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TfiAINS CRASH III TUNNEL
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About Fifty Persons Killed and Injured
in New York City.
LOCOMOTIVE BURIED IN A CAB
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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.
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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. ?
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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.
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One Man Stepped on Another's Foot?By- K
stanrter, Shot by Accident, Kills 0
Three Men?Is Killed in Return.
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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
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| 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
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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. , \
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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
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IINOR EVENTSDFTHEWEEK
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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. ' <
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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^
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Sore Throat Hoarseness
Stiff Neck Bronchitis
Catarrh, Headache,
Toothache Rheumatism
Neuralgia Asthma
Bruises Sprains,
Qnicker Than Any Known Remedy.
No matter how violent or ?xcruclat!nr thenaln flu
Rheumatic, Bedridden, Infirm, Crippled, Nervous,
Neuralgic or prostrated with disev-es may suffer,
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Nervousness, Sleeplessness. Sic'.: Headache,
Diarrhceu, Oolic, Flatulency and all Internal pains,
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