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VENEZUELAN REBELS ill
3000 Government Troops Complete!)
Routed by General Rolando.
LOST ARMS AND AMMUNITION
Mnay Soldier* Dwtntd to th? HeroinUonbU
Darins th# EbkopmbI-Io
kaMteaU of ItretloM F?plr-Strick?c
-Pmlikal Castro DttiitwJ to Koor
CtnlM tb? Army and to Take tb? TUld
Willemstad, Curacao.?News bad
reached here from Venexuela to the
effect that 3000 Government troops
under General Modesto Castro, the
President's brother, were completely
routed between Barcelona and Araguu
bj revolutionary troops under General
Rolando. The Government forces lost
ail their ammnnltlon and equipment,
and many of the soldiers deserted to
the revolutionist* In the course of the
encasement
After the battle the revolutionary
?rmy moved on Barcelona and surrounded
that city. The Inhabitant*
were panic-stricken, the shops were
closed, and the streets were barricaded.
President Castro left Caracas, not
(or Valencia, as had previously been
announced, but for La Guayra. taking
with him his private guard of 500 veteran
soldiers and General Ferrer as
Chief of Staff. Tbfe President upon
reaching La Guayra left there on the
steamer Ossun. his destination being
Barcelona, which is about 150 mile*
east of La Guayra. lie Intended to reorganise
the Government forces at and
about Barcelona, and assr # the offensive
against the revolutionists at
once.
President Castro's changed plans were
considered to be perilous. Tb? main
army of the revolutionists will be op- .
posed by the Government army under ,
General Seferlno Castillo. 1
Washington. v. u-TDe state ue- j
partment bat received a cablegram
from United Statea Minister Bowen at
Caracaa, stating that the Venezuelan
Government baa communicated to him
tbe announcement that President Castro
baa decided personally to lead bis |
troops against tbe revolutionary force?
In tbe field, and tb&t Vice-President '
Gomes baa assumed charge of tbe executive
branch of tbe Government.
This news Is regarded in different <
ways among South American dlplo- i
mats In Washington. Tbe prevailing <
Sew is that nothing but a most acute ]
situation would cause President Castro <
to' drop tbe reins of government at Car- i
acas and take personal charge of his i
troops, and In these quarters It Is firmly
believed that Castro will lead a for i
lorn hope and most surety succumb to
the threatened heavy onslaught of the
revolutionary forces.
In other quarters, however, confidence
was expressed that Castro would
repel the Impending attack just as he
has done many others In past year*,
and would further enhance his record
as a tighter.
A MURDERER'S SUICIDE.
CaateNd His Crtma to HVl Wife ui
Thra Kilted Himself.
East St. Louis, 111.?E. E. Shannon,
twenty-flve years old. of Wlnstanley
Park, a suburb of this city, confessed
to hi* wife that he had murdered two
young men ten years ago. He then
went to a drug store, secured some
chloroform, and after his wife had
dropped off to sleep saturated a sheet
with the anaesthetic and wrapped it
around his head and face. He was
(bund dead with his head still enveloped
in the sheet.
The crime young Shannon confessed
to having taken part in occurred In
Clayton, Montgomery County, Ohio,
when be was a boy of fifteen. Shannon
and three others were engaged In
playing cards and Shannon won. The
others accused him of cheating. He
pulled a revolver and killed two of hi*
companions. Leaving the bodies where <
they fell. Shannon and the other man
<l?1 Shannon left tlia Sfnto hnt hla
companion was arrested, tried and
hanged.
When the Spanish war broke oat
8hannon enlisted. When be was discharged
frcai service he visited hi*
Ohio borne, alwnvs tortured with remorse.
Coming here a year or so ago
he married.
PREDICTS TROUBLE FOR CUBA.
Quml Lm R>7? That I'dUm Condition*
Improve Anarcbj Will Com*.
Washington, D. C.?In the opinion of 1
General Fltxhugh Lee the Cubans arc |
In a bad way, and uuless confidence is ;
restored In the stability of their Uov- j
eminent and the fiuancial situation Is
Improved, the result will be "anarchy
and annexation," for he thinks that oue
involves the other. He takes a very !
gloomy view of the situation in Culm,
and believes that the two monument*
which the American military occupation
left behind It?a public school system
and a sanitary system?an* diesfined
soon to perish. He also looks for
trouble from the negro soldiers of the
revolutionary army, from the back-pay
. claimants, and from those who are gen- *
erallv dissatisfied with th? Pultun ad. <
ministration, as well as from dis
charged laborers who will lose their i><>- 3
altk>n as a result of the commercial 1
stagnation. <
General Lee is in constant correspon- 1
dence with leading and influential Cu- 1
bans, and Is about as well posted on
Cuban affairs now as he was when he
was personally on the ground, first us 1
Consul-General and then as command- 1
er of one of the districts under the J
American military occupation. <
ImIIh Vwtlnlqat'i Poor.
M. Doumergue. the French Minister
for the Colonies, states that since the 1
attraction of 8t. Pierre. Martini<iue. 1
bt the eruption of Mont Pelee, he lias 1
fed and clothed from 12.WW to 15.MM) '
people, and that be will coutinue to do 1
so as long aa necessary.
Shot Dead White Botlailm* Arrest.
In a fight between Dennis Sheridan
and City Marshal Stroup at Fort
Myers. Fla., Sheridan was shot de:id
while resisting arrest. In the fight the
marshal was severely cut with a knife.
Shot Fired Through m Window.
When Miss Maud Holmes was retiring
at McPherson. Kan., a full load of
hot was discharged into her bead.
i?orf*|p anil l?ron?t frnm nntalfLi tlm
bouse, mortally wouxuliug her. The
hot wai fired through the window
screen.
TkiM DNVMd la Vadtrtew.
James N. Davis, night editor of the
Galveston News; A. D. Rust, his uncle,
and H. Chandler, son-in-law of Mr.
Bust, were victims of the undertow
while bathing in the Gulf at Galrestua,
Imi.'
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ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT
Tha First Case in Pennsylvania
Since Colonial Times. J
Htariit B* fore C?rll*le Ma?i*tnM
I'nder on Oljl Act of tbo
State U|Utetare. |
Carlisle. Pa.?A witchcraft case. tL?
first probably since Colonial times, has
been taken cognizance of by a Carlisle
Magistrate under an act of the Peun
sylvnnla Legislature providing for th*
punishment of "witch doctors." who
extort money for their calling from tUe
credulous. I
A hearing was held before Magis- j
trate Hugos, at which Mrs. Susan <
Stambaugh and her husband. of Mount
Holly Springs, this county, appeared
against Mrs. William McBrlde and Ed 1
gar Zug. of this place, claiming that i
the latter had convinced her and her <
husband that their persons and everything
about their properties were bewitched,
and that the ' spells** could lx 1
relieved by the accused on the payment *
of certain sums of money. (
The Stamhaughs testified to frequent
trips to Carlisle and the payment ol f
many large fees to Zug. alleged to be
Mrs. McBride's agent. The alleged 1
"witch doctors" also persuaded Mr. 1
and Mrs. 8tambaugh to believe, it was 1
declared, that their profiles or pictures I
were to be seen in a mountain, and <
that through the brains there were 1
thrust needles, which had become rus- ?
ty. and as soon as they would hrealc ;
Mr. and Mrs. Stambaugh would die. 1
and that it would require money to I
draw toe neeuies out.
The attempts of the couple to borrow
money from friends led to a disclosure
of the defendants' identity.
The last attempt of the "witch doctors"
to raise money. It was stated,
was by frightening the aged couple
with Instant death. The Stambaughs
were assured that they would be repaid
their money by a hidden treasure.
Zug, in his testimony, admitted taking
money, but ascribed his efforts to
kindness. Mrs. McBride denied l>elng
a witch doctor, but admitted "powwowing."
She exhibited a small bag
containing the names of the twelve
Apostles.
MANY DEAD IN RAILWAY WRECK.
About FTTtr Wfrt Injured la ?.Collilloa
N?ar OIoTer?>i)l?, X. Y.
Gloversvllle. N. Y.?A wreck which
jecurred on the Mountain Lake Railroad
caused the almost instant death
if ten persons, and three victims died
later In the hospital here. The bodies
9f many of the victims were crushed
and maimed almost beyond recognition.
The accident was caused by a combination
baggage and passenger car get'"A"*
mAMrnnnn nn/1
iau? anaj ttvui miv muivi iuuu muu ,
rushing down the mountain side at s
terrific speed. The brakes refused to I
work, and at the end of the grade the e
heavy car crashed Into & loaded open ?
*ar also descending the mountain. The a
latter was burled from the track and t
turned on its side, and over fifty per e
?ent. of the passengers were injured,
rbe injured, numbering about fifty, t
mostly with arms and legs broken, and a
leep scalp wounds or fractured skulls. Ii
were placed in cars and taken to b
Qloversville. Some of the dead were m
suffocated. A partial Ust is as fol- f
lows: Mrs. Maria Annabel, North* p
rllle. X. Y.; Mrs. Edward J. Baird. I
Miss Electa Baird. Fred Cronln. Ed- 8
ward Davis. Mrs. Ornan Eastman, t
Miss Margaret Main. Isadora Roth- r
berg. Joseph Saloy, Mrs. Joseph Saloy, a
Edward L. Trevitt and William Dodge, t
notormfln.
d
Albany. N. Y.?The State Board of c
Railroad Commissioners ordered a o
itrict Investigation of the wreck on the a
Mountain Lake Railroad, near Glovers- s
rille. Inspector A. H. Sutermeister
will endeavor to place the responsibll- a
Itv. n
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ACUINALOO AFRAIO TO LE^AVE. I
)n MmUds Oeneral Chaff** H* Ask* For |
American Frotwc Ion. ^
Manila.?The guard of American solHers
has been withdrawn from the 6
louse where Aguinaldo lived in Manila, r
ind the Filipino was brought to see j
General Chaffee, his drst meeting with t
:he American general. t
Aguinaldo was told that ho was free jj
to go anywhere he pleased, and Gen*
?ral Chaffee asked him if he had any
?omplalnt to make of American dis- jJ
curtesy or harshness. Aguinaldo re- ?
piled that be had noue. He told Gen- ?
ral Chaffee that he was goine to visit t
friends at his home in Cavite Viejo.
tud ini|uired what protection the Auier- ^
lean authorities would afford him. He n
teemed to lie afraid to venture out. ?
fSereral Chaffee replied that Amitial- _
Jo would Ri*t the same protection as i
my other citizen.
His release? has renewed speculation ?
is to possible vengeance upon him by g
Friend* of Luna and his other enemies. ^
CORN JUMPS TO 83 1*2 CENTS. ?
rke HI(bMt Price In R?c?nt Yttri '
Kricbcd In Chicago.
Chicago.?The grip of the Gates |
rrowd on the local supply of contract
rorn was again made evident when
Fuly corn broke the record of recent
(rears by Kolnjj to 8T?u.. The next sale
tvas at 83-%. The market opened with .
?orn for this month's delivery wanted
ill the way from 77 to All foreloon
bids hesitated below 80 cents.
Later reports of further rain In the
West frightened shorts and the price
ihot up by leap* and iKmnds. Little r
i*orn was sold, however, even at this
inviino*, me ciose was at >? cenw, ?
:ents higher than the previous close.
Military S?rrlN In Franc* For All.
The French Senate, by a vole of 17?? <
to 114. ban passed tb? second clause .
of tb-.* Military Service bill, providing ^
tbat military service shall be the same .
for all. tbat its duration shall h:> twen- (
ty-flve years. and that there shall be no
L'xeuiptlou except for Incapacity.
Karlliqnake KIIU Many.
Then* was a violent earthquake at ,
Salonica. a seaport city of Kuro|v*an (
Turkey, in Rouinelia. Many houses |
were wrecked and there was great loss ,
of life.
Crucr hantrncad Kor Halletbeck Killing.
Harvey Brace. who with his three |
cousins. Willis, Button and Frederick i
Van Worinor. was indicted for the <
murder of their uncle. Peter A. Hallcui>eck.
at his home, iu tireenport. last ,
Christmas Eve. was arraiuged In the ,
Supreme Court at Hudson. N. Y.. be- |
fore Justice James A. Betts. Bruce
testified for the prosecution at the trial
of the Van Woriuera, and in consideration
of that fact a plea of guilt; of
manslaughter in the first degree was
accepted in his case. Juntice Betts
then sentenced him to P?""<?*~-)ra
Prison for eighteen years.
KING FEEDS LONDON POOR
Half a Million Took Dinner in Halls
and Tents.
HOST'S MESSAGE TO THE DINERS
rk* Idhibm Thro ax Sat Down to Table*
la Various Quarter*, aad the Prince of
Watot, at the IUpreeeatative of Kin*
Edward, Tlaltod the CuhU aad Made
8po?chee?Qaaatlty of Fo*d Coaenxaed.
- - ?tnu- r AnilAfi**
i>onaon.?tiau a uiunuu ui uvuuvu a
?lum dwellers were King Edward's
juests. They were scattered la about
100 balls, schools and parks la varying
numbers, the greater number of tbe
royal beneficiaries being at Stepney.
[There no fewer tlian 45,000 enjoyed a
llnner such as tbey seldom partake of.
kt every gatherlag was read a message
Yom tbe King to the poor.seut through
he Lord Mayor of London, Sir Joseph
j. Dlmsdale, as follows:
"I am commanded by the King to in'orm
Your Lordship that His Majesty
tnd the Queen had Intended visiting
ome of his coronation dinners to-duy.
ind he deeply regrets that his illness
>reventa their doing so. Tbe King has
leputed members of his family to represent
him at as many of these dinners
is possible. I am further commanded
>y tbe King to express his hope that
lis guests are enjoying* lacui seives uuu
Missing a happy day.
"(Signed) KNOLLYS."
The morning's bulletin announcing
bat King Edward is out of danger
vas also circulated, so that the half
QlUlon poor folks drank His Majesty's
tealth in no restrained enjoyment out
>f the coronation cups presented to
>ach of them as souvenir of the occailon.
The Prince and Princess of
Vales traversed the metropolis from
nd to end in semi-state, the carriages
>?lng escorted by a detachment of the
iorse Guards, and appeared at central
ratherings in several districts.
Xv principal dinner was at Fulham.
rhere Sir Thomas Lipton, who organzed
the feast, did the honors of the
Lay to 14.000 of the poor, aided by
tost of titled and untitled volunteers,
ncludlng Timothy L. Woodruff. Lieuenant-Governor
of New York State;
Hce>Commodore Bourne, of the New
fork Yacht Club, and other Amerians,
who handed around plates of
>eef and padding or filled beer muss
rlth an enthusiasm emblematic of the
rbole spirit of tbe ctcasloa.
Tbe 'Prince and Princess of Wales
aid their flrat visit to Fulbam. They
re re received by the Mayor, of Fulham.
;lr Thomas Llpton and others. Tbelr
loyal Highnesses were entbuslastlcaly
greeted by an Immense band of
cbolars who sang "God Save the
Ling." The Prince and Princess alightd
and walked among the marquees.
There tbe guests were assembled '
.round two and one-balf miles of
aides, evincing the utmost Interest In
verything.
Jtt the head of the tabled the cenral
marquee the royal party stopped
nd the Prince of Wales read tbe morntig's
bulletin* regarding tbe King's
lealth. This was the signal for a tremendous
outburst of cheering. Beore
leaving the Prince of Wales exiressed
to the Bishop of London, the
tight Rev. Arthur Foley Ingram, and
lir Thomas Llpton bis great satisfac*
ion at the completeness of the arangements
and emphasized his regret
t the fact that the King was unable
? be present.
a11 ntlior
X Uio noo a ouui|/ic vi uu ?uv w%?%*
inners, which were followed in every
use by variety shows, upwards of 1500
pern tic, theatrical nnd uiuaic hall
rtlsts and 418 pianists giving their
ervlces for the occasion.
The royal visitors Included the Duke
nd Duchess of Connaught. the Duke
nd Duchess of Fife. Prince and
*rlnces8 Charles of Denmark, the
>uke and Duchess of Argyll. Princess
lenry of Battenburg. Princess ChrisIan
of Schleswlg-Holsteln and tbd
)uchesa of Albany.
During the course of the afternoon a
econd message from the King was
pad at the various gatherings, saying
lis Majesty wus very glad to feel that
hey were his guests, and hoping that
hey would all be happy and comfortaile
and spend a pleasant afternoou.
The Prince nnd Princes of Wales ohained
a particularly warm reception
a the East End streets, which were
ayly decorated. In speaking to the
ntherlngs the Prince always addressed
he people as "my friends."
Sir Thomas Llpton. the General
Chairman of the dinners, has transmitted
his thanks to all responsible j
or organizing the toasts for their j
ainstaklng devotion ;a carrying out I
1- I-.I?I.'I....
ue w i^Iirn Ul iur Avtufe.
There were distributed altogether
50,000 pounds of cooked meat. :I50,00
pounds of potatoes. the same number
of loaves of bread. 1,000.000 ounoes
>f cheese, 125 tons of pudding. 30.000
:alloOH of Iteer. 150.000 pints of giuger
eer and 75.000 pints of liuie juice. The
isdal menu was cold beef and mutton,
ruits. tart and pivlding. In some disrlcts
pickles were added to the bill
if (ace.
Kins Declared Oat nt Dusftr.
London.?The following bulletin r<s
;arding King Edward's condition wan
osted at Buckingham Palace: "His
lajestjr had another excellent night,
ie Is cheerful-and feels much stronger.
Ve are glad to be able to state that we
onslder the King now out of danger,
rhe evening bulletins will, therefore.
m discontinued. (Signed)
"TREVES. LAKlNti. BARLOW."
A XniM* From Qaeen AUiiadra.
President Roosevelt has received the
'ollowing cablegram from Queeu Alexindra:
"London.?The President,
Vashiogton: The King is most gnrteul
for kind sympathy. He is. thunk
_?od. going on very favorably now.?
ALEXANDRA."
Gareri to Death by a Bull.
Miss .Leunle Harris^fl was gored to
leath by a bull irt Odemah. Greer
Viuiity, Okla.. tlu> animal kuocklng
ler down and running Its horns back
ind furtii through her body.
Promlnent People.
Professor R. A. Fesseudeu said that j
[?e would resign from the Uoverumrtit
lervlce in September and exploit his
wireless telvgraphy.
Russell Sage is a director in twentysix
companies and institutions, aud it is
<nld that bis income from fees paid I
him as director amounts to $15,000 a
jrear.
Andrew Carnegie, in donating $30,000
for a library at Merthyr-Tydvil, Wales,
naid be tendered tbe gift because of bis
indebtedness to tbe Welsb element In
America, many of wbom bad rendered
tiLm servica , ?
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CORN SOARS TO 90 CENTS
Shorts in the July Option Squeezed
on tho Chicago Market
frlet the Hlgbeat Since 1893, Whea fi
Wu Reached?Xllllona Beblod
the Oatee Crowd,
e
Chicago.?Shorts in July corn were
squeezed again, and the cornered dell v.
ery went up to 90 cents, the highest
price since 1S!)2. when the market
touched $1. July closed at 84 cents ou
the previous day. an advance of 7 cent*
over the previous close. Opening bldi
were from 84 to 85 cents. Shorts were
tbe bidders, and by runuing tho market
up to 00 cents a little before noon tbej
got approximately 250,000 bushels. It
is estimated that in selling this mucb
the manipulators of the market made
a profit of $00,000. as most of their
line, estimated at 15.000,000 bushels,
was purchased between 01 and Go
cents.
ISO excitement was evuieni in me
pit, although all were interested in the
problem of where the Gates coterie
would let the price advance to before
easing their grip. The price alreadj
Is far past the maximum at whicL
Phillips allowed shorts to settle iu his
first and most successful deal. Shorti
who have covered have paid heavllj
for the privilege, and those who are
still on the wrong side of the market
are generally believed to be In the
most serious predicament of a decade.
Trading, however, was not large.
Toward the latter part of the session
there was lesa urgency to buy. prices
reacted, and July closed at 87 ceuts.
September corn opened % lower to V4
higher, at 02 to ii2%. but on free selling
declined to 01%.
Crop advices were favorable, as also
was the weather.
New York City.?New York operator?
in the grain market continued to watch
with much Interest the further advance
in the price of July corn In Chicago.
The same option was quoted in
the New York market at 18*4 cents beInn*
til** hlrrh fl omro fit nnn
time In the Chicago pit?this clearly
showing the artificiality of the Chicago
price, and as being due. not to this
year's crop conditions or prospects, hut
to the short Interest In July. When
the high price of 90 cents was reached
some small sums of money changed
hands here, these representing wagers
laid that the price of 00 cents at least
would be reached as a result of the
"corner."
According to the gossip In the Street,
the Gates pool engineering the rise can
command a capital of at leasj $23,000,WO
for Its purposes.
BRIDAL PAIR ARRESTED.
IcttMtl of Poisoning HI* Flrat TTlfe ud
Rar Pint Ha band.;
Knoxvllle. Tenn. ? A dispatch from
Roane County says that Howard Jenkins.
a mechanical engineer from Pittsburg.
Pa., and his wife, who had been
married only three weeks, were arrested
for murder. Mrs. Jenkins is the
widow of John Fleming. The warrants
were issued at the Instance of relatives
nf Plomturr rirwl the tlrjf \lisi IcnL'inx
The defendant* are said to have con
spired to uiurder Mm. Flemings husband
and Jenkins's tirst wife in order
that they might marry. Both Fleming
and Mrs. Jenkins died at the same
time, bof 110 suspicion was aroused until
the widow and widower were married.
It has been sworn that both
Fleming and Mrs. Jenkins died from
the administration of "night shade"
powder.
Mrs. Jenkins is a member of a promi
nent Roane County family. It was here
that sbe met Jenkins, who bad then
Just come from Pittsburg In the Interest
of a new manufacturing enterprise.
KITCHENER WARMLY PRAISES BOERS
ThU Ha Does la Valedictory to lh? British
Troop*.
Pretoria, South Africa.?Lord Kitchener's
valedictory to the troops, after
extolling the conduct of the British
lumiuia 1U luv idtc vi ?1 cui uatunui|io,
and difficulties and against dangerous
and elusive antagonists, commends the
kindly and humane spirit displayed in
ull ranks, and ends as follows:
"This message would Ik? incomplete
were uo reference made to the soldierly
luallties displayed throughout the campaign
by our quondam enemies, and
tlie admirable spirit displayed in carrying
out the surrender. .Many of
those who contended until the end have
expressed the hoi>e that they may have,
iu the future, an opportunity to serve
side by side with His Majesty's
forces."
MIDGET SLAYER DECLARED SANE.
Girl nho Killed a Married Man Will
Hu*e to Face Murder Chance.
Boston, Mass.?Nina Dan forth, the
dwarf girl who shot aud killed A. J.
Eiuery, a married man. at his home in
South Framingham last May. has been
pronounced sane by Dr. Utley, the
alienist who has !>eeu making an exhaustive
study of her case. That she
is not wholly sound mentally was apparent
from the tirst, but that she
was so insane as to have been irresponsible
for her acts was not proved to the
satisfaction of the State.
Those familiar with the history of
such cases Id this State, however, say
it is a moral certaiutj* that uo Jury
will'convict Miss Danforth of dcliber*
ate murder.
Million* Ahead In Cora Deal.
It is estimated that the tJates syndicate
is &J.41..500 ahead on the Chicago
corn deal.
Coal Strike Coat* S40.000.000.
The cost of the anthracite coal strikt
at the end of the eighth week was estimated
at $4d,OJO.OlM?. There Were |>.?r
sistent rumors that operations would
speedily be renewed at some of the
mines.
Cadet* Are Middle* Now.
An order was issued at the Nnvfli
Academy, at Annapolis. Md.. conform
ing with tlie act of Congress approved
July 1. changing the title <>f "uiival ca
d.'t" to "midshipman." 'I be change Is
lo lake eff'et immediately.
Mul Mullah Kllllnz Ilia Follower*.
The British punitive expedition undiT
Colonel Swnyne. scut to Soma 1ilaml
against the Mat) Mullah, reports
that thf Mullah is indulging in wholesale
killing of his followers iu order
to terrify the rest autl put a stop to
desertious.
Forclga Boji rulaoanl In Cblaa.
Thirteen Knglisb ami Auierlcau boys
attending the lulnnd Mission School at
Chee-Foo. China, were seized with 111tu-ss
after partaking of chicken pie.
Twelve of the boys died, supposedly
from ptomaine poisoning.
w -err
DISBROWHELDFQRWURDER
His Lawyer Declined to Call Witnesses
in His Defense.
COURT'S DECISION APPLAUDED
The Prisoner Lost HI* Self-Control When
the DUtrlct Attorney Declared That
He Lied?-Justice Foster Said lhat All
the Evidence Pointed In One Direction
Good Ground. L. L?Louis Disbrow
went back to the Riverbead Jail a prisoner.
committed for the action of the
next Grand Jury on the charge of murder
In the case of Clarence Foster and
Sarah R. Lawrence. The hearing came
to a sudden ending. Mr. Miles, counsel
for the young man. put In no defense,
saying that he would wait until
the trial of the case to do so. as he
felt sure that no matter what evidence
he adduced, his client would be held.
It is exactly a month ago since Disbrow,
Foster and "Dimple" Lit vrenee
started on the drive from Corwin's
bouse that ended in two of the party
meeting death in the waters of Tlana
Bay.
Disbrow took his commitment coolly.
Only once did be show any emotion or
excitement. That was when District
Attorney Smith closed bis summing up
by shouting at Disbrow: "You lied,
you know you lied!" Disbrow gripped
rnemu r\f hid ivwl Iiiirrnn tn I'iiai
U?UIO Ui MIO VUUlk uuu '/T-rtUM ?V ?IOV,
startled more than auytblug else. Sheriff
Wells and Mr. Miles placed their
hands on L> is brow and he sat back In
his chair.
Justice Foster reviewed the case very
fully before announcing the commit
meut. When the decision was announced
the crowd in the ball burst
into cheers, and there was much hand
clapping. Deputy Sheriffs tried to stop
the demonstration, but it wa? continued
for several minutes.
After the bad was cleared, Mr. Miles
said:
"What I expected would happen has
happened. Disbrow has !>een held. It
would have been very foolish for me
to lay bare my case at this time when
it was practically certain that my client
would have to face a trial jury.
At that time we shall not only overturn
all the evidence to be brought In by the
people, but will make the case against
the young man look even more foolish
than it does now. We shall show that
Disbrow was wholly guiltless of any
crime whatsoever. I am not at liberty
to tell what further action I shall take.
I cannot say yet whether I shall seek
Disbrow's release through a writ of
habeas corpus. Tbat Is a matter to
be decided later."
Tbe attendance was larger tban on
any day since the first. Mr. Smith
rested his case when several witnesses
for the prosecution bad been examined.
After a controversy about the admission
of the record of the proceedings
l?efore tbe Coroner, which bad beeu
tiled with Justice Foster. Attorney
Miles moved for tbe dismissal of the
prisoner from custody, ou the ground
that no evidence had been brought in
to connect him with tbe crime, if any
crime bad been committed.
Mr. Smith declared tbat be had
traced the three to the water's edge.
He wanted to know why Disbrow did
uot go on tbe stand and tell bis story
The District Attorney dared him to do
so. Taking up tbe statement* made by
Disbrow to different persons on the day
of the tragedy, Mr. Smith, shaking his
tist close to Disbrow. shouted that Disbrow
lied and be knew be lied.
Tbe Justice said that the evidence
pointed in otfb direction. While, perhaps.
he said, the evidence was not of
the .strongest character, there was no
doubt tbat there had been some
crooked work somewhere, and thpre remained
much to be explained that
should be explained aud should bo
submitted to tbe Grand Jury. Therefore
lie committed the prisoner.
After the formal papers bad been
drawn Sheriff Wells took Disbrow
back to tbe jail in Riverbead. to remain
until tbe fall term of court.
MORGAN'S OFFER CONFIRMED.
Admiralty Can Control British Ship* la
Combine For Flftr Vein.
In the House of Commons the Parliamentary
Secretary to the Admiralty.
II. C. Aroold-Forster. replying to Will
iam Itedmond, the Irish lender, con
tirmed the report that J. Pierpont Morgan
had offered to place all the British
ships in the new combine at the dis
pnsal of the Admiralty fur the next
tlfty years, on certain terms.
He added that the offer could only he
dealt with iu relation to British shippine
generally aud the Atlantic trade
position, which was being wry carefully
considered by the Government.
DEVASTATION BY SAND STORM.
Reclaimed Desert Swept Clear end !,000,000
Damage Done.
San Francisco. Cal.?For three days
a sand storm raged In the Indo Valley
in the Colorado Desert, aud an artificial
oasis of 'JUO acres, made by diggiug
artesian wells, has beeu swept
clear of vegetation, the loss being $1.
000.000.
The desert had been planted iu melon*.
and 300 carloads of melons. worth
$113)0 a car. tver?* almost n.-ady for
shipment when the storm broke. During
its progress the thermometer registered
l-?> degrees in the shade.
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A Hot Town In IlllnoU.
The mercury reached 105 degrees at
Metropolis. 111.
BqhI* Still Hold* Manchuria.
In eontradictlou of the reeent rvport
that Kussia already had practically
evacuated Manchuria, au official dispatch
Just received iu St. Petersburg
from Kharbiu says the evacuatiou lias
uot even begun.
Chief of Police Kk*|w< Conviction.
At Minneapolis. Minn.. thi> jury in
rlit* case of Superintendent of Police
Frederick W. Auies. charge*I with accepting
'? after being our eighteen
hours, returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Five Drowned in a Day.
Two men were drewnod at Ronton
Harbor. Mich., making a total of five
lives lost there in this way in twentyfour
hours. Itobert Wilson, of Detroit,
was drowned in the St. Joseph ltiver
while trying to swim. Ward Iviser.
aged seventeen, of South Ueiid. Ind..
was seized with heart failure while
bathing in Lake Michigan. and
drowued before help could reach hltu.
Cholera Spreading In Manchuria.
The cholera is spreading in Manchuria
and the mortality rate is very
great.
ROOSEVELT GETS HOME;
Ml Oyster Bay Greets Him in a(
Furious Rain Storm
He Will Attend to Important Matter*
Oaly While oa Hit Vacation?"Whlto
Boom" la Ike Village.
Oyster Bay. L. I.?Oyster Bey. popu* ,
latlon 300U. is now to all Intents and
purposes the capital of tiie United
States. President Roosevelt, attended
by Secretary Curtelyou, a retinue of
stenographers and messengers, and
surrounded by Secret Service men and
New York City detectives, arrived here
Saturday afternoon on a special train
from Long Island City. A furious rain
wo u f*% 111 n it ?t f Ha Hma
When the President arrived here at
5.10 p. m. every whistle in the village,
through a pre-arranged signal, was set
going, and the old friends and Associates
of the President gathered on the
platform to extend their greetings.
At night the President dined with
bis family and the youngsters let off
tome fireworks on the lawn.
The grounds at Sagamore Hill are
picketed with Secret Service agents, a
special wire has been strung ami a
force of operators will be at the house
ail summer.
President Roonevelt particularly desires
to avoid during the next six weeks
the visits of politicians who want,itavors
and office seekers who want }obs.
Now that the seat of government is
shifted to Oyster Bay persons who disregard
his wish and come here win
find the President's executive force in
hired offices In the village, and the
President tfcree miles away at bis Sagamore
Hill home. They will also tind
that Secretary Cortelyou will politely
but drmly Inform them the best way
to get the favor of the President Is to
Keep away rrorn sapnmore mul me
President will, of coursc. see those who
have vital Interests at stake, but so far
as Job hunters and their friends are
concerned, the President wants what
he calls "a rest* His Idea of rest is
different from that of most people. He
has confided to bis friends that he intends
to ride. walk. row. sail, swim
and chop trees.
The temporary White House in
Washington, on Lafayette Square, will
be kept open for strictly routine buslness.
Mr. Barnes, who has Major Pruden's
old place of Assistant Secretary,
will be in charge, with a force of
clerks.. Colonel Montgomery will pre*
side in the telegraph room, as be ha#
done at the White House for many
years. There will be close telegraph
and telephone communication here and :
the Executive offices in Oyster Bay.
It is the President's intention to
spend an hour or two hours each morning
at the office here, where Secretary |
Cortelyou will l>e in charge, assisted
by Secretary Loeb. Sir. Cortelyou has
taken a bouse In Hempstead, and will
come to Oyster Bay each day. Mr.
Loeb will live in Oyster Bay. where he
has rented a house. There is always a
certain amount of business, even when
there Is no crisis on band, which the
President must transact. Commission!
are always to be signed, vacancies are
always to be filled, and correspondent
cannot be neglected. While It Is mie
that not one out of 200 letters sent tbc
President of tlie United States ever
reaches the President, still there aro
letters he must see.
The work of most Importance, aside
from public matters, that must be done
done at the Executive offices In Oyster
Bay. will be the arrangement of the
complicated schedules of President
Roosevelt's trip east and west
DAMAGE CAUSED BY CLOUDBURST.
Muj Town la Westarn New York Swept
bv a Flare* Stonn.
Buffalo. N. Y.?A terrific cloudburst
and windstorm swept over Western
New York. Ulvers and creeks rose rapIdly.
overflowing their hanks and
sweeping away houses and barns and
live stock. The loss will aggregate
more than $1,000,000. Telegraph and
telephone wires were down, and communication
with small towns in Wyoming,
Niagara and Cattaraugus couutles
was difficult to establish. This city
was not in the path of the storm.
A dispatch from Arcade said
fiood at that place claimed one vK :. j
and did many tliousauds dollars' damage
to property. Minnie Loper. who
kept a bakery on the bauk of th
creek, was drowned by the overflowing
of the creek.
Then* were many narrow es. . i
At Yorkshire, two miles below An ..
the approaches to the bridge were
washed away, but the bridge Is standing.
Miles of roadway are so gullied
or buried in debris that they will have
to Ih> rebuilt. At Sandusky, a few I
miles from Arcade, two houses were
washed away. From everywhere
came report* of live stork killed. The
loss to individuals will lie very great
and the Iocs to the town from the de- i
struct ion of bridges aud railbeds will J
also he higlj.
Almost every bridge over Greeks In
Niagara and Allegheny counties aud I
iu the southern part of Wyomiug j
County were washed away. It Is esti- I
mated that the damage iu Tike, which >
was under four feet of water, and In j
the immediate vicinity will ambunt'fo
$?><>.<>00. Much stork was killed.
The heavy rains for the past few '
days swelled Touawanda Creek to a
degree never before known, even in
the worst spring freshets. A torrential
downpour made the situation perilous !
for persons living near the river. The i
flood came over the banks of the !
creek, which ar?v?fjy feet high. Hundreds
of acres of {prm lands were under
water and the damage is very
great.
Sailboat Ctpilud. Three Lost.
Three boys. Tony Ilenkel. Oscar Ros.
enberg. au?l one whotse name in nor I
known, were drowned in the middle .
channel of the St. Clain flat*, near
Detroit. Mich., by the capsizing of a
sailboat.
t
Aeronaut l>aili?d to Dnth.
An aeronaut named Hallbrook. front j
St. Louis. was instantly killed at ,
Mount Vernou. III. He made a balloon ,
as<-eusion and rile parachute failed to i
work. He fell loo feet and was da>ivd !
to death.
?
S port Ins Brevities.
The Washington Athletic Association, '
of Newark. X. J., has organized a cycling
team.
"tlus" Rublin knocked out "Tom" |
Sharkey in the eleventh round at tli? t
National Sporting Clubt Loudon, England.
Automobile racing will be one of the i
nf thr? N'l'W York Stfltf I
Fair (o be held at Syracuse beginning j
September 8.
, The Uncle Snm. owned by Francii
II. U'kks of New York City, won the
first of '.he international suecial cioai
races at KleL
^
IINOR EVENTSDF THEWE?(
WASHINGTON ITK^TS.
Secretary Moody will reduce the
naval force in the Philippine*. Some
of the warship* will he brought home
and a reorganization of the Asiatic
squadron will l?e made.
The War Department censured Lieutenant
Arnold. Fourth Cavalry, for
failing to prevent cruelty to Filipinos
by his men. hut acqulted hlmf of direct
complicity in such practices.,
The Presldcut Issued an order forbidding
persona in the classified Civil
Service to use outside Influence In securing
promotion.
This Government received and will
grant a request from China to use Ita
good office* with the Power^to secure
tile evacuation of Tien-Tain.
OCK AOOPTKD ISLAJTM.
The Gardener lD?juiry at Manila was
cloned. Major Gardener refusing to
produce any evidence In support of Ida
charges of cruelty against American
diers.
The-Sultan of Bacolo-Miadanao, P.
L sent#an Insultingly worded letter to
the commander of the American expedition
to Lake Lanao. in Mindanao, in
which he threatened to begin offensive
operations In August. The Sultan waa
strengthening his position.
DOMESTIC.
Another suit was brought against the
United States Steel Corporation to prevent
the conversion of the preferred
stock.
Jumping from, the Brooklyn Bridge,
an unidentified man committed suicide.
Financial difficulties were believed
to be responsible for the suicide of
Colonel G. D. Felton, Deputy Quartermaster-General
of the New Jlersey Na
clonal Guard.
Chicago financiers believed that the
Standard Oil Company was back of a
movement to effect a consolidation of
the big packing interest* on lines similar
to the Northern Securities Company.
President John MUchell of the United
Mine Workers failed in a final appeal
to the heads of the Coal Tnut to '
end the strike by arbitration.
Two young men. Walter Arnold and
an unknown companion, were drowned
while swimming In the Maumee River,
neac Toledo, Ohio.
The town of White Horse, an old
Indian trading post in Woods County.
Okla.. was destroyed by tire; loss,
$100,000. A. E. Phillips, u fawner, was
fatally burned.
A farmer* named Gwyues. living on
the Stappey plantation u*;ar Americus.
Ga.. killed a negro farmuand. dangerously
wounded a negro woman and
was himself shot twice as the result of
an altercation with the negro.
On his fourth trial for the murder of
Owen Rose. John Fitrr. at Huntingdon.
W. Va.. escaped conviction by the Jury
disagreeing.
Anthracite coal operators qpde their
first move toward resuming by inviting
old employes of one mine to apply &>r
work.
The complaint in the Colorado court*
I against the Smelting Trust was postponed
until fall.
H?a\? rains In Southern Minnesota
and South Dakota did great damage to
crops and property.
The engineer and fireman of an excursion
train were killed at Elk RapIds.
Mich., in a collision.
Two horses valued ut $?000. and
owned by Dr. George P. Ffcmch. of
Rochester. N. Y.. were fcUlcq) by lightning.
Ten-year-old Susie Frazier. of Paducab,
Ky.. charged in court with killing
her uncle by shooting, claimed justidcatlon
because he was 1 testing her
aunt . i
Rather than return to New York
City on extradition proceedings. William
M. Hahn went tu Jail at Mansfield.
Ohio, for au indefinite time.
rosciQX.
I King Edward's r^-overy was assure*!
! and 1: was said the coronation would
i occur between August II and 13.
I Mr. Chamber lain severely cut his
scalp iu a cab accident lu Loudon, being
thrown forward and his forehead
breaking the glass in the window.
The Madrid express was derailed,
i owing to some unknown cause, near
| (iuarda. Portugal. Nearly all the cam
[ were wrecked, si^ |>er*ons were killed
I and twenty-seven were injucut
I The season in London way expected
:o tinlsh brilliantly, owing totae King's
1 recovery.
Busiuess of the London Slock Ext-hauge
was not exi?ected torenive uulil
September.
j Berlin's watchful jw'dce authorities
issued a warniug against ieed drinks iu
summer weather a.s being iujuriuus to
health.
The olHclal trials at Chri.stlania. Norway.
of Admiral Boerrasen'n torpedosteering
apparatus, gave excellent results.
Beginning next Septen>l>er ijveekly
express train will leave Mof^w for
Port Arthur.
Twenty-nine "rusticated" cadets of
tin* Royal Military Academy, at Sandhurst.
England, left that institution
iimti-stin? that theV l:ad Uot con
nec-ted with the reeent luivnilfery tires tt
ut the college. K
The Germau Government dtcided to fl
start a system of motor cars in Ger- I
man East Africa, supplementing the fi
untin railway. j?
Irish-American prisoners <rf war will ?
lie released the same an their* Boer fel- I
low-tightens. a
Paris doctors declared war on ab- 9
sinthe. a?
It was estimated that the. <Wflcit in n
rlit- Geptian budget tor llXlF-2 will H
amount to 40.(X*mmi uarks. H
M. Beau. the French Minferer at Pe- 5j
kiu. uas appointed Governor of Indo- H
Australia will not l>e a par;ty to the |fl
Brussels sugar convention. H
Geruiauy's exports to the United H
<tntes for the year ending June .'l<> to- ml
tailed .SM1.71J.imU. an incrvase of $1.- en
S?7.over l!)Ml.
Terriue I'Winrai sunn* >?>|h
parts <>f < tortus uy. Four ihtsous wore B
killed l?v HuhtiiUitf st <'lessen. I'russla. H
stnl various fatalities occurred else
Lloyd Crlncuiu. I'nitoil States Minis?.r
to Persia. stnl Mrs. (Iriscom re. H
turned r<? Teheran alter a l?K*)-uiile EB
ride undertaken in behalf of American H
commerce lit Persia.
Two steamers built for the Internationnl
Steamsblp (Company, of Mobile, gfl
Ala., were launched ?t Arcudai. Nor- M
way. MB
Three hundred Americana were pres. wO
rut at the dedication of a Mormon tern* 10
pie iu Copenhagen, Denmark. SB