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THE MORNING NEWS. J. H. BSTILL, President. Established 1850. - - Incorporated 188S. DETROIT’S HORROR twenty-six men KILLED lit boiler explosion. FACTORY BUILDING WRECKED. WOUNDED NUMBER TWENTY-SEV EN AND MANY ARE MISSING. Explosion of Boiler In l'enberthy Injector Company's Plunt Bronchi Sodden and Terrible Deuth. Floors Forced Ipnird, Then ( rashed Down With Their Heavy Loads of Machinery and Impris oned the Helpless Occupants—Fire Added to the Horror of Ihc Ca tastrophe. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 26.—Twenty-six men are dead, five of them unidentified and so terribly burned and blackened that identification is almost impossi ble. and twenty-four other men are ly ing in the various hospitals of this city. Following are the names of the dead: A. E. Hoffman, Louis Henning. Pat rick Malloy, A. E. Miller, Eugene Ber tram, R. Mulkee, Joseph Coffey, t 'harles Marvin, Joseph Koseck, Steph en Chrisp, George Sehenor, Charles Lydy, Jacob Keobel, William Mann, Christopher Walman, Robert freer, Edward Burch, John Schaible, ffcchard Ryan, Douglass Dickinson, boy, Peter 8011, and eighteen men not located. In addition to the twenty-four in jured in hospitals, a dozen or more of the employes who suffered compara tively slight injuries, aside from the shock, were taken to their homes. Twenty-five men and boys have not as yet been located either at their homes or at the hospitals. The ten un identified bodies account for ten of these, and the officers of the company say they feel positive that the major portion of the remaining fifteen are by to-night at their homes. To-night a great force of men is searching the ruins by electric light and the work will not be stopped un til every foot has been examined. The Penberthy Injector Company’s plant occupied half a square at the corner of Abbott street and Brooklyn avenue. It was composed of two brick buildings, separated by a sixteen-foot aliey. The rear building. in which the toiler was located, and which was completely destroyed, was three stories in hight. fifty-four feet in depth and 100 feet wide. The boiler room was located at the north west corner of the building on the first floor. It was in this building th&t most of the manufacturing was done. The first floor was utilized as the en gine and boiler room and a room for testing the output of the plant.. The finishing and brass manufacturing de partment was located on the second floor, and the third floor was devoted to the foundry. It is impossible to tell exactly how many nitn were at work in the various departments of this rear building when the explosion occurred, but. the officers insist that the number was not over 85. There were four boilers in the plant, horizontal ones, which furnished steam for the engine? and two vertical boilers, which were used solely to test injectors. It was the hr .ontal boiler which was in use this rriwning which let go and caused the awful loss of life. With the Hour of n Cannon. The crash came -without the slightest warning. Those in the front building said it seemed like the concussion of an immense cannon. The roof and floors of the rear building bulgpd upward and then crashed down with their heavy loads of machinery and foun dry apparatus. Walls, roof and all dropped into a shapeless mass of de bris. Window's in houses for a block around were broken by the concussion, nnd flying bricks filled the neighboring yards. A dense cloud of dust arose, and as it settled and was succeeded by denser clouds of smoke and steam, agonized cries began to come from the heap of tangled wood, metal and bricks. Those who were only partly buried trantically dug themselves out. and then as energetically turned to digging for their comrades who were burled deeper. Flames broke out almost im mediately and the horror of fire was added to the suffering of the imprison 'd ones. A fire alarm was turned in and ouickly responded to. Calls were sent out for all the ambulances in the city, and they were hurried to the scene. Tending their arrival neighboring houses were turned Into temporary hospitals, and those physicians who were In the vicinity eased the sufferers much as they w'ere able. The first ambulances on the scene w'ere totally inadequate to carry those who had al ready been extricated, and express wagons and similar vehtcles were pressed Into service. As soon as the gravity of the acci dent were realized calls for additional firemen w r ere sent in and the appara fus came flying to the* scene from all i arts of the city. While part of the firemen turned their efforts at the fire ’ hir-h was burning fiercely in the cen ier of the wreck, the greater number °f them seized axes and crowbars and began prying out the victims who ould be seen or whose faint cries were audible. . The department of public works " as notified of the horror and imme diately sent all Its available men and corses to the scene. in a comparativejy short time all the ' •borers who could work to advantage were energetically throwing and puli ng the debris out Into Brooklyn ave nue. where It was loaded Into wagons H>i<i carried off. 't he floors and roof had fallen at an "'*l* and formed a aort of huge cover, under which the flrt burned fiercely, N °t until the firemen had chopped through this did their streams begin have uri appreciable effect on the ■*mes. The sufferings of those who "ere buried beneath were later mutely testified to by their ' haired and blackened bodies Tba bsslsitr'* tSuperleu*e r.ngineer Ktley wea among the ft ret n '*• taken out of the wreck Mis #a h* "as lltHg #hoi I of miraculous i nan the holier Ist go lie teas at**e aed *ha floor and one of the small*!’ 11 *e hollar a was blown ©v#t me vrtrata form tn aech a way that -* end rested an soon- debrie high ,v * him thereby foiming a ehirid " kept the failing timber#, brick# i*m** twnefy tiol*l crushing him she hi aping strum however, btern jlatemnalj IHorning ed him frightfully. After his arrival at Grace Hospital, Riley's first words were: "How did it happen? The engine a,nd boilers were all right.” Gradually the rescuers worked their way downward through the pile. By this time there were no cries or groans to aid them, for the flames had destroy ed those unfortunates who were not killed by the explosion or the fall. But the work of rescue continued with unabated haste. When a heavy beam or piece of shafting was encountered, a team of horses was brought in and the piece of wreckage hauled to tho street. Stretcher bearers stood beside the rescuers and took away the burned and blackened bodies. A va cant house adjoining the factory was converted into a temporary morgue, where the bodies were placed in cof fins and taken to the nearest morgue. Tn several cases the charred corpses were so hot when recovered that they could scarcely be handled by the un dertaker and his assistants. The front building of the plant sus tained comparatively little damage, considering the tremendous explosion within sixteen feet of it. All the win dows, of course, were broken and some of the machinery was slightly injured by the jar. As much damage was done to the building by the automatic fire extinguishers, which were set off, as by the explosion. There were a dozen girls among the employes on the four floors of this building and there was something of a panic among them, but nobody waa injured. Firm’s Loss Was Heavr, The property loss, according to Sec retary George W. Childs, is about SIBO.- 000. The firip carried $70,000 lire and some boiler insurance, but how much of the latter Secretary Childs could not state. Subscriptions for the relief of the sufferers have been started. Nothing is known as yet about the cause of the explosion. The boilers had been recently inspected, and the engineer is known as one of the most careful and capable men in the city. The firm will resume business as soon as possible, in temporary quarters already taken. MINERS IN CAMP AGAIN. will Build Them Barrack* In Which to Spend the Winter. Madisonville, Ky., Nov. 26.—The camp of the striking union miners at Nor tonville Is again a reality and the most authentic reports from there to-day are to the effect that, they are about 75 armed men in camp and apparent ly they have come determined to stay. From Thomas Rooney, a member of the official board of the United Mine Work ers of America, it was learned that the new camp was established yester day with fifty charter members and one large, tent. The latest report from the camp at NortonvUle is that a contract was let by the union men to-day to carpenters for the building of a temporary box house, twenty by 100 feet'. The build ing is to be used by the campers as a home during the winter, and they will claim it as their place of legal resi dence. The dead boy of Albert Williams, a union miner, was found near Norton ville to-day. The coroner’ sverdict was that he was shot by unknown per sons. KING EDWARD'S TACTFUL ACT. Full Military Honors Paid to Re mains of Late German Ambassador. London, Nov. 26.—Fu1l military hon ors were paid to the remains of Count von Hatzfeld't-Wildonberg, the late German ambassador to the Court of St. James, when the body was removed from the embassy here this evening and taken to Victoria railroad station on its way to Germany. This exception al step was entirely due to the initia tive of King Edward, who quite unex pectedly notified the relatives of the dead statesman that he desired to pay this unusual tribute to the ambassa dor, who had untiringly labored In the Interests of the good relations of the two nations. In view of the Anglophobia in Ger many. the King's action is considered highly tactful and as calculated to show that the relations between the two governments are wholly friendly. CREW OF THE STANDARD SAVED. Schooner Which Left Savannah Nov. 8 Abandoned fn Storm. Philadelphia, Nov. 26.—Capt. Ben nett of the British steamer Vera, which passed in the Delaware Breakwater this afternoon from Huelva, Spain, for this city, reports that he has the ship wrecked crew of the schooner Standard aboard his vessel. The Standard was a small schooner of 276 tons and is owned by George Bailey of Manasquan, N. J. She left Savannah for New York on Nov. S. Details of the wreck of the Standard and the number of men rescued cannot be learned until the Vera reaches this city to-morrow morning, it is believed, however, that the schooner ran into the storm of Sunday morning, which raged along the coast, and that the vessel was un able to withstand the elements and was abandoned by the crew, who were taken off by the Vera. THK GHEENK-GAYNOH CASE. Argument for Defendant* Began In Supreme Court by David 11. Hill. Washington, Nov. 26.—The case of Benjamin D. Greene, John F. Gaynor, William T. Gaynor and Edward H. Gaynor rime up for argument In the Supreme Court to-day. This Is a case where the alleged part ners of ex-Capt. O. M. Carter were In dicted In New York, and the govern ment seeks to compel the defendants to go to Georgia for trial. The de fendants were represented by ex-gen ator David B Hill and A J Rose, while the government was represented by Solicitor General Richards and Marion Krwln, special counsel. Argu ment was begun Utr In the afternoon by Mr. Hill and will be • ompleted to mar i o w. HVI IXr 4 HIM*:I IOIJJ. Wlflt*** tlftlur B# lit# !*•# !•**• f. London. Nov HA Tl* itft#tarlc Hit* |U kjktty Mtid thm of 1.000 **.'• 1 surrounding K. *• kt public I auction to-day for liuti.Utk A real es tate agent wee tns suwaasful bt6d*r, | but he refused I* give out hie • hst # j fi4*i* _ It I# OOP reported HUM William Wai | dost Aetet I# the put cite#* < SAVANNAH. GA., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 27.1901. EN ROUTE TO COLON GEN. ALBAN CROSSES THE BARRA COA BRIDGE. HOT FIGHT AT EMPERADOR. LIBERALS CLAIM SHORTAGE OF AMMUNITION. Liberal* Have Fallen Back to 'With in Five Miles of Colon, aml i De cisive Battle In Expected To-day at Monkey Hill Cemetery—Re cruits for Our Marines Arrive Safely—Our Hicbi to Exelmle Co lombia From Use of the Railroad May Be Questioned. Colon, Colombia, Nov. 26.—The Co lombian gunboat General Pinzon reap peared in Colon harbor this morning. i Her commander said there were only 100 men out of the original 600 troops carried on the vessel, now on board the gunboat. The others had been landed at Porto Bello, about ten miles distant from Colon. The presumption is that the 500 men are marching over land to join the government forces under Gen. Alban, now at Mamei. The ground they have to cover is difficult and the troops will doubtless occupy a few days in reaching their destina tion. The Panama railroad steamer Ori zaba from New York, Nov. 19, arrived at Colon this morning, having on board about 100 marines who are to relieve the time-expired men of the United States battleship lowa now at Pana ma. The marines were embarked on board a train and were taken to Pan ama. The Liberal forces control San Pablo station and Barbacoa, where there is a long iron bridge across the Chagres river. This is a critical point, offering the Liberals a splendid point of attack should the government forces attempt to cross the bridge. It is generally a mitted that if Gen. Alban succeeds in crossing the river at Barbacoa his march toward Colon will be an easy task. Gen. Lugo, the Liberal com mander, is at Barbacoa. The Liberals retreated from Emper ador owing to lack of ammunition. They admit having lost sixty men in killed and wounded at Empsrador, and that among 'the number was Col. Oyas, but they claim that the government loss was over 150 men in killed and wounded. The armored train which went over the.railroad yesterday having on board Capt. Perry, of the lowa, and machine guns, and flying the American flag, was sent as a demonstrative force and will not be continued daily. Passenger trains, however, will still carry a guard. Transit across the Isthmus is open. ■ Gen. Alban Crossed the Bridge. 4:30 p. m.—The overdue passenger train, with a marine guard on board, has just arrived here. The train brings news to the effect that Gen. Alban, with about 300 government troops, has crossed Barbacoa bridge and is con tinuing his march to Colon. He is now at Tavernilla, where he is resting. The Liberal forces continue to retreat be fore him. They explain their retreat by saying they have no ammunition. All the fighting to-day occurred at Barba coa bridge. Passengers by the delayed train assert that fully 100 Conserva tives were killed and wounded during the fighting there, and that the Liberal losses were Insignificant. The Liberals are now approaching Gaton Station, about five miles from Colon, and It Is believed *a decisive engagement will probably be fought to-night or to-mor row morning at Monkey Hill Cemetery, about one mile from the limits of Go lon. Reached Panama Safely. Colon, Colombia, Nov. 26.—The trains which left here this afternoon for Pan ama with the lowa marines and the passengers from the steamer Orizaba were delayed in transit, but reached Panama safely. Reports current here this after noon that the General Pinzon had bom barded Porto Bello have been found, upon in vestigation, to be unreliable and not authentic. Truffle Moving In molested. Washington. Nov. 26.—A cablegram received by the state department at noon to-day from Consul Ge leral Gud ger at Panama, reports that traffic is moving unmolested, but gives no other details. FIGHTING ALONG RAILROAD. Panfng#r Train From Panama Sev ern! lion r m lie li i ml. Colon, Nov. 26, 3:30 p. m.—The morning passenger train from Pana ma, due to arrive here at 11 o’clock, has not arrived up to the time of fil ing this message. Telegraphic com munication between here and Panama is Interrupted. This Is conclusive proof that fighting Is going on In the vicinity of Barbacoa. The result Is as yet unknown. The afternoon pas senger trains from here for Panama carried the hundred nlarlnes for the lowa, and the passengers who arrived by the steamer Orizaba. TREADING ON COLOMBIA'S TOES. What Right Hm* lulled State* to A**unie Control of Railroad. Washington, Nov. 26.—The reported action of Capt. Perry, the naval offi cer In command of the United gtates force* on the Isthmu*. In refualng to permit any of the Colombian Liberal troop# to make us* of th* railway, may raise an interesting question. It is understood here thaw the Colombian government fW that it ha* the right to us* this railway to forward gov ernmant troop*. This right is baaed on th* foci that th# road Is ou land over which Colombia lias sovereignty, and Is operau t under a government i cnees*ion, Cglombl* retaining Hit in terest in th* rj't io the ot dirtw^ 006 per y#i Sdor*wer ■ *h* t’oUnn~ bisu authorities **> *b trbei* have i Ait hod their bri!.fi*h< i iyl't# **'"#- niged by lhi* St any other #ov#mn***H ao that they hivt >*o statu# a# worry mg og war far* tbs Ffaeoa Me••* * I !*• WaSbingUM- ha* •a.sretary LuGg ' (gitdAtf looCiaa, 4 iu# guuWui mb' ( rhias. at Colon, stating that the Colom bian gunboat General Pinzon had re turned to Colon. Commander McCrea also acknowledg ed the receipt of the department's in structions sent yesterday advising him of the course which he is to pursue in the present situation on the isthmus. DEPENDS OiTROOSEVELT. Pan-Amerionn Reciprocity Commit tee Analtins His Message—Com mittees Finishing l, Their Work. City of Mexico. Nov. 26.—The com mittees of the Pan-American Congress are rapidly completing their work with the exception of the Arbitration Com mittee and the Committee on Com merce and Reciprocity. The latter is withholding action until learning the stand which President Roosevelt will take on the subject of reciprocity in his forthcoming message to Congress. The work of the Arbitration Commit tee is delayed by the difficulties of the subject, and the many conflicting in terests which it is necessary to con ciliate. It held its first meeting to day after a fortnight's adjournment. The committee on future Par. Ameri can conferences will, it is understood, recommend the holding of a conference every five years. It is generally held that the present conference should des ignate the place where the next one is to be held and that the same course should he followed by each succeeding Congress. The committee on the inter-oceanic canal will probably confine itself in general terms to recommending the ex cavation of such waterway without ex pressing preference to any particular route. C. M. Pepper, United States delegate, has submitted recommendations to the committee on resources and statistics. He advocates the making of every ef fort to secure full and reliable sta tistics of founts of production in the various American countries by co-op erative action. He says in part: ‘‘The chief idea should be to secure information regarding the undeveloped founts of production and resources, so that in the instance of railroad build ing projected It would be possible to ascertain just, what riches might be opened up for commerce and industry. Similarly there should be Information as to government or public lands and the agricultural or other Industries which they support. It would further be advisable to have the fullest data possible in regard to water power and the possibilities of its utilization either in mining or manufacturing. At this afternoon's session of the Ar bitration Committee, the nineteen members of the committee appointed a sub-committee, consisting of the fol lowing members: Pardo of Mexico, Bermejo of Argentine, Blest Gana of Chili, Duarte Pereira.of Brazil, Alza mora of Peru. Buchanan of the United. States and La?o Arriaga of Gua.a mala. The committee decided to adjourn until receiving the reports of the sub committee. After the committee meeting Presi dent Riagosa and Messrs. Pardo and Pineda of the Mexican delegation con ferred with foreign Minister Mariscal. MORE DEATHS FROM TETANUS. Camden Report* Ttto More and a Third Nearby. Camden, N. J.. Nov. 26.—Two more deaths from tetanus, following vacci nation, were recorded In this city to day, making a total of nine deaths from that disease during the past three weeks. To-day’s victims were Ada Heath, aged 13 years, and Georglana Overby, colored, aged 9 years. The children were recently vaccinated and two or three days ago symptoms of lockjaw began to present themselves. Every effort was made to counteract the disease, but the children died to day in great agony. The practice of vaccination has been suspended in this city. Another death from tetanus, that of Sarah Johnson, colored, aged 4 years, is reported from Merchantville, near here. SOUTHERN PACIFIC OFFICIALS. M. L. Robbins to Be General Passen ger Agent at Houston. * Houston, Tex., Nov. 26.—Passenger Traffic, Manager S. F. B. Morse of the Southern Pacific system to-day an nounced the following appointments, ef fective, Dec. 15: M. L. Robbins, to be general passenger and ticket agent of the Southern Pacific Atlantic system, the Galveston, Harrisburg and San An tonio, the Texas and New Orleans and the Galveston, Houston and Northern Railways, with headquarters at Hous ton. T. J. Anderson, to be assistant gener al passenger agent of the Houston and Texas Central, of the Southern Pacific Atlantic system, and the other roads named aoove with headquarters at Houston. MURDERED AND ANCHORED. Chief of Poller’s Opinion In Nellie Cropsey Case. Elizabeth City. N. C., Nov. 26- There are no new developments in the Cropsey disappearance case. The town and county are being thoroughly searched by the police. Over 100 houses have been searched within a radius half a mile since 6 o'clock this evening. No traoe of the missing girl was found. In the opinion of Chief Dawson, the girl was murdered, carried down the river and anchored. Relatives of the missing girl from New York, reported to have left for this plaro yesterday, have not arrived. TO at ILD PORTO Bit AN LINES. tuurr.duna Granted by Porto Hi rst* * ouui-ll Approved. Washington, Nov. 26. President Roosevelt to day signed the eorKv-eslon granted by llie executive t ouncll of Porto Rico to the Port America Com pany which will build two lines of rail road In itut Island of Porto lit o, one north and south front Iwi Juan to Port America, which la a few mllea from the old K'/atiiwl) fort of Guayatna and the other east a-nd west from A*| uadi Ila to Enteuada Honda - '■ M ttl< *1 Hi other fhes Mituerlf, Terrell, T*s Site# M-—At the email lawn u f #4* coy. Test J. A Maoist A iMMIf, ebo> and lulled his brother to-day Meerut oft#< *(t*h-pt|i.g t# shoot three •ntidfee of the deed eneh, uni*# the •*■*<m* im bi*ne*tf sued # ItflMAfl) utfi* SHE HAD CONFESSED INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT IN THE BONINE TRIAL. TOLD A LAWYER FRIEND. ASKED HIS ADVICE BEFORE TALK ING AT INQUEST. Mrs. linnine Could Not Bear to Look Upon Photographs of Ayres' Body Showing Bullet XVoands. Several Witnesses Visited Saloons With Ayres on Night of Killing, hut All Say He Caine Home Sober. Lawyer Gardner Relates Mrs. Bo nine’s Confession to Him. Washington. Nov. 26.—The fact was brought out to-day in the trial of Mrs. Lola I. Bonine for the killing of James ■S. Ayres, Jr„ that she had made a pri vate confession of her part in the tragedy on the evening after the homi cide. several days before she took the police officials into her confidence. This recital was made to George B. Gardner, an attorney employed tn the law divis ion of the interior department, who was a boarder at the Kenmore Hotel, and i who usually sat at the same table at which Mrs. Bonine took her meals. Mr. Gardner was on the witness stand to day and told his story for the first time. He said that Mrs. Bonine had sought him out and asked his advice as to whether she should make a pub lic statement, and that he had sug gested to her that she should delay her confession until the theory of suicide, which was first entertained, should be fully exploited. A number of other wit nesses were heard during the day. sev eral of them being men who had taken Ayres out to the neighboring saloons during the evening of May 14, and one of whom had taken him to his room af ter midnight, about two hours before he met his death. These witnesses said Ayres was perfectly sober. William Schoenberger, keeper of the morgue, testified to having taken charge, of Ayres’ body. He had been present at the autopsy and had taken photographs showing the location of the wounds on the body. The films were In troduced as evidence and exhibited to the jury. Mrs. Bonine gave one hasty look at the pictures as they were held by one of the attorneys, but she quick ly turned her h*ad and gave them no I further attention. She engaged In con versation with Attorney Fulton most of the time while this testimony was be ing given. The witness said there were powder marks on the breast and aom wounds, but none on the thigh wound. Under the arm there was a burn. Describing the condition of the corpse when he found it. Mr. fichoenberger said the arms were drawn up in front of the face. “In order that the stenographer may describe the posture.” said Mr. Gould, “I suppose there will be no objection to his noting that the attitude was one of defense.” “We do object most decidedly,” re sponded Mr. Douglass. The court agreed that the descrip tion would be improper, and it mas decided that he should say that the arms were placed as if shielding the face. On cross-examination the witness said that when he entered the room where the killing occurred, he saw sev eral empty cartridge shells in the slop Jar. and had also seen some shells and cartridges on the trunk and on the washstand. Her First Confession. The next witness was George B. Gardner, to whom Mrs. Bonine made her first confession on the night after the tragedy. “She stated to me,” he said, “that she knew more about the death of Ayres than had been given to the pub lic. I think she hesitated a moment, and either my manner or something I said induced her to go on, and she said she was present when It hap pened and told me that she had come to me because she wanted my udvice. She told me that the morning of Ayres' death he came to her room and knocked on her door and complained of being ill, and asked if she could not do something for him; that when she got into Ayres’ room he had as saulted her. and had a pistol in his hand, and in the scuffle which ensued, he was killed.” “Did she describe the struggle that took place'.'” asked the district attor ney. The witness said that she said noth ing more than that when the struggle followed the assault the pistol was fired. The witness stated that she did not tell him In whose hands the pistol was. but later corrected himself by say ing that he believed she said the wea pon was in Ayres' hand. “She also told me that Ayres was un der the Influence of liquor at the time of the shooting,” said Air. Gardner. The witness also said that Mrs. Bo nine had spoken to him again on the next day or the second day after the tragedy. She sat at the same table with hint in the dining room and she again sought to talk with him concerning the tragedy. “She said,” Mr. Gardner testified, “that she was feeling badly and that nothing was sustaining her except the consciousness of her innocence. Üb* added that she could not get 'IF out and asked rne If ,#h had better destroy it. by ‘IF 1 understood her to mean that she referred to one of her garments, but I didn't know wht. I told her to destroy nothing a# she had not decided upon a public confession .” On cross-examination Mr. Gardner testified that h* could not exactly say Mrs. Bonine was excited Mb* was hur ried and her manner was tense, Hh* had asked his a4v4re as to the advis ability of ttuking a. public statement, and he had advised her to remain quiet until R was determined whether the sul< ide theory would hold good aald Avers Wo* Saber- James Burns, who was Ayres’ Inti- | mate friend sod Who t*ad o< <onip nied trim to hi# room M** night of the t*i*-dr next celled. H* aetd that on the night of the tragedy Ayxr had a her*, he ##t4- Ayres had dru#*k ** - li.gly Me 6#4 It,etr #1 about u 10 *le*a a" ompeoied Arise to i*u room leaving him is e perieotip gub*>r md > Hot- Ytrr trithae# said *b#4 wtnie ortg tGsiir Aprs* end Idll fttoolue hod leett tab ft Mttdiy ieriMS these ratoAiotg he- came strained. He did not know of Ayres having a pistol. On cross-examination . Burns said that he had not spent more than two minutes in Ayres’ room w'hen he ac companied him up, and that he had had no confidential conversation with him. ”1 do not know that I could have had a confidential talk.” he said, "there might have been someone under the bed, but I do not know that there was.” Burns said that on the night suc ceeding the tragedy he had not re mained in his room in the hotel. Asked why he kept away he said: Was A Ira hi of Mrs. Bonine. “As Mrs. Bonine knew that Jimmy Ayres and myself were friends, I did not know but that she might think Ayres had told me enough to convict her. I did not propose to take any chances.” "Afraid?” asked counsel for the de fense. * "Yes, and the next night, too.” In reply to further questions by Mr. Douglass, Burns said that Mrs. Bonine had nursed him through serious ill ness. coming to his room night and day, both alone and with others, and also that he had told persons since the tragedy that he never had heard Ayres talk as though he had been in timate with Mrs. Bonine. After recess Mr. Douglass sought to show that Burns knew that Ayres owned a pistol. He asked the witness if he had not advanced the theory in a letter to a friend in Michigan that Ayres had taken the weapon found in his room from his old trunk. The witness said that he had written a letter expressing the opinion that if Ayres had a pistol at all that he had taken it from his trunk and put it on the bureau. He also had expressed the opinion in that letter that there had been ‘a struggle in the room. Were OiililliiK Ayres Goodby. Michael Hogan, 50 years old, who said he had been a police judge in New York, and who was one of the party out with young Ayres the night of his death, was called when Mr. Burns was excused. He said that he lived at the Kenmore. The boys had, he said, asked him to “pronounce the valedictory.” as Ayres was to leave the hotel the next day. He had spoken "quite a little piece, just to Jolly Ayres,” and then the party left for the saloons around the corner, returning about 12 o’clock. He said that when Ayres returned he was perfectly sober. Joseph C. McCabe and Arthur E. McCubbin testified that Ayres was so ber when he returned to the hotel. James Ford, a friend of Ayres, saw Mrs. Bonine on the morning after the tragedy. He asked her if she had danced with Ayres the evening before the killing, and she replied that they had danced together. The next day she had expressed her regret over Ayres’ death and her astonishment that, in view of the fact that he had no enemies, he should have been killed. Her manner was not different, from that of other lady guests of the hotel. A MASTERY OF THE SEA. Lars* Square Rigged Vessel Sup posed to Hare Sunk OX the Capes. New York, Nv. 26.—A large square rigged veasel possibly went down in the recent gale off the Delaware capes. Whether her crew went down with her or have been saved may not be known for some time, for if jffeked up they might be taken across the Atlantic. Upon the survival of the crew probably will depend whether the name of the ship ever will be known. The Red D line steamer Philadelphia, which ar rived to-day from Venezuela and Por to Rico, reports: “On Nov. 25, in la-ttitude 38:25, long itude 72:20, passed a large spar stand ing on end with yards- and sails at tached.” This location is about 140 miles east of Delaware Capes The Philadelphia also reported having on Nov. 22, In latitude 29:29, longitude 69:43, off the Florida coast, passed by the side of a vessel about 80 feet long and 20 feet wide. TO TRY ALL FOR MURDER. Bad Outlook for Convict* Who Were In Leavenworth Mutiny. Leavenworth, Kan., Nov. 26.—United States Attorneys Dean was here to-day In consultation with Warden Me- Claughry of the federal prison. After the consultation with Warden Me- Claughry Mr. Dean said that every convict that was tn the mutiny would be tried for murder at the April term of the United States District Court. Dean says each one of the fifteen prisoners recaptured is guilty of mur der. Warden MeClaughry has received word of the capture at Tuscumbla. Ala., of James Seymour, one of the convicts who escaped during the mu tiny. Capt. Telford will leave to-night to bring him hack. Word has also ben received that a posse of United States deputy mar shals has surrounded Rating and Mur ray In the Shawnee hills In the west ern portion of the Indian Territory. HEI’UULICANS TO CAUCUS. sharp Discussion Expected on Remloption of Heed Rules. Washington. Nov. 26.—The Repub lican members of the House of Repre sentatives will meet tn caucus Sat urday at 2 o'clock for the purpose of nominating House officers. There t no contest and Speaker Henderson and all officers will be re-elected. Tt Is expected that there will be a sharp contest over readopting the Reed rules, and all the afternoon and evening, If necessary, will be given to discussing the subject. The Democratic caucus will be held at J 1 o'clock on Haturday to nominate candidates for Kpeaker and House offi cers to b voted for on Monday, and also to name the officers conceded to th* minority of the House, TO NT AMT THE KII'OIITIOX. Arritae*aMl* Made far President to Press tbs> Mutton. Washington. Nov. 36 —Arrangements have been made far U*r opening of tb* i tt>uih Carolina interstate and West ! Indian Exposition by the President i nest Monday At the roto melon of the address of Meats for Iteftew la r.harift'soui, messages -4 greeting and fell- iiatrcf* will pan* bttstis the p <*, id* tt and 1 1** m i.agcr# of the eo-buoi qpu, and at t St e clo- s the Pi sstdent will press a butitta which will set the mm in issi y a 1 tie eapoelilop la s*stlss The Moat I- <’* villi# dr legs t iva 111 to* , grass end aetatai pr oralgggM govsta tneM off" i*i# will to pi • tmii at ties vMuvny at tgs h law Mentoe DAILY. $8 A YEAR, c x rfiFY WEEKLY 2-TDMUS-A-WE EK, $1 A YEAR RURALFREE DELIVERY OUTLOOK IS THAT IT WILL HE SELF-SUSTAINING. RESULTS ARE SATISFACTORY. POSTAL REVENUES LARGELY IN. CREASED BY' IT. • First Assistant Postmaster General Takes Roseate View ot Its Pros pects—lnstances History ot Free Delivery Cities in This Respect Where Receipts Have Always In creased—By December 4.000,000 of the Rural Population Will Bn Enjoying This Service. Washington, Nov. 26. —A self-sus taing service, brought about by the yearly increase of the postal revenues resulting from general extension of rural free delivery, is the conclusion reached by First Assistant Postmas ter General W. M. Johnson In his an. nual report. . - Of the gross postal revenues of tho United States for the past fiscal year, $74,295,394 came from 866 delivery cities. The remaining 3,600 presidential post offices yielded $16,063,252, while the 72.- 479 fourth-class postoffices produced $18,913,519. Mr. Johnson says the fact that tho postal service In the largest cities is practically perfect is the explanation of why the annual percentage of In crease in the revenues of the free de livery postoffices should be three times greater than in the smaller cities and five times as large as that of the fourth class offices. As rural free delivery reaches out into the country, giving equal facilities without regard to lo cality. he says it increases the reve nues at a rate at least equal to that maintained in the free delivery cities, where, during the past five years, it has averaged 8 per cent. At the end of the present fiscal year 8,600 rural routes will be in successful operation, 6,000 being In effect by Dec. 2. Tho latter figure represents just 50 per cent, of the applications for such ser vice filed since its inauguration five years ago. The inflexible policy is an nounced of avoiding hereafter main tenance of unnecessary, postoffices and superfluous star routes contempora neously with rural free delivery routes. On July 1 last, the force of 4.301 rural carriers was serving 2.840,644 people at a fraction over 76 cents pep capita, and on Dec. 2, next, 4,000.000 of the rural population will be enjoy ing free delivery. Every establishment of a route, the report says, is followed promptly by a steady increase- in the volume of mall, both delivered and col lected. The city free delivery service now embraces 866 cities and towns. Includ ing four In the new insular possessions, all these employing an army of 16,389 uniformed carriers, who collect and carry the mails two or more times each working day to 32,000.000 patrons. The total cost per annum to the de partment for this service is 50 cents per capita. M’GOVERN~|TfINE shape. I* All Ready for the Fight With Young Corhett nt Hartford Thnr*. day Night. New York. Nov. 26.—After eight days hard training for his battle with “Young Corbett” of Denver. Col., Terry McGovern took a ten-mile run In the vicinity of Jerome Park this afternoon, and despite the fact that It was freezing cold with a strong wind blowing, he covered the distance In ninety minutes. When he reached hts training quarters he was examined by a physician, who stated that the lit tle champion was In perfect trim for the coming contest. McGovern tipped the scale at 123 pounds to-day. and he said that with a road run to-morrow he would finish up his training and break up camp, prior to hts leaving for Hartford to morrow afternoon. He expects to reach the ringside weighing not moi* than 124 pounds. Among the sporting men here there is very little betting. McGovern back ers are offering odds of 2 to 1 on their man, with few takers. Among the sporting resorts on Upper Broadway some of the sports are making what they call gambling bets on the Denver lad, taking odds of 5 to 2, but the pre vailing price is 2 to 1 on the cham pion. A big delegation from this vicinity will leave for the scene of the contest on early forenoon trains Thursday, so that they will reach Hartford In plen ty of time to be at the ringside when the men are brought together at i o'clock in the afternoon. “Yoang Corbett'* Working Hard. Hartford, Conn., Nov. 26.—“ Young Corbett,” who has been working faith fully for four weeks to prepare for Ills bout with Terry McGovern, put the finishing touches to his training this afternoon behind closed doors. Largo crowds have watched his practice and somewhat handicapped him, and to day he requested that all be excluded except trainers. He boxed several hard rounds with Charley Sieger and went through his usual practice, which wan preceded by an eight-mile run on the road. A physician again examined Corbett to-night and pronounced him to be in fine condition. To-morrow ho will take light’ exercise. FAVOR TO GKHMA* CRUISER. First Warship of Any Nation to B Docked la a Private Yard Newport News, Va., Nov, 26 —Tbs German cruiser Vlneta has arrived her* from West Indian water# with her sea valve* corroded to #u<ii an ex tent that *be will have to be doek-1 nd overhauled. Tb* vessel will be th* first wsrstoln of any nation pet - mitted to dis k In other that* govern, maiit yards h will go In on Tbnts day of this week Durin* the Mt'*ieb-Atiwrti on We* even I uited Mtats* vessels wsro got lirinltia4 to Us up to the filer# #i (he *hipyai4 l*#r Tbi# prfvtUg# o-teaed >6 the German n*ti t< ►*< .tod pm i metal. ReetMl t* itk* lost us M it) Svoe Re tet Tbs Hague Mvv ltd. A* oßklAl bul letin Issued le deg see# <#• wu hetM*M t,oe * o*r*4 tt . w itet hmsia ■Mane and atu u* able le gv uM le g 1 dee days,