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VOL. LI. NO. 4.
EARTH TREMORS AT PHILADELPHIA
Residents of the City and Surrounding Terri
tory Aroused Last Evening
CONTENTION OF SCIENTISTS BORNE OUT
That Shocks Would Ee Felt in this Country After the
Sicilian Quake Following the Tremors there was
an Explosion of Fifty Cases of Dynamite in a Maga
zine Near Norristown No One was Hurt.
Philadelphia, Jan. 4. Residents of
this city and the surrounding terri
tory wero considerably aroused today
by what appears to have been two well
defined earthquake tremors, followed
by a heavy explosion of dynamite in
Montgomery City which shook, ihb
earth for miles around.
Two Distinct Tremors.
The earth tremors, which seem to
bear out the contention of scientists
that shocks wculd bo felt hi this coun
try after the Sicilian earthquake, wera
felt at 2.32 and 4.22 o'clock this after
noon. Both were recorded on the
aeismograpn at S'.varthmore colics,
NEW YORK'S 80 CENT GAS LAW.
Decision of United States Supreme
Court Upholds the Law.
Washington, Jan. 4. Speaking today
for the entire membership of the su
preme court of the United States, Jus
tiee Peekham of that court announced
the decision of the court in the case
of the public service commission of
New York, the city of New York and
the attorney general of New York vs.
the Consolidated Gas company of New
York city, which involved the validity
of the Stf eent gas law of that city. In
effect the decision upholds the law, but
it ciuaed with the intimation that if,
efter practical test, the rate lived
should prove unremimcrative, the gas
company should have the privilege of
reviving the case. The United States
circuit court for the southern district
of New York, by which the case was
tried and which grunted an injunction
against the enforcement of the law,
ai reversed, but was instructed to
dismiss the case without prejudice.
The court merely announced its ron-
hi ions, and it uaS stated by Justice
J'eckh.im that llu full opinion would
be placed on file at some time In the '
future. Owing to the fact that there
has been much speculation as to the
character of toe court's derision. Jus
tice I'eekhum look tli a precaution of
not having the result of the court's de
liberations committed to print.. The
announcement was therefore made in
t pewritteii copi. s and there were
comparatively few of these.
The court failed to pas3 specifically
yjinm the question of the constitution
ality of the law as an entirely, but did
pronounce invalid some of its features.
CASTRO UNDER THE KNIFE.
Deposed President of Venezuela on
the Operating Table.
Tlerlin. Jan. 4. Former President
Cusiro of Venezuela was operated on
in Ihis city today by Dr. Israel, the
German specialist. for tin- kidney
complaint with which he is sutleriiiif.
The operation is designed to overcome
tne effect of an unsuecce.ssful opera
tion performed in Venezuela about
year aso. me present operation was
regarded as so daneerotis that before
submitting to it (.'astro caused tin
fei.owing statement to be given out:
"I can only express satisfaction that
this operation is to be performed, so
that the whole world may know I did
not come to Germany in order to shirk
ri sfonsibility and much less because
I imagined for a shiele moment what
was going to ha ripen In Venezuela
daring my absence."'
n is understood that ( astro came
through the operation fairly well and
lie ij, doing as well as could be ex
prctcd.
DR. WILLIAM J. LEYDS.
The diplomatic representative of the
Transvaal in Europe during the Boer
war, who will be granted a pension.
Prominent Philadelphia Physician and
Chauffeur Killed.
Philadelphia, Jan. 4. Dr. Edward
R. Snader, a prominent physician of
this city, and his negro chauffeur,
John A. Bailey, were killed today when
an automobile in which they were rid
ing plunged over a forty-foot em
bankment in Falrmount park. Dr.
Snader was professor of medicine in
Hahnemann college. He was a writer
on many medical subjects.
Fighting at Ispahan Continues."
Teheran, Jan. 4. The fighting at
Ispahan continued throughout Sun
day. Serious distiirbamv-s occurred
within the town on (he previous day.
fc.'iklitfcii i tribesmen having succeeded
in nuking tlielr Wa)' into the central
uariers. They seized Die anenal to
day and touted the palace of the gov
ernor, who was forced to resign. The
Bakhtiurl t hief', lias been proc laimed
governor.
Pacific Fleet at Talcahuna.
Tali-ahum, Chile. Jan. I. -The
rife- fleet arrived hie at one d't
Ul gfurnooo from Manama,
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near here, and, according to Prof. J. A.
Miller, were of brief duration.
Explosion of Fifty Cases Dynamite.
Dcfore those who felt the earth's
trembling were through talking aboui
them, or at 5.30 o'clock, there was an
explosion of fifty eases of dynamite in
the magazine of the Keystone Quarry
company, not far TTom Norristown
Nearly ten thousand pounds of the
explosive went off at once, tearing a
rrtat hole in the ground. No one was
hurt, so far as can be learned. 'Win
dows in buildings five and ten miles
away were shattered toy the explosion,
chimneys were shaken down and in the
Immediate vicinity walls of buildings
were cracked.
KILLED BY PRIZE BULL.
Wealthy Farmer of Ridgebury, Known
All Over the State.
Danbury, Jan. 4. James Reynolds,
a wealthy farmer of Kidgebury, and
one of the best known cattle raisers
oT the state, was gored to death Sat
urday by the same big black llolstein
bull with which two years ago he
took first prize in the annual Danbury
fair.
Reynolds' body, mangled beyond
recognition, was found in a snow-covered
held which is used especially for
the bull's run. The tracks and blood
on the snow showed how the aged
farmer earlier in the day had started,
unconscious of danger, to cross the
Held: how he had begun to run on
hearing the bull charging toward him.
and how his body had been tossed
and trampled all over the field long
after life was extinct.
Reynolds' son, Theodore, who has
been in the habit of caring for the
bull and from whom It had less ani
mosity, had to entice the animal to
another part of the field while oilier
members of the searching party res
cued the body. The elder Reynolds,
who was 62 years old. had left home
in the morning with an axe to chop
wood. The bull came on him so sud
denly, apparently, that he had no time
to use the weapon to defend himself.
VOTED IN WRONG TOWN.
Resident of Saybrook Has for 20 Years
Been Going to the Polls in Essex.
Essex, Jan. 4. William Stannard
has voted and paid taxes in this town
for twenty years, and has just found
out that lie lives in Saybrook. Stan
nard was surprised when informed
that his house and most of his land
was in the town of Saybrook. The
officials of the two towns have been
attempting- to re-establish the bound
ary linen, and it was discovered that
Staiinard's property had been consid
ered to be a part of this town, when
it had been a part of Saybrook for so
many years.
In Essex the assessors are raisins
the valuation of roperty, so that
Stannard is not n. i sorrv to find he
is over the line, where the tax valu
ations will remain the same.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Harriet Estes.
Ithaca. X. V., Jan. i.Mrj. Harriet
Kstes. who Is said to have been th
only surviving Daughter of the Revolu
tion, died here today, aged 82. Mrs.
Kstes was born in Klbridge, ononda 'a
county, the daughter of James Dun
ham of the KifthCornecticut regiment",
which waa commanded bv Col. Isaac
.Sherman. Her husband was a veteran
of the civil war, "being a member of
the Third New York artillerc. She
was bright and active until a few dnvs
before iher death. Mrs. Ks.es was pi
sented some time ao with a- go d
spoon by the National Socielv of
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion. Rebate Case Decided in Favor
of the
Government.
"Washington, Jan. 4. By a divided
court the supreme court of the I'nited
States today decided the rebate case
brought by the government against the
Chicago and Alton Railwav comnime
and Vice President Fait horn and Treas
urer Wann of that company in favor of
the government. The case involved a
chaise of making a. concession to the
packing firm of Schwartzchild .1- Sulz
berger cm shipment of packing house
products from Kansas Citv. Kansas to
eastern points.
Offered New York State I nsurance
Supenntendency.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 4. That flove,-
nor Hughes has tendered the state n
surauee superintemleiicy to George V
Schurman of New York citv. a brother
of Jacob G. Schurman, president of
Cornell university, was the report here
tonight. Mr. Schurman is the iunior
inemDer or 'tne law Arm of Hmrhoa
Pounds & Schurman and was an as
sistant district attorney under District
Attorney Jerome's first administration.
He is a graduate of Cornell University
LLW BCIIOOI.
Instantly Killed at Milford Station.
Milford, Conn., Jan. 4. While cross
ng the four tracks at the station here
about $.30 o'clock this evening, John
Chase, colored, was struck by a train
and instantly killed, his entire body
being horribly mangled. He had lived
in Milford but a short time, and little
is known of him here. He had a sister
in New Haven and a brother in Bridge
port. After an investigation the cor
oner decided that death was accident
al.
Night Rider Trial, Testimony All In.
Union City, Tenn., Jan. 4. Both
sides concluded testimony today in
the case of eight alleged night riders
on trial for .the murder of Capt. Quen
tin Ranken, and arguments will be
gin tomorrow, i Just how long before
the ease reaches the jury is proble
matical. The -court jailed to limit
he lime of argument of -counsel, but
intimated he thought n day and a half
or each side Would be ample.
Waterbury Italians Raise $576.07.
"Wuterbury, Conn.. Jan. 4. Tli
Italian citizens, collecting money for
the relief of -the eartlKimike sufferers
hi Italy, today raised JSTfi.l". which
hrings the tot.) of funds mutrilmtea
U the Red Cross fund up to I1.1TS.07.
Cabled Paragraphs
.
RotterdamT'jan. 4 The Holland
America line steamship Statendam.
from this port for New York, before
reported aground, was floated today
and proceeded on her voyage.
Paris, Jan. 4. Morgan, Harjes
company announced the retirement to
day of John JI. Harjes after sixty-thre
years of business activity. The bank
ing house continues under the famj
name, the partners being Herman H.
Harjes and H. P. Herold.
Vienna,' Jan. 4. The Austro-Hun-garian
government has instructed
'ount Forgaeh Do Ghyris, the minis
ter at Belgrade, to demand an apology
from M. Milovanovics. the Servian for
eign minister, for his anti-Austrian
utterances in a speech before the na
tional assembly on S.mtniny. It is be
lieved, that if satisfaction is refused!!,
Count Korganh will be recalled.
ROCKEFELLER'S ACTION
FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL
Against Publishers of New York Amer
ican Began Yesterday.
New York, Jan. 4. The action for
criminal li)v?l brought on complaint of
John t). Rockefeller. Jr.. against S. S.
Carvnliio. Hradford Merrill and K. H.
Clark, officers of the Star Publishing
company, which publishes the New
York American, was began today in
the Center street police court before
Magistrate Moss. Upon being sworn
as the first witness. Mr. Rockefeller
testified that the article published in
the December IT issue of the Ameri
can, in which he was accused of hav
ing caused a sy stem of peonage to be
adopted by a certain breakfast food
company of Chicago, was false in ev
ery particular. He had not set foot
in Chicago, he declared, for nearly two
years.
Clarence J. Sliearn, attorney for the
defendants. submitted a retraction
printed on the day Mowing the publi
cation of the original story, as evidence
that the librj had not been committed
with malicious intent. Mr. Sliearn
then cross-examined the witness and
obtained from him an admission that
while he swore in his original com
plaint that he knew" of his own
personal knowledge" that tile ii.-fend-ants
were ofiicers of the Star Publish
ing company, that knowledge was in
reality based simplv upon infoiiinition
and belief. Mr. Sheurn contended that
this constituted perjury on the part of
Mr. Rockefeller, end promptly applied
for a warrant for his arrest on that
charge.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
protested vigorously against the
charge being taken seriously, but Mr.
Shearn insisted, and Magistrate Moss
look the matter under advisement.
The question of malicious intent was
aiso left for future adjudication next
Monday. '
NEGRO CASE THROWN OUT.
Supreme Court Declines to Be Both
ered With Suit of Brownsville Sol-
d ier.
"Washington. Jan. 4. The supreme
court today dismissed the case of
Oscar Reid, one of the negro soldiers
summarily discharged by' the presi
dent on account of the Brownsville
riot, holding that the amount involved
was not sufficient to justify the bring
ing of the case to the supreme court.
Today's decision leaves in effect the
decision of the distri. t court for the
southern district of New York, which
was against Reid. He sought to com
pel the payment of his salary since
his discharge. Reid's claim was for
J 1-2. .
RUSSIAN BANK ROBBERS FOILED
Att
"mpt to Loot State Institution
St. Petersburg Frustrated.
at
St. Petersburg. Jan. 4. An unsuc
cessful attemnt was made today to rob
a bran; !; of 'the state savings bank on
Vassill Island in this city. The police
had advjnee information of the at
tempt and captured the entire band of
six men.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt at Chris
tening. "Washington. Jan. 4. The president
and Mrs. Roosevelt witnessed t;:e
christening today of Peter Carolina
Cortelyou. the young son of Secretary
and .Mrs. (. B. Cortelyou. The Ue.-.
Franklin Noble of Falls Church (Va.).
formerly pastor of the secretary's
church at Ileinnstead. U I., perforrned
the ceremony. The only others present
were the Cortelyou family.
Graduate of Harvard Killed at South
Manchester.
South Manchester. Conn.. Jan. 4.
Willia.n Hill. 27 years, of Cambridge,
and a graduate of Harvard, was killed
by an interurban ear on the tracks
of the New York. New Haven fc Hart
ford railroad here tonight. .Mr. Hill
was walking along the tracks on his
way to the home of Mrs. James Ryan,
with whom he was visiting, when lie
was strij'-k by the car. His skull was
fractured and both lcs broken.
Bank Clerk Arrested on Forgery
Charge.
San Francisco. Jan. 4. II. I. Brem
ner. who sas he was a clerk in the
f'heniical National hank, was arrested
today on a charge oi forgery. Brem
ner is accused of having cashed sever
al checks for $lno each, bearing the
alleged signature of C. I. Adams of
Boston.
Penrose Nominated for U. S. Senator.
Harrisourg, Pa., Jan. 4. Boies Pen
rose wag nominated by an overwhelm
ing majority for a third term in the
United States senate at a joint cau
cus of the republican members of the
Pennsylvaina legislature tonight. The
republicans are in a majority in hoth
branches of the'legislature. which as
sures his election when these bodies
ballot for his successor January 1-9.
Hospital Nurse Found Dead in Bed.
Southington, Conn., Jan. 4. Miss
Louise Allen, head nurse at St. Luke's
hospital. New York, who was visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Louise Allen,
was found dead in bed today. The
medical examiner stated after an in
vestigaton that he was unable to say
whether death was due to an overdose
of medicine or to heart failure. Miss
Allen was about 39 years old.
Former Mil! Owner Commits Suicide.
Lowell. Mass., Jan. 4. Henrv it.
Thompson, formerly owner of the Low
ell felting mills, committed suicide at
his residence tonight while the rest of
his family were at dinner, bv shooting.
Thompson, who was 61 years of age,
hat been suffering from melancholia
for two years. His widow is a. daugh
ter of the late Governor Straw of Xew
Hampshire.
Sixteen British Sailors Drowned.
Sydney. X. S. U'.. Jiii. 4. The bin-
of
liie biitish cruiser Encouiitcr
was sunk m a collision with a
here today. Sixteen ur the
were drowned.
coiner
bailors
Steamship Arrivals.
Liverpool, Jap. 3: Baltic, from
York.
Naples. re. 30: San Giorgio,
At
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At
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NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1909.
Relief Message
From President
ASKS FOR PROMPT ACTION FOR
EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS.
FUNDS WERE PROMPTLY VOTED
House Added $300,000 to President's
Call for $500,000, Making $800,000
Appropriated Text of Message.
Washington, Jan. 4. President
Roosevelt in a message to congress to
day asked for. a direct appropriation of
half a million dollars for the relief bf
the stricken people in the earthouake
zone oL" Italy. This, the most generous
land ever contributed by the American
people for. the succor of the sufferers
in other lands, is to supnlement the
(jasparch of the supply hins eltic
from New York .an d the Culgoa from
Port Said for Messina, with their big
cargoes of necessaries, originally in
tended for the American fleet, diverted
to the immediate use of the Italian vic-
OB;OP.GK W.
mayor of Pittsburg, now in the public
bribery charges against the Pittsburg
Miiuiiioa unueiui vi puouc saieiy, ivno is doing everything
i - o.' unii, iiuuui nit: eouviciion
tims. It also supplements the presi
dent's proffer of the services of the en
tire American fleet of sixteen battle
ships, whose use, in whole or in part,
hinged only on the acceptance or dec
lination of the Italian government.
The message was brief .and plans
had been, made for the inimediatiV
enact rent into. law cf its recommenda
tions. .Text of . Message.
The text of the president's message
is as foHows:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives:
Tile appalling calamity which has be
fallen the people of Italy is followed by
distress and suffering throughout a
wide region among many thousands
who have escaped with life.j.but whose
shelter and .food and means of living
IV'e devoyeNl.
The ordinary ina'-hinery for supply
ing the wants of civilized communities
is paralyzed, and an exceptional emer
gency exists which demands that the
obligations of humanty shall, regard
no limit of national linos. .
The immense debt of civilization to
Italy for the warm and steadfast
frendship between that country and
our own: the affection for their native
land felt by great numbers of good
American citizens who arc immigrants
from Itav-: the abundance with which
God has b)esed us in our safety all
these should prompt us to immediate
and effer live relief.
Private generosity is responding no
bly to the demand be contributions
through the safe .end efficient channel
of the Ameru-an Red Cross society.
Confident of your approval. I have
ordered the government supply ships
Celtic and Culgoa to the scene of dis
aster, wht-'n:p'i. receiving" the author
ity whieh I now ask from you. they
will te abl to dis'iense food, clothins
arid other supplies with which they are
laden to the value of about $300,0ti0.
The Celtic has already safled, and the
Culgoa is at Port Said. Kight vessels
of the retiu nins battleship fleet are al
ready under orders for Italian waters,
and that government has been asked
if their services can be made useful.
I recommend that the congress ap-
nrove the application of supplies ab'ive
indicated and further appropriate the
sum of S.'inn.eon to be applied to the
work of relief at the discretion of the
executive and with the consent of the
Italian government. I suggest that the
law follow the form of that passed aft
er the Mount Pelee disaster in 1!2.
TMKODORE ROOSEVKI.T.
The "White House, January 4, I ODD.
SHORT SESSION OF HOUSE.
Numerous Messages From President
on Various Subjects Read.
Washington. Jan. 4. After having
been in session a little over an hour,
the house of representatives adjourn
ed today out of respect to the mem
ory of Representative Davey of Lou
isiana, who died during the recess.
Numerous messages from the presi
dent on various subjects were read.
The most important were a message
recommending aid for the Italian
earthquake sufferers and a message
responding to a resolution asking for
information as to what the president
meant in his annual message regard
ing the secret service. The relief ask
ed for the stricken Italian people was
quickly and unanimously given, the
sum of $800,000 being appropriated.
The secret service message was re
ferred to the special eommittee hav
ing to do with the matter, after Mr.
Griggs of Georgia had moved to have
it returned to, the president, which
motion he later withdrew.
SENATE
Passed House Bill Appropriating $800,
000 for Earthquake Sufferers.
Washington, Jan. 4. With practi
cally no opposition, the senate today
pasU tlic house- bill appropriating
$5u,uoo to aid the Italian earthquake
sutiertid. Senator Bailey f Texas de
clared that such appropriations were
uni. institutional, but did not oppose
cor sresslunal action. The sum of
$400,000 was appropriated by a senate
bill today for the purchase or con
strueti.m of a buildiit gin Paris as
the home of the American mb4ssa
d r. Th bill will at gn in the
hui fer tU consideration. Ja-nuwry
Four of Our Ships
Will Go lo Naples
FIRST DIVISION OF THE BATTLE
SHIP FLEET
TO AID IN EARTHQUAKE WORK
Flagship Connecticut, the Kansas, Ver
mont and Minnesota Fleet Due at
Hampton Roads February 22.
Washington. Jan. 4. Tb'-f-Jfst di
vision of Admiral S? perry' ftttleship
fleet has been directed to go to Naples
to assist in the Italian earthquake
work. The remainder of the fleet is to
be distributed at various ports on the
Mediterranean at Admiral ISperry's
discretion. None oi the other Italian
ports are to be visited by the Ameri
can battleships.
The decision against the warships
vhiti.icr other Italian orts was on the
ground that it vfas inadvisable, in view
of Italy's great grief, to permit the
men to have entertainmcuts or shore
GEORGE. "WT.-GUTiiBJEi
GUTHRIE,
eye. on account of the .-raft and
councilman, ami Rh-,i i
in hij
ot tin? cojriciimen of the Smoky
City.
leave there. Two of the battleships
will go to Toulon, France, and two
others (additional to the Ohio and
Missouri) will go to Turkish ports.
This programme will not interfere with
the assenib'mg of the fleet, as origin
ally contemplated, at JiWa'tjir, prior
to its leaving for Uampton Roads.
Not to Remain Long at Naples.
The ships of the first division which
ore to go lo Naples include the flag
ship Connecticut, Captain H. Oster
oau.s. tlve Kensas, the Vermont and the
Minnesota. It ii not suppiwed that
Admiral Spcrry's first .division will re
main long at Naples, for bv the time
it arrives tlx-re the relief' work will
have been pretty thoroughly organized.
Due Hampton Roads February 22.
The fleet is scheduled to arrive at
Hampton Roads February 22. and it
was said at the navy department td'
day there was no reason to snno..se tn
changed plans would delavthat event
Rev.
PRIEST AND GIRL ELOPE.
Filomena Siani Disappears With
Julia Testa, 17 Years Old.
Newark. N. J.. Jan. 4. The Rev. Fil-omen.-i.
Siani, assistant, priest at St.
Rocco's Reman Catholic church, this
city, and Julia Testa. IT years old. dis
appeared simultaneously last Thurs
day, and today her father received a
letter from the priest saying that thev
had been married in New York anil
would not be heard from again.
The Rv. Father Siani had been a
curate in the church for two vears. He
hiid heard confessions and offered the
sacrifice of the mass daily- lie had
heard the confessions of the girl with
whom he eloped many timus. and had
called frequently at her home. Ttev.
James SSuecorelli. rector of the church,
said today he would take sfns to have
the eloping priest unfrocked.
Bb
nop
O ( onnor has been notified.
PITTSBURG BRIBERS.
Nine in Number, Indicted
Jurv.
by a Grand
Pittsburg. Jjii. 4. The seven
eoun-
cilmen accused of accsptinir
brib
ami conspiring to secure bribes and
the two former hankers accused of giv
ing bribes, all of whom were arrest .-d
two w "eks aco tonight upon eomplnij t
of the Voters' Fague, were indicted to
day -by a grand jury. All of the ac
cused cave bond soon after arrest and
these bond-i w ill stand until the court
hearings.
PITCHED BATTLE
Between Vigilance Committee and Gang
of Cattle Rustlers.
San Diego. Cal.. Dec. 4. Advices just
received from Mesa Grande, forty miles
from here, tell of a pitched battie thir
ty miles from there betwen a gang of
cattle "rustlers" and members of a
vigilance committee. Two Mexicans,
mem- 1
hers of the hr.nd. wero w 0.1 Liii.,i
and one vij
ilante was seriously wound -
ed.
DETROIT BANKER ENDS LIFE.
Henry C. Potter, Jr., Vice President
of Savings Institution.
Detroit. Mich.. Jan. 4. Henry C.
Potter, jr., vice president of the Peo
ple's State bank of this city,
committed suicide at his home this
morning. He had been suffering from
nervous prostration for some time.
Mr. Potter was found depd in his
bathroom with a bullet through his
brain.
Sold
Their Christmas Toys to Swell
Earthquake Fund.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 4. Deeply touch,
eif-by the sufferings, -of the earthquake
survivors. New ell and iCaiber iiie
Jones, frto small Atlanta, children,
sold their Christinas toys hud have
donated the piocteus to ths
earthquake fund.
14 Was today designated for consid
eration of fiie omnihu . laiqis. iiij,
whi.-ii carris an appropriation o j;,'-
-
mi Tin in !! i mi if mim i ii i I I
Condensed Telegrams
The Pope Opened a Hospital in tii '
Vatican that lie might himself visit
the sick or injured survivors of the
earthquake disaster.
Though His Throat Was Cut from
ear to-ear by assailants whose names
he refined to di ulge. R. K. Akrldge of
Sale City, Ga., will recover.
Dr. David J. Hill, American ambas
sador to Berlin, hud a housewanirnsr
in his new residence, in f!Nniarck
strasse. on New Year's day.
Attorneys for the Waters-Pierce Oil
company claim they have a year in
which to appeal to the supreme court
from Missouri's ouster suit.
p The Pennsylvania Legislature, which'
meets today, will name ivo l epublieiiu
senators, in all probabilities Boies
Penrose and Ceoree T. Oliver.
A Committee of One hundred will
receive Rpar Admiral Evans at Carne
gie hflll Vee VlrL- nto-V, a
) Gen. Horace Porter will- preside.
No Reason is Known for the delib
erate murder of John Willis by Sam
Robinson in the railroad siation r.t
Boonerord, N. C. Robinson escaped.
xThough the Steam-ar Texas, 'which
put into Savannan Friday with a Arc
in her hold, probably will be saved the
carpu. which still is burning, will lie a
complete loss.
A Scrutiny of the Results of the ele-
tions held in France for members of
the chamber of deputies show that
l'':e racidals and radical socialists have
made net gains of K, seats.
i
Dr. Julia Seton Sears, teadiiug that
"man is an individualized (Jod." and
other startling doctrines of the New
Tin light church, launched her first er
inoi! in tile Belasco theater yesterday.
In NevfYork West Side Court Mag
istrate Kreen'said that persons Ihiiirf
in apartment buildings should not 'pa v
too much attention to other tenants,
and nlace.i imj-r bom's to keep the
pea. e a woman who was charged with
having annoyed other tenants.
POINT FOR THE OIL TRUST.
Supreme Court Declines to
Reversal of Jffdne Land!' $:
Fine.
Review
9,000.003
Washington. Jan. 4. The $2!MiOO.0
fiiit ciise of the Standard Oil company
will not be reviewed by the supreine
court f '..ie United States. The de
cision ()f the court to this eflect was
announced by Chief Jusui e Fuller s o;:
after the court convened today. T-ie
case came to the court on a petition
tiled by the government asking -ho
court in a petition for a writ of cer
tiorari to order up the record in the
case tor a review of tho decision of ihe
United States ciivuit court of appe lis
lor tile Si-vemii circuit by .rhich Jui:g
Lardis- original ei ision imposing a
line of SL'ii.iKiii.uiiO against the jr-"."a:nl
oil company for aeiepting rebates fr-.m
the railroad companies was rev-re(l.
The court's announce ment i f the. r:
sul of its decision not to entertain the
case was the barest formality. No n a
pons w hatever were given and the de
termination of the lourf was stated
along with a number of oilier cases f
comparatively .iiitle importaiMe.
The chief justice simply announced
in -o many wolds that !h tieiilion for
certiorari was denied. Und'T this ru1
iiiiL. tile case will now go back to Judith
Lamlis' court for a new trial in accordance-
with the decision of the court
of appeal 4.
It is sitid at the department of Jus
tice that the action T the I'nited
States supreme court today in deny
ing the application of rhe government
for o writ of certiorari gives the casj
its original status su!r1o--t to ihe vb w-:
of Judge Gross -up of the United Stat '3
circuit court of apnesl-; as eoiita !ned in
his decision of Julv T1(S and Nov. -In,
IN HIS OWN DEFENSE
Thornton J. Hainc on
for Over Four
Witness
Hours.
Stand
Flushing. X. Y.. Jan
witness stand in his
4. Taking the
own defense-.
Thornton Ji nkins Hains f or .over P
hours today related witn a wealth
a r
of
detail the shooting of William K. An
nis and the conjugal troubles of Capt.
Peter c Mains. Jr.. whieh troubles,
counsel assert . cattsed the nieiit il u: .
balancing ot the army officer and led
to the killing of the publisher on iyiit.
When court adjourned tonight llains'
direct examination 1'Hri not been con
cluded and he will likely be on the
witness stand all day tomorrow.
District Attorney Darrin - --aid i-e
would probably take ail day tomorrow
to examine the defendant.
GUNBOAT HELENA AT CANTON.
Sent There Owing to Anti-Foreign
. Excitement.
Canton. Jan. 4. The American gun
boat Helena has arrived here In con
sequence of the anti-foreign movement
and the excitement among the natives
due to a Portuguese seaman on the
British steamship Fafsean having
kicked a coolie to death. Guns have
been mounted by the local authorities
on the bridges connecting Canton
with Shamien. the island where Ku
ropeans and Americans reside.
The viceroy has practically sup
pressed the movement against for
eigners by threatening to behead cer
tain of the leaders.
GROUNDING OF THE YANKEE
Due tn the Negligence of Her Com
mander Substance of Charge Read.
Boston. Jan. 4. That the grounding
of the. cruiser Yankee on Swindle Rock.
at tho? western entrance of I'.uzzarrig
Bay, on Kept ember 23d last, was due to
the negligence of her commander, was
the substance of the charge read at the
cotirtmartial today of Commander
Charles Marsii. who was in charge
. . . .. .. ... :
01 ule at 'me 01 tne aret-
dent.
The courtinartial convened at the
Charletown navy yard tod ly. with Rear
Admiral A. R. Couden as president and
Dieutenant Commander A. B. Hoff as
judge advocate. Commander Marsh
was represented by Dieutenant Com-j
mander George B. Bradshaw.
Boston El Road Earned Surplus
$42,063 Last Year.
Boston. Jan. 4. The stockholders
of
of
tne Boston F.ievated railway were in
formed at the annual meeting today
that the company earned a surplus of
4'-'.0fi3 last jear and that the new ele
vated road to Forest Hills would he
opened next summer. The directors
stated that the company should go no
further in assuming the hurdens of
additional tunnels. The old board of
directors was elected.
Railroad Gate Tender Killed in Savinq
Woman's Life.
Privldeiiie, R. I. Jan. 4. As he
pushes an unknown wormai from the
path of a Boston express train at the
union, station this afternoon Theodore
Manchester, a 51 ye,r old yate t-lidY
was struck by the engine, which pass
ed "Vr him. severing both of his legs.
H was seirt io the Rhorfo Inland I104
ptta.1. out i4 vWa an hour,
HOW ITALY'S QUEEN WAS INJURED
Signor Mirabello Tells of the Accident in One
of the Improvised Hospitals
IN ATTEMPT TO SAVE WOUNDED VICTIM
Queen Helena was Rushed by Unfortunate Woman Mad
from Fright-Converted Yacht Scorpion Enters Mes
sina Harbor Flying the American FlagRed Cross
Subscriptions Amount to $49,758.
Rome, Jan. 1. Signor Mirabello has
given the follow ing account of the acci
dent to yueen Helena, three days auo,
at Messina, w hen her majestv suffered'
contusions of the chest. He said:
"The queen was In onu or the im
provised hospitals. She was in the act
of bending over a wounded woman
when sudderilv the door was thrown
open violently and a crazed man rush
ed In. crying loudly: -The end of the
world has come. Tin earth has fallen
ill. Save yourselves; save yourselves.'
Queen Fell Backward, Bleeding.
"The wounded woman. terrilled,
jumped from her bed and started run
ning toward the door. The queen, with
Kreat presence of mind, placed herself
in front of the unfortunate and ex
tended her arms to sto, her. Hut the
woman was out of hr mind with
fright. She lowered her head and pre
cipitated herself on the queen, driving
her nead with fuil force against lier
majesty's breast. TT , .iieen fell back
ward. Her mouth became full nf bfood
and rhis bleeding continued for Wome
time."
No Doctor Was Called.
"And what did the doctor say?" the
minuter of marine was asked. "I don't
know," signer Mirabelio replied. "I
don't think he was even consulted. The
doctor knew only that her majetv took
chloral that-night to induce sleep. Who
couid have slept under those fearful
conditions '.'
"The next day hep majesty contin
ued her work as usual, although nt v
now and then her lips wero reddened
by blood.
"Q.ieeu Helena is worthy the undv
ing admiration of the entire Italian
people."
CONVERTED YACHT SCORPION
Under Command of Lieutenant Login
Enters Messina Harbor.
Mes.iina. Jan. 4. The American IU3
made its first appearance in the har
bor with Oiie arrival today of the con
verted yacht Scorpion, under com
mand of Lieutenant Commander G. V.
Logan. The services of the Scorpion
were at once nlai ed at the disposal of
General Mazza. who in "!Mm;!'il
here, but the latter not having any
pressing need, the S.-orpinn proceed!,
to Naples. ,wheie :e will vo.il' ami then
return to this piTt tomorrow.
People Still Liying Under the Ruins.
There ar- still livin;; people under
the ruins of Messina. A few we.-e
tak n out today, but fiioy cannot sur
vive. The Duke of Genoa has arrived
and Is now taking a prominent part 111
the relief work. The crews of the R;i
sian squadron are arousing increased
admir.iiion. They have labored with
out rest and not a few of the sailors
have beeu kilted or injnrec in the pc.
forniance of their services.
RED CROSS SUBSCRIPTIONS
So Far Amount to $49,759. Connecticut
Branch $4,500.
Washington. Jan. 4. Bountiful pro
visions for the earthquake sulfei-rs
of Italy was imide by the -.mgr."; to
day by unanimous vote. In the houe
there was vigorous handclan di g as the
bill carrying the appropriation w,i
sent on its way. The munificent sum
of Isnu.OuO was granted almost imme
diately after the reception in both
houses of n message from the presi
dent calling attention to the cnlam-ty
and tile pressing need for aid for the
strickt ri people of a sister nation.
'ihe president will sign the bill whet.
It reaches him. whieh probably will be
tomorrow.
Only the fact that congress was ad
journed for the usual holiday recess
w hen the earthquak occuriei' pr"vcr,t
e.f earlier action, although by the t,"-s.
ident's direction and wltii conlhlene
of cong-e isloiia! approval supplied
abi aid the ii -.v.il shins Celtic e-I : 'ul
goa Intended for the battleship fleet
were diver'ed ami ordered ileliv-red 11s
qhi.kly as lie speed could tali" h the
scene if suffering a'id wai t. Xo su a
generous help was extended to a
stricken peopl" fry I'll" aoveriuiient be
fore. . ,
Today t're Hed Crow subscriptions
sn--ouuted to 14.1.7-". The large- t ci.n
tril.nl ion included Connecticut bran -h
M.r.HO: Rhode Island l.ratih, jn.noo;
Massachusetts branch. $2.A0.
RUINS OF CITY OF MESSINA,
THE VIEW FRCM THE STRAITS.
The City to
Be Evacuated
Possible.
as Soon as
Messina. Jan. 4. There is reason :o
believe that the devastation by earth
quake of Calahi i and Sit iiy is not -.!
at an end. Further shocks were pre
dicted by scientific observers for to.l.jy
and ttiev sny t.'.at other sli',1 more
severe should be expected Jan. T and
Jan. 8. when the relative positions of
1 the sun and the moon will priiine the
greatest strain n the crust of the
earth. A number of minor alio, its
were experienced Srtun'ay and desalt
ed in panic. Many ti tiering walls v ere
thrown down, but it is not known tint
any persons were killed. The new
quakes are Martl'ig th nres afresh.
Messina 1 to be evacuated eutir.ilv
as ooli a possible. The oiap milion of
the dead is one of the greatest, prob
lems confronting the authorities.
Disaster Reports Not Exaggerated.
Two days spent amid tiie ruins of
Messina and Regglo bring convincing
evidence ihat the apiiailing horror of
the Slmatiou in the Straits of Messina
has In no sei.se heen exaggerat - I.
.Messina and Kegglo have cased to
ist. In the ruins of the former city
two-third's of the inhabitants lie buried,
while at P.egjio one-ihalf the people
lost their lives. Messina counted J.V.
0110 and Reggio nO.Om) souls.
Vast Morgues of the Dead.
Both places are today vast morgu
of the dead and one cannot make his
way through the stricken irea wiiho"t
being -vr helmed by the scens of
dcuii. detruciii.'U j,a j desolation Vti
air fur many irnies nil ca is pol
luted. Valium arc wi,irvia.ui 'w
prtv upvit the deed. It wiuij be re
garded as a blessing If firs snouhl .
Juc what i left of thete two cities
to ashes, particularly as no more liv
ing are being found in the wreckage.
The, First Signs of Desoh.tion.
Aqiri.a.;"hiiig the" sunlit Straits of
Ueseiua,. Ve.y mvrritmg en boord llie
TJICE TWO CENTS.-
steamer Lonilmrdia. des pitcher fr .n
the north with troops and supplies, tt
first signs of desolation were the ruins
of several picturesquely situated vil
lages on either side of the headlands . i
Scylla and Oharybdis, w hich flank thi
entrance to the hnrborof .Messina. The
landscape already bore the first deso
late taint of death The first aifhtit
mii.lmir.ed t.ie magnitude of the ca.a
trophe. Shattered Mats of Ruins.
The lighthouse antf the ane'ent cKr
del upon the point eucirclli the south
ern half of the bsy, In whhrli the war
smps and the other vessels t raced in
relief work were anchored, were tt;i
standing, and although one glance tow
ard the -enure revealed a ecattered
mass of ruins where once stood a
shining city with churches nestled un der
the ruck)- heiaht of Mount Pelorl.
entire blocks of buildings .;eemed to
lie still Intact. Kspccially striKlnr v.-a
the fact thai motij the waterfront
there Btlll stood an Imposing line of
columned facades. :
I Victims Buried Under 30 Feet of Debris
I P.uf the iimii-it tli t, .......
praached the greater appeared the de
vastation, anu once ashore it was seen
that these cracked- and shattered- fa
cades were only 11 scieeu concealing
utti r ruin behind. The shattered wi'ls
still standing were mere empty shells
through which rofs and floors ha4
crashed to the foundations, burying
the inmates under masae of debris
twenty or thirty feet dern.
Curious Freaks of the Shocks.
Curious freaks of the earthquake
were everywhere to be observed.
Standing walls had fallen out. expos
ing one tier of rooms a bow another.
In which nothing seems to have been
disturbed. Pictures hung straight on
the walls, lamps were on tables, and
vases and Mower on mantelpieces. In
one place, two buzzards, their beaks
full of carrion, were sunning them
selves on a window leugo of the dead
body of a woman whose wealth of
black hair covered her fa.ee anil
shoulders. Dog and cats were killed
by the soldier when caught feeding
011 the dead.
No Americans at Hotel Vittoria.
The correspondent visited the site
of the consulate. The building- ha
collapsed entirely. There I hope,
however, that the bodies and the ar
chives may be recovered. Joseph H.
pohve, the former American vice con
sul Ip-re. and i,everal members of hi
family are also among the dead. The
only other American known t.i have
been killed are a man named J011
bert. ..r Robert, and his wile, who
were naturalized vitizens and one Jo
seph Ginseppa. a veteran of the civil
war. As to the tourists supposed to
have been In the vicinity. It is al
most Impossible Mo obtain' exact In
formation but the most careful in
quiries indicate that there were nene
In Messina at tin
time of the quake.
he register of the Motel
shows no American names.
Vittoria
ilTf.'
.at. jT ..-
PROP. IUCHARD I.YXCft GAR.NKR.
of the university of Chicago, wb
lias been In be Jungies of Africa for
three jears In an effort to master tlia
language of monkeys, and who o,;oiw
pie steel cage there to protect lit
life from the more vicious Mnhnals,
will retain to this country In a few
weeks, basing practically completed
his study of the monkey language.
Mayor of Honolulu Inducted Inte Of
fice. Honolulu. Jan. 4. With 'the induc
tion Inlo office today or J. J. Fern a
mayor of this city. Honolulu he-am
self-governing III aoinrrtunce with the
charter granted the city by the terri
torial legislature at it last sxfsiou.
This Is the first time in the history
of the Islands that local self-government
has been delegated to any citv
or town in the group.
Orville Wright Sails for Franc.
Xew York. Jan. 4. Or ille Wright,
the iieroplanist. arrived here tonight
from his home in Dayton, O. He is nu
his way to France to Join his brother
AVIlbur. and will sail 011 the steam
ship Kaiser W'illirlin der Grosse to
morrow. His slsier. Miss Kalhertn
1 i.il. is v. Itli Una.
Ar.hiWst Fiaok M. Hda UaJ.
Kantat iy it v. -U .1" 4 Frank; M.
Howe, an architect died at his hum
tonight. He ,vmj burn In ArU&gten,
.Mass., in His. As h niemser f a
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