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i .;«J VOL. I. ;•',\.£ kf • i-'\ •i:;; ct \i N i * » MADRID, N. ~Y» THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1904, NO, 11). PARKER'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE Bsopus, N. Y.—Judge Alton B. Par- ker's letter of acceptance of the IDomo- crntic nomination for the Presidency was given out here. The letter is ad- dressed \to the Hon. Champ Clark and others, committee, etc..\ and is in part as follows i '\Gentienien—In my respousc to your committee, at the formal notification proceedings, I referred to some matters not mentioned in this letter. I desire that these be considered as incorpor- ated herein, and regret that lack of space prevents specific reference to them all. I wish here, however, again 1o refer to my views there expressed as to the gold standard; to declare again my unqualified belief in said standard, and to express my apprecia- tion Of the action of the convention in reply to my communication upon that subject.\ In discussing the much talked of is- sue of imperialism Judge Parker says: \While I presented uij- views at the notification proceedings concerning this vital issue, the overshadowing impor- tance of this question impels me to re- fer to It again. The issue is oftentimes referred to as Constitutionalism vs. Imperialism. \If we would retain our liberties and constitutional rights unimpaired, we cannot permit or tolerate, at any time or for any purpose, the arrogation sf unconstitutional powers by the execu- tive branch of our Government. Wc should be ever mindful of the words of Webster, 'Liberty is only to be pre- served by maintaining constitutional restraints and just divisions of political powers.' \ Taking up the tariff question the Judge enters into the subject at some length. He says at one place: \Tariff reform is one of the cardinal principles of the Democratic faith, and , the necessity for it was never greater than at the present time. It should be undertaken at once in the interest of *ll our people. \The two leading parties have al- Tvays differed as to the principle of cus- cioms taxation. Our party has always advanced the theory that the object is the raising of revenue for support of the Government whatever other results may incidentally flow therefrom. The Republican party, on the other hand, contends that customs duties should be levied primarily for protection, so called, with revenue as the subordinate purpose, thus using the power of taxa- tion to build up the business and.prop- erty of the few at the expense of the xnany. I of our platfoign^rejler./. clear, pulled Lout oi Regarding to conduct of the Army and Navy Department the letter con- tends that favoritism has prevailed throughout, and that promotions and court-martials have been conducted or, an unfair basis. The Republican attitude' toward the Pension Department is severely criti- cised by Judge Parker, particularlv the famous \Order No. 78,\ which pen- sions all veterans of the late Civil Wat who are now over sixty-two years of age. He says In part: \The national Democracy favors lib- eral pensions to the surviving soldiers and sailors and their dependents, on the ground that they deserve liberal treatment. It pledges by its platform adequate legislation to that end. But It denies the right of the Executive to usurp the power of Congress to legis- late on that subject. Such usurpation was attempted by Pension Order No. 78, and effect has been given to it by a Congress that dared riot resent the usurpation. It is said that 'this order was made in the performance of a duty imposed upon the President by act of- Congress,' but the provision making the imposition is not pointed out. \The old inguiry. 'What are you go- ing to do- about it?' is now stated in a new form. It is said by the Adminis- tration, in reply to the public criticism of this order, that 'It is .easy to test our opponents' sincerity in this matter.' \If elected. I will revoke that order. But I will gp further and say that that being done, I will contribute my effort toward the enactment of a law to be passed by both houses of Congress and approved by the Executive that will give an age pension without reference to disability to the surviving heroes of the Civil War.\' Extravagance in the conduct of the business affairs ot the Administration is charged, and a curtailment of ex- penses all along the line is promised should he become the Executive. An investigation of the conduct of the various departments is demanded in lieu of the receut frauds uncovered in the Postal Department. In concluding the letter he says: \I have put aside a 'congenial work, to which I had expected to devote my life, in order to assume, as best I can, the responsibilities your convention put upon me.\ I solicit the cordial co-oper- ation and generous assistance of every man who believes that a change of measures and of men at this time would be wise, and urge harmony of endeavor as well as vigorous action on the part of all so minded. The issues are joined and the people must render the verdict. Shall economy of admin- istration be demanded or shall extrava- gance be encouraged? Shall the wrong- doer be brought to bay by the people or must justice wait upon political oli- garchy? Shall our Government stand for an equal opportunity or for special privilege? Shall it remain a govern- ment of law or become one of individ- ual caprice? Shall-we cling to the rule DYMIITE WRECKS TOWN Train Hits Wagon Load of Hiech Ex- plosive Causing Havoc. TWO MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT Wiw 7 o«i tn e people or shall we embrace 'oen- Z *W C£ «A„„<- ,Jl„„„„*:.,.„o ii':n. „. ... .-i oil \iif- *\i\\•auibe:\***''«#<«< 7 efij, . v ,M»i,4A. -}^t63sl 6eTlt despotism? With calmness and \'*\' ~ ••-'\ the ipeople's ver- •^^^^^f£^}^i^ t '^ l ^S^^^i>it masses, and for the common weal, and noi \by the friends of its abuses, its ex- tortions and discriminations.\ \I pointed out in my earlier response the remedy, which, in my judgment, can effectually be applied against mo- nopolies,\ he states, \and the assur- ance was then given that if existing laws, including both statute and com- mon law, proved inadequate, contrary to my expectations, I favor such fur- ther legislation, within constitutional limitations, as will best promote and safeguard the interests of all the peo- ple. \Whether there is any common law •which can be applied and enforced by the Federal courts cannot be deter- mined by the President or by a candi- date for the Presidency. \The determination of this question •was left by the people iu framing the Constitution to the Judiciary and not to the Executive.\ The candidate repeats the demand of his party for reciprocity treaties with foreign nations, declaring \That tUe benefits of reciprocal trade treaties would inure to both. That the consum- er would be helped is unquestionable. That the manufacturer wordd receive great benefit by extending his markets •abroad hardly needs demonstration. His productive capacity has outgrown the home market.\ The Philippine question is gone into at some length, and the Judge reiter- ates his approval of that plank in his party's platform which favors giving the islanders their liberty when they are ready for it. The Judge discussed the Panama Ca- nal treaty fully, approving of tbe pro- ject itself, but objecting (strenuously to the present administration's method of acquiring the rights to the territory. He says in part: \An isthmian canal has long been the Jiopeof our statesmen, and the avowed aim of the two great parties, as their platforms in the past show. The Pan- •ama route having been selected, the 3)Uilding.of the cai.-al should be pressed to completion with all ^reasonable ex- pedition. \Our commerce in American bottoms amounts to lyut eight per cent, of our total exports 'and imports,\ he states. \'•Wot seventy years prior to 1800, when the Republican party came into power, •onr merchant marine carried an aver- age of seventy-five per cent, of out- foreign commerce. By J877 it had •dwindled to twenty-seven per cent. Now we carry but a> contemptibly small fraction of our exports and im- •ports. \American shipping in the foreign trade was greater by over 100.000 tons iu 1810—nearly 100 years ago—than it wss last year. In the face of the con- tiuuotis decline in the record of Ameri- can shipping during the last forty-three years the promise of the Republican party to restore it is without encour- agement. The record of the Democra- tic party gives assurance thai: the task '•an be more wi'sely instructed to ?t,\ ho declares in a summary of this question of our shipping interests. diet. \If called to the office of President I shall consider myself the Chief Mag- istrate of all the people and not of any faction, and shall ever be mindful of the fact that on many questions of na- tional policy there are honest differ- ences of opinion. I believe in the pa triotism, good sense and, absolute sin- cerity of all the people. I shall strive to remember that he may serve his party best who serves his country best. \If it be the wish of the people that I undertake the duties of the Presi- dency, I pledge myself, with Cod's help, to devote all my powers and en- ergy to the duties of this exalted office. Very truly yours. \ALTON C. PARKER.\ PUNISHES MILITTA COMPANY. Alabama Governor Musters Out Men Who Failed D Protect Negro. Montgomery. Ala.—The military com - * which met at Huntsville to investigate the conduct of the military company of that city in not protecting the negro Horace Maples from the hands of a mob on the night of September 7 re- ported to the Governor that the com- pany was inefficient and should be mus- tered out of service. Acting Governor Cunningham approved the findings. The testimony of the night jailer showed that the soldiers acted as though they were frightened. He test!- i fied that when the mob broke into the I jail some were in the closets, some un- der the bed, and others on the floor I smoking. The court in its conclusion I declared that there were sufficient men j and ammunition to protect the negro. | \if they had been intelligently and courageously commanded and nsed.\ Tbe testimony of Captain R. T. Hays that he was wounded by glass from a | window broken by a bullet coming j from the mob is discredited. Widespread Destruction at North Bvanolt, Bid,, Caunod by Concussion, and Many Portion* Start — School Children Thrown luto Taotc — Kngino Senio- lisliod—Wasron Stopped on Track. Cumberland, Md.—The village of North Branch, four miles east of Cum- berland, was wrecked by dynamite, the explosion having been caused by a Baltimore and Chio eastbound fast freight train running into a wagon Ieaded'with dynamite at a crossing. C. Walter Whitehall 1 , a brakeman, of Brunswick, and Nelson Pike, engine driver, of Martinsburg, ware killed. A. R. Sanders, fireman, of North Moun- tain, W, Va.; Charles Hamilton, of Lit- tle Orleans, Md.: James Ashkettle, of Little Orleans; Mary Tv.-igg, of Old- town; Raymond, the three-year-old son of Charles ••Hamilton; Maude Seibert and James Laing, driver of the dyna- mite wagon, were the most severely injured. The Baltimore and Ohio tower was wrecked, as were the residences of Adam Seibert, Charles Hamilton, Charles Bloss, J. Lewis Seibert, Stephen A. Bloss and John Coleman, and the commissary of Michael El- more, a Wabash sub-contractor, and office, stable and hospital buildings. Windows of the school house and of the residence of G. A. Zimmerly and others on the mountain half a mile away, were all broken and the school children were thrown into a panic. The dynamite was being hauled for Mr. Elmore, for construction work in progress near by. There were fifteen cases on the wagon, aggregating 750 pounds. Laing was crossing the track With the load when he saw the traiu coming. He became panic stricken and stopped on the track, according to eyewitnesses, and then deserted the team and ran. The train struck the rear of the wagon, which lacked only three feet of clearing the track, but the engine ran on fifty feet before the terrific explosion occurred. Grant Hamilton and James Ashkettle were in the tower with the former's brother. Realizing what was coming, they dropped down and the tower toppled upon them. They were cov- ered with cuts from glass and splin- ters. The engine was stripped 'of its trim- mings and turned over at right an- gles, a total wreck, while seven freight cars were.badly broken up, the fore- most cars being destroyed. The track was torn and twisted in all directions, and heavy steel rails were broken in two. The concussion was terrific, an unusual incident being the breaking of wires half way between telegraph poles by concussion only. „. Laing was some distance away, run- ning down in a ditch when the engine struck the wagon, and escaped with various cuts and a fractured eardrum. The horses were hardly scratched, al- though thrown fifty yards into a field. It required the strength of four or five men to lift Pike, the engine driver, from the throttle. His body was on top of the overturned boiler, under broken iron, and his hand, grasped the throttle in a death clutch. The house of Charles Hamilton was torn almost inside out. The furniture was wrecked and all the china and crockery broken. Parts of the engine were hurled many yards, and pickles and whisky, with which several of the cars were loaded, were scattered in all directions. One of the tires of the dyn- amite wagon was hurled to the top of a telegraph pole, where it hung fast. The explosion emptied pillows of feathers in several houses. An oak tree was entirely denuded of leaves: To Head Second Army. The Russian Emperor has placed General Grippenberg in command, of the Second Manchurian Army. The Emperor in a letter to the General pays a tribute to the warlike qualities of the Japanese. Desertions From the Lena. Frequent desertions - are reported from the Russian cruiser Lena, at San Francisco, Gal., in spite of the parole given to this Goverament: it ta believed the gunners are attempting to return to Russia. 5000 INDIANS TO GATHER. Will Honor Chief Joseph's Memory and Elect His Successor. Lewiston, Idaho. — Indians from all over the Northwest have been sum- moned to gather at North Lapwai, on the Nez Perees Indian Reservation, in order to celebrate with a feast and war dance in memory of their late loader, Chief Joseph. At the same time a suc- cessor will be chosen to rule the tribe. Summonses by mall and messenger have been sent to all the wandering bands, including Nez Perces, Lapwais, Blackfeet, Spukanes, Colvilles and other tribes. Five 'thousand Indians will bo invited. The date for the affair will be .lixed later by the sub-chiefs. A week will be devoted to feasting, dancing and balloting for a new chief v Major L. O. Norman Dead. Major L. f. Norman, twice State Au- ditor, and one of the best known poli- ticians in Kentucky, died at Frankfort, ICy., of heart trouble's. PHYSICIAN GETS FIFTY YEARS. Convicted of Assaulting Sixteeu-Year- Old Office Girl. St. Joseph, Mo.-Dr. J, C D. Heflin, a young physician, who was found guilty of attacking Myrtle Dowler, his six- •teen-y ear-old office girl, was sentenced by Judge Oasteel to fifty years in the penitentiary. The jury which found Berlin guilty could not agree upon the punishment. Eight members favored the death, pei<y, \ England and \0. S. Silent. No further representations regarding contraband have been made to Russia by the United States or Great Britain. It is believed that Russia may, if re- quested, yield the point regarding cot- ton. British Secretary Arrested Here. The arrest and fining of Hughl Gur ney, Third Secretary of the Bhtish Embassy, by a justice at Lee, Mass- was promptly taken up by the State- Department , Left Nearly All to Cornell. Opening the will of the late Profes- sor Daniel WlUard Fiske the executors found that he had left nearly tbe en- tire estate to Cornell University, amounting to about .$1,500,000. Hope For Russia's Poor. Jacob H. Schiff said the recent utter- ances of Prince Mlrsky, Russia's new Minister of the Interior, gives much nope for the poorer classes of Russian Jews. A Record Divorce Case. Mrs. Anna R. Cummins obtained a divorce and $00,000 alimony in a Chi- cago (111.) court twenty-four minutes after filing her papers asking for a de- cree. Ship Loses Live Stock. On a voyage from New Orleans, La., to Cape Town, South Africa, the Nor- wegian steamer Nordkyn lost 600 head of live stock. French Officer Beaten. Commandant Laribe, a French officer of the Legation Guard in Pekin, China, has been beaten with sticks by Chi- nese soldiers, and a strong complaint lias been lodged with the Imperial Government. Steerage Rate War Not Over. There -were no further increases in transatlantic steerage rates, but the Hamburg-American Line Issued a statement that the war was not at ta end. i • LONG DROUTH IN EUROPE Food For Cattle and Horses Will Have to Come From America. Bry Weather Has Bind Disastrous Kesult? in Various Oouiitrlos—Larjo Gonflus- ratlimg Have Itoen t-'roixnont. Washington, D. C.-George, H. Mur- phy, American Vice.-Conxul-Goneral at Frankfort, says in a report; \The severe drouth which is afflicting European countries has had various in- jur: us effects. It has caused frequent and large conflagrations; it has stopped river navigation entirely in many dis- tricts, causing a scarcity of fruits and garden truck, coal, wood, etc., and greatly advanced prices; it has forced, works operated, by water power to cease running. But it Is particularly the insufficiency of foodstuffs for cattle and horses which causes anxiety in agricultural and commercial circles. . \The Governments of Bulgaria and Rouinania have already l««ucd decrees prohibiting the exportation of corn and other cattle feed. Servia and Austria- Hungary also have issued decrees pro- hibiting the exportation of corn, hay and other feedstuffs. The order of the Austro-Hungarian Government is most rigid and' sweeping, as it includes, in addition, bran and barley, potatoes and beans, oil cake, clover, and the husks, dregs 'and waste materials of malt and sugar beets; in short, every- thing, even including swil-, which can serve as food for animals. \Roumania and Austro-Hungary have heretofore been the principal Eu- ropean supply sources for corn and feedstuffs for the other countries of Western Europe. This source of sup- ply now being closed, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and England, as well as the Scandinavian countries, will have to depend principally upon the United States, and, to a smaller extent, upon Argentina for food for their cattle and horses.\ Consul-General Mason, at Berlin, Ger- many, also says the United States will have to help feed Central Europe dur- ing the coming autumn and winter on account of drouth in Russia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and France. The Consul-General states that a careful inquiry as to the grain <;rops and the general agricultural situation has been made by the central station for Prussian agriculture, and its re- port shows that there was a falling off from the yield of last year in spring wheat, winter rye, spring rye, barley and oats. WinJet wheat furnished the only excepti0n;-.amoug tiiese leading cereals. . iyC' Mr. Mason says tiie effects of the drouth on pastures, meadows and root crops of all lands, both for forage and for human food, are still mGre serious. \AH this has reacted disastrously on the dairying industry,\ says the Consul-General, \and milk, cheese and butter are reduced in quantity and ad- vanced in price. The standard fruits, apples, pears, plums and peaches, which iu early summer promised a full average yield, have to a serious extent been ripened prematurely by the pro- longed intense dry heat and have shriv- eled and fallen off in such quantities that the jiutumn fruit crop is grarely compromised.\ The Consul-General predicts an in- creased demand not only for corn, wheat and rye from the. United States, but for fresh and* preserved fruits, dried and salted fish, and such meats as the present inspection law of Ger- many permits to be imported, \WRECK ON THE CENTRAL. TSie Western Express Derailed by a Broken Rail. Rochester, N. Y.--A broken rail on the New York Central track near Lock Berlin, between Lyons and Clyde, caused the derailment of the three roar sleeping ears of the Western express. due in this city at 4 a. m. The sleep- ers careened and fell over on the track used by east-bound freight. While the passengers in the three sleepers were hastily dressing themselves and trying to get out a freight train crashed into the sleepers, badly wrecking them and injuring twenty-five of the occupants. Most of the injured were taken on to Lyons, but eight of the most seriously hurt were brought to Rochester and sent to the hospital. Mrs. Newman Erb, of New York City,, wife of Vice- President Erb, of the Pere Marquette Railway, died of her injuries a few hours' later- GHTING AT PORT ARTHU Six More Important Forts Are Reported Taken, JAPS CUT OFF WATER SUPPLY Hovore and Jttooily JTisjlxMnB With Many rlaiMt-to-Hi&nd SSdgagomentB M'arEc the Progrons of the Siodo—Ovsr Tliraffl Thousand Jnpnneae Koported Killed In IiHteat JBngagripmenta, Chefoo. — Such steady progress has been made by General Nogi's troops in their advance on Port Arthur since the renewal of continuous general fighting that they are in possession of enough forts near the inner defenses either to warrant an assault in force or else, at the discretion of their commander, to leave them nothing to do save to sit down before the fortress and starve the garrison into submission. Not only do they hold three main and six sup- plementary forts • on the northwest, north and northeast of Lieutenant- General Stoessel's position, but they have cut off Port Arthur's water sup- ply, aud the garrison for days has been compelled to have recourse to the re- serve. Furious bombardment along the whole Russian position, however, in- clines military experts to the belief the Japs will not wait for nature to force the defenders to capitulate. So desperately did the Japanese assault the positions gained thus far in the six days' battle that 3000 were killed or wounded, according to the best infor- mation, while Russian reports place Nogi's losses at three times that total. It was in thdcapture of Fort Kuropat- kin, protecting the water supply r that the Japs lost most heavily. Knowledge of the natural^weakness of that posi- tion led General ,Stoessel to place an unusually strong garrison in it.and to equip its defenders with many of the best guns a t his command. The cannonading from three sides continued for twenty-four hours before Fort Kuropatkin showed signs of weakness. While shells were flying over the city, and the big guns on both sides were booming through twenty- four hours, the water supply fort con- tributed its ,share to the thunder aud held the Japs in check through after- noon, night and forenoon. Its fire slacked, though, and Nogi's infantry rushed the works. About the same time, the Japanese right captured a fort from which they soon began an effective fire on the Russians.' Etse Mountain positions* All through, the night the heavy bom- bardment of the Russian positions con- tinued, the Japanese fire being direct- ed with particular vigor against anoth- er supplementary fort 3000 yards to the west of the fort on Etse Mountain, and regarded as highly important, because of its bearing on the Etse and Anshtt mountain forts. The next day, after having pounded this position unmerci- fully and until its fire had slackened visibly, the Japanese delivered their assault. They were exposed to the fire of ma- chine guns and rifles and they made frantic efforts to reach the crest ot* the slope. Theyjeaped over trenches and embankments and tore down entangle- ments in their path until at length they entered the fort. The Russian troops refused to desert their position, even in the face of the superior numbers which confronted them, and desperate hand-to-hand fighting occurred inside the fort. Eventually almost the entire Russian garrison was either killed or wounded. Tokio. Japan.—It is believed hern that, the Japanese have captured six forte in the second line of defense at Port Arthur within the last few days. The hope of a speedy reduction of the fortress is running higher. PICK COTTON BY MOONLIGHT. Pope Receives Youths. The Pope received 1000 youths of the Catholic Association of France, refer- ring gently to the religious conflict of France and the Vatican. No Argentine Ships Sold. The Argentine Minister of Marine said that no warships had been sold to Russia, and that no negotiations for their sale were pending. Russia and England to Confer. Count Samsaorff has instructed the Russian Ambassador to confer with Lord Lansdowne upon the Tibet treaty. Lake Baikal R. R. Opened. A dispatch from Irkutsk said that the railroad around Lake Baikal had been opened for traffic. Six Port Arthur Forts Taken. A belief prevails in Tokio that six forts of Port Arthur's inner defenses have been taken by the Japanese. Train Derailed by a Cow. \A passenger train from North An- son, Me., to Oakland, Me,, on the Som- erset Railroad, was derailed by strik- ing a cow one mile north ot the station. The engine and tender were overturned down an embankment. No one was in- jured. Among the fifty passengers was Governor John F. Hill, who ia presi- dent of the road. Peru's New President, Dr. Jose Pardo was inaugurated President d£ Peru. Georgians Work Double Shifts Because of Scarcity of Labor. Augusta, Ga.—To save the fast ripen- ing crop of this section the planters have put laborers to work picking cot- ton by moonlight. These scenes of ac- tivity in the cotton fields at night were necessitated by the scarcity of labor from which the Sonth is suffering. The pickers are worked day and night, taking-a rest during the hottest part of the day. A prominent planter has declared after a visit through the cotton States that the labor problem will cause much cotton to go to waste in the fields. The crop in this territory is very large and in splendid condition, only a few fields having been touched by the boil weevil. FATAL AFFRAY OVER NEGRO. Two Men Killed and One Wounded in a Georgia Store. Macon, Ga.—At Nay'or, Mannie Car- ter, a young white man, and Gravey Hodge, a negro, were killed and anoth- er white man seriously wounded. The negro was ordered out of a store for insolence. Ben Penny and Reuben ICnight, both white, sided with him. He returned to the store, renewing the difficulty. Penny shot Carter through the body, but the latter, as he fell, shot his slayer through the arm. The ne- gro was killed soon afterward, pre- sumably by one of Carter's friends. Penny and ICnight have been arrested. Business is Good. Seymour Bell, the British commercial agent in New York City, reported that the general business of this country was absolutely sound. Japs Still Active. The Japanese preparations for a turn- ing movement against Mukden con- tinued. General Kuropatkin reported attempts by Kuroki's troops to occupy passes east of tbe city and the constant movement of reinforcements across the Tai-Tso from Liao-Ytvng. Pennsylvania Railroad Wreck. Three men were killed and one 'was seriously injured in a wreck an the Pennsylvania Railroiid, near 'areens- burg, Pa. • 'NEW YORK STATE NEWS Fathi Takes Bridegroom'. Society folk in Bingluunton arc inter- ested in the accidental disclosure of n secret wedding, the principals in which\ were separated after leaving the nltar. Early in the summer Rowland B. Rath- hone, a son of B. P. Rathbone, an in- surance man, of New York City, came to Binghamton to spend his vacation. : He met Miss Elizabeth Segler. aud they made a trip to Lesiershire, where they were married by the Rev. J. ,M, Cr.an- dall. The relatives of the girl suspect- ed somethliigjand wired for Rathbone's father, who ai'Bjiged just after the cere- ^notij;, had been performed, and re- 'turned with his son to New York. The young woman, when seen, evidently had some second thoughts about the marriage, and said that Mr. Rathbone came after his son on her request. She said young Rathbone had \too many strings to his bow\ to suit her. It is said that steps hare been taken to pro- cure au annulment of the marriage on the grounds that both the contracting parties were under the age of eighteen when the ceremony was performed. Ape Attacks Girls. 'A. vicious ape. escaped from the zoo fn Seneca Park, Rochester, after se- verely biting one of its keepers, and ran into a factory near by where there were several hundred girls at work, causing a panic among them. After running around the factory for several minutes he disappeared, and the keep- ers, thinking he had left the building, went away. A few minutes later girls employed in a pitch-dark room realized something was wrong. One girl was pinched severely, but before she could find out who' did it another screamed that some one 1 was pulling her hair. Finally one girl put her hand on the ape's head, and the animal fastened its teeth into her fingers. Then there was a general rush of screaming girls, all making for the door. The ape, rim- ing over the heads and shoulders of the frightened girls, added to their terror. Finally the animal scampered out of the building and, after visiting several other factories, .escaped. SCORES IILLEO IN WREGE Two Passeneer Trains on Southern Railroad Collide, th® Suicide on Husband's Grave. Despondent at the loss of-S6000 which was stolen from ber lawyer's office last winter, Mrs. Thomas Scott, of Albany, committed suicide on lier husband's grave in the rural cemetery. Early in the afternoon Cemetery Superintend- ent Burns received a telephone mes- sage from Mrs. Scott's daughter. Mrs. Mary E. Hart, who said her mother had left her home threatening to kill herself. She had often made this threat before and nothing had come of it, but this time she remained away from home so long that the family be- came worried. Since Mrs. Scott was in the habit of visiting Ber husband's grave very often, it was believed that she went there. Superintendent Burns drove nj> to the Scott lot und found: Mrs. Scott lying ill on a bench. A phy- sician was called. He gave her emet- ics and sent her home. But she died at 15 o'clock. It is believed that she took laudanum. OVER ONE HUNDRED INJURE!* i Had Show in Hi's Barn. Peter Wyckoff, a Brooklyn million- aire, who is better known by his ad- mirers throughout the countryside as \Uncle Peter.\\ planned a fine enter- tainment to be given in the biggest barn on his farm in Berlin. He learned recently that Neher & Parks, theatri- cal men, of Berlin, were going to hold a dress rehearsal of their new show in Crafton. \I want my. folks to see the first show,\ he told them. \You come iown to our barn and give it there.\ They agreed, and the barn floor was cleaned, a stage erected', seats provided and a curtain hung. '-Uncle Peter\ purchased all the tickets to be had and listributed them among his farm hands, their families and a few guests. Missing Man a Suicide. Clarence Hirrd'. a merchant, of New- burg, who had been missing, com- mitted suicide in Savannah, Ga. The news was received by his mother, who lives in South Eighth avenue, Mount Vernon. The message received by Mrs. Hurd was sent by the Coroner at Sa- vannah and did not tell how her sou took his life. Hard was thirty-sight years old and fia!d a-'Wife and ctiildren living in Newburg. He was suffering from asthma, which, compelled him to give up liis business. The air of New- burg did not agree with him, and he came to Mount Vernon to visit his mother. One day Mrs. Hurd reported to the police that he wa,s missing. She is at a loss to- know how he reached Savannah, as she says he took no money when he went away. E>»y and- Pullufesn Cant Ac© Tolctftcnpotli jBfenr, Biodjfcm Xoun— Wife ot GovornoKV Wraxleir Does Gallant Work oC KoscttH' —.BtiRine Driver Said to Havu X>iK\ aboyed Htin Ol-tt'erft. Kuoxville, T'enn.—Ruunlng on a road- bed in a supposedly high condition ofii maintenance, and having about thenB every safeguard known to modem* railroading, two trains on th.-e Southern) Railway, carrying many pas-sengerH^ came- together in a> frightful head-endf collision near Hodges, Tenn., sending oyer two score' of people to death and) injuring, over 100. i The trains were- an eastbotimB thi-pugit. passenger train from Chat- tanooga'., to Salisburg, N. C, leaving! ' Knoxville- at twenty-five minutes to 9 a. m., and a westbound local passenger; train from Bristol to ICnoxville, due toj arrive here at 11 a. m. The wreck was due to. a- failure of thet crow of the westbound, train to- carry) out its order to meet the- eastbound? passengers-at Hodges Station. Instead! of taking the siding at Hodges- it pro- ceeded toward Knox-vil-le: Both trains were- running on timer and at a speed of about thirty railewi an hour. The locomotives- were de-t molished and the major portion, of eaeffle train was completely wrecked, witHR the exception, of the- sleeping cars,! nope of which left the- track. The? wrecked day cars were filled with dead/ and injured and the- rescue work waa* accomplished with great difficulty. A^-jvr.ecking and special relief train) left this city as soon as- possible- a.ften the news of the disaster had been re- ceived here. Hundreds were attracted fromi Hodges Station, Newms.rk<-t a»d th» many farmhouses- iu the vicinity oC the wreck. The people- thereabout* rendered every possible- assistance-. The dead and injured were placed) on the special train and brought to» ICnoxville. Five of the injuced diedl while on the way to- this city. Some? were taken to the ICnoxville- General Hospital and others to- their home* or th-e homes ot friends. A. locftt- undertaker had 150 cots, in- readiness at the Munson street crossing, \where the deftd^and injured w.ere- rcniovefl from the train. Two day cars w£rfr.crushod_jm_th;(i_- eastbound train between tWbaggag^-.,.. car and the slepeers. In one coach onW?]~ one person escaped with his life. Tjao persons not injured, and the- rejIeJO corps from Newmarket worked man* fully, rescuing injured, waiting npon? them, carrying water and placing pE* lows under their heads. The appalling loss of life- respited! apparently from the- disregarding oC orders given to the-two-trains, to-meet at a station which has for a- long timef been their regular meeting point. Thet accident happened in broad daylight, and, according to the best informatiom obtainable, the engine driver- of th& westbound train had the order in a little frame in front of htm as. hi» engine rushed by the- stat'iom Among tife. passengers in one- of th# sleeping cars on the eastbound traia was Mrs. J. B; Frazier, wife of the- Governor of Tennessee. With- her daughter, she was on- her way to- New York City. Neither Mrs. Frazier uor her daughter was hurt, and both ren- ' dered noble .service- in ministering to> the injured, even fettle extent of res- cuing maimed and dead bodies froin- beneath the wreckage and then binding up wounds and otherwise- giving, wom- anly service^ J VESUVIUS- AGAIN IN ERUPTION* Says Painting is Bogus. John N. Beckley, a Rochester finan- cier, recently bought in Paris, France, for $3500, a painting which was repre- sented to be by Jules Dupre. After- Mr. ^Beckley had placed the painting on exhibition in his home he says he- i learned that it was bogus. The paint- ing was purchased through Samuel | Collins, who is now being sued in the j Supreme Court for the recovery of the- purchase price and damages for the-al- leged deception. A commission was-is- sued to take the testimony of witnesses In Paris, and their depositions were produced in court. Justice Nash re- served decision. Horses Killed in Fire; Four valuable trotters were- burned to death in the barns of Samuel Q. Whitehead at Coeymans. Damfly Chimes, valued at $25,000;- Miss- Es- tate, $50X); Saratoga Bell, 5-2000, and Jeff Wilton, $1000, were the animals destroyed, The insurance- will' eover only one-third of the loss. Mr.. White- head has been most unfortunate this season with his string, losing two val- uable animals through accidents dar- ing the racing; season. AU Around the State. Canisteo gossip Is to. the effect that a. sanitarium Is t o be opened there soon. Hornellsvilie schools are so over- crowded that a number -of would-be pupils are unable to gain admission. Forty retail grocers of Rochester have formed an organisation to flshl. the Rochester Retail Grocers' Associa- tion. J. O. Shearer, of Salamojnea, bas been appointed a State Vlce-Psresidont of the Union, Veta-ans' Patriotic Leasue, Greater Violence Than- Any Since 1S72: —Natives Run-Away. I Naples, Italy, — Wifchi the constantly increasing violence- of the- eruption of Mount Vesuvius, a- laargje- part of the- population of the swrrosmding villages hav;e-left their homes, amd are camped! in the-openair at a- safer distance from' tile volcano. Several earthquake- shocks were felt, and th-e eruptioa reached an intensity far beyond that of any other outbreak since the de- structive convulsions ©J-' 1872. The unusual conditions, have attract-*- od large crowdB. of travelers, and im spite of official' warnings of the danger- of the undertaking, parties are con* stantly setting out with the Intention of getting a elaser view of the disturb- ances, J i Duel's- in Paris. '1 ©n the Champ, de Mars a ray crowffi 9f Parisians fi-oait the Ferris wheel watched three- duels in which M. Henry de Matooy wounded, two op- ponents. 4 Tried' to Poison a Judge. ^ A negro, who- weakened in an; cN tempt to. poison Judge JJ.ulliganv «>? Lexington; ICy-., implicated a racaibou' of the family- in his confession. Rear-Admiral Gilmore Deanl. Rear-Admiral Gilmore, XJ. -S. W. (MM tired), died from Bright's disease, cotx-i traefced while serving in the Philii*- pbaes;. ', King Peter Crowned; King Peier of Sevvia vvas crowned at Kelgrade;. there were ho hostile dem* castrations. No-tv Church La-w Elective. The report of a commission, appelated by Archbishop Farley to. carry out the- instructions of Pius X. i» regard to, Catholic Church iauslc -was made the- law to .govern, the diocese. It pro- luMts singing; by wonrea and ncn-Catu* clioo la tlio < jh.urch.es . Genwal Chadwiek DrowiMtt, i Oencrai W. P. Ciiadwlck, uawagiag trustee ot Phillips Bxetcr 'Aeadejay^, was drowned \wiillo batatas ftt Hwllffe Heights, to Oftpe God. A v v
