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MEXICO TOWNS ARE LEVELED By Heaviest Earthquake Shock Felt in Many Years. HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS Two Cities are Known to Be Destroyed While a Third is Yet to Be Heard From. Details Difficult to Secure. The city of Chilpaxcingo, Mexico, Jias been completely destroyed by one ■of the heaviest -earthquakes that has ever visited that section. The known dead so far number eleven and the badly injured twenty-seven. The ut most panic prevails everywhere and people are fleeing to the open coun try. Many minor shocks completed the work of destruction of the first earthquake. All telegraph communication with the outside world ceased shortly af ter 11:30 o’clock Sunday night, when the- first shock was felt. The tele graph operators have installed tem porary quarters on an open square and are working with the sky for a roof. Word has reached Chilpancingo that the town of Chilapa has also been destroyed. As yet no details have been received as to the number of dead and -wounded, but it is fear ed that the number will be large. Chilpancingo is the capital of the state of Guerrero and four years ago was visited by an earthquake which' killed and wounded many of its in habitants and destroyed a large part of the town. The population of the town is 7,495, and until the panic Into which the citizens have been thrown abates some it will be impos sible to state just what extent the recent earthquake has decreased it. The population of the city of Chilapa is 15,000. Midway between the cities of Chil pancingo and Chilapa is located the city of Tixtla. This is a prosperous and progressive community and as no word has been received from that place it is feared that it also has been destroyed. According to the | movements of the earthquake Tixtia would be in its direct line, and if the city has escaped it has been only by a miracle. The National Bank of Mexico re ceived a telegram saving that 500 lives were lost in tlfe -destruction of Chilpancingo. The telegram adds that both cities were completely destroy ed. In governmental circles the re port is not credited. The federal telegraph office in Mexico City de clares that the first and last report received was that contained in the dispatch received about noon Mon day. It is admitted that both cities were leveled to the ground, but it is not thought that the death list will even approrimate 500, owing to the fact that the houses are massive af fairs, built of stone and adobe in or der to resist earthquake shocks. The federal authorities at the cap ital have been appealed to by the gov ernors of the districts of Bravos and Chilpapa for tents as the inhabi tants in the stricken cities are now living in the open, having consteucted dwellings out of palm leaves and branches. The governor of the state of Guer rero has dispatched military engineers and troops to the destroyed district and the work of rescue and sanitation is being carried on in a systematic manner. Both cities are so far remov ed from the railway that it is im possible to obtain rapid intellgence of the disaster. COMMISSIONER YERKES QUITS. Resigns from Revenue Department to Take Up Practice of Law. Jum W. Yerkes, commissioner of internal revenue, has resigned, and his resignation has been accepted by the president. He leaves the service of the government to enter the prac tice of law. BIG HAUL BY LONE BANDIT. Stag# Coac \ Held Up in Montana and $28,- 000 in Cash Secured. The stage running between Malta and Zortman, Mont., was held up Sun day night by a lone bandit, according to a telephone message received in Great Falls, and a sum estimated at i 528,000 is said to have been secured. I The robbery occurred just north of I Zortman, as the stage •*** entering l the Little Rockies, ' consign Irnent of money jtes of Ithe mine# 7^2^21 NORTHEN PITCHFORKED Senator Tillman Rakes Ex-Governor Fcra and Aft for Widely-Published Disparaging Criticisms. Senator B. R. Tillman, of South Carolina, spoke at the Sandersville, Ga., auditorium under the auspices of the Lyceum Association, and in the course of his speech replied to the charges made by ex-Governor Northen and defended himself, ex plaining the connection in which the utterances were used. Senator Tillman said he would meet Governor Northen in cebate at any time he might designate and would let a Georgia jury try the is sues between them. He said: “You have had iu the past a man whom you honored with the office of governor, who of late has sought some notoriety, and pushed himself to ihe trout in the matter which looks to the adjustment of this momentous question, as to what shall be done and how it shall be done to safe guard Anglo-Saxon civilization, and this man going up and down Geor gia, a self-appointed apostle or some thing, I don’t know what and I don’t care, I don’t meddle with Georgia’s affairs. I am glad of the chance to allow some Georgians hear and see me for myself, and nothing would delight my soul more than to meet this doubty warrior on some dung hill in Georgia and see whether he was the game chicken or whether I was.” Senator Tillman here read an extract from the Atlanta Constitution, and continued: “Now the purpose in reading this extract is, to bring to your attention the character of the charges that this man is making in public against me, and as I never did take kindly to abuse or slander, I hope you will par don just a few comments on this ex traordinary and remarkable produc tion from an ex-governor of Georgia, about a senator, not ex-senator, of South Carolina. I do not care to in dulge in personalities, I simply call attention to a charge he makes there “that with the oath of office fresh on my lips, 1 said so and so.” What 1 did say, what I have said, what I may say now, and repeat, what I have said in the senate and I am not ashamed of and stand by, was this: “That with the oath of office fresh on my lips to enforce the law, 1 would lead a mob to lynch any man, black or white, who ravished a wo man, black or white.” He leaves out everything except what he wanted. Now that has been termed by Shakespeare “a lie by indi rection, or a lie by om.\3ion.' ne goes further to say that in a public utterance of mine, which had the ten dency to break down respect for the law and to paralyze the sheriffs of Georgia, that I said, “To heil with the law.” What did i say and where? It was at Chicago. The papers gave wide circulation to the effort of tue negroes there to silence me and to prevent my speaking. The speech I made was in the presence of a pack ed audience of 3,500 people, with lots of people outside trying to get in, and not able to do so, they were as wild as any men in the south ever can be on the subject of white su premacy, but what 1 did say in com menting on this thing was this: i al luded to the handcuffs that had been placed upon us by the 15th amend ment, and went on to illustrate and tell just how we had overthrown and paralyzed or nulliried both the 14th and 15th amendment, and when 1 was discussing that phase of the subject some fellow in the audience, taking exception to my method of treating it, exclaimed, or asked me, “What about the law?” My reply was just like a pistol shot, “To hell with such a law!” I meant “to hell with the 15th amend ment,” because it nad attempted to put the white man’s neck under the negro’s heel and hold it there, and it there is anybody in Georgia or any where else who objects to my say ing that, “To hell with that law, ’ l don’t care what he thinks: he can have his own views, and 1 can have mine.” TO OUST BOOZE Ilf KANSAS. Attorney General Makes Move Against Breweries and Whisky Jobbers. Application was made to the su preme court at Topeka, Kans., Thurs day by Attorney General Jackson for writs of quo warranto and injunctions against eight brewery companies, mostly Missouri and Wisconsin con cerns, and against a number of whis key jobbers. It is sought to compel the defendants to cease doing busi ness in Kansas through their agents. This action is considered the most drastic ever taken to enforce prohibi tion laws in Kansas. FIFTEEN DEAD IN THIS WRECK Men, Women and Children Crema ted in Burning Coaches. CANADIAN RAIL HORROR Many Only Saved Lives by Fighting Theii Way Through Raging Flames—'W reck Caused by Broken kail. The worst wreck in the history of the Canadian Pacific occurred Wed nesday near Chapleau, Out., 300 miles east of Fort William. Fifteen per sons are missing aud are believed io nave been burned to deutu in the coaches. The wreck was caused by a broken rail, which ditched the train, tiie two tourist cars rolling down an embankment into a small lake below. Passengers fought their way througa the flames, and a number of people iu the coaches were pulled out badly burned but still alive. Most ot tae passengers received more or less se rious injuries. The following official statement was issued at Montreal Thursday by Mr. McNicoll, vice president ot ihe Cana dian Pacific railway; "About 22 miles west of Chapleau, Out., yesterday, the westbound trans continental train, which left Montreal on Tuesday morning, was partly de railed, caused by a broken rail. Five cars ran down an embankment aud caught fire, said to have been from the cooking stove. Nine adults and six children are missing. “The following are the names given: “William Dah, London, England. “Winnifred aud Susan Horton, Char ing Heath, Kent. “C. H. Golding, with brother and his brother s wife and two children, of Palistow,' Essex, England. “Mrs. August Djorklund and two children, of Worcester, Mass. “Mrs. R. B. Hampion and Mrs. R. Davidson aud baby.” CAUSE OF SOLDIERS ESPOUSED. Noted “Skating Kiak” Decision to Be Fought by War Department. The war department is determin ed to pursue to the end of its legal resources the effort to remove the slur cast upon the uniform of the Ameri can soldier by the decision last Jan uary of a local magistrate at Platts burg, N. Y., that Sergeant Higgins and the soldiers who accompanied him when they were refused admission to a public skating rink in that town had no case warranting the imposi tion of a penalty upon the proprietors of the place. Thursday Acting Secretary Oliver wrote a letter to the attorney general asking his help in the prosecution of this case. The attorney general is requested to give an opinion on the point whether or not the local magis trate, having declared that the keep ers of the rink were not subject to penal punishment, they still can be reached by a suit for monetary dam ages. In case of an affirmative an swer the department of justice is re quested to authorize the proper attor ney for the United States to appear for the soldiers in the prosecution of the case. ON CHARGE OF TRIPLE MURDER New York Man is Arrested in Los Angeles Cal., After a Long Search. News of me arrest m ims Angeles Cal., of Chai.et lionry Rogers, chaig ed with the mftrder of Willis Olney Frederick Olney and Alice lugericK at Middletown, N. Y., on October 5, 1906, was received in New York Wednesday. Rogers admits his identity. Rogers is also charged with assault ing with intent to kill Mrs. Georga Ingerick. CAMPBELL HOLDS LEGISLATORS. Texas Assembly Reconvenes Ten Minutes < After Adjournment. With rather decided friction evi dent between Governor Campbell and the members of the Texas legislature, that body adjourned sine die at Aus tin Friday, after a four-months’ ses sion, and were reconvened in extra session withiD ten minutes by Gov ernor Campbell. Governor Campbell demands legis lation upon the taxation of corporate interests along lines that he will sug gest in a special message. FAVROT IS SET FREE The “Unwritten Law” Saves Louisiana Congressrfan-Elect Who Slew His Alleged Lifelong Friend. Democratic Congressman George K Favrot was set free at Baton Rouge. La.. Thursday night, after having been in jail continuously for about five months, unuer arrest on a charge of murder, and awaiting action of a grand jury. Thursday morning, by ail unanimous vote, the second gruud jury, which has considered his case, re fused to indict the congressman. Favrot, last November, shot and killed Dr. R. 11. Alcirick, of Baton Rouge, who had been his lifelong friend. The congressman declared that the physician had madev disparaging remarks about Mrs. Favrot. The shooting occurred after an exciting election, iu which Favrot had demon strated great popularity, aud while Favrot was still judge of the Baton Rouge court, which has just set him free. He resigned, and was indicted by a split vote by a grand jury, which had been selected under liis jurisdic tion before the shooting. Becauso one of the jurymen, who indicted him, was an illiterate Italian, unable to read the English language, the finding was quashed, the supreme court of Louis iana sustaining the quashing only a few days ago. FEW OWN HALF THE WEALTH. One-Tenth of Total is Possessed by Not More Than $200,000 Families. At Thursday night’s- session of the American Church Congress of the Protestaut Episcopal Church, iu New Orleans, there was a discussion on “The Moral Strain in Social and Com mercial Life.” Rev. H. C. Garrett of St. Louis said that the question of regulating corporate wealth was the first source of strained conditions, and the sec ond “the widespread departure from the simple to the artificial mode of living.” Speaking on corporate wealth, he said: “It is a remarkable fact that nearly eight millions of families in this country average in holdings a little less than SSOO each, while not over 200,000 families possess one-half the entire wealth of the country. Out of the total annual income, one-half goes to one-tenth of the people. The other half is divided among the re maining nine-tenths.” HOSTLERS OF CENTRAL STRIKE. Some Two Hundred Quit to Enforce De mand for Higher Wages. Engine hostlers employed by the Central of Georgia railroad went on strike at Atlanta Thursday, as the result of a refusal on the part of the railroad to grant an increase in wages, and to do away with switching duties. The strike was general all over the system and probably 200 men in all, including helpers, walked out. The strikers, who were making $2.09 a day, made a demand of $2.75 a day. This demand is based on the statement that a hostler must have a thorough knowledge of firing and be a practical engineer, which equipment calls for a good deal of experience. ROOSEVELT SHOULD STEP ASIDE To Make Way for W. J. Bryan Say Leg islators of Missouri. In the Missouri legislature Thurs day a resolution, endorsing President Roosevelt on his stand on “unprinci pled use of wealth,” was adopted and tabled after bdng so amended as to read that it was the sense of the Re publican members that Roosevelt should run for president again. A resolution lauding Bryan, and de daring that /President Roosevtlt should retire to make way for Bryan, was adopted. LET ROOSEVELT NAME BRYAN la Counter Proposition of Hendricks Club to Graves’ Suggestion. The Hendricks Club, the largest Democratic organization in Indiana, adopted the following resolution ana telegraphed same to John Temple Graves, of Atlanta: “The Hendricks Club, of Evansville, Ind., believes tnat, in the interest of ‘a square deal,’ Roosevelt should nom inate Bryan for president in 19ba, as there is now no doubt that Bryan was beaten in 1896 by the coutrioution of money from insurance companies, railroad compan.es and tans protect td monopolies.’* JURY FLUKED 1 IN THAW CASE Failed to Agree on Any Verdict and a mistrial is Declared* RESULT IS DEPLORABLE Rotten Details of Tragedy Must bo Re hearsed-Seven Jurors for Conviction and Five for Acquittal. A New York special says: Hope lessly divided —seven for a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree and five for acquittal on the ground of Insanity—the jury which since January 23 has been trying Ha try K. Thaw reported Friday afternoon after forty-seven hours and eight minutes of deliberation that it could 4 not possibly agree, The twelve men were promptly discharged by Justice Fitzgerald, who declared that he, too believed their task hopeless. Thaw was remanded to the Tombs with out ball to await a second trial on the charge of having murdered Stan ford White. When this new trial will take place no one connected with the case could express au opinion. District Attor ney Jerome declared that there were many other persons accused of homi cide awaiting trial and that Thaw would have to take ‘his turn. As to a possible change of venue both the district attorney and counsel for Thaw declared they would make no such move. Thaw’s attorneys will have a conference with the prisoner to decide upon their next step. They may make an early appli cation for bail. Mr. Jerome said that he will strenuously oppose it. He added that as seven of the jurors had voted for “guilty,” his opposition probably would be successful. In that event, Thaw has another long summer before him in the city pris on, for his case on (he already crowd ed criminal calendar cannot possi bly be reached until fall. The scenes attending the announce ment by the jury of Its Inability to agree were robbed of thoatricalism by the general belief that after their long deliberation anu the reports of a wide division of sentiment, the Jur ors could make no other report. Thaw, surrounded by the members of his family—the devoted aged mother, the pale yeving wife, the ti tled sister —the countess of Yarmouth —Mrs. George Carnegie and Edward and Josiah Thaw, the brothers, re ceived the news in absolute silence. Thaw’s wife gripped her husband’s hands tightly as the jury foreman spoke, and then when he sank down by her side, she tried to cheer nim as best she could by saying that she believed he would now be admitted to bail, and that a second jury would surely set him free. The mother, the sisters and the brothers, pale and well-nigh exhaust ed by their tedious, nerve-rucking wait for a verdict, smiled weakly at Thaw as he was Jed away ? agafn to the Tombs. They were permitted to speak with him for a few moments to bid him be of good cheer before he crossed the “bridge of sighs'’ to the ceil, which until a few minutes before ho had hoped he was about to quit forever. Outside the big square criminal couris building only a few hundred persons were gathered. Thousands had been there earlier in the day, but the police had instructions to keep every one moving, aud this soon tired the idly curious. I haw, when he had returned to the Tombs, gave out the following statement; “I believed that every man in the jury possessing average intelligence, excepting possibly Mr. Bolton, com prehended the weight of evidence and balanced it for acquittal. All of my family bid me goodby with courage. 1 trust (D. V.j we may all keep well.’’ LIABILITIES REACH SIX FIGURES While Assets are Nothing, in Bankruptcy Petition of Alien. A petition in involuntary bankrupt cy was filed in Macon, Ua., a few days ago by C. L. Allen. The liabili ties are given as $270,227 27 and as sets as nothing. Mr. Allen resided in Vineville until a few weeks ago, when he moved to Buford. He had been engaged in the tanning business at Macon, and held ihe position of sec retary and manager of the Ocmulgee Tanning Company.