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Simi-Weekly — 6 Pises. Price, Three Cuts, YOL. LXXXL JAMAICA, SEW YORK CITY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1901. NO. 522. SCHLEY TO GO ON STAND Admiral W ill Himself Testify Before Inquiry Court. GOVERNMENT CASE HAS CLOSED. C a p t a i n C o a l , o f t l i e B r o o k l y n A s s u m e s R e s p o n s i b i l i t y F o r t b e l o o p O ff S a n t i a g o —G a v e t l i e O r d e r F o r I t a n d C o nsid e red I t Successful. W a s h i n g t o n , O c t . 15.—A d m i r a l S c h l e y has declared that he will go on the wit ness stand himself and tell his story of the chase after Cervera’s ships and their destruction. Judge Advocate Lemly formally an nounced late yesterday afternoon that the government’s case was closed. Captain Cook of the Brooklyn, who testified just before the government closed its testimony, gave a graphic description of the battle of Santiago. Mr. Hanna asked Captain Cook “what was the conduct and bearing of Commodore Schley under fire on such occasions as you had the opportunity of observing?” “I always regarded him as an enthu siastically brave and patriotic officer; never in any other way,” replied the witness. Captain Cook also testified that he gave the order for the Brooklyn’s loop at the battle off Santiago and that he considered the movement eminently successful. K e p t t b e F l e e t I n t a c t . The commodore had told him that the Hawk had brought orders to the effect that the squadron should pro ceed to Santiago if he (the commodore) was satisfied that the Spaniards were not at Cienfuegos, but Commodore Schley had said: “I am not satisfied that they are not here. I still believe they are here.” “If satisfied that the Spaniards were at Cienfuegos, why did you leave there?” asked Mr. Hanna. “Because of MeCalla’s report from the insurgents on shore.” “That, then, made It clear that the Spaniards were not there?” “Entirely.” On the 26tli tlie weather moderated, but there was “a long and nasty sea,” C A S S ID Y IS L E A D E R . H e ads o f D e p artm ents In s tru c te d to Recognize H int i n queens. There is no longer room for doubt that Councilman Joseph Cassidy is the recog nized and undisputed leader of the Democratic forces in the Borough of Queens. Instructions have been given by Mr. Croker to th8 heads of depart ments in New York that from now on Councilman Cassidy’s requests would have to be observed with the considera tion due them and whatever he directed to be done in the interest of the Demo cratic p a r t y in Queens must be carried out as he desired. The Councilman has promptly taken hold of affairs and will aet at once in the interest of the organization in this bor ough. His first effort will be to eradi cate the bitter feeling which has been engendered by the removal of Democrats from positions under the city govern ment for political reasons and not for neglect of duty or violations of the rules of departments in which they were em ployed. Mr. Cassidy visited the Department of Highways Monday morning and confer red with Commissioner Keating in refer ence to the reinstatement of all the men who had been removed by Deputy Com missioner Wissel. Mr. Keating prompt ly recognized Mr. Cassidy’s request and instructed his secretary to communicate with Mr. Wissel and instruct him that all the men removed in Queens should be reinstated a t once. R egistratio n in T bis Borough. The total vote registered in Queens Borough on Friday by towns is as fol lows : N e w tow n ............ ..................................................... 2,091 F lu s h in g .......... J a m a i e a . . . . . . . .....................................................1,942 tioekaw a y .......... ..................................................... 49r T o ta l ................... T o tal 1900 ......... B E A R A D M I R A L S C H L E Y . with the shfps rolling a good deal. They had been compelled to slow up in order to accommodate the Eagle, the commo dore desiring to keep the fleet intact, as it was in column formation. General interest was manifested throughout the courtroom when Mr. Hanna began bis inquiries about the battle of July 3. He asked: “Were you on deck when the fleet came out of Santiago harbor on July 3?” The reply was in the negative. Cap tain Cook said he had been at that time in the cabin. The next question was, “How did you first learn that the fleet was com ing out?” Directed tb e Helmsman. The reply to this brought Captain Cook’s story of the engagement as fol lows: “I heard the executive officer call out, ‘Clear ship for action!’ and as I had given directions to have the ship ready for inspection I knew at once something was happening. I went on deck immediately.” “When you came on deck, where were the Spanish vessels? What were they doing?” “When I first arrived on the fore castle, there were two in sight. The third one was just outside the en trance, and the fourth appeared imme diately afterward. “I went in the conning tower and di rected the helmsman. I told him what I wanted to do was to keep straight for the fleet. They wavered a little. Some times they turned one way and then another. We shifted helm once or twice, but very little iqdeed, and final ly, when we were getting up fairly elose—say between 1,500 and 2,000 yards—it seemed to me clear that they wanted to pass between the Texas and the Brooklyn. The Texas was well on our starboard hand, and she was head ed to the n o r t h w a r d a n d w e s t w a r d . “All ships were carrying out the in structions of the commander in chief, and that was to head in for the en trance. We were well to the west ward and headed to the northeast. “When I saw that, I ported helm per haps half way over. She was swinging to starboard very rapidly. The Span ish fleet was coming straight for this interval,” Captain Cook said he saw no torpedo boats and was not afraid of being r a m m e d when the Brooklyn made her loop. He also said that at no time after the battle began were any of the Ameri can vessels between the Brooklyn and the Spanish ships. The figures for Saturday are as follows: Long Islan d C ity ................................................. 2,392 N e w tow n .................................................................. 1,819 F lu s h in g ................................................................. 1,311 J a m a ic a .................................................................... 1,4S0 R o c h a w a y ................................................................ 339 T o tal,........................................................... . F i r s t day’s r e g i s tr a ti o n ........................ ... 7,374 . . . 9,302 G r a n d t o t a l .............................................................. .16,676 The total second day’s registration In the borough last year was 7,97*2, and the first day’s registration, 10,381, showing a decrease this year in the registration f or the first two days of 1,677 compared with last year. Yote for Joseph Cassidy for President of the Borough. He is honest, efficient and forceful. Under liis administration the Borongli will get its dues. CUBAN ELECTIONS. W ork on tbe New R a ce T r a c k . Work is progressing on the race course planned by the Metropolitan Jockey Club at Locust avenue, Jamaica South. Im provements now under way consist of t h e g r a d i n g o f th e e n t i r e t r a c t f o r th e building of a mile track. A grand stand 100x400, abetting ring 100x250, a club he ase 75x100, stables, ete., will be built as p jon as the ground can be prepared. Three miles of board fence will enclose Fie grounds. The club has a paid-up capital of $500,000, and is headed by Tim othy D. Sullivan. The land bought is over one hundred acres, and cost about $1,000 an acre. Plans for twenty-five new buildings call for an expenditure of $68,135. _________________ Flufttalng’s Soldier Boys. The Seventeenth Separate Company of Flushing, which is the only organization of the National Guard in Queens county, has entered upon its drill season under very encouraging conditions. A number ‘of new members have been admitted dur ing the summer, several applications for membership are pending, and there is every probability that the company will ftp recruited up to its full strength within a few weeks. Physical culture and athletic sports are to be encouraged in every way. The competitive drill for the Bogert medal will take place Friday even ing of this week in the company’s armory in Amity street. general Wood Today Blade Known tb e Law Governing Them. Havana, Oet. 15.—-Today Governor General Wood promulgated the elec tion law. Several changes have been made in the draft adopted by the con stitutional convention. The provision making it necessary for uninscribed Spaniards to get from the secretary of* state a document showing themselves eligible to vote has been stricken out, as it was considered a discrimination against Spaniards desiring to become citizens. Instead of the constitutional conven tion taking charge of the elections a central board of scrutiny will receive and transmit to the governor general full reports as to all matters pertain ing to the elections. Upon receipt of the complete returns on Feb. 24 the governor general will announce the date for the assembling of the Cuban congress, the proclamation of the pres ident and vice president and the farm- al transfer of the government of the island. The date of the elections has been changed from Dec. 31, 1901, to Feb. 24, 1902. The president and senator elec tors will assemble in the capitals of the provinces to c-iect the president, vice president aud senators. T h o u s a n d * D r e w n c d I n C h i n a . Washington, Oct. 15. -The navy de partment has received a report from the United States steamship Helena re garding the devastation by flood of the Yangtse valley above Nanking, Chi na. The water reached the highest point in fifty years. The flood wiped out old villages and swept away light ly constructed farmhouses. The ex tensive crops of rice, corn and beans have been too long covered by the wa ter to s u r v i v e , s c a r c e l y any live stock remains, and famine stares the peo ple in the face. The loss of life was very great, thousands being drowned in the region just below Kiukiang and also on the north side of the river. K i l l m r n AVJII Not R e s ign. Albany, X. Y.. Oet. 15.—State Super intendent of S-anks Frederick D. Kil- burn of Malone 1ms refused to accept the presidency of the reorganized Sev enth National bank of New York city. He says It will be impossible for him to accept the presidency, as it would necessitate liis resignation as superin tendent of banks, a position he has held for five years. It is said that My. Fillmvn, whose term of office expired about sect n mouths ago, has been promised a reappointment by Governor Odell. The salary is $7,oi>0. N a v a l G overnor to Be In v e s t i g a t e d . Washington, Oct. 15.—Rear Admiral Evans has left here\ for San Francisco to accompany Rear Admirai Casey, commanding the Pacific station, on the flagship Wisconsin to Tutuila, Samoa. Admiral Casey is charged with the in vestigation of certain allegations made by missionaries in Samoa against the moral character of Captain Tilley, na val governor of Tutuila. In .ease it Should be found necessary to order a naval court for the trial of Captain Tilley Admiral Evans will be appoint ed president of the court. CRY FROMTHECAPTIVE Miss Stone In a L e tter Begs T h a t Ransom Be Sent. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS. Courtesy No Longer Shown by Ban dit* — Troops Have Been W ith draw n -State Department W orking Zealously. S o f i a , O c t . 1 5 .—F u r t h e r w o r d h a s come from Miss Stone in the following letter, written from Macedonia to W. W. Peet, treasurer of the Turkish mis sion in Constantinople: “My Honored Friend: “I write to inform you that on the 3d of September I was captured by a great number of armed men—some for ty—as I traveled from Bansko to Diumaala with about twelve teachers, students and others. “They took with me for my com panion Mrs. Catherine Tsilka. The reason why they captured us is for a ransom. The price whieh they demand for us is £25,000, Turkish, which sum must be paid in gold, and this entirely without the knowledge of the Turkish and Bulgarian governments, within the term of eighteen days from today. “The condition of Mrs. Tsilka decid ed the limit, as she is to give birth to a child in three months. “We a re pursued by a Turkish army. I beg Dr. Haskell himself to go to Constantinople and exert himself for the payment of the ransom at Sama- fcov, where men will receive it on presenting an order from me. “The men who captured us at first showed courtesy and consideration to ward us, but now, since Turkish sol diers and bashibazouks have begun to pursue us and the ransom is delayed, our condition is altogether changed. “Therefore I beg you to hasten send ing the ransom demanded and that as energetically as possible you will rep resent to the Turkish government that it stop the pursuit of us by soldiers and bashibazouks; otherwise we shall he killed by the people in whose hands we are. I pray you to communicate with out delay the contents of this letter to the representative of the United States at the porte and request his most seri ous co-operation. “Pray for u s . We are at peace with God. “With hearty salutations, your friend, “ E l l e n M. S t o n e . ” Cadaliy Reward W ithdraw n. Omaha, Neb., Oct 15—Edward A. Cudahy lias withdrawn the rewarjLof- —faj— UffT months ago for the arrest of the abductors of his son. The reward is withdrawn unconditionally, and the notice will be printed in the newspapers. At the sug gestion of Mr. Cudahy and at the re quest of Chief of Police Donahue the eity council will take np the matter tonight at its regular meeting and it Is expected will withdraw its offer of $25,000 for the arrest of the kidnapers. Case W ill Go Higher. The suit of the Mission of the Immacu late Virgin, for a summary ejectment of Adah F. Vernam from the property oc cupled by the summer home of the mis sion at Roekaway will he carried to the highest courts. A few days ago, Justice Kadien handed down a decision in favor of the mission, and the tenants of Adah F. Vernam, who occupied some smali buildings on the property, were evicted. Bigam ist Lubln Again Plead* Guilty, Isaac Lubin, alias Samuel Freedlander, entered two pleas of guilty to bigamy in the Supreme Court, Queens borough on Monday. This makes the third plea of that kind entered by him. No more in dictments will be fouud against him, and j be will be sentenced by Judge Marean. ! Nine women are known to have gone | through the ceremony with the prisoner. Tbe Rev. Dr. B u n n Retire*. The Rev. Dr. Albert O. Bunn, who for many years had been the pastor and man- ' ager of the Church Charity Foundation in Brooklyn, has severed his connection with the institution and is now living at Richmond Hill. The Bev. Uriah T.. Tracy is acting as pastor of the founda tion, Period of Monrniiig Continued. Washington, Oct. 15.—Flags on the White House and other departments are still at half mast, although thirty days have elapsed since the late presi dent died. President Roosevelt, how ever, has decided that the thirty days did not begin until the day of the fu neral at Canton, which was Sept. 19, and tlie flags on all public buildings, military posts, consular and diplomatic buildings will be* kept a t half mast nn- til.Oet. 19.________________ Shortage Laid to Mark Twain. Minneapolis, Minn., O ct 15.—The an nual convention of the Christian For eign Missionary society opened yester day in the Exposition auditorium, President McLean presiding. The treasurer’s report showed receipts dur ing the last year amo anting to $171,- 838, a decrease when compared with the collections of a year ago. President McLean said Mark Twain was respon sible for the falling off. Don Martine* Arrive*. New Y o r k , Oet. 15.—Senoi Don Joa quin Walker Martinez, envoy extraor dinary and minister plenipotentiary of the republic of Chile to the United States, was a passenger on the steam ship Orizaba, which arrived last even ing from Colon. The senor is accompn nied by his family and staff. Probable Murder. Bristol, Conn., Oct. 15 ,—The police are investigating what appears to be a murder that is behind the finding of the body of George Becker, seventh years old, in a brook near a sawmill u, Pequabuck. His jaw was broken and his head crushed. Conklin’s Cough Balm cures colds^/ Miss Stone’s Life Saved. Constantinople, Oct. 15.—Fearing that the military preparations that had been made to surround the hiding place of Miss Stone’s captors a t midday o n Sat urday Would lead to her murder, Mr. Spencer Eddy, first secretary of the American legation, visited Tewfik Paslia, minister of foreign affairs, and requested that the troops be with drawn. The orders to the military were consequently canceled. Similar p r e s sure was brought to bear on Bulgaria, whose troops thereupon were also stop ped. The diplomats here entirely agree With Mr. Eddy that the proposed ac tion of the troops would have inevita bly resulted in Miss Stone’s murder. German Merebant Kidnaped. jLfnva,«j, Oct. 15.—“It ia announced from Bucharest,” says a dispatch to The Daily Mail from Vienna, “that Herr Rosenthal, the representative ot a German firm, has been kidnaped by Bulgarian brigands at Silistria. The Roumanian government has sent a pro test to Sofia, and the Bulgarian govern ment has ordered troops to pursue the brigands.” Driver Watched. London, Oct. 15.—The Daily Express has received the following from Vien na: “Todaroff, the driver who accom panied Miss Stone when she was kid naped, has arrived at Sofia. He says her captors are Turks. The Bulgarian police, who are not satisfied with his statements, are keeping him under sur veillance.” State Department Active. Washington, Oct. 15.—All that can he gained from the state department offi cials respecting the case of Miss Stone Is that she is alive and that efforts are continuing for her release. The officials, while declining to indicate the nature of the measures they are pursuing to this end, still have hope of ultimate success. W a n t $50,000 M o re. New York, Oct. 15.—The American board, through C. C. Creeg , district secretary, and H. A. Stimson, record ing secretary, has issued an appeal to the public for $50,000, which, with the amount in hand, will provide the ran som of $110,000 demanded by the brig ands who have Miss Stone in their hands. A Paper F or Senator Clark. St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 15—Announce ment of the sale of the St. Paul Globe, owned by Jpxnes J. Hill, to J. S. M. Niell, publisher of the Helena (Mon.) Independent, was made last night, and it is said Senator W. A. Clark Is the purchaser. Democratic politicians say Senator Clark was induced to buy the paper to give the Democrats a party •rgan. Dole to Serve Out HI* Term. Honolulu, Oct. 8, via San Francisco, Oct. 15.—Governor Dole declares that mil reports that he will soon resign jtre without foundation ~ HEMPSTEAD TO MICHIGAN. Long T rip t h a t C. T. F r e s h e r Con tem plates in a One-Horse Wagon. From Long Island to the far away State of Michigan In a little one horse wagon Is a trip that Charles T. Frasher of Hempstead intends to make and his only companion will be a little English setter. Mr. Frasher was found at his residence puttiDg the finishing touches on the vehicle that will bear him many a weary mile over mountain and plain to his final destination, at Lake George, Mich., where he has s o m e valuable land that he intends to open up for colonizing purposes. The start will be made next week and the route traveled will be through New Jersey to Easton, Pa., where he will make his first lengthy stop for rest. From there he will continue his journey westward through the cities of Du ^ols, Cleveland, Toledo, Lansing, and from the latter place he will proceed to Sit. Pleasant, Mich., which is but a short distance from the end of his tedious, .weary drive. Mr. Frasher’s wagon is a veritable curi osity shop. Inside he has an old lounge, flanging to the side by hinges, so that when he stops at night all that is neces sary is to let it down and turn in. Close to the roof, h a n g i n g on either side, is a double barreled shotgun, which will be used on tramps and game impartially. In the wagon Is also a weird collection of camping paraphernalia, consisting of an oil stove, trunk, looking glass, com pass, telescope, tools and a camera. On the walls of |,hls improvised house on wheels there Is pasted a map of the route which Frasher intends to travel and on the roof is fastened an old rail road headlight. His cooking utensils and the feed for his|horse he will carry in a box under the seat and a place is re served for the faithful dog in the rear of the wagon. The prairie schooner will be drawn by old Jack, a 16 year old horse, who, his master says, will make the trip without any trouble. The trip will take at least six weeks and, perhaps longer, If stormy weather is encountered. Knocked Down by R u n a w ay Team At 1:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon a team of horses attached to a coaeh own ed by E I. Baker, of North Washington street, .3 amaica, that had been left stand ing in the yard without a driver, ran- away. Mrs. Baker ran out of the house and in trying to stop the runaways was knocked down. Her shoulder was dis located and she received several severe contusions on her breast. She was at tended by Dr. Noble. Meetings of Strike Committee. The strike committee of the District Council Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America of Queens Borough, will meet at Kohler’s Hall, 274 Fulton street, Jamaica, during the strike of the carpenters in Jamaica and Far Roeka- way, and also •will hold executive session at their rooms a t Centennial Hall, Wash ington street, Jamaica, on Wednesday evening, October 16th. Strike n t Fahy’* over. The strike of the engravers in the Fahy’s watchcase works at Sag Harbor Is over and nearly all the engravers have resumed work. The strike lasted six months and during that time many of the skilled workmen who could have earned from $22 to $30 a week, were forc ed to work as farm hands to gain a liveli hood for their families. R e building L ong Reach Hotel. A large force of carpenters Is a t work on the big hotel at Long Beach, rebuild ing the kitchen wrecked by the boiler ex plosion last August. Preparations are also being made to build a brick boiler house on the north side of the railroad track in the rear of the hotel. RIDT AT A WEDDING. Hoodlum* G atlier an d Nearly Wreck a Residence a t Amityville. Should John E. Smith of Amityville marry off any more of his daughters he will probably either have a platoon of police or a regiment of soldiers, or else arrange the ceremony for some other place than the oldfashioned farm house he occupies, for It is nearly In ruins from the ravages of a serenading party Wed nesday night, when Henry Kingif Farm- ingdale married his daughter Elizabeth. Preparations for the marriage ha i been under way for several weeks, and every body In Amityville knew a big time would result. Nearly one hundred invi tations Lad been sent out and the Rev. E, S. Wright v. r.s engaged to tie the knot. The ceremony was set for 8 o’clock, but the groom did not make his appear ance until nearly 10, when he arrived with the dominie and a body guard. Af ter the party reached the house it was surrounded by a howling mob and doors were barricaded and windows nailed in order to prevent an Interruption of the ceremony. The bridegroom and minister, with the bridesmaid and best man, re paired to the extreme western room, where the ceremony was performed with difficulty. Repeated calls for the groom failed to elicit any response, and this seemed to anger the crowd, who r a in e d m i s s i l e s of all kinds on the dwelling. Boards were ripped from the house, windows and doors broken, fences trampled down, a dog and several chickens killed, bricks, tin cans and other missiles hurled, and bullets fired into the room where the ceremony was performed. While the wedding supper was being served a live chicken was hurled through one of the windows and Dominie Wright got away from the scene only by push ing his way through the crowd. When he reached home he discovered that the fee from the groom had been lost or stolen. At midnight, after the mob had finish ed their work by half filling Smith’s weli with rubbish, they piled a wheelbarrow, chairs and other things on top ofthe roof and splashed whitewash along the front of the house. Yote for Joseph Cassidy for President of the Borongh. He Is honest, efficient and forceful. Under his administration the Borough will get its dues. Death of Rita* Carpenter. Elias Carpenter, aged 72 years, died at Jamaica on Saturday morning without medical attendance, it is supposed from heart trouble. He was a brother of Mrs. John Holland of Jamaica and a son of the late Jacob Carpenter. Queen* Borough Statistic*. During the week ending October 12, there were fifty-nine deaths, sixty-one births and thirteen marriages In the Borough of Queens. Of the deaths twenty-four were of children under five years of age. ■ ~ # Opened a n A nnex School. An annex primary school has been opened a t Jamaica in the large dwelling house on the Judd property, on Fulton street, near Kaplan avenue. Four school rooms provide accommodations for 100 pupils. New Postm a ster Appointed. Among the fourth class postmasters appointed on Saturday was J. Cock at South Jamesport, in place of Daniel A. Young. Sale of the Wiilet* F a r m . Miss Louisa Wilson, of Hartford, Conn., has purchased the Thomas Willets farm, on Broadway, between Flushing and Bay Side, for $90,000. H o rton Appointed Poetm nster. ** The President on Wednesday appoint ed Moses T. Horton as postmaster of Southold. Leonard R uoff, J r . , Expelled. Leonard Ruoff, Jr., Democratic candi d a t e f o r c o r o n e r , w a s e x p e l l e d F r i d a y night from the Fourth Ward Democratic Committee for his action in transferring h i s v o t e fo r t h e b o r o u g h p r e s i d e n t f r o m John H. Sutphin to Joseph Cassidy. Frederick H. Schoeler, an associate with Ruoff, promptly resigned. Ruoff’s action was condemned on the ground that he betrayed the committee and antagonized its interests. A resolution had previous ly been passed, by a unanimous vote, to sustain Sutphin as a candidate, and Ruoff voted for the resolution. Death* iu the Tow n of J a m a i c a . During the week ending October 12. there were ten deaths in the town of Jamaica, as follows: Abram Odell, 69 years, Jamaica; Louis Bense, 58 years. Jamaica; Nicholas Krummenncter, 64 years. Queens; John Menznigse, 1 day, Morris Park; Margaret Blees, 61 years, Richmond Hill; Edwin R. Morse, 75 years, Ozone Park; Nancy Jarvis, 82 years, Jamaica; Adrian R. Geoghran, 6 months, Jamaica; Charles Sutherland Garrow, 4 years, Woodhaven; Louis Ses- sler, 5 years, Woodhaven. Want* $10,000 H eart Balm. Papers were served Friday on August Immig of Baldwins, for $10,000 damages in an action for breach of promise com menced by Miss Barbara Hass in the Su preme Court of Kings county. In her complaint Miss Hass alleges that she became acquainted with Immig in April, 1897, and later, at his solicitation, prom ised to marry him. He continued his at tentions to her for a while and then, she charges, he abandoned her. Immig has determined to fight the case. F o r Bishop of Long I s lan d . It was reported Saturday that Bishop Potter had suggested the Rev. Sherman Evarts, pastor of Christ Church at Cam bridge, Mass., as a candidate for the vacant Episcopal bishopric of Long Is land. The Rev. Mr. Evarts is a son of the late William M. Evarts and stands high in the communion. Dr. Swentzel, chairman of the Standing Committee of the diocese, said there had been no cau cus of the committee iu regard to a se lection. ___________________ Shipping Pear* to England. Gilbert Scudder, at East Neck, Hunt ington, will sell this year from his five year old orchard about $6,000 worth of the finest Kiefer pears ever picked. He sold 1,000 barrels on the ground to Frank Foster of Manhattan. Mr. Foster’s men have been for ten days barreling the fruit. It te shipped direct from Mr. Scudder’s orchards to Liverpool, Eng land, where it will be sold in the market by auction. You can get Conklin's Wild Cherry Cough Balm a t all Drug Stores. 25 Gents. KIDMPEDJH REBELS. Colombians Surprise a Garrison on Taboga Island. OBTAIN MONEY AND PROVISIONS. Reports of Serious Engagement* Be tween Government T r o o p s and Rev olutionists—Castro W ill Crush U p r i s i n g s I n H is O w n D o m a in , Panama, Colombia, via Galveston, T e x ., O c t . 15 .—L a n d i n g u n e x p e c t e d l y early Sunday morning at Taboga Is land, a watering plaee twelve miles off Panama, a party of revolutionists sur prised the garrison, captured arms and ammunition, kidnaped the alcalde and two other officials and carried away two small schooners, one of them load ed with pro\isions and the other be longing to the alcalde. They also obtained a large quantity of provisions from the Chinese stores and raised about $300 in silver. Many families from Panama sojourn ing on the island were much alarmed, and all returned to this city in the evening, fearful of another descent up on the island. The revolutionists left the island at about 8 o’clock Sunday morning for Chorrera, five miles away, where are situated the revolutionary headquar ters, under command of Colonel Henao. The government troops on Taboga island comprise only twelve men, and these men are in a sickly condition. Official reports have been received of serious engagements near Penonome, in the province of Cocle, between govern ment troops and revolutionists. Castro Says “Difficulties May Arise.” La Guayra, Venezuela, Oct. 1 5 - General Castro, president of Venezuela, has issued the following statement: “I earnestly desire peace between Venezuela and Colombia, but I con sider that by reason of the Venezuelan memorandum and our requests for an explanation of the invasion o ^achira in July by Colombian troop. Vene zuela bas taken the first step. “If Colombia would officially notify Venezue’a that she had accepted the United States as a mediator, Vene zuela could and would gladly consider the advisability of addressing the Unit ed States as the representative of Co lombia, with the idea of reaching a peaceful settlement. “While awaiting Colombia’s answer we most decidedly cannot, directly or indirectly, approach Colombia again in a conciliators’ manner. In the mean time we shall continue to guard our frontier against invasion. If Colombia does not answer, difficulties will doubt less ax-ise. With two lines of armed men face to face on the frontier this 1 s to be expected. “Venezuela can get along very well without Colombia. We have no busi ness or commerce to speak of with her. There is no need of a continuance of diplomatic relations. These have been suspended during the last five years between Venezuela and France, yet today both countries seem to be progressing without them. “As for the present incipient revo lution in Venezuela, I shall crush it so severely that there will never be anoth er in this country. Every spasmodic uprising has thus far been rapidly and effectively suppressed. Already I have imprisoned many Nationalists, ,and I shall continue to imprison them. With in two months the movement against me will be crushed.” Veneuela will probably be able to maintain her present armed footing on the frontier for six or eight months be fore the finances of the country will require the issuance of paper money or an appeal to forced loans. General H e r r e r a In Salvador. Panama, Colombia, via Galveston, Tex., Oct. 15.—It is announced in dis patches from Salvador that General Benjamin Herrera, with several other Colombian revolutionists, has arrived there and is at present sojourning in the capital. The indigo fairs will soon begin, b utdhe c r d p i s s c a r c e . Alleged Abductor* Committed. Philadelphia, Oct. 15.—Howard K Sloan, D. K. Finley, Oscar Dunlap and Henry E. Wallace, the four men ac cused of abducting Mabel Goodrich, the proprietress of a disreputable house, and robbing her of money and dia monds valued at $2,500, have had a final hearing and have heen committed without bail for trial. The clis* _ against SUvn, Finlay and Dunla conspiracy, assault and battery kidnaping. ________________ May Sue Sherman E s tate. Columbus, O., Oct. 15.—Charles V Fritz, auditor of Richland county, has' placed on the tax duplicate against W. S. K e r r and M . M . P a r k e r the sum of $263,928 back taxes on the estate of t h e l a t e e x - S e e r e t a r y J o h n Sherman. The sum is said to cover bonds on which no return was made during the life of Mr, S h e r m a n . County Treasur er B r u m f i e l d will probably bring suit to collect the amount. j T heater Help* MeKinley Monument. Cleveland, O., Oct. 15-—The entire proceeds of the ticket sale a t the Euclid Avenue Opera House for n ext Monday night’s performance of “Alice of Old Vincennes” will be given to the Mc Kinley monument fund a s the joint contribution fit Manager Harti of tho opera house, Charles Frohman and Vir ginia Earned, the famous aetreaa. r
