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Horrible Holocaust in Acapulco,
Mexico Theater.
Performance Delng Given In Honor of
Governor and Victims Are of First
Families Films of Moving Pictures
Catch Fire. I
Between 2G0 and 300 peopto were
turned to denth and innny injured In
11 lire which dostroyed the Florcs the
ater in tho city of Acapulco, Mox.
Thn Flares theater wns a wooden
structure and over 1,000 people
crowded into it to witness a special
performance given in honor of Gov
ernor Damnnlnn Flores of the Htato of
Guorerro, who was visiting the host
tit the time. Ono of tho numbers on
the program consisted of a series of
moving pictures. Whllo the operator
-was exhibiting these a film caught
flro and tho blaze was quickly commu
nicated to some bunting which hud
been used for decorative purposes.
No Chance to-Escape.
In an incredibly short time tho
flames sprend to all parts of tho struc
ture. There wore but thrco narrow ex
its and the panic stricken audience
rushetl to them, many persons falling,
to bo crushed to death, their bodies
choking tho way to escape for others.
Tho scroaniH of those imprisoned
were terrifying. Owing to tho rapidity
"with which tho Are spread and Us lit
tenso heat it was impossible to at
tempt rescue work and those impris
oned wore literally roasted alive, as
tho Are burned with little amoko and
few wero suffocated. Tho efforts of
tho flro department wero confined to
attempting to savo tho adjoining build
ings, and tho firemen succeeded so
well that the property loss was small.
Tho telegraph ofllce, postoOlco and
custom house were dnmnged, but all
of tho government's records and icgls-
W-"- teroil mall were saved.
Whole Families Wiped Out.
Pitiful scones of grlof wero wit
nessed on the streets of the city, Men,
women and children wandered about
hunting for rolatlves or friends. Many
of the dead are from the first families
of tho state, tho affair at the theator
Doing a social event of considerable
importance and calling out tho wealth
iest and oldest families for miles
itround. In some instances whole, fam
ilies wero wiped out. The municipal
authorities caused large trenches to
be dug and into these the bodies were
laid. Identification has been Impos
sible, most of the bodies having been
burned to a crisp.
Telegrams sent to the American
consul at Acapulco usklng for tho
names of the American dead have not
been answered.
TWENTY BERLIN GIRLS STABBED.
Police Seek Ripper Who Attacks
Women on the Street.
Attacks upon women on tho streets of.
Berlin, recalling the notorious "Rip
per" cases of other cities, continue.
The assailant stabbed one victim in
the upper part of tho arm. Another
wns wounded In tho thigh. Five more
attacks were made upon women In the
eastern suburbs, which brought tho
day's total up to seven and tho aggre
gate to twenty, since the beginning of
those vicious assaults a few days ago.
One of tho women was seriously in
jured, but the Injuries of tho others
were slight.
Many persons declare they have
seen the ciiminal and tho descriptions
tally in most cases, loading the police
to the conclusion that the one man is
responsible In every case. Witnesses
of the attacks, however, have coufined
their attentions largely to assisting
the Injured women, allowing their as
sailant to escape. Several arrests
bave been made.
COAL ROADS MAKE DEFENSE.
Their Side of Government Case Begun
In New York Today.
The railroads of the anthracite re
gion began In court at New York on
Wednesday tholr defense against tho
charge of tho government that they
form a conspiracy in restraint of the
trade In hard coal.
The action of the go eminent wua
begun in June, 1907, and the prosecu
tion was concluded in l'htladolphla
last month. Among the evidence of
fered by tho government is a table of
fcUitlstlr-s showing that of the To.itfQ,
000 tone of coal pioiluceti only 10,900.
000, or nhout 21 por cent, aro nroauwd
by independent operators Of ibete
1M00.WM) tons it Is alleged that all
oxcept 0.6M7.511 tons am In the con
trol of tht roads by contract or other
wise at tho time it leaves the mines.
Powder Trust Hearing,
Evidence In tho government disso
lution suit against tho E I. Dul'out
De NVmours rompan of Wilmington.
Del., and other companies which are
pnrtles to tho so-called "powder trust"
is being heard before Examiner Mahaf
foy in Chicago. A. O. Fay, president
of the Aetnn nnd Mlnml Powder com
pany, 1ms been summoned to produce
tho minutes of tho meetings of the
Gunpowder Trade association, through
which, the government alleges, the
trust operated.
Seven In Danger of Starvation.
Snowbound on the Continental
Divide, nt Alplno tunnol, on tho Colo
rado nnd Southern railroad, a party of
seven Is in imminent danger of starva
tion, according to snow shovolers who
reached Uuena Vis'n, Colo. The par
ty consists of Lnrry Waters nnd
tils wlfo, who run an eating house
there, nnd five trackmen, threo of
them sick.
TAFT STARTS FOR WASHINGTON.
Canal Report Will Be Subject of Con
ference With President.
President Klect and Mrs. Tart left
Cincinnati Monday for Washington.
Tho trip to Washington Is Important
as its primary object relates to tho re
port of the engineers who accompa
nied Mr. Taft to Panama. The con
tents of tho report have been fore
casted, the fouturcs being a strong in
dorsement of the present plans, tho
commendation of tho organization un
der Colonel Goothnls and recom
mendations tending to show that
whatever error has been made has
been on tho sldo of tho unnecessary
precautions for Bafety.
While in Washington Mr. Taft ex
pects to confer with Senator Knox
nnd with others relative to cabinet
appointments. Tho cabinet gossip
which Is regnrded as the most reliable
is as follows: Attorney general, Mr.
Wickershnm of New York; secretary
of war, Mr. Wright of Tennessee;
secretary of navy, Mr. Meyer of Mas
sachusetts; secretary of the Interior,
Mr. unlllnger of Washington state;
secretary of agriculture, Mr. WllBon
of Iowa; secretary of commerce nnd
labor, Mr. Nngel of Missouri. It is
tho general understanding that Mr.
Taft wishes to fill tho treasury port
folio either from Illinois or Ohio.
SINKS OFF NEW ZEALAND COAST.
Six'.y-cevcn Persons Lost In Wrecking
of Steamer Penguin.
Tho steamer Penguin was wrecked off
Cape Tornwhlti, N. Z. Some of the pas
sengeis and a number of the memuers
of the crew wore saved, but tho re
mainder of tho ship's company, num
bering sixty-seven, are missing and
aro supposed to hnve perished. Tho
Penguin Is a total loss.
It was at 10 o'clock at night and
during a gale that the Penguin struck
on the rocks of Ternwhltl. The pas-
sengors and crew, numbering nearly
100, boarded rafts and two small boats.
Tho other small boats had been
smashed when the steamer was
wrecked.
Twenty-six persons reached the
shore and tho remainder are believed
to have drowned, The captain was
tho laBt person to leave the vessel.
He got upon nn upturned boat and
wns saved. Twenty-six bodies already
have washed ashore.
Steamer Sinks With Seven.
A British steamer the nnme of
which Is unknown, during a fog ran on
a rock off Quessant, France, and theu
slid off and sank In deep water. Sov
en persons wero drowned, hut tho re
mainder of the crow took to the ship's
small boats and later were picked up
by a pilot boat.
BANDITS RIFLE MAIL CAR.
Denver and Rio Grande Train Held Up
Near Denver.
That the holdup of UIo Grande passen
ger train No. near Denver was the
work of threo Instead of two robbers
and that the robberj of the mall car
gave them a loot of possibly ?35,000 is
indicated by the investigation by the
police and railroad otficlals.
Two Biispocts wero arrested ut Se
dalla and nnother at Pueblo. The lat
ter, a Mexican, mndo a desperate re
sistance when arrested.
More Shocks at Reggio.
More earth shocks wore experienced
at Rogglo, Italy. Sunday. Professor
Alfnni, director of the Floronce ob
servatory, while about to step Into a
train for Naples, was violently thrown
to the ground by what soemjid an un
usually eoro shock. Peasnnts rushed
to assist him to W toot ami anxiously
inquired concerning tho dangers ot
further earthquakes. He replied
"Be calm, my children. That was a
qunke of the fifth degree. You must
not be frightened by these shocks, for
we will have thorn for two more ears."
Two Killed In Mississippi Storm.
Two people wore killed and seven
Injured at West Point, Miss., in a tornado.
KNOX BILL IS PASSED
House Removes Bar to His
Serving in Cabinet.
Bill Providing for Separate Statehood
for Arizona and New Mexico Is
Passed Without a Dissenting Voice.
Naval Bill in Senate.
Dy n vote of 173 to 117 the house
of representatives passed tho bill
removing the bar to Senator Knox's
eligibility for tho office of secretary of
state. This wa3 the second vote of
tho day on this measure and the two
wore separated only by about two
hours' time. The first vote was taken
on tho bill under general order for
the suspension of the rules and under
that order, according to tho standing
rules of tho house, a bill must receive
a two-thirds majority to insure its
passage. Tho first vote stood 179 to
123, the majority thus falling consid
erably below tho two-thirds require
ment. Immediately after this result
wns announced, the house committee
on rules met. This resulted in Dal
zcll bringing in a rule making it in or
der for the house to ngnln tako up tho
bill and act upon it under conditions
which would require only a mnjorlt)
vote to pass it.
Without a dissenting voice tho bill
granting scpnrato statehood to Ari
zona and New Mexico nlso was passed,
as wns the bill providing for uniform
ity in enr equipment with safety ap
pliances. Naval Bill In the Senate.
Tho senate devoted most of tho day
to considering the naval appropriation
bill and there was much discussion
concerning tho growth of government
expenditures for mllitnry purposes.
Hale declared unless a halt 1b called
it will bo necessary for congress to Is
suo bonds or to Increases taxation. Sen
ators LaFollette and Dixon criticised
naval methods and especially the use
of public funds for construction ofa
nnvy yard.
Senator Hale warned the sonnte
thnt unless more rapid progress coiil 1
be made night sessions would soon be
come necessary.
LOVERING REPLIES TO RAINEY.
Massachusetts Man Defends Cromwell,
Taft and Others.
The charges of fraud In connection
with tho Panama cunal purchase made
by Representative Ralney recently
wore revived In the house when Lov
erlng (Mass.) entered a sweeping de
fense of William Nelson Cromwell,
William H. Taft, CharleB P. Taft aud
others whom Ralney named as having
been involved in tho transaction. 01
cott IN. Y.) and Bannon (O.) added
their voices In protest against Ral
ney's statements. When Loverlng be
gan the Illinois member had gone to
the station to take a train for Balti
more, where he was to deliver a Lin
coln address, but he was hastily called
back, Loverlug in tho meantime sus
pending his remarks. Ralney was
obliged to leave shortly afterward to
keep his engagement, but he an
nounced thnt he would make full reply.
That Ralney got from tho New York
World his information regarding the
Panama canal affairs, which formed
tho subject of his recent speech, and
that ex-convlcts Investigated the stor
ies of fraud and corruption pertaining
to the acquirement of title by the UnlU
ed States to the property, was tho
charge made by Ixivering. "Mabe,"
he said, "the World did not originate
all the scandalous stories It published,
but Its columns were public aud we
do know that the World did give cred
ence and circulation to them."
Loverlng declared that "the perpe
trators of these false statements nro
known and the story of their doings
reveals a chapter in the history of
blackmailing that is rare in the an
nals or crime. These gentlemen," he
said, "aie known. Their names aie
known; their aliases nro known; their
haunts and their plans are known."
AID FOR HELPLESS CHILDREN.
Presidential Message on Dependent
Little Ones.
President Roosevelt transmitted
Monday to congress a special message
recommending legislation requested by
the conference on the care of dep'ul
ent children hold in Washington Jan.
'.'5 and 20.
The aim of the friends of the depend
ent children is Uiu enactment of legls.
latlon providing for their care Thte
aim Is heartil) endorsed by the provi
dent. He is thoroughly in taor of
bills pending in the senate aud house
of representatives providing such caio
for the dependent children in the Dis
trict, of Columbia and tho territories,
tho only sections of the country for
will, h iongres ma e-nart su h laws
Thee hills will erw n funi I s .-
the rest of tho country, it is hoped'.
Before the conference at Its meeting
in the White House on Jan. 25 aud
subsequently the president expressed
the greatest Interest in its work. The
conference, which was composed of
well known philanthropists and sociol
ogists from all parts or tho United
States, assembled In Washington nt
his Invitation, and its sessions wer for
mnlly opened by him In a long address.
Tho president gave his opinion that
there could be no more Important sub
ject, from the standpoint of the nation,
Ihnn the enre of "the Interests of those
children whom cruel misfortune has
Imidlcapped at the very outset of their
.ives." He rpfe'"ed to the orphan, tho
crippled chi'-l, the child worker and
the chi'd t-.iporarily parted from its
V- -an &. circumstances.
GRAIN RATE CASE UP.
Comes Before interstate Commission
on Petition of Kansas City. j
Tho ense of the Kansas City board i
of trade against the Burlington, Mis
souri Pacific, Rock Islund and a dozen
other railroads is up for oral argument
before tho interstate commerce com
sion at Washington.
Myron I. Learned and E. J. McVann,
secretary or the Omaha Grain ex
change, arrived In Washington to be
present nt tho hearing, Mr. Learned
appearing before the commission on
behalt of the Omaha Grain exchange.
Railroad attorneys nnd secretaries of
grain exchanges Interested in this
case are also In Washington for this
argument The case Involves the en
tire grain rate adjustment to thq
south and (southeast, both domestic
and export, and therefore involves
millions of bushels of grain In the
primary haul. The section particular
ly Interested Is principally in the con
suming territory for coarse grain from
Nebraska and Kansas points.
Kansas City is seeking to obtain an
adjustment of grain rates whereby it
would be ghen a monopoly of the
grain trade of Kansas and deprive
Omaha of all grain south of the Platto
river, which means millions of bush
els of corn, onts and wheat.
YOUNG TURKS IN CONTROL.
Impose Upon Sultan a Ministry of
Their Own Nominees.
The new constitutional regime In
Turkoy has just passed through a
rather severe crisis, which has re
sulted In the downfall of the aged
grand vizier, Klanill Pasha and the
complete triumph of the young Tur
key party, or committee of union and
progress, which has virtually Imposed
upon the sultan a ministry of its own
nominees, headed by Hllml Pasha.
The committee has publicly repudi
ated any intention to overthrow the
sultan or to Install a military dicta
torship, but the crisis and its outcome
are regarded' as not boding well for
the stability of the throne or the suc
cess of the parliamentary government,
and It remains to be seen how the
moderate elements ot the empire will
regard this assumption of absolute
power by an irresponsible committee,
especially in the face of delicate prob
lems still to be solved in the Balkans.
FROHMANS TO SEPARATE.
Theatrical Manager Makes Announce
ment at New York.
Daniel Frohman, tho well known
New York theatrical manager, an
nounced that ho and Mrs. Frohman,
who was Miss Margaret lllington, the
actress, had decided upon a separa
tion, with the view to an ultimate di
vorce. Mrs. Frohman is In California,
where she Is recovering her health,
following a breakdown from her ardu
ous work on the stage.
According to rumors Miss lllington
may marry E. J. Bowes, a prominent
real estate man of San Francisco.
FILE SUITS FOR BIG DAMAGES.
Widows and Orphans of Hanna Mine
Victims Ask $250,000.
Suits asking damages aggregating
$250,000 were filed In the district
court against the Union Pacific, Coal
company by widows and othor heirs of
miners who were killed In the two ex
plpslons that destroyed mlno No. 1 at
Hanna on Mnrch 28, 190S- Several of
the suits are for $35,000 each and oth
ers for $2o,noo each In almost every
instance the petition avers that the
body of the deceased has not been re
cox eied Thesie ases involve six
widows nnd twenty-six orphans.
Storm In Central West.
Sloet and snow, driven by a heavy
wind, berioubly interfered with trans
portation nud wire communication
over a large portion of the Lake Mich
igan district. Tho storm was general
throughout tho central west. North
ern Illinois, "northern Indiana, Mis
souri, Kansas, Iowa and southern Wis
consin had Httle communication with
the outside world by wire.
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