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WASHINGTON, D. C MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1914.
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AUSTRIAN HEIR AND HIS
WIFE SHOT TO DEATH
AETER ESCAPING BOMB
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Morganatic Spouse Assas
sinated by Youth in Streets of Sarajevo After
Infernal Machine Hurled by Anarchistic
Compositor Fails to Explode
Until After They Pass.
COURTS OF EUROPE PLUNGED INTO MOURNING j
AGED EMPEROR MAY NOT SURVIVE THE SHOCK
Ej-t Cable to The Ws -r Bcnld
Sarajevo, Bosnia, June 28. The Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir
to the throne of Austro-Hungary, and his morganatic Avife, the Duchess
of Hohenberg, were assassinated while driving through the streets of
this city this morning. They were shot to death after escaping a bomb
that was thrown at their motorcar and warded off by the archduke's
own arm.
They were on their way to a reception at the town hall when
the bomb was thrown. It did not explode until after the archduke's
car Tiad passed and the occupants of the next car, Count Boos Waldeck
and Col. Morizzi, the archduke's aid de camp were injured slightly.
Among the spectators six persons were more or less seriously hurt.
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Trie perpetrator was a news
paper compositor named Cabrino-
vitch from Trevinje.
Angered by Attack.
The archduke ordered his car halted,
but after he had found out what had
happened he continued on his way to the
town hall, where the councillors with the
mayor at their head awaited them. The
mayor was about to begin bis address of
welcome when the archduke Interrupted
him angrily saying:
"Herr Buergermelster. It Is perfectly
scandalous. We have come to Sarajevo
on a visit and a bomb has been thrown
at us."
The archduke paused for a moment and
then said:
"Now you can go on." ,
Thereupon the mayor delivered his ad
dress to the archduke who made a suit
able reply. The public which by this
time had heard of the bomb attempt,
burst into loud cries of "hurrah."
Miots Rlns list
After going around the town hall for
half an hour the archduke started for the
Garrison Hospital to visit Col. Mori-xl.
who had been taken there after the out
rage. As the archduke reached the cor
ner of Rudolf street two pistol shots were
fired in rapid succession by a young man
named Gavro Prlnxlp. The first shot
struck the Duchess low down on the right
side, while the second hit the archduke
in the neck near the throat and pierced
the Jugular vein.
The duchess became unconscious imaii
diately and fell across the knee of ner
husband. The archduke also lost coi.
sciousness in a few seconds. The motor
car In which they were seated drove
straight to the palace, where army sur
geons rendered first aid. but in vain.
Neither the archduke nor the duchess
gave any sign of life, and, the head of
the hospital could only cerUfy that both
were dead.
Frared Second Attack.
The authors of both attacks, who wera
arrested promptly, are born Austrian-.
Cabrinovltch worked for a few weeks In
the government printing works at BU
grave. He returned to Sarajevo as a
Servian Chauvinist and made no conceal
ment of his sympathy with the king uf
Servla. Both he and the actual murdeicr
expressed themselves to the police in
most cynical terms about their crimes.
It appears that after the first attempt
on their lives the duchess did not want
the archduke to enter the motercar
again, but the governor of Bosnia. M.
Potlorek. said: "It's all over now. We
haven't got more than one murderer In
Sarajevo."
At this the archduke decided to enter
the car again.
Before their departure from Vienna on
the Journey to Sarajevo the archduke
and duchess went to the chapel In the
palace and spent a long time In prayer.
Recently the archduke has declared
more than once his conviction that he
would not die a natural death.
The mayor of Sarajevo Issued a procla
mation to Inhabitants denouncing the
crime and declaring that the confession
of the murderers proves beyond all
doubt that the bomb came from Bel
grave f.
Darta from Behind House.
The youth Prlnxlp, who fired the fatal
shots. Is only nineteen. He fired at the
archduke's head and must have been well
Instructed, for he apparenUy was aware
of the well-guarred secret that the arch
duke always wore a coat of silk woven
obliquely, which no weapon or bullet
could pierce. This fabric Is used for au
tomobile tires and Is puncture proof.
Later, details show that the assassin
darted from his hiding place behind a
house and actually got on the motorcar
In which the archduke and his wife were
sitting and took close aim. first at tne
archduke and then at the duchess.
The fact that no one stopped the as
sassin and that be was allowed to per
petrate the dastardly act Indicate that
that the conspiracy had been carefully
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LINER CALIFORNIA ON
ROCKS OFF IRISH COAST
Ship with Over 400 Aboard Reported
in Dangerous Position on
Toy Island.
WARSHIPS ARE STAND.NG BY
S-dI Citle u Tho Wuhi-fton Hftrnld.
Londonderry. Ireland. June It The
Anchor Line steamer California bound
from New Tork to Glasgow wa- ground
ed tonight on the rocks of Toy Island,
off the coast of Donegal In a dense fog
which rendered the Island Invisible.
"S O. S- calls from the steamship
brought speedy assistance from several
gunboats and torpedo boats, whlrh -r
ratrolllng the cusat for Ulster gun-runners.
According to the latest adices reached
here, the California is hard aground, but
In no immediate danger, although her
bows are badly stove In and she Is tak
ing water through two breaks in the fore
and second holds.
The California lies In five fathoms of
water forward and seven fathoms astern.
The passengers and crew have decided
to remain aboard over night.
Meanwhile several vessels which re
sponded to the wireless calls, are stand
in by ready to transship the passengers
If necessary.
COURTS OF EUROPE SHOCKED.
Aua-slamtlbn of Austrian Heir and
Wife Shock. Ilulrra.
'"""". j-ne s. ine terriDie news
from Vienna has thrown all courts of
Europe into mourning. King George.
who only last November entertained the
unfortunate Austrian heir and his wife
at "Windsor, was distressed greatly, and
sent a private message of sympathy to
Emperor Franx Josef. He then Issued
a command that the court shall wear
mourning for one week for his imperial
and royal highness the late Archduke
Franx Ferdinand of Austria.
The lord chamberlain has been com
manded by the King to- announce that
the state ball arranged to take place
Monday evening Is postponed "on ac
count of the lamentable death of Arch
duke Franx Ferdinand of Austria and
the Duchess of Hohenberg."
Berlin, June SI Kaiser Wllhelm re
ceived the news of the tragedy by a
fast destroyer while on board his yacht
racing through the Baltic Sea, In con
nection with the Kiel regretta. His
majesty ordered the race stopped, and
Immediately returned to the steam yacht
Hohenzollern. where he announced:
"The regatta will continue. As for
myself I will return to Berlin."
The Kaiser was deeply affected as he
had been the guest of the murdered
prince early In the present month at
Konopslcht, Bohemia,
Rome, June 28. When the news of the
-Maes! nation of Archduke Francis Fer
dinand and his wife was received here
this afternoon. Pope Plus was In his pri
vate library conversing with his sisters
and niece. Cardinal Merry Del Val gen
tly broke the news. His holiness remain
ed a few minutes spechless and then
went to the chapel where he prayed for
a long time.
Tomorrow's reception Of the Catholic
societies has been cancelled.
0YAL PALM SPECIAL' IN DITCH
Sre 1 to The Wtnrton nenld.
t RichwoodC Ky.. June 2 Queen and
Crescent southbound passenger train. No.
1L the "Royal Palm Special," running
between Chicago and Jacksonville, was
wrecked this afternoon about a mile from
this place.
The accident waa caused by the rails
giving way -on a new "fill." The engine
and two cars rolled over a twenty-foot
embankment. The fireman Jumped, but
the engineer stuck to his post and was
badly crushed. The passengers escaped
serious Injury, but many sustained
numerous bruises, .
BITTEE TOWARD FORMER "WIFE.
SpecUI to Th Wjra Henld.
New Tork, June James Cunningham
Bishop, banker and clubman, who waa
divorced by Abigail Hancock Bishop last
year has convinced Justice Goff that he
doe not Intend to dodge paying- his for
mer wife alimony ot VSS a- week by leav
ing the United States.
Mrs. Bishop wanted the court to compel
Bishop to file a bond to guarantee pay
ment, but after hearing Mr. Bishop,
Justice Goft denied her application.
Mr. Bishop says be never threatened
"to put his wife In the gutter," but he
did tell her when they separated In
November. 1911, that she would land In
theJgutter if she did not change her
habits. He says she slnco has "sur
rounded herself with parasites who pan
der to her tendencies and encourage her
lltlguous inclination."
ENVOY IN GREECE
OUITJSBELIEF
Overwhelmed by Atrocities,
Minister Williams Is Said
to Have Resigned.
BRYAN MUM ON REPORT
Secretary Denies Diplomat Cabled His
Resignation Public Criticism of Al
banian Ruler Started Trouble,
Full reports of conditions In Albania
and his actions there were received last
night by Secretary of State from George
Fred Williams, fnlted States Minister to
Greece and Montenegro.
The contents of the official report are
being carefully guarded from the public
by Mr. Bryan, however, and he would
make no statement other than to deny
the report that Jlr- Williams" resigna
tlon was Included In the cable dispatch.
It was learned on good authority, how
ever, that conditions are as bad or worse
than stated in unofficial reports from
Athens. Greece. Officials here do not
doubt that Minister Williams, appalled
by the sight of atrocities practised In
the Balkan warfare recently witnessed
by him. had been led Into expressions
which are regarded here as "unwise."
It is fully believed that t"je. United
States minister, under the stress of
strong emotion, severely criticised the
presence In Albania of the Prince of
Wled.
Ifas No Ileal Power.
That the Prince of Wled has no powers
In -Albania Is admitted by officials here
to be substantially true, and he Is be
lieved to have stirred up much of the
fighting there, which In the north Is be
ginning to assume more than ever a con
flirt of Christians against Mohammedans.
Doubt was expressed here by State De
partment officials last night that Minister
Williams, in speaking of this fact, had
gone so far as to say that th,e govern
ment of the Prince of Wied had suc
ceeded only In one thing prevailing upon
the religious and racial elements of Al
bania to annihilate each other.
The report from Mr. Williams probably
will be submitted to President Wilson
before any part of it Is made public.
COMPIETE HISTORY OF MAN.
MU'inc Half of Ancient Tnblet
Found In V. f P.
Special to The Washington Herald.
Philadelphia. June 3. The missing half
of the clay tablet, the other half of
which has Just been translated by Dr.
Stephen Langdon, of Jesus College, Ox
ford and bearing upon the early history
of man, has been found in the Univer
sity ot Pennsylvania.
Dr. Langdon lamented that thetablet
was broken and only half Its contents
could beread. A search was made at
the museum for the missing portion and
yesterday It was found.
It is in almost perfect condition and a
photographic copy will be sent at once
to Oxford. There Is no one In this coun
try who can translate It, nor Is there any
one competent to make the pencil copy
like those made by Dr. Langdon. So a
photograph will be sent In the hope that
he can translate It sufficiently well until
a more desirable copy can be furnished.
It Is expected that this will greatly
enhance the value of the discovery and
will complete the story of the creation,
the flood, and the fall of man. There Is
great anxiety at the university to know
what the newly, found portion contains.
VILLA ORDERS TROOPS
BACK FROM THE FRONT
Reported to Have Discontinued March
on. Mexico City to Force Show
down with Carranza.
br-dal t& The WaaMntfon Herald.
El Paso. Texas, June 3. A bulletin
from Zacatecas states that Gen. Villa has
ordered his entire army to move back to
Torreon ja Monday.
The only explanation known here for
this move is that It Is due to the split
between Villa and Carranza.
Instead of continuing the forward
movement on Mexico City, Villa la bring
ing his troops back where they will be,
facing those ot Carranza.
WOMAN -ILLS A BIG BEAK.
Sr-dtl to The Waa-i-cton Herald.
Llbby, Mont, June 3. Last Thursday
Mrs. Tom Fleetwood proved that she had
a steady nerve and a good eye when she
shot and killed a black bear, weighing
200 pounds, near the Brooks camp. This
was the first time Mrs. Fleetwood had
ever fired a rifle, yet It took but one
.ahot to prove fatal to hia beanhip..
GARRANZA'S AGENTS HERE
DENY "BIG BUSINESS" IS
SUPPORTING REVOLUTION
Statements of Financial Activity of American Oil Interests
in Fomenting Mexican Trouble Emphatically Refuted in
Bitter Replies from Sherburne G. Hopkins and
- Other Members of War Chief's Junta
in the Capital
Published statements to the effect that the Mexican revolution is
being financed by "big business" in this country met with emphatic
denials by Carranza's representatives in Washington.
They declared that not a penny "from these sources has been re
ceived by Carranza, and furthermore
GALE DELAYS ARRIVAL
OF ADMIRAL FLETCHER
Dolphin Docb at Navy Yard Just Two
Hour- Late. Making White House
Conference Impossible.
PLANS HERE NOT MADE KNOWN
A severe squall on the Potomac
-i-ht ririaved the arrival of Rear
last
Ad-
mlral Frank Friday Fletcher from Vera
Crux about two hours. Coming all the
way here on the Dolphin to confer with
President Wilson relative to the Vera
Crux situation. It Is very likely his mis
sion waa so Important he would have
gone to the White House last night but
for this delay.
Reaching the navy yard at 10:15 o'clock.
Rear Admiral Fletcher lost no time turn
ing In, and refused to see reporters. He
probably will go to the White House
for a conference with the President this
morning. Just what his plans are for
his stay here could not be learned. He
probably will return to Vera Crux on
the Dolphin In a few days.
Intense Interest has been shown In
Washington over the coming of the com-
ander-In-chlcf of the Atlantic fice
lle handled the Vera Crit crisis until the
then commander-in-chief. Rear Admiral
Badger, arrived and shared all responsl-
'blllty with his superior after that. The
Information which has naturally come to
Rear Admiral Fletcher from the Mexican
Interior, together wit" his familiarity
with general conditions around Vera Cruz.
nuke his counsel here Invaluable at
this time.
The Dolphin made a special trip to
Vera Cruz to fetch him here and the
crew reported a pleasant voyage but
for a few squalls. The Dolphin was re
ported In the Potomac about 4 o'clock
and preparations were at once begun
at the Navy Yard for the reception of
the fleet commander.
DUEL TO DEATH
FOLLOWS HOLD-UP
Bodies of Prominent Detroit Manufac
turer and Unknown Man. Clasping
Revolvers, Found in Street.
Sr-oal to Tfc Waahinclon llrrald.
Detroit. Mich.. June K.John A. Bur
bank, president and treasurer of the
Samuel Mints Hardware Company, was
shot to death In Hancock avenue early
today. Less than a block away the
body of an unknown man, also shot was
found.
In Burbank's right hand a revolver
with three empty chambers was grasped.
A pistol with Ave empty cartridges was
found near the unknown man's body.
The police theory Is that an attempt
was made to hold-up Burbank as he was
returning home, that he refused to sur
render the money In his possession and
the duel to death followed.
JAIL WINS A GOOD C00K.
Special to The Vanum nraH.
SL Joseph. Mo.. June JS. Ben Black
pleaded guilty In the criminal court to
day of burglary. His loot had been
only a few cents.
"What Is your occupation?" asked the
court.
"I am a cook." said Black.
Hastily Deputy Sheriff Moore approach
ed the Judge's bench.
"We haven't a single cook In the Jail
to prepare the meals for the prisoners,"
he whispered to Judge Ryan.
"Well, we will Just change the charge
to petty larceny and give you a year In
Jail." said the court. "That will keep
you out of the penitentiary and give the
Jail a cook In the bargain."
Black wept for Joy.
CARRAXZA BAPS U. S.
Will 'o Tolsrate Interference In
Mexican tfTntr.
Monterey. June 28. Gen. Carranza last
night closed the celebration started herej
In his honor three dsv ago with a pub
lic declaration that the constitutionalists
would not tolerate the Interference of
the United States In readjusting the In
terior affairs of Mexico.
The reference to mediation was veiled,
but nevertheless, direct. He sard:
"As the constitutionalists grew strong
and conquered state after state in the
north, the United States became friendly
and lifted the embargo on arms, but
now they have assumed a dictatorial atti
tude." 40.70 to Kansas City, Hs, and Retur.
Baltimore and Ohio. June zs to July, J.
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that he has laid down the general
principle that no
funds of this
character shall be accepted for the
promotion of the constitutionalist
taropaign.
The statements of the activity of big
business In fomenting the Mexican revo
lution, based upon letters taken from the
files ot Sherburne Q. Hopkins, a Wash
Ington lawyer who has represented Car
ranza here, caused a tlr at constitution
alist headquarters yesterday. Hopkins
himself has been known here for a long
time as counsel for Henry Clay Pierce.
of the Pierce oil Interests, but he jolflM
yesterday with the other members of the
Carranza Junta In asserting that not a
dcllar had been received by Carranza
from Mr. Pierce, or any other buslness
Interest.
Chnllenjr to e simper.
Carranza's representatives backed up
their denials with a challenge to the
New Tork Herald, which Is printing the
correspondence, to show In any way that
the Carranza revolution had ever been
financed from American or foreign
sources.
Hopkins, while acknowledging that he
has acted as Henry Clay Pierce's counsel
while promoting the constitutionalist
propaganda here, declared that Mr.
Pierce was entirely within his rights
and duties as an American citizen In
seeking to protect his own Interests In
Northern Mexico.
-Jlr. Hopkins contended thf-t Mr. Pierce's
sole purpose in urging inn isolation -wy
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Mexico into a separate system, wiin a
civil management, was to protect his own
and the holdings of other Americans
which were threatened by the continued
military management.
Other efforts by Mr. Pierce, he contend
ed, related solely to the reopening of
Northern Mexico to his oil business,
which had been Interrupted by Huerta.
The letters passing between Hopkins
and Mr. Pierce and between Hopkins and
constitutionalist officials were taken, so
Hopkins says, from his desk a few wetKs
ago. A man entered his office at night
through a transom and removed the doc
uments from hi desk.
While the letters themselves show on
their tace that Hopkins was doing every
thing possible to promote the Interest of
the Pierce Interests In Mexico, there" Is
no evidence that he succeeded In getting
very far with Carranza.
In fact, the latter has manifested an
apparent IndlfTeience toward his sugges
tions In favor of Mr. Pierce's interests.
This fact was pointed out by the consti
tutionalists here as proof that Mr.
Pierce's Influence did not extend beyond
coxnxtr.n ox pace ten.
WHITE HOUSE BANNER
NAILED TO MAST? NO,
'TWAS A SAD MISTAKE
Old Glory Flies During Storm, but Is
Promptly Hauled Down When
president Finds Out
Vivid flashes of lightning that fea
tured a heavy rainstorm In Washing
ton last night revealed the stars and
stripes still flying from the top of
the flagstaff on the White House. The
flag is supposed to fly there when the
President Is In the White House, but
only between sunrise and sunset.
Rumors spread over the city that
the President had nailed his flag to
the mast, and that was his answer
to his adversaries who Insist that he
must surrender in his campaign for
trust legislation and permit Congress
to adjourn.
However, newspaper men who called
up the White House and Inquired
the why and wherefore df the unusual
display of Old Glory were prompUy
assured that the flag had been left
up through the mistake or oversight
of a servant. Five minutes later when
the lightning flashed the flag no longer
waved and only the black line of the
staff stood out against the sky.
OAT'S WAILS DISCLOSE DEATH.
SprcUl to The wishimton HeraM.
Los Angeles. June IS. Mournful walls
ot a cat kept a whole neighborhood
awake for a week.' Finally a two-room
shack was broken Into. There lay1 the
body of Frank Hamble, who had been
dead a week. On his breast law a black
cat, too weak to cry any Iopger.
Hamble had been an athlete at the
University of California. Later he be
came a traveling agent for the Southern
Pacific For the last four years he lived
In the shack, striving to cure himself pt
the liquor habit. There be read almost
Incessantly..
BBIDE0B00M SETS M DT.
Bptd-I to Tb Waahlss a HanVL-
Wlnsted. Conn.. Jnne St John Graves.
merchant and bridegroom of a few days;
his partner. John Blanch!; Peter Martin,
a telephone lineman, and John Flynn.
bookkeeper, are under arrest In Canaan
as the result of minors having imbjbed
lager beer at a serenade given to Mr.
Graves and his bride a few evenings ago.
The cases are scheduled to come before
Justice Ford July f.
The serenade which welcomed Mr. and
Mrs. Graves upon their return from
Poughkeepsle was attended by two hun
dred Canaanltes, Including many leading
citizens.
While the Canaan band was playing
tango music several kegs of-beer showed
up in a nook and the contents were
passed out Some village youths over
indulged. It la said.
CITY LASHED BY
FURYOFSTORM
Wind Leaves River View, Md.,
Resort a Twisted Mass
of Debris.
SUBURBS ARE HIT HARD
Trees Damaged in Capital, Window
Panes Smashed, and Traffic Tied
Up Lightning Plays Pranks.
Leaving In Its wake a mass of twisted
trees and partially wrecked bulldlnxs.
the wind, rain and electrical storm.
which swept Washington and vicinity
last night caused tlOO.CO) damage.
Suburban villages and pleasure resorts
were hit hard. The city escaped with
out any great amount of Injury, though
lightning played numerous pranks, while
the rain and wind tied up traffic, and
greatly lnterferred with telephonic and
telegraphic communications.
Rivervlew. Md.. practically was wiped
off the map. The once famous resort
now is but a pile of debris, the big chute-
the-chute collapsing at the height of the
storm, while several other buildings were
destroyed. The pavilion and ice cream
stand alone escaped. The resort hotel
was unroofed.
rirroe Panle-atrleke-.
While the resort has been abandoned
for the last two years by white people,
It has been a mecca for the colored race
pf Washington. Several hundred negroes
at the plaoi during the stornfwere- terror
tricken. and in returning last night on
the steamer Angler told remarkable
stories of escapes.
A half dozen or more valuable motor
launches were sunk off the wharf at
Marshall Hall, but no damage to the
resort was done other than the breaking
and uprooting of numerous trees.
From further down the river come re
ports of heavy damage to summer cot
tages and farmhouses. Numerous small
boats are said to have been swept away,
many sinking.
In Washington little harm was done,
except the choking up of sewers, water
mains and damage to electric and tele
phone lines.
filKhtnlnir MrlKra Honae.
Lightning struck a house at S01 Eighth
street northeast, occupied by W. Scott
Herman, destroying a chimney and set
ting fire to the building. The fire was
checked, however, before much damage
was done to the structure.
A genuine prank was played by the
lightning at 7 Eighth street southeast.
occupied as a shoe shop by Vincent
Marino. The lightning passed down an
electric cable which feeds the machinery
In the shop, and started the plant In
motion. The place was so brilliantly
lighted up that a pedestrian pulled fire
alarm box SIS. When firemen arrived
they saw no blaze. The machinery ran
but for a moment and stopped.
A number of trees In different parts
of the city were splintered by lightning
or twisted by the wind, while the hall
stones, some as large as bird egg"-.
plugged holes through a thousand or
more window panes.
Traffic on the Glen Echo line of the
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MOTORCYCLE FOILS BANDIT.
Sial to The Ws-gtm HeraM.
Grand Forks. X. Dak.. June 2S- Throw
ing his motorcycle Into high speed when
confronted by a masked hold-up man,
who, at the point of a revolver, ordered
him to halt and hold up his hands. James
Sennlng escaped being the victim of a
daylight robbery six miles from the c.ty
yesterday afternoon.
Sennlng. throwing on all h's power, tan
the thug down and bowled him ever.
while he succeeded in keeping his own
balance.
MOTHER'S FEARS HEAUZED.
San Bernardino, June 3. Antonio Es
parga. aged seventy-six, died here re
cently. The mother, Mrs. A. Esparga.
aged 110 years, took the death without
feeling, apparently, for she said to her
friends:
'I always knew he would die. I knew
that I could never raise that boy."
The aged woman, who Is believed to be
the oldest woman In' the State, attended
the funeral. The family came here from
Mexico half a century .ago.
TWO XTTl.ED IN WRECK
Hopklnsvllle, Ky.. June t Engineer
James Webb and Fireman John Heily,
both of Bowling Green, were killed and
Pilot George Hampton was scalded, prob
ably fatally, when a Louisville and Xah
vllle train was wrecked nea Trcntcn to
day. About a dozen passengers er In
jured, but nose seriously.
U. S. GUNS SILENCE FIRE
OF FEDERALS BESIEGING
CITY IN SANTO DOMINGO
American Government Intervenes in Southern RepabScs
Revolution Gunboat Ends Bombardment of Puerto
Plata After President Bordas, Head of Beleaguer
ing Army, Had Failed to Heed Repeated Warn
ings Action to Protect Foreigners.
BRITISH CONSUL WOUNDED
ONLY FEW SHOTS
The United States has intervened in the revolution in Santo Do
mingo in order to protect Americans and foreigners in the besieged city
of Puerto Plata. Under instructions from the Navy Department the
gunboat Machias on Friday entered the harbor at Puerto Plata, and
with her guns silenced the main battery of the federal artillery which
was bombarding the city.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels last night gave out this statement
of the occurrence:
"Acting under instructions from the department to protect lives
and property of Americans and foreigners at Santo Domingo, during
the struggle that is now going on between the forces of President
Bordas and the revolutionists, Capt. Russell, of the South Carolina, who
is in charge of the American naval vessels at Santo Domingo, ordered!
the U. S. S. Machias to enter the inner harbor at Puerto Plata a.
TWO CHILDREN DROWN,
BABE HILLED BY TRAIN
Bathing Girls Meet Death in Deep
Hole, and Boy Under Wheels.
in Alexandria.
PALL BESETS MERRYMAKERS
By -AFF COItUESPOMJKT.
Alexandria. Vs.. June S.-Three acci
dental deaths of children -as the Sun
day toll here today. Two met death by
drowning together at the Dyke, three
miles b-'.c this city, and one was killed
by a "railway train at the Potomau Rail
way yards.
The two children drowned were Loretta
Kelly, thirteen years, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas F. Kelly. 327 South
Alfred street, and Helen Iona Downey,
thirteen ''ears old. daughter of Mrs. El
len M. Downey and the late John T.
Downey, l Gibbon street, both of this
city.
The victim of the railroad accident was
Charles Brawner. three years old. The
boy was killed at the Potomac railroad
yards by a southbound Southern Rail
way passenger train.
The victims of the double drowninc
were In bathing only a short distance
from the shore. They walked arm in
rm Into what is known as a suck-hole.
.,i!- i- fifteen feet deep. Both
went down together and never came up
again. There were fully a dozen people
on shore who witnessed the accident.
William E. Hinken. Emmett I- Finks and
William Ketland set to work to recover
the bodies, diving for them.
An hour after the accident Hinken re
covered the body of the Kelly girl, at a
point near where she was drowned. Fink
later recovered the body of the Downey
glrl at a point nearby.
The coroner could not be found at tne
time and the inquest was postponed until
tomorrow.
Both bodies were brought to Alexan
dria on a train and taken to Wheatley's
undertaking establishment. More than a
hundred ricnickers came up on the train
that conveyed the bodies.
The Downey girl was the guet of Mr
and Mrs. Kelly and their daughter for
the day.
t rfnuhla drowninc caused a pall
among the excursionists who were spend
ing the day In the vicinity of the Dyne,
Besides her mother, two brothers and
two sisters survive the Downey girl.
Charles Brawner. the three-yea r-o'.d
son of Elmer Brawner of Del Ray. was
struck and Instantly killed by South
bound passenger train No. 15 at the
Pninnui- railroad yards. The lad was
left sitting in a small wagon. It Is said.
while his father went for Ice to the
Icing station nearby. The child got out
th vehicle and was In the act of
crossing the track when the train struck
him.
An innuest was held over the body of
the child by Coroner R. J. Tatea after
which It was removed to the home, of his
father In Del Ray and prepared fo-
burlal.
PUTS OCT FIRE WITH FLOUR.
Sr-ctl to The Washington HenVt.
Milwaukee. June . nour was pur to
r new service today by Mrs. A. Haule
of 717 Fourth street The experiment
was decidedly successful. While heating
water a leaky kerosene stove exploded.
In the explosion oil was thrown around
the kitchen from the tank of the stove.
T.to,i nt running from the house.
Mrs. Haule showed her remarkable
presence of mind by running Into the
n.nirr and nicking ud a bag of flour.
c- .it.,v fh ftam with thn finili-
using the contents of the -bag to smother
the Are. She used one-naif -or tne Dag
In doing so. The Arc was out when
the department arrived.
1.00 to Harpers Ferry, ft .3 Charleston-
and Winchester and Retnr-.
n(,ltlm-- and Ohln frnm TTnlon Ktn
tlon 8 a. m. Sunday, July 5. Returning
same dav
BY THE REBELS;
NEEDED TO STOP FIRING
5 o'clock Friday afternoon, and
opened fire with her main battery,
on the Bordas artillery, which had
begun a bombardment of the city,
although warned not to do so.
Few Shot. Needed.
"Only a few shots were needed to nut
an abrupt end to the bombardment.
"h econdltlons existing at Puerto
Plata for the past month have been in
creasingly Intolerable, and In thla tlma
the belief has become well established in
official and diplomatic circles he th
American intervention would be inevitable
In order to protect Its own nationals and
those of other governments. This, It wa
believed, was the only step which could
prevent Intervention by some other trr-'
ernmenCThe forces of the Santo' Do-
lumsv mvcmmcni, wmen is nestled by
President Bordas. have been besieging
Puerto Plata for about six weeks. The
city Is held by the rebel leader Arias, wfco
has proclaimed himself provlsiccal presi
dent of the republic Both sides in the
fighting have appeared to be absolutely
careless of the safety of the foreigners in
the beleaguered city.
"The British consul was wounded by
the fire of the besiegers, and other for
eigners have been killed. The loss fnwj
destruction of foreign property In the city
has been considerable.
Warnrd Srreral limn.
"Several times President Bordas has
been warned by the fnlted States Minis
ter that the bombardment of Puerto
Plata must cease because of the danger
involved to American and foreign citi
zens and their property. The President
has made promises to discontinue the
bombardment, but failed to do so. In thel
pat week the administration decided that
Bordas must br forced to carry out hi
promise, and orders v. ere sent to Capt.
Russell, in command of the American ves
sel" off Santo Domingo, to compel lha
artillery to ceae firing.
In accordance with his lnstructions.
Capt. Ru-sell sent a message to Bordaa.
that If the bombardment which had been
held up for several days was renewed,
American guns would silence his fire.
It was upon the failure of Bordas to
discontinue firing at the end of the Deriotf
fixed by Capt. Rtisell that orders were)
given to the Amr!can gunboat to pro
ceed Into the Inner harbor and silence th
federal guns.
Capt. Russell' report to the depart
ment, which as received yesterday, fol
lows: Fh-rd Into Clt.
"This afternoon, about 5 30. when the;
Bordas artillery ashore Hred shells Into
the city of Puerto Flata. the Machias
anchored In the inner harbor and with
some shots from her main battery;
stopped the artillery fire Into the city,
after which there was no further firing.
We hate the situation viell In hand and
no additional vessels, either United
States or foreign. lll be needed Ja"pre-
CONTl.M'BD OX PAGE TEX.
RIGHTS OF WOMEN
DISCUSSED IN
SUNDAY'S HERALD
Ida Husted Harper shows thai
twenty-three countries are active
ly engaged in working for equal
franchise, while the "Furies' are
hindering the movement in Great
Britain.
THE 0TJ.ER SIDE
ABLY PRESENTED BY
MRS. HOWARD BROCK
Who declares crimes have in--creased,
not decreased, in suf
frage States. These articles are
attracting great attention. They
are worth reading
IN SUNDAY'S HERALD.
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