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YouV ou LXIII----N 0 20.707.
A SCORE BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
LIDS TUNNEL THROUGH AND UNDER WALL ROUND
HOUSE OF REFUGE— FIFE ESCAPES.
Trco Caught Swimming for Manhattan — Third Fights Keepers in Boat
—Ijamont Circles Island with SeachUght — Keepers Fire Revolvers.
More than a score of youths of the House of
Refuse, on Randall's Island, tunnelled under
and through the wall, thirty feet high and two
feet thick, surrounding the building, yesterday
afternoon, and five succeeded In escaping. A
dozen others who were discovered submitted,
•>nd seven who tried to get away were captured.
Two bad swum almost to the Manhattan shore
acroe* the kill. Two more were caught In Little
jle!l Gate, into which they plunged: another
was caught in the water trying to swim toward
Ward's Island: another was caught hiding in the
cornfield outside the House of Refuge, and the
others ■cere raptured on the run. Nearly the
entire force of keepers on the island was out
after midnight this morning looking for the five
youths ••■ '■■'■ escaped.
X wooden shed had been built as a toolhouse
and storehouse against the inside of the wall
rorroundlng the House of Refuge. It contained
a lor of digger** tools, such as picks, crowbars
end other instruments. The leaders of the hand
determined on yesterday noon as the time for
the attempt- About twenty-five boys, their ages
ranging from eighteen to twenty years, took
part in the venture.
At the noon hour they got Into the shed with
out attracting attention. They immediately be
pan to dip and prod and cut at the dirt and the
•wall. Their attempt was successful, and in a
Fhort time they had managed to dig out a big
portion of the lower part of the wall. Other
ji E <..' had dug a hole under the wall, and the
escape was easy, so far as getting outside was
concerned. •
As ion as the hole was big enough to let one
through, one of the leaders got down on his
rtomach and crawled and dragged himself
through with the aid of those behind, who gave
him "boosts." He got up and ran with all his
rr.jpht as soon as he was outside.
Every youth in the shed followed, and in a
Fhort time about twenty-five iver? outside the
wall. A "tip" was given to all who wanted to
escape. It was said that there were no scruples
about letting every one know of the hole in the
■wall, as the conspirators believed that they
vould not be betrayed by any of their com
panion?.
A score of youths got outside the wall and
were on the run down the road and making for
the water when the keepers on top of the wall,
who are always on duty, discovered the break
for liberty They gave the escape signal, a long,
shrill whistle blast and then four short blasts.
Then a bell in a tower was rung violently, and
the entire force on the island was in a state of
excitement. Keepers and attendants turned out
from every building, and dozens fled to the
prounds of the House of Refuge to take care of
the boys who had not attempted to escape
or who were not outside th* ground?. These
v.ere at once quickly marched to quarters in
side the building and locked in. and all the
keepers who could be spared were put on the
track of th* fugitive?.
TROOPS GUARD DANVILLE.
Two Killed and Twenty - tico
Wounded in Saturday's Rioting.
Danville. 11l . July 36.— Two killed and twenty
two wooaded, the police station wrecked, the
ooant* jail with few of its windows left unshat
tered, the city in the hands of the State troops
and a feeling of m and dread prevailing
pverywh*re. is the situation following the race
f laM night and early this morning.
Many of the injured ar. at the hospital. Ar-
are being made- for the funeral of
Henry Gatterman. whe was sho* by the negro
who was afterward lyn
After daylight this morning there were rest
wdfl r. th iid each surrounding
. swell the crowds. There were
many miner? in the Streets, ar.d great unrest
threatening attltud" are reported from
Westvflle, five mile? a*
Early in th" morning Wilson, the negro as
■ i:' Mr; 1 Burgess, was secretly taken
tha county Jail, but was returned shortly
afterward. It was to lynch Wilson that the mob
•rmed last night, but it was diverted from
ta purpose by Che shooting of Gatterman.
Four eamnaales of militia, arrived this mom
ma Springfield, in reply to urgent requests
• • the State officials. The troops marched
utat hon» • the Jail, and
camped. The str*e[ X w*> r < cleared. There
-ullen threats heard, but do attempt at
.tnreak was manifested during the day.
-ht one hundred sentinels ar* patrolling
treats in the Immediate vicinity of the
• V< soldier carrying forty rounds of am-
The two hundred soldiers here, it is
; . will prevent further outbreaks, for the
• leaat Half of them will be on duty
•ime.
■ Whitlork cays that he was the only
iho shot int'> the mob. When the jail
■ I a sheriff said he became alarmed
! his wife and children, and con-
I that he was Justified In shooting, though
is carefu! to Shod only in the hnnds ..r
citizen* say that the outbreak has
••■d by therr. for a long time, ss :l
-- baa existed for several years be-
I : oca and a certain class of wh
mtbreaka have occur-
LYNCHED WRONG NEGRO.
impartial Mob May Now Lynch the
Right One.
p.t rsxacaAPß TO th: TRIBUNE.!
Atlanta, Oa.. July L'«; .— Liberty County
mob n hich followed through seven counties a
negro, s-ujipofed to be "Ed" Claus, who assault
ed Miss Susie Johnson, a young white woman,
near Darien Junction, and then lynched him
a «*«r Eastman, stringing him to a tree and rid
dling him with bullets, though the negro pro-
hi<= innocence, got the wrong negro after
aH. Sow information has been received from
l-^ri»-n Junction, where the .rime was commit
ted, that Claw has been captured .-it a small
station, and that officers have gone to get him.
Oiaus was reared in the village where he is
now held, and there can be no doubt as to his
i<eing the !:ian wanted for the crime, and, conse
quently, that an innocent man was put to death
by chrr mob. There was great indignation
esainpt 1 ■-. us. and if the citizen*, of Liberty
County can get him, St is quite probable that he
also v.iii be lynched.
cry. E Y ery attribute of refined pleasure Is realized on
Hudson River Day Line Trip. Muslc.-Advt.
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The leaders got a long way ahead of the
others and made for the kill, from which the
swim to the Manhattan shore would be only
about a hundred yards. They plunged into the
water on a dead run and struck out for the
other side. Two of the keepers had espied
them, and they ran for a boat, which they
quickly put off. The two boys were swimming
hard. With the effort and their excitement they
exhausted themselves, and before they had quite
reached the Manhattan shore the keepers had
got up to them in the boat. The boys were glad
enough to be taken out of the water, and lay in
the bottom of the boat, defiant, but weak phys
ically. They were taken back to the house,
dried and locked up.
Two other keepers espied a third boy making
for the shore of ihe island which was nearest
Ward's Island. He took a running jump into
the water, and when he rose to the surface he
struck out for a 200-yard swim for Ward's Isl
and. A boat was easily obtained by these keep
ers, and the lad's capture was easy, as he could
not swim fast. He was plucky, and fought to
keep the men in the boat off until they forcibly
seized him and dragged him in.
Another boy was seen running into the oorn
fleld Just outside the House of Refuge, and
k-;ep*-rs made a search there for him after the
shore had been scoured. He was captured.
Another boy made for the opposite side of the
island, thinking to plunge into the water and
swim to a boat which might pick him up. He
was caught after a hard run by a keeper who
had seen him. Two other boys ran for the
shore, and were about to plunge into the water
when they were captured.
A dozen boys had run along the road for the
west side of the island to look for boats in which
to escape. Keepers easily surrounded these,
who were the last out. and as their escape was
hopeless they surrendered without resistance.
No trace was found of the five boys who had
escaped. Boats put out with two keepers in
each, and the men rowed all around the island.
They afterward searched the Manhattan shore,
but without avail.
Captain Irving Grace, of the Lamont, a city
boat, hurried to the island and got his boat in
readiness In a short time. All night long, with
a searchlight, he ran the Lamont around the
island, watching for the boys. He turned his
light on every part of the shore and island, but
saw no trace of the lads. Keepers with lanterns
searched the island, fields and buildings all
night, but up to early this morning the lads
had not been recaptured.
The escape caused a good deal of excitement
among the other boys in the House of Refuge,
and the keepers at first feared a general break
for liberty.
The keepers fired several shots over the heads
of the escaping boys, and frightened a dozen into
surrendering.
Attempts to escape from the House of Ref
uge have been frequent of late.
MOB ATTACKS OFFICER.
Pennsylvania Villagers Want to
Lynch Railway Detective.
Scranton. Perm., July 2fi.— An attempv to
lynch John Peel, a Delaware, Lackawanna and
Wfcetern Railway detective, was made last night
at Foster by a crowd of the villagers, who were
infuriated by learning that he had gained evi
dence which would connect a score of families
of the village with wholesale thievery of brasa
and other junk from the railway company's
property. Peel was attacked at a hotel while
waiting for a train.
When the mob rushed at him, with cries of
"Lynch him!" the detective drew his revolver
and began pulling the trigger, but there was
something wrong with the mechanism, and the
weapon missed fire. Peel gained the waiting
room while the mob was shrinking before his
revolver, and locked himself in. Word was t.-i
egraphtd to this city, and a force of twenty
five officers was hastily recruited to be sent to
the detective's rescue. In the mean time a pas
senger train, arrived, and the crew, acting undt-r
telegraphic orders frum this city, quit the train
and after a hard fight succeeded ir. getting the
detective on the train.
The ringleader of the mob is said to be one of
the leading citizens of the town. It is alleged
that because the detective had gained evidence
in connection with the thieving which would
disgrace the man and his son forever he gath
ered the mob and led them in the murderous at
tack.
CRITICISES SECRET SERVICE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. '
Montgomery, Ala.. July 26.— The action of the
Secret Service Bureau In giving out certain in
formation concerning the peonage cases on trial
here has created much unfavorable comment
among federal court officials. President Roose
velt agrees with the local officials, according to a
letter received by Judge Jones. Speaking of the
matter to-day. Judge Jones said:
"I had a letter from the President before any
of the bitterness arose which has since been
worked up. in which he concurred in the views I
had expressed. Of the action of the Secret Ser
vice people abroad, and 1 do not include In this
any of the Secret Service men here, for they were
not to blame and have conducted themselves with
great discretion, be wrote: 'I shall at once com
municate with the Secret Service people as you
susrvst. Of course it was an outrage for them
to give out information." "
W. C. CAMPS FEIENDS NOW WEDDED.
They. It Is Supposed, Were the Couple
V/hom Dr. F. R. Morse Married.
It is supposed that the couple who spent Satur
day evening in the. Tenderloin looking for pome
one who would marry them succeeded last night
in having the ceremony performed. It was
learned that the Rev. Dr. Frank it. Morse, of
the Cavalry Baptist Church, had married a
couple, hut be would not tell their names.
On Saturday Bight a party ■■' three men.
one of whom was recognized as \V. C. Camp,
the husband of Blita Proctor Otis. applied to
Di ftoughton, at th* Church of the Transfigu
ration and be refused to perform th* ceremony
on the ground that one of the f^tles. had^n
divorced Th. party then tried to find a
magistrate or some other lergyrna* f^-Pent
several hours in the search. It is supposed
that die hunt was continued to-day. until Dr.
Morse was found. Mr. Camp was seen to leave
he hotel where he is staying shortly before <
o'clock, th« hour at which the marriage per
formed by Dr. Morse took place and it is
thought that he went to attend the uedding.
The rumor last night stated that a man well
known in society here was the would-be bride
•'room but it now seems more likely that both
l ' : V,V" <•;;;,, Tast night that the bride
groom was E. H. Hoff. an insurance man of
this city and a member of the Lambs, and the
bride. Lucille Cheney of Denver.
BODY FOUND IN SEWER.
WOMAN WAS STRANGLED.
Shoestring Tight Around Neck —
Mystery to Mount Vernon Police.
The body of a woman about twenty-six yeara
old, a blonde, and good looking, was found yes
terday afternoon In a newer pipe on the out
skirts of Mount Vernon. The woman had a
shoestring tied tightly around her neck, and
there were finger marks on her throat which in
dicate that she was murdered. The discovery of
the body was made by two little girls who were
out picking apples near Sixth-st., that city.
In order to place the body In the sewer the
murderer evidently had to break the pipe, and
the theory is that the body was lowered to the
hole with a rope. The woman was apparently a
German. She weighed about 147 pounds, and
was 5 feet 7 inches tall. She had large blue
eyes and a prominent nose. Her nails had Just
been manicured. The body was neatly dressed
in a blue and -white polka dot shirt waist and
skirt, with black stockings and patent leather
ties. *Her hat was found about a hundred feet
away. Coroner Weisendanger, who examined
the body, said that the woman had been dead
not more than a day.
The part of the city where the sewer is is
known as East Mount Vernon. At the end of
the street the sewer empties into the East
Chester Creek. When the body was removed
from the pipe it was discovered that a long
black shoestring was tightly tied around the
neck. It was an open knot. Coroner Weisen
danger said that the strangler had used all his
strength in tying it, for the string had cut deep
into the flesh and had shut off the flow of blood
through the jugular vein.
CASE SHROUDED IN MYSTERY.
Who the woman is is a mystery. No one had
ever seen her in the neighborhood.
Isabel Knight, of No. 42 Union-aye.. and
Ethel Mullen, ot No. 212 South Fulton-aye.,
were the two Mount Vernon girls who found
the body at about 4 o'clock. They thought it
was a bundle clothing. Discovering what it
really was they ran screaming from the scene.
They told ex-Alderman A. A. Ultcht, who lives
about a quarter of a mile away. He sent word
to the police. Chief Foley and Detectives
Lynch. Atwell and Walters drove to the place.
Chief Foley immediately informed Coroner
Weisendanger, and he hurried over from Ton
ken and personally supervised the removal of
the body.
The Sixth-st. sewer pipe runs through a salt
meadow to the East Chester Creek, and is held
in place by a retaining wall and viaduct. About
one hundred feet from Sixth-st., and for twenty
five feet the five-foot pipe is uncovered, there
being a cracked section in the brick capping
which has been unrepaired for some time. The
pipe is about six feet below the surface of the
retaining wall.
In the cracked section a piece of brick cover
ing forty-seven inches long and nine inches
wide evidently had been crushed in with a
crowbar or sledgehammer. Through this aper
ture Police Surgeon Van Potten thinks that
the. body was lowered with a rope, head first.
This theory was borne out by the fact that the
lower limbs were uncovered, the woman s skirts
being up around her head in a ruffled mass, fche
lav doubled up on her left side, ns though she
had been hurriedly lowered. Her head rested
in a pool of black slime. Her left arm was
doubled under, while her right hand lay limp
on the stick of wood.
THINKS SHE WAS STRANGLED.
Coroner Weisendanger is of the opinion that
the murderer strangled his victim to death, and
then carried her to the sewer. The coroner says
he must have had assistance. Chief Foley and
his detectives believed that the body might have
been thrown in a manhole 150 feet north of the
excavation, and that the recent rain washed it
through the big pipes to the open place. Against
this theory was the discovery of freshly broken
pieces of mortar and bricks and sand from the
oof of the pipe on the clothing. This seems to
ohow that little water. if any, had passed
through the pipes while the body was there.
Besides, most of her clothing was entirely dry.
except that near her head. No recent footprints
could be found in the roadway leading on the
viaduct or in the sand banks on each side of the
pipes, which had been thrown out of the ex
cavation. )
It is believed that the woman may have
been strangled to death in the woods around
the neighborhood and carried through the salt
meadows by the murderer and his confederates,
to prevent the police from tracing the footsteps.
The discovery of the victim's hat in the salt
meadow at the foot of the retaining: wall gives
credence to this theory. Then, again, a piece
of tar rope twenty-five feet long was ound
by Detective Walters on the edge of the re
taining ■■.vail, twenty feel above where the hat
lay. The body could have been lifted out of
the meadow with this rope, and then carried
about fifty feet to the sewer pipe.
HAT TORN OFF VIOLENTLY.
The hat was large and round rimmed, with
indented crown, of the rough straw variety.
It contained two large, plain hatpin:-, which
ran clear through' the crown, showing that it
had been forcibly torn from the woman's head.
Strands of her hair were found around one of
the pins, while the other pin ran through a
black velvet bow. Near the rope Detective
Walters also picked up a large lead pencil and
another hair bow. No Jewelry of any kind was
fourd. and there were no marks on her clothing
which would lead to her identity. There had
evidently been a ring on the middle finger of
the left hand, and a bruise on the second joint
Indicated thit it may have been taken off.
The news of the discovery <>!" the body spread
to the fashionable section of Vernon Heights,
which is near the salt meadows, and a crowd
watched the detectives as they removed the
body.
SAW HER HAT SATURDAY
Coroner Wolsendenger learned last night from
Rudolph Streal, who lives at No. 126 Dunham
ave., that he saw the straw hat lying in the
salt meadow at 3 p. m. on Saturday. He saw
no one acting mysteriously around the i • Ighbor
hood.
Dr. Van Patten crawled about twenty feet
in the sewer pipe, but could find no trace of
any blood, and after making this Investigation
he said he was positive the body had never
been washed through the pipe, for it was
blocked in some places by pieces of timber and
bricks.
The body was removed to Davis's City Morgue,
and Coroner Weisendange'- ordered Drs. Van
Patten and Banning to perform an autopsy to
ascertain if the woman had been drugged or
assaulted. There were abrasions on various
parts of the neck. Late last night Coroner
Weisendanger asked the police of all neighbor
ing cities to find out if there was a "woman miss
ing answering the description of the victim.
STRING TIKI> EXTREMELY TIGHT.
"Whoever tied the shoestring around her
neck," said the coroner last night, "ma one
of the tightest and best open knots I have *ve;
seen. The string cut almost an eighth of an
Inch into the flesh. Not satisfied with tying,
the strangler also wound the cord around her
neck three times and then covered up the cord
with the neckband of her waist. It is probable
that the woman was brought from some place
outside of Mount Vernon. The woman was of
almost perfect build. I do not think there was
an assault. What puzzles me most Is how the
body got in the sewer pip". The body was
hidden there at night, and 1 believe that it was
done on Saturday night. I rannot really form
an opinion of what station in life the woman
came from. She was apparently not a servant
or menial, yet one of her hands was calloused.
', Her clothing was good, but not expensive."
MORTON HOUSE TRAGEDY
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Man Kills Woman and Self After
Midnight Supper.
After a midnight supper !n a room at the Mor
ton House, at which there was no sign of the im
pending tragedy, a man shot his woman com
panion to death and put a bullet through his own
heart at an early hour yesterday mornir.g. While
the identity of both was unknown at an early hour
this morning:, the police were searching for per
sons thought to know them. Coroner Scholer
believes the couple came here from Schenectady.
A strange feature of the crim> is that Arnold
Moser. a wholesale dealer in laces and embroideries
at No. 33 East Eighth-st.. whose name was on a
letter tn the clothos of the murderer and suicide,
had nn appointment with friends, supposed to be
the two now dead, yesterday.
The man was fashionably dressed, and about six
feet in height. The woman, black haired and
handsomely gowned, looked to be about twenty
three yeara old. The couple registered at th©
Morton House between 11 and 12 o'clock on Sat
urday night as C. Weiss and wife. Syracuse, N. Y.
No one about the hotel ever saw either man or
woman before. The woman wore a black travel
ling euit with white braid trimming, a black silk
long coat, a picture hat of black with white flowers
and black silk skirt.
They had ro baggage with them. They were as-
Bigned to a room on the *hird floor of the hotel, to
which they retired immediately.
A cold supper was sent for it 1 o'clock and a
bottle of sauterne ordered with it. The waiter who
took the viands to the room says that the couple
wero in good spirits.
It was 4 o'clock when Kate Mackey, a servant,
while passing through the hall on the room
opens, heard a woman's scream of terror, followed
by three pistol shots, first one and then another
some seconds afterward, and then another.
She hastened in terror to the clerk, who told the
proprietor. Mr. Jackson. He found the room door
locked. Policeman Bell, of the Mercer-st. station,
who had been called, could not force the door. He
tried the door to the next room, which he broke
Into, and then he got into the room where the
tragedy had been enacted. The house engineer got
into the room over the transom at t l a same time.
The woman's body, sparsely clad, was lying in
front of the door. The body of the man lay length
wise along the side of the bed on the floor. A pistol,
with five chambers and three empty sheila, lay a
few Inches from the right hand of the body.
There were evidences of a struggle. The bed
clothing was thrown about the bed. Trie chairs were
In unlikely places, though not overturned, and a
table was in a corner on the other side of the
room from Its usual place.
Blood had spattered over the door, near where
the woman's body lay.
WOMAN'S VAIN EFFORT TO ESCAPE.
The police and detectives quickly reached the
theory that the woman had struggled with the man
in bed as he held the pistol; that she had escaped
from him and run toward the door, when he fired
the first shot, which struck her In the left wrist;
that she grasped the doorkey. but that It fell from
her fingers on the floor, leaving her at the man's
mercy; that he shot her again, after grasping her
by the throat, and pressing the muzzle of the
weapon against her breast and that he then killed
himself. *
The remains of the supper lay on a table. The
wine bottle was empty, but a glass full of sau
terne was on the bureau.
Ambulances were called from St. Vincent's and
Bellevue Hospital, the former's arriving first. The
surgeon was not certain the woman -was dead and
applied a stethoscope. It showed she was beyond
aid. - The bullet had torn a large hole in her breast
and had lodged in her back.
Coroner Goldenkranz was at once sent for. A plain
band ring was tied In the woman's handkerchief,
which lay on the table. In the man's pockets were
found two railroad tickets from Syracuse. N. T..
but the couple had come to the city from Albany
on the night boat. There was also a pawn ticket
for a ring in the name of Weiss, dated July 21.
Issued by a pawnshop In this city, which led to the
belief that the man had pawned the ring and then
pone to Syracuse. A letter addressed to C. E.
Weiss was also found, but Its contents were kept
secret by the police and coroner. The man had
over 1100 In cash.
Coroner Goldenkranz made a thorough examina
tion of all the effects. He was satisfied that both
came from Schenectady. He found $47 in money in
the woman's effects. The pawn ticket for the ring
was found, he said, among the woman's possessions,
and was from Simpson's, on the Bowery. Seven
five dollars had. been procured on it in the name of
Creatner. A number of trolley tickets for rides
between Albany and Schenectady were also in the
woman's clothes A tier among her effects was
in German, and addressed to "D. Hugo. It was
dated in March of this year. It told °t a elrl named
Annie, who had worked In a hotel, but had left
th The la coronor said the man was a member of
Elks Lod"e No 324, according to an emblem found
in h!s coat. The 'clothing contained a letter In
German of- yesterday's date, addressed to "C. H.
Weiss." In one corner was printed the name Ar
nold Moser and the address No. 33 East Eighth-st.
The i ■Substance of the letter was that the writer
\va* Bering somewhat, though no stress was laid
on that statement, and that he wanted the person
s>ddre?S'C 0 take care of his house as Ion? <»- lie.
the writer remained here. He told his friend he
would like the house, as it had a green bathroom
and was in good shape. He said he would begin a
iournr-y re was about, to take or. the boat at Canal
st and would try to arrange for a meeting, nam
ln" certain places, should they miss each other.
He said he would be at the Hotel Belvedere, Elgh
teenth-st and Fourth-aye.. at noon yesterday.
In the letter the woman had, the writer stated
that the girl Annie had been working In a hotel,
but had fled as she saw the patrol wagon stop at
the)door, and had been afraid to go back.
MOSER IN SEARCH OF FRIENDS.
M.<-«-r called at the Belvedere House at noon
yesterday. Approaching the clerk he presented his
card and said that he expected friends to meet
him within the next hour or so. He requested that
should any one call for him he be summoned,
as he 1 would be In the corridor or reading
room of the hotel. For some time he was Been
about the hotel, at times impatiently pacing up
and down. He waited until 3 oclock and then, ap
proaching the clerk again, said he would not wait
longer, but would go to a North River steamboat
pier and try to find his friends there. He was
told that no Albany boats would come in during
the nfternoon. . . ,
About 8 o'clock Mr. Moser retnrr.M to the hotel
ai^in .and Inquired as to his friends. He was
greatly disappointed when told that they had not
nppeared. arid said it was a pity that a man should
waste a whole day looking fruitlessly for people
when he might better be enjoying himself in the
country. He ma.l" it clear thai he expected mow
than one person.
At the hotel it was «aid that Air. Mos»er was
known by Eight. although no knowledge was bad
as to where he ijve.' or as 10 wh^ro be could be
found. • < • •'
The bodies were removed from the Morton House
during the evAntne and taker, to undertaking
rooms at No. 4U East Twenty-sixth-st., a permit
having br-on issued.
John R. Nugent, one of the proprietors of the
Morton House, said late last night that he had
every reason for believing that the dead man
was Charles Weiss, of Syracuse.
"That conclusion," said Mr. Nugent. "Is war
ranted by the fact that the man reglFtered as
Charles Weiss, and letters and papers found in
th* roor- (■•»•»• that name."
Schenectady. N. V.. July LHI Diligent search
to-night failed to find any trace of any one
named C. Weiss having lived in this city, and all
persons with similar names were tisfaetoriry
accounted for. The local lodge of Elks is num
bered 480, and two Weiss brothers who are mem
bers are in this city to-night. The name of
Creatrer is also known here, and the several
Hugos know of no M named D. Hugo.
BOAT UPSET: THREE DEOWNED.
Four Other Occupants of the Craft Are Saved
— Acident Near New-London.
New-London. Conn.. July -' Mrs C. T. Thorpe.
Mifs Annabel Rogers and Samuel Gobel. were
drowned in the Thames River north of thi» city
this evening, by the rapsizing ■' a .pleasure boat
while attempting to crow the river.
C. D. Ednlck E. W. Dawson. V» alter Scott and
Miss Bertha Windsor, who were also occupants
of the boat, were saved.
PANIC IN PANAMA
Flight of the Governor- -Several Of
ficials A rrested.
Panama. July ML— MM since the days of the
last revolution, when an attack upon the city
by the Liberals was ft a red, has there been such
a panic in Panama as occurred last night.
Shortly after 0 o'clock the ofnee of "EJ Lapiz."
the organ of the Liberal party on the isthmus,
was visited by some officers of the general staff
of the army, who destroyed yesterday's edition
of the newspaper. One of the directors was
slightly wounded, but managed to escape. As
the office of the newspaper Is situated in a
populcus district, the new* spread rapidly. In
the Sarta Anas neighborhood, where most of
the Liberals live, sentiment rose to a high p'tch
and a few of the prominent people counselled
retaliation. They took no action, however.
The next event came like a bombshell. A com
pany of soldiers, apparently und^r the orders of
General Vasquez Cntins, commander of the na
tional forces, surrounded the residence of Gov
ernor Mutis, but the Governor and his wife,
who Is an American woman, having been warned
a few minutes before the arrival of the troops,
succeeded in escaping.
General Huertas, commander of the Battalion
of Colombia, when he learned of the "El Lapiz"
incident, went to headquarters, where h° fMmd
General Cobos. and, according to current re
ports, the latter general ordered General Huertas
to remain in quarters.
Exactly what has taken place la unknown, but
it is said that Dr. Aristides Arjona, Secretary
of the Government; Fernando Arango. Chief of
Police, and Efralm Navia, a member of the De
partmental Superior Tribunal of Justice, are
undt r arrest, the last named man for trying to
convince General Coboa of the illegality of his
action. An attempt is also said to have been
made to arrest Senor Guerra, Secretary of
Finance, but he refused to accompany the officer
who went to his house, and when the officer re
turned with soldiers to effect his capture Guerra
had departed.
GOVERNOR AT BRITISH CONSULATE.
The only civil official on the street this morn
ing was Mayor Ossa. Governor Mutis spent
last night at the British Consulate, but it is re
ported that he will take refuge in the American
Consulate. Hezekiah A. Gudger, the United
States Consul, made several unsuccessful at
tempts to-day to secure an audience with Gen
eral Cobos, who is a brother of the Minister of
War.
It Is reported that General Cobos offered the
governorship to different Conservatives, who re
fused to accept it. and that he himself will as
sume civil command.
It Is said that Consul Gudger attempted to
send a cable dispatch to Arthur M. Reaupre, the
United States Minister at Bogota, but that the
agent refused to accept the message, alleging
that the lines were Interrupted, in spite of the
fact that it is known that press messages were
accepted this morning. It is thought that per
haps orders to refuse messages to Bogota have
been issued to the cable company by the mili
tary authorities. As this dispatch is being sent
it is learned that Dr. Arjona and Juder<» Navia
have been set at liberty, but that Chief of Pn
lice Arango remains under arrest.
OUTWARD QUIET MAINTAINED.
There was little excitement on the street to
day, the Colombian battalion attending church
In a body, as usual, but the condition of affairs
is very serious. Governor Mutis is virtually a
prisoner. General Cobos will probably issue a
proclamation giving the reasons for his actions,
which, up to this time, are unknown.
The national government in certain quarters
is being held responsible for much of what has
happened, because the soldiers have not been
paid for some time, and Governor Mutia de
clined to give more of the money of the De
partment of Panama for national expenses, al
leging that the central government owed the de
partment over $2.000,00rt. besides having obli
gated the department by a recent decree to pay
the salaries of all civil national employes. The
refusal of Governor Mutis is the origin of the
discord between the civil and military authori
ties.
Violent articles written i.i ' Xl Lapiz" against
what the Liberals call the assassination of Gen
eral Victoriano Lorenzo, the leader of the
guerillas in the recent revolution, who was
eourt-martiMled and shot on May 15, precipi
tated the trouble. "El Lnpiz" has also been
publishing a series of articles openly advocating
autonomy ol the isthmus.
The effei t of the present situation upon the
Colombian Congress, it i* believed, will be
favorable to th- .ana! treaty, for the enemies
of the treaty II is now believed, will be eastly
convlnced of 'he necessity of certain clauses
which it rontains tn regard to the control ol
th>< *one. Cable communication with Bogota
has !• red.
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT LIKELY.
General Cobos admitted differences with Gov
ernor Mutis because of the refusal to pay the
soldiers, who, he said, were hungry. He said
that Governor Mutis had systematically op
posed everything emanating from the military
authorities, but denied that he had intended to
arrest th- Governor. He said:
I was asleep last night when informed that
the editors of "El Lapis" had been attacked by
some officers I ordered seventy men out to
punish the offender.. Passing the GovernoJ
house I went upstairs to inform him of what
had happened because of his leniency toward
the Liberals, who daily insult the military au
thorities. Governor Mutis sent word that he
was out. which, being untrue. I concluded he
had refused to see me. It was far from my
. .-i -,,! to arrest the Governor, who had no rea
sons to side against me. I am anxious to end
the situation, which was really created by
Governor Mutis himself. I have tried to see
him three times this morning, but without
success.
General Cobos assured Bishop Junguito that
for his part the controversy was ended. Gen
eral Cobos's statement was transmitted to Gov
ernor Mutis this afternoon by the American
Consul. Later the Governor went to the gov
ernment palace, accompanied by numerous
friend*. He says that yesterday he communi
cated to General Coboa a decree from Bogota,
suspending the general staff here. Genera!
Huertas. he said. Ignored it yesterday, but to
day offered to protect the civil authorities.
TROUBLE FEARED AT COLON TO-DAY.
Colon. July •-*».- This city is perfectly quiet, as
last night's action by General Cobos against
governor Mutis li Pananv. Is known only to a
few here. Developments are expected to-night
or to-morrow. General Luis Maria Gomez. Gov
ernor of this province, has been called to Pan
ama, and left here in has:e this afternoon.
LABORERS BURS WOMEN
Set Fire to Bam and Callously
Watch Thirty-three Perish.
London. July 27.— The St. Petersburg corre
spondent of -The Daily Mail" sends a report to
the effect that near th- village of Schalajlfka,
in the District of the Don. :hirty-ihre« female
Held laborers were ourned to death in a barn
where they had locked themselves t.i escape mo
lestation by male laborers, who. in revenge, fired
the barn and callously watched the burning
without heeding the shriek* of the victims.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
THOUSANDS IN ST. PETER'S
CEXSURE FOR CARDI\ AI.S.
Popes Will Makes Only Nominal
Bequest to Nephew.
Rome, July 2&— Several thousa- persons en
tered St. Peter's to-day, to pay tribute before
the sarcophagus containing the body of pop-
Leo. The tomb bears the fallowing simple In
scription in gilded letters:
1
LEO XIII. PONT MAX
I
Requiem masse? continued lr. the Chapel of
the Sacrament, as well as in many other Roman
churches.
The will of Leo was read to-day. While nom
inally leaving the estate of Carpineto to his
nephew Ludovico Pecci. it really makes no
change, as the whole family property, amount
ing approximately to $120,000. had already been
divided among the thre* nephews. Count Ca
millo having sold his share.
The congregation again to-day made further
progress with the arrangements for the con
clave. Cardinal Gibbons arrived here to-day.
but did not attend to-day's meeting. A wall
is being built around the apartments where the
conclave will be held. It is already tea feet
high.
Some of the Italian bookmakers here attempt
ed to conduct public betting on the chances of
the Papal candidates, and In ord»r to obtain
permission to do so offered to give their gains
to charitable Institutions. The government, how
ever, promptly refused the request.
At the sixth meeting of the Congregation of
Cardinals, held to-day, forty-five cardinals wert
present. Cardinal della Volpe. voicing the opin
ions of some of his colleagues, criticised the
ceremonies In connection with the burial of Leo
XIII last night, because the cardinals did not
take part In the entire procession, and com
plained generally of the lack of order. Cardinal
Oreglla replied that he had already noticed this,
and that he would punish those who were re
sponsible.
Monsignor Merry del Val communicated to tha
cardinals the report from Santiago de Chill of
the Incident which occurred at the time af th«
celebration of the requiem mass for the Pope,
which was attended by the President of the re
public and all the authorities. According to th»
report. Monsignor I'guarte v.\ delivering th«
eulogy upon the Pontiff protested against the
usurpation of Papal territory' by Italy, where
upon Count Cucchl-Boasao left the church and
lowered the Italian flatr. which had been hoisted
at the legation as a sisn af mourning. The In
cident produced an unpleasant Impression upon
the Sacred College, being th" first discordant
note in the universal mourning.
The ceremonial of the conclave established by
Gregory XV is to be followed at the coming
meeting. The cardinals have decided tn tha
period of conclave to eat In common, in order to
facilitate their work. A local paper quotes the
answer of Cardinal Svampa to a question
whether he believed the conclave would be long
as follows:
On the contrary. I think ft will be very short.
I believe that two days will suffice to reach an
agreement.
Another paper quotes Monslgnor Francisca
Nava as to the possibility of the election of a
Pope who would reconcile the Vatican and tha
Quirinal as follows:
No Pope ever hated Italy. The government
must reconcile Itself to the Pope. Certainly
Italy on the occasion of the death of Leo
showed herself well disposed to a reconciliation.
The will of the Pope was read to-day after th*
meeting of the Congregation of Cardinals. Only
that part which dealt with the personal estate
was made public. The religious testament was
not disclosed. The will is written on large sheets
in the small, clear handwriting of the late
Pontiff, presenting no trace of uncertainty, ar 1
It might almost be taken for copperplate. It
was opened by Cardinals Rampolla, Mocenni
and Cretonl, the executors. The relatives of the
late Pontiff were not present, although invitevL
The part made public follows:
In the name of the Father, the Son and tha
Holy Ghost, as the end of o-.ir mortal career is
approaching we put in this holograph will our
last desires. Before all. we humbly supplicate
the infinite bounty and charity of the blessed.
Lord to condone the faults of our life and re
ceive benignantly our spirit in beatific eternity,
which we specially hope through the merits of
Jesus the Redeemer, trusting to His very sacred
heart, an ardent furnace of charity and fount
of spiritual life and humanity. We also implore
as mediators the blessed Virgin Mary. mother
of God, and our own much beloved mother, and
that legion of sa.!nt.3 whom in our own life we
venerated in a special way.
Now, coming to dispose of the family patri
mony which is ours according to the deed of
division drawn up by the notary Curzto
Franchl, December 17. ISS2, we appoint as heir
of this patrimony our nephew. Count Ludovico
Pecci. son of Giovanni Battista. on decease!
brother. From this property must be deducted
that already donated to Count Ricardo. another
nephew, on the occasion of hi.* marriage, ac
cording to a deed of February 13, 1-SS6. by tha
notary Franchl. Equally from this property
must be deducted all the estate in the Car
pineto Romano belonging to the Holy See. ac
cording to the declaration in our chirograph of
February 8. 1900.
In this our testamentary disposition we have
not thought of our other nephew. Camlllo. and
our nieces Anna and Maria, son and daughters
of our brother Giovanni Battista. For them we
have in life properly provided decorous main
tenance on the occasion of their marriages. We
declare that no one of our family can claim any
right In anything not contemplated in the pres
ent document, because all the other belongings
of whatever nature which have come to us as
Pontiff consequently are. and In any case we
wish to be. the property of the Holy See.
We confide the exact execution of this, our dis
position, to Cardinals Mariano Rampolla. our
Secretary of State; Mario Mocenni and Seraflno
Cretnni. This declaration is to be our last will.
) The Vat* Rorre. this eighth day of Ju!y.
GIOACCHINO PF.CCI. LEO P. P. XIII.
GIBBONS REACHES ROME
Cardinal Warmly Greeted by tin
Camerlengo.
Home. July -Ik— Cardinal Gibbons arrived
here to-day, accompanied by Father Cavan. hi*
secretary. He was received at the station by
MonslgJior Kennedy, rector of tho American
College nt Rome, ar.d Father Hertzog. Procura
tor General of the Order c* SuJpiclans. Thes
drove to the Sulplcian House, where mass wat
rplebratwl. Being tired, and the hour bein*
already late. Cardinal Gibbons did not attend
the meeting of the cardinals this morning.
In the afternoon Cardinal Gibbons drove te
the Vatican and paid his respects to Cardinal
Oreglia. who received him most cordially. Th«
Cam«»rlengo informed him of the leading deci
sions made by the Congregation with referenc*
Krementt One-Pteoe Collar Buttons nev*r breai*
or become damaged from wear. All J«weil«rs.— Advi