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MACON, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1904.
DAILY—67.00 A YEAR
SENATE TO ACT
OR SVAINE
Only Awaits Presentation ol'
Impeachment Articles
THE PHILIPPINE BILL
WAV M0KM0NS
WERE WEDDED
Dead Woman Sealed to Man
for Eternity
Amendments Relating to Railroad
Bonds, Mining Locations and T«r'.„
Rates Discussed—’Land Offered to
Encourage Railway Construction in
the Islands—The House Had Under
Discussion Bill to Improve Currency
Conditions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The sen
ate spent practically the entire day
discussing the Philippine administra
tive bill. A number ot amendment*
were suggested and debated, among
them being provisions relating to rail
road bonds, mining locations and tariff
rates. Under unanimous agreement
the vote on the bill will be taken to
morrow and the disposal of all amend
ments will occur at the same time.
A formal order to enter upon the
Sw&yne impeachment proceedings was
adopted, but it did not fix a day for
beginning the work.
Mr. Platt of Connecticut, chairman
of the select committee to consider
the recommendations of the house of
representatives for the impeachment
of Judge Charles Swnyne presented
the report of that committee. The re
port was in the shape of an order,
which after reciting the circumstances
in a preamble, proceeded as follows:
“Ordered, that the senate will, ac
cording to its standing rules and orders
in such cases provided, take proper
action thereon (upon the presentation <
of the articles of Impeachment). i-JT
which due notices shall be given to
the house of representatives.”
The resolution wtfs agreed to.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was passed without debate.
Among the amendments to the
Philippine bill suggested was one by
Mr. Culberson granting 20,000 acres
of the Philippine public lands for every
mile of railroad constructed In the
islands. This was offered as a sub
stitute for the bond provision.
Mr. Bailey proposed giving the
Philippine government authority to
regulate the charges of the roads, to
which it Is proposed to extend aid.
The senate adjourned until to
morrow.
SAYS OATHS ARE SACRED
Witness Explains the Methods Used
in Temples During Marriage Cere*
monies—Marks of Priesthood Gar
ments Not Explained—Severe Pen
alties Prescribed for Revealing To
kens or Violating Covenants.
BANKER BECKWITH BEFORE
WOMAN WHO WROEGHT RUIN
DEADLY WORK If ELL 40 FEET
Shocking Accident on Bat
tleship Massachusetts
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Dlscus-
slotf of the bill "to improve currency
conditions" was resumed in the houso
today, but throughout the session Its
advancement was beset with obstruc
tive tactics by the Democrats, led by
Mr. Williams of Mississippi, the
minority leader. The Democrats mus
tered sufficient strength to force
Speaker Cannon to break a tie in or
der that the bill might be taken up,
the Democrats assuming their attitude
of antagonism because Mr. Hill
(Conn.), In charge of the bill, refused
to postpone Its further consideration
In consequence of the illness of Mrr
Bartlett of Georgia, leader of the op
position. Little progress was made
on the measure.
An amendment was offered by Mr.
Williams requiring the payment of In
terest by banks on amounts deposited
by the government ond limiting the
umount to be so deposited In any one
bank bidding In competition for the
same.
In favoring the amendment Mr.
Hitchcock of Nebraska, said that, if
adopted. It would prevent political
favorites from getting hold of the de
posits. New York bankers, he declar
ed, had demanded the deposits as a
reward for political services rendered
by their officers.
Mr.' Hill, opposing the amendment,
said that ns the bill was purely an
administrative one the government
should be permitted to handle Its
money In exactly the same way ns an
Invldual would apply to himself.
This statement caused Mr. Cockran
of New York to remark thht for that
reason he would support the amend
ment, because the government had not
the right to ofTer a bank one penny
less Interest than the bank could get
in the open market.
Mr. Williams cited a case of favort
Ism that came under his observation.
He asserted that the money should go
to those parts of the country engaged
In productive enterprises and not to
the sections where there was gam
bling In wheat and corn.
A protracted debate regarding In
terest rates on money followed, at the
end of which the bill was laid aside
nnd the house adjourned until tomor
row.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.—August
Lundstrom was recalled for cross-ex
amination when the Senator Smoot in
vestigation was resumed today before
the senate committee on privileges and
elections. Attorney Vancott for Sena
tor Smoot asked the witness If he had
ever considered the obligations taken
in the temple as a huge Joke or in the
light of a vaudeville performance.
”1 always regarded the oaths as sa
cred,” he said. Then he declared that
men cannot pass through the temples
to take endowments ^or women.
Mr. Lundstrom again gave to the
committee the oath of vengeance, or
law of retribution. The witness told
the committee also of the penalties of
multllatlon prescribed for revealing
the tokens or violating the convenants
The whole congregation passing
through the temple repeated In the
first person the obligations and pen
alties and executed the signs accom
panying them.
\j! He was asked if he ever married in
polygamy.
“Have you had a plural wife?’
"Yes sir."
Then he explained that a dead wo
man had been sealed to him for eter
nity, but that he had never lived with
but one wife.
A Reluctant Witnessi
John Nicholson, the chief recorder of
the Mormon temple at Salt Lake,
proved the most reluctant witness of
all the church officials who have been
brought before the committee. By a
slow process the attorney for the pro-
testnnts drew from him the fact that
he keeps the records of marriages,
baptisms and endowments, which are
solemnised within the temple. He ex
plained that the endowments are the
placing upon Individuals blessings
that will be upon them In this life nnd
In all eternity.
Attorney Taylor questioned Mr.
Nicholson closely concerning the man
ner of keyring the records nnd tried
band. Both M. Menard and Madame
Syveton had accused the deputy of
these relations and a family council
took place shortly before M. Syveton**
death, at which violent scenes were
enacted. M. Menard declaring that it
was the duty of the deputy to put a
bullet through bis head, and Mrne.
Syveton announcing her purpose to
sue for a divorce. This was the eve
of M. Syveton'* trial for assaulting
War Minister Andre In the chamber
of deputies. The deputy foresaw the
public disclosure of h!s relations with
his wife's daughter and thereupon
committed suicide for the purpos? of
averting the disclosure.
In the course of the investigation it
developed that M. Syveton had been
receiving a salary of $5,000 as secre
tary for Count Boni de Castellane.
THE AGED MAN NOT YET CON- personal property of Mrs. Chadwick
that has been located with the oxcep-
VINCED THAT SHE IS A FRAUD, tton of the chattels in her Undid nvo-
* . ... nue residence In this city. The Elyria
AND BEGS HER TO REVEAL ALL - • - • •
SHE KNOWS ABOUT LOAN—
MRS. CHADWICK'S LAST INTER
VIEW.
CAUGHT IN A TRAP
NAN CLUNG TO
CAESAR YOUNG
Frantic Because He Wanted
to Leave Her
CASE NEAR ITS CLOSE
Widow of Dead Man Concludes Her
Testimony and Verifies Her State
ments Made in Court Wednesday—
Miss Pattorson’s Sister Wrote an
Incriminating Letter, Which Was
Used as Evidence Against Her.
to get from him a statement that ho
has access to all the records, but he
would not admit having authority over
them, nor that he knew who is in au
thority. Witness said he had brought
with him records of marriages per
formed in the temple, but not the en
dowment house records.
On cross-examination the witness
declared that no marringen had been
performed within the temple except
when the legal license had been issued
by the clerk’s officers of the court;
that the mnrringes performed there
had always been for time nnd eternity
—none for time only.
Mr. Lundstrom was recalled to the
stand and asked* to explain his mar
riage to • : i "i in. He said this
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—At the con
clusion of the examination of Mrs.
Young, widow of Caesar Young, who
was called \o the witness stand twice
today, Assistant District Attorney
Rand practically rested the case ’*of
the prosecution against Nan Patter
son. Mr. Rand announced that ho
would call only two more witnesses,
whose testimony would be compara
tively unimportant.
Mrs. Young took the stand nnd veri
fied for the records her testimony of
yesterday regarding the Interrupted
letter written to Young by Miss Pat
terson's sister, Julia Smith. Mrs.
Smith, in the letter, asked Young to
call nnd see her at once. She wrote
among other things.
An Incriminating Letter.
"I would like to get the whole thing
straightened out because of Nan's
perturbed condition. I understand
what is the matter. We will be homo
nt noon tomorrow. Nan is about
frantic. See me first and if you do not,
I cannot answer for what may happen.
You know how Nan loves you and as
she is now nearly wild her condition
breaks my heart. I expect to see you
us soon ns possible.”
Again in the afternoon Mrs. Young
was recalled and told of the arrange-
tv' m ' nt for h * r nropo«d trip to Europe
•ealedto Mb IcAl 'wife ’he Aid bit 1 8h '’ ’ ald that Bjlor hB1
■eaiea nis legsi wue. ne said, nut, husband had retired early *« th*
no record was given him.
Chairman Burrows—Are there any
robes worn in the endowment cere
mony?
"Yes, sir.”
"Are there any marks on the
robes?”
Not on the robes, but there are
marks on the priesthood garments.
These marks are to remind the person
of the covenants he has made.”
The witness said there are marks of
the compsss and the square on the
left and right breaats, a rent, like a
button hole, over the navel and an
other over the knee.
When do you wear thla garment?”
Mr. Lundstrom was naked.
"Always.” Then he added that the
garment was removed long enough
only to change to a clean one.
On cross-examination ho said the
murks hud never beon explained to
him and that he put fils own construc
tion upon them because of their asso
ciation with the ceremonies.
The hearing was continued until to
morrow.
OBTAINED MONEY
BY FORGED DRAFT
A Man in Mississippi “Touched” i
Bank by Using Name of Chiof Jus
tice of Tennessee.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn., Dec. 15.—In
formation has reached this city that
u man giving his name as Philip Me-
lntyrp. recently obtained a sum of
money in Jackson, Miss., upon presen
tation of a letter which has been prov
ed to be a forgery. The letter was
written upon stationery of the su
preme court of Tennessee. Knoxville
chamber of commerce, und bore un
excellent facslmllle of the signature of
Chief Justlc W. D. Beard of Memphis.
The letter of Introduction and endorse
rnent of McIntyre was presented
Marcellus Green, a prominent cit!_
of Jackson, who acting on it. identl
tied McIntyre at a hank and endorsed
what purported to be a draft on u La
Follette, Tenn., bank, securing con
siderable money. The draft present
ed by McIntyre proved to be worthies
and investigation led to the discovery
of forgery. Several months ago num
erous checks came to banks in this
city, signed "Philip McIntyre” and
drawn upon a La Follette bank. They
proved to be worthless.
Florida Postmasters.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.—The
ate today confirmed the following
nominations:
postmasters. Florida—Louis Wli
Ioget. Marianna: Gtorgo A. Wend*!
Quincy; Enoch E. Skipper, Bar:ow.
McBee Appointed Co*Receiver.
RALEIGH. N. C.. Dec. 16.—V. B. Met
oj New York, was toeny n,>o;r.:ed by
Judge Purnell eo-rec*frcr with W. J.
mnb "? th»* North Carolina Bull
of this state. The appointment
i the petition o' ih
foe Ute bead ac.Cers.
>.pbl*. trusts
the
morning of Junn 4. she searched his
pockets and was certain that ho had
no revolver. She said also that ho
never carried a revolver.
John Mellln, Young's racing part
ner, was also a witness today. He told
of efTorts Young had made to break oft
his relations with Miss Patterson
while in Los Angeles In March last.
He said that he purchased a ticket for
her nnd gave her $100 of Young's
money when It wns decided that she
should leave him.
At tho conclusion of today's session
of tho court, counsel for Miss Patter
son held a conference to decide
whether to offer evidence In her de
fense, but their decision will not be
announced until tomorrow.
COAST REGION
SWEPT BY STORM
Fog, Rain, Snow and Sleet Along
Shores of Virginia and Carolina*—
Vessels Seek Safety in Hampton
Roads. ________
NORFOLK, Va.. Dec. 15.—Norfolk
and the Vlrginla-Cnrollna coast region
was In the grasp of u fierce northwest
storm with a combination of fog, rain,
snow and sleet today. The wind la
blowing forty miles an hour off the
capes tonight and few vessels have
ventured out. Hampton Roads
sheltering a vast fleet of sailing ves
sels. South of Cape Henry the gov-
erm»*;nt seacoast wires are prostrated
ana no news has been received from
the Hatteras section since early in the
day. Up to the time communication
was broken there had been no marine
disasters reported, out the gale hu*
increased In intensity tonight and a
heavy sea is on th* outside. The
storm has done little damage In Nor
folk.
SYVETON’S SUICIDE
A DOMESTIC DRAMA
The French Deputy Charged With
Illicit Relatione With His Step
daughter-—Violent Scenes in Family
Before His Death.
PARIS, Dec. 15.—The circumstances
attending the death of Deputy Ga
brlel Hyveton. who was found dead
from asphyxiation In his apartmei
at Neuiily, December 8, are developing
Into a domestic drama of startling
magnitude. It is established that the
wife of M. Hyveton was about to ap
ply for a divorce on the grounds of
Improper relat'onn between M. Hyve
ton and Mad.tme Menard, a daughter
of Madams ftyvetoo by a former bus-
PREMIER TISZA
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 15.—Mrs.
Chadwick's first day in the county Jail
was .a busy one for her. She received
several visits from her attorneys, held
long conferehcea with them, convers
ed with newspaper men and for 15
minutes stood face to fuce with Presi
dent Beckwith of the Oberlln bank,
who v has come to such great trouble
through his financial transactions
with her.
The meetlmr was dramatic. The
aged banker who had been for hours
before the county grand Jury, went to
the office of Sheriff Barry this after
noon and asked; If he might see Mrs.
Chadwick. Thw* sheriff readily con
sented and Mrs. Chadwick wo* eager
to meet him. Accompanied by Mrs.
Beckwith who, owing to her husband's
ill health, is always by his side, tho
aged banker made his way slowly and
feebly up the long flights of iron stairs
leading to Mrs. Chadwick's cell. She
met him at the entrance of the corri
dor and shook hands with him cor>
dlally. After some general conversa
tion Mr. Beckwith referred to their
business relations by saying:
Beckwith Talks With Mrs. Chadwick.
"Mrs. Chadwick you have ruined
me, but I’m not so aure yet you are a
fraud. I have stood by you to my last
dollar and I do think now that the
time has come for you to make known
everything in relation to this thing."
Beckwith's voice betrayed deep
emotion ns he spoke, nnd he leaned
heavily on the arm of his wife, who
wns almost compelled to support-him,
so great wns his physical weakness.
Mrs. Chadwick did not reply directly
to the words of Mr. Beckwith, but her
tnnnner nnd the lok on her face were
not conciliatory. Seeing that she
would not answer, Mr. Beckwltn went
on.
"I have always told you that I did
not like It because you changed your
lawyers so often. Why don’t you get
a good one and stick to him?"
"Well," said Mrs. Chadwick in re
ply. "I have reasons for that,”
"Have you heard from Judge Olcott
recently?” was Mr. Beckwith'* ques
tion.
"Not since I left New York,” was
Mrs. Chadwick’s rolpy.
"Has he changed his mind?"
"No, he has the same belief that he
always held."
To what matter the questions refer
red is not known.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Beckwith then both
said they hoped the matters connect
ed with the Chadwick affair would be
eventually straightened out. Tho In
terview dosed, Mrs, Chadwick thnnk-
ed them for calling, shook hands with
Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith nnd salrl she
would be pleased to have them call
again.
Case in Bankruptcy Court.
There fa a possibility that the hear
ing In the Chadwick cose may bo re
sumed tomorrow morning In the
bankruptcy court, and that she will be
summoned ns a witness, although the
probabilities are that the hearing will
go over until Haturdny and possibly
until Monday.
An application for an additional re
ceiver for the Chadwick estate was
made In the common plena court this
afternoon by the Havings Deposit
Banking Company of Elyrln, Ohio,
whies* has ( brought suit against Mrs.
Chadwick on two notes of $25,000 and
$10,000 respectively.
Mrs. Chadwick this ufternoon re
talned the attorney who Is to conduct
her defence when she Is called for trial
•it the federal court. Ho lc J. I*. D.iw
bank has a chattel mortgage on thes
for $7,500. The receiver will contest
this claim, but he has. however, an
equity In all that remains above this
amount.
The diamonds of Mrs. Chadwick
have not been located as yet Receiv
er Loeser has the name of a man In
New York who is said to have a ppr
tlon of them in his possession, the
name having been given him by Irl
Reynolds. Mr. Loeser would not di
vulge the name of this man until It
had been ascertained whether or not
he was In possession of any of the
diamonds.
Giving Way of Rubber Washer on
Boiler Caused Fire Room to be Filled
With Boiling Water and Steam,
Which Resulted in Death of Three
Men and Injury to Other*—'Work
of Rescue Was Prompt.
SEVASTOPOL
IS STILL AELOAT
Bat Is Apparently in a Dam
n^eil Condition
KEPT UNDER HOT FIRE
Japanese Torpedo Boat* Mado Fro
quent Attacks on Russian Warships,
With the Result That the Vessel
Wa* Lowering Astern—Torpedo
Boat la Missinq—Cold Weather
terferes with Operations.
Lower House of Hungarian Parlia
ment Scene of Diegraceful Conduct
of Dissatisfied Members.
TOKIO, Dec. 15, 3 p. m.—The turret
ship Sevastopol Is still afloat but is
apparently damaged.
TOKIO, Dec. 15, 3 p. m.—The com
mander of the third Japanese squad
ron, reporting at 10:55 o'clock yester
day morning says:
"Commencing at 11:80 o’clock Tuea
day night and continuing until
o'clock Wednesday morning, six tor
pedo bouts and specially fitted torpedo
cruft constantly attempted attacks
against the Russian battleship Hevas
topoi, the coast defense vessel Otva
shut and the military transports.
"Details of the attacks are not yet
known. However, according to re
ports received from the watch tower
guardshlp nt 0 o'clock tilts morning
the Sevastopol bud commenced low
ering astern and the water was said to
reach tho torpedo tubes astern."
The commander, telegraphing last
night, says one torpedo boat of Llout
Miyamoto's flotilla, became separated
from Its comrades 'nnd has not been
found. One of hto torpedo boats of
this flotilla discharged and exploded
torpedo sgalnst the Sevastopol.
Cold Weather Prevents Fighting.
MUKDEN, Dec. 16.—The Japanese
column on (Inn. oyama’s right which
(Jen. Rcmienknmpff recently drove
back to the Taltso river, Is again re
ported to be moving northeast and
strongly holding the Hlnodngal—Blan-
ohan region, 6,000 men with eight
guns being nt Halmatxe.
The extreme cold keeps things quiet
along the front. The distribution of
warm clothing to the troops is prac
tlcally finished.
Torpedo Attsok on Sevastopol.
—‘CIO ,r " *
TOKIO ,Dec. 16, 4 p. m.—Tho par
tially successful torpedo attack on tho
Sevastopol was mado In the face
almost lusurmoumable obstacles,
Writes another Inspiring story of the
splendid bravery of *i number of offl
Facing a driving ftnofcr storm and
heavy seas, the flotillas separated and,
under Individual commanders, the ves
sels attacked Independently. Tho
decks of tho destroyers ifnd torpedo
boats were costed with left nnd tho
men suffered acutely from cold.
ley, ono of the lending: criminal law- Tho Russians resorted to the most
yers of Cleveland. Mheldon Q. Her- extreme precautions to protect the He-
rulah will assist Mr. Hawley sir —. mu... .. *. * •-
BUDAPE8T, Dec. 15.—The parlia
mentary truce has been shortlived.
The session of the lower house of the
Hungarian parliament today witness
repetition of the turbulence
which has marked most of the recent
sittings.' The members of the opposi
tion emphatically declined to recog
nise the now rules of procedure and
greeted Premier Tisza’s attempts to
speak with such a storm of lnvestives
and other noisy Interruptions that the
sitting had to be suspended repeated
ly.
Premier Tisza During a momentary
lull got in a few sentences directing
that It waa Incumbent on parliament
to stop this obstruction. At this point
the storm broke out afresh. The depu
ties rushed across the floor in great
disorder, amid which a liberal deputy
was heard to shout: "Obstruction
must be driven out with whips."
Yells of rage greeted the threat nnd
continued until the vice president sus
pended the sitting, Hhortly after the
resumption the sitting had to be again
suspended In consequence of a renew
al of the tumult. A( a third attempt
to continue business the government
by a majority- of 76 managed to carry
a motion summoning Deputy I^engyet
to appear before the committee on pri
vilege for' disorderly conduct In the
house, but when Premier Tisza again
rose to speak he was once more howl
ed down. Whistles and mouth organs
were requisitioned and added to the
deafening din occassional by the
stammering of desks ond the shouting
of the deputies with the whole oppo
sition chanting In chorus "Resign. Re
sign." With folded arms th*» premier
stood for a full half hour. Bach time
he opened hls mouth demoniacal
shrieks drowned hls voice. Finally
the premier was obliged to desist snd
the sitting was suspended for tha
era Railway witt give $ll»fl and a site
the erection of a Y. M. C.
A. building Jn gpencer. N «* Bteps
5* or * cli ^o will U taken about
best to do for Mrs. Chadwick. Hhe
says ono thing, nnd a little later will
give a totally different version of same
matter. Until we hove succeeded In
getting her affairs straightened out. it
will be difficult to say whnt we will
do. I do not know of any case whore
It has been so difficult for an attor
ney to get hls bearings."
Mr. Hawley after conferring with
Mrs. Clmdwiek for thirty minutes an
nounced that he had been retained,
but said hls talk with her had covered
no other ground than that of engag
ing to act in her behalf. A line of
defense was something he had not hud
time to consider nnd which he could
not determine until he had consulted
her fully.
Gives Her Last Interview.
Mrs. Chadwick received a represen
tatlve of the Associated Press In the
worpan’s corridor of the Cuyahoga
county Jail today nnd gave what she
■aid v.’ould be her last Interview.
"I am very much disheartened after
reading the accounts of my home com
ing In the morning papers,” she said,
“and on that account 1 have decided
to do no more tnlklng.
"It Is quite uncertain whether or not
I shall give out.the formal statement
I hnd promised. In view of the sensa
tional way the papers are treating the
cose.”
Mrs. Chadwick showed the corres
pondent a letter, which she said con
tained an offer of a large amount of
money for the statement. Hh»* s*ild
she would pay no attention to the of
fer and reiterated her previous re
marks that she was watching the pa
pers carefully and would give the
statement If Issued, to the papers
which treat her cass in the fairest
manner.
"To show you that my husband's
family still stand by me." said Mrs.
Chadwick. "I have here letters receiv
ed In th* morning mall from Dr. Chad
wick's sister. Nfero, and brother. Judge
Chadwick of Minnesota, nil of whom
are very sympathetic in tone.”
Property in Receivers* Hand.
The tangle of the receivers of Mrs.
Chadwick's property was straightened
out today when Herbert Bell, the re
ceiver appointed by the common pleas
court, turned over to Nathan Ixwsar.
the receiver designated by the United
States district court, all the property
of the Chadwick estate In hls posxe-
slon. Mr. Bell surrended to Receiver
Loeser all the securities which had
been given to Irl Reynolds by Mrs.
Chadwk, Including the Carnegie note-
and the trust agreement. Receiver
JUoeser Is now In possession of all the
OF HOT WATER
Bridge’s Collapse Kills Three
and Injures Five
SCHOOL GIRLS VICTIMS
PHIt.ADEt.PHIA, Deo. IS.—Caught
trap nnd helpless to save them
selves, three men lost their lives nnd
four others, including Lieut. William
C. Cole, were terribly scalded today
by a rush of steam and boiling water
in the fire room of the battleship Mas-
sachusetts, lying at the League Island
navy yard. The Mead are:
Edward Bub, married, boiler maker
and civilian.
Andrew Hamilton, married, boiler
maker and civilian.
Charles Rltzel, boiler maker’s helper
and civilian.
Lieut. William C. Cole, U. S. N., as
sistant chief engineer of the Massachu
setts, scalded about the head and
body; taken to the naval hospital.
William Anderson, ship’s boiler
maker, badly scalded; taken to the na
vnl hospital.
James Wilson, boiler maker’s helper
nnd civilian employe, scalded; taken
to Methodist hospital.
Joseph A. Duran, boiler makers 1
helper and civilian, scalded; token to
Bt. Agnes hospital.
With tho exception of Lieut. Colo,
all tho killed and Injured resided in
’hUadelphln,
Lieut Cole received hls injuries in
a heroic effort to rescue the others.
Cause of Accident.
The accident wns caused by the glv
Ing way of a gasket or rubber Washer
boiler on the starboard side of
the ship.
The Massachusetts has been nt tho
navy yard for some time undergoing
extensive repairs, particularly to the
boilers and machinery. Although
Cnpt. Edward D. Taussig nnd hls com
plement of officers nnd men nre aboard
the ship, the Massachusetts In virtu
ally in charge of authorities of the
navy yard. The holler on which the
accident occurred had recently been
denned nnd thoroughly tested, nnd the
holler makers were today nt work on
another holler. Without warning, the
gasket between tho holler plate and
the holler head gave way and a ter
rific rush of stenm and hot water oc
curred. The <Uior* of tho fire room
wero closed at the time the accident
occurred nnd the only avenue of escape
was a faulty lend. Only ono man.
Hramlett, a ship’s fireman, bought of
tho ladder, and ho escaped without a
■car. *
Quick to Their Reecue.
Fow on the upper docks know whnt
had happened until the steam came
rushing up from tho seething pit be
low. The work of rescue wns prompt,
snd to this promptness those who es-
ped death own their thanks. Tho
first to enter the fire hole was Llotlt.
Cole. . .Without ..hesitating at becom
ing scalded by the hot * water and
rAriini ho entered quickly nnd dragged
the men from the place to the door
where they wore taken In charge by
others. Bub and Hamilton wero dead
when found and Rltzel died a fow
minutes after being tnken on dock.
whether the gasket was defective
or whether It has been carelessly put in
f darn remains for the official court of
nqulry to determine. It Is said the
holler hnd been thoroughly overhauled
TO ICY STREAM
Slipping of Cable of Suspension Bridge
Over Elk River at Charleston, W,
Va., Caused Structure to Give Way,
While Pedestrians * and Vehicles
Wero Crossing—Built in 1852, and
Was Considered Unsafe.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Dec. 15.—
Three persona were killed and five
others seriously hurt today by the col
lapse of the suspension bridge across
the Elk river* which connects east and
west Charleston. On the bridge when
it went down were six children on
their way to school and a number of
other pedestrians, together with nix
teams. The dead:
Ollle Gibbs, aged 15 years.
Mamie Higginbotham, aged 11
years.
Annie. Humphreys, 17 years old.
The Injured;
Stella Smith, IT, compound frac
ture of elbow.
Wm. Holmes, colored driver, cut and
bruised.
Henry Fielder, driver, serious in
ternal Injuries.
F.lma Tucker, 13, both arnta and
broken.
The bridge went down without
warning, but a number of those who
were near the ends of the structure
managed to reach land before It col
lapsed. Those whs went down with
the wreckage fell a distance of forty
feet onto tlie Ice-covered waters of the
river.
The steamer Baxter broke the ice
to allow small boats to reach the
scene nnd rescue work began imme
diately. The Injured first were assist
ed to the shore add later a search w n
made of the. river for dead bodies. The
bodies * of Mamie Higginbotham and
Annie Humphreys were taken out nnd
the search continued until nightfall,
hut no others wero found. The brMw
wns n single span, five hundred feet Jn
length, nnd was built In 1852. It Had
been known to toe unsafe for some
time hnd heavy traffic wan not allow-
on It.
The accident was caused by two
cables on tho north side sF/pping
from their moorings. When ttor ( t side
dropped another cable snapped
the floor tilted and turned completely
over.
During the civil war the f able <>f
this bridge was cut by Gen . Wise
when he evacuated Chariest on. id**
bridge at tho same time being part Lil
ly burned. Tho srimo cable r/as af
terwards spliced and has beam In use
ever since.
DURGLAR8 AND ROBDE RS.
□and of Prisoners Held In Haiti more Are
□elna Identified as Crlmlr Jala.
BALTIMORE. Md.. Doc. tr*. \ number
postofflee Inspectors, seerc t service
private detectives from i pversl of,
tlie larger cities accompanied b;r Captain
of Detectives Humphrey to tho j city jnil
‘ »dsy and looked over the hand • t? prison
's being held here, suspected • tf having
h*rh Implicated In the various *lank nnd
postofflee robberies. Assistant Superin
tendent George L. Dnugheri
and tentqd under a tremendous pres
sure of slenrn. At tho time of tho no
eldent the steam pressure was only
sufficient to run tho ship's heating
plant
The accident will cause little or no
delay In preparing the battleehlp for
vnstopol. They dropped torpedo nets
which shielded the bow of tho war
ship, and the Ha vnstopol was further
protected by a specially constructed
wooden boom, the frame work . of
which was composed of Iron-bound
logs and cables and heavy chains In
terlaced Hnd entangled. From the suf*
face of this boom hurg a deop curtain
mado of torpedo nets taken from th«
sunken battleships, the purpose or
which was to catch and destroy tho
torpedoes nnd their mechanism. Tho
torpedo boats and destroyers evidently
forced tho openings which the Rus
sians had left so as to allow communi
cation with the harbor.
DRUNKEN MAN’S
DASTARDLY DEED
WRECKING TUG CAPSIZED.
Had Gone to Rescue of Schooner John R.
Haliadey.
PHILADELPHIA. 0*0. 15.—A board
ron twining members of the srew of tho
wrecking tug North America, sent out to
the three-masted schooner John R. Hal
lo day. which stranded todsy on the south
side of Cape Henlopea, Del., was cap
sized and Jacob Jsrobwon we* drowned.
The M'hooner's crew was taken off in tho
breeches buoy with the exception of tho
captain, who stayed abort'd hls vessel
until Iwte In the afternoon, when all pros-
pert of flouting tho schooner at high tide
had passed. Unless a storm arises. It Is
believed the vessel may be saved. The
schooner Is In g»*Mi condition. .
The vessel, which was bound froth New
York for Norfolk, wwb endeavoring to
muke a harbor nt the Delaware break
water. Copt. Abbott mistook the various
harbor lights and hls vessel was caught
In a treacherous eddy which, reinforced
by sn Ill-timed gur-t of wind, swept the
vesstf on Round Khoat. The Hnlhiday
Is owned by Endlcott ft Hammond of
New York.
Rural Mall Carriers Dismissed.
WASHINGTON, late. If.—As the result
of sn Investigation of their activity dur
ing the recent political campaign, Warren
F. Tumber, a rural m-ill corner at Lock-
port N. Y.. and If. W. Aldnch. a rural
carrier of Concord. New Hampshire, both
officials of the National Association of
Rural Free Delivery Carriers, today were
removed from the government service,
Tumber Is secretary of the national as
sociation of the curriers. * Aldrich Is a
m<-nit/* r of the executive board The
charges against them were that the dis
missed men sent out circular totters d:ir-
Ingfl the Lot campaign, to candidates
for congress, urging legislation In the In
terest of the carriers snd demanding
that the men to whom the letters were
addressed, pledge themselves to vote for
sueh legislation.
In a Atste of Delirium Prom Drink, John
Flower* of Florida Shot HI* Step-son
snd s Neighbor, snd Then Committed
Suicide.
TAMPA. FIs., Dec. 15.—Just recovering
from a week's drunk, Oapt. John Flow
era, a wealthy resident of Palma Bote,
seised a shotgun and discharged the
contents of one hurri-l Into tho faco of
hls adopted son, James, aged 18, then
fired tha other burrel at John Ray.
neighbor, and realising hls rash deed,
went to hls room and drained a bottle
of laudanum, from which tie died. The
step-son's Injuries aro believed to tar
fatal, one eye being shot out nnd
of tlm shot entering tho brain. Ray was
only slightly wounded.
Flowcru Is otto of the best knowti men
In this section. The deed Is attributed
to delirium from drink.
NAVAL TUG MOHAWK
SANK AT N0RF0RK
Her Engineer 8tupk to His Pott Until
Vestel Went Under Water—All
Crew 8sved.
School Teacher Killed Patron.
MOBILE Ala.. Dec. 16. A it^c ta | f rom
.Saratoga. Miss., says K. K. Mungurn. a
prominent citizen of Mn(Je£ was shot
and- killed by Prof. J. K. Wibodwrfrd of
the high school today, A son of Mangum
was whipped by Woodward and subse
quently Mangum met and knocked Wood
ward down*
tor
propriate ir.on
V| | a
NORFOLK. Va., Dec. 15.—Tha U.
naval tug Mohawk sank at her moor
ing at tha navy yard today.
One of har deck hands, who
tuck to tha whistle cord blofr
Ing signals of dlstraoa until
vessel went down, was rescued with
difficulty by other members of tho
craw, who had sought safety on the
wharf when tha tug was first dls
covered to be settling.
When the fireman of the Mohawk
went on deck this morning he noticed
that the boat was low in the water
and called the remainder of the tug’
complement. It was found that 1he
Mohawk war? making water rapidly
and efforts were made to secure her
to the wharf and prevent her sinking,
In the meanwhile a deck hand hel
down the whistle and did not let go
until the boat had gone under.
Admiral Harrington ordered a
of Inquiry to Investigate the sinking
of the Mohawk. The court Immedi
ately convened and heard testimony,
bringing out the above facts.
The opinion Is held In some quar
ters that the sinking of the tug may be I history
tnvre than an acUdeuL l towu<
; prlv
i filch rai
. , ♦#» detective itgai.. r . . M.. . ... .
resents the American flankers' Associa
tion. nnd rapt. Clovis R. Duhnln. who hn *
rhnrge of the detective force. •-f a 1* ■ «l
" Illy company, whose headatisrters nre
.» In New York, positively (dentined
even of the prisoners.
Superintendent Dougherty , l*D*ntlii'*«i
organ as "Ned" Johnson wh|» nerved
mn in West Virginia for burglfary, and
now wanted In the (T/iroifnsa. '
A large number of ntrunrers. Inrtudli s
•ostofflce Inspector 11. T. Grigory of
Charleston, rt. C„ wete nt police he»d-
qusrtsrs until late tonight cpmparlng
notes.
PASTED F0RTY-EIGHT DAYS,
An ArUsnest Woman Reduced Her
Weight Forty Pound*.
ROOERH. Ark.. Dec. 15.—A physi
cian here is authority for the state
ment that Miss Carrie Hnwnay, re
siding threo miles southwest of thla
city, has Just completed it self-impos
ed faat of 48 days, with no ill offee ts.
Hha weighed 240 pounds at lha he-■
ginning of her fust and It whh for tho
ptirpoftc of reducing her weight that
the t*iA; was undertaken. Hh»* now
weighs 200 pounds and although for
48 days she subsisted entirely on wa
ter, she Is In the best of health. /
Mexico’s Revendjf Budget.
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 15.—Financial
Minister I«a man tour’ll budget for tho
ensuing fiscal year estimates tho
revenue at $88.10#.Q0O nnd expenses at
$86,474,000. The previous fiscal year
showed the Ian • it surplus on record
—over ten million dollars.
THE EXPOSITION
AT JAMESTOWN
President Roosevelt in Conference
With Representative Tswney, Con-
corning Government's Participation
in Celebration.
15.—Pi
side
In the
WASHINGTON, Dec.
Itooseylt and Represen
»f Minnesota, chairman
on Industrial arts a
had a conference today
government’s partlclpatl
ntenninl celebration or tno *<uu*»-
ment* ftt Jam( f"’/n. Vlik. > > Tb<*
president told Mr*-Tawney he ha got
ten the Impression that the commlttea •
had decided against government parti
cipation In the proposed exi • . n n.
This Impression, Mr. TaWnsy toi l tr.*
president, was not correct. Tho com
mittee, he said, was of - an
industrial exposition might no* r.- 1**-
sirabls, but believed it would be a
Mr
?y for a grei
id merchant :
i be held at
development
is working o
[hose plans
but he thought the commute# waa
unanimously of opinion that the de- •
monstrstton should be an International
affair of magnitude arid Importance.
■ i’Iins
Mr. Tswney, but expressed the no;.*
:gress would males adequate
provision for the commemoration
Important sn -v» r r i M th< - oitntry'a
a-. 1 .Mi.ini ul James*