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VOL. XII. NO. 17
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USELESS
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Refugees Who Have Arrived From'
Jamaica Tell Harsh Tales of
British Inefficiency.
SIB ALFRED JONES CONDEMNED
Refused to Allow Women and the
Wounded Even to Remain on the
Dock of Chartered Steamship?
Pom Pompous Sweetenham at
Last Cables his Thanks.
(By Associated Press.}
NEW YORK Jan 22.?American
refugees from Kingston, Jamaica,
arriving here today on board the
steamer Prinz Eitel Frederich
which sailed from the stricken city
on the afternoon of the third day
after the earthquake, were unanl
linous in condemning what they
termed the 'inactivity and utter
inefficiency" of the English authori?
ties on the island durinf the first day
following Hie disaster. For three
days, or up to the day the Prinz
Eitel sailed, they said, there was
no resemblance of order and noth?
ing definite done In the matter of
relieving the suffering of the wound?
ed. It was asserted that men and
women who sought shelter on board
the British steamship Port Kings?
ton which was chartered for Sir
Alfred Jones's party from England,
were put asore and that the plea
, of the American refugees" tti?t \voin
en of their party be allowed at
rea'st the privilege of sleeping on
t'he open decks on the Port Kings?
ton, was refused "with great incivil?
ity."
?Would Not Care for Wounded.
The wounded who had been taken
on board the same steamer for an
asylum were put ashore the day
following the earthquake Tuesday,
were left on tho railway wharf
until cared for by the American
naval 'authorities on Thursday. The
Prinz Eltel's passengers told of the
great relief the arrival of the Amer?
ican suadron brought to the terror
stricken people and were amazed
to hear of the rupture that had
occured between the Governor and
the Admiral. The protest of the
American refugees against the con?
duct and behavior of certain offic?
ials on the island was voiced at
a mass meeting held on board the
Prinz Eitel on Monday, when reso?
lutions were adopted and addressed:
"To the General Public and the In?
ternational Press."
The resolutions set forth In de?
tail the rough experience of the
refugees and s-pofte In condemna?
tion of the conduct and behavior
of certain of the officials, specifi?
cally Captain Parsons, commanlng
the British steamship Port Kings?
ton, lying in tho harbor of Kings?
ton, and aboard which was Sir
Alfred Jones, his superior, and other
officers. The Americans had to wait
the arrival of tho .Prinz Eitel at
Kingston and during that time all
of them slept on the Hamburg
American dock.
"We lay down on the planks and
sacks, pll^s of which reached al?
most to tho ceillnf" said A. D. Hall
man of Norristown, Pa., Who was
one of. the 112 passengers on the
Prinz Eitel "Tho men were glad
enough to get any shelter but with
the Port Kingston lying nearby, her
decks' clean and empty wo thought
the captain might take the women
on board. He refused however, as
the resolutions state."
British Government is Sorry.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 18.?
An expression of gratitude from
Governor Sweetenham of Jamaica,
Tor the sympathy and old extended
by tho United States to the victims
of the disaster on that Island, the
publication of the text of a grace?
ful note from Esmo Howard, the
British charge de affairs here, con?
veying the regrets of Sir Edward
Grey, the Brltleh principal secre?
tary of State on account of the
incident and a cabled report from
American Vice Consul Orrdtt, at
NEWPO]
I0RITIES
AT KINGSTON
-
Kingston, wore among todays de?
velopments i" the now famous con-!
troversy between Sweeten ham and
Rear Admiral Davis, commanding
the relief squadron wfiich went
to Kingston.
While Oov. Swccteuham's- mess?
age is couched in the most polite
terms, the British authorities nev?
ertheless, are not .through with
the matter so far as the government
is' concerned.
In his letter Mr. Howard takes
occasion to inform this government
that his majesty's government is
causing official inquiries to be made
as to the authenticity of the letter
credited to Gov. Swc.tonhnm. Oov.
Sweetenhnm's cable reads as fol?
lows:
"Jamaica, Jan. 20.
"THIS HON. ELIH U ROOT
"State Secretary,
"Washington.
"Jamaica profoundly grateful to
your excellence for expression of
sympathy, und for the very practical;
aid so kindly given by Admiral Davis
and the United States navy.
"GOV. SWEETEN HAM."
The text of the uote delivered
to Acting Secretary Becon, by Brit?
ish Embassey Is as follows:
"British Enibassey, Washington,
D. C. Jan. 21.
Sir:??
"I have the nonor to inform you,
under Instructions received today
from his majesty's Principal Secre?
tary of State for Foreign Affairs
that his majesty's government Is
causing official Inquiry to be made
as to the authenticity, of a letter
which appeared hi the public press
this morning, and purporting to be
written by the governor of Jam?
aica and adilresseTd* to Admiral IT?T
is, commanding the United States
squadron lately in Jamaican waters.
"Sir Edward Grey desires me to
say that, while he is so far depen?
dent on the the pr?ss only for in?
formation with regard to this In?
cident, the deeply regrets if the
published text proves correct, what
a British official schould have un?
dressed such a letter to the gallant
utlmiral, who had rendered valua?
ble assistance to British subjects at
a time of great suffering and dis?
tress, and tha he is certain that
his feeling of regret is shared by
every one in Great Britain.
"i bave. the honor to bo, with
the highest consideration, "your j
most obedient, humble servant,
"ESME HOWARD."
Army Sends Supplies.
An interesting chapter was added
to the case today when it became
known that on January 20 that after
Admiral Davis and his ships had
sailed from Kingston, Brig. Gen.
Wint, commanding tue army of Pa?
cification In Cuba, on the request
of the acting British Minister at
Havana transmitted through Gov.
Magoon, had sent to Kingston, five
hospital tents and files, twenty eight
wall tents and flies, and fifty two
conical tents;, all complete.
Want Sweetenham Recalled.
KINGSTON. JAMAICA, Monday,
Jan. 21.?The publication In the Dally
Telegram of Governor Sweetenbam's
letter to Rear Admiral Davis had
greatly intensified the resentment
ugainst the government for rebuffing
for the tenders of the admiral ami
there is movement here to ask for
the recall of the governor.
A small minority, which supports
Governor Sweetenham and their
views, voiced their sentiments through
the. Rev. Mr. Graham, pastor of the
Methodist church, who declares that
the governor was justified In resent?
ing the landing of Americans. "This
Is a British colony, not Cuba or a
Spanish-American republic," he said.
A reporter of the Associated Press
sought Governor Sweetenham today
and spoke to him of the Admiral Da?
vis incident. "That' is a matter be?
tween myself and Rear Admiral Da?
vis, to whom I must refer you." said
Sweetenham. The governor said that
his reference in his letter to Rear
Admiral Duvis to a tramp pillaging
the house of a New York millionaire
was merely a Jocular parallel.
A meeting of the relief committee
was held here today to discover pre?
cise conditions attending (the differ?
ence between the governor and the
admiral. At the close of this meet?
ing, and after having read Governor
Sweetenham's letter to Rear Admiral
Davis, the most Rev. Dlctor Nnttall,
Archbishop of Jamaica, said that if
lie found the conditions as reported
he would send a personal cnblegram
to President Roosevelt,
RT NEWS, VA., WEI
CAUGHT SAFE BLQWER
AFTER DESPERATE FIGHT
Yeggman Hit Off a Greenscove
Springs, Fla., Bank for $1,800
But Took a Nap Afterwards.
HAD LOTS OF MONEY II CLOTHES
They Had Between Three and Four
Thousand Dollars Among Them Af?
ter They Had Been Compelled to
Surrender at the Point of the Gun
?One Burglar Fatally Injured.
(By Associated Prosa.)
GRBENCOVE SPRINGS. FLA.,
Jan. 22.?A safe in the bank here was
dynamited at 2 o'clock this morning
and robbed of $1.500 or $1,800. Tho
force of the explosion shattered the
glass front or the building. Several
persons heard two distinct explosions,
but did not go out to investigate. At
five o'clock a passing baker noticed
the wrecked glass Trout and gave the
alarm. Sheriff Weeks and posse
pursued the robbers and during the
morning came up on four white men
asleep near the road eight miles south
of here. As the posses approached,
the men awoke and tit once began
firing at the sheriff's posse. They
returned the fire, fntally wounding
one of the robbers, the bullet pausing
through his head. After a desperate
struggle the other three were over?
powered and are now in jail.
it is thought the wounded man will
die before morning. None of tho
sheriff's posse was injured. When
the prisoners were searched, between
f-r.,ono ami $-1.000 was found In their
pockets,
MILE A titBOOKSON
ROADS IN SOUTH
Will Cost Two and a Half Cents a
Mile and Will be Good on
All Roads.
(Bv Associated Press I. '
ATLANTA. OA., Jan. 22.?-Inter?
changeable mileage on all railroads
east of the Mississippi and south of
the Ohio and Potomac rivers will be
pip on sale by roads in tho south?
eastern territory. This agreement
was reached at the conference of the
Southeastern Passenger Association
here today, at a special meeting hold
for the purpose for considering tho
matter. The new order will become
efectlve on February 1st. The rate
will be 2 1-2 cents a mile.
READY FOR THftVV TRIAL
District Attorney Jerome Schools
His Principal Witnesses.
WILL KNOW WHAT TO TELL JURY
The Accused Murderer is in Good
Spirits ?.nd Eager for His Usual
Interview With Attorney and the
Members of His Family.
(By Associated Press.)
'NEW YORK, Jan. 22.?Tho prin?
cipal witnesses for the state against
Harry K. Thaw, who will go on trial
tomorrow for the murder of Stan?
ford White, had their . iinal secret
conference with District Attorney
Jerome and his assistants today.
Nearly all the witnesses were held
to testify by subpoena and were
on hand today. They were taken
to the conference room separately
and each was questioned
for the ' purpose of learning just
what testimony may be expected
when the witness goes on the stand.
Thaw passed a quiet night In
his cell and was up early In antici?
pation of a long session with his
attorney and the customary daily
visits from his wife, mother and
sisters.
Senator Simmons Re-elected.
RALEIGH, N. C, Jan. 22.?Senator
F. M. Simmons was re-elected today,
i receiving llfi votes to 84, for Spencer
I B. Adams, Republican. Two Republi?
can members bolted the caucus nom
I ination and voted for J. J. Britt.
.WESDAY. JANUARY
FLOOD THROWS THIS I
TOWN INTO A PANIC
Fill Below Jeffersonville, Ind.,
Breaks and Water From Ohio
Pours into City.
CONDITIONS BETTER ST CINCINNATI
Relief Committee Redoubling Its ef?
forts to Aid the Homeless and
Those Who are In Need of Food
and Fuel?Railroads Getting Ready
to "Resume Business.
(By Associated Prtss.)
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Jan. 22.?
Twenty four hours after the crest
of the lloud had passed this point
tho Ohio river had gone down one
foot and tho slow recession con?
tinued steadily. Colder weather was
promised tonight and tomorrow and
the relief organizations redoubled
their efforts to care for those auf
forlng for lack of shelter or food.
Instances of peculiar hard?
ships were reported during the day
nndj-hew cases or need were hourly
added. It Is still too early for es?
timates of dnmugc. The railroads
begdn . to make provisions for the
regular traffic today although It
will be several days before the
luie? running Into the Grand Cen?
tral station will be able '.u resume
use.of that depot.
: 1 'Jeffc8onviile In a Panic.
I.OUisVlTOK,,- KY. Jan. 22?Jef
??fe, '?? '^vBloyi across the Ohio In In?
diana, wa? tliown Into a state of
' panic this evening when tjic fire
I department sounded an alarm (hat
j the "fill" Ik low tho reformatory had
collapsed and water was pouring
Into the city
The. ??(Hi" is the roadbed or the
Pennsylvania road and cost over
a million dollars, Including tho track?
age. It was built In order to free
j tin railroad from danger of Just
wich rises. When Hie bella rang
and the whistles blew It seemed
! as If the whole cily began moving
j its household effects and for nearly
i an hour the excitement continued.
I The Pennsylvania company hud
(Continued on Page Seven).
6R00M FORGOT LICENSE
Swell Wedding In Richmond Has
an Unlocked (or Incident.
G?ES1 HELD FOR TWO HOURS
They, However, Wore Married at Last
and Will Live Happily Hereafter in
the City of Churches Up on Long
Island.
(Special to the Bally Press),
RICHMOND, VA.. Jan. 22.?
George Warren Graham, of Brooklyn
Borough, was married this afternoon
in the church of tho Holy Comforter
j to Miss Mary Virginia Sydnor, daugh?
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Syd
| nor of this city. Tho marriage, how
I ever, was attended with some diffi?
culties, the groom having overlooked
the formnllty of procuring a license.
| which must he done under the laws
I of Virginia. The bride and her maid
I of honor, Mrs. W. C. Newman, of
Ellorsons, nnd the groom and his best
1 man, Dr. Joseph It. Raphael, of Brook
\ lyn. and tho bevy of pretty brldes
| maids hnd assembled In the clufrch,
I which was crowded and the minister
j was just about to go ahead with the
ceremony when the discovery that
there was no license was made.
The ceremony, was accordingly
postponed, while the heat man went
j off hot foot for the necessary paper,
j The church doors were locked and
j the crowd held for two hours pond
' ing his arrival with the license. The
ceremony was then concluded, Rev.
i Dr. John H. Dickerson being the cele?
brant. The young conide loft Imme?
diately for a northern tour. They
? will make their future home in Brook
! iyn.
23, 11)07.
VESTIBULED FLYER
RUNS INTO OPEN SWITCH
Engineer and Two Colored Firemen
Meet an Untimely Death In
South Carolina.
(By Associated Press.!
CHARLESTON, S. C., Jan. 22.?
Taking an open switch about three
qunrlera of u lUtlo Himth of Ycmas
see. last night at 8:30 o'clock, ves
llbtilo train No. 88 or Atlantic Const
I.inc. crashed Into extra ftelRt No.
3-12, waiting on ho Hiding. Tho
pnstfOngerB and freight engines, three
vestibule Pullmans and several
freight cars were demolished. En?
gineer Jnhmvui, of the passenger
train, was killed outright nail the
colored llremcn on both engines
crushed to dentil. A woman and
I two men passengers were Injured.
' Engineer Horton, of tho freight train
was badly hurt. How tho switch
came to be left open, the Atlantic
Const Lino ofllelulK do not under?
take to say. Engineer Horton had
run his train into a siding near
YemusBce, to awnlt tho northbound
vestibule. The passenger train cann?
on at the usual speed and taking
the open Bwitch, ran straight Into
tho watlng freight.
The two engines were completely
wrecked. Engineer Horton and the
injured passengers were brought to
Charleston. The hotly or Engineer
Johnson will bo Bent to Florence,
IiIb home.
SEN. TILLMAN IS GOOD
FOR SIX /WORE YEARS
South Carolina Legislature Will Re?
turn the "Pitchfork" Man to the
United States Senate.
fRy Associated PrcBS.l
COLUMBIA, S. C, Jan. 22.?Bal?
lots were taken today in tho Senate
and Houne or Representatives lor
, United States Senators. The Sonate
voted solid for Senator Tlllman's ro
election, while In the House, one
memlior, Rev. Coke D. Mann, of Oco
nee county, declined to vote. Mr;
Mann stntcd as ills reasons alleged
connection with tho Ilubbol rebates
und further that ho charged the pro?
hibitionists with aligning themselves
with tho bar room element against
the slate dispensary.
Mr. Maim asked that his objections
lx> printed In tho journal. Tilltnnn's
election will |y> confirmed In joint
assembly tomorrow.
LUKE WRIGHT TO RETIRE
1 FROM DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Ambassador to Japan Coining Back
to This Country to Renumo Prac?
tice of Lav; at Memphis.
fnv Associated PresB.l
WASHINGTON. I). C. Jan. 22.?In
a private cablegram received in
Washington today from u prominent
government official in Manila, Gpn.
I Luke Wright. American ambassador
to Japan, has made known to his
friends that lie will retire from the
diplomatic service next August and
will return to bis home in Memphis,
Tonn., to resume the prnelice of law.
Neither President Roosevelt or Sec?
retary of State Root have been ad
vised that Mr. Wright will resign
from his post at Tokio.
BRISlOL PHYSICIANS
ACQUITTED BY WRY
Charge of Malpractice Preferred by
J. M. Belvin and Wife Not
Sustained.
(Special to the Dailv Press).
BRISTOL, VA.. Jan. 22.?A trial In
which considerable evidence wns ad?
duced was concluded here today,
when a jury acquit ted M. M. Pcnrson
and James A. Delaney, prominent
members of the Bristol Medical so?
ciety of a charge of malpractice in
obstetrics. Tho action was brought
by J. M. Behin and wife of Johnson
City, Tenn., who Bought damages In
the sum of $10,000, alleging irrepara?
ble injury to the health of Mrs.
Blevlns.
Lots of Long Shots,
(llv Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, LA.. Jan. 22.?At
(he Fair grounds today, four favorites
won. r.nd Delle Strome, nt 20 to 1.
captured the seventh race. In the
fourth event Monev. at 100 to 1. fin?
ished third, while In the fifth, there
were no less than five 100 to 1 shots
and two nt 40 to 1, one of tho latter
coming inside the money.
New Jersey Legislature Deadlock.
{Rv Associated Press.)
TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 22.?The
two houses of the legislature today
took their first separate vote for
United States Senator. Senntor Dry
den received the votes of tho 3,6
members who participated In last
night's Republican caucus. Forty
one votea nre required to o'jpct.
THE WEATHER.
Fair, colder Wed?
nesday. Thursday
fair, warmer In
Interior, light to fresh
north winds.
PRICE TWO CENTS
RICHMOND HAS BIG
EARLY MORNING FIRE
Williams Building. In Which Was
the Armory of Richmond
Light Blues, Burned.
THE LOSSES ABE OVER $300,000
Surburg Tobacco Company Meets
With Heavy Losses?Chamber of
Commerce and Mutual Assurance
Building Was Seriously Threat?
ened.
(TJy Associated Proas.)
RICHMOND, VA., Jun. 23.?Flrti
broke out at about 1:45 a. in., In
Um Williams building, located til
Ninth und Cnry streets, in which
was located tho Southern ICxproBH
Company and the Blues, armory. At
2 o'clock the entire lire department
had been culled out.
At 2:80 n. in., tho Are 1? raging
and Is spreading to adjacent proper?
ty. The handsome Chamber ot
Commerce Is threatened.
At 2:45 A. M. the fire, Ih still rag?
ing and It would seem us If the Cham?
ber of Commerce will go und I he
million and u hall' Mutual LITe As?
surance society skyscraper Is In great
danger.
The armory building Is stocked
with u hundred thousand rounds of
ammunition which is exploding and
driving tho crowd awny from the
stroots surrounding tho building.
William Cameron, manager of tho
Surburg Tobacco company says thnt
his stock is Insured for $40,000,
which will about protect the'eom
. puny. About 300 girls employed in
the olgttrutt?.. department. will - ho.
thrown out of work.
The handsome uniforms of (be
nines were lost. One of the firemen
Is reported killed by falling wnlls.
Under Control at 3:30.
At 3:30 A. M., the Hie Is under
control, having been confined to tho
Williams building, which Is a total
loss. Tho Richmond Light Infantry
Blues are In despair us their entire
outfit iias been burned. They were
prepared to encamp tit. the Jumcstowi?
Exposition and the trip will now have
to be given up. Their loss together
villi government property In the ar?
mory amounts to about $50,000. The
Surburg Tobacco company loss will
be nbotll $5(1,(100 on which there Is
$40,000 Insurance. The loss of tho
Adams Express company Is estimat?
ed at more than $100,000 and tho
building about $100,000, a total loss
of $300,000. An accurate estimate of
the Insurance carried cannot he given
at this hour,
The report that a fireman was
killed has been denied. Captain
Hauke of the truck was badly hurt
by falling wnlls.
LABOR UNION FIGHT
ENDS IN TWO MURDERS
Dispute Over an Applicant for Mem?
bership Causes Guns to be Drawn
at This Meeting.
(By Associated Press).
SLOATSBURO, N. Y., Jan. 22.?
Two men are dead and another prob?
ably will die as a result of a shoot?
ing affray at a labor .iteetlng hero
last night. Vlnccnzo Scala, Sr., was
killed instantly. Tomn/.o Checho
died of his wounds today, and Vin?
cenzo Scala, Jr., who waB removed
to a hospital is not expected to sur?
vive. Thai three men ^cg^oij^nd
ing n mtartng or the PlasT^p^and
Masons' union and a dispute arose
over the blackballing of an applicant
for membership.
BIG COTTON SUPPLY
HOUSES GOES TO WALL
Senior Member of the Firm, Which
Had Been Established a Long
Time, Died on Saturday. 1
(By Associated Press).
MACON, OA.. Jan. 22.?Petition in
involuntary bankruptcy was filed in
the Federal court here today against
W. A. Davis and Company, one of
the largest cotton and supply ware?
houses in Georgia by creditors. It is
not known what the liabilities and
assets are, but the firm had boon
long established and did a large bus?
iness. W. A. Davis, senior member
of the firm died last Saturday.
To Prevent Cotton Gambling.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 22.?
Senator Culherson hns Introduced a
bill prohibiting the sondlug of any
information regarding dealings In
cotton futures either- ovor interstate
celegraph lines or through tho malls.