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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H. ESTILL, President.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1883.
liberals defeated
table* turned at panama
■WITH A VENGEANCE.
WASHINGTON GETS THE NEWS
AMERICAN MARINES NOW' HOLD
THE RAILWAY.
Bloody Battle at Uuletora In Wliieli
Many Are Killed—Gen. Alban
Seem* to Be Having Hla Oml
Way—United Statea Takea (barge
of the Isthmian Railway and
Trunait of Troopa la Not Permll
,P,l_Tlie Pinson May Not Be Al
lowed to Bombard Colon.
Washington. Nov. 25—Mr. Herran,
charge d'affaires of the Colombian le
gation, to-day received the following
cablegram:
"Panama. Nov. 25.—Colombian Minis
ter, Washington: Rebel army complet
]y defeated at Culebra and Emperador.
Governor marched last night upon Co
lon. Traffic Interrupted yesterday, but
w ill be re-established to-day.
‘‘Arjona, Acting Governor.”
The Fighting at t'nlrbrn.
Colon, Colombia. Nov. 25—Transit
across the isthmus has been stopped.
Marines from the United States battle
ship lowa at Panama have been land
ed to protect the railroad and are now
on the line where the lighting is going
on. . ..
U 3:30 yesterday afternoon at the
head of 700 men, Gen. Alban left
Tanama by train for Empire station,
v he,re the Liberals were reported to
be in fairly strong numbers. His pur
pose was to surprise and rout them.
Ihe train bearing these troops was
held just before it arrived at Culebra
station, owing to the Liberals opening
tire on Alban’s advance guard. Alban
disembarked his men from the train,
which returned to Panama. The fight
ing at. Culebra lasted from 4:40 until
9 p. m.
The Revs. Loveridge and Jacobs,
Baptist and Wesleyan ministers, re
spectively, narrowly escaped being
shot. Their house in Culebra was rid
dled with bullets.
The government troops advanced and
the fighting was stubborn all along
the railroad line until Empire Station,
a mile and a half distant, was reached.
The Liberals retreated slowly. Alban's
men following them until the latter
eventually reached Mataehin station.
Here Gen. Alban met and conferred
with Capt. Perry of the lowa, who was
returning from Colon on an armored
train. It is understood that Perry will
not allow the railroad to transport
troops, consequently Gen. Alban and
hte men were forced to push ahead on
foot. It is said here that they thus
reached San Pablo, where the Liberals
are in force, and that fighting is tak
ing place there. The Liberals are un
der command of Gen. Lugo.
Between the station of Culebra and
Empire over one hundred and fifty
killed and wounded men could be seen
along the track. The sight was grue
some. There is no proper Red Cross
organization and the wounded lack
care.
The Liberals at Colon declare the ma
jority of the men killed on the line to
be Conservative troops and that the in
surgents are still in force along the
railroad.
The lowa's marines were landed at
4:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon at
Panama to protect the property of the
railroad and to insure the continuance
of transit across the isthmus. It is es
timated the Conservative government
has 400 men at Panama.
The breastworks on the railroad
bridge that leads into Panama, as well
as those erected inside the city have
been demolished by the government.
Guilder Confirm* tlie Aen.
Washington, Nov. 25.—The State De
partment has received confirmation of
the reported defeat of the Liberal
troops by the Colombian government
troops. This came ir. a cablegram from
Consul General Gudger at Panama this
afternoon, in which he says that the
railroad is now unobstructed and chat
the government forces have been vic
torious over the revolutionists. He #ur
ther reports that the blue jackets from
the Machias have gone inland and now
occupy a point midway of the isthmus.
( apt. Ferry Make* Report.
Later advices, while sihowing the sit
uation on the isthmus to be still unset
tled. contain the information that free
transit by way of Che railroad has been
re-established. These advices came in
a dispatch received by Secretary Long
from Capt. Perry of the lowa, who had
made a trip across the isthmus from
Panama to Colon, from which place he
sent a telegram, an extract of which
was made public, as follows:
''apt. Perry reports free transit
a roes the isthmus is restored and that
he returns to Panama this afternoon.
The captain will leave a guard on each
passenger train for the present.
The purpose of the guard presuma
bly is to prevent interruption, to the
fee passage of trains by insurgents,
i ongregated along the line of the road.
Alban Marching on Colon.
Mr Herron, the charge d’affaires of
the Colombian legation, is very well
satisfied with the tenor of the advices
" hich have come to hand to-day from
Acting Governor Arjona. of Panama,
" ho reported that the rebel army, hav
*hg been defeated at Culebra and Em
pe: a dor. Gen. Alban had now marched
°n Colon. His theory is that Gen. Al
t'" n completely dislodged the rebel
force which had rendezvoused at Chor
rcra. from which place Mr. Herran be
lieve* they retreated to Culebra and
Emperador, where tlfey again took a
M und. Their defeat at these places,
Mr Herran says, leaves Gen. Alban
f rr -e to march on Colon.
"ARINBH PROTECT THE TRAINS.
*oine Fierce I'lglillng and Heavy
Losses Alenas the Hallroail.
ion, Colombia, Nov. 25,—An arm
'd guard of marine* from the United
M 'te* battleship lowa ha* re-estab
- K h*d the tranalt across the latbAttia
1,1,1 detail* from lha lowa’* marinas
“ * now protect i tig each paaaengtr
•t iin
1 her* liaa been fierce fighting at
lire station, on the railroad line he
'**'* Panama and Colon between the
'gents and the troop# of U>* Co
rn government, with vary heavy
** osi both as dee
*" • 'onfstrif e held at I o flora title
-uig on board Ihe Rnilah < rulaer
o*. at rhb h Get, de la Hoag ee -
my ij# tifti I plum anil ik# . mmmanil
'* Of tb* tvi*.nn mmmipn ..* flMa
Jiatewnal) Jlteitiitg
ent, the general agreed, at the request
of the naval commanders, and on the
ground of humanity, having in view
the large foreign population of Colon,
not to land troops here or open fire
on the town before 6 o’clock Friday
evening.
The Colombian gunboat General Pin
zon is badly off for provisions and the
commanders of all the warships agreed
to supply her with the necessary stores.
The gunboat has not yet returned to
Colon and her whereabouts is un
known.
May Not Bombard Colon.
Washington. Nov. 25 It is pretty
'Well understood here that there is to
be no bombardment of Colon by either
side. While Commander McCrea was
given wide discretionary power and
nothing was said to him about stop
ping the bombardment directly, never
theless the State Department estab
lished a precedent in these matters last
year when it instructed Mr. Gudger to
warn some insurgents at Panama that
they would not be allowed to bombard
that port. If the government troops
on the ijjnzon. should persist in their
purpose it is said that the commanders
of the various warships at Colon would
require that ample time be allowed for
the withdrawal from the town of all
foreigners and the attacking force, to
escape restraint, would be obliged to
direct their bombardment with such
rare precision to destroy the insurgent
defenses without harming the railroad
property.and even without endangering
the passage of trains, conditions prob
ably not, to be met.
The Secretary of Navy to-day cat
bled Capt. Perry of the lowa to assume
full command of all the United Statea
naval forces on both sides of the Isth
mus, in order to assure harmonious
operations.
Consul General Gudger’s last dis
patch, which came after 1 o’clock, was
about as follows:
“Our troops have arrived at Mata
chin, one-half of the way across the
isthmus. No obstructions and Colom
bian government seemed to be vlctorius
over the insurgents.”
Government Takes Charge.
Washington, Nov. 25.—The United
States government has taken charge
of the isthmian transit. A dispatch
received at the Navy Department to
day from Capt. Perry of the battle
ship lowa, at Panama, reports that
fact. Capt. Perry says that Gen. Al
ban with 600 men Is fighting the Liber
als on the line near Empire. Transit
is in danger of interruption. Capt.
Perry has landed with a detachment of
men from he lowa, and has started
with a train to clear transit and also
establish detachments of men to keep
it so.
Commander McCrea of the Machias,
at Colon, has cabled the Navy Depart
ment notifying the department of the
approaching bombardment of that
town and asking for instructions. He
has been instructed to take such steps
as he deems necessary for the protec
tion of American interests at Colon.
While no specific statement is male as
to the details of this instruction it is
understood that it leaves discretionary
with Commander McCrea the preven
tion of a bombardment.
BIG RECEPTION TO LIPTON.
H May Try Again for Cap—British
er* Applanri Mention of President
Roosevelt's Name.
London, Nov. 25.—“ Should no one
else challenge. T am willing seriously
to consider making another attempt to
lift the cup.”
This announcement was given out by
Sir Thomas Lipton at the banquet
given at the Hotel Cecil in his honor
to-night and which was attended by
more than 400 guests.
“It would never do,” added Sir
Thomas, “to give up when only a.
pulsebeat. came between us and vic
tory.”
The reception to the challenger for
the America’s cup was marked with
the greatest enthusiasm, and all classes
were represented at. the ban
quet this evening. Lord Tweedmouth
acted as chairman and proposing the
health of President Roosevelt, he re
ferred to his versatility as a statesman,
sportsman and writer. President
Roosevelt's name was greeted with
tremendous applause, although only a
few Americans were present.
Sir Thomas’ speech was the feature
of the evening. He maintained the ex
cellence of the Shamrock 11, and that
a wee bit of luck would have turned
the tables. “It was only a matter of
a toss of the coin,” said Sir Thomas.
"We raced over a hundred mile® and
the decision was only a matter of sec
onds, which goes to show that we are
justified in believing we can build
boats to bring back the cup.”
While Sir Thomas paid glowing
compliments to the United States he
confessed his chagrin at being unable
to “put on that table the famous old
mug.”
PUGILIST Bt RGE ARRESTED.
1 \r '
Hud n Hand In the Rig Fraud* on
Bank of Liverpool.
London, Nov. 25.—The pugilist Dick
Burge was arrested in London' to-day
on a charge of complicity in the recent
Bank of Liverpool frauds. It is said
that the police have recovered a large
amount of the missing money, which
had been lodged in different banks of
London and the provinces. The sums
discovered aggregate £IOO,OOO. A
number of other arrests are anticipat
ed. An embargo has been placed on
the banking account of a. well-known
bookmaker.
Later in the day Burge was brought
up in the Bow street police court
charged with uttering checks aggre
gating £R6,000 when knowing them to
be forged. He was remanded.
MBS. DALE HYSTERICAL.
Police Enable to Hear From Her
Huahmid In Chicago.
New York, Nov. 25.—Mrs. Elisabeth
Howe Dale, who Is detained in custody
In a hospllsl at Hoboken, N. J., pend
ing Investigation of the cause of death
of her little daughter, continues hys
terical and was unfit to be arraigned
In court to-day. Hhe Insists that her
husband, Hsrvey H. Dale of Chicago,
will not appear against her. Dal* was
expected to reach Hoboken to-day from
the West, but thus far the police au-
Ihorltiea have re.clved HO response to j
tifiy of tb*' i)Ufi*rou t*l*grjftnra tntt
have b##n i*< u> him film to !
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SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 26,1901.
TO MUZZLE BABCOCK
REPUBLICAN LEADERS WANT NO
TARIFF REFORM.
WILL PROTECT THE TRUSTS.
BABCOCK DETER MINED TO PUSH
HIS BILL.
Tells President Roosevelt That He
Will Fight the Trust* Regardless
of Caucus Action—Democrats Will
Organise a Steering Committee.
Last Session's Seandnl In the Mat
ter of lloase Sinecures to Be Fol
ly Aired and the “Hog Combine”
Is Worried.
Washington, Nov. 25.—Republican
party leaders In the House of Represen
tatives have decided to try and put a
muzzle upon Representative Babcock
and those members of the party who
advocate tariff reform bills, aimed at
trusts. The plan of the leader is to
invoke party discipline at the causus to
be held next Saturday. It is evident
that a long and serious struggle is ex
pected, for at a conference this after
noon between Gen. Henderson of lowa
and Representative Richardson of Ten
nessee. the recognized leaders of the
Republican and Democrats, respective
ly, the preliminaries attending the or
ganization of the House were discussed.
There appears to be no opposition
to the renomination of Gen. Henderson
for Speaker, by the Republicans, and
Mr. Richardson will be the candidate
of the minority.
Under the circumstances there should
be little occasion for a protracted cau
cus by either party. The Republicans,
however, have several internal troubles
to adjust before the session formally
begins, and an effort will be made to
adjust their differences in causus Sat
urday. As the Democrats can do noth
ing more than put up a ticket, which
will be knocked down, they will hold
their caucus in the hall of the House
of Representatives Saturday morning
at 11 o’clock.
■ It. was their intention to hold their
meeting Saturday afternoon, but Gen.
Henderson informed Mr. Richardson
that the Republicans would probably
wish to use the hall Saturday after
noon and evening. The indications
are that there would be some lively de
bates in the Republican caucus, over
the. line of policy to be mapped out for
the coming session.
Babcock’* Fight on Traill.
Representative Babcock ha* arrived
and is prepared to force the fighting
on his bill, which ihe declares will re
ceive the’support of the prominent Re
publicans. who will refuse to be bound
and gagged by a party caucus. He a .1-
ed upon the President to-day and in
dicated his intention to press his anti
trust measure In the House for con
sideration, regardless of the caucus ac
tion.
The Democratic minority, under the
leadership of Mr. Richardson, stands
resdy to lend aid and comfort to any
scheme calculated to promote discord
' in the Republican ranks. Mr. Richard
son says that tihe Democrats are pre
pared to support Mr. Babcock’s bill, ot
any other measure 'Which proposes to
reduce the burdens of taxation, and
put a check upon the trusts and com
binations of capitalists.
It is understood the Democratic mi
nority in both the House and Senate
propose to organize what is commonly
known as a “steering committee,” with
a view of improving party discipline,
cementing the forces of the minority
for or against such measures as may
involve questions of party policy. Re
publican “steering committees” work
effectively, and although the Demo
crats are not in a position to dictate
or control legislation during the com
ing Congress, they expect by present
ing an united front on all party ques
tions, to be ready to take advantage
of bolt or dissensions in the ranks of
the majority.
The “Hog Combine” Scandal.
Asa preliminary to the opening of
the new Congress a scandal of the last
House of Representatives is to be dis
cussed to-morrow. During the closing
hours of the last Congress serious
charges werh brought against the Re
publican managers in the House, fa
miliarly known as the “hog combine,”
alleging that in the distribution of
minor offices connected with the House
persons were carried upon the pay rolls
and received compensation without be
ing required to perform any duty other
than to sign the pay rolls and pocket
the money. There were other inci
dents in which it was shown that A
was carried on the pay roll, while H
performed the actual labor, the money
being divided between A and B with
the full knowledge and sanction of cer
tain interested members of the House.
A special committee was appointed to
investigate the charges, and after the
committee had proceeded far enough to
discover some very damaging evidence
against certain persons, the session
ended and the committee adjourned to
resume its work to-morrow.
Some of the disclosures made before
the committee last winter were far
from creditable to the members of the
"hog combine.” and they would have
been glad to know that the investiga
tion expired with the last Congress.
The subject is. however, still a live
one and will be fully ventilated, and
the findings reported to ‘.he new Con
gress.
Mathlpx See* Henderson.
Representative Maddox ha arrived
here for the coming session of Con
gress. He is a member of the special
committee appointed at tne close ot
the laat session to investigate the al
leged crooked distribution of patronage
In the House of Representatives.
Accompanied by Representative
Richardson of Tennessee. Judge Mad
dox called on Speaker Henderson to
day and had talk with Ihe proepec
tlv# Speaker, relative to the commit
tee assignments for the members ot
the Democratic minority, it Is generx
ally believed that all the Georgia dele
gation will retain their membership in
th* ownwiittiti to wfciJcJi thfy w#r# ti*
nlfnri ItM Mr lA-vimr. River*
tni Warbor*. Mr A|*pro*
prlMlon*. Mr. M1440i, Insular Affair*;
Mr. T*t*. N*v*t Affair* Mi AdiujUMHt,
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mt Affair* Mr 1
Hinkinf ■ uw r r***y. Mr I
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provided for than the Georgia mem
bers, so fax as committees assignments
are concerned, which will enable them
to render service tor their constituents.
POURED OIL IN THE STOVE.
Four Girl* Die in Flame* and
Father and Mother Badly Hurt.
Pittsburg, Nov. 25.—Four persons
were burned to death and two seri
ously injured In a fire at 4:30 o'clock
this morning, which destroyed the res
idence of J. G. Miller, on Charles street,
Knoxville, a suburb of this city. The
dead are Rose Miller, aged 23, terribly
burned a.nd died on the way to the hos
pital; Amelia Miller, aged 19 years,
suffocated by the smoke; Amanda Mil
ler, aged 16 years, suffocated; Sylvania
Miller, aged 9 years, suffocated.
The Injured—J. G. Miller, the father,
jumped from second story window; leg
broken and otherwise bruised; Mrs.
Miller, badly burned.
Two other daughters, aged 11 and 13,
escaped without injury.'
The fire was caused by the eldest
daughter, Rose, pouring kerosene in
the stove to start the tire for break
fast.
The oil in the can ignited and the
explosion which followed scattered the
burning oil over the room. The flames
spread so quickly that Mr. Miller was
forced to jump from the second story
window after rescuing his wife and two
of his younger daughters. Rose was
burned almost to a crisp and died be
fore reaching the hospital. The three
others were overcome by the smoke.
Their bodies were found In the ruins
after the fire had been extinguished.
Mrs. Miller was just recovering from a
severe illness and is almost distracted
over the terrible affair. Fears are en
tertained that she will not recover from
the shock.
LIEUT. NAN SCHAICK'S BRAVERY.
Charged Enemy Single Handed and
Fong lit Desperately Until Ren
ewed toy Mt* Men.
Manila, Nov. 25. —Second lieutenant
Louis J. VanSchaick of the Fourth In
fantry. while scouting with a few men
of that regiment, met 150 insurgents
who had attacked and sacked the ham
let of Siaraca, near Cavite. Upon see
ing the Filipinos, VanSchaick ordered
his men to‘charge them. The com
mand was obeyed and VanSchaick be
ing mounted, reached the insurgents
sixty yards in advance of his men. He
killed three of them with his revolver.
An insurgent fired his rifle point blank
at VanSchaick at four paces, but
missed. Lieut. VanSchaick was then
knocked from his horse. He jumped to
his feet and engaged in a hand-to
hand conflict with the enemy, using
the butt of hi* revolver. He sustain
ed two severe wounds, one of -which
nearly severed his wrist. At this point
the lieutenant's men arrived, rescued
him and put the insurgents to flight.
VanSchaick is in the military hospital
at Manila and is doing well. He has
already been recommended for a med
al of honor for bravery in a previous
engagement.
Gen. Hughes, commander of the de
partment of the Visayas, reports that
negotiations are about completed for
the surrender of the insurgent leader
Samson on Bohol Island. This sur
render will doubtless end the revolt
against the American authority in Bo
hol as Samson is acknowledged to be
the chief leader there.
LAWYER ENDS HIS SUFFERINGS.
Anilernon Was Prominent In Chi
cago World'* Fair nnd Similar
Event*.
Washington. Nov. 25.—Lying against
the shore at Mount Vernon, with the
coat pockets filled with stones, the
body of Alexander D. Anderson, a well
known Washington lawyer and com
missioner to the Chicago World’s Fair,
was found to-day. Mr. Anderson left
a note for his family Sunday morning
bidding them adieu, saying he was go
ing to end his suffering of many years
from stomach trouble. He was 58
years old. a native of Mansfield, Conn.,
a graduate of Yale and of the Ann
Arbor School of Law, assistant district
attorney of St. Louis under Gen. Noble,
and special commissioner of the Span
ish-American markets for the New
Orleans exposition. Mr. Anderson is
credited with being the real projector
of the Chicago World's Fair.
A KENTUCKY SHOOTING AFFRAY.
One Man Shot and Txto Iloy* Hit by
Stray Bullet*.
Madisonvllle, Ky., Nov. 25. —During a
quarrel to-day William Bradley, a
brother of Representative-elect Brad
ley, was shot by J. W. Hancock, and
two boys were hit by stray shots, but
not seriously injured. It is said Han
cock pulled his revolver first, but that
Bradley got the drop on him. They
then separated, Hancock went into the
hardware store near by and shot Brad
ley a* he passed. Bradley has a bad
scalp wound and his forefinger Is al
most severed. Hancock assisted last
week in serving papers on strikers at
the Northville camp. He insists that
Bradley was pursuing him into the
hardware store. Hancock hag been ar
rested. Their difficulties are said to
have begun in a political quarrel some
time ago.
CHILI AND ARGENTINA.
Will Not Go to War Just Now Over
Hon Hilary Dlpate.
Washington,Nov. 25.—The threatened
trouble over the boundary line between
Chill and the Argentine Republic has
been averted for the present, at least.
Signor Infante, the charge 4'affairea I
of the Chilian legation here, to-day j
conveyed to this government an aasur- I
ance that the two principals to tha
boundary questions have just succeed
ed in reaching an amicable and sstls
factory understanding This statement
has given gn it satisfaction, for It la !
aald that hostilities between Chill and I
Argentine would without doubt In- 1
valve thiee fourths of ou'b Amerp a
before they terminated, ’
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Issleserf Osi got I sglsref.
Milan. Nov ti lauM drsniuKl, an
wr> on iplbe of ftretc), th* assassin of
King Humbert, was to-day santeticad
u> life irnpr uwmtornl t the Aaslses
(>r*nnon bos not yol been <plot*4 1
THE AYRES KILLING
WITNESSES TOLD THEIR STORY*
YESTERDAY.
PRISONER LISTENS UNMOVED.
PROSECUTION’S EVIDENCE NONE
TOO STRONG.
Two Police YVtiie*e* Differ a* to
Number of Empty Cartridge* and
Other ClrcnniMtance* Baker
Heard Shot* and Saw Womnu
C limit Down Fire Eacape—Women
WltneHHe* Threw Little Light on
Tragedy—Mr*. Uontne Exhibited
No Emotion or Excitement on the
Day Alter the Murder.
Washington, Nov. 25.—The trial of
Mrs. Lola I. Bonine. for the murder
of James S. Ayres at the Kenmore Ho
tel. last May, began in real earnest to
day. The preliminary details as to the
finding of the b<ydy, the location of the
furniture, blood stains, etc., were all
In with the conclusion of the testimony
of J. F. Drew, the capitol policeman
who was on the stand when the court
adjourned last Friday. Baker, the man
who saw Mrs. Bonine descend the fire
escape, Hopkins, who roomed over
Ayres and raised the first outcry, Miss
Woolums, who roomed tinder Ayres,
and Miss Lawless and Miss Minas,
who roomed on either side of him, tes
tified to-day. The two latter were re
garded as star witnesses, but they
testified to no facts not developed at
the inquest.
Drew testified thait there was room
enough behind the door of Ayres’ room
for a man to have been there while the
door was opened to admit another per
son, a contention which the prosecu
tion deny, and also (that there were
empty cartridges in the slop jar in
Ayres’ room before the pistol with
which the shooting was done was emp
tied by Officer Brady after the trag
edy. This would tend ito establish the
theory of the defense that' the pistol
belonged to Ayres. Mrs. Bonine
throughout the trial to-day, when wit
nesses described the cries, groans and
throat gurgling of the dying man. re
mained absolutely unmoved.
J. Frank Drew, the Capitol police
man. resumed his testimony. He swore
that, 'he had several times seen the de
fendant come out of Ayres’ room. The
last occasion was about a week before
the tragedy. It was about 9 o’clock at
night. On cross-examination he tes
tified that there was space enough be
hind the door for a person to have
stood there while the door was opened
to admit another person, also that
there were empty cartridge shells in
the slop jar upon his first visit to the
room, which was before Officer Brady
broke the pistol and took the shells out.
He testified that he had seen Mrs. Bo
nine come out of the rooms of others
in the hotel, among them those of sev
eral single men, and her demeanor was
in no wise different from that when he
saw her emerge from Ayres’ room.
Saw Mr*. Bonine Descend.
Thomas M. Baker, an employe of the
fish commission, who resided in the
building adjoining the Kenmore, was
then called and testified that on the
night of the tragedy he was awakened
by the reports of pistol shots. He
jumped out of the bed, went to the
window and heard a voice from above
inquiring what was wrong below. He
replied that he had heard pistol shots.
Then, while standing at his w indow he
saw a figure on the fire escape Just
outside of Ayres’ window. The figure
walked the length of the fire escape in
his direction, and then descended two
flights to the floor of the veranda
where it disappeared into a window.
It was the figure of a small woman,
clad in dark tightfltting clothing. The
woman wore no hat and as he did not
hear the fall of her footsteps he judg
ed she was in her stocking feet. He
described the manner of her descent,
w hich he said was very deliberate and
without emotion. He did not know the
defendant at the time of. the tragedy,
but saw her about 1 o’clock the af
ternoon of that day. She was at that
time being questioned by Detective
Horne. She was Stirling and he heard
her say she knew about the cause of
Ayres’ death.
R. P. Hopkins, a clerk in the War
Department, heard three loud reports
and looking out saw something which
looked like a skull lying on the die
escape just outside the window of
Ayres’ room.
Emma A. Lawless, who occupied the
room adjoining that in which the trag
edy occurred, showed considerable
nervousness as she took the stand. She
was slightly aroused during the night
of the tragedy, but was not awakened.
She formed no ideas as to what aroused
her or what time it was.
After the recess Miss Mary E. Minas,
a clerk In the census office, who occu
pied the room next to Ayres, took the
stand. She testified that she was a
friend of Ayres.
“And of Mr*. Bonnie?" asked the dis
trict attorney.
“Of Mrs. Bonnie up to that time,”
replied the witness.
Continuing. Miss Minas testified that
late on the evening of the tragedy she
met Mrs. Bonnie and remarked that
she was up late.
“Yes, I am looking for Maurice (Mrs.
Bonnie's son), replied Mrs. Bonnie.
Mrs. Bonnie went to Miss Minas’ room,
and after a few minutes left. Miss
Minas then retired. That was about 11
o'clock. Miss Minas then described
what she knew of the tragedy. She
had been wakened by three pistol
shots, followed by cries for help and a
gurgling sound; then a fall and then all
quiet.
Waa Badly Frightened.
“I was paralyzed with fright.” she
testified. "I rushed to the door and
plied several chairs against It to pro
tect myself I then sank into a rock
ing chair. 1 think I must have falnteo.
After some tlm I went to she window
and looked out. All waa ua atHI urn
death. I walked th* floor, suffering In
tense agony. J made up my rnlnd that
I would wait until daylight and then
looked out in the hall. When it got !
light I opened the dor and looked out,
but there was nothing outside to r* .
roe ion *hc dlsi urban* • ( had heard 1 1
concluded that it bad all been a night
h#r room until l>f#*kf*<** tlm# wtwii
nh# w#n ffown Th#f# vht m*t
If t M *lw to!| )i#i a hut hr
toil
er the discovery of the body Miss Mi
nas was. she said, very much unstrung
and blamed herself for not having
cried out. She wept at her place at the
table In the dining room and Mrs. Bo
nine, she said, came over and sat be
side her and comforted her. She tes
tified that Mrs. Bonine was very com
posed; that she ordered her breakfast
and inquired about all the details of
what Miss Minas had heard.
Mrs. Bonine remarked: "What a.
pity it was you did not cry out when
you heard the groans.” Miss Minas
testified that after the Inquest on Sun
day Mrs. Bonine came to her with the
paper containing the account of Miss
Minas' testimony in her hand and ex
pressed regret that she had told what
Mrs. Bonine had said on the night of
the tragedy. Mrs. Bonine called her
attention to Baker's testimony about
the color of the dress the woman on
the fire escape wore, and said Miss
Minas' testimony would direct suspic
ion toward her. Miss Minas testified
to the disagreement between Mrs. Bo
nine and Ayres during the holidays
and to the fact that Mrs. Bonine sub
sequently complained because Ayres
no longer danped with her.
Wilne** Entertained the Pair.
On cross-examination Miss Minas
testified that in her room the night of
the tragedy she had talked with Mrs.
Bonine about a trip which they had
arranged to make to Falls Church the
next day. The noises which she heard
in the middle of the night sounded to
her as if they came from the hall. She
did not recognize the voice as that of
Ayres. She heard no evidences of a
struggle. On the Monday night before
the tragedy Ayres and Mrs. Bonine
were entertained in her room. She
gave them ice cream and cake. She
saw no evidence of ill feeling between
them on that night.
When Miss Minas was excused Miss
Mary Woolums was called. She had the
room under that occupied by Ayres and
saw the shadow of a person pass her
window at 2 o’clock on the morning
that Ayres was killed. It was. she said,
thrown upon the 'wall of her apart
ment. The next morning Miss Woolums
left and did not return until Thurs
day night. She then expressed a feat
of going to her room, whereupon Mrs.
Bonine volunteered to go with her.
After they arrived there Mrs. Bonine
asked her about the shadow and re
quested her to explain how it had ap
peared.
On cross-examination Miss Woolums
said that Mrs. Bonine had volunteered
to go to the room with her and that
she and not Mrs. Bonine had first ad
verted to the appearance of the shad
ow on the wall.
Adjourned.
DARK TRAGEDY IN OHIO.
Ohio Farmer, erased !- Hard Cider,
Ran* Amuck nnd 1* Finally Kilted
by Brotlicr-tn-Lnw.
Marietta. 0., Nov. 25.—A dual murder
under the most distressing circum
stances, took place here Sunday. Three
miles north of Beverly, this county,
near the little postofflee of Hackney,
Robert Wilkin, a prosperous farmer,
lived with his wife and child. All day
Sunday Wilkin remained around home,
and much of the time was put in in
drinking hard cider. By evening he
was ready for any kind of trouble. His
little son came into the house and was
seized by the drunken man, who beat
him terribly with a board. The wife
and mother protested at such treat
ment. and Wilkin threatened to kill
her If she did not go away and keep
quiet. With a rush, the mother caught
her little son in her arms and started
for the home of her father, Jacob
Stokes, who lived but a short distance
down the road. Wilkin caught up a
gun ar.d followed the fleeing woman,
shooting after her as she ran. Mr.
and Mrs. Stokes heard the noise and
came out to the front porch to see
what the trouble was. Wilkin saw
them, and pointing the gun at them,
fired. The charge struck Mr. Stokes
in the side of the head and he stag
gered to the side of the porch. Mrs.
Stokes was shot in the face and her
nose and ears were shot off. Stokes
managed to stagger through the door,
close and lock It. Wilkin then shot the
lock off and rushed in the house,
screaming like a mad man. He was
met by a 18-year-old son of Stokes,
and aimed his gun at the boy with
murderous intent. Young Stokes se
cured a gun from another room and fired
the charge Into Wilkin's head, blowing
out his brains, killing him instantly.
When the man lay dead on the floor,
young Stokes came to town and told
of the tragedy, offering to give himself
up. Rescuers went to the house and
the injured were cared for. Young
Stokes is being applauded for his act
end has not been arrested. The elder
Mr. Stokes will die before morning,
and Mrs. Stokes is dangerously ill
from the result of shock. The Stokes
family is very prominent and wealthy.
BARGES FOUNDERED AT SEA.
Fixe Men Drowned at Long Branch
During Northxx'est Storm.
Philadelphia, Nov. 25.—Advices re
ceived in this city this morning by the
Maritime Exchange state that five men
were drowned yesterday at Long
Branch during the hight of the north
east storm, which swept the Atlantic
coast Saturday night and Sunday. The
men are supposed to have been mem
bers of the crews of the barges Wll
more and Grant, which were lost by
the tug Eureka.
Further auvlces to the Maritime Ex
change ctate that Scully & Co.’s tug
Navigator reports that the barges H.
A. Hawgood. for Providence, and Mer
cedlta, for New London, foundered at
sea. The crews were saved. The barge
Davis, for Fall River, which the tug
also had In tow, stranded at Squan
Beach, near Long Branch. All of the
barges we.-c bound from Philadelphia.
HED RIVER PLANTER KILLED.
Marderetl by Negro** Who Mill Re
Lynched If Crnixht.
Texarkana, Ark., Nov. 26.—Word was
brought here to-day that Edward Ro
chelle. a prominent Red River planter,
who resided near here on the Runnels
farm, was killed by two negroes Sat
urday night. The deceased was once
jailer and deputy sheriff of Bowl* coun
ty and was a brother of Representative
Will Hochell*. It la reported that the
negroes entered Rochelle’s store, and
after kilting him robbed the place. Mob
violence Is apprehended In rase the ne
groes are captured.
—— ■ m s
Irrlili see I'lant Destroyed
North Weymouth. Maas . Nov 25.-A
Are supposed to have been caused by
main building of (he Bradley Fertiliser
mated mi tVm.m Tto. plant Is* the
pin(#eily uf t|e Arneriiaa Agricultural
f'l.r ’lit ttJ < t||illMl><
DAILY. *8 A YEAR.
6 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY a-TTM'Eg-A-WE'EK.n A YEAR
VENEZUELA’S KICK
HER DELEGATES GIVEN NO CHAIR
MANSHIPS.
THE BUREAU OF REPUBLICS.
PAN-AMERICAN DELEGATE WANTS
IT REVIVED.
Something May Be Accomplished In
the Way of an International
Court or Equity If Something
Simple and Practicable Can
Be Agreed on—Chill a Stumbling
Block at Present, hat Has Made
Some Good Suggestion*—Bolix la
Announces Acceptance In Advance
of the Court of Arbitration.
City of Mexico, Nov. 25.—This morn
ing’s session of the Pan-American Con
gress was chiefly 'taken up with the re
port of the work done by t.he several
committees. Mr. Macedo, one of the
secretaries of the conference, made up
a list of the chairmen of the several
committees that have been appointed
thus far. Thereupon ’Jose Fortoul, a
delegate of Venezuela, arose and said
that he considered it a slight upon hi*
country that neither of its delegates
had been appointed to the chairman
ship of a committee.
President Raiigosa said that this was
a matter with iw.hlch the officers of the
conference had nothing to do, that the
members of the committee* chose their
chairmen. He remarked, however, that
some of the committees had not yet
organized, and there might yet be time
to remedy the oversight alluded to by
Mr. Fortoul.
Sanchez Margol, one of the Mexican
delegates, said he was prepared to re
sign the chairmanship of the Commit
tee on Agriculture and Industries in
favor of either of the delegates of
Venezuela.
President Raigosa said that he was
not empowered to accept the resigna
tion. as the chairmanship rested with
the members of the committees them
selves.
Mr. Fortoul said he did not know
whether at present he would be pre
pared to accept the chairmanship of a
committee.
The Rnrean of Republics.
Among the projects which have been
presented to the Pan-American con
ference since ti e return of the dele
gates from their excursion is one pre
sented by the Guatemalan delegate,
I izo Arriagal. looking to the reor
ganization of the Bureau of American
Republics. The project states that the
objects of the bureau are:
First, to carry into effect decisions
and resolutions of tht* and future Pan-
American conferences.
Second, to prepare studies, reports,
projects, statistical data, etc., and in
general all the work that may be cal
culated to facilitate the next confer
ence in the realization of its pro
gramme.
Third. To form, keep and care for
its own archives and those of the con
ference.
Fourth, To continue and extend the
prompt compilation of data on com
merce. Industry and agriculture which
may be of interest to the countries
composing the bureau.
The administration of the bureau is
to he In the hands of aboard of man
agers composed of diplomatic represen
tatives of the contracting countries
accredited at Washington and the Sec
retary of State of the United States,
who shall be its president. 4
The International Court.
It is thought that something definite
will come out of the work of the com
mittee on international court of equity
and claims. The aim of Hon. John
Barrett, the American member
of the committee, Is to cause his
colleagues to agree on some simple
and practicable formula. The Chilian
project submitted to this committee is
purely restrictive and merely cites cer
tain precepts of international law
which are against international courts
of claims altogether, laying down that
all claims ot a foreigner against a state
should be settled by regular tribunals
of that state. It is the hope of Mr.
Barrett that a compromise measure
embodying some features of the pro
jects so far presented by Mexico, Gu
temala and Chili may be .agreed upon.
The I'nlled States delegation will
dine all the other delegations at the
Chapultepec restaurant on Wednes
day night.
Fernanda Ouaohllla. a delegate frmp
Bolivia, received to-day from his gov
ernment a telegram announcing that
Bolivia had concluded a general arbi
tration treaty with Peru and accepting
beforehand as a court of arbitration
that which may be established by the
Present Pan-American conference.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC DEAL.
Common Stockholders Must Accept
Terms Ofiered Them.
New York. Nov. 25.—The Northern
Pacific Railroad Company has issued
a circular to the holders of the com
pany’s common stock notifying them
that the convertible certificates of In
debtedness to be Issued in order to re
tire the company’s preferred stock are
to be payable on January t, 1907. TJie
circular says:
"Such conversion may be made by
the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany at Its option at any time after
Nov. 16, 1901, and shall be made at the
demand of any holder of any such
certificate at any time on or after Jan.
1, 1902. The railway company has con
tracted to sell and deliver to other par
ties on the same terms all of the issue
of convertible certificates of indebted
ness except such as shall be purchased
by the Holders of the common stock."
THE CATE COLONY TROOPS.
lord Kitchener Returns Them to
Colonial Control.
Cape Town, Nov. 28.—Lord Kitchener
and Blr Gordon Spring, prime infnta
ter of (.'ape Colony, has reached an
agreement under the twrms of which
Ihe Cape Colony resumes control of Out
colonial lioop* In twenty nine districts.
There haa been much discontent lit
the Cape, arising front the fact that
the colonial troop* were being removed
from the command of the • wmlal gov
ernment.
Nellie I rupees still Missing.
EUaabt'tb City. N C,, Nov M.—There
were no development* to-day In the
Neill* Cropeey dtaappearain* case
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