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The Jones County News
M. 0. GREENE, PUBLISHER.
ROOSEVELT FACED DEATH!
CARRIAGE IN WHICH HE WAS RIDING IS RUN
INTO AND DEMOLISHED BY TROLLEY CAR.
DETECTIVE CRAIG
Driver of Vehicle Has
Skull and May Die.
PRESIDENT IS SLIGHTLY HURT
Cecrctary Cortelyou Knocked Uncon¬
scious While Governor Crane
Escaped Injury —Car Men
Promptly Arrested.
The president of the United States
escaped a tragic death by only a few
feet in a collision between his car¬
riage and an electric street car in
Pittsfield, Mass., Wednesday, while
one of his most trusted guards, Secret
Service Agent William Craig, was in¬
stantly killed and David J. Pratt, of
Dalton, who was guiding the horses
attached to the vehicle, was seriously
injured. President Roosevelt himself
was badly shaken up, hut received
only a slight facial bruise. Secretary
Cortelyou, who occupied a seat direct¬
ly opposite the president In tho lan-
deau, sustained a minor wound in the
hack of the head, and Governor
Crane, who sat beside the president,
extricated himself from (he wreck
practically without a scratch. The
carriage was demolished by the impact
of the rapidly-moving car and the
wheel horse on the side nearest the
ear was killed outright. The crew
and passengers of the car escaped in¬
jury.
The Story in Detail.
After a night passed at Governor
Crane’s home in Dalton, Mass., the
president and his party took carriages
for the drive over the picturesque
Berkshire hills to Lenox.
The president made a brief speech
at the opera house at Dalton on leav
ing there shortly before 8 o clock and
going to Pittsfield, where he planned
to stop for a short time on the way
to Lenox. He was constantly greeted
by groups of citizens who were most
enthusiastic in their greeting.
An immense crowd welcomed him in
Pittsfield and he made a brief speech
from a stand which had been erected
in the public park.
The president then returned to his
carriage with Governor Crane and Sec¬
retary Cortelyou and requested that he
he driven to the home of former Sena¬
tor N. L. Dawes.
Mr. Dawes lives not far from the
square and the president was quickly-
taken there. He remained about five
minutes going into, the house of the
former senator for a friendly chat.
H e was then driven hack to the park
and the start for Lenox was made.
Tragedy Stills Cheers.
One or two of the carriages, includ¬
ing those in which the newspaper men
were riding, had gone on ahead. As
the president’s carriage and those con¬
taining the others of his party made
their way along South street, the
crowds w-ho lined the pavements
cheered repeatedly and the ovation
which had begun at Dalton and had
hardly been interrupted since the start
was made, was continued.
Along the south street, which is not
a wide highway, runs the track of the
Pittsfield and Lenox Street Railway
company. Occasionally an electric
car hummer by the carriages. At a
point about a quarter of a mile from
the center of the city the street bends
and the car tracks run in a straight
line across it from one side to the
other.
As the president’s carriage appeared
at this crossing an electric car was
heard coming along at great speed,
apparently trying to pass ahead of the
procession.
Secret Service Officer Craig ap¬
preciated the danger and he arose be¬
side the driver and turning arouna.
signalled the motorman to hold back.
The warning was disregarded and
WE MAY GOBBLE HAYTL
Washington Post Says Question Has
Been Tentatively Discussed.
The Washington Post says that the
president has tentatively discussed
with some of his close advisers the
question of annexing the island of
Hayti, with a view to action in case
the Haytlens themselves fail to re¬
store peace and order. The frequency
of the revolution in Hayti necessitat¬
ing the presence of American men of
war to protect American and foreign
interests, says The Po-st, have led to
the informal discussion of the possi¬
ble necessity of interference.
GERMAN STEAMER BOARDED.
Firminist Forces in Hayti Seize Muni¬
tions of War on Kaiser’s Ship.
The German steamer Markamaunla,
carrying arms and ammunition s«Et by
the provisional government to Cape
Haitien, Hayti was boarded Tuesday
by an armed force from a Firmin.st
gun boat at the entrance of the harbor.
The boarding party took possession of
the war munitions against the protest
of her captain and the German consul
the next instant, in view of hundreds
of people, the electric car crashed di¬
agonally against the carriage, causing
the wheels to collapse splintering the
side and running down the near horse
of the wheel team, killing it instantly.
The occupants were thrown into the
midst of the wreckage.
Secret Service Agent Craig fell un¬
der the car and hra head was crushed
and the upper part of his body was
badly mutilated.
The driver, Pratt, was also caught
as he fell and was injured mainly
about the head, a fractured skull being
his wound.
The president, although partly bur¬
led by the splintered fragments of the
carriage, extricated himself and was
seen to have sustained only a cut on
the cheek.
Governor Crane was not injured.
Secretary Cortelyou was not so fort¬
unate, having sustained a blow on the
hack of the head, hut soon recovered
and with the president and Governor
Crane, went to the house of A. D. Ste¬
vens, which is near where the accident
occurred, and the house was thrown
open for the reception of the injured.
The secret service agent was beyond
help, having been instantly kilhlU.
The body was taken into the Stevens
home.
It was found that Driver Pratt was
unconscious, but not dead.
He also was taken to the house.
A few minutes later an ambulance
from the Pittsfield hospital arrived
and he was removed to that institu¬
tion.
The crowd became greatly excited.
It rushed into the street surround¬
ing the wreckage and the car shout¬
ing at the motorman and the conduct¬
or and creating a great disturbance.
Souvenir Hunters at Work.
Almost immediately persons began
snatching away the fragments of the
carriage in which the president had
ri dden. only by the utmost efforts
d j(] a f orce of police, which had been
quickly summoned, prevent the entire
demolition of the vehicle by souvenir
hunters.
Immediately after the accident, Mo-
torman Luke Madden and the conduct¬
or, James Kelly, were placed under
arrest and taken to police headquar¬
ters, the chowd giving them a stormy
reception as they passed along the
street.
Having seen that the body of Craig
was properly attended to and hearing
tile clamor of the crowd outside, the
president stepped to the door. The
tumult indicated great excitement
among the people, seeing which, Pres¬
ident Roosevelt urged tho people^not dt'.d.
to cheer, as one of the party was
He assured the assembly that he was
uninjured, hut that the driver of his
carriage, he feared, was fatally hurt.
He said he would continue his journey,
as it did not seem just right to disap¬
point the large number of people who
were expecting him.
Then the president returned to the
house and directions were given for
another carriage to be brought up.
Ride is Resumed.
It was soon at the door and the ride
to Lenox was resumed. As soon as
the president had left the Stevens
house the crowd began to disperse
and within a few minutes tho streets
had resumed their usual appearance
here, save for a few groups who lin¬
gered to discuss the accident.
WOULD COST MUCH LESS.
Governor Ston e May Call Extra Leg¬
islative Session to Stop Strike.
“An extra session of the legislature
would cost the state less money than
It is costing lo maintain the milltl®
in the anthracite region to prevent
and suppress riots.”
In these words Governor W. A.
Stone, of Pennsylvania, indicated to a
few of his friends during a visit to
Pittsburg Wednesday, his purpose to
call an extra session of the legisla¬
ture to try to end the anthracite
strike.
FORTUNE VIA DIVORCE.
Carrying Out Conditions ef Father’*
Will, Houghton is Made Rich.
George R. Houghton, of Atlanta. Ga.,
is divorced from his wife in Chicago
and by the transaction comes into
possesion of an estate valued at nearly
$ 200 , 000 .
George Houghton, a Milwaukee hank
president, father of the Atiantian, died
five months ago and left a condition
in his will that his son should not re¬
ceive his share of the estate until his
wife died or he was divorced from her.
Under the court’s decree, Houghton
will have to pay his wife alimony to
the amount of $21,500.
A BLOOMING ROSE.
Mayor of Milwaukee Named for Gov-
ernor of Wisconsin.
Mayor Davis S. Rose, of Milwaukee,
was nominated for governor of Wis-
corsin b the democratic state con
'« J Wednesda y night. John W.
* fl{ Kewaanee , was the unani-
, jjeutenant
^ governor.
J r,e plauu ' , ifrt 6 , oreg silver, hut
raps the trusts.
GRAY. JONES 00.. GA., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER II, 1902.
fiOBtR FOR supreme bencb.
Governor Candler, of Georgia, Names
Temporary Successor to Judge
Hal Lewis, Resigned.
Judge George F. Gober, of Marietta,
to succeed Judge Hal T. Lewis on the
Georgia supreme bench.
Althought the appointment was de¬
ferred until Friday night, Governor
Candler had practically decided on It
earlier in the day, ami to those who
stand closest to him it does not come
in the nature of surprise.
While at no time did Judge Gober
state openly that he was a candidate
for the appointment, his friends have
been in close communication with
Governor Candler ever since It was
first learned that Judge Hal T. Lewis
would resign, and they have urged
that he be named.
Governor Candler had repeatedly
stated that he would not name any
one for the ad Interim term who was
a candidate for election before the
people. The general impression
Governor Candler has appointed
seemed to prevail for some, days that
Judge Gober would make thie race, and
on this account he was thought to
have been eliminated from considera¬
tion for appointment. Earliy Friday
morning, however. Judge Gahcr called
on Governor Candler by special ap¬
pointment. and stated emphatically
that he was not a candidate before the
people and would not he. This state¬
ment removed any doubt that Gover¬
nor Candler may have had and the ap¬
pointment was practically deckled on
at that time.
In the event of Judge Gober’s ac¬
ceptance of the appointment his resig¬
nation from the judgeship of the Blue
Ridge circuit will leave a vacancy to
he filled. He was nominated for an¬
other term of four years at the last
primary and would have been elected
onRDctober 1.
Senator Hiram P. Bell, of Forsyth
county, senator from the thirty-ninth
district, is prominently spoken of as
Judge GobeUs successor. Any ap¬
pointment at this time would be for
two years, or until the next state elec¬
tion.
COTTON MILLS PLEDGED.
According to Report Sixty Plants
Agree to Enter Combine.
It is stated in Huntsville, Ala., that
sixty southern cotton mills have been
pledged by parties in control to enter
a merger.
Thirteen of them are in Alabama
and seven are in Huntsville.
The prime movers have been in
Huntsville for several days with hank¬
ers from the east who propose to un¬
derwrite the organization. Plans of
the merger have been accepted by the
sixty mills, and within 45 days It is
said they will be successfully under¬
written.
The Dallas and Merrimack have re¬
fused to enter into tho agreement.
CAR MEN GIVE BOND.
Little Interest Shown in Their Appear¬
ance in Pittsfield Court.
Less interest than was generally
expected was shown in the appearance
in the district court at Pittsfield,
Mass., of Motorman Euclid Madden
and Conductor James Kelly, w’ho had
charge of the car that struck the pres¬
ident’s carriage.
Not more than fifty persons were
present. The case was not even call¬
ed, and after a conference between
the council for the street railway men
and the court, it was agreed to post¬
pone the case for two weeks. Bail of
$5,000 for Madden and $2,500 for Kelly
was furnished.
STAND ON OLD PLANKS.
Idaho Democrats Name Ticket and In¬
dorse Bryan and Silver.
The Idaho democratic state conven¬
tion Friday nominated a full state
aicket headed by Frank W. Hunt for
governor. The convention adopted a
platform which indorses the Kansas
City platform and William J. Bryan;
deplores the assassination of Presi¬
dent. McKinley; opposes anarchy, con¬
demns the republicans for failure to
enforce the federal antitrust laws;
opposes government by injunction and
favors tho election of United States
by direct vote of the people.
EDWARD TO ROOSEVELT.
King of England Greatly Concerned
Over Accident to President.
President Roosevelt has received
King Edward, of England, the
messaj^u Sepj^h her ,
"London, 5, 1902.—To
President of the United States:
news of the accident, caused me
concern. I earnestly trust to
further assurance that it, has
resulted in serious consequences
yourself. EDWARD. R and I,”
Additional messages, of congratula¬
from abroad to the president j
from the sultan of Turkey, king 1
Portugal and ruler of Guatemala. !
LYNCHERS CHEAT THE LAW.
Kill a Man in Wyoming on the Eve
cf His Execution.
A Kemmerer, Wyo., special says it
reported there that John J. Keller,
condemned murderer, who was to
been executed Friday, hut who |
a stay of execution, was ta- j
from the jail at Lander and j
Friday night. I
’ CH IK AM UG A
A
President Roosevelt Gets
Welcome at Chattanooga.
ENTERTAINED TO HIS LIKING
Leads His Escort a Merry Sunday
Chase Over Once-Bloodetairted
Battlefield of Chlckamauga.
A Touching Incident.
President Roosevelt was the guest
Sunday of the citizens of Chattanooga
and right royally they entertained
him. His visit to Chattanooga was
specially to attend the national con¬
vention of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen, but Chattanooga, as a
whole, entertained him.
From early morning until late in the
evening he was driven from one his¬
toric place to another, and the details
of the battles that have made Chatta¬
nooga famous were explained to him
by men who wore participaats of tho
struggles.
The battle fields of Chlckamauga,
Missionary Ridge, Orchard Knob and
Lookout Mountain were driven over.
Sunday night he attended services
at the First Baptist church.
President Is Welcomed.
Tho presidential train arrived In
Chattanooga promptly at 8:30 a. m.
There was a large crowd at the sta¬
tion, and notwithstanding that the day
was Sunday, tho president was accord¬
ed a warm welcome. Trolley cars were
in waiting, and after the formal greet¬
ing was over the start for the CUicka-
mauga battlefield was made. At thc-
entrance to Chickamauga park the
Seventh United States cavalry, under
command of Colonel Baldwin, which
acted as the president’s escort through
the park, was drawn up.
The president, with General Boyn¬
ton, president of the park commission,
mounted horses, and after the other
members of the party had entered car¬
riages, the drive through the park be¬
gan. The cavalcade was hardly under
way before the president started his
horse at a sharp trot, and for a mile
and a half led the regiment a merry
chace over the battle field. The pace
was so hot that several of the tempers
were unhorsed, and it was necessary
to call the ambulance corps into ser¬
vice.
After inspecting a portion of the
field the president stopped at the
camping grounds of the regiment and
reviewed the regiment, together with
the Third battery of field artillery, un¬
der command of Captain Niles. The
review took place upon the spot wher»,
thirty-nine years ago, on a Sunday
morning, the confederate brigade of
General Manigault of Hindman’s divis¬
ion was repulsed in a desperate charge
b} a portion of General Wilder’s brig-
ade of cavalry.
At the conclusion of the review the
Seventh cavalry wont through their
new calesthenlcs drill.
A very pleasing incident occurred
shortly before tho president resumed
his inspection of the battle field. A
delegation of citizens of Georgia pre-
sented to him a cane cut from the
Cbickamau<yi battle field. It is of
hickory, Well a silver head and hand
suitably inscribed. On the head is tho
following:
“Presented to President Roosevelt
by citizens of the Seventh congres-
sional district of Georgia, September
7, 1902.”
On the hand are the names of six
generals who participated in the battle
of Chickamauga—Longstreet, Wheel¬
er, Hood, Rosecrans, Thomas and
Boynton. The Seventh Georgia dis¬
trict was the home of President Roose¬
velt’s mother, and he- alluded to this
fact in accepting the gift. The pre¬
sentation speech was made by Hon.
Moses Wright, of Rome, to which the
president responded as follows:
“My Dear Mr. Wright: I cannot say
Jiow touched and pleased I am. 1 can
no gift, that would have
pleased me more than to have the
. *...... men from my mother's state
present me this cane with the name
of six generals, three of whom wore
the blue and three of whom wore the
gray, but whose descendants and kins¬
folk are equally loyal to the flag as it
now is. I want to mention one eurious
thing. You have on here General
Wheeler’s name. I served under him
at Santiago. General Hood fought in
command of the southern army. One
of his sons was in my rPgiment and
fought with great gallantry. I am so
much obliged—I can’t tell you how I
appreciate, it.. No g.!."*' could have been
more appropriate and given in pleas¬
anter spirit and exactly at, the, right
time. I thank you most warmly.”
Ex-Senator Roach Dead.
William Nathanial Roach, who was
United States senator from North Da¬
kota from 1893 to 1899, died in New
York Sunday from malignant cancer.
SOUTHWARD BOUND.
President Leaves Washington for His
Hurried Southern Trip.
Smilingly bowing in acknowledge¬
ment of the enthusiastic and prolong¬
ed cheering of an assemblage that
fairly crowded the Baltimore and Ohio
station in Washington, President
Roosevelt Friday night began his
southern tour with Chattanooga,
Tenn., as the objective point.
SUNDER D A VUU.Ui LAlY.
San Francisco Editor is Filled Full of
Lead—Sensational Denoument
in High Life.
Fred Marriott, the publisher of The
San Francisco News Letter, was shot
three times and seriously wounded at
his home Wednesday night. His as¬
sailants were Thomas H. Williams,
Jr., president of the California Jockey
Club, and Truxton Beale, former
United States minister to Persia and
Greece and a well known club man of
San Francisco. Neither will say who
did the shooting, hut Marriott says it
was Williams.
In explaining the cause of the trag¬
edy Williams said:
"We considered it our duty to pun¬
ish Marriott for publishing an article
last week reflecting on the reputation
of a young lady.”
Beale said the lady’s name was not
mentioned, but her identity was so
plainly indicated that lie felt, hound to
resent the publication. After the shoot¬
ing Williams and Beale went lo the
Pacific Union Club, where they were
placed under arrest. Marriott will re¬
cover unless blood poisoning sets in.
Williams and Beale were released on
$10,000 bonds each.
No affair in recent years lias caused
such a sensation. Both Beale and
Williams have been prominent finan¬
cially and socially for years and they
are as well known In other parts of
tho country as In California.
Marriott inherited The. News Letter,
a weekly publication, from his father,
who established the paper many years
ago. Marriott was also the publisher
of Tho Overland Monthly. While the
alleged slanderous story published by
The News Letter which caused the
shooting did not mention the young
lady’s name, it was generally known
to whom it referred. The young wo¬
man was heart broken over the pub¬
lication and appealed to Iieale, an old
friend of her family, for ilsistance.
Beale asked tho advice of Williams,
and 'together they went to Marriott’s
house. The shooting followed.
In speaking of the affair, Beale said:
"The attack was made on a partic¬
ularly warm friend of mine, who lives
with her mother in San Rafael. She
is well known In society, and not the
least word of scandal has ever attach-
ed to her name. The article appeared
In last Saturday’s News Letter. It.
told of her playing tag In a night gown
at Mount Tamalpais with a party of
friends. We felt perfectly justified in
taking the measures, we did and have
nothing to regret.”
Neither man would say who did the
shooting and each seemed perfectly
willing to shoulder the blame.
WORTHY OF HIS BRIDE.
Girl’s Brothers Attack Groom and are
Fired Out of a Window.
After throwing the two brothers of
the bride out of the church window,
Richard League returned to the altar
and married J.ily Pulley. The incident
took place at. Bethany church, in Mer¬
cer county, Kentucky.
A protracted meeting was in prog
ress and a largo crowd was in attend¬
ance. The preacher announced that
the marriage was to take place, and
that he would perform the ceremony
before the congregation was dismissed.
Two brothers of the prospective
bride objected to the marriage, and
made an attack upon the groom.
League put both of them out of a win
dow and the ceremony proceeded,
AN ERROR CORRECTED.
According U Judge’s Order the Com
pany May Collect Dues.
In the published report relative to
the application for a receivership for
the Equitable Loan and Security Com¬
pany, of Atlanta, Ga., it was stated
that Judge Lumpkin had enjoined the
further payment of dues by the certifi¬
cate holders and restrained ihe com
pany from the enforcement of any
fines or forfeitures pending the litiga¬
tion.
This was a mistake. The order re
strained th R company from paying off,
redeeming or purchasing any certifl
cates purchased by the company, and
from enforcing any fines or forfeiture*
for the non-payment of dues on certifl
cates at present in good standing.
BANK FOR ALL NATIONS,
mWt.UPt&rW
Plana Made at New York for Organi¬
zation of Mammoth Concern.
Plans were made at New York
Thursday at a meeting of tho direc¬
tors of tho Mexican Trust Company
hank for the formation of an interna
tiona! hanking institution, capitalized
at $10,000,000 and designed especially
to operate in Latin American conn
tries. The scheme involves the. con
solldatlon of the Mexican Trust Com
pany hank and the Corporation Trust
Company. The combination Is to be
known as the International Bank and
Trust Company of America.
WORKING FOR GOOD ROADS.
National Association Holds Convention
in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Tho national good roads convention
opened at St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday at
th©-state fair grounds.
The meeting was presided over by
Colonel A. W. Richardson, govern
merit road® commissioner, and among
the speakers were Martin Dodge and
W. P. Moore, president of the National
Good Roads Association.
VOL. VIII. NO. 42.
HESTER ON COTTON
Season’s Total Crop is Forecast
by New Orleans Man.
HE ESTIMATES 10,680,680 BALES
An Increase Over Crop of Last 8eason
Texas Shows Heavy Shortage,
Which is Offset in Other
States.
Secretary Hester’s annual report
was issued in full at New Orleans
Thursday. He puts the cotton crop
of 190102 at 10,080,080 bales, an in¬
crease of 297,258 over that of 1900-01,
an Increase of 1,244,204 over that of
1899-1900 and a decrease of 594,160
under that of 1898-99, He says that
compared with last year, in round fig¬
ures, Texas, including Indian Territo¬
ry, lias decreased 810,000 bales; tho
group known as other gulf states, con¬
sisting of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis¬
sissippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Utah
and Kansas, has Increased 053,000, and
the group of Atlantic states, Alabama,
Georgia, Florida, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Kentucky and Vir¬
ginia, has Increased 401,000.
Mr. Hester’s report on tho cotton
crop of the different stales Is given as
follows In thousands of hales:
Alabama, 1,200, against 1,000 last
year; Arkansas, 820, against 762;
Florida, 54, against 45; Georgia, 1,625,
against 1,295; Louisiana, 880, against
719; Mississippi, 1,375, against 950;
North Carolina, 550, against 542;
South Carolina, 925, against 911; Ten-
neseee, 369, against 350; Texas and
Indian Territory, 2,993, against 3,80''
Total crop, 10,081, against 10,383.
He makes tho actual production a
Oklahoma 130,812, agnlnst 119,063 last
year and of Missouri 31.412, against
25,794 last year; the two last being In¬
cluded under the head of "Tennessee,
etc.”
Value of the Ciop.
lie puts the average commercial
value of this year's crop at $41.01,
against $47.63 last year, $38.55 th©
year before and $25.08 In 1898-99, and
the lota! value of 'the crop at. $438,014,-
0S7, agalipst $494,507,549 last year ajid
$368,784,820 the year before. This, lir.
Hester says, shows that while the crop
was in excess of last year by 297,268
hales, the money value thereof was
$66,662,802 less..
Ho says when it is considered that
the combined values of the past threo
crops resulted In the payment to the
farmers, common carriers, merchant*
and other handlers of nearly $1,300,-
000,000, their importance as the great
factor In the prosperity of tho south
may bo fully appreciated,
He puts the total spindles in the
south at 7,512,982, an increase over
last year of 981,088. These Include
996,863 in new mills not yet completed. south¬
The net gain in the number of
ern mills over last year has been 28,
making the total now 716. Of those
01 are in operation, 31 arc idle and
54 arc In course of erection.
VIRGINIA STRIKE TO END.
Winter Is Coming on and Mitchell
Advises Resumption of Work.
It is now believed the coal strike in
West Virginia is practically at. an end.
At a mass meeting of miners from all
the coal fields along the Norfolk and
Western railroad at Huntington Thurs-
day, it was almost unanimously
agreed to end the strike provided the
operators would take back all the old
miners, and they have signified their
intention of doing tills. The miners
have agreed to return to work Monday
morning.
It is reported that President Mitch¬
ell, of tho United Mine Workers, ad¬
vised the strikers to return to work,
as he realized that winter was near
at hand and the miners In this field
could not hold out much longer, as al¬
most every one was dependent upon
the union for food and clothing. It is
thought the strikers in tho New river
and Kanawha fields will soon follow
the action of the strikers on the Nor¬
folk and Western.
FOR BEATING AGED VETERAN
Official of Georgia Soldiers' Horn© is
Indicted by Grand Jury.
O. M. Miller, lieutenant commanding
at the. Georgia Soldiers’ home, tern
porarily located at 144 Marietta street
Atlanta, has been indicted by the Ful
ton county grand jury on the charge
of assault with intent to murder, his
alleged victim being J. H, Brown, aged
82, an inmate of the home, who died
on April Dili, of this year.
The charges against Miller werf
made by J. C. Aubrey, another Inmate
of the home, who carried the mattei
before the grand jury Thursday and
secured the indictment against Miller
NURSE’S FATAL ERROR.
Miss Etheridge Admits Giving Strych¬
nine to a Patient.
Miss Emily Etheridge, a nurso in
the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago,
and the daughter of the late Dr. James
S. Etheridge, one of Chicago’s leading
physicians, confessed to the coroner
that she had made a fatal mistake in
administering strychnine to Mrs. Lau-
ra Moore, of Rensselaer, Ind., a pa-
tient.
PELEE’S FATAL FIRES
Again Rain Over Martinique aid
Play Frightful Havoc.
OVER A THOUSAND LOSE LIFE
Betides Those Killed, Fifteen Thou,
sand are Reported Injured—Aw- i
ful Pyrotechnic Display J
Described. J *
Advices of Tuesday from Basse
Tcrro, Island of Guadeloupe, French
West Indies, elate that it has been
learned from the gendarmes of the is*
and of Martinique that 1,060 persons
were killed and 15,000 injured during
the last eruption of Mont Pelee.
According to an official account the
eruption of August 30 was one of the
most severe that lias been experienced.
Borne Rouge and a great part of AJou-
pa Botiilllon were destroyed. The zone
jetween the river Capote and the Val-
t>y of Champ Kilore and Fronds Marie
ilelne he.*'. 'bo< n devastated. Mont
Capote suffered severely and the hills
iround Basse Pointe were burned.
The governor of the island is ar¬
ranging for the evacuation of tho
northern parishes and the removal of
he wounded. The temperature at
Martinique Is reported to he almost
tnbraruble. :
Remarkable Phenomenon.
A special from Kingstown, St. Vin-
ent, under date of Sunday, August 81,
tays that, a remarkable volcanic phe-
nomenon occurred there between B
\nd 10 o'clock Saturday night. Ther®
vos a startling sejfipg. of detonations
from La Soufriere, louder than any
■iinrp the terrible eruption of May 11.
Each explosion shook the buildings of
he town. The noises wore terrific and
<ave the Impression in every town and
village of the island that the seen®
jf disturbance was only about two
miles away. During tho period of in¬
>e ns ' anxiety which attended the deto¬
nations two luminous circles like rain¬
bows appeared in the cloudless sky to
the northwest. They were presuma¬
bly the refiiction of the flames in th®
•rater of La Soufriere. Subsequently
a dense cloud of steam arose from th®
crater, but this soon disappeared.
Telegraphic reports have been re¬
ceived from the Islands of Grenada,
Trinidad and Barbados?.., saying loud
detonations were heard at these place®
between 9 and 10 o’clock Saturday
night. These expploslons when were Pelee, similar on
to those heard Mont
Martinique.', and LnSoufriere were pre¬
viously In eruption. The people of
Grenada were greatly ularmed at th®
detonations; they were the loudest
which have been heard there, This
phcnomi non was not attended by se¬
rious results on St. Vincent, but fear®
are entertained for people on the la-
land of Martinique, a» Mont Pelee !*
known to be still terribly agitated, two
eruptions having occurred there in th®
last six days. The first eruption was
seen August 21 by passengers on th©
French steamer Dahome. This vessel
narrowly escaped destruction whil®
passing near St. Pierre.
Telegraphic communication with th®
islands north of Kingstown has been
interrupted since July 18. Tho cable
repair steamer Ntiington Is working to
repair the cable, but owing to bad
weather and the great depth of water
her efforts have not been successful.
It Is impossible to say definite^ - whin
tho cable will be restored.
BIG BLAZE IN BLOOMINGTON.
Illinois Town Suffers Loss of Some¬
thing Like $200,000.
At 1 o’clock Wednesday morning
Are broke out on the south side of
the public square at Bloomington, Ill.,
threatening the entire business dia-
frlct. A half dozen firms were burned
out. At 2:30 a- m. the fire was practi¬
cally under control. Total loss is <»ti*
mated at about $200,000.
Four Trainmen Killed.
An east bound Rock Island rattle
train and an engine and caboose col¬
lided head on near Birmingham, Mo,
Monday night, killing four trainmen
and injuring threo others.
ROSEHILL VACATES ISLAND.
Will Allow Hto Claims to b e Settled
Through Diplomatic Channels.
Acting Secretary Adee has been in¬
formed by the Japanese legation in
Washington that Captain Rosehill,
who undertook to lay claim to. Marcus
island and take possession has vacated
his position pending a diplomatic set¬
tlement.
He ha* not lost any right he might
have had, according lo the state de¬
partment, and if he has any just claim
It. may be pursued to a conclusion in
the usual diplomatic channel.
PREACHER IN DEADLY DUEL.
Bloody Six-Cornered Fight Near Du¬
rant, Indian Territory.
A bloody battle with pistols was
fought about ten miles east of Durant,
I. T„ Saturday night between Rev. W.
F Whaley and his two sons, Alf and
Ernest, one one side, and J. H. and J.
A. Richardson and their brother in
law, Mr. Wattenberger, on the other,
in which the elder Whaley was killed
and Alf, his son, had both arms torn
to pie-ces and J. A. Richardson re¬
ceived a sever® weund in the thigh, _