar loss will be experienced by the
state fair at Macon.
There is now pending before the
house of representatives a bill which
legalizes the selling of pools on races
at the places where they are being
run. Tbe measure does not authorize
tha operating of turf ezchangcs.
NOTED TRAIN ROBBER E8CAPS8.
TO BEARD THE BEAR
President Takes Bold Step
in Behalf of Hebrews.
WILL APPEAL TO CZAR
Takti Rlak #f Call-Down and of En
gendering Unfriendly Feeling.
Petition May Nsv*r.R«aoli
Rutzlan Ruler. v
NEGRO EDITORS AROUSED.
Strong Public Addreie la Formulated
at Meeting of Afro-American Press
Association In Louisville.
Hervey Logan Overpowers Jail Guard
and Depart* on Sheriff’s Horae.
Harvey Logan, the notorious Mon
tana train robber, under sentence of
twenty yoars, escaped from the Knox
county jail In Knoxville, Tenn., Satur
day afternoon at 5 o'clock.
While bis guard’s back was turned
Logan threw a wire over his head and
lassoed him, tying him tight to the
bars of his cage. Having one entire
floor of the jail to himself. Logan next
secured two pistols placed In the cor
ridor of the jail for use by officers It
needed.
When Jailer Bell appeared In answer
to a knock from Logan, the prisoner
passed out a bottle saying he wanted
some medicine. As the Jailer put out
his hand Logan covered him with a
pistol, forced him to unlock the dOor
and take him to the basement of the
jail.
Then he forced Bell to take him to
the sheriff's stable and saddle the sher
iff's horse. This done, Logan mounted
and rode away In tho direction of tho
mountains. A posse started In purstt
of the desperado within one hour.
Sheriff J. W. Fox at once offered a
reward of $500 for the capture of Lo
gan, dead or alive.
A later dispatch from Knoxville
says: The posse of local officers who
went In pursuit of Harvey Logan, the
notorious train robber who broke Jail
Satprday, returned Sunday empty-
handed, finding no trace of him after
going seven miles from the city. Tbe
sheriff's horse, which he rode away,
arrived lame at tho jail gate Sunday
morning, having found Its way home.
Judge C. D. Clark, of tbe United
States district court, has ordered
United States district Attorney Wright
and Marshal Austin to.make a rigid In
vestigation of the escape.
MILITARY RULE8 IN JACKSON.
Hotchkiss Gun Placed on Public
Square Ready for Action.
At Jackson, Ky„ Latunlay afternoon,
Adjutant General Murray Issued or
ders Intended to make more absolute
the powers of tne military In Jackson.
Tho first Instructions aro to tho pro
vost marshal to report to City Judge
Cardwell and serve processes Issued.
If any violations of rights, personal or
property, shall occur In the town or
Breathitt'county, the commanding nffl
cer will uso the troops to the extreme
limit of his authority.
General Murray ordered a Hotchkiss
gun placed on the court house square
A Washington special aavz: The
president has decided to transmit to
the Russian government the petition
presented to him by the executive
council of the B’nal Brlth- regarding
treatment of Jew* In Russia.
This action has been taken after ma
ture consideration At first It was de
cided that tho petition should Uol Do
presented because It might be resented
by tbfi government of Russia and lead
to a response (list would cause a
break In the relations Of tb* two
countries. However, the first conclu
sion has been reconsidered and, by di
rection of the president, the petition
will now go forward. What the result
will ba Is problemat.cal.
Hay's Nets to Wolf.
A* Indicated in the following note
from Secretary Hay to Simon Wolf,
the presentation will probably be made
to the Russian government through the
United States charge at St. Peters
burg, The note reads:
''Department at State, Washington
June 24, 1903—Dear Sir! Tho presi
dent has concluded to transmit to the
Russian government the petition of
which you presented him a draft on
the 15th of this month. The matter
which he had to consider most serious
ly was whether or not such a proceed
ing would be to the advantage of your
persecuted and outraged co-rellglonlsts
in Russia. On this point he has decid
ed to accept your opinion and that of
the number of intelligent groups of
American citizens of the Jewish faith
whom you represent. He requests that
you will send him the petition In due
form at your earliest convenience. Of
course, you will understand that tno
president can not tell you what recep
tion your petition will meet at tho
hands of the Russian government. 1
am faithfully yours, JOHN HAY.
“Hon Simon Wolf, Washington, D. C.”
The petition which will be transmit
ted to the Russian government Is the
one which the executive council of the
B'nal Rrlth handed to the president aa
a tentative document to -be signed by
leading citizens of the United 3tates
outside of federal officeholders. It is
expected that It will take about two
weeks to secure these signatures,
work along that line already being In
progress.
Upon hearing that the government
of the United 8tates had decided to
forward tho petition to the Russian
government, Count Cassini went
the state department and consulted
with Secretary Hay.
The call of the ambassador upon
Secretary Hay was shorter than usual,
but It developed officially the fact that
tho government of tho United States
Intended to forward the Jewish peti
tion to hte czar. If It Is possible to do
so. At tho white houso conference on
the 15th of Juno, tho Jews had msde
the point that the czar was kept from
knowledge of the truth as to the con
dition of the Jews In bis empire by
the bureaucrats who hedged him
about on all sides, and they were
sure that It the president would only
once assist them In laying their case
before tho czar himself, he would at
once adopt measures to alleviate
their condition. The president at that
hearing promised to do-what he could.
The Jews, however, were not satis
fied with this passive attitude anil the
president decided to adopt the bold
course of sending the petition directly
lo the czar through tbe United States
embassy at 8t. Petersburg.
Officially It is expected that this will
ho received, hut privately It may be
stated that there have been no lack
of Intimations from Informed sources
that the cssr will never he permitted
to see the petition, as' the Russian
prime minister will not receive It for
transmission.
At the annual aesilon of the Afro-.
American Pros* Association, held In
Louisville, Ky., Monday, a strong ad
dress, doaling with tho race question,
was unanimously adopted for Issuance
to the country at large. The address
calls on the people to enforce the prin
ciples of good government In the pres
ent crisis In the .history of the Afro-
American people when a systematlo
add thoroughly organized movement,
begun In 1888, la working with mali
cious and malignant Intent to utterly,
destroy tho political and civil rights
01 those for whom we stand, Jn some
park ad spokesmen.
We resent the reiterated statement
that'this la a ‘white man's country.*
It was made In Its inception and devel
opment by all of its people. Irrespec
tive of race, and the federal constitu
tion specifically places all df Its citi
zens on equality before the law.
‘The persistent effort which haa
been made and la being made to nullify
the suffrage guarantees of the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments to
tbe federal union ae was tho effort to
hitch slavery upon the constitution of
tho country prior to 1860.
Wo again direct attention to tho
efforts produced by the license of tho
mob spirit. We do this not because,
we are the victims In most part of this
license, but because it has become, a
national problem with which the na
tion. In Its public opinion and Its law,
must deaf or ultimately go down to
ruin In tbe mad overflow of anarchism.
It Is a national problem in which we
have only coordinate interest.”
The address closes with an Indorse,
cent of President Roosevelt’s attltudo
on this and other questions affecting
public morality.
The following officers were elected:
C. F. Adams, Chicago, president: Wil
liam A. Pledger, editor of Atlanta Age,
Atlanta, Ga., vice president; Emmott
L Scott, editor of The Studont. Tuske-
gee, Ala., secretary; William H. Stew
ard, editor The American Baptist,
Louisville, treasurer.
TRIPLE LYNCHING IN GEORGIA.
NOTORIOUS HOOSEY CONVICTED.
Herb Doctor, Suspected of Wholeeale
Murder, In Shadow of Gallows.
'The trial at Philadelphia of George
P. Hoosey, a negro herb "doctor,” for
tbe murder of William G. Danse, has
resulted In a verdict of murder In tbe
firs: degree. Hoosey was Indicted with
Ur*. Catherine Dane* who Is charged
with administering to bar husband pot
ion fnrnlibed by tha "doctor,Bbt li
iwtUlBi trill
Three Negroes Meet Death at Hand*
of Mcb in Baker County.
Baker county, Ga, was the scene of
a triple lynching early Friday morn
ing. The affair took place about a mile
from Newton, tho county seat, add 21
miles below Albany.
The mob's victims were George Me*
Kinney, Garfield McCoy and Wiley
Anette, negroes woo murdered F. 8.
Bullard, a while i...aer living near
.Peace, in Baker county. They were
forcibly taken from the jail at New
ton.
STATUS OF COTTON CROP.
New York Journal of Commerce Set*
Forth Conditions aa Gathered
from Host of Correspondents.
The New York Journal of Commorco
publishes the result of Its Investiga
tion of the condition pt the cotton crop.
The statemont Is based upon direct ro*
ports from thirteen hundred corre
spondents located In practically all
counties of the beltf Tho reports boar
average date June 25 and Indicate that
‘the condition on that dato had not
measurably Improved during the
month. The average condition fig
ures 74.9, which compares with an av
erage of 75 last month and 86.5 and 77
In July, 1902, respectively.
It la to lie observed, however, that
the remarks of other correspondents
show an appreciably better feeling
than Is contained In their former
statement of percentages, and It Is dif
ficult to dispol the improsslon that cor
respondents have allowed tho lateness ,
of the season and the smallness of the
plant to enter aa too strong a factor
In their figures. Furthermore, tbo fact
deserves notlve that since the average
dato of the correspondence reports the
weather conditions have been quite
generally favorable. There have, it is
true, been rains along tho Atlantic
coast, where tbe smallest part of the
crop Is made, but from the big cotton
statea tbe recent reports have shown
good growing weather.
Tbe following Is a statement of the
condition by states:
North Carolina, 77.7, decline, 4.2. •
South Carolina, 74.0; decline, 3.5.
Georgia, 74.1; Increase, 5.2.
Florida, 80.7; decrease, 1.8.
Alabama, 74.9; decrease. 0.9.
Mississippi, 75.8; tfecreasc, 2.4.
Louisiana, 74.3; decrease, 4.2.
Texaa, 77.7; Increase, 5.4.
Arkansas, 69.0; decrease. 7.9.
Tennesioe, 75.1; decrease, 11,13.
Mlizourl, 77.0; decrease, 9.7.
Oklahoma, 68.0; decrease, 4.6.
Indian Territory, 66.0; decrease, 15.8.
Average, 74.9; decrease, 0.1.
COLLIER WILL P ROB At ED.
COTTON GINS FOR PORTO R'.CO.
Five Received in San Juan from United
State*—First In Forty Year*.
Five cotton gins arrived In San
Juau, P. R.. from the United Slates
and will be immediately Installed.
They are the first gins to retch the is
land In forty yoars. The cotton pleq-
(nitons there now rover 11,000 acres
and the area U being Increased weekly.
San Juan has been chosen at tbe cen
ter of tbU trade.
Property Left by Atlanta Pioneer Goes
to Hit Five Children.
As a result of the will of the late
George Washington Collier, of Atlanta.
Ga., which was probated In common
form Monday morning, the greater
part of the vast real estate holdings
on Peachtree road will bo sold. Tho
proceeds will be used tor paying debts
and Improving tbo city property.
The will Is slmplo and brief, cover
ing less than one entire sheet of legal
cap paper. All the property, both real
and personal, Is left to bis five chil
dren, share and share alike.
AND WHERE WILL IT END?
Scandal New Center* Over the Wash
ington Agricultural Department.
A Washington special says: Scan
dal In the agricultural department has
lust been brought to the president's at
tention. and nnoher cabinet officer has
received the presidential pronuncla-
cncnto, “Get at the facts.”
Extensive frauds are charged in con
nection wltb tbe letting of gorentnent
contftgU tor 8«$d$ in 1100,
LORENZ AND WIFE ARRESTED.
Give Bond In 8um of $5,000 Eech 111'
Court at Toledo, Ohio.
George T. Lorenz and bis wife, Mar-'
tba, who were Indicted by the federal
grand Jury at Washington n few days
ago; In connection with the scandal in
the pos (office department, were arrest
ed at tbelr home In Toledo, Ohio, Wed
nesday, and token before United.
States Commissioner Brough, where'
their attorney demanded The right to
a preliminary bearing.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorens each gave bond
In tbe sum of $5,000.
A “WHOPPING* 8EA EEL.
Largest Conger on Record Caught Off
the Florida Coast.
A Pensacola dispatch says: What
is acknowledged to be the largest con
ger or sea eel ever caught In gulf wa
ters has been captured.
Tbe eel measures seven feet ten
Inches In length, seven Inches in d!am- :
eter, twenty-one Inches In clrcumfer-
ence and tipped tho bests at half a
hundred pounds, It will bs pltced on
exhibition in Cbictgo,