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State B ESTABLISHED IN IS WILL GET EVEN The Wounded Religious Fanatic] Swear Vengeance on Officers HE PLANS REVENGE On Police of Kansas City, Who Shoi | Him in Street Rott?A Pitablo Story of Fanaticism and Supersti tion Told by One of the Dupes of ] the Holly Rollers. Kansas City, Dec. 11.?"I am not soing to die. I am going to get well and live to kill a few more r;olice men." That Is the assertion of Louis Pratt, self-styled "Adam God," the religious fanatic, who is lying in the .general hospital, seriously wounded in a battle between his followers an t the police Tuesday night. As a result of the fight Pratt's 13-year-old daughter, Lula. and Policeman Alber O. Dalbow are dead and two other policemen are in a ?critical condition. James Sharp, known! as "Elijah ' II," and who was the real leader of the little band of religious enthusi- j asts, is still at large. Shortly after the shooting Tues day he walked into a saloon, laid ?down his revolver with the remar<, ?'I am satisfied; I give up." As there was no policeman present and no one seemed inclined to take him into custody, Sharp waited a moment, then picked up the weapon, reloaded it and walked out. He has not been seen since. Airs. Pratt, with two of her young daughters, spent Tuesday night in the matron's room at police head ?quarters, but Mrs. Sharp, who fireu two of the shots that struck Police man Michael Mullane, was confined in the city jail. "I've been in trouble before," said "Mrs. Pratt, and If I can be killed for righteousness sake I shall bej eternally happy." . ? Mrs. Pratt bemoaned the death of | "her other daughter, Lula, aged 13, Tvbo was shot during the second stage of Tuesday's battle when the woman and her children pulled off in a rowboat in the Mississippi river and attempted to escape. ' At the hospital it was said that Patrolman Mullane had small chance of recovery, but that Ser geant Patrick Clark's condition was slightly improved. A. J. Selsor, the hy-stander, who was hit by a stray "bullet, also is expected to get well. Mary Pratt, the little 11-year-old sister of the dead girl, displayed the same remarkable coolness shown by he:: leaders when questioned by the police. She did not cry when told of her sister's death. Mrs. Pratt, in a statement to the assistant prosecutor, told of the hand's work. "Mr. and Mrs. Sharp, our leaders," said Mrs. Pratt, "were "known to us as Adam and Eve and ?we believed their teachings; It was revealed to Mr. Sharp last summer that our meetings were not to be interfered with again. We armed ourselves. 'If the police attempt to arrest you, shoot,' our leader said. They cannot kill me. I'll live for ever.' The first I heard of the "trouble Tuesday was when Lulu and "Mary came running down to the boat and told me that the shooting was going on. "Then the officers came and want ed to take us away. I got my rifle down off the wall, told Lulu to get a gun, and we all got Into a skiff that was tied to the houseboat. I sat in the bow with my gun in m^ hand. I was not going to shoot un- j less I had to, because I had no chance to ask either Adam or Eve what to do. I'm sorry I did not re sist. I'm afraid I have lost my ternal life because I think Adam would have advised me to shoot. "Lulu got into the back of the skiff, which was covered, and Mary took the oars and we started across the river. The officers began shoot ing at the boat. We drifted up to the bank and when I saw blood o<> Lulu's ear I knew she was shot. Then Mary and I go out and hung on the side of the boat until thev captured us." Mrs. Melissa Sharp, a slender wo man of middle age, whose statement was taken by another officer, detailed the occurrences leading up to Tues day's fight and then told of the wanderings of the band. "I was born.in Mount Grove, Mo, 3 7 years ago. on a farm," said Mrs. Sharp. 'T married Sharp, a farme.-. twenty years ago and we went to Arkansas. Later, we went to Okla homa and took up a claim. We had no religion then. About six years ago my husband came home one night and said he did not think we wore living right. "He had had a revelation of the faith of God. We began to read the Bible and a week later I got the rev elation. Then we both repented for two weeks, weeping and mourning, not because we wanted to. but be cause we could not help it. We sold our farm and gave the money away to people who needed it, and start ed on the march. Since then we have traveled through Oklahoma, Kansas. Mis souri and Illinois. Then we went north to Minnesota, and last summe we spent in Canada, in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. We lived on gifts made by converts and by small sums offered us. One man who found the oute 69. TEDDY FROTHS 52? ? ROOSEVELT THREATENS TO SUE THE NEWSPAPERS. He Says "If They Can be Reached For Criminal Libel, I will Try m Have Them Reached.'' Washington, Dec, 10.?"If they can be reached for criminal ?be!. I shall (try to have them reached" said President Roosevelt In speaking this afternoon about "those Ameri cans who have been guilty of infa mous falsehood concerning the ac quisition of the property and th: construction of the Panama Canal itself." It was to the committee of one hundred of the Lakes-to-the-Go.f | Deep Waterway Association, headed by Governor Deneen, of Illinois, who were received by the President in the East room of the White Hous?, that he made this declaration. Governor Deneen had presented a copy of resolutions adopted by the Association, and made a few remarks to which the President replied as fellows': "I have felt, as the Governor has well put it, that no more Important service could be rendered to this country than the building of <.~e Panama Canal between the Atlantic and the Pacific, and one thing I am proud of in connection with the building of that canal is that there has not been legitimate cause for the breath of scandal connected with any feature of +.he proceeding. We have cause to be ashamed of only one set of Americans who have been guilty of infamous falsehood con cerning the acquisition of the prop erty and thte construction of the canal Itself: If they can be reached for criminal libel, I shall try to have them reached. If not, at any rate all the facts-we know or ever have known are at the disposal of e&ph and every one of you here, and ot any one in Congress or of all Con gress if they wish to see them. "Next only in Importance from physical standpoint to building the Panama Canal comes the question of ] developing the use of our own water- | ways. That must be done by the policy of irrigation at the headwa ters up in the arid regions; and where you come from, gentlemen, ii is to be done by making our coast take a big loop in from the Gulf ?. Mexico to the Great Lakes, and we wili see that the work is done; and no work could have been dbne from beginning to end more honestly] or more efficiently." light, sold all his property and put $7,000 in. We kept all the money in a common fund. 'About last/ August, when we came back from Canada, we built a house boat and started down the Missouri from a place in Montana near White Earth. "We floated down the'river, stop ping and preaching at towns and sometimes camping in the woods In many places we have been perse cuted by the officers, who wanted to take our children away and make them go to school. "We have been going armed for many months and have practiced shooting. None of the children can read or write. We teach them, but we teach them righteousness. Paul says the wisdom of this world is foolishness. Christ chose his disci ples from ignorant people. Chris: did not go to school. My husbaid and I can read and write. That Is enough to teach the Bible." TWO MORE VICTIMS. A Fanatic and a Brave Policeman Dies From Wounds. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 11.?Two more names were Thursday added to the list of dead as a result of Tues day's battle between religious fanat ics and the police here, the total number now being four. Shortly before noon today Louis Pratt, 45 years old, the foremost disciple of James Sharp, died at the General hospital and an hour lattr* I Michael Mullane, a policeman, suc cumbed to his wounds at St. Joesph's hospital. Policeman Albert O. Da; bow and Lula Pratt died immediate'y after being shot Tuesday. Mullane suffered himself to be mortally wounded because he would not shoot a woman. According to witnesses he dodged behind a wagon when Mrs. Sharp attacked him wiui a revolver and, though she contin ued, firing, he made no resistance, though armed. "Boys, I could have killed the woman, but I would not," he claim ed as he sank to the pavement pierced by four bullets. DEATH BY TRAIN. Loses His Life Soon After Leaving the Court Room. Cuthbcrt, Ga., < Dec. 10.?Mr. James Chesire, a well known citi zen of this country residing near Fountain Bridge, was run over by the Cenrtal of Georgia pas.-nger train. No. o, yesterday afternoon, at the Bell's pond crossing, one-half mile north of the depot, and died 8 few hours later. Mr. Chesire had been to Cuthbert, where he was serving as a juror on the Randolph superior court and was on his wa* j home when the accident occurred.* ' ORANGEBUB FIEND PUT TO DEATH DRAGGED SICK YOUNG LADY FROM HER BED After Shooting Several Times in Her Room?Trailed by Dogs and Caught and Was Lost. Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 12.?Parties who earne r here last night from Statenyille, In Echols county, brought some rather meager detail of the exciting experience which the family of Mr. Fisher Belote had an the hands of a negro desperado who ran amuck during the previous night and bolted into tne house where the members of the family were sleep ing. The negro was evidently one who had had some trouble with Mr. Be lote and, after becoming drunk at a negro frolic, later went to the white man's home for trouble. The negro first broke open the door of his home and rushed into the room where the wife and sick daughter were sleeping, exclaiming: "I want old Fisher Belote," and firing three shots from his revolver into the roof. Mrs. Belote, who kept her nerve remarkably well, told the negro that Mr.' Belote was not ?a the room. The negro then stumbled to the bed where the sick daughter was lying,, catching her by the foot and saying: "Here he is," and at the same time firing two shots into the bead of the bed. By that time, Mrs. Belote had gotton out of the bed and secured the rifle and was calling her. hus band from- the adjoining room to come and shoot the negro. A young er son, Harper, in the meantime, ran in with his little single-barrel gun and fired once at the negro, but In his excitement the shot went wild, crashing through a bureau mirror. The negro then left the place and fled from the scene. Messengers were sent to the con vict camps at Tarver for the track dogs and they were put on his track, following the negro for manj* miles. He was trailed along the Georgia Southern road toward Valdosta, but disappeared in Grand bay, where the pursuers follewed him. They were close upon his heels when they entered the bay. After several hours in there, the pursuers came out without the negro. They stated, however, that he would not make any more midnight raids. They did not say so, but it is the general belief that the negro either resisted arrest and was killed, or ho was given a speedy courtmartial and received the verdict of death. The affair happened in a section that does not believe much in bur dening court dockets with such cas es when the right man can hi caught. " WORK OF WHITE FIENDS. Cowardly and Brutal Assault on the Gibson Family. Cartersville. Ga., Dec. lie.?On the charge of being implicated with two other men in firing on the Gibson family near Cajtersvllle, resulting In the wounding of Mrs. Gibson and attempting an assault on her and pillaging the house. Tom Collier, a young man has been Jailed here. The officers also have -warrants for Bud Lanham and Steve Heath, and are making efforts to locate them. Lanham, Heath and ? Collier left after midnight after imbibing freely of whiskey and near-beer and terrorizing the county wherever thev went. They Bhot the house full of hol.-s after breaking down the doors and forcing an entrance. The husband was forced at the point of a pistil to sit aside while the house was be ing robbed and the women assaulted. Lanham, at the poinst of a pistol, dragged Lizzie Hardy, a sister of Mrs. Lizzie Gibson, 16 years of age, by the hair of her head from the house into the bushes away from the house and criminally assaulted her. The other men attempted to assault Mrs. Gibson. v PIERCED HIS BRAIN. Young Lad Meets With a Very Pe culiar Death. Mobile, Ala., Dec. 10..?Clarence M. Benson, aged 13, son of Robert Benson, an electrical engineer, was killed here today in a peculiar man ner while playing with a number of companions in the Barton academy yard. Several of the boys were throwing a stick in the air, that had a sharp n paper file stuck In the end, and in some manner the point struck young Benson on the head, and pen etrated his brain, causing death. The school authorities are unable to locate the boy who threw the sti*;k into the air. She Knows How. St. Louis, Dec. 11.?James Sharp, the leader of the onslought against the police has not yet bpen captur ed. Mrs. Pratt who, with her four children, is being held at police head quarters, now states she knows Sharp was a false prophet and wishes she had remained in "the good old Baptist church." Mrs. Pratt's hus band was killed in the row. * O, S. C TUESDAY, DE< bmii mm ?? Big Explosions of Dynamite in Panama Canal Cut Ten Laborers Are Killed and Fifty Are Wounded by the Premature Explosion of a Giant Blast of Dynamite, Which Set Off Twenty Tons Stored Near by. Colon, Dec. 12.?A giant blast of dynamite, already prepared for fir ing, was prematurely exploded in the workings at Bas Obispo today. Ten men were killed and fifty injured. It may be that others have beea killed, for debris is piled up In all. directions. Bas Obispo cut is' about thirty miles from Colon, and the shock of the explosion was distinctly felt here, as In addition to that in the blast twenty-two tons of dynamite was exploded. All the killed were Spaniards except two, who were Americans. Numerous reports are current as to the cause of the accident, but. the official version from Culebra, which gives an estimate of ten killed and fifty wounded, states that during the loading of the last hole of the blast the dynamite in this cutting was discharged and the re maining twenty-two tones were ex ploded by concussion. The" holes had not been connect ed electrically as the discharge of the blast was set for 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The last hole was being loaded under the supervision of one of the most efficient powder men in the employe of the commis sion. Relief trains were sent to the scene of the disaster and one which returned here several hours later brought back the report that 45 of the injured had been sent to Ancon hospital. The officials on the train stated that eleven dead had been found, while many others in the gang of a hundred and twenty two who were employed In the cut were missing. It was also reported by the train men that the explosion was due to a passing steam shovel, which hook ed the wire leading to the Immense charge of dynamite. Whether or not this was the cause of the accident, a steam shovel and crew which hap pened to be on the scene were prac tically burled under the mass ot rocks and earth thrown up. Gangs were soon searching for the dead and assisting the wounded. Electric lights were sent up, and to night steam shovels were at work removing the tons upon tons of de bris. Many of the men have been Beriously injured, some. of them probably fatally. Tradition has it that the Panama Railroad coBt one human life for every tie, and with accidents, insurrections and disease ?the construction of the canal has not gone along without exacting its toll. There have been a number of ac cidents in the last two years, chief among which was the premature ex plosion of dynamite at Pedro Miguel in June, 1907, which resulted In the jleath of seven men and the injury of a hundred. ? CHOKED TO DEATH. Man Falls Over Dash Board and Is Killed. Spartanburg, S. O, Dec. 10.?Lu ther Thompson, aged 85 years, a well known young farmer of the In man section of the county, was found dead In his buggy by members of his famly. He had fallen forward, his head hanging over the dash board and it is believed that he was strangled to death. From what can be learned It ap pears that Thompson went to a still in North Carolina on Monday, ne turning to his home late Monday night he drove Into his lot to put up his horse and buggy and being in an alleged intoxicated condition, he fell forward and his head caught over the dash board and before he could extricate himself, he strangeld to death. * GETS THIRTY YEARS. A Prominent Man Must Puy Penalty for Crime. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 10.?Accord ing to a ruling just made by the su preme court finding no error in the trial below, Lute Banner, former member of the State legislature, postmaster of his town, international revenue officer of Wantauga county must serve a sentence of thirty years in the penitentiary for the murder of Ambrose Cline. A plea of insan ity was set up, but the supreme court declares there was no evidence of insanity produced, and Banner was lucky in escaping the gallows. ? Took Porter at His Word. Baton Rouge, La., Den. 12.? Four men from the country who had never before riddsn on a train, leap ed from a train traveling thirty mile> an hour near here today. Asked why they jumped, they said because the porter called out "All off for Baton Rouge." They were not seri ously injured. * MEMBER 15, 1908. TEDDY USURP POWER HAD NO RIGHT TO TEAR DOWN BUILDING. Col. Brownwell Claims He Cited Fact of Lack of Authority, Roosevelt Giving Direct Order, Anyhow. Washington, Dec. 11.?Attention was called today to the fact that the utterances of the President in re gard to the action of Congress in limiting the use of the secret service force is not the only action of the executive that is considered by mem bers as objectionable. It became, known today that the sub-committee of the committee on appropriations, having in charge the preparation of the legislative, execu tive and judicial appropriation bill, has been Investigating the raising of the old Pennsylvania station that was located on the Mall until the President had it torn down. That the committee failed to ex punge Its inquiries about this action from the printed hearings is taken to Indicate the temper of that com mittee toward the executive. When Col. Bromwell, military aide to the President, and superintendent of public buildings and grounds, ap peared before the committee Reprc sentatlveBurleson, of Texas, asked him if he had not requested an ap propriation last year for a watch man for the old depot. "I think so," replied Col Brom well, "but I have not had any oc cation to use it, because I have torn down the railroad station." "What? Torn down the railroad station!" exclaimed the Texas mem ber. Col. Bromwell explained that he tore down the building on the writ ten order from the President of the United States. 'Do you know of any law on the statute books that authorizes any executive officer to sell any of the property of the United States of that character, real estate?" inquir ed Chairman Tawney, of Minnesota "No, sir," replied the President's aide. "1 called the attention of the higher authorities to that fact, and I received the order to tear the building down." Replying further to the chairman Col. Bromwell said that he knew of no immediate necessity for its re moval. The committee also went into an examination of the government of ficials to ascertain what right the commission on country life appoint ed by the President, had to use the franking privilege, as it claimed was being done. Members of the com mittee referred to the qbmmision as "one created without authority of law." * BRYAN WAS ARRESTED. His Hunting Party Had Killed Too Many Ducks. Galveston, Texas, Dec. 10.?Wil liam Jennings Bryan fell into the hands of a game warden yesterday, when he and three other hunters were arrested at Lake Surprise, the famouns game preserve of Banker Moody, of Galveston, In Chambers county. Bryan, Moody and two friends were charged with having violated the State game law by killing more than 25 fowls each. The law limits the number of ducks to be killed by one person 25 in 24 hours. More than 150 dead ducks testi fied to the work of the four men up to the time the game warden ap peared. Then it was sworn that Bryan had really killed but a few canvas backs. Moody and the other two Nlmrods pleaded guilty and ac cepted the penalty, the line being $25 each. . * SUDDENLY STRICKEN. Was Prominent In This State Dur ing Reconstruction. Washington, Dec. 10.?H. G. Worthington, a former representa tive from Nevada, was stricken with paralysis in the house of represen tatives today. Mr. Worthington, who is a resident of Washington, was removed to his home, and phy sicians called. This is his second stroke. Mr. Worthington, it is sai.l, is the only surviving pallbearer of Abraham Lincoln. Worthington was a prominent politician in South Carolina during the days of Recon struction. Among other offices he held the Collectorship at Charleston, ton. ? REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY. Gigantic Lumber Trust Will Soon Be a Realty. Duluth, Minn., Dec. 10.?Edward Hines, of Chicago: William O'Brinc, of St. Paul, and W. H. Cook. o? Duluth, are engaged in a serips of conferences, looking to a deal lo bringing lumber interests and hold ings of the Northwest and West under the gigantic combination. Th ? St. Paul and Duluth men are pin.> kings of the West and Northwest and Hines represents himself and the Weirhauser interests. The re*>l struggle will come tomorrow. Cook is opposing the plan, but probably will be overruled. * GRAND LODGE CLOSE THE MASONS ELECT OFFICERS AND ADJOURN, After a Very Pleasant and Har monious Session of Several Days in Charleston. The Grand Lodge of Masons of South Carolina, which met in Charleston on Tuesday, closed its one hundred and thirty-second annual communication at 1 o'clock Thurs day afternoon, after a very harmo nious session in which much impor tant routine business was transacted and some very interesting points of concern to the craft discussed. At noon Thursday the annual elec tion of officers was held, the follow ing being chosen, practically no changes being made from the roster of last year. Grand Master, J. L. Michle, Dar ?lington. Deputy Grand Master, James R. Johnson, Charleston. Senior Grand Warden, George S. I Mower, Newberry. Junior Grand Warden. George T Bryant, Greenville. Grand Treasurer, Zimmerman Da vIb, Charleston. Grand Secretary, J. T. Barrou. Columbia. Grand Chaplain, W,. P. Smith, Spartanburg. Senior Grand Deacons, J. P. Duck ett, Anderson, and J. F. Kjnney, Bennett8ville. Junior Grand Deacons, W. J. Rog ers, Darlington, and J. W. Roberts, Greenville. Gyand Steward, A. L. Barton. Charleston, and 0. F. Hart, Colum bia. Grand Marshall, John Kennerle Cokesbury. Grand Pursuivant, Van Smith, Newberry. Grand Tyler, W. A. Wlnkler, Charleston. The Grand Master appofnted the following district deputy grand mas ters: William G, Mazyck, Charleston, First District. S. H. Rogers, Beaufort, Second District. Ryan A. Gyles, Blackville, Third District. Wm. A. Giles, Granittville, Fourth District. B. E. Nicholson, Edgefleld, Fifth District. R. A. Cooper, Laurens,-Sixth Dis trict. J. C. Watkins, Anderson Seventh District. O. R. Doyle, Eighth District. A. S. Rowell, Piedmont, Ninth District. B. B. Bishop, Iriman, Tenth Dis trict. George Y. Hunter, Prosperity. Eleventh District. E. C. Secrest, Lancaster, Twelfth District. Joseph Lundsay, Chester, Thh teenth District. G. L. Ricker, Sumter, Fourteenth District. R. K. Wallace. Kingstree, Fif teenth District. W. E. Jones, Darlington, Sixteenth District. John C. Sellers, Sellers, Seven teenth District. William L. Glaze, Orangeburg, Eighteenth District. The Grand Lodge being called from the third to the first degree, the newly elected and appointed of ficers were Installed in full and ancient form, and received the pre scribed salutes of their brethren, after which the Grand Lodge re turned to the third degree for final work of the session. At the session Wednesday night a beautiful memorial tribute to the late Past Gran? Master, John R. Bellinger, whose death had occurred since the meeting of the Grand Lodge last year, was read by Past Grand Master R. F. Divver, from the com mittee appointed by the Grand Master to prepare an address. The report on the Masonic Or phan Home fund was made by Depu ty Grand Master James R. Johnson, showing an addition of nearly eleven thousand dollars to the fund dur ing the past year. The.total now in hand for the establishment of this Institution is nearly $24.00^ which has been collected within the past three years. No recommenda tion was made as to the beginning of the home, hut it is generally understood that nothing will be done until the fund has grown to $50, 000, which, at its present rate of progress should he in the next two years. At the Thursday morning session reports of committees were submit ted and disposed of. Some unus ually interesting and illuminating discussions of Masonic jurisprudence were made, and some points of in terest to the craft in the work of the lodge were determined. Tt was decided to impose a penalty of 10 per cent on all subordinate lodges that hereafter fail to make returns and remittances to the Grand Secretary by November 15. It was resolved to hold the next meeting of the Grand Lodge m Charleston on the second Tuesday i.-i December, 1909. The Grand Lodge was then closed In ample form jn the third degree in Masonry. * Deadly Hot Slipper. Cartersville, Ca.. Dec. 10.?Hamp Harris was shot and instantly killed by Walt Boozer at a negro dance Wednesday night, near Stilesboro. Both are negroes. ? $1.50 PEE ANNUM. MAD WITH TEDDY Committee Will Consider Roose velt's Criticism of ACTION OF CONGRESS Statements in the Annual Message Relating to the Secret Serviec will Receive Careful Attention and the Committee will Recommend What Course to Pursue. Washington, Dec. 11.?The indig nation of the members of the Hou?e of Representatives over the para graph of the President's annual message relating to the secret ser-. vice found expression today in a res olution offered by Mr. Perkins, Re publican, of New York, providing for the appointment of a committee of five to consider the subject and re port what action should be taken In connection with the matter. The resolution was as follows: "Whereas, there was contained in the sundry civil appropriation bill, which passed Congress at its last session and became a law, a provis ion in reference to the employment of secret service in the treasury de partment; and, "Whereas, in the message of the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress Is was stated in reference to that provision, 'it is not too much to say that this amendment has been of benefit only, and could be of benefit only to the criminal classes,' and it was further stated the 'chief argument in favor of the provision was that the Con gressmen did not themselves wish to be investigated by secret service men,' and it was further stated, 'but If this is not considered desir able a special exception could be made in the law, prohibiting the use of the secret service force in in vestigating members of Congress. It would be far better to do this than to do what actually was done, and strive to prevent or at least to hamp er effective action against criminals by the executive branch of the gov ernment.' Now, therefore, be it 'Resolved, That a committee of the President, and report to the House be appointed by the Speaker to consider the statements contain ed in the message of the President and report to the House what actioD, if any should be taken In reference ? thereto." ? BAD MAN WITH A GUN. Saloon Keeper Shoots and Kills Three Negroes. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 11.?After a brief argument with a crowd of negroes engaged In a game of bil liards at a -aloon on Desota street near Beale, shortly after midnight this morning, William Latura, a white saloon keeper of this city, shot and killed three of the negroes and wounded four others, one mor tally and the others seriously. One of those wounded is a woman. According to statements of by standers the negroes were grouped about the table when Latura enter ed the saloon. As he appeared a ifew heated words passed and in the next instant Latura had drawn his revolver and begun firing. Bach of his bullets took effect with the result as stated. Latura, who it is said had been drinking, was taken into custody after the shooting. ? DROWNED IN POTOMAC. Young Men Go to Death in Trying to Shoot the Rapids. Washington, Dec. 6.?Joseph H. Panter, aged 30, a boaanist in the National museum, and his compan ion, Robert Wallace, aged 16, were drowned today whiie trying to shoot the rapids at Stubblefleld falls, in the Potomac river, about 10 mile3 north of the city. The bodies have not been recovered. The young men were on a fishing trip in a small canoe, which over turned in midstream with them, due to striking a rock. Both were resi dents of this city. PULLED FROM BURNING HOUSE. Mother Passes Children Through Window to Safety. New York, Dec. 10.?Ten persons were dragged to safety from a burn ing tenement in Williamsburg last night. Mrs. Mary Kilcoine, after being awakened, called for help and when two policemen responde', handed her two small children througii a window to safety. Her man Zcigler and his father, aged 85, and the old man's wife, aged SO, were overcome by smoke, but were resrucd, as were "the famil'' of Mitchel McDermott, who were carried to .safety after having been found unconscious. * Holly Rollers Dispursed. Sandusky, Ohio, Dec. 10.?Tho Holly Roller organization at Berlvo. Heights, almost 200 strong, was or dered disbanded by Irate townspeo ple today, and the prganizers, Jacob Hoppinger and D. K. C. Deecken, of Buffalo, N. Y., were served wtfth notices to leave the community. *