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VOL. LXX NO. 161. PRICE TWO CENTS.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., TUESDAY JULY 17 190G.
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CONGESTION ON MAIN LINE
HEARING ON APPLICATION OF
DANBURY-PORICIIESTER
R, It. COMPANY.
Twenty to Twenty-five Minutes to be
Saved Between New York and the
Berkshire Connecticut Towns Rap
idly Becoming, According to Superin
tendent Shepard, Suburbs of New
York.
Now York, July 16. The New York
state railroad commission gave a hear
ing In this city to-day on the applica
tion. of the Danbury and Port Chester
Railroad company' to connect its lines
from Danbury to Greenwich, Conn.,
iwith the main line of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad
within New York state.
O. M. Shepard, general superintendent
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad said that the object
of the new road is to relieve the steadi
ly growing congestion on the New York
.division of the main line of the road.
This will he done by diverting to the
new line the passenger traffic for Dan
bury, the Berkshlres, and Hidgefleld,
which he describes as a rapidly grow
ing suburb of New York. He said also
that It, was Intended to divert some
of the through- freight traffic for New
England by the new line when the
present four track road Is transform
ed Into a six track road from the Har
lem river to Greenwich- There would
Ibe a saving in time of from twenty to
twenty-flva minutes between New
York and Danbury.
GEBMAN YACHTS ENTERED.
Several to Compete for Roosevelt Cup
Off Marblehead.
Kiel, July 16. The following German
yachts will compete In the races for the
fRoosevelt cup off Marblehead, Mass., In
September.
Glureckauf IV. (Imperial Yacht club),
owned by G. Stinnes of Muehlhelm.
Wannsee (Begorliaus Yacht club of
, Berlin), owned by the club.
Tilly VI. (North German Regatta
ictub), owjied by Consul Generals Doll
jnann and !R. Krogtnan of Hamburgr.
Eacht yacht will be sailed by three
amateurs. 1
The Glureckauf IV. -will be represent
ed 1y Herr Wustraus;. the Wannsee toy
Herr V. Protzen and the Tilly VI. by
(J. Weitman.
The HamburgJAmerican Line steam
er Belgravia, sailing for New York
July 31 will take the Glureckauf IV.,
the Wannsee and Herr Protzen and the
HamburgJAmerican line steamer Brit
annia, which sail for Boston at the be
ginning of August will take the Tilly
,VI.
The Imperial Yacht club will be rep
resented by Captain Hebbinghaus, the
German naval attache at Washington.
Herr Wustraus will arrive at Boston.
August 1 and Herr Stinnes in the mid
dle of August.
The conditions governing the contest
(or the Roosevelt cup between small
German and (American yachts under
the auspices of the Imperial Yacht club
of Kiel and the Eastern Yacht club of
Boston, provide for three yachts from
each country. The yachts will be de
signed and built in the country they
represent and all their sails and fittings
will be made In the country to which
they belong. The racers are limited In
dimensions to 32 feet in lengtt on the
rwater line- There is no restriction as
to rig, and there will be no time allow
ance. Each yacht will carry a crew of
mot more thai three who must be na
tive born citizens of the country In
Which the yacht is built.
REMEMBERED GROVER.
Joe Jefferson Bequeathed Clevelnnd His
Best Kentucky Reel.
Chicago, July 16. Joseph Jefferson,
in remembrance of the many fishing
trips he enjoyed with Grover Cleve
land, recognized the former president
of the United States In his will, dated
October 27, 1899, and filed to-day in the
recorder's office. In a codicil dated five
years later than the will Mr. Jefferson
(wrote!
"To my friend, the Hon. Grover
Cleveland, I bequeath my (best Ken
tucky seel."
This reel is said by those who knew
Joseph Jefferson In Hfe to have been
one of the actor's most treasured
possessions.
ROCKEFELLER OFFERS $250,000
Will Give Sum Toward Rebuilding; of
Y. M. C. A. In 'Frisco.
New York, July 16. H. J. McCoy,
secretary of the San Francisco Young
Men's Christian association, announc
ed In this city to-day that he had re
ceived an offer by cable from John D.
Rockefeller iast night to give $250,000
toward rebuilding the San Francisco Y.
M. C A. building, providing an equal
sum was secured from others. Mr.
McCoy said he has already obtained
$l0o,0M in addition to the Rockefeller
offer.
Express Left Track.
Stamford, July 16. The first section
express from Boston to New York ran
Into an open derail switch about 200 feet
east of the bridge at Riverside this aft
ernoon, the express and baggage cars
leaving the tracks. No one was Injur
ed. The rails and ties were torn up for
a, distance of twenty fett.
TRIAL OF NEW WARSHIPS.
Cruiser Milwaukee and Bnttleshlp Ne
braska Take Spins.
San Francisco, July 16. The builders'
trial trip of the cruiser Milwaukee,
built at a cost of $1,500,000 by the Un
ion Iron works, was made to-day in
San Francisco 'bay. The weather was
so foggy that it was decided not to
take the vessel through the Golden
Gate to the ocean. The vessel must
make twenty-two knots an hour. The
trial to-day was satisfactory.
Seattle, Wash., July 20 The battle
ship Nebraska, under direction of the
government trial board, went to-day
over the course off Vachon Island four
teen times. The vessel developed good
speed under favorable conditions. The
contract calls for a speed of nineteen
knots. The vessel will next receive an
endurance test and a sea test.
TiVO MORE SMALLPOX CASES.
Discovered Yesterday Among; the Steer
age Passengers of Cymric.
Boston, July 16. Two more cases of
smallpox were discovered to-day among
the steerage passengers of the White
Star liner Cymric, which arrived in port
yesterday from Liverpool with one of
the steerage passengers being treated
for the disease. The patients were put
aboard the quarantine tug and taken to
Gallup's Island, where they will be
quarantined.
Immigration doctors made a close ex
amination to-day of every passenger on'
the steamer. When smallpox was dis
covered on the ship every steerage pas
senger and member of the crew was
vaccinated, and a number of these were
severely 111 to-day.
MAY BRING IT TO ITS KNEES
NECESSARY EVIDENCE AGAINST
THE STANDARD OIL CO.
Attorney General Moody Believes the
Government Has Got It in Ohio
Complete Change In the Plans In Con
nection With Fight to Stamp Out
Trade Discrimination by This Gigan
tic Corporation.
Cleveland, July 16. The Plaindealer
to-morrow will say:
"Basing his opinion , upon the testi
mony already submitted, to the federal
grand jury In this district Attorney
General Moody believes that the gov
ernment has at last secured the evi
dence which will lead to bringing the
Standard Oil company to its knees.
"The return of District Attorney Sul
livan this morning from an all day
conference with the attorney general
yesterday at New York will mark a
complete change in the plans of the
government in connection with the
fight to stamp out trade discrimination
by the gigantic corporation.
"The changes In plans Includes a
complete reversal regarding J. Gram
mer, vice president of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern railway. Grma-
mer will not be Indicted in this or any
other federal district- Instead he ask
ed to assist the government In forg
ing a chain of evidence about the necks
of some of the biggest Standard Oil of
ficials in the country.
'Acting upon the orders of District
Attorney Sullivan, Asslstan t District
Attorney Garry late yesterday after
noon issued another subpoena for the
appearance of Grammer before the
grand jury this morning. Grammer,
who happened to be in the city yes
terday, was immediately served with
the subpoena by Deputy District Mar
shal Fanning. He seemed pleased with
the turn of events, which makes It cer
tain that he Is not to be made the
scapegoat for violations of the law on
the part of others.
"The switch on the part of the gov
ernment in finally deciding to summon
Grammer as a witness Is explained by
the statement made yesterday that the
single desire of the department of jus
tice at present Is to get at the Stand
ard Oil company. A telegram from Dis
trict lAttorney Sullivan said that noth
ing was to be left undone to accomplish
this purpose. The attorney general Is
firmly of the opinion that Indictments
can be secured here, and District At
torney Sullivan will resume work with
the grand jury to-day with this end in
view.
"In addition to ordering the Issuance
of a subpoena for Grammer, Sullivan
wired to have all the employes of the
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1NCKEASEO TO lfi'0,000,000
Capital Stock of Yanderbllt Trolley
Company In New York.
Albany, July 16. A certificate filed to
day with the secretary cf state by the
Mohawk Va.lley company, of Utlca,
which operates the trolley lines of the
Vanderbilt system throughout the state.
shows that the company has increased
its capital stock from $10,000,000 to $20,
000.000. The certifluate. which was aim
ed by President W. H. Newman, of the
corporation; D. W. Pardee, its secre
tary, and by Horace E. Andrews, shows
that tne company has issued the fn
amount of the original $10,000,000, the
New lork Central Railroad company
holding $6,000,000 and Horace E. A
drews $1,000,000 of the stock.
Inquiry Resnmed,
Cleveland, July 16. After a recess
of
several days the fed-eral Tand 1urv to
day took up the Inquiry in connection
with the charges filed against the Laki
Shore and Michigan Southern Railwa:
company and the Standard Oil compa
ny, In which both corporations are al
leged. to have violated the Interstate
commerce laws.
SCENE OF HOSTILITIES
CRUISER MARBLEHEAD AR
RIVES AT LA LIBERTAD,
FROM PANAMA.
Offered to Central American Belllger-
unts for Their Peace Conferences
Task of Arranging the Meeting Left
Almost Entirely to the American Le
gations in the Various Countries. -
Washington, July 16.The navy de
partment was informed this afternoon
by cablegram from Commander Mulli
gan of the arrival of his ship, the Mar
blehead, at La Libertad from Panama,
which port he left last Friday night.
Before sailing Commander Mulligan
was instructed by the navy department
to report to the American minister, Mr.
Combs, at Libertad, which is the port
near San Salvador, the capital of Salva
dor. In the absence of Mi. Combs, who
is detained at Champerlco awaiting
next Friday's steamer, Mr. Brown, the
American secretary and charge In Sal
vador, will communicate with Com
mander Mulligan, and that official will
place his ship at the disposal of the
American legation, so that Mr. Brown
will be in a position to carry out the In
structions, which were cabled him to
day from Washington, to proffer to the
governments of Salvador and Guate
mala the use. of this American warship
as a place of meeting for the peace
commissioners.
Acting Secretary of State Adee has
not attempted, at this great distance
from the scene of trouble, to arrange
all the details of the meeting of the
peace commissioners, but will leave that
task to the American legations. It is
stated that neither Minister Merry nor
Messrs. Combs and Brown will act in
the capacity of a peace commissioner
to either country; they are charged
simply, as good friends to both parties,
to endeavor to bring the hostile nations
into friendly relations without further
loss of blood. To that end they will in
terest themselves in the selection of
peace commissioners by the govern
ments to which they are respectively
accredited, and will probably conduct
these commissioners to th3 Marblehead
and go with them beyond ths three-
mile limit to sea, and, if called upon,
will advjse them in a friendly way.
This is not the first time the deck of a
United States man-of-war has been the
scene of a peace conference; the Mari
etta was thus employed six or eight
years ago in bringing about peace be
tween Costa Rica and Salvador, the
Philadelphia played a similar part at
Panama during the revolution there
about ten years ago, and more recently
Commander Dillingham brought the
Monti Crlstl insurgents and the Domin
ican government agents together off
Monti Cristl and secured peace on the
deck ot the Detroit.
It is believed that the Marblehead
will take on the Salvadorean commis
sioners at La Libertad and then pro
ceed to the nearest Guatemalan port,
San Jose, where the agents of that gov
ernment will board the ship, which will
then go to soa beyond the three-mile
limit until the conference Is over.
The important development of the day
aside from the offer of the Marblehead
was an assurance to the state depart
ment from President Cabrera that Gua
temala would refrain from further hos
tilities if Salvador would undertake to
do the same, which news was promptly
communicated to Minister Merry at San
Salvador in order that he might trans
mit the proposition to the government
at that place.
Another point developed was that
Salvador and Honduras had entered
Into an alliance the nature of which is
not certainly known, but It Is believed
by the officials here that the purpose is
to agree upon the terms of peace that
shall be proposed by the two countries
to Guatemala. This news came to the
state department from Charge Brown at
Guatemala City.
Still another cablegram, this one from
Ministry Merry, informed the state de
partment that the government of Hon
duras insisted upon being considered,
along with Salvador, in the peace nego
tiations with Guatemala. Altogether
the prospect of the peaceful termina
tion of the present difficulty Is believed
to have brightened considerably during
the day.
DREYFUS GIVEN COMMAND
Assigned to Twelfth Artillery, a Crack
Regiment of Paris.
Paris, July 16. At a meeting of the
council of ministers to-day War Minis
ter Etienne announced the assignment
of Major Dreyfus to the Twelfth regi
ment of artillery, stationed at Vin
cenne. This is a crack regiment, which
participates in state functions at the
capital.
Brigadier General Picquart has been
designated to serve on the staff of the
military governor of Paris.
Lineman Killed.
Putnam, July 16. Frederick D. Cut
ler of this city, a lineman employed by
the Consolidated Railway company,
was instantly killed this afternoon
while at work on a trolley pole. He
touched a live wire and toppled to the
ground, dead. His hand was terribly
burned. He was thirty-two years old
and leaces a widow.
Boy Struck by Ball Dies.
Occum, July 16. As the result of be
ing struck behind the ear vrtth a base
ball, Arthur H. Garratte, aged twelve,
died here this morning from spinal
meningitis. He passed between two
men who were passing a bail, and was
accidentally struck. The accident hap
pened a week go.
K. OF P. CONTENTION.
Twentieth Annual Grand Session of
New England Lodges.
Boston, July 16. The twentieth an
nual grand session of the district grand
lodges of New England Knights of
Pythias of the eastern and western
hemispheres opened to-day in Paine'
Memorial hall. The session will con
tinue to-morrow. The grand sessions
were called to order by Grand Chancel
lor William Heattiman, of Providence,
who, in his annual address, referred to
the increase of the order in Rhode Isl
and, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Every lodge in the jurisdiction was
represented at the session.
QUEEN HAS NARROW ESCArE.
Carriage Hangs Over Ditch King
Haakon to Rescue.
Aalesund, Norway, July 16. While
driving to Nordangsdale on Sunday
Queen Maud had an exceedingly, nar
row escape from a serious accident.
The horses drawing her carriage,
statled by an avalanche, backed the
carriage toward a ten-foot ditch, and
for some moments the vehicle hung
over the edge. King Haakon, who was
in another carriage, seeing the danger
of the queen, ran forward and caught
the horses by their, bridles.
YACHTS HERE ON CRUISE
FLEET OF ONE HUNDRED AT
MORRIS COVE.
Arrived Yesterday Afternoon from Oys
ter Bay Belong to Seawanhoko-Cor-Inthlan
and Atlantic and Corinthian
Clubs Yawl Sue Wins Seuudron Run
Fleet Leaves for Jfew London This
Morning Cruise Ends at Newport.
In a fresh south-southeasterly breeze
the twenty-nine mile squadron run
across Long Island sound to this port
of the combined Seawanhaka-Corinth-ian
and (Atlantic and Corinthian Yacht
clubs of Philadelphia yesterday was
made in fair time. Most of the craft
left Oyster Bay during the early fore
noon and as the wind held fair all day
there were few laggards.
President Roosevelt was present at
the start yesterday morning and waved
a farewell as the Meet started on its
journey for this city. The boats began
to eomo into Morris Cove about 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon and by
dark all had arrived. The. larger yachts
were bunched as the.y came between
the outer breakwaters and the picture
was a very pretty one. The fleet Is
probably the largest in numbers that
has ever been In Morris Cove, and while
it is not as showy from the shore as
the New York Yacht club on Its an
nual cruise to this port It was a suffi
cient attraction to draw thousands of
people from the city. "The fleet stood
well over toward the west shore
before rounding Southwest light, and
this gave the cottagers and picnickers
at many of tho shore resorts a good
chance to seo the m$rlne procession,
which dropped anchor in the covh
somewhat nearer the breakwater and
farther from the shore than has here
tofore been the custom of visitjng yacht
club fleets.
At Morris Cove last night many of
the cottages were illuminated In honor
of the yachtsmen, while at the Pequot
house a complimentary hop for the
yachtsmen was attended by the young
!folk of the city. Comparatively few of
the yachtsmen came ashore, however.
' The commodore of the fleet yesterda
and to-day is Commodore E. C. Bene
dict of the Atlantic Yacht club, who Is
owner of the Oneida. The commodores
of each club takes Ills turn for two
days as director of the fleet. The win
ners of yesterday's cruise were all of
the Atlantic Yacht club and were: R
P. Doremus' schooner, Lasca, beating
J. Rogers Maxwell's Queen, two min
utes two seconds, corrected time. The
Queen's elapsed time was 4 hours 23
minutes S2 seconds; A. N. Chandler's
schooner Virgil beating C. W. Nason's
Andromeda, by 3 minutes 51 seconds;
B. W. Clark, jr.'s sloop Irolita beating
F M. Smith's Effort by 3 minutes 7
seconds.
. Thirtyifive yachts started and the
winners in the other classes were;
The sloops Athlon, Mirth IT., Vilvian,
II., which won the squadron race, and
We Wean and the yawl Lotowana in
the third division. The 27-footor New
P boatSue, owned by E. F. Luckenbach
cf -New York, made the best corrected
time of all the fieetr-4 hours 12 min. 30
seconds.
The fleet will sail for New London at
7 o'clock this morning. There are about
100 yachts In the fleet- The cruise will
end In Newport, and the fleet will dis
band there on Saturday. Many of tlw
yachts will then go further north while
some will go on fishing trips to Block
Island.
MORTGAGE ON THE PLAYERS.
Norwich Baseball Club to Remain in
the League.
Norwich, July 16. At a meeting of
the Norwich baseball olub to-night all
uneasiness about the future of the
club subsided, and rt is a certainty that
it will remain under the preseent stock
holders. It was voted to allow some
of the stockholders to take a mortgage
on the players, and hold them at the
end of the season, if what they ad
vanced is not made up. Who these
stockholders will be has not been de
termined. Drowned In Lake Bantam.
Litchfield, July 16. John Gray, em
ployed in the construction department
of the New York Central railroad, was
drowned to-day in Bantam Lake while
in swimming.
SOMEWHAT OF CABINET
MEETING AT OYSTER BAY
QUESTION OF PEACE MAKING IN
CENTRAL AMERICA DIS
CUSSED. Assistant Secretary of State Receives
Fall Instructions as to President's
Desires in the Mutter Negotiations
to be Hastened According to Pres
ent Plans They Will be Conducted
Aboard tho United States Cruiser
Murblehead.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 16. President
Roosevelt had somewhat of a cabinet
meeting at Sagamore Hill to-day. Sec
retary Taft ' and Acting Secretary of
State Bacon reached Oyster Bay on the
morning train. The business they
brought occupied the time fully until
luncheon was served. At luncheon E.
W. Whitridgc, special United States
ambassador to the court of Madrid for
the wedding ceremony of King Alfonso,
made his appearance by special invita
tion, as did General Theodore A. Bing
ham, police commissioner of New York,
and F. P. Dunne (Mr. Dooloy).
Secretary Taft, Mr. Whitridge and
General Binghum went back to New
York on the afternoon train and Secre
tary Bacon and Mr. Dunne went to
Wt-stbury in the automobile of the sec
retary, which had run over from his
summer home at that place this morn
ing. Mr. Bacon returned to Washing
ton to-night. Secretary Taft Is on his
way to Canada for an extended vaca
tion. The important features of the day in
cluded a thorough discussion of the
peace situation between Guatemala,
Salvador and Honduras. Mr. Bacon
goes back to Washington with full in
structions as to the president's desires
in this matter, and the negotiations will
be hastened, if possible, that conclu
sions may be reached before the session
of the Pan-American' conference at Rio
Janeiro. The one new feature in the
situation is the expressed desire of Hon
duras to be a participant In the negoti
ations. It is understood that this re
quest will be granted In a way, but that
the participation of Honduras will be
rather In the results reached than in
shaping the conclusions. Tho peace ne
gotiations will be conducted, according
to present plans, on board the United
States cruiser Marblehead, now in Gua
temalan waters.
Secretary Taft settled the much-vexed
question of creating brigade army
posts, the conclusion being that four
instead of seven posts will be establish
ed during the present fiscal year. The
number Is curtailed because of the lack
of necessary funds.
Mr. Whitridge made a report In per
son regarding his mission to Madrid,
which, he said, had been anticipated
by the printed news of the state mar
riage. Commissioner Bingham and Mr.
Dunne based their visits purely on so
cial grounds. They are both old-time
friends of the president.
TESTll J'.V AGAlSSt LAWUhll.
Important Evidence at Inquest on Mrs.
Klnnn's Death.
Now York, May 16. Robert J. Flaher
ty, a real estate assessor, gave some
Important testimony to-day at the in
quest into the death of Mrs. Alice
Klnan, who was murdered at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Louise M. Stenton,
In the Bronx, on June 8. Ho said that
in August, 11)05, Burton W. Gibson, un
til recently attorney for Mrs. Stenton,
wanted to negotiate a loan of $50,000 or
$60,000 on the Stenton homestead, and
that Gibson said he owned the property.
Flaherty said he afterward discovered
that Mrs. Stenton had signed away
two-fifths of her estate to Gibson and
sold tho remaining three-fifths to a
dummy, acting for Gibson, for $6,000
less than enough to pay the taxes due
on It.
"Do you think that Gibson had a mo
tive for the murder of Mrs. Kinan?"
Coroner McDonald asked Flaherty.
"I do," was the reply.
"Why?" asked the coroner.
"To gat control of the property," said
the witness.
"But he had control of it then?"
"Yes, but Mrs. Kinan told him she in
tended fighting him for it."
Michael Sc.udio testified that Mrs.
Shlppo, who lived in the Stenton house,
told him that she saw Gibson leaving
the Stenton house the night before the
murder.
USUEST IN EGYPT.
Lord Cromer Preparing- to Meet
break of Fanaticism.
Out-
London, July 17. The correspondent
at Cairo of the Express learns on the
highest authority that. In view of the
rapidly increasing fanaticism of the na
tives, elaborate plans for strengthening
the army of occupation have been pre
pared by Lord Cromer, the British
agent and consul-general in Egypt, and
his advisers.
State Tennis at Lltchfleld.
Litchfield, July IS The second an
nual tennis tournament for the cham
pionship of the state will begin to-morrow
morning on the courts of the Litch
field Tennis club and will continue
throughout the week. The opening
rounds in the singles will be played in
tho morning at 9 o'clock, and in the aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock the preliminary
rounds in the doubles. The play for the
president's cup will begin on Thursday
morning. The championship cup was
taken last year by Richard Doughty, of
New York, and Francis J. Cole, of Hart,
fori wa president's cup.
HIGH SPEED THE CAUSE.
English Train Was Travelling TOO Fast
When It Left Rails.
Salisbury, Eng., July 16. The cor
oner's inquest into the cause of the
wreck of the Plymouth steamer ex
press July 1, wherehy twenty-seven
lives were lost, resulted in a verdict
to-day that the derailment of the train
was due to the speed at which it was
running, and which was contrary to
the company's orders. In - a rider to
the verdict it Is declared that drivers
of trains not stopping ' at Salisbury
should have their attention drawn to
the regua-tiona, which was not done in
this case. The jury declined to allow
the verdict to ibe recorded as one of
accidoutal death, and said they con
sidered 'that a certain amount of blame
attached to tj?e company as well as to
tne engine driver.
LLKi TRAIN WRECKED.
On Way to the Convention Engineer
Killed, Fireman Injured.
Trinidad, Col., July 16 Passenger
train, No. 7, On the Colorado and
Southern railway, carrying hundreds of
Texas Elks to the convention In Den
ver, was -wrecked by a landslide three
miles north of Forbes Junction to-day.
Engineer Martin J. Culle-n was killed
and Fireman Charles T. Garrell badly
hurt.
That the whole-train was not carried
into -the deep arro-ya, resulting in se--rious
loss of life, is probably due to
the fact that it wa running slowly on
accountof recent heavy rains. None of
the passenger coaches left the track.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
CO NSIDERABL E DA MAGE IN SEV
ERAL NEW MEXICO TOWNS.
Worst Quake of the Two Hundred Ex
perienced During Last Two Years
Distinct Shock Felt Also ut El Puso,
Tex. Bullilliigs Rock and Sway
People Rush tu Streets.
Santa Fe, N. M., July 16. Consider
able property damage was done this
afternoon at Socorro, San Marcial, and
nearby settlements by an earthquake
shock, which was the severest of the
200 shocks that have occurred' in that
part of New Mexico during the past
two years. The shocks are local and
are caused by earth slides in the Mag
dalena mountains. : '
Albuquerque, N. M., July 16 This
region to-day experienced another
slight earthquake shock at noon. Pen
dant objects in Albuquerquo moved
perceptibly, and a sickening sensation
was experienced by many persons. No
serious damage has been reported. Peo
ple In the Armitajo building, thinking
the building was about to collapse,
ran to the street. Towns south of this
place also felt the shock and residents
of Socorro and San Marcial are in a
state of alarm. Adobe buildings at So
corro were damaged.
El Paso, Tex., July 16. A distinct
earthquake shock was felt here at 11:50
a. m. to-day. Buildings rocked and
swayed and many persons fled to the
streets. The thermometers and in
struments in the weather bureau in the
federal building swung back and forth
for several minutes. No damage was
done.
DECAPITATION OF ISAMBAATA.
Dental That ITcnd of Zulu Chief Was
Inhibited.
London, July 17. The correspondent
at Pietermaritzburg of the Daily Tele
graph gives to that paper this morning
what purports to be tho official story of
the decapitation of the Zulu chief Bam-
baata. According to this version, a
rebel prisoner reported the death of the
chief and guided a doctor and two na
tives to where the body was lying for
the purpose of bringing it into camp for
identification. The body presented a
ghastly spectacle, decomposition having
begun and the stomach evidently hav
ing been opened by Bambaata's men In
order to allow the evil spirits to escape,
in accordance with the superstitious be
lief of the natives. Terrified at the
sight, the native guide and the two na
tives with him fled. The doctor there
upon severed the head from the body
and took it to headquarters, where it
was identified, photographed and then
returned and burled with the body. The
correspondent denies that the head was
exhibited.
Shipping News.
Scilly, July 16. Passed: Steamer
Kaiser Wllhelm dc-r Grosse, New York
for Plymouth, Cherbourg and bremen.
Dover, July 16. Arrived: Steamer
Kroonland, New York for Antwerp (and
proceeded).
Gibraltar. July 15. Passed: Steamers
Cltta di ililano. New York for Nuples
and Genoa: Germania, New York for
Nuples and Marseilles; Italia, New York
for Messina.
London, July 36 Arrived: Steamer
Minne tonka, New York.
Plymouth, July 16. Arrived: Steam
er JtaiEer Wilhelm der Grosse, New
York for Cherbourg and Bremen (and
proceeded.)
Bremen, July 16. Arrived: Steamer
Friedrich der Grosse. New York via
Plymouth and Cherbourg.
Torv Island, July IS. Passed: Steam
ed Astoria, New York for Movills and
Glasgow.
Genoa, July 11. Arrived: Steamer
Nord America. New York via Naples.
Hamburg, July 14. Arrived: Steamer
Amerika, New York via Plymouth and
Cherhoure.
Boulogne, July 36. Sailed: Steamer
Pretori.i, (from HambuiK and Dover)
New York.
HARRY THAW'S MOTHER
TAKESJUP HIS CASE
ASSUMES FULL CHARGE AND
RETAINS COUNSEL D1S
' MISSED BY SON.
Reliance o be Placed on Plea of In
sanipon Which Mr. Olcott Prevlons
ly!nslsted Meeting of Mother and
Son Wife Stands In Silence Nearby
Mrs. Thaw, sr. Stopping at Residence
of Her Son-iu-law.
New York, July 18.-lmmediately fol- 1
lowing her first interview with her son,
Harry K. Thaw, in the Tombs to-day
sinoe her return from Europe 6n Satur
day, Mrs. William Thaw assumed full
charge of the defence and arranged to
retain the services as counsel of the
firm of Black, Olcott, Gruber and
Bonynge, who were dismissed ,by young
Thaw a few days ago. This action is
taken to mean that Harry Thaw's de
sires and opinions regarding the de
fence will be ignored and that reliance
will be placed on the pea of Insanity,
lusistance on which by Mr. Gtoott re
sulted in the rupture between himself
and ins client. Whether an application
will be made for the appointment of a
committee on lunacy to determine
young Thaw's mental condition will
probably be determined at a confer
ence to be held between Mrs. Thaw
and the counsel to-morrow.
The meeting of Mrs. Thaw and her
son at the Tombs was a most affecting
one. After the first greeting' they were
left alone together to converse
through the bars of the cell fnr half
hour. During the Interview the pris
oner s 'Wire stood m silence in th6 cor
ridor a few feet away from the cell
door awaitinar her turn in mt t.,uk
her husband. No words were exchang
ed oeiween Mrs. Thaw and her daugh
ter-in-law,
From the Tombs Mrs. Thaw was
driven directly to the office of Lewis L.
Delafleld, where after consultations ar
rangements were made for former
Judge Olcott's firm to resume charge of
the case. When a note was sent to
Harry Thaw this afternoon asking
whether he concurred in the new ar
rangement the reply was returned that '
"Mr. Thaw had nothing to say."
Mrs. Thaw, accompanied by her son, -Josiah,
and her son-in-law, George l! '
Carnegie this eenmg went to the lat
ter's country seat at Roslyn, I I.
'SEVERE: FIGH'TING.
Bcreter Gives Jack O'Brien Hardest Go
of His Career. c
Philadelphia, July 16. 'Sam Berger,
the California heavyweight, to-nlgbt
gave "Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien the
hardest six-round -battle of his career.
Notwithstanding O'Brien continually
sent in his left to the chin and ,wtnd,
Berger came back and forced the fight
ing in every round. O'Erieti had all-the
advantage in the opening round, trod
landed, almost at will. . In the eecond;
round Berger opened up a deep gash,
over O'Brien'e left eye, and the PWla
delphian had Berger bleeding from the
nose. Both men were covered with
blood as they went to their corners.
The third round was fast. O'Brien
was forced to use all his cunning to
avoid Berger's rushes, and the latter
again opened upon O'Brien's damaged
eye with a vicious right. Just at the
close of the round O'Brien's short arm; 1
jolt to Berger's jaw made the latter's
knees knock together. Both men were
tired when they -went to their corners.
The fourth round was a reDetition of
the third. It was give and take from
time tney laced each other untU -
tne gong sounded. O'Brien did the
greater Dart of the leadlnrr in thta
round, as in the previous one, but his
elbows did not have the force of Ber
ger's. v.
Berger had the Philadelphia", decid
edly worried in thetwo closing rounds.,
When O'Brien led -he would invariably
JumD inthe air and swinf .his lpft arm
around Berger's neck. When the fight
ended Doth mem were covered with
blood, and the referee's shirt was crim
son from his efforts to separate the
men.
When they rushed to a clinch it wa
several seconds before the referee
could make them ibreak clsan. The -men
entered the ring in .perfect condition,
and as they agreed to fight at catch
rweights, no announcement was made
of their respective weights. Berger'e
management said that the Califorton
weighted 200 povnds, while O'Brien
weighed closeto 175. No decision is al
lowed in the bouts in thiB city, but it
seemed to be the consensus of opinion
that O'BHen had a slight advantage.
Berger, however, surprised tine spectat
ors by his cleverness, and also his
gajneness. Ha always came back after
the elusive Philaderphian, no matt5r
how often O'Brien sent his left to Ber
ger's jaw.
Another Russian Cruiser for Japan,
Tokio, July 16. The Russian crelsei
Novik, which after breaking out of
the harbor of Port Arthur in July, 15M,
sought to reach Vladivostok and wai
so badly damaged by twe Japanese
cruisers August 21, 1904, that she eanlc
off Cape Enduma, Sakhalin, has been
floated.
fireat English Horse Arrives.
New York, July 16. Rocksand, the
winner of the Knglish events, the Two
Hundred Guineas, the Derby and the
St. Leger In 1903, recently purchased
by August Belmont for $125,000, arrived
here from London on the steamer
Minneapolis. Rocksand's winaiiigs in
his three years on the turf amounted to
?22S,006.
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