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O'S
NARROWESCAPE
THREE BULLETS ARE FIRED AT
HIS HEART, BUT A TREMBLING
HAND SAVES RULER.
THIRD ATTEMPT TO KILL HIM
Great Coolness Displayed By King,
Who Prisoner Swears Is Certain To
Be Slain Within a Year. '
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Madrid. "Alfonso shall die within
one year. That has been decided upon
by "men who are determined to free
Spain of a tyrant and .
"Six men originally were chosen to
kill him. -I am the fourth.
"Two of my predecessors are dead,
but how they died I shall not say.
"Two more will dog Alfonso's every
footstep when he is beyond the pro
tection of his own palace.
"1 aimed at Alfonso's heart, but
hunger and cold not fear made me
tremble like an aspen, and my bullets
went wild." Allegro, attempted slay
er of the king of Spain.
For the third time in his reign King
Alfonso narrowly escaped being the
victim of an anarchist's attempt
against his life. Three shots were
liicd at the king in the streets of the
capital by a native of Barcelona, Ra
fael Sanchez . Allegro, an anarchist,
who was immediately overpowered.
Accompanied by his staff he was
riding along .the Calle de Alcala. re
turning from the ceremony of swear
ing in recruits, when a man sprang
from the sidewalk and seized the
bridle of the king's horse with one
hand, presenting - a revolver point
Wank with the other. The king, real
izing the situation with lightning ra
pidity, dug his spurs into his horse,
which reared violently. His quick
(ftjss saved his life, the bullet, instead
of burying itself in the king's breast,
struck the horse on th neck, but so
close was it that the king's left glove
was blackened by the powder dis
charge. Before the assailant, was able
to pull the trigger again a sscret serv
ice man sprang upon him. The two
men fell to the ground, locked in each
other's arms, struggling furiously. The
assassin managed to free his revolver
arm and fired two more sho'.s in rapid
succession, but the officer knocked his
arm aside and the bullets Hew harm
lessly through the air. At the sound
of the first shot, the king's staff forced
its horses onto the sidewalk and made
a ring around the assassin, who fought
fiercely in the grip of four policemen
before he was overpowered and hand
cuffed. BROTHERS IN HOSPITAL.
Pittsburg, Pa. In separate automo
bile accidents two sons of James D.
Callery, president of the Pittsburg
Railways Co., were injured and two
automobiles wrecked. William Cal
lery, jr., -is in the West Pec nsylvania
hospital. Each is suffering from cuts
and bruises. William Callery's auto
mobile crashed into a watchman's shed
or. Washington boulevard. J. D. Cal
lery, jr., was hurt when his machine
side-swiped another on Grant boule
vard. William Callery drove into a
pile of sand left by a street contractor.
He lost control of the machine and it
shot against the watchman's shed.
The watchman, thrown from his bed,
found Callery unconscious under the
wrecked automobile. He notified the
police, who extricated the injured man
and took him to the hospital.
SHOT AND KILLED.
Akron, O. John Knollinaer. 38 years
old, of Pittsburg, was shot and in
stantly killed by Officer Geo. Franklin,
of the Barberton police department.
According to Chief Eby, the' shooting
it is claimed was done jn self-defense.
Knollinaer was charged by Peter Mow
ler with having committed a a assault
or. liira in a Barberton saloon. Officer
Franklin was sent to pJacethe man
under arrestv and found him in his
home, at 212 Rose street. When, the
officer made known his mission Knoll
inaer pulled a 32-caliber revolver from
Its pocket and aimed it at ; the offi
cer's head. Before he could pull the
trigger, however, Franklin shot him
over the heart.
DEFIES SHERIFF'3 POSSE.
Chattanooga, Tenn. FortiS in his
home, where lay the body of his wife,
whom he is alleged to har; killed,
Charles W. Goodlake. a tinner, of Got
tonpert. Tenn.. near here, hsld a sher
iff's passe at bay for four hours, and
was captured only after being riddled
with bullets.- Goodlake is-alieged also
to have fired on his son, S.;t i the boy
escaped. The cause of the tmgecy la
unLnoTVD.
STRUCK BY TRAltt.
Mansfield, O Clinging to the pilot
of the engine with" one hand while she
held the unconscious form of her com
panion with the other, Mia a Mary
Farber, 17 years old, rode for over
two miles, from the Park avenue west
crossing, where their horse and car
riage was struck by a Baltimore and
Ohio passenger train, to thejpassen.
gcr station, where her screams jbrought
assistance. None of the train crew
knew of the accident uptil the depot
was reached.
I CAUGHT AS SUSPECTS
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Three Taken in Hazelton, Pa, by New
York , Detectives After a
Month's Search.
New York, April 14. The police re
ceived word from Hazleton, Pa., that
a man calling himself Joseph Stone,
an Englishman, and two other men
had been arrested there by New York
detectives who have been at work on
the theft of $250,000 worth of jewelry
from the pawnshop of Martin Simons
& Sons, on the East Side here a
month ago.
Deputy Police Commissioner George
S. Doughety said that two of his de
tectives had been trailing three' sus
pected men ever since the robbery.
According to word from Hazleton, the
men were found to have burglar tools
in their possession. - . , - -
The robbery of the Simons pawn
shop was one of the most successful
here in years. The burglars, carefully
avoiding alarm wires of doors and win
dows, cut their way into the Simons
shop and dug their way through the
thick wall of a stone and mortar
vault to the wealth of booty, with
which they- easily escaped.
JUST MISS DEATH IN WILDS
Two Duluth Men Attacked by Hostile
Indians in Venezuela One Is
Wounded by Arrows.
New York, April 14. Fresh from
the wilds of Venezuela, where they
were attacked by a band of hostile In
dians and had a narrow escape from
death or capture, William Leslie Tay
lor and Guy N. Bjorge of Duluth, Minn.,
reached here on the steamer .Zulia
from Maracaibo. The pair were ex
ploring oil lands for a New York com
pany when they were set upon by the
savages.
Neither Taylor nor Bjorge would
talk of their experience, but fellow
passengers said the former had been
severely wounded by arrows in the
skirmish. The attacking party was
driven off by a hot fire from the Amer
icans' automatic pistols after two
members of the hostile band had been
killed.
A CUBAN MAYOR IS KILLED
Men .Thought Politicians Assassinate
New York Chief Officer of Cien
fuegos Six Arrests Made.
Havana, Cuba," April 14. Coferino
A. Mendez, the newly elected conser
vative mayor of the city of Cienfuegos,
in the province of Santa Clara, was
assassinated. A group of men way
laid him in the street while he was
on his way home and riddted him with
bullets. The motive for the assassina
tion is known to have been political,
Mendez having incurred the bitter en
mity of the defeated liberals at the
time of the election.
"Six suspected men, have-been ar
rested in connection with the crime.
Fears are .entertained by the authori
ties thatthe murder will be the be
ginning iof. a- bloody feud between the
conservatives and liberals.
AGREE TO FIGHT FREE WOOL
Fifty Representatives Prepare to
Battle Against Proposed Tariff
Reduction.
Washington, "April 14. Fifty repre
sentatives from twenty or more states
who are opposed to putting raw wool
on the free list held a conference
prior to the assembling of the Demo
cratic caucus. It was agreed unani
mously to fight free wool.
The wool Democrats claim to have
a hundred votes against the free list
plan.
Representative Ashbrook of Ohio
was elected chairman of the wool con
ference which was attended by about
ten" other members from Ohio. -
The senate adjourned until 2
o'clock Tuesday. ,
RUSS NOBLE WOMAN SUICIDE
Miss Olga ' Tenohovich Is Found
Dead After a Quarrel With
, Her Suitor.
San Francisco, April 14. Miss Olga
Tenohovich of St Petersburg,- a Rus
sian noblewoman, was found dead in
her room at a fashionable hotel with
ra bullet wound in her head.. It is as
serted she committed suicide. The
tragedy is said to have followed a
quarrel with her suitor.
Miss Tenohovich is said to have
been the' daughter of a Russian countr
ess, and was the fiancee of Isaac Up-
ham, a wealthy wholesale merchant of
this city. ' .
COMPENSATION, BILL PASSED
Minnesota'. House' and Senate Send
"Workmen's Benefit Measure
Up to Governor.
St Paul, April 14. The -house has
passed the workmen's compensation
bill, : already passed by i- the senate,
providing for $10 a week benefit for
workmen disabled while -performing
their duty. : The bill now gons to the
governor. ' . ' ;
Flood Victim Travels Far.
New Orleans, La., April 14. Body
of Ohio flood victim was picked up in
Mississippi river at Alliance planta
tion near here, a thousand miles from
where the man . probably met death.
He is about 35 years old, five feet six
Inches in height. Williams and
Brown, cleaners. Walnut street, Cin
cinnati, was written ana card found
in pocket ,. . .
RECREATION
Z- CHICAGO AMERICAN. Xsfc. .
ARE KILLED
TURKS SLAY ALL CHRISTIANS ON
ISLANDS OF KASTELORYZO, .
NEAR RHODES.
SWEDISH PRINCE IS CHOSEN
William to Be First Occupant of the
Throne of Albania Scutari Is
Under Bombardment Plot Against
Ottoman Government
Athens, Greece. April 14. A body of
turks coming from the coast of Asia
Minor has massacred all the'' Chris
tians among the inhabitants of the Is
land of Kasteloryzo, -southeast of
Rhodes, according to a dispatch re
ceived here. No details -were given.
Swedish Prince for Throne.
Vienna, Austria, April 14. Prince
William of Sweden, second son of
King Gustav.will be. the first occu
pant of the throne of Albania, if the
wishes of the triple aliance Germany,
Austria-Hungary and Italy are car
ried out This . announcement was
made by the Neue Freie Presse.
Scutari . Under Bombardment
Dispatches from Cattaro, the sea
port of Montenegro, announces that
the fortress of Scutari is being sub
jected to a severe bombardment by
the Montenegrin besiegers.
Plot Against Turkish Government
London, April 14. A dispatch from
Constantinople to the Daily Chronicle
says the director of the arsenal there
and three naval officers have been ar
rested charged with complicity in a
plot to overturn the government.
CHICAGO CAFES ARE RAIDED
O'Hara Employs Automobile to Round
Up Witnesses for Vice In
quiry. Chicago, April 14. Raids on cafes
and cabaret shows both in the loop
and in the vicinity of East 22nd street
at midnight furnished the senate
vice commission with material for
a spectacular session. Armed with
"forthwith" subpoena a small army of
detectives and representatives of the
c'ommission provided with automobiles
brought before the commission sitting
in the. Hotel La Salle men and women
from the following places:
Roy Jones' cafe South Wabash ave
nue and East 21st street
Rector's restaurant.
V' The States restaurant.
A North side hotel.
"We're out after the smut song and
the animal dance," said Chairman
O'Hara before the commission began
its work. .
Jack Carvan, an entertainer at Roy
Jones' cafe on the South side, de
clared that no , improper , singing or
dancing took place inthat resort He
was threatened with perjury proceed
ings by Senator Beall, who said that
he himself had visited the "cafe find
was satisfied that Improper i scenes
were staged. Carvan declared that
the closing of the' "segregated district"
had not hurt the cafe business and
denied that men came to the cafe to
meet women.
Ohio Flood Dead Now 500.
Columbus, 0., April 14. Revised
statistics compiled by field agents of
the Red Cross reporting to the head
quarters in this city were gj van out
here, showing that 500 or more per
sons were drowned In , Ohio in the
floods of March 25. The last previous
estimate of the same authorities had
made the death list 463.
Oldest Pennsylvania Woman Dies.
Sharon,'' Pa., April 14. Mrs. Mary
Stanton, 106, the oldest woman In
western Pennsylvania, died at Sharp s
Tille. '.. " :
1
FIRE SWEEPS KANSAS JAIL
PRISONERS FIGHT FLAMES
Twine Plant and Other Buildings De
stroyed Insane Convicts Panic
Striken. Kansas City, Mo., April 14. A fire
which started in the. twine factory in
the state prison at Lansing, Kans.,
threatened to sweep through all the
prison .buildings. The prisoners were
removed from the buildings.
The fire destroyed the twine plant,
.the tinker' shop and the power house.
Fanned by a high wind, the flames
threatened for a time the ' entire
prison.
Several score of insane prisoners
incarcerated near the start of the fire
raised a terrible howl, beating on the
bars of their sells and screaming.
The more unruly class of prisoners,
those convicted of the more heinous
crimes, who work in the mines, came
tp the surface early in the day and
had, just been locked in their cells
when the flames broke out
The more orderly prisoners helped
fight the flames and did brave work.
The flames , were under control after
a battle lasting several hours.
OFFICER STOPS BOMB PANIC
Policeman Pinches Out Spark of In
fernal Machine Near a New
York Theater.
New York, April 14 A bomb
thrown on the . basement steps of a
moving picture theater in 14th street
was discovered Just in the nick of time
to prevent a panic and possible dis
aster to 200 persons who crowded the
theater. A fireman, detailed to the
theater, saw what he thought was a
damp match sputtering at the foot of
the stairs. He found it was the end of
a fuse attached to a bomb. He pinch
ed out the sparks and summoned an
agent of the bureau of combustibles,
who placed the machine in water and,
after it was thoroughly soaked, it was
opened.-
It" was carefully constructed and
contained a liquid which resembled ni
troglycerin and a quantity of powder.
Spectators at the moving picture show
were kept in ignorance of the discov
ery. "
SALT LAKE CITY HAS QUAKE
Earth Shock Also Is Felt Throughout
Southeastern Idaho Telephone'
Operators Feel Vibration.
Salt Lake City, Utah, April 14. An
earthquake lasting several seconds
was experienced here. Telephone op
erators on the fifth floor of the tele
phone building reported " that their
transmitters were rocked by the force
of the shock. Train dispatchers , of
the Oregon Shot Line railroad report
ed that the shock was felt throughout
southeastern Idaho.
WEBB' JURY. IS DISCHARGED
Jurors Fail to Reach Verdict' in Case
'; of Chicago Auto Bandit Charged :
With Murder. ' S
- .- , I ; r
Chicago, April 14. The jury in the
case of Robert Webb, auto bandit ac
cused of the murder of Detective
Peter Hart, was discharged after fail
ing to reach a. verdict Not one of the
jurors, it was understood, voted to in
flict the death penalty . at any time
duririg the twenty:four hours' delib
eration. . - i
' - All Aboard Schooner Are Saved.
Florence, Ore., April 14. While
passing In, over the Siuslaw bar the
gasoline schooner Anvil went on the
north' spit. All aboard have been
saved. There is a poor chance to
save the . boat Several passengers
were aboard the vesseL .
MORGAN IS
BURIED TON
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE CON
DUCTED ACORDING TO WISH
ES OF FINANCIER.
INTERMENT IS AT HARTFORD
Body of Late Magnate Taken to Con
necticut t by Special Train and
Placed in Mausoleum at Cedar Hill
Cetemtery;
New York, April 14. Following
strictly the instructions left by him
self, simple funeral services were held
today over the body of -J. Pierpont
Morgan at St. George'B Episcopal
church, of which the' late financier, was.
senior warden.' The church, which
normally seats 1,500 persons, was
packed and thousands were unable to
gain admission. The streets in the vi
cinity were crowded with people and
the police had difficulty in keeping a
passageway for the mourners and
friends.
Wishes of Financier Observed.
The- services, in accordance with
Mr. Morgan's wishes, were conducted
by Bishop Greer of the Episcopal dio
cese of NewYork. assisted. by Bishops
Lawrence of Massachusetts and Brew
ster of Connecticut, and Rev. Karl
Reiland, rector of St. George's. The
simple Episcopal burial service, was
followed rigorously.
Three hymns selected by Mr. Mor
gan "Asleep in Jesus," "Lead Kindly
Light" and the recessional "For All
the Saints Who From Their LaborB
Rest" were sung by the combined
choirs of the church. Harry Burleigh,
a negro barytone, of whose singing the
financier was especially fond, render
ed the solo "Calvary."
The remainder of the service In
cluded the usual burial chant from
the Thirty-ninth and Ninetieth psalms,
the "reading of the lesson" from the
fifteenth chapter of Corinthians and
the recital of the creed and prayers.
Many Notables Attend Services.
The honorary pallbearers were
George S. Bowdin, Lewis Cass Led
yard, Robert W. de Forest, Henry
Fairfield Osborn, Joseph H. Choate,
Robert Bacon, George F. Baker, James
W. Markle, Elbert H. Gray, Seth Low,
Morton S. Paton and Elihu Root.
The pallbearers sat in pews direct
ly behind the Morgan family, and be
hind them sat the vestry of St. George.
Most of the societies and organiza
tions to which Mr. Morgan belonged
were accommodated in. the church.
Burled in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Following the funeral services the
body was removed to the railroad sta
tion, where a special train was wait
ing to carry the remains to Hartford,
Conn. Upon arriving at Hartford a
large number of Citizens met the fu
neral party. The casket was removed
and placed in a hearse that conveyed
the body to a mausoleum in Cedar Hill
cemetery, .which Mr. Morgan had con
structed some years ago in memory
of his father and mother.
POPE PIUS SUFFERS RELAPSE
Bulletin Issued By Doctor Marchiafava
Says Pontiff Had Been Attacked
With Fresh Cold.
Rome, April 14. Pope Pius X. suf
fered a relapse. At the Vatican it was
announced that the papal newspaper,
the Observatore Romano, in an even
ing edition said that the pope is . suf
fering from bronchitis.
The pope's fever was given as 103.
This is the highest his temperature
has gone, the previous high mark be
ing 100.4. i- .
The first official bulletin was issued
on the pope's relapse by Di. Marchia
fava. The bulletin stated that his holiness
had been attacked with a fresh cold
coupled with bronchital and catarrhal
symptoms. There also was ' a high
fever.
However, the doctors still insisted
that the pope's condition was not dan
gerously serious. 'r'r
, Early today the pope received Arch
bishop Koppes" of Luxembourg in pri
vate audience. The archbishop . was
obliged to leave Rome today and had
urgent matters to discuss with the
pontiff. The audience lasted for thirty-four
minutes.
Although the pope -. was very weak
he showed wonderful clearness . of
mind. His physician. Professor Mar
chiafava, protested vigorously against
the violation of his prohibition against
exposing the patient to any fatigue.
HOG LOSS IN 1912 $66,417,000
Cholera Does Great Damage, Says the
Department of Agriculture in
' a. Report.
Washington, April 14. Of the losses
to live Btock during the last year;
those sustained among swine was "the
heaviest and hog cholera was probably
the cause of 90 per cent of the loss,
according to the department of agri
culture. The monetary loss in swine
the department places at approximate
ly $66,417,000. The losses of cattle and
sheep during the year were not so
heavy as the previous year, while the
losses of farm horses and mules was
not quite 1 per cent greater than
those of the preceding year.
Jay Gould Retains His Titled
Boston, "April 14. Jay Gould re
tained his title of champion by de
feating Joshua Cirvae of this city
three straight sets 'in the challenge
match for the title in "the Boston ten
nis racquet courts. The score waa
6-4, 6-0, 6-2.
IS DERAILED
TEN PASSENGERS MEET DEATH
AND MANY ARE FATALLY
INJURED.
Escaping Steam From Boiler Fills the
Coaches, Hampering' Passengers
in Escaping.
Western Xewsjraper Utiioh News Service.
, Montreal. Ten persons are dead
and 25 were injured, many of them
fatally, as the result of the derail
ment of an excursion train on the
Montreal-Chambly branch of the Cen
tral Vermont railway, about four and
a.half miles out" of St. Lambert The
train was carrying about 700 , ' pasen
gers, who had taken advantage of the
free trip given by a real estate firm
to prospective purchasers of lots at
Albani subdivision; and was returning
to Montreal at a speed of between 20
and 30 miles an hour, when from some
cause as yet unknown the engine and
the three first coaches left the rails.
The telescoping of the ends of the de
railed coaches caused most of the fa
talities, nearly all of which occurred
in the first two cars. Escaping steam
from the boiler of the engine, which
was thrown over on its side, filled the
Coaches and hampered passengers ia.
escaping. The passengers from the
other cars formed a rescue brigade
and worked hard to extricate the dead
and injured from the wreckage. Their
efforts were fruitless in the case of
some of the victims whose bodies
were so firmly wedged in the shattered
remains of the coaches that it took a
wrecking crew hours to release them.
CINCINNATI MARKETS
Wheat No. 2 red $1.091.11, No. 3
red $11.06, No. 4 red 87 98c.
Corn No. 2 white 6061c, No. 3
white 60c, No. 4 white 5759c. No. 2
yellow 6061c, No. 3 yellow 60c, No.
4 yellow 5759c, No. 2 mixed 6061c,
No. 3 mixed 60c, No. 4 mixed 57 59c.
white ear 60 62c, yellow ear 59 61c.
mixed ear 59 61c.
Oats No. 2 white 3839c, stand
ard white 3738c, No. 3 3737V:sC,
No. 4 white 36 37c, No. 2 mixed 36
36.c, No. 3 mixed 3536c, No. 4
mixed 3335c. .
Hay No. 1 timothy $18.50, standard
timothy $17.50, No. 2 timothy $16.50,
No. 3 timothy $13.5014.50, No. 1 clo
ver mixed $1616.50, No. 2 clover
mixed $1414.50, No. 1 clover $12.50
13.50, No. 2 clover $9.5011.50.
Eggs Prime firsts 164c, firsts 16c,
ordinary firsts 15c, seconds 14c.
- Poultry Hens, heavy : (over 4 lb3)
16c, (4 lbs and under) 16c, youn
staggy roosters 12c, old roosters 10c.
springers (3 lbs and under) 20c, (over
3 lbs) 16c, ducks (4 lbs and over)
18c, white (under 4 lbs) 15c, 'turkey3
J 8 lbs and over) 20c, turkeys, young
Tunder 8 lbs) 1012c; turkeys, toms
19c. -
- Cattle Shippers $7.408.25; butch
er steers, extra $8.25 8.50, good to
choice $7.758.25, common to fair
$5.507.25; heifers, extra $8.50 8.75.
good to choice $8 8.50. common to
fair $5.507.75; cows, extra $7.10'
7.25, good to choice $6.2r.7, common
to fair $4.50 6, canners $3.50 4.25.
Bulls Bologna $77.75, fat -hulls
$7 7.75.
Calves Extra $9.50, fair to good
$79.25, common and large $69.
Hogs Selected heavy $9.359.40,
good to choice packers and butchers
$9.359.40, mixed packers $9.159.35,
stags $5.507.50, extra $7.75, common
to choice heavy fat sown $68.50, ex
tra $8.60, light shippers $7.759, pigs
(100 lbs and less) $4.507.50. -
Sheep Extra $7, good to choice
$6.506.90, common to fair $46.25.
Lambs Extra $9.50, good to choice
$919.40, common to fair $6 8.75,
clipped lambs $6.50 8.50, spring
lambs $13 15.
. WOOLEN MILL BURNS.
Piqua, O. The worsted mill of the
Orr Felt and Blanket Co. was burned.
The owners of the plant had just com
pleted repairs of damages suffered
from the flood of March 25, -and over
200 employes were to have returned to
work. The flood damage amounted to
about $100,000. The loss by fire is es
timated at about $300,000. on which
tneie is zuv,uw insurance. The nro
Originated in the. boiler room, and by
the failure of the sprinkler system to
work properly the fire spread so rap
idly that practically! everything except
machinery in the' basement was de
stroyed. - '
DREGS OF DEFEAT TASTED.
Chicago, '111. Albert C. Frost, for
mer president, and promoter of the
Alaska Central railroad, and his four
co-defendants, all interested in the de
velopment of the road, were found to
be not guilty in the federal court of
conspirarcy " to obtain control-illegally
of millions of dollars', worth of coal
lands . in the Matanuska Valley, Alas
ka.' Disputes over the methods -of coal
claim' locators caused the' coal lands
to, be withdrawn; from'' entry during
President Roosevelt's last administra
tion,.' .. ,. ... . '
SHIPPY IS DEAD.
Chicago, 111. George M. Shippy,
Chicago's first native born chief of po
lice, and one of. the most picturesque
figures the department ever numbered
among its members, died. In . 1903,
vhen the car barn -bandits robbed the
State street barns of the Chicago City
Railway Co., Capt- Shlppy's active
work in the solution of the crime made
him one tf the j foremost figure in
Chicago's most , sensational batiit
c:se. ' -' - .