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JK T A- X -- 1 y i I v- GOES TO BOTTOM GERMAN GUNBOAT FIRE3 ON FIRMINI8T VE83EL. THE CREW HAKE THEIR ESCAPE First the Vessel Is Fired, After Which Thirty Shells 8hatter It to Pieces Uncle 8am Is Not Involved in the Matter. CAPE HAYTIEN, Haytl, Sept. 8. Tho gunboat Crete-a-Plerrot, which was In tho service of tho Firmlnlst party, has been sunk at tho entrance Of tho harbor of Gonalves by tho Gorman gunboat Panther. Details of the occurrence are lacking. Tho crew of tho Crete-a-Picrrot left It before It went down. PORT All PRINCE, Haytl, Sept. 8. Tho German gunboat Panther arrived hero September 5 and received Instruc tions from the German government to capture tho Firmlnlst gunboat Crete-a-Plerrot It left Immediately for Qon alves, tho seat of the FirmtnlBt gov ernment. Panther found Crcte-a-Pler-rot in tho harbor of Gonalves and tho commander of the German gunboat In formed Admiral Kllllck on Crete-a-Plcrrot that ho must remove his crew and surrender his vessel In five min utes. Admiral Kllllck asked that this time bo extended to fifteen minutes. Tho request was granted on the con dition that tho arms and ammunition on board Creto-a-Pierrot should be abandoned when Its crew left it. Tho crew of Crete-a-Plerrot left that ves sel amid great disorder. At tho end of fifteen minutes Panther sent a small boot carrying an officer and twenty sailors, who were to take possession of the Firmlnlst gunboat. When these men arrived at a point about thirty yards from Crete-a-Plerrot flames wero seen to break out on board of it. It had been fired by Its crew before they left It Panther then fired on Crete-a-Plerrot until It was completely Immersed. Thirty shots all told were fired. There is much feeling here against the Flrmlnists and their cause is con sidered to be a bad one. Soldiers are leaving hero to attack St. Marc. Port au Prlnceia calm. MANCHESTER, Mass., Sept 8. Count Quadt Wykradt Isny of tho German embassy was seen In relation to tho sinking of the gunboat Crete-a-Plerrot by tho German gungoat Panther. He said that he had not heard of tho Incident until Informed of it by the Associated Press and for this reason he was not prepared to make any statement. He did say, however; "I have given tho matter little thought, as It la entirely out side of this country and for that rea son I do not expect to receive any Civics concerning It from my gov ernment. While I do not care to make any prediction as to tho outcome, I feel quite sure and safe In saying that no international complications will arise with this country. This is all I care to say In regard to the affair." MOROS STILL SHOW FIGHT. In Manila Trouble is Expected in the Near Future. MANILA, Sept 8. Captain J. J, Fereshing, who is In command of the American force at Camp Vicars, Min danao, reports to General Chaffee that several of tho Moro chiefs, whoso forces have attacked Americans, have rejected all fciendly. overtures and that ho has been unable to reach any understanding with them. The breaking of negotiations with tho Moros will probably bring on a crlBis in the Moro situation. It is believed in Manila that a re newal of Moro attacks will result In retaliation by tho American forces. The military record shows that since the Bayan fight last May. the Moros have made twelve attacks on Amer ican soldiers, killing four Americans and wounding twelve, Including ono officer. Die Blaming the Trusts. DES MOINES, Sept 8. Because they could not get work, James B. Taylor and his wife, Ann Taylor, wrote a letter to the public blaming the greedy corporations and trusts for their failures. Then they turned on tho gas and at noon the husband was found dead and the wife dying in their room at a boarding house at 202 West Eighth street They came here from Ottumwa two weeks ago. Former 8enator Dies. NEW YORK, Sept 8. William Na thaniel Roach, United States senator from North Dakota from 1893 to 1899, died hero yesterday. He had been 111 from cancer for a long time. Guldi to Be Consecrated. ROME, Sept 8. Mgr. Guidl, who was recently appointed apostolic dele gato In tho Philippines, will bo con- . eecrated September 29, Cardinal Ram- polla officiating PRESIDENT'S WE8TERN TRIP. Formal Announcement of Places to Be Visited and the Time. CHICAGO, Sopt 8. -Tho Itinerary ot tho special train that will take Presi dent Roosevelt on his western trip has been arranged as follows: ChicagoArrive on Pennsylvania railroad at midnight, Tuesday, Sep tember 23; leavo by Chicago, Milwau kee & St Paul railway 12:15 a. m., September 24. Milwaukee Arrive 3 n. m., Septem ber 21; leavo midnight. Lacrosse Arrive 8 a. ni., September 25; leave, 11. St Paul Arrive 2:45 p. m., Sep tember 25; train to bo dcltvcrcd to Great Northern railway for movement to Minneapolis and Sioux FallB. Yankton Arrive 11:05 a, m., Sep tember 26; leave, 11:20 a. m., Septem ber 20. Sioux City Arrlvo 1 p. m., Septem ber 26; leave, 3 p. m. Arlon Arrlvo C p. m., September 26; train to be delivered to Illinois Central at Arlon, to go to Denlsou, thenco to Omaha. Omaha Arrive at Omaha lato night and start early in the morning of Sep tember 27 over tho Union Pacific for tour of state, going west as far as Kearney. Transfer at Kearney to the B. & M. and return to Omaha, arriv ing In Omaha at 7 o'clock, when th president will review the electrical parade. STRONG POLICY IS PUR8UED. Vigorous Measures Adopted by Com mander McCrea. WASHINGTON, Sopt 8. Tho navy department has received from Com mander McCrea of Machias a mall re port, under date of Capo Hayllen, August 16, setting out In detail tho steps taken by that official to prevent interference with the world's com merce as a result of tho bitter Insur rectionary struggle now in progress in Hnytlen waters. Commander McCrea was, from the nature of the case, obliged to move without . opportunity to consult tho state or navy departments, but It is stated that his vigorous measures aro thoroughly approved. It appears from the commander's report that ho took under his charge the commerce ot nearly all the European countries, In addition to that of his own. His attltudo toward Admiral Kllllck, the Insurgent commander, as revealed In the report, is significant, as indicat ing tho adoption of a stronger policy than has been pursued heretofore in the treatment of South and Central American revolutions, which injuri ously affect the commerce of tho world. IT IS BARTHOLIN'S. Body Found at Rlcevlllc Identified as that of Chicago Murderer. RICEVILLE, la., Sept. 8.The body which was burled here yesterday nnd which was believed to bo that of William Bartholin, was exhumed and positively Identified as that of the Chicago doublo murderer. Tho identification was made ,by William Mitchell, a brother of ono of Bartholin's victims, and Detective Andrew Rohan of Chicago, who ar rived hero this morning from Chicago. Dr. A. J. Coey of Chicago, who camo here with Detective Rohan, cut out tho lower Jaw of tho dead murderer, which contained tho- two gold crown ed teeth which havo figured so large ly In tho description sent broadcast throughout tho country for purposes of identification. Tho jaw will be taken to Chicago by -tho detective. Bartholin's body was found last Friday afternoon about six miles from Rlcevillo, by J. G. Pratt, a resident of Rlcevlllc. Mr. Pratt was driving to Elm and when passing a flax field saw tho body lying against a stack of flax. Thinking it was a man asleep, he paid no attention, but on returning found tho man still thero and upon investigation discovered he was dead, with a revolver lying by his left hand. After Flfty-Ono Years. SPRINGFIELD, O., Sopt 8. Mrs. John Doley and Mrs. John Carney, sisters, met here today after fifty-one years of fruitless searching on the part of Mrs.. Doley. They became separated In New York harbor after landing from Ireland. Jesse Walker, colored, was lynched at Hempstead, Tex., by a crowd of several hundred citizens for criminal nhsault upon a whlto woman. Porcupines Start a Scare. CHEYENNE, Wyo Sept. 8. The forsets on tho headwaters of Crow creek, thirty-five miles north of Chey enne, In the Silver Crown forest re serve, are threatened with destruc tion. It Is not forebt firs that Is do ing tho damage, but porcupines and worms, which aro more effective, A Cheyenne man who returned a few days ago from the reserve says that almost every young tree has been "ttUlnnnrl" liv nnmillilnnd nn.1 will lfjv 1 eventually. FEAR TIDAL WAVE MARTINIQUE APPEAR8 DOOMED TO DESTRUCTION. IT MAY BE TOTALLY DESTROYED That la Now What Is Apprehended of the Island Volcano Crater Is En larging with Each Recurring Erup tion. POINT-A-PITRE, Guadaloupo, Sept 6. It Is generally believed that the Island of Martinique Is doomed to total destruction and the fear is that when tho catastropho comes Guada loupo will bo visited by an all-destructive tidal wave. Business Is absolutely at a stand still. Few shops aro open and If It wero not for the efforts ot a small number ot moro valiant souls hun dreds would starve to death hero bo causo of their fear of a moro terrlblo death. Details that have beon received dur ing tho last two days prove that tho eruption of Mont Pclco ot August 30 was far moro violent than any of the earlier explosions. As tho eruptions continue tho mouth of Mont Poleo grows In size. It Is now ot enormous proportions. Morno Lncrolx, ono of tho peaks that reared skyward from the side of Pelee, ha3 fallen bodily Into tho crater and has been completely Bwallowed. There seems to be a side pressure in tho crater and the burning chasm widens perceptibly every day. Clouds no more hang about the crest of Mont Pelee. Tho terrific heat seems to drive everything away. Tho column of flame and smoko rears di rectly into tho heavens, so that Its top Is lost to Bight In the darkness ot tho night It has the appearanco of a stream of molten Iron, standing fixed between heaven and earth, From Morne Capote tho relief troops wero compelled to mako a quick retreat, although they succeeded In taking out a few wounded. Tho entire country nearly to Fort de France, 1b burled under a deep cover of ashes. This has made It al most Impossible to find the bodies ot those who have perished while fleeing to tho seacoast. Constantino Carra, one of tho few who succeeded in escaping from Morne Rouge after the explosion, found refuge on the steamer Esk. She was with twelve others In her house when Pelee gavo Its first warning of tho dlsastor which it was about to pour upon tho village. She said that the first explosion destroyed many houses. She was hurled with great force against the wall of tho room in which she was sitting. On recovering from the shock sho ran outside and thero saw three separate tongues ot fire sweeping down from tho mouth of tho volcano. The earth shook with so great vio lence that she could not retain her feet She was blinded by tho glare of the flames. The heat was so terrific that her flesh was blistered. Sho awaited death which sho believed to be inevitable. Fortunately the fires swept a little to one sldo of her and she was saved. TO TALK OVER THE STRIKE. Governor Fixes Next Thursday as the Date for a Conference. . HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept 6. Gov. Stone fixed next Thursday to meet a committco appointed by the people's alliance at Hazleton to discuss the best means of ending the anthracite cpal strike. The governor said he would bo glad to meet any and all persons who might want to see him on mat ters pertaining to tho strike. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. Senator M. S. Quay of Pennsylvania, who- held 0 long conference with Senator Piatt at the Fifth Avenuo hotel, denied that they talked about tho coal strike, di rectly or Indirectly. He would not say what they talked about "It was," said Mr, Quay, "merely a long friendly talk." Senator Piatt said: "I saw Senator Quay a little whllo last night and dis cussed private matters with hjm. In our discussion the coal strike was noC mentioned." " Lord is Detained In Kansas. INDEPENDENCE, Kan., Sept, 6. Wllliam D Lord of Minneapolis wa& arrested here, charged with having embezzled 115,000 from S. H. Hall & Co. of Minneapolis. Officials have been looking for Lord elghtcer months. Quits Army for Civil Life. WASHINGTON, Sopt. 6. Tho pres ident has accepted tho reslgnatloi of First Lieutenant Orant T. Trent ol tho Eighth Infantry, in order to per mlt that officer tp accept an impor tant position In Uifl civil government of the Philippines. Lieutenant Trent has rendered valuable service to the Taft commission, and for somo time held tho office ot assistant attorney general at Manila, His regiment It ordered home. LOCATING THE RESPONSIBILITY. Investigation Into the Accident fo tho President's Party. PITTSFIHLD, Mass., Sopt 5. With tho excitement which followed tho ac cident to President Roosevelt In this city In a great measure abated tho citizens wero discussing tho question of rosponBlblltty for tho occurronco, which on all Bides Is considered as having marred tho city's famo, in (hat a street car in disputing tho right of way with tho president of tho United States, at least, was cxtroraoly discourteous. That tho attempt to do thts result ed In a fatality and In tho vory nar row escape from death or Injury to tho president himself and to tho gov ernor of tho commonwealth aro con sidered as only adding to tho gravity of tho offense. It is argued also that tho Plttsflcld Street Railway company should not havo disregarded tho request of tho mayor that no cars should havo been run whllo tho president was In tho city. It Is sold tho city govornment takes this view of the caso. At any rato at n meeting a committee of in vestigation was appointed, Including members of both branches of tho city govornment, with tho mayor at tho head. ANARCHY REIGNS IN HAYTI. Business Suspended and Government Employes Desert Their Posts. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sopt 5. Lot tors received from Haytl, dated Sep1 tombor 1, say that tho situation In that republic 1b becoming moro complicat ed. In tho chamber of deputies, as now constituted, M. Plorro, ono of tho candidates for the presidency, has a majority ovor his rival, M. Fouchard, whllo M. Flrmln's revolutionary party Is making headway In tho field. No settlement of tho difficulty Is In sight, bUBlncss.is entirely suspended in the chief towns and tho public em-' ployos aro leaving their work bo causo they havo not been, paid sinco General Sara resigned tho presidency and left tho couutry.. , According to theso advices thoso who aro guilty of burning tho town of Petit Goave havo sought rofugo on the island ot Curacao and aro bound for Jamaica, FLORENCE STRIKE A FAILURE. Men Who Have Not Returned to Work Ready to Do So. FLORENCE, Italy, Sept. C. Tho strike hero began becauso tho metal workers employed by tho Plgnono Iron vorks wero discontented pver tho fact that the directors of the company ex ecuted orders for a firm at Leghorn during tho recent strike there. This dissatisfaction led ,to friction and the workmen of tho PIgnon works niado demands which tho directors of tho company refused to entertain. The PIgnone company began dismiss ing tho malcontents In Us employ and the strike ensued. One of tho directors of the Plgnono ;ompany aroused tho enmity ot tho workmen becauso ho refused to recog nize the labor organization and the strikers demanded his removal. Thoy also attempted to set fire to his houso. LADY MANAGER8 ARE TO MEET. St. Louis World's Fair Board to Con vene and Effect Organization. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 3. a call for a meeting of tho board of lady manag ers of the world's fair, to be hold In St Louis on September 29, to organ ize, has been made by Secretary Joseph Flory of tho national commit tee. General Chlcoye Captured. PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl, Sept 5. General Chicoyo, tho Firmlnlst com mander, who, It is claimed, set fire to and almost entirely destroyed tho town of Petit Goave, previous to evao uatlng It August 8, after having been attacked by a force of government troops and volunteers, and who sub sequently escaped on a schooner, has been arrested at Balnet, near Jacmel. Destination is Monterey. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5. Tho men of tho Fifteenth Infantry reglj ment, en routo from Manila on the transport -Aieade, will bo disembark sd at Monterey, where a post is about to bo established and whero tho Fif teenth will bo stationed. Tho Meado Is now out twenty-seven days from Manila, by way of Nagasaki. It Is therefore due about September 13, Tho naval hospital transport Solace (a out thirty-four days from Manila direct :-' Chicago Cut's Them Off. CHICAGO, Sept 5. Luke P. Col 'eraln, ex-chlef of detectives, in com pany with thirty annuitants, was dis missed from tho disability list ot tho police pensioners. The wholesale pruning of the pension lists followed ;ho investigations of the medical board and will effect a saving of ?15,C15 a year to tho funds. Out of forty-seven Usability men who took tho physical ixamlnation, thlrty-oue wore disqual ified from further annuities. THOUSANDS DEAD MARTINIQUE I8LANDER8 HAVE AGAIN 8UFFERED. LARGE NUMBERS ARE LEAVING The Report Is that They Aro Driven Away by Another Volcanic Eruption Constant Detonations Are Being Heard. CASTRIES, St Lucia. B. W. I., Sept 5. 8 p. m. Tho Royal Mall stoamct Yaro arrived horo this evening from tho Island ot Martinique. It brings tho report that a violent volcanic erup tion occurred tlioro last night and that about 2,000 persons aro said to havo porlshod. Lurgo number of people aro leaving tho Island. It was qulto dark here at 5:30 o'clock this morning, At that hour tho sun was obscured as It Is during an ccllpso. Tho British steamer Bavan, Captain Hunter, arrived horo today from the Island of Trinidad. It was covored with dust and reports that It ran Into a denso cloud of dust whllo twenty miles south of St Vincent PARIS, Sopt. 6. Tho ministry for tho colonics received a cable dispatch today from tho governor ot Guadeloupe, M. Morlln, saying that Mourne Capoto was much damaged and that flames surrounded Mourno Parnasso, but stopped at tho St. James houso. Basse Point heights wero burned. The minister of tho colonics, M. Doumarguo, In placing $100,000 at tho disposition ot tho governor ot Martin ique, M. Lomalro, to rollovc tho dis tress In that Island, has"ufged"tho gov ernor not to congrcgato refugees at Fort do Franco, but to distribute them In tho south, whero their necessities can be most easily supplied. Recognizing the danger ot a tidal wave at Fort ds Franco tho minister has lnstruced (lovcrnor Lomalro to adopt all methods to cnablo tho Inhab itants to Immediately vacato tho placo it nccesfsary and seek refugo on tho heights above tho town, whero food de pots should be established. Tho min ister has ordered tho establishment of observation posts whero tho first sign of disturbance of Mont Pelee can bo reported. Tho Paris edition of tho Now York Herald publishes a dispatch from PoInt-a-Pltrlo, dated September 4, which says that constant detonations heard thero last night indicate a ter rific volcanic eruption on tho island of Martinique. Thick, black clouda wore seen to tho southward ot Guadeloupe and tho heat at Polnt-a-PItrio was' In tense. The population was said to be greatly alarmed, fearing a tidal wavo in the event of tho collapse of Mar tinique. FOR COMPUL80RY ARBITRATION. A Special 8ession of the Legislature Likely to Be Called. HAZLETON. Pa., Sept. 5. A com mittee appointed today by tho citizens' nllianco to draw up a plan for ending tho strike, reported unanimously In favor of a special session of tho leg islature to enact tho following: Compulsory arbitration; that present legislation may be revised so thatthe Btato may havo more power over for eign corporations doing business with in Its borders; the passage of a law making 1t illegal for any person under 21 years of age to bo employed moro than eight hours a day, and that those articles of tho state relating to tho control vested In tho state legislature over charters of corporations, and giv ing tho legislature power to revoko, annul or withdraw these charge for any violation of tho constitution, and forbidding common carriers from being interested In the production of any In dustry, be made effective. 8hy at Beef Trust Hearing. ST. JOSEPH, Sept 5. Notwlthstand ing that Attorney General Crow was represented at tho opening hour for tho beef trust hearing In this city to day, no session was held. At the last moment a telegram was handed to tho attorneys In the case stating that Judge Kinley, who presides at tho hearing, was unablo to reach here from Kansas City today. Assistant Attorney Gen eral Lee said he could give no reason for a postponement of the case, but nevertheless postponement was taker and tho attorney left the oity for his home at Jefferson City. No date way fixed for continuing the evidence and It Is freely stated tonight among tho attorneys that this is the last of the investigation at this point Largest Tree In the World. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 5. A few weeks ago it was sold thero was dis covered to tho west of Frosno, In the Slorras, tho biggest tree In tho world. At tho time it was said that It meas ured 150 feet In circumference. John Mulr, tho great naturalist, has just visited tho trco and reports that it moasuros at the baso only 109 feet and at four feet abovo tho ground It was only ninety-seven feet in circumference. MADE A CLEAN SWEEP. Cnohlor Chamberlain Took Everything In Sight When Ho Fled. TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept. 8. Poor judgment, recklessness In tho Invest ment of funds, then dissipation nnd finally embezzlement and disappear ance, all on the part of the trusted cashier and solo manager, Charles M. Chamberlain, wero tho combined causes of tho financial wreck of tho Chamborlaln banking house ot this city. A few days ago this was sup posedly one ot tho strongest institu tions In the community. Tho people generally thought Chamberlain was square and thoy gavo him their confi dence and their money, and both wero manipulated by tho shrewd banker la a maimer which shows now that ho was a master in tho art of deception. It Ib impossible for thoso now in chargo of tho bank to estimate safely what percentage of tho deposits will bo paid. From all that has been learned thus far, however, It would bo con servative to say that tho bank will not pay over 50 per cent The divi dends may amount to a trlflo moro than that, but will probably bo much less. Today tho Chamberlain banking houso stands about as docs a building which has beon gutted by fire. Tho walls remain 'and hero and thero a pillar or somo part ot tho structuro Is found Intact, but the greater part of tho Interior 1b literally cleaned out Tho value of the mass of notes left In tho bank, showing 80,000 on their face, is problematical. In tho plla aro securities that aro long . past duo, some that havo been paid off and many that aro worthless. Comparatively little Is known by the people of Tccumsoh regarding tho ac tual condition of tho bank. They know that tho institution Is closed and that Cashier Chamberlain has dis appeared, but as to tho Btato of tho funds, they aro almost as far In tho dark as they wero before the failure. SAYS ROAD 13 SURE TO BE BUILT Riley Talks of Electric Lines ancf Platte Power Canal. PLATTSMOUTH, Sept. 8, J. vt Riley, tho promoter of tho Platto river canal project, was In tho city anil stated that "The hydraulic engineers, nro expected In Omnhn soon, and will1 mako a thorough Investigation of tho project In rofcrenco to tho electric railway, I can say that it will bo built, whether tho power Is canal or not Whllo the first survey is com-, pleted to tho city of Lincoln, another is contemplated cast of this placo, which has Nebraska City for Its objec tive southern terminal, instead of Lin coln. Tho Mortons of Nebraska City want to build and own tho lino frotm thero to .Wcoplng Water, "Tho Plattsmouth branch will bo built, but tho Plattsmouth people will ho expected to give tho right of way. to our main line. We nre receiving? encouragement all along the line." ' Train Backs Into a Depot. SUPERIOR, Nob., Sopt 8. A Santa' Fo freight train mado a pretty com plcto wreck of tho Santa Fe-Nortl-western freight houso hero. Tho freight house, which Is a largo frame affair, stood upon a foundation ot plies. Tho engineer Bent tho train down tho freight track too hard and It weut ploughing through ten feet of heavy platform and Into the freight houso. Tho whole building was knock ed off tho pIIcb about four feet and racked out ot shape. Abundant Crops In Brown County. AINSWORTH, Neb., Sept 8. A careful investigation reveals the fact that Brown county has tho largest crop of small grain ever grown horo. Thb prospects for a large corn crop wero never bettor. In the canons of tho Nlobrar rlvor and Pine, Plum and Bono creeks there aro thousands of bushels of wild plums and grapes. Tho growth of all kinds of vegetables la something wonderful. Edgar Man Badly Scalded. EDGAR, Neb., Sept 6. Oscar Byers, ono of tho employes In the Edgar canning factory, was very badly Ecald ed, Whllo carrying a pall of boiling water he tripped and fell, and In fall ing tho boiling water was thrown upon his right shoulder, tho right sldo of his head, neck and face and also his right arm and hand. 'His right leg is also scalded below the knee. Refunding Bonds Defeated. WYMORE, Neb., Sept. 8. The re funding bond proposition was" sub-' mltted to the voters of this city and was defeated by nine votes. Crushed In a Horse Power. ULYSSES. Neb., Sept 8. N, Mo, lone, a well known resident of this place, 70 years old, while driving a horso power had his foot caught In tho cogs and was crushed in a horri ble manner. ; Month's Rainfall In Gage. BEATRICE. Nob., Sept Tha rainfall for tho month of Augut 1902, amounted to 4.07 Inches. InAugu8t 19Q1, it was 3.00 inches. aSi