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FORT MILL TIMES. VOL. XI. FORT MILL, S. C., WEDNESDAY, M AY *1,1902. NO. 9. KILLED IN OIL EXPLOSION Spectators of a Fire Near Pittsburg Are Overwhelmed, CAUSED BY A RAILROAD WRECK Scenes of Horri)!-, AVIicro Mnnv Died, and Suffering, Maddened Men Trod Down i the Weak? Houses Wrecked by Gob Mailt Igniting? Sltect of Flauto Doftcended on Hundreds of Onlookers. rittsburg, Pa.?Four distinct explo sions have wrought ruin in the Chartiers Valley. It was estimated twentyfive persons were dead nud between 100 and 150 were burned, many of whom would die. The lirst explosion occurred in the Sheridcn yards ol' the Pan Handle Itnilroad, about live miles from the Union Station In this city. Switchmen were shifting a train of cars, to which were attached two cars of reliued oil and one of naphtha. The Pan Handle Railroad Company has thirty-six tracks through Sheiideu and lms succeeded In keeping communication open. The property loss will amount to at least 9000,000. f As the cars were pushed along the (track the oil cars came together with <t crash, smashing thie couplings and (breaking a switch light. The oil tank was jarreu, anu on uoweil xlowu on the light. It ignited and made a trail to stlie tank. A liaise shot Into the air. and before the trainmen knew what had happened an explosion occurred, and In a flash the burning oil spurted Into the air. This occurred about 4.43 p. in. An Alarm was sent to Sherldenvllle and Mclvee's Hocks, and the local tire department responded. No water could be had. and the heat was so intense 110 one could get near enough to couple an engine to the other two cars amj haul them away. About 6.15 the second car of refined oil exploded, and by this time fully 1000 persons had gathered on the hillsides. The Pan Handle tracks He in u valley flunked by steep hills on each side. No one thought of any danger. The heat from the burning ears generated gas in the naphtha tank near by. It had a gas dome. Shortly after (*> o'clock the naphtha tank exploded. Tho dome shot Into the air and fell ou the hillside amid the jam of spectators. The .lank split In twaiu, and the naphtha. like flery rerpeuts, shot Into all 'directions, spraying the thousands of people, among whom were laborer women, children, and railroaders. Immediately there was u rush fo\ \ safety. Hundreds who were sprayed by burning oil tore their clothes off their bodies. Women and children screamed and men swore and ran hither and thither like wild men. People set tire to each other. Some crawled Into the dirt, others ran and fanned the flames with the wind. Dozens of naked men heat their bodies among the bushes seeking to relieve the pain, while others sand exhausted, never to rise again. The boat from the burning fluid which had spread over the valley separated the parties occupying each hillsi dm A similar scene was being enacted on both hillsides, while down th? VillU'V nnr>/? ..nmn ?" ? _ v,,..The burning oil trickled into a small ditch known as Cork's Hun. It floated past the village of Espleu uud Into tln> Ohio Iliver. At fhe edge u*' Esplen and the Pittsburg city limits a group of houses are situated nlong the hillside and on the level. A natural gas muin occupies a ditch. There was a leak in the gas muin. As the burning oil reached it, the gas main exploded, wrecking all the houses in the group and killing several people, maiming about twenty more. One building contained a large poolroom, where were congregated a dozen men, and all were killed or Injured. Thus, at two dlstlnl-t places, more than two miles apart, lives were lost kind help was needed. By this time the railroad company had organized relief crews among their Pittsburg yard men. Every physician in the city was telephoned to lend his aid. Special trains were made up to take the doctors down in groups. Ambulances were put aboard tlatcars and rushed down. Every hospital was ordered to get ready for an overflow, and rescue work was soon under way on u large scale. FRANCHISE TAX LAW VALID. It la Dccbrnl Conatltntlonul by Hubert Karl. Albany, N. Y.?One step in the legal light against the Ford franchise was ended when Hubert Earl, former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, aetiug as tvferee under appointment by Justice 1>. Cady Ilcrrk-k, tiled an opinion in the Third Judicial Department upholding in every point the constitutionality of the law. Should this opinion be con Arm d bv the appellaic c -r.rts 1*. v.*Ill add S-Ijhli.ism a year to ttio treasury of New aiiru I uy : 1 (I :ir,;r.u > <MP in bad: taxes', with s< ven per cent, interest. As corporation values increase with tlh> growth of the municipality the 11 ergresale of tiie tax also will he swelled. and it is estimated l>y experts ithat in five years, should the law lie upheld, the annual payments in the greater city will lie $<5,000,0(10. Judge Earl's opinion will lie fought nil the way to the United States Supreme Court by the corporation.-, ^'ho legal procedure will t:*ke about thvye years, and in the meantime the X:; traction companies, the cotisnlidai'. d gas and tiie electric light corporations Will refuse to pay the tax as assessed Ender the jfruuchlsc Jaw. IN HONOR 'OF McKINLEY The Cornerstone of Memorial College Laid bv President Roosevelt Institution '-VI11 Itn Devotcil to Studies Kmbrurlng Diplomacy, Arbitration, Civics and International Law. Washington, I"). C.?In tho presence of a large assemblage President Roosevelt lalil the cornerstone of the McKiuloy Memorial Ohio College of Goveruniont of tho American University, a few miles outside this city in the north western part of the District of Columbia. When completed the building will be devoted to studies In diplomacy, muni ipal government, arbitration, civics and international law. The ceremonies began with a hymn written for the occasion by Itev. Dr. .T. E. Rankin, President of Howard University. Responsive readings from the Proverbs and prayer by the Rev. Dr. Joseph P. IV;ry. of Chicago, followed. Senator Dolliver then spoke hriotly of ] tii" life and character of President Mo- | Kinley. and said it was fitting that his name should lie connected with a school of political science, because lie was not only great as a statesman, but bo was greatest in bis comprehension of the liumblo duties of American citizenship. Senator Ilanna was the next speaker. and from the beginning of ills remarks until the end ills voice trembled with emotion. Commissioner MacPnrland. Dr. F. M. Bristol, who was President McKlnley's pastor, and Bishop Mallalicu fol lowed with Drier addresses. Tlio speech making closed with a brief address by President Roosevelt, who said: "Ladles and Gentlemen?I am to say but one word. Nothing more need be said than has been said already by those who have addressed you this afternoon ? the statesman who worked with McKinley and the pastor under whose ministrations lie sat. "It is indeed appropriate that the Methodists of America?the men belonging to that religious organization which furnished the pioneers in carving out of the West what Is now the heart of the great American republicshould found' tills great ufilveTslty in the city of Washington and should build the college that Is to teach the science of government in the name of the great exponent of good and strong government who died last fall: who died as truly for this country as Abraham Lincoln himself. "I thank you for having given me the opportunity this afternoon to come ber?c you and to lay the cornerstone of s building." he President then, with trowel in tin, iiircw in iin? moriar nnn uie ?e was lowered slowly into position. At some later date it will bo raised sufficiently to penult the placing of n number of relies In the zinc box within. The Doxology was sung at the President's request, and the services closed with a benediction by the Rev. l)r. H. R. Nnylor, of Washington. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees resolutions were passed providing plans to raise funds to complete the building. NIXON RESIGNS LEADERSHIP. Tamuinny Chieftain Cliirc?d "Kitchen Cabinet,," Had Uiurpril file I'ower*. New York City. ? Declaring that n "kitchen cabinet, led by Andrew Frcedman," had usurped his powers and hampered his every move, T.ewis Nixon lias resigned as leader of Tammany Ilall. His formal resignation has been forwarded to George M. Van Hoes en, Chairman of the General Committee. As an immediate result of Mr. Nixon's retirement, John P. Carroll, formerly Richard Croker's deputy, issued a statement In which lie said Tammany should never again be governed by a "bos-*." but that the district leaders should rule. Speculation as to the executive head of tin' organization began at once. From Senator Timothy D. Sullivan canie a formal tender of bis support :<> former Dock Commissioner Charles 1\ Murphy, who agreed to become a candidate. .Tames J. Martin, it was nnno'.nced, is also in the field, but conservative members of the organization suggested that some other than u district leader should bo clicscn. DIME NOVELS LED TO MURDER. Horn I.ftltlm?t? Fruit In I.lfo Sentence* of Two Youth*. Chicago.?Guy Locke, eighteen years old. and Edward C. Buffey, twenty, were sentenced to penal servitude for life, for the murder of Peter Fafinski. "VftM /.II..lit In l.nnn.?? ' " AVU (u in- luum'-u?,?i?u iiu* servo it; bur being minors protects you." said Judge Itreniano, in pronouncing sentence. Kuffev inn aw,iy from his home in New York City with the idea of seeing some of the wild life ho had rend about i:i dime novels. Locke's home was in l'owletts, a village in Hart C >u:ity, Ky. The murder was commit ( d wuon the boys were attemptin*. to rob l'ntinski's grocery. ALL, FRANCE REPUBLICAN. T.oiiliot Note* T!i?t Mo Moiiaretilat Itan For I'arll'tinout. I'.rest, France.?1'resident Loubet, on ins arrival here on his way to visit the Czar In St. Petersburg, said In response to a toast at a lunch given by 150'J civil olticinl.s of Finis.ere; "Franco Is now uiiiiuhnously ltepultI'.can. Not a single candidate solicited tile suffrages of the electors as a Loyalist or Imperialist. I hope the Deputies are sincerely Republican, and that ihc.v will not allow their electoral promIsco 10 go to protest " RELIEF FOR MARTINIQUE Congress Vctes $200,000 For the Ait! of the Needy PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL MESSAGE Connul Ajiiio'h Iteport Tlint 5C,OOO Feruouh Ato lloiuvlrii unci Hungry llrliiRn Imiuedlute ltc?pon?o ? President 1>IreotlnR tbn (invprnmcnl Uellef Mran* urpic?He Aui Coucronn For SSnu.OOO Washington, I). C.?President ltoosevolt has stmt tho following message to Congress: "To the Senate and House of Representatives: "One of the greatest calamities iti history has fullen upon our neighborinc island of Martininue. The t'or. Kill of the United States at Gaudeloup ! lias telegraphed from Fort do France that the disaster is complete; that the j city of St. Pierre has ceased to exist [ and that the American Consul and his I family have perished, lie is informed I that 30,000 people have lost their lives, i and that 50,000 are homeless aud huni gry; that there is urgent need of all ! kinds of provisions, and that the visit I of vessels for the work of supply and rescue Is hujieratively required. "The Government of France, while expressing their thanks for the marks of sympathy which have reached them ! from America, inform us that Fort de ' Franco and the entire island of Martinique are still threatened. They, therefore, request that, for the purpose of rescuing the people who are In such deadly peril and threatened with star! vatlou. the Government of the United | States may send, as soon as possible. UUIIUU 1/1 it'llt'I. STRIKE ORDER OBEYED. I'rckldrnt Mllfhfll 8?I<1 Tliut 140,ff5 Anthracite Workers Went Oat. Scruntuii, Pa.?President Mitchell. of the United Mine Workers, said that the preliminary strike In the tluve anthracite districts, ordered pending a decision of u convention of miners, was complete. Approximately, 1*10,000 men and boys were Idle, of which number only onc-huli were in the Lackawanna I and Wyoming region, iti every lu] stance Mr. Mitchell said the order to 1 SllSOi'Il I imcPiittnna ti.1.1 J ? \, 1 i- -1" ? Iiuit ??VCII UUl Jkl'lJ. About 20,000 mine workers wore ?>ui in the Lehigh district, and 50,000 in the Schuylkill field. Airvhlp Trip Kndit in lioih, M. Severe, the Brazilian aeronaut, made au as vut In his airship at Paris, Prance. Soou after the start the balloeii caught tire and exploded. M. Severe and his engineer fell with the balloon and were killed. Mine. Sevoro and the l'aralh oC the aeronaut witnessed the disaster. me menus or transporting tliem from the stricken Island. The island of St. Vincent, and, perhaps, others In that I region are also seriously menaced by i the calamity which has taken so npI palling a form In Martinique. "1 have directed the Departments of ?he Treasury, of War and of the Navy ' to take sucli measures for the relief of ! these stricken peo'pfe as lies within the Executive discretion, and 1 earnestlv commend this case of unexampled j disaster to the generous consideration of the Congress. For this purpose I I recommend that an appropriation of $o00,0U0 be made, to be immediately availing. "THEODORE ROSEVELT." President Roosevelt cabled the President of France the sympathy of the American people In the calamity that had befallen Martinique. The French | Ambassador personally delivered a message of thanks from President Loubet for the expression of sympathy from this Government. Word was received from United States Consul Ayme, who proceeded to Martinique from Gnudeloupe. lie Informed the President in a message from Fort do France continuing the worst reports of the disaster at St. l'b rre, that 110,U00 people perished and r?0,ouo are homeless and starving. There Is urgent need of all kinds or provisions. Roth the Executive and the Legislative Departments of the Government were busy preparing for the work of rescue and relief In Martinique. This Government was ready to aid France without her asking it. Without the least doubt the resolution passed by the Senute would have been passed by the House in any ease; bur in the meantime the French Government had Informed President Itoosevelt that American help was needed; that rescue as well as relief was needed, because i the eruptions had not ceased; and the President forwarded this news to Oon| gress in a special message urging iini mediate ac*ion. The House responded by passing a i resolution appropriating 5?li0o,000t as a i substitute for the measure passed by the Senate appropriating $100,000. Tire Senate concurred In the amendment, ' and the resolution went to the President for his signature. Later the appropriation may be Increased to the figure suggested by the President. Anticipating the uctlon of Congress the Executive Departments hastened the work of titling the Dixie relief party. Secretary Hoot directed the purchase of $70,000 worth of provisions, $'JO,000 worth of clothing, and $5000 worth of medical supplies. Captain Gallagher, of the Comuiissnry Department, In Washington, lias been ordered to proceed to Martinique and take complete charge of the dist.lhi.ti... ?>?- " ASKS THE PUBLIC FOR AID Pr?tident Appeals to the Nation Fo? Frompt Contributions. He Xamrfi Itrllef Committees, With a Central Dlttrilmtluc Accnry l'or the Country nt New York City. Washington, I>. C. ? The following has been issued from tlte White House: "The President has appointed a comnilttee to receive funds for the relief of tile sufferers from tlio rivcut onlno. tropin's in Martinique and St. Vincent. The gentlemen appointed from each city nr?> asked to collect and receive the funds from their localities and neighborhood* as expeditiously as possible and forward them to tin* Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss, Treasurer of tile New York Committee, which committee will net as central distributing point for the country. The President directs all the postmasters throughout the country, and requests the presidents of all tlie national hanks, to net as agents for the collection of contributions and to forward the same at oneo to Mr ;it N*o\v York City. The postmasters arc slso directed to report to tlu* Postman. ter-Cenpral. within ten (lays, any funds collected on tiiis necount. "Tlie President appeals to the puhlie lo eontrihute generously for the relief af those upon whom tills appalling calamity 1ms fallen, and asks that the contributions he sent in as speedily as possible. The gentlemen designated :>n the several committees are requested to act at once. The following .ire . the committees: "New York City?The lion. Cornelius N. miss. Treasurer; Morris K. Jcsup. lohn Clntlin. .Tueob II. SclillT and Willlam It. Corwlne. "Boston?Augustus Ilcmcnwny, Dr. Henry S. Prltehett and Henry Lee Hlgginson. "Philadelphia?Clmrles Emory Smith. Provost Charles C. Harrison, Joseph 1?. Darlington, Clement A. Clrlscotn and lolin II. Converse. "Baltimore?James A. Cary. "Washington?Cliavles C. Clover. "Pittsburg?A. J. Logan and II. C. Prick. "Buffalo?John CJ. Millburn and Carlton Sprague. "Cleveland?Myron T. Ilerrick and Samuel Mather. "Cincinnati ? Jacob f}. Scliraidlapp and Briggs S. Cunningham. "Chicago ? J. J. Mitchell. Marvin ITugliit|, Marshall Field and (Iraotne fetewnrtl "Milwaukee?F. O. P.igelow, Charles F. Ptlster and Fred Pabst. "Minneapolis?Thomas I.owrev nr.d T. .T. Shevlin. "St. Paul?Kenneth Clark and Theodore Schurtneler. "Detroit?Don M. Dickinson. "St. Louis?Charles Parsons. Adolplius Buseli and Itobert S. Bookings. /?!*? t? /il 1 ?i>uniin > 11,1 ? , J?. V III IK Slim 1 Charles Campbell. "Omaha?John C. Wharton and Victor B. Caldwell. "Denver?1 >. II. Moffntt. "San Francisco ? Mayor Rchrnltz, George A. Newhall, A. Shardoro, Ilobert J. Tchln, Ilenry T. Scott and A. A. Watklus. "New Orleans?The lion. Panl Cnpievlolle, I. L. Lyons and S. T. Walinsley." 100,COO FACE FAMINE. Provision* Are llrRcnlly Nroded on Ilia Stricken Inland of Martinique. Fort de France, Martinique.?The United States Government tug 1'>ioniae has brought a ton of supplies :o Martinique, consisting, in part, of codfish and llour. A famine here Is Imminent. The northern section of the island Is depopulated. Provisions are needed here for 1 X)0 people immediately. A sldplcad of lime is also needed at St. Pierre for mnitary purposes. The stench there from the dead bodies is overpowering. Mont Poleo was still belching smoke and tire. Words fall to describe the present situation at St. Pierre. A small detachment of French troops is making fforts to Inter the dead, although the Government seems to be strikingly unconcerned as to what Is done i:i this direction. The looting of the dead has begun nlrendy. Five colored and one white n an were turned over to the c ?mmacder of the French cruiser Suehct for punishment. Seimtri Vole* #.'100,000 More. Washington, I). C.?In the Senate Mr. Cullom, from the Committee on Foreign Itelations. reported a joint resolution appropriating !fT)00,(H.M), iuelnding the ki already appropriated, to he expended under the direction of the President In such manner as will most promptly and efficiently relieve the gtfli.bAM k- .1 .'vmni-u Jlirupic Ol ine I' I'euell West Indies and St. Vinceut. The rcsolutku was adopted without comment. PREACHER A MURDERER. The Kev. John l'lilret Confrmrw Ttiat lie Killed u C'omi>aiilon. Sprlnglield, 111.?The Uov. John !'>leet, tin lhiptisi missionary wiio v s arrested here for ihe murder of liis traveling companion, (.'hur. > (salts- .a, litis made a < oni'tsslon to his fa the ? :Itiw, John Walker. of .It".' yville. v. a ? eatue to Sprinvftohl t > m:ii.; an: incuts for ills dot el :se. l'olcet tsays lie killed Isak^son In a moment of frenxy. The impulse to murder and rob his companion came upon him suddenly, ho say:-, and without waruiug lie picked up a ear coupler and beat out the man's lira in.--. lie says lie is ready to div for the crime. i'oieet had charge of a Baptist, mission at McCluskcy, ill. . THE BEEF TRUST ARRAIGNED Government Files a Bill For an Injunction Against tho Packers. LAW VIOLATED AT EVERY STAGE Anniiuri Morrlii, Swift, Cudahy nud Tliclr AuMrlutm Declared l'artners In Illegal Combine to liaise Food Prices? 'Abnormal, Arbitrary and I*nreasonable Kegtilntloiia'9 to lliirii.u ttir* Chicago.?The petition of the United States against Swift & Co. and others, in which an injunction is sought to restrain the linns comprising the alleged Beef Trust from continuing the unlawful operation^ *in which they are charged with Being .engaged, was tiled in the Federal Circuit Court here. The respondent firms are accused of violating the anti-trust law at every stage in the line of communication Between the etoek raiser and the consumer. The complaint is against Swift & Co., the Cudahy Packing Company, the Hammond Packing Company. Armour & Co., the Armour Packing Company, the (.1. II. llutumond Company, Sclrwarzschild & Sulzberger. Nelson Morris & Co.. and the individuals composing these corporations and firms. The first three paragraphs of the petition are formal and set l >rth that the operations of the respondents are conducted In the different States and Territories of the ITnlon and lit the District of Columbia?this presumably for the purpose of establishing their amenability to the Federal law. Paragraph four alleges that the respondents control sixty per cent, of the total volume of trude and commerce In fresh meats In the United States, having during the year l'.Kll purchased and slaughtered I.ihk?.ooo cattle, li.OUO,000 sheep, and 0,000,000 hogs. In the succeeding paragraphs it Is alleged, first, that the respondents have engaged in, and intend to continue, an unlawful combination and conspiracy to restrict competition by Instructing their purchasing agents to refrain from bidding against each other, "except perfunctorily and without good faith," "thus inducing and compelling owners of live stock to part with the same at prices less than they would receive If such bidding were really competitive." Second, that purchasing agents arc instructed to put up prices from time to time, so that the market reports will show prices much higher than the state of trade will warrant, tliorohv indiiclnc owners of stock to ship hurriedly in the delusive hope of benefiting by the apparent advance, the purchasing agents being thus enabled to secure bargains. Third, that secret meetings are held at which prices are arbitrarily agreed upon, and that a "black list" of delinquents?or dealers who fail to maintain prices?Is kept; and that to such delinquents sales are refused. Fourth, that uniform charges for cartage and delivery have been agreed upon, when no such charges are or have been customary. Fifth, that preferential treatment Is secured from railroad companies by moans of rdbntes and other devices. Sixth, that a conspiracy exists among the respondents and between them and tlie railroads to obtain a monopoly of the supply and distribution of l'resh meats in the United States, and shipment to foreign countries. The petition goes on to speak of "ah- i normal, arbitrary and unreasonable regulations," affecting the business "from the shipment of the live stock from the plains to the final distribution il.A * ? ??. - ' m mi' iuf;ii iu mi1 consumer. Wherefore, a perpetual injunction Is prayed, and an order for the production of books and documents, and such further relief as equity may require. Cmme KxteiiRlve mid! keklnnul, Andover, Mass.?Have no data to form an opinion, hut the eruptions In St. Lucia and St. Vincent seem to show that the cause Is extensive and regional. Edward H. Williams, Jr. Senator Knot-kit Man Iloivn. Senator McLaurln, of South Carolina, was sitting in the dining room of a hotel In Washington when he became the object of offensive attention from a man whose name the Senator refuses to disclose. The Senator and a friend left the dining room and went to the cigar stand, and while standing there the man. who had followed the Senator approached him, whereupon McLaurln knocked him down. The man's friends' came to his assistance and hurried him away. I'rlnce Henry Inherit* it CnMle. Prince Henry of Prussia has In horited the Castle of Rheiustein, at Rlngen-on-the-Rhlup, from I'rincc Ceorge of Ilohenzollern, eousin of Emperor William, who ?lioil recently. A CenMm Ofltelnl Aprctlrd. Disbursing Ollleer II. A. Harrows, of the Census Hurcau, was arrested at Washington for embezzling $7."U0. Kitted Ittn Fret Iter. Charles E. Heal, of Clinton, Me., has confessed that ho hilled his father by putting strychnine in his whisky. 1 ,i|?!e Alliance to r.r Renewed. Count tlolnehowski says that Austria, while friendly to Russia, will re- i new the Triple Alliance. JMcil ut tin* Ace of 111 Year*. James Ross, who was 111 years old, j died ut St. Martin's. N. B. IINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK WASHINGTON ITEX'S. The Naval Appropriation 1)111, wlilrb provides for two new battleships, two armored cruisers and two gunboats, and carries a total of $77.(>T?o,OOOt was taken up In the House. | Senator Foraker spoke on the Philippine question, defending the Administration's policy and the conduct of the I Army. , President Roosevelt pardoned C. A. S. Frost, who was involved in the contempt proceedings in the United States Court at San Francisco in n-nici. .. Noyes was the principal. Frost was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. The House passed a bill to print fiOOO copies of Jefferson's "Life of Jesuh of Nazareth," sometimes known as "Jefferson's Bible." The Senate passed the Army Appropriation bill, after a lively discussion 011 the subject of coronation embassies. ' V Senator Iloar introduced an isthmian canal bill, providing tlmt the President should designate the route of the waterway. President Roosevelt nominated Eugene F. Ware, of Kansas, for Commissioner of Pensions. The funeral of Rear-Admiral Sampson tocl; place at the Church of the Covenant. and Ids body was buried with naval ceremonies iu Arlington National Cemetery. OUB AnOPTEl) ISLANDS. A murderer named lUcafort, put to death at IJngayen. Luzon, was the llrst person to be garroted under American authority In the Philippine Islands. Neely and ltntlihone, the convicted American otlicials in Cuba, appealed to President-elect Palma to aid them in securing a pardon. General Chaffee sailed for Mindanao to hold a conference with the chiefs of the island. _ DOM ESTIC. Burglars attempted to loot the jewelry story of A. Knompfer, Chicago, but were scared away after a revolver light. While having her teeth extracted, tlio wife of Chilean Consul Juan A. l'eriru died at Oakland, C'al. Heavy winds did great damn en to fruit trees in Way in' County, N. Y. The final distribution of the Fair estate was ordered by Judge Troutt n; San Francisco, Cal. lty it the children of the decedent will receive about $7,000,000 additional. Lieutenant-Governor Jesse Stone of Wisconsin died in Milwaukee. A company with $40,000,000 capital was formed at Chicago to consolidate Be vera 1 independent iron foundries. The United States torpedo boat destroyer Stewart was lauuehed in the Harlem lilver, at New York City. After six trials for embezzlement and being convicted three times, the United States Circuit Court at Cincinnati, Ohio, ordered another trial for J. M. MeKnight. John I>. Rockefeller. Jr.. spent four Jays at the University of Chicago investigating the Institution for his father. Charged with forgery of notes on the school fund Postmaster George \V. Shoemaker, of Albany, Mo., was nrtvstcd. After fatally shooting Ms wife. Miles K. llrown, of Syracuse, N. Y., killed himself. The resignation of I-lliza M. Moshcr, woman's dean of the University of Michigan, was tendered. Yale authorities forbade students to use the university's name in connection with a boxing tournament to be viewed by King Edward VII. Walter Webber, of Columbus, was elected Department Commander of the lirand Army of Ohio. Three miners fell 'Job feet in a mine at Crystal Falls, Mich., aud live. FOREIGN. The German steamer Snkknrnh was wrecked on Iluamblin Island, off the Chilean eoust, with $1,oUO,ihki in gold lltlllll I'll (lenernl Sain, formerly President of Haiti, was forced by revolutionists in Port au I'rince to sail for France. A snowsllde near Kaslo, It. C., killed one man and burled two others under twenty feet of snow. Many crowned heads in Europe contributed to the funds to relieve the distress in Martinique, lvinn Edward uivItiK $ot)(M?, Emi>eror William $2oOU a.id Kins Usear $lot>o. Savanna Ivek, an important town In Laos, French L'ochlu-China, was attacked by rebellious natives. The town was well defended by tile Fycucli gar| tison stationed there. Haitian revolutionists placed former T>.. t.l. ? T? ? ' ? I K'nmi'Ul xtOIBl'OUO Ultuai 1U tile I'l'lSl* deiuhd chair. The While Star I.ino will con tint? under the itritish ling. ItnisehenefT. the ICussirtn student w r? n- -as -iijati ?i M Spingnine, the lhi . n.ri Minister of tin- Interior, was sentenced to he hanged. A relief party vriiie i entered St. Pierre, .Martinique, failed to liml a. living human living In the entire city. The Queen ICegeut of Spain presided ! forttho last tune over a eouned o. the Mini.- .its. Hlie bagged the Ministers to str.e In r son with the same loyalty with which they had s< rved her. Starving liu-.-iaii peasants were flocking to Moscow* by thousands. \\ inter fowii!;,s ,n ihv Haltie province* Were damaged by drought and fros,.