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v . ' . . V" V V -: $ - j.* " TfiAINS CRASH III TUNNEL i: About Fifty Persons Killed and Injured in New York City. LOCOMOTIVE BURIED IN A CAB & r;-~ One Train Dashes Into the Rear-End of Another Crowded With Passengers In the Netr York Central Railroad Tunr Bel?Engineer Falls to See Signal*? Coaches Catch Fir??Work of Rescue. tV- - New York City. ? Fifteen persons were killed and two score severely Injured as a result of a rear-end collision in the south end of the New York Central tunnel at Fiftyeighth street. The South Norwalk local, due here at 8.17 a. m., stopped just after emerging from the tunnel, to let another train be switched. The .White Plains local, due here at 8.15 a. m., crashed into it from behind. The White Plains engine crushed its way through half the length of the rear car. Beneath the tremendous weight I* of the engine many passengers were trapped and scalded to death by es-w caping steam in the darkness of the tunnel. Unaccountable blunder of an ? engineer, who disregarded signals. which he says he did not see, are nem to be responsible for the accident?the worst railroad disaster that ever occurred on Manhattan Island. The list of the dead is as follows: H. Franklin Crosby, of New Rocbelle; H. G, Dimon, of New Rochelle; William Forbes, of New Rochelle; Theodore Fljaardo, of New Rochelle; B. D. C. Foskett, of New Rochelle; D. C. Hinsdale, of New Rochelle; Mrs. A. F. Howard, of New Rochelle; William Howard, of New Rochelle; William Leys, of New Rochelle; Charles B. Mar*, of New Rochelle; A. Edward Hunt Mills, of New Rochelle; Oscar W. Meyrowitz, optician and jeweler in New York, and residence to New Rochelle; A. M. Perrin, of New Rochelle; Frank Wash' burn, of New Rochelle; Ernest F. Walton, of New Rochelle. When the crash came a wild rush was made to get out of the cars by the uninjured and men and women fought to get through the doors. Some climbed ffironwh th<? -windows, hppiiiess of bro- I ken glass, and all seemed to have lost their heads. Women fainted from the shock and had to be carried out of the cars. The crash of the collision and bias of escaping steam added to the panic. The splintered glass and wood fell in showers about the cars, and the r. tunnel was choked with steam and ' / smoke. The debris of the wrecked cars was scattered over the tracks, and in the first moments of panic those who managed to get out of the cars did not know where to go. Many who / were 'injured made their way through the tunnels to the stairways below the south end;,some walked to the'Grand r^,. Central station. . Most of the dead had been killed ln? stantly, though a few died shortly af8m ierward. Some were taken from the . ' car windows, in a dying condition and the most powerful stimulants adminis tered, but of no avail. The wounded H wei*e removed to various hospitals, and the pressure at some of them was so great that extra surgical help had M to be summoned. The survivors rushed otntlnno in. Infftrm thoir IU LClCgt apu oiauvuo w .mv? families of theirs safety. These messages of safety were the first of any sort relating to the -wreck to reach New Rochelle, the home of most of the sufferers. Very * soon afterward the station was crowded with inquirers, many of them hysterical. Some one who witnessed the collision turned in a fire alarm. The firemen made record time in responding, but it was an hour before the first person was taken from the wreck. The wreckage and debris choked the V , tunnel. The only way to get at the ' v Injured was through the air holes. ' . . Firemen, climbing down ladders ^vith their axes, chopped holes in the car roofs and dragged out the living and dead. Ropes had to be passed around the bodies of many of the Injured to raise them.. Cornelius Vanderbilt was one of. | the first reach the wreck. He attempted to climb down a ladder Into the tunnel, but a policeman stopped ^ him, and he walked away without telling the policeman who he was. "This is terrible?terrible!" he cried. Of all the heroes- of the wreck the chief is Peter Murphy. Pinned under four other victims the fliemen told him they could not get him out without crippling the others. "All right," he said, "save them first," ,N It was half an fcour before he was ex. tricated. V' Coroner Schoeler arrived to make an investigation early In the day, and he held a sort of preliminary inquest in the station house. He and District Attorney Jerome examined the engine crew and the signal man. Engineer Wiskar was held for the Grand Jury without ball, and the fireman was released under $5000 bail. The signal man was discharged. Ten years ago a casualty of a somewhat similar character, though far less calamitous in its results, was followed by the Indictment of the higher officials of the company Involved. The dimly lighted, miserably ventilated < Central Railroad tunnel has b?en a menace and a scandal for years. Public spirited men have predicted just such a horror as now has happened as a result of the volumes of coal smoke and steam that choke the tunnel during the incessant passage of incoming and outgoing trains, obscuring in a misty vapor all cautionary lights and block signals. , It has been urged repeatedly that electricity be substituted for steam in the heart of the city. The task of ventilating the noisome tunnel is actually under way after years of agitation. but nothing has been done to install a safer motive power. No less notorious has been the Inadequacy of the terminal facilities. Day after day during the busy morning hours incoming suburban trains are stalled to wait their turn for entrance into the Grand Central Station. It was during one of these waits that the latest disaster oc1 curred. ? 4 . Dcaih ot a Football Captain. James B. ?nover, captain of the University-of Pennsylvania crew in 1900 and a member of the 'Vai-sity eleven for two years, died of typhoid fever. He was one of the best and most popular athletes that ever wore the red and blue. The Alleged Crimping at PortlanJ, Or#, According to the Pafis Courier du Solr, M. de Lanenen, the French Mln-j Ister of Marine, has appointed a com-, I' mission to inquire into the reports of the crimping of French sailors at Portland- Ore. SHOT FOR FANCIED INSULT | I Cahw T ivat? Caw a Twi'fla Q luui UMBO IUI a I11UO at a uuuiu Carolina Party. v One Man Stepped on Another's Foot?By- K stanrter, Shot by Accident, Kills 0 Three Men?Is Killed in Return. r< P Columbia, S. C.?The village of Robbins, in the backwoods of Barnwell B County, furnishes the latest tragedy of ri importance, due chiefly to the custom of carrying concealed firearms. A C( country party was given at the resi- <?l dence of J. C. Griffin, at which dancing was the feature. Neighbors were in- Ii vited, and they came from miles fl around. All were of the well-to-do S farming grade in life. Almost every young man who came was accom- ir panied by a girl. Some one who had visited the dispensary at Barnwell brought some whisky, and this had something to do with the starting of th?? trouble. r During one of the dances Charley ^ Hobbs stepped on Heyward Dunbar's foot. Hobbs apologized, but Dunbar ? reported to his father. George R. Dun- " bar, who was in another room, that he had been insulted. The father immediately drew his pistol apd ad- ir ,vanced into the room where Hobbs was t( dancing with a young woman. At the door he raised his pistol to shoot. The I) weapon was struck aside by a by- d' stander, the bullet going wide of its ir mark and hitting Fletcher Bennett, one C of the numerous guests in the room. Bennett fell to the floor severely wounded. He drew his pistol as he did so and shot George R. Dunbar. -j< the father, through the heart. Rest- ai ing on one elbow. Bennett continued firing. The next victim of his pistol ^ was Harry, the sixteen-year-old son of [e George Dunbar, who fell dead'over ,q( his father's body. The Dunbar family i stood together, while (others in the room made a frantic effort to escape. :r Men and women rushed for doors and windows and fell over one another in the stampede. The room was on the ^ ~j +v,,v I ni | nrsi noor ui me uuuse, auu mv | threw thenlselves recklessly out of the j windows. , N Meantime Bennett's pistol was con- $] tinuing its ' ork of exterminating the Dunbar family. Arthur Dunbar, an- jc other son of George R. Dunbar, was | ai mortally wounded and has since died. o{ The mother of the two young men and wife of their slain father, received a q bullet in the abdomen, but was saved R from death by a stool in her corset, which broke the force of the bullet. George Dunbar Kirkland, nephew of ^ Mrs. Dunbar, now dashed into the ^ room. He saw the last shot fired by j ^ Bennett, and, drawing his pistol, rushed upon *ae wounded man. Ben- J 2l nett snapped his pistol, but it was i si empty. It had taken three lives and j S< wounded a -woman. Bennett's brother was supporting the head of the man | ai whn hnrt hppn dpnliner death. As Kirk- ! as land approached, pistol in hand. Fos- j at ter Bennett oegged him not to shoot? i pleaded for his brother's life. ! Q( Kirkland ordered Foster Bennett to j ^ move aside or he would be killed also. So the brother withdrew his arm from _ under Fletcher Bennett's head and u. sprang aside. a; The wounded man lay on the floor, 17 looking up into Ivirkland's face. His energy had bene exhausted in firing nis pistol at the Dunbars. Now he at cojild not lift a hand to defend him- -fl self, and Kirkland. placing the muzzle of his pistol to Bennett's forehead. 5f, sent two bullets through his brain. In Kirkland surrendered to the Sheriff, to The Dunbars have been a well-known family in Barnwell County for fifty ?0 years. * ;c CHINESE COURT BACK IN PEKIN. j ^ Its Entry Into the Capital a Most Brill- if iant Spectacle. ^ekin, China.?The Emperor and the A. Empress Dowager have entered the j t>t Forbidden City. It was the most brilliant scene Pekin ever witnessed. The procession consisted of 1000 gor- j geousiy attired noblemen mounted ' upon gliteringly caparisoned horses. ! cr The Emperor, the Empress Dowager, j 11 Priuce Chun, the Empress and several j princes were borne in yellow chairs, I the escort carrying hundreds of gay 1' banners and silk umbrellas. The foreign community assembled on the in Chien gate. gj The spectacular phases of the return si of the court exceeded expectations. The coftege was - a bewildering and jjj barbaric exhibition of Oriental tinseled splendor. Its chief significance was the complete effacemeut of the traditional deification of Chinese royalty. Foreigners had greater facilities to witness the 11 ceremonial than would have been af 4.1 forded them by most European.courts. " The majority of the foreign Ministers here, including the British, American, 0( French and Russian representatives, absented themselves from the specta- bi cle, but the ladies of the legations were w entertained by Chinese officials on balconies along the line of march. E STATE SALOON PROFITS. Sooth Carolina Dispensaries Took in 8545, J' 248 For the Year. a: Columbia, S. C.?The profits from the ^ dispensary system have reached the figures predicted by Governor Tillman b when he made the campaign in favor ? of the State monopolizing the whisky ! fl business. The annual report of the State Board tl of Directors shows that purchases of E liquor during the year amounted to $1,617,973, and the gross sales, exclusive of beer, were $2,328,681. The net \ profit to the State school fund is $120,9G2, while the net profit to the :.coun- < ties and towns, divided equally, is $424,285. The total profit is $545,248 g Belmont Defeated For Congress. T.ucclor Uunnhlinnn G feated Perry Belmont, Democrat, for Congress by 304 plurality at the *pe- c cial election held in the Seventh Con- ^ gressional District of New York to choose a successor to Nicholas Muller, c resigned. , \ d Carnegie Library For Huntington, XV. Va. It is announced that Huntington, W. s Va.. will erect an $S0.000 free library building. Andrew Carnegie telegraphed that he would give $25,1)00 toward I lie \ lnstitutiou. JTliree-Cent Fare In Cleveland. The three-cent street railroad fart ordinance recently introduced in the ^ City Council of Cleveland, Ohio, at the 0 instigation of Mayor Johnson, was ? k passed by that? body. The next step will be to bid for the new lines, which, if the program is carried through, will * add a number of new street car routes s to the city's system. c Death In a Leap For Life. \ Miss Anna Clark, a domestic, died t from injuries received by jumping t from Dick Creek trestle, fifty feet high. near Cincinnati, Ohio, in a fren- ! s zied effort to escape death from a train.1 t A. . "'v. > f ?i IINOR EVENTSDFTHEWEEK ~~~~""" I WASHINGTON ITEMS. President Roosevelt ordered an inestigation of former Appraiser Wakelan's charges of silk frauds at the port f New York. President Roosevelt accented the ?signations of Secretary Gage and 'ostmaster-General Smith. In the last six months of 1901 the bureau of Navigation registered 717 . igged vessels of 154,073 gross tons. The State of Minnesota filed in the Tnited States Supreme Court a bill of 1 jmplaint against the Northern Pa- < [flc-Great Northern merger. President Roosevelt appointed the ] iternational Banking Corporation as , seal agent of the United States iD hanghai. China. 1 A new code of laws went into effect , l the District of Columbia. OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. 1 A fund of $100,000 will be asked for | y Rev. Charles H. Brent, Episcopal , ishop of the Philippines, to endow his . ew jurisdiction. A decision to remove troops from , acacay brought out a protest from ( Itlzeas or Manna, r. i. American deserters issued a proclalation inviting their former comrades > join the Filipino insurgents. Major William C. Gorgas, surgeon, r. S. A., was ordered to assume the iities of Chief Surgeon of the Departlent of Cuba, relieving Lieutenantolonel Valery Havard. DOMESTIC. Cursing everybody within hearing, 3hn Robinson, colored, was hanged t Dublin. Ga., for murder. John D. Rockefeller extended until pril 1 the time in which Barnard Colge, at New York City, can raise $200,X) to secure an equal sum from him. Too much illuminating gas killed I homas Reaney and Thomas Moran, >llow-lodgers, in New York City. The sperm oil market at New Bed>rd, Mass., was sold out, with no prosjct of immediate restocking. While at lunch Harry Goldberg, of ew York City, had his store rifled of L000 worth of diamonds and watches. Heirs of Absalom Case are preparing ? sue the city of Cleveland, Ohio, for 1 estate' said to be worth from $60,)0,000 to $70,000,000. Three trainmen were killed at Rex, a., by a collision on the Southern ailway. Miss Hannah H. Coggins, an artist, lid to have prominent relatives in hiladelphia, committed suicide at ew York City. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler was ontofi Prosirtpni nf flnlnmhia Univer- i ty, at New York City, to succeed > ;th Low. With General Patrick A. Collins's inlguration as Mayor, the Democrats ssumed control" of municipal affairs Boston, Mass. About 100 families around Chatta>oga, Tenn., were -driven from their >mes by high water in the river. Seven Crow Indians will ask the; overnment for compensation for poes lost while rescuing two white omen from Sioux Indians in the Da Ha o? j When his wife refused to return < )ine with him, Henry Albert, of Chigo, killed her and then himself. Mrs. Mary. Eska died at Nanuet, N. ; She and her nusband. though livg in the same house, had not spoken each other for thirty years. , During 1901 the San Francisco Mint nverted $81,072,598 from bullion into iln. " , Governor Crane took the oath of i Bee as Governor for the third time ] Boston, Mass. ! The failed First National Bank at ustin, Tex., w'aa authorized to resume 1 isiness. ' < 1 FOREIGN. Colombia replied to President Caso. of Venezuela, that his grievances , e not founded upon fact. ( London is rapidly being converted ' ito a flat dwelling city, on the New J ork system. < rvnQofInns nf nro ncciinv. ig much attention in London with re- < lrd to the coming coronation proceson. . The military reserves are being mo- . iHzed in the northwestern provinces Argentina. British troops near Bloemfontein. , outh Africa, killed eleven and capired thirty-five men of a Boer com- ( lando. . I A German naval constructor, sent to I le United States by the marine staff, i Ighly praises the shipbuilding meth- i is employed in America. Marconi wireless signal stations will e established on lighthouses off the i 'est coast of Scotland. A movement is on foot in Liverpool. Ingland, to replace foreign sailors in i le merchant marine by native tars. | The killing of a young student at i ena in a duel by an officer who was I n expert pistol shot caused a sensa- I on In Germany. Venezuela was invaded by an armed 1 and of Insurgents, headed by General ' lieva, and landed by the Libertador. ' rom Willemstad. Because of its persistent attacks on , tie Queen Regent of Spain the Madrid '1 Pn io vtfQQ QiiananHo^ * I King Edward conferred the Order of , [night Grajid Cross of the Bath upon , larquis Ito, former Premier of Japan. , From June 30 to December 31, 1901, . 162 Boers were killed. 876 were i rounded, 7593 were captured and 1912 ( urrendered. The visit of the Crown Prince of fermany to the Amtsrath von Dletze t. Barby was brought to a melancholy on^lusion by the sudden death of the ost':3 wife. A war of rates between the Amerian owned steamship lines and the Vhite Star and Cunard lines is pre j licted in London. The bubonic plague broke out at | Smyrna. i Mayor Mclntyre, of St. Catherines, )nt.. received an offer from Andrew Carnegie of $20,000 for a free public ibrary building. I The cholera is raging in Java. Tocld, Burns & Co.'s big dry goods varehouse in Dublin, Ireland, was jutted by fire. The damage done was tstimated at $650,000. It was unofficially announced in Ber in that Germany has given Venezuela l time limit in which to make a reply I concerning the German claims. The Paris municipal authorities oted $10,000,000 toward the compleion of the works of the metropolitan rainways. The Chilean Government will issue in internal loan of $15,000,000 in sevea )er cent, bonds. ' - J BANKRUPT WESTERN CITY Superior, Wis., is Unable to Meet Its Finanoial Obligations. rhe Salaries of Officials and Interest os the Moniclpal Debt Have Been Unpaid For gome Time. Superior, Wis.?It is so unusual for ;he chief officer of the leading financial Institution of an important municipality to advise the "readjustment" of the city's debt that the letter addressed by President William B. Banks of thf First National Bank of Superior to the Taxpayers' League Is considered rery remarkable. Mr. Banks says in his letter, which tie asks the league to print, that "thf condition of our city is simply monstrous, deplorable and an eyesore both it home and abroad, whilo our local business is in a disgustingly low ratio is based on our population. It is preposterous to suppose that we can con;inue as a municipality under present conditions and hope for any material growth in business, population or val * 1 j? 111.. lies. a. ousmess man in nixe cyuuiuuu ivould go through bankruptcy and commence anew; the municipality, though it cannot go through bankruptcy, mus1 cake steps to accomplish the same end, The time has come to do this, the four essential features to accomplish whicb ire the .lessened expenses, stoppage ot illegalities and waste, readjustment of Jebt, and economical administration, (ill four conditions must be carried jut; any three of them will not do. 1 lm unutterably opposed to the payment of any more taxes until the authorities, the taxpayers and the bondholders can come to some agreement." Mr. Banks followed this letter by a aotice to the city to withdraw deposits It had in the bank at the earliest possible moment. Superior has not paid the wages of its employes?policemen, tiremen, teachers and public officials?for several months, but a day or two ago 11 lttempted to settle by giving interestbearing orders on the treasury. These the banks refused to cash, even at a iiscount, and they are of no value. There is a city debt of between $4,X)0,000 and $5,000,000. Interest payments have not been made for some time, and numerous suits are now pending, brought by Eastern bondholders, who want their money. These deplorable conditions are the result of two causes: First, the boom )f ten years ago, when the city allowed itself to get into an enormous debt foi public improvements, and for the bonusing of manufacturing enterprises, most of which are now idle; second wholesale robbery for years by as graceless a set of scoundrels as evei went unpunished. No matter which party has been in power, this robberj has been constant, and both city and county have suffered impartially. Th? city is now aroused, numerous arrestJ liave recently been made, while mort ire expected, and the plundering seemi to be about at an end. , It is too late, however, to avoid a serious crisis in the affairs of the municipality, and those who, like Presi Sent Banks, advocate a "readjustment Df the debt," or who talk of actual repudiation, are an important portion Df the community. A RUBBER COMPANY FAILS. rhe Liabilities Are About 92,000,000 H Eiceis of the Aaaeta. New York City.?The Crude Rubbej Company, organized by Charles R Flint and incorporated uuder the lawi or Virginia, nas passea mio ine nanai of a receiver. The liabilities of th< Crude Rubber Company' are. accord Ing to the statement of counsel, about $2,000,000 in excess of the assets. The precipitating cause of the fail are Is stated to be the recent failure jf George Watkinson & Co., the rub ber manufacturers- of Philadelphia rhe Crude Rubber Company indorsed $800,000 of the Watkinson Company'! paper. The Philadelphia concern did i business of $2,000,000 a year it is un Jerstood. An attachment for $500( svas obtained in New York City ou December 28 against the Watkinsoi Company and the Crude Rubber Com' pany, in favor of the Hempstead Banb Df Hempstead, L. I. When the attachment against thest two rubber concerns was announced P. De Lacy Lieberman, Treasurer ol the Crude Rubber Company, said that his company was capable of paying my indebtedness for which it was responsible. It is not believed the failure of the Crude Rubber Company will disturfc the rubber market, as its stock of ruboer is held largely by bankers, who are (veil secured, and who are under no necessity to sell. GAS PUTS FAMILY TO DEATH. Four Lives Loit In a Tenement House 1a Hartford. Conn. Hartford, Conn. ? An entire family tvas killed by escaping illuminating jas, and but for timely assistance :here would have been deaths in other 'amilies in the same tenement building. The victims are Anton C. Chaves, Mrs. Chaves, their two-year-old child roseph and Miss Mary Devlda, who svas visiting at the house. The gas eaked from a meter in the basement )f the house. It must have been pourng out in great quantity, for the entire louse was filled with It. Miss Devida. the young woman whc ;vas killed, was preparing to get mar ied. She had left the place where she lad been etaployed and had gone to stay with her friend, Mrs. Chaves, to prepare for her wedding. The Chaves ?amily and Miss Devida. are Portuguese. Mrs. Chaves had a mother and ilster living at Fall River, Mass. Newfoundland Has a Surplus. The colonial revenues for the fiscal ialf year ended December 31 is the ai-ooot- in tlio hiatnrv of Mpwfminrt and, exceeding $1,100,000. The revenue for the October-December quarter imounts to $52U,100, against $504,80 for the corresponding period of 1900. The foregoing totals indicate a probable surplus of $150,000 when the fiscal fear closes with June next. Prospecting For Oil In Kentucky. Oil prospectors are at work nea? Barboursville, Ky. Prominent People. Cecil Rhodes has suffered a heai stroke and has abandoned his trip to Khartoum. When Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylrania, first became a member of the .ower house of Congress in 1851 Henry Dlay was still a Senator. Ten years later, when Mr. Grow was elected Stip.ikpr. he had as his colleagues such lieu as Oweu Lovejoy, Elihu B. WashDurn, Jolin A. Logan,'Jonn .T. Crittenden, Tliaddeus Stevens, Daniel W. Voorliees, Frauds P. Blair, Schuyler Oolfax, Henry L. Dawes, Clement L. Vallandigham, S. S. Cox and Roseoe ftrakling. \ OUR ZONE IN NICARAGUA! Perpetual Lease of a Six-Mile Strip From Sea to Sea. Principal Features of tlie Protocol?United States to Hart Complete Control ? Price Less Than Was Expected* Washington, D. C. ? The way now virtually is clear for legislation providing for the construction of an isthmian canal. The preliminary agreements with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, which secure for the United States absolute control of those portions of the route of the projected canal which pass through the respective territories of those two countries, are completed. The protocol between the United States and Nicaragua provides for complete American jurisdiction and the establishment of American courts, civil and criminal, throughout a zone six miles wide, and extending from ocean to ocean, and Including the proposed termini, Greytown, on the Atlantic and Boito on the Pacific. The entire policing of this tract Is placed in the hands of the United States. The protocol gives a lease in perpetuity of this tract to the United States, and an American guarantee that the arrno envarol <rn t"IT 'flTirl intP?% rity of Nicaragua shall not be disturbed by the rights conferred. The price paid for these privileges, while not made public, is much less than was expected when the negotiations began. It is understood that at the outset the view in Nicaragua was that $20,000,000 would be a proper figure for the grant to this country, and about $5,000,000 for Costa Rica's grant. As the cession takes the form of a perpetual lease, it Is probable that the protocol includes the feature of an anuual rent as part payment. A protocol with Costa Rica, identical in form with that with Nicaragua, except in the matter of price and territory leased, has been in course of negotiation, and it is understood that a satisfactory conclusion will be reached PANAMA CANAL OFFER. Company Willing to Soil Its Property tl ? the United States For 840,000,490. Washington, D. C?A formal proposition to sell the Panama Canal properties to the United States Government for $40,000,000 was submitted to the authorities here. It was made by M. Boeufve, representing the company, to Rear-Admiral Walker, as Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Admiral Walker brought the proposition to the knowledge of the Secretary'of State and the President, going directly to the State Department for that purpose. In substance the notification delivered to Admiral Walker was as follows: "The Panama Canal Company declares itself ready to transfer to the Govern' ment of the United States, on payment of $40,000,000, its properties and concessions, estimated at that amounl by the Isthmian Canal Commission, in conformity with the terms and conditions of the estimates of said commisstall " WiFE AND FAMILY SHOT. Insane Jeweler Kllli His Boy and a Girt Clerk and Woaiidn Three. Turners Falls,, Mass.?Louis Bitzer, a jeweler, shot five persons, two of whom, his clerk, Miss Ida Columbe and Bltzer's five-year-old son, are dead. His other victims were his wife, Christiana, and his two daughters. Annie, about sixteen years of age, and Carrie, twelve years old. There is evidence that Bitzer tried also to take his own life, but hia prompt arrest apparently prevented him from carrying out this purpose! He is about thirty-five years of age. From a note left in his store by Bitzer it appears that while he was cleaning a revolver the weapon was discharged accidentally, and the bullet hit Miss Columbe in the head, killing her Instantly. Overcome by the situation Bitzer apparently rushed to his home, hatless and wild with excitement and began the work of exterminntinc hla fnmllv The little bo?, 111 in bed with the measles, was shot and killed. The sixteen-year-old daughter, Annie, was wounded in the left hand and in the ear. The twelve-year-old daughter, Carrie, was shot through the neck. Mrs. Bltzer was hit In the face, the bulllet passing through tho nose. The sound of the shots brought neighbors into the house and Bitzer was arrested. The police believe that Bitzer is insane. DRAWN BATTLE IN OHIO. Foraber Wins In the Senate and Hanna In the House. Columbus, Ohio.?The factional fight for control of the Legislature between Senators Poraker and Hanna resulted In a division of the honors in the caucuses. The Foraker people secured the victory in the Senate by a decisive majority, and the Hanna people dominated in the House. Senator Foraker's triumph in the Senate was the more pronounced, his candidates winning by a vote of fourteen to seven. The result In the House was thirty-eight to thirty in favor of Hanna. The latter, as will be seen by adding the vote of the respective leaders in the two branches, however, had a bare majority of one vote In the Legislature among the Republicans. Bank Bobbed of S3000. The First National Bank, of Glassport, Penn., was robbed of $3000. The robbers got into the cellar, dug a hole in the vault and used dynamite on the safe. The bank had just moved into a new building. Fire in Insane Asylum. Fire destroyed the Tower Building at the Eastern State Hospital for. the, Insane in Williamsburg, Va. All the patients in the building, which was occupied by males only and the attendants escaped. The total loss will reach $40,000. Origgg a Candidate For Senator. Former Attorney-General Griggs has announced that he is a candidate for the vacant seat in the United States* Senate, caused by the death of Senator! Sewell, of New Jersey. Ninety-Cent Wheat in St. Loaift. For the tirst time since 1S0S. when* Joe Leiter tried to run the wheat marn kets of the world, the actual wheat) sold iu the St. Louis market at ninety cents. This price was paid by city aud nearby millers to obtain the few card of choice country wheat, grading No 2 red, that was offered for sale. Wyoming Sheriff" Slain. Sheriff Richer, of Natrona County. Wyo., was killed while chasing prisoners. The tragedy was an exac'i counterpart of the murder of SheriEf t Hazen, of the same county, two years | ago* OUR TOTAL POPULATION _____ > Including the New Possessions, H Was 84,233,069 in 1901. ft is the Fourth Largest Among th? Powers?Has Increased Sixteen Fold !ln a Century. Washington, D. C.?The Census Bureau has issued a report announcing that the population of the entire United States, including all outlying possessions, vras 84,233,069 in the census year 1900. This is itemized as follows: Continental United States, or United States proper, 75,994,575, as before announced; Philippines, 6,961,339, being the estimate of the statistician to tne Philippine Commission; Porto Rico, 1)53,243; Hawaii, 154,001; Alaska, 63,592; Guam, 9000; American Samoa, 6100; persons in the military and naval service of the United States outside of the territory of the United States proper, 91,219. The report announces that the twelfth census only extended to Alaska and Hawaii outside of "Continental United States," but that the figures for the rest of the United States domain are taken from the best available resources. These figures are based on the enumeration of June 1, 1900. The report says: "A census of the Philippine Islands was in progress in 1896 when the insurrection broke out, and returns for over two-fifths of the population were found stored in Manila. These were carefully tabulated, and the foregoing estimate is based upon the result The figures for Porto Rico are taken from the census of 1S99, made by the War Department in consultation with the census office. The figures for Hawaii and Alaska and for persons abroad in the military and naval service afe from the results of the twelfth census. Those from Guam are an estimate made in a report of the War Department, and those from American Samoa an estimate reported to the census office by the Acting Secretary of the Navy. "The total population of the United States at the close of the nineteenth jentury was about eighty-four and a quarter millions. As the population of the United States at the beginning of the century was about five and a third millions, the Nation has grown nearly sixteen fold in one hundred vears. "There are but three countries which now have a greater population that the United States./viz., China, the British Empire and the Russian Empire. France, including its dependencies, is. the fourth country of the world in order of population, and has about al most tlie same number as the United states." Permanent Census Bureau Favored. Washington, D. C.?The House Committee on Census has ordered a favorible report on the bill creating a pernanent Census Bureau. % PROMINENT POLITICIAN DEAD. A Familiar Figure at National Republican Conventions. Milwaukee, Wis.?George N. Wiswell, President of the Milwaukee Lif? Insurance Company, died after a three weeks' illness, aged fifty years. Mr. Wiswell was well knownj * OEOnOE N. WI8WELL. throughout the country, having served as Sergeant-at-Arms at the National Republican Convention in Philadelphia two years ago, and as Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms at the Chicago. Min neapons ana 01. ijouis ^onvmuuus. He served as United States Marshal of the Eastern District'of Wisconsin under President Harrison. Coal Famine Threatens Philadelphia. ( Philadelphia and places supplied from that port are threatened with a coal famine, principally due to the shortage of cars and motive power., Prices have been advanced twentydve cents a ton. Several factory plants have been compelled to close on account of Inability to secure coal. Wheat and Flour Shipment*. The'shipments of wheat and flour so far this season have exceeded all previous records. For the six months jnded with December the aggregate exports were 145,000,000 bushels, a comparative gain oveiVthe first half of the previous cropjlpear of 50,000,00^ bushels. vf Carnegie Grants Relief to Tenants. In the recent rei^J collections on the Skibo Castle estate'in Scotland Anurew Carnegie remittee! from twenty to twenty-five per cent, of the amounts Bad Year Foita* ^S$&umber. The annual repj? pB&be Surveyor General of the jj^Bangor, Me.,( shows that less nra" ^.?*as surveyed in 1901 than in in sJV?j?r year since 1S78. Taken alt^pff raH|Hie past year was one of the; jilR?!Sbsatisfactory ever experience^!Jakajjle Penobscot lumber trade, b?:7fiw?d&rospects for, 1902 are bright,Jg 200,000.000 feet of logs be^b|r Advance ia'BofcbiitPrices. The Rubber price list advances goods por cent. There is one ^fson to every hundred commo|Ain|w'9lussia. Arabia t'xport&iaaifr&ife* to the UnitJ ed States about worth of her A new streetj&^lfijbative city of Rio de Janeiro.'lgpgp|Ug to be named Uruguay, South America, is the pro-; ducex* of some 01 the best wheat on the east coast of the Atlantic. The quarter centennial of Johns Hopi kins University, at Baltimore, Md., will: be celebrated February 22. r i l Drmttlc Noidd* la Court. . >1 The Verona Tribunal continued the hearing of the case against Count; Trivulzlo, who Is charged with har* lug murdered his sweetheart and then throwing the body into the river. The proceedings were, however, in? terrupted by an extraordinary occurfAnna i >, Signor Magglotti, the Crown Coun? 8?i, was proceeding to address the court for the prosecution when sud* denly, In full view of those present, lie produced a revolver and shot him' self dead.?London Mail. ' v ANOTHER REMARKABLE CASE Which the Doctors Failed to Care or Un? > deratand. A medical man, as a rule, dislikes to ao* knowledge the value of a proprietary medi cine. In fact, professional etiquette do* bars him from doing so. Yet there are many eminent physicians, those most ail- . > vanced in their professions, who give fall credit to'the great curative properties of Vogeler's Curative Compound from the fact that it is manufactured by an old' > and reliable company, proprietors of St. Jacobs Oil, from the formula of a brother physician, who to-day stands in the front .'.j ranks of the most eminent medical men in London, and on account of its intrinsic merit it is largely prescribed by the medi- $ cal profession, but in tbe case which we are about to relate the attending physician called it "rubbish," but as it turned out Mrs. Nettleton tells the doctor that "rubbish or not, it saved her life." Mrs. Nettleton graphically relates the particulars of her own case, which will doubtless be of interest to many of our lady readers: "I had been an intense sufferer for many years from dyspepsia, liver and kidney troubles, when a little pamphlet was . placed in my hands, and, although at that . time I had been bedridden for more than six months, I determined, after reading , a some of the wonderful testimonials there- < Hn of cases similar to mine, which had been completely cured by the timely use of Vogeler's Curative Compound, to try' . some, especially as my doctors failed to even benefit me, and I had almost given up all hope of ever being well again. It is most interesting and, in fact, marvelous * to relate, that the very first dose of fifteen drops relieved me. It was not long before I was able to get up and about; three months "?!|from taking the first dose I was enjoying ? better health than I had been for fourteen i years. I continued well until a *. few mAnfUa n\r ttt Uori T TPO a folrotl ill O ITflin UiUUbUO VaVAf TT UVU J. tf 1*9 VUUVU *t* y X, my troubles being dyspepsia and constipa- * tion. I had a doctor attending me -for a , { month, but continued to grow worse, un- l; til I again found myself bedridden, when 'pi I bethought myself of my old medicine, Vogeler's Curative Compound, which I immediately sent for and took in place of the doctor's medicine; at that time I had not had a movement of the bowels for five .7 days, but Vogeler's Curative Compound J-j soon put me on my feet again; in fact, completely cured me a seco".d time, but, of course, this attack was not as bad as ' the first, yet I fully believe I should not have been alive to-day had it not been for Vogeler's Curative Compound. If I h;.d only thought to have taken it when * my last illness took place I should not only have been saved much suffering, but \ a $75 doctor's bill." , ~ (/' Mrs. Nettleton said: "I have recom- v mended Vogeler's Curative Compound for '.'.js Indigestion and eczema, and in every case it has proved a cure, beyond doubt. Mr; Swinbank, our chemist, has sent me the names of no end of people who have been cured by Vogeler's Curative Compound. \ By the way, the proprietors have so much , confidence in this great London physi- ( cian's discovery, that they will send * sample free to any person sending name and address, naming this paper. St. Ja- . 5 cobs Oil Co., 205 Clay St., Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Nettleton is a confectioner in the Brighton Koad, where she has been established many years, and is honoured and respected by all classes. Her statements as regards Vogeler'a Curative Compound may, therefore, be regarded as reliable evidence of its great value. A. H. Copeland, the fost train dispatcher in the world, is at present living in Chenca, a village in Illinois. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 10th.?A very timely and practical saggestion comes from a physljian of this city; he fays: "Tako Garfield . Tea. the Herb Medicine. It is especially needed at this season, wbon the system is apt to b^ out of order from eating rich food. This irnnrlerful ramedv cleanses the system and refiulatej the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels. It is simple, pure and effective, and Is good for young and old." France produces $15,000,000 worth of chestnuts a year, and Italy $20,000,000 worth. . B?it For the Doweli, No matter what ails you, headache to a eancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature, jure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 sents to start getting your health back. Cab- , cabztb Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up In metal boxes, every tablet has C.,C. O. stamped on it. Beware of imitations. . Every man who fails feels that he is a ' victim of circumstances. H. H. Gbeek's Sons, of Atlanta, Ga., ar? the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the world. See their liberal offer in advertisement in another column of this paper. Mexico has issued during 1901 $252,OUO in postal drafts on the United States. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 23c & bottle. The people who are always short find it difficult to get along. RRR For beadarhe (whether sick or nervous), tooth rhe, neuraltrla, rheumatism, ltimlmtro, pains and weakness in the back, spine or kidneys, pain around thelner. Dleurl?y, swelling of Uio Joints and pains of ail k'rirfs, the application ot Uailwnys neauj nelief will atlord Iriunoillute ease, nal its continued Que lor a few days effects a permanent cure. CUIIES AND PREVENTS Colds, Coughs. 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