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POSSE HAS BATTLE Nine Men Killed Outright Near liliddiesboro, Ky. ANOTHER MORTALLY WOUNDED Engagement Occurred at Lee Turner's Quarter House Saloon, Where, With Friends, He haJ Ermcaded Himself otRT Resisted Arrest. I Louisville, Ky., Feb. 13.—A special to The Times iioin Middlesboro, Ky., says: According to the latest reports from the scene ol yesterday’s fight at Lea Turner's “Quarter House.'’ in Bell county, 0V2 miles from this city, be tween officers and citizens of Middles boro and mountaineer friends of Tur ner 9 men were killed in the conflict. The dead nre: Charles Cecil, deputy sheriff, and tht^following mountaineers: ^■mrles Dye, negro. WJash Wilson. Perry Watson. Frank Johnson, Turner’s bartender. Mike Welsh, Turner's cuicf lieuten ant. Jim Pradoa. A man named Hopper. John Doyla, o* the officer’s posse. It is ahsu claimed that an unknown moonshiner perished in the 11am s when Turner’s saloon was burned, and several other persons are reported to have been burned to deatu, although there is no confirmation of this ru mor. The battle, which was one? of the most desperate affair: of its kind in the history of mnuutain warfare, oc curred between 1 and 6 o’clock yes terday ait. trie.on. Last month Turner had some mules and other goods levie . on in payment iur a debt, ai d a bov nights ago, it is alleged, hr* with oth .s vv< nt to Vir ginia, where the property had been taken, secured what v as fonui rly his and returned to the ‘Quarter House.” Yesterday Deputy Sheriff William Thompson san.muiicd a po;. of 10 or 15 men for the purpose of arresting Turner at. his “Quarter House” saloon. The Louisville uni Nashville refused to convey the officers to the saloon and they walked through the moun tains. Turner had heard that an attempt would be made to arrest him, and he and his men, 15 in number, gave the officers a warm reception. The saloon is well suited for an at tack like this. It is built of huge logs and is surrounded by a 30-foot fence. In which loop holes are cut. so that the inmates can shoot at outsiders. Turner’s surrender was demanded. His reply was a round of shot. Char ley C. Cecil, of Middlesboro, was rid ing in plain view of the Turner gang. Some one raised a window of the log dive and shot Cecil, who fell dead. Instantly the man at the window fell back pierced by a half dozen bul lets. Then the firing began in earnest, the officers scattering and hiding be hind trees and rocks and pouring a galling fire into the mountain fortress. In the fight John Doyle, a former railroad man, was badly wounded, per haps fatally, and Simon Bean, another ex-railroader, was shot in the hand. The town men gathered closer around Turner’s place, undaunted at the shots which whizzed around them. As soon as Cecil was killed his com panions determined to burn Turner’s rendezvous, and in the midst of the battle a fellow applied a torch to an exposed side of the building. A few minutes later the building was In flames. Several rtf the moun taineers came to the window and were immediately snot down. The posee surrounded the barricade, determined to let none escape. lies Turner and several of his friends, however, in some manner escaped and are now at Mingo mines, 8 miles from Middlesboro. I.ee Turner denies that lie took part In the fi?ht. It. is stated that he has called ;>d of his friends together to a\onge the d.-ath of his companions and to resist any attempt which may he made by the officers to arrest him 01 any members of the mountaineers' party who took part in the fight. BRIGANDS FIGHT BRIGANDS. Another Band Tries to Get Possession of Miss Stone. Paris. Feb. 13.—Referring to the re ported engagements between brigands for the possession of Miss Stone, the Constantinople correspondent of the Echo do Paris says: “The captors of Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka have been attacked by another band of brigands, seeking to secure the prisoners in order to get the ransom. “Twenty men on both sides were hilled during the fight, but the original captors of the missionary were victo rious. Miss Stone was not hurt.” Von Baudissin Returns Calls. New York, Feb. 13.—Rear Admiral Count Von Baudissin, commander of the German Imperial yacht Hohenzol- lern, began early today to pay return calls to the city officials and army and navy officers, whose representatives were received on the Hohenzollern yesterday. The rear admiral, In full dress uniform of the German navy, ac companied by an aide and the German consul, General Huenz, went to the navy yard to pay his respects to Rear Admiral barker. FLORIDA LIMITED DERAILED. Two Combination Coaches Wrecked. Two People Injured. Albany. Ga., Feb. 1 iY. south bound Chicago and Florida limited, a thieuph tourist v.-utibule train for Ja; ksonville and St. Augustine, was d< 1 <1 lied a hall mile east of this place at 8 o’clock yes ter-Ivy u temuon. The aroident was caused by spreading of the n s. TIu iraln arrived at 2:44 o’clock from Atlanta over the Central and was on the Diant s> stein Hue \. lien the accident occurred. The track was torn up for a dis tance of 50 yards and four coat lies left the track, neither of the Pullmans was seriously damaged, but the com bination mail and express and combi nation baggage and smoker were thrown down an embankment and bad ly wrecked. The engine did not leave the track, though the tender was turned topside down. Mail CL-iK T. G. Haddon was se riously injured, though not fatally, in the opinion of the physicians. Engineer John Farmer was slyightly hurt. He stuck to his post until the train was brought to a standstill. The track will be cleared for traffic Ly to morrow morning. NEGRO KILLS CONDUCTOR. J. H. Salisbury IV!01 tally Wounded at Glen Rock Hot;!. Asheville, N. C., Feb. 13.—At break fast jesterday morning at Glen Rod: hotel J. I!. Salisbury, conductor on the Knoxville branch cf the Southern railway was shot an mortally wound ed by a negro waiter, who is now in jail. The waiters occupied seats around the stove in the office, contrary to the rules of the hot !. Conductor Salis- br.ffiv came in and oni Ted one»of the ne,.roes to get up. The negro gave him aa insolent r ly end the eondue- toi struck him w.th his open hand, kno? king the ne-rro In,*:, the chair. Subs euently the negro lei'u ed to wait on Salisbury, and when tin lat ter complained tin negro fired fou, shots at him. The railroad men me furious. A large crowd is gathered around the (ail. The jail is a strong one and it is not believed that the crowd will be able to force an entrance. MARCHING CLUB IN ATLANTA. Genuine Georgia Barbecue Given Chi cago Visitors. Atlanta, Feh. 13.—The Cook county democracy, which has been touring the south, arrived in Atlanta this after noon. The visitors were met at the union station by the reception com mittee and a large crowd of citizens and escorted by a platoon of police, a local marching dub ami a drum corps, paraded the principal down town streets. A genuine Georgia barbecue was given the visitors during the afternoon at Piedmont park and tonight there will be speaking at the capitol. To Build New Granite Stores. Villa Rica, Ga.. Feb. 13.—Mr. Dm- nought, of Avondale, Ala., has tin stone and other material ready for the erection of trvo handsome stores on the corner new occupied by Pope Pros, and Friend & Quinn. These stores will be built entirely of gran ite from the quarries near town. A. Ayers & Son have broken dirt for a large two-story brick and granite build ing on the old vacant lot where once stood the Dozier house, on the public square. Tried to Rob Fail Carrier. Raleigh. Feb. 11.—Two negroes re. ccnfly attempted to rub B. J. Utley, rural fron delivery mail carrier, near here. They ran up behind his buggy and seized a box. He drew his revol ver as they ran and shot one twice. He left his buggy in charge of a man and pursued them on horseback, but they got away in the woods. His horse ran away and he was injured by striking trees. Caught With Count-rfeiter’s Toots. Columbia, S. C.. F,-b. 13.—J. L. Mor gan. a white man. has been arrested near McCormick, in Abbeville county, with a full set of counterfeiting tools' in bis possession. I is in a swamp 2 miles from town. The town recent ly has been flooded with counterfeit money. The government has been noti fied. Two other parties are suspected. Train Crushes Negro Fatally. Augusta, Ga.. Feb. 13.—Jim Moss, a negro boy, had his leg cut off at this place. He was stealing a ride on a freight train on the Belt line south of the city when he lost his hold and fell on the rails. At midnight the boy died at the hospital. Both legs had to he amputated and he didn’t rally from the operation. Big Alabama Land Deal. Center, Ala., Feb, 13.—One of the biggest deals in mineral lands ever made In Alabama is about to be re corded. A party of Birmingham capi- talists have purchased a $100,000 tract of land in Cherokee county and will at once erect two blast furnaces. Burned To Death In Woods. Thomasvllle, Ga., Feh. 13.—H. R. Baiisrd, of this county, was burned to death in the woods near here. The accident occurred near his home, where he is supposed to have fallen asleep near a burning log. Carpenters’ Strike Settled. New York, Feh. 13.—A strike In- vrlving 7<»0 carpenters on large build ings In this dty has been settled and the men will return to work today. and Horizontal Lights. CAN EE SEEN FOR TEN MILES Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail road Has Made a Successful Experi ment W'ith a uevice Which Vv'ill Re duce Danger of Collisions. Chicago. Feh. 13.—A practical de monstration of the utility of a new departure which, it is claimed by rail way officials, will effectively prove the solution in a large degree of the rail way collision problem was made last night on the Chicago, Milwaukee and j St. Paul road near here. The device consists of an exceeding ly powerful headlight, which not only ; perfectly illuminates the track with an intensely brilliant shaft of light for a distance of a mile, but also embraces the striking and novel feature of a beam of light of almost equal brillian cy penetrating over 700 feet above, which can be clearly seen 10 miles dis- 1 tant. It is thereby possible for ap- ! preaching trains to absolutely locate? ; each other by this vertical shaft cf light, though relies apart, and it is this feature which railroad officials < laim will eliminate the possibility of colli sion. This vortical beam will, in hilly 1 country especially, whore cruvos in the track are numerous, so positively fix the location of trains that noth ing but carelessness on the part of erginemcn will permit a collision. The apparatus consists of a power ful electric arc headlight, a dynamo and steam motor, <:!! of which occu >y , the space on the b oreotive usually J devoted to the headlight. The dynamo ; which generates tie* current tor thi: | vertical searchlight occupies a spacf | of less than 15 im-h< s wide* directl.* behind the headlight and is operated i by a motor driven by steam impact on 1 a turbine wh< el. The current is 6.000 candlepowcr. which can be i< rhier-d to any degree? , of brilliancy at the will of the engi- ! neer. BALLEVV HELD FOR BIGAMY, Alabama Newspaper Man Arrested on This Charge. Decatur, Ala., Feb. 13—Will T. Bal- lew, a newspaper correspondent at this place, has been arrested on war rants sworn out by S. F. Vought, charging him with bigamy. Ballew is the man who wrote a sen sational story for a paper lac * sum mer stating that C. F. Vought, who is a well known photographer, had criminally assautel a 13-year-old girl. Vought sued the paper for damage libel and Ballew was arrested for criminal libel. This week Vought’s attorneys se cured proof, they allege, that Ballew was guilty of the charges made. One of the attorneys. S. T. Wert, found Sallow's wife in Birmingham and se cured her testimony against him. Bal lew was placed under heavy bond. TO BUILD NEW SKYSCRAPER. Contract 4s Let for Fine Building In Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala., Feh. 13.—The contract was let today for another big office building for Birmingham. It will be built on the coiner of Third ave nue and Twenty first street for the Birmingham Loan and Trust company by T. C. Thompson & Co., contractors. The building will lie ten stories high and will lie constructed of steel and pressed brick. It will occupy a lot 100 feet square and will cost between $150,000 and $100,000. The company for which it is being bui^ is an abstract and title guaranty company, and it will stand as a pledge of the company’s solvency. The con tract is that the building shall be ready for occupancy by Oct. 1. EX-GOV. ROBERT B, LINDSAY DEAD Was First Governor of Alabama After Reconstruction Period. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 13.—A spe cial to the Birmingham News from Sheffield says: Ex-Governor Robert B. Lindsay died this morning after a short illness. He was the first governor of Ala bama after the reconstruction period. His induction into office was resist ed 4y his predecessor, Governor Wil liam M. Smith, and the contest over the office induced one of the most ex citing periods In the history of Ala bama. Ex-Governor Lindsay died in his 78th year. Naval Battle Off Agua Dulce. Panama. Colombia, Feb. 13.—The Colombian government fleet left Pana ma yesterday morning, met the Insur gent warship Padilla off Agua Dulce at 4 p. m. and fought her for one hour. The government gunboat Boyaca was struck and slightly damaged. The Pa dilla was hit three times and sought protection from the Insurgent guns ashcre. Fatal Ending To Quarrel ' Roanoke, Ala., Feb. 13,—Mark Wha ley and Martin Haynes had a serious difficulty near this place. Whaley was shot and dlod at noon yesterday. Haynes was desperately wounded by a knife and lies at death’s door. The trouble was caused over a settlement as landlord and tenant. mining troubles in color..do. Attack Made Ey Strikers On Japanese M i n r it. Florence, Colo., Feb. 13.- The trou ble between the Vidor Fuel company ami miners employe,! at th' ir cerl mines at t’haimler, near this city, cul- Anticipates With Pleasure minuted in an attack on Japanese minus who hud tanen the places of the strikers, and the demolition oD the boardinghouse occupied by the Japanese. The mob drove the Japa- 1 nese out of the camp. The affair occurred after a meeting ; of strikers at which it was decided to send an ultimatum to the Victor Fuel 1 company demanding the removal of the Japanese. A report was circu lated in the meeting, which was large ly attended, that 200 more Japanese were on their way to the Chandler | mines, and this so enraged the strik ers that they decided at once to rid the community of the Japanese. The attack occurred about midnight and it has not yet been learned if any one was seriously hurt, although the Japa- | nese were roughly handled. INCREASED APPROPRIATION. Pcstoffice Bill Goes to House With Big Additions. Wi ihington, Feb. 13.—The postofflee appropriation bills, which have been practically completed by the house committee on postoffice and post roads, carried $137,916,598, an increase of $14,133,910 over the current appro- I priation. The largest item is $41,250,000 for ! railway transportation of mails. Tim ; rural free delivery service gets an in- i crease of $1,250,000, making the total $7,529,000, and provision is made to place the rural carriers under a con tract system instead of salaries, as at present. The extra allowance for fast railway mail service b-tw - n Washington and New Orleans is hu hided. For increase of salaries of pouoffice dorks $Sll,,t"ii is allowed and $t'-"i,ooO for increase iu salaries of railway mail employes. IN THE SENATE. Chaplain In Invocation Refers to the Death of Blackburn’s Eon. Washington, Feb. 13.—In his invo cation at the opening of today’s ses sion of the senate the chaplain made feeling reference to the death of Sen- I ator Blackburn's son. A concurrent resolution was agreed to directing the secretary of war to 1 report whether there Is any danger : of the Mississippi river cutting through i the space between that river and the St. Francis river near Walnut Bend, Ark., and if such danger exists to pre sent an estimate of cost to avert the danger. House Passes Several Bills. ! Washington, Feb. 13.—The session of the house today was occupied with the transaction of miscellaneous busi ness. Several hills were passed by unanimous consent. CONSPIRACY AGAINST SULTAN. Warrants Issued for Arrest of Many Prominent Turkish Fugitives. Constantinople. Feb. 13.—Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Princes Lutfulkh and Sabahaddin, sons of Damad Mahmud Pasha, the sultan’s brother-in-law, and other prominent Turkish fugitives, who are charged with organizing at the prince’s head quarters in Paris a conspiracy to over throw the sultan. They will probably he sentenced to j death by default as was recently done? In the case of Damad Mahmud Pasha. Lis Cemir2 Visit. SAILS CM K?.CN PRINZ WILHELM Would Like to Hasten Hour of Depart ure So as to Reach New York Ear lier, but Carnet—Will Reach New York Feb. 22. Kiel, Prussia, Feb. 12.—Mayor I o\v, of New York, has (aided to Prince Henry of Prussia saying that Herr Wiegand, director general of the North German Lloyd line, thinks that unless the Kron Prinz Wilhelm sails from Bremen earlier than 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon he will not be able to arrive at New York, owing to the rough weather which prevails at this season of the year, until late in the afternoon of Feb. 22, too late for the ceremony of welcome and the presentation to the prince with the freedom of the city of New Yorfc. When asked If the steamer could leave Bremen at an earlier hour. Prince Henry replied that he was un able to change the sailing hour to reach New York *early on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Kron ffirinz Wilhelm is not chartered by Prince Henry. He and his party go simply as passengers and it is too late now to notify the i hundreds of oth' r passengers that the ’ steamer would sail 12 Lens earlier ! than heretofore announced, as sffi* j woind have to do in order to catch the tide. Herr Wiegand’s view of the case is not shared by the commander of the Kron Prinz Willi, !m. The la t thin- s the st r *ame*r (an reach New York ! midday Feb 32. Prince H< nr\ spent the mornli reading Pn sident Roostvelt’i 5 \me . can ideals and during the afternoon ! he coasted or the hill at the hack of J the castle over a slope which has been tie* seem* of L f> fierce fights. Prince Henry, his adjutant comman der, Von Kgldy, and two of the little princes were on unpainted ‘deigns, th * ; boys yelling lustily as they charged down the approach. Prince Henry, pink cheeked, lithe ; and athletic, appeared to be in fit con dition for the hard campaign of din ners and receptions that awaits him ; on the other side of the Atlantic. The crowded program rather dis mays some of the members of the prince’s suit, but Prince Henry looks I forward to a genuine holiday, during which he is going to have a good time as well as one which will give him many valuable fresh impressions. ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY. Topic Widely Discussed In Austrian Newspapers. Vienna, Feb. 13.—The Anglo-Japa- nese treaty of alliance is the feature of today’s news in the Austrian news papers and Russia’s probable action is widely discussed. The consensus of opinion among those who are general ly in touch with Ru sian views is that the militant Muscovites will endeavor to revenge themselves by stirring up disorders in Afghanistan, while the Russian government will lie low await ing the moment when Japan, having organized the military forces of Chi na. will Join hands with the latter and drive out all Europeans with the ex ception of the Russians, who by that time will occupy an impregnable posi- Unknown Schooner In Distress. , Cape May, N. J., Fell. 13.—An un known two-masted schooner is in dis tress about 5 miles off tills city. The schooner is flying signals in her rig ging. but they cannot he read fro n here. The crew of the Cold Spring , life saving station lias gone to the rescue. She is evidently in a sinking j condition. A yawl boat is alongside. and it is thought it has been launched : by the crew in order to save them- : selves in case the life guards are tin- | able to reach them. A gale is blow- ; ing along the coast, greatly handicap- j ping the life savers. Fast Train Wrecked. 1 Fremont, O., Feb. 13.—Westbound , passenger train No. 405, the Pittsburg : and Detroit flyer on the Pennsylvania, strdek a broken rail this morning be tween Helena and Millersville and left i the track. The train, composed oi [ engine, baggage car. smoker, passen ger coach and two sleepers, was ditch ed and several cars wrecked. About a dozen passengers are reported in jured. some seriously, but none fatal ly. Details are difficult to get at this time. Reunion Carnegie Society. New York, Feb. 13.—The first an nual dinner and reunion of /he Geor gia Society of New York will take place at the Hotel Marlborough on Feb. 24. Among the guests invited are ex-President Cleveland, ex-Secre- tary Carlisle. Admiral Schley, Oscar Strauss. Governor Chandler and Unit ed States Senators Clay and Bacon, of Georgia: Clark Howell, J. H. Estill and General John B. Gordon. Fastest Linotype Operator. Indianapolis. Feb. 13.—Claude V. Arouse, a printer of this city, lias broken the world’s record as the fast est operator on the linotype machine. He put up In 7 hours and 45 minutes 86,200 ems. The fastest record hefe- tofore made was the same number In 8 hours by an Iowa printer. Crouse set 91,000 ema. This Included oor- reeled proof. tion in Manchuria. Some of the papers affect to sec In the publication of the treaty at the time when Admiral Prince Henry, of Prussia, is starting for the United States Great Britain’s reply to Ger many’s rapprochement with the Unit ed States. BOLD WORK OF ROBBERS. Capture and Bind Man and Loot Safe of $900. Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 13.—The largest general store of 3. K. Randal! at Avilla, north of here, was entered by burglars early today. The sa f e was blown open with dynamite and $900 in cash ami a large amount In notes taken. David Shanline, a barber, returned from a sleigh ride with a young lady while the robbers were at work and discovered them in the store. He was captured and bound in the store, where he was kept until the job was complet ed. A hotel keeper across the street saw the cracksmen at work and got his rifle, hut being without assistance forebore to interfere. The safe, a mas sive affair, was completely wrecked by the explosion. There were five of the robbers and what direction they took Is not yet known. Express Companies May Merge. San Francisco. Feo. 13.—The Call states that the four big express com panies of the country, the Adams, American, United States and Wells- Fargo, may merge into one corpora tion. It says that “word comes by private message from the east that E. H. Harrirnan, president of the Bouthern Pacific Railroad company, will b.» elected to the presidency of the We’.ls-Fargo Express company at the annual meeting of the stock holders. ' Rum and Cigarettes Tabooed. Raleigh, Feb. 13.—A well-to-do and prominent citizen hero has bad his will written by a lawyer and so word ed that If one of his sons drinks whis ky or smokes cigarettes he is not to receive over $10 of the properly. Pains in ike. Back At - sye p.:? is of a weak , t< n id ur Fi.VT.f:.;! C'/li' .i'.inn the kid . ■ ? r liver, and are a warning it i extremely hazrmlf .- to neglect, so i:i :»urtant is a l.Ctiuky action of tin a organs. Tl.r v are co rr.monly attorn led by lo of energy, v. *. w * r* » 1 ome- times by gio* ?my forebociii .g and cle- Spoinlency. “I hrtd p- ns in my bnrfr. could not t 'ecp 1 . ; up th .-it worse th: * the ni lit b; lore. I beran tak ing Hood Rar* ; arilln and now 'I can shop and g . up tx-iing rc-te i and able to di my «v 1 attribute my oar'* ntirely to Hood’s Sarsaparilla.” Mrs. J. N Pef.ky, care H. S. Copeland, Pike Kurd, Ala. Hocd’s Sarsaparilla and Pills Cure kidney and liver troubles, relieve tire back, and build up the whole system. IP.CN TRADE SITUATION. Capacity of Furnaces Inadequate ta Supply Present Demands. Cleveland, Feb. 13.—The Iron Trade Review, discussing market conditions in its current issue, says: “Each week adds to the strength of the iron market and accents the in adequacy of pig iron and steel making capacity to supply the country's present demands. The course of the market in the past e< k and the statistical position of pig iron on Feb. 1 tell the same story of prodigious consumption beyond all record and of production still lagging behind. Sta tistics of pig iron output in January and of stock reductions between Jan. 1 and Feb. 1 point to consuncpfion in the first month of the year at the rate of 18,hi>0,00b gross tons a year, while blast furnace capacity active on Feb. 1 represents an output at the rate of about IT.Goo.iib'/ tons 11 year. "Lut we are not sure even of this inadequate capacity. The severe snow- • b-:ms of last week having a -chi d - ranged railroad operations so that ma??y furnaces were comi II ‘d to hank for a day or two for lack of co 1 '*. Both pig iron and steel have advanced in the week.” NEW LINE CF SHIPS. They Will Ply Between Seattle, Wash., and Alaskan Ports. Chicago, Feb. 13.—Options have just been secured by Captain E. D. Com ings. of Seattle, on three steamships for the Trans-Alaskan railway to ply between Seattle and Illamna bay. Alas ka, and forming the connecting link in railway transportation between the United States and Alaska. Captain Comings has for several years past been searching on the At lantic coast and along the Great Lakes for suitable vessels. Those secured are of 2,000 tons freight and 300 pas senger capacity and cost approximate ly $125,000 each. One was secured on the Atlantic coast and two on the lakes. They are single screw vessels with a speed of 10 knots an hour. 175 feet long and 40 feet beam. They will proceed to Seattle via the straits of Magellan and be put in service there about May i. J. Cornforth, who explored the route of the Trans-Alaska from Iliamna bay to Port Clarence, left tonight for Wash ington after a conference with Captain Comings relative to the purchase of the steamers. ROOSEVELT OUT OF DANGER. Crisis Passed and President Will Re turn to Washington. Boston, .vlass., Feb. 13.—Young Theodore Roosevelt passed a good night and this morning his condition was such that it was announced the president would leave for Washington this afternoon. The crisis of the disease in the right lung has been passed successfully. The left lung has cleared to the satis faction of the doctors and the boy is now considered out of danger. Secretary Cortolyou gave out the in formation concerning the patient this morning with the additional statement that the lad had passed one of the quietest nights since he was taken ill, and that under the careful nursing which he will have recovery, while it probably would be slow, was consid ered practically sure. Mr. Cortolyou said that the hour for the departure of the president had not been st t. hut that the executive desired to reach Washington early Friday morning. For the first time since his arrival the president talked with th« newspaper men while they were se curing the report of his son’s oondl- tion. No Fatalities From Wreck. Cleveland, Feb. 13.—It is now believ ed that there will he no fatalities as the result of the wrecking of the east- bound t.'leveland and New York spe cial on the Erie road near Warren, O., yesterday afternoon. George Thomas, of this city, who was at first thought to be fatally injured, regained con sciousness during the night at tho hos pital In Youngstown and is now be lieved to he out of danger. Miss Cora James, also of Cleveland, who was re ported badly injured, is doing well. Mrs. M. Goldsmith is only slightly in jured. Collections In Philippines Increase. Washington, Feb. 13.—The total col lections at all ports In the Philippines except Siassi during January wera $720,000 In gold, being nearly as much as the collections during October and November last and about , ’00,000 more than the collections for the sin gle nonths of August and September last.