Nebraska Newspapers

    FOUR MEN COOKED
ALIVE IN EXPLOSION
OF CRUISER’S BOILER
'Terrible Accident on Tennessee
Off the Coast of
California.
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-4 Washington, June 9. — The ♦
-4 cause of the accident on the 4
-4 armored cruiser Tennessee, In 4
-4 which four men were killed and 4
■4 a number injured, caused by a 4
-4 bursting steam pipe, while the 4
-4 vessel was off the California 4
4 coast, will be thoroughly exam- 4
4 ined into by a board of lnvestl- 4
4 gation to be appointed by Ad- 4
-4 mirai Sebree. 4
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San Pedro, Cal., June 9.—A terrible
•accident occurred on board the United
.States armored cruiser Tennessee
while the ship was steaming at the
„ rate of nineteen knots on a speed trial
^ .off Point Huenene, Cal. A steam pipe
An the starboard engine room burst
tinder 235 pounds pressure, killing four
itnen and injuring ten others—all of the
.men in the compartment at the time.
The explosion, the cause of which is
unknown, occurred only a few min
utes after Admiral Uriel Sebree, Capt.
F. B. Howard and Chief Engineer Rob
•ertson had left the engine room on a
tour of inspection.
The dead:
GEORGE WOOD. water tender,
sScranton, Pa.
E. C. BOGGS, second class fireman,
■Woodlawn, Ala.
A. REINHODD, machinist's mate,
.-second class, Germany.
GEORGE W. MEEK, first class fire
Wian, Skidmore, Kan.
The fatally injured:
S. Stemattos, first class fireman,
Norfolk, Va.
F. S. Maxfleld, second class fireman,
'Toughkenu, Chester county, Penn.
The seriously injured:
F. J. Burns, coal passer. New York.
Walter W. Burns, coal passer, Brook
lyn.
J. P. A. Carroll, second class flre
itnan, Hartford, Conn.
Slightly Injured:
R. W. Watson, fireman, second class.
Fast St. Louis. III.
R. F. Ruttlodge, coal passer, Athens,
Pa.
G. M. Corns, fireman, second class,
Yronton, O.
A. Hayes, water tender, Brooklyn,
.N. Y.
H. Fitzpatrick, fireman, first class.
iBrookiyn.
Scalded by Steam.
There were fourteen men in the fire
room when the tube, which is four
Unches in diameter and enclosed with
water inside the boiler, blew out, driv
ing a torrent of scalding steam, coal
•lust, cinders and hot ashes through
the ash pit and showering the half
naked men.
A blast of white steam from the
i "Ventilators told those on deck of the
• 'accident and Lieut. Commander S. S.
Robinson, the navigator, instantly
sounded a general alarm and dropped
twenty lines of hose ready for instant
'use in case of tire. Within the doomed
Are room No. 3, amldship on the star
board side, which is one of the six
teen enclosed fire compartments, the
surviving seamen were fighting for
fife. Reinhold and Meek were strick
en dead at their posts. Boggs and
Wood crawled or were dragged into
'the adjoining fire room, No. 11, and
•died almost immediately. The sur
viving seamen, all of whom received
■ some injuries, acted with the greatest
heroism in aiding their unfortunate
V inmates.
At Full Speed.
The Tennessee, flagship of the second
■division of the Pacific cruiser fleet, left
sSanta Barbara at TO o'clock yesterday
smorning with the cruisers Pennsyl
vania, Washington, Colorado and West
Virginia in her wake, on the semi-an
nual official speed trial provided for by
naval regulations. Admiral Sebree had
■ordered the cruisers to full speed, and
the Tennessee had just concluded a se
ries of evolutions and started straight
away at a speed of between 18 and 19
knots. The admiral in the engine room
had Just taken note that the dial re
corded a steam pressure of 235 pounds
when the explosion occurred. Less than
13 minutes earlier the tubes had en
dured a pressure of 265 pounds, 30
:pounds greater.
An official investigation of the acci
■dent has been ordered.
There was no other wreckage, hut the
■explosion was described by the surviv
ors as frightful. So great was the blast
•of shot and steam that every man in
The Kom was blackened from head to
feet, virile those closest to the break
Were literally cooked alive.
The Tennessee is one of the new ar
Tnored cruisers of 14,500 tons displace
ment, 22 knots an hour, and carries a
* complement of about 900 men.
HEIGHT KILLED IN A
STREET CAR COLLISION
Annapolis, Md„ June 9.—The injured
Tfrom the collision on the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis Electric line
car here last night, in which eight por
obons were killed and a score more seri
ously hurt, nre reported to be doing
(*» nicely this morning. All are expected
To recover. W. E. Slaughter, general
manager of the electric line, who Is
Thought to be most seriously injured,
1s reported resting easy. He may lose
the sight of one of his eyes.
Responsibility for the accident has
mot been definitely determined, but It
•was caused, it Is said, by confusion In
-orders as to where the cars should
pass.
FRENCH PRAISE IOWA
GIRL’S VOICE AT DEBUT
Paris, June 9.—Miss Flora Wilson,
•daughter of James Wilson, United
^States secretary of agriculture, a pu
pil of Joan De Reszke, had a success
ful debut at a concert in the Gaveau
hall. Society and the prominent mem
bers of the American colony were
present. Miss Wilson possesses a voice
•of pleasing quality and she was re
peatedly encored.
RIVER COMMISSION
IS REAPPOINTED
Washington, June 9.—Carrying out
his dceUrutlon to the conference of
governors that should congress fall to
provide for the continuance of an in
land waterways commission, he should
•continue It by executive act, congress
having failed to take action on the
subject. President Roosevelt today re
appointed the members r.f that eom
• -mission.
PRESIDENT’S PLANS
FDR BIG GAME HUNT
IN DARKEST AFRICA
Roosevelt and Son Kermit Will
Start for Year’s Trip in
April Next.
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4- TO TAKE MULDOON'S 4
4- TREATMENT AGAIN. 4
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4 Washington, June 9.—Elihu Root, 4
4 secretary of state, who spent sev- 4
4- eral weeks at William Muldoon’s 4
4” sanitarium near White Plains last 4
4 year, is going back again. Asked 4
4 at the closing of a cabinet meeting 4
4 whether he was going to assumo the 4
4 Job of “holding down the lid" in 4
4 Washington after President Roose- 4
4 velt goes to Oyster Bay about June 4
4 20 for the summer, Secretary Root 4
4 replied in the negative and an- 4
4 nounced his intention of trying 4
4 Muldoon’s treatment again. 4
4 Secretary Root is not ill, but a 4
4 winter of hard work has left him 4
4 somewhat weakened. 4
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Washington, June 9.—There is some
very interesting and Important presi
dential politics bound up in the official
confirmation by Secretary Loeb that
President Roosevelt, next April, accom
panied by his son, Kermit, now ready
to enter (Harvard university, is to g6
for a hunting trip in Africa and be gone
from the United States a year and per
haps a year and a half.
'Ihe presidential politics of this hunt
ing story is made further significant by
the statement, also made by Secretary
Loeb, that on his return to this country
the president will devote six months or
ft year, or such time as may be neces
sary, to writing a book describing his
African hunt. The hunt and writing
Ihe account of it will thus run two
t^ears of more into the next presidential
fiuadrennium, and is a sufficient reply
|o the oft repeated charge that if Taft
js elected president he will be dominat
id by Roosevelt.
It may be said in passing that one of
I lie chief purposes the president has
n getting away from the United States
text year is to make it certain that no
harge can be successfully made that
-aft as president is being influenced
,y Mr. Roosevelt's personality.
Secretary Loeb said that the presi
dent for the past six weeks has been in
active correspondence with men in this
L-ountry, Germany and England, who
have made a specialty of hunting big
came in Africa. He wants to get sug
gestions as to itinerary, commissary
ind general equipment. Half a dozen
letters by way of reply already have
lieen received. Before he sails from
New York, the president: will have all
his plans laid out. He will engage men
with equipment to meet him at various
stages of the trip, all the way from
L'airo to points along the upper Nile
(ind Lakes Albert and Victoria Nianza,
across to Bombaso, a port of entry to
British East Africa. It is part of his
plan to make a thorough inspection of
ihe Cape-to-Cairo railway.
Very little of the president's equip
ment will be taken from this country.
He will have expert guides meet him at
Cairo. After this he will be met by
other guides with equipment at points
along the route to be hereafter agreed
upon.
No photographers or newspaper men
will be with the party.
One or two stenographers wli! he in
attendance to take down notes while
the subject matter to which they relate
is fresh in the president's mind. There
is just a possibility that one or two dis
tinguished hunters from this country or
Europe will be in the party, but this is
still an open question.
It is announced that the president
will not, on this trip, make any stops
in Europe. He will sail from New York!
for the Mediterranean and proceed di
rect to Cairo, where he will re-embark
for a trip up the Nile. At some con
venient point up that river he will take,
the Cape-lo-Cairo railway for the in
terior, and, leaving that railway at
some point to be agreed upon, he will
piunge into the heart of the continent,,
it being his aim to be away from civil
ization perhaps for months at a time,
going north and south as the season
may dictate.
This will be the greatest hunting trip
ever taken by the president, and the
longest in duration. He is very enthus
iastic in talking to his friends about it,
and is planning to bring home with
him enough tiger skins.
There will likewise be numerous ele
phant tusks among the trophies.
The formal announcement of the
hunt, coming ns it does just in advance
of the republican national convention
at Chicago, may possibly be for the
purpose of putting a good crimp into
the plans of third-term boomers and
reactionaries.
BOY SWIMS TWO MILES
TO SAVE THREE LIVES
Georgetown, De!„ June 9.—Selby NT.
Harrington. 14 years old, braved death
In a raging sea, swimming two miles
through storm tossed Chincoteague
bay and saving the lives of two sis
ters and a cousin.
Young Harrington, Ills sisters, Flor
ence, aged 18, and Ruth, 16, and his
cousin, Clarice Harrington, went sail
ing In a small boat. A gust struck the
little craft and overturned It. throwing
the occupants Into the sea.
They clung to the upturned boat,
with the waves washing over them.
Their cries for help were In vain be
cause of the distance from shore. See
ing no alternative, Selby started to
swim for help. The lad almost per
ished, but finally reached land.
Several fisherman got a yawl and
with Selby, who Insisted upon return
ing, they reached the capsized craft
and rescued the young people.
EMBEZZLERS GET
10 YEARS IN “PEN.”
Pittsburg, June 3.—For the embez
zlement of $1,103,000 from the Farm
ers' Deposit National bank Henry
Rciber and John Young, former paying
teller and auditor, were sentenced to
day to 10 years each in the peniten
tiary.
CAT, PRESUMABLY MAD,
BITES FIVE PERSONS
New York, June 9.—Five persons
suffered severe injuries at Brooklyn
yesterday when a large gray cat ran
wildly through the street, attacking
every one it passed, until it was killed
with a club. All persons bitten were
advised to seek pasteur treatment.
Bailey Willis, of the United States
geological survey, estimates the total
amount of coal in north China at 603,
|000,00'“'in9 tons.
WOMAN TO PROBE
"WHITE SLAVERY"
TRAFFIC ABROAD
Government Is Determined to
Break Up Vicious Trade
in Girls.
Washington. .Tunc S.—In an effort
(o get to the bottom of the traffic
;n vice between Europe and this coun
try, the government has decided, for
the first time, to send a woman to
Europe to Investigate the trade in glrlS
tvho are brought here for immoral pur
poses.
Government officials, while admitting
that this arrangement has been made,
Jecllno positively to give the name of
the woman who is to make this un
precedented investigation. It is ex
plained that such an announcement in
advance would make it practically im
possible for her to succeed in the task
she is undertaking.
Under Protection.
That there is a regular organized
end profitable traffic in girls between
continental countries and American
pities, has long been well known. In
some of the European cities, indeed,
there is reason to believe that the
ouslness is carried on under the pro
motion of officialism. The United States
government has long made especial
efforts to keep out women brought in
for immoral purposes, but it has been
•ncreasingly difficult to do this with
| iut imposing unnecessarily hard condi
I tions on all women who are presented
i it American ports.
I A number r-f Investigations of this
traffic have been made by men, but
| the results have not been entirely sat
I sfactory. Consequently tho determina
tion to send a wrfman. Her business
will be to get into the confidence, if
possible, of the people who are con
ducting the traffic and to learn as
many of its secrets as may be.
Largely Dupes.
It is known to the government that
there is some sort of central intel
ligence in tills country which directs
this traffic, and which is closely in
touch with the European countries.
Young women are induced in all kinds
vf ways to submit themselves to the
approaches of the agencies of the
wholesale vice establishments. Some
are peasant girls, coming in the ex
pectation of employment at high sal
aries; others are already adepts in
the ways of the half world. But most
sf them are dupes in one degree or
another of the agents of the vice sys
tem; and all are regarded as un
desirable immigrants, whom Uncle Sam
is determined to excludo if possible.
BANK CLEARINGS
CONTINUE TO GAIN
New York, .Tunc 8—Dun's review to
morrow will say: Again the difference
j of one day in the weekly statement of
bank clearings materially affects re
I turns, this time unfavorably. The total
I bank exchanges at all leading cities for
' live days, ending Thursday, being $2,
| 205,109,000, a decrease of 20.3 per cent
| compared with six days in the same
| week a year ago, and 18.9 per cent less
than the corresponding week in 1906.
Eliminating this difference of one day,
as is done in the statement of average
daily figures, and it appears the bank
exchanges averaged each day in June,
to the day, $451,085,000, against $455,144,
000 a year ago, a substantial improve
ment over the earlier months of this
year, when heavy losses were recorded
in comparisons with both preceding
years. The improvement continues
especially marked at New York city
and is largely due to greater activity lit
the stock market.
MONTANA CITIES CUT
OFF FROM OUTSIDE
WORLD BY FLOODS
Salt Lake City, June 8.—Helena and
Eutte, Mont., are practically cut olf
from the outside world today. Rain
still is falling heavily throughout that
portion of Montana and railroad traffic
is demoralized. Every little trout
[ stream and brook in centra! Montana
is a raging torrent, while the Big Hole,
Clarksford and Missouri rivers are
twice and three times their usual
width, overflowing lands, threatening
bridges and causing serious washouts
on railroads in a dozen places.
CREW'S COACH PUTS
BAN ON ACTRESS
AND ICE CREAM
Gales Ferry, Conn., June 8.—The
Tale crew is threatened with a com
bination of actresses and ice cream,
and Coach John Kennedy has ordered
the oarsmen to keep away from both.
Today Miss Dallas Tyler, a member
of Frohman’s companies for several
years, leased old Captajn Kit Brown’s
abandoned store next to the quarters,
for an ice cream parlor, and said she
would start business tomorrow. She
said she expected to pay for her sum
mer outing by the pennies she took
from oarsmen and their friends who
come to crew quarters. Coach Ken
nedy has notified the oarsmen that
they hardly need to be reminded that
neither ice cream nor actresses form
part of the routine training of oars
men.
RAYMOND HITCHCOCK
AGAIN FACES CHARGES
OF LITTLE ACCUSERS
New York. June 8.—Raymond Hltch
roi k, the comedian, was called to the
criminal branch of the supreme court
today to answer charges preferred by
three young girls.
In a previous trial on a similar charge
the case against the actor fell flat.
Hitch-cock was committed to the
Tombs prison without ball this after
noon, when his trial was suddenly ad
journed until next Monday. The ad
journment came when Hitchcock's
counsel conferred privately with Jus
tice Goff immediately after the flrsl
Juror had been selected.
ESPERANTO TAKEN UP
BY GOOD TEMPLARS
Washington, June 8.—The Introduc
tion of Esperanto, “the world language"
into the course of study of the Order
' of Good Templars, was decided upon
1 by the delegates at the convention of
that organization. This was deemed
advisable because of the fact that after
each address Is made in English to the
convention, Interpreters have to be em
ployed to explain to the delegates from
foreign countries the purport of wha:
was said.
HEIR OF $10,000,000
ESTATE WILL MAKE
20,000 MEN HAPPY
Plans to Establish Quarters for
Relieving Wants of Those
Who Need Money.
Lcs Angeles, Cal., June 8.—C. W.
Averlll, who recently Inherited $10,000,
OOO from an aunt In Massachusetts, de
clares he Is going to make 20,000 or
more people happy.
After a visit to his old home, Farm
ington, Me., he will establish headquar
ters In a big city, perhaps Chicago,
where he says all who need help and
deserve It, can find It.
‘ I am not golqg to be a fool about
this,” he said today, 'but If being a
fool is being deceived occasionally, all
right. I have succeeded In piling up
a few hundred thousand by my own
exertion but can never spend an Income
of $10,000,000. If a man has $600 and
needs as much more to carry out his
plans and make him successful and
thereby happy I propose to give th#
added $500.”
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LINCOLN ON STEAMER
New York, June 8.—Under the aus
pices of the Grand Army of the Re
public an Interesting ceremony took
place on board the Hamburg American
line steamer President Lincoln at Ho
boken this afternoon, when a bronze
memorial tablet containing Lincoln's
Gettysburg speech, which had been
placed in position on the steamer, was
unveiled. The speakers Included Gov
ernor J. Franklin Fort, of New Jersey;
Captain Hehbinghaus and Lieutenant
Commander W. B. Sims, of the United
States navy; President Nicholas Mur
ray Butler, of Columbia university;
Mrs. Kate E. Jones, president of the*
Women’s Relief corps; Warren Lee
.loss, national patriotic Instructor,
3rand Army of the Republic.
CHARGED WITH MURDER
OF WEALTHY HORSEMAN
Kansas City, June 8. — Information
;harglng Clurk Wlx, a livery man, with
[he murder of John Mason, a well
known horseman of Kansas City, was
31ed here late last night.
Mason, who was well to do, disap
peared on January 3 last, and nothing
was heard of him until last week, when
:n a search for the body, the authorities
at Camden Point, Mo., exhumed his
fiody and It was Identified. The body
had originally been found In the Mis
souri river at that point and buried un
identified. Investigation disclosed that
ills skull was fractured in two places,
and the authorities are convinced that
Mason was murdered. Wlx Is the last
person with whom Mason was seen
alive. A number of pieces of Jewelry
belonging to the dead horseman were
found In a pawnshop where Wix had
left them.
Wix comes of a good family, one
well known in this part of Missouri.
His uncle is postmaster at Butler, Mo.
CHILD SUFFERS FROM
BLOOD POISON
Ida Grove, la., June 8.—Mary, the 51
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Aukerman, while playing ran
fnto a wire sticking up out of the
ground about four weeks ago and ter
ribly scratched her face. The wound
nealed over and nothing more was
thought of it. Sunday the sore began
hurting her and in a short time blood
poison set in. Hard work on the part
of the doctor saved her life.
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4 NOMINATED BY SINGLE 4
4 VOTE FOR COUNTY OFFICE. 4
4 4
4 Cherokee, la., June 8.—While 4
4 he was defeated for nomination 4
4 for sheriff on the republican 4
4 ticket In the recent primaries, 4
4 Roy C. Sullivan finds that he 4
4 was nominated for the office 4
4 through another channel. He 4
4 finds that he received one vote 4
4 for sheriff on the prohibition bal- 4
4 lot and he believes that he was 4
4 the only man In the county who 4
4 did receive a vote for that office 4
4 from a prohibitionist. This 4
4 would legally place him In nora- 4
4 ination and it is understood that 4
4 he will make the race, making a 4
4 three-cornered fight for that of- 4
4 flee in the fall election. 4
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IOWA STUDENT BECOMES
INSANE IN CALIFORNIA
San Francisco, June 8.—P. C. V. Can
field, of Waterloo, la., a student In the
Leland Stanford, Jr., unRerslty, went
suddenly insane while in the university
library yesterday. He was overpowered
and taken to San Jose by the lunacy
commission.
CROPS WASHED AWAY
BY FLOODED RIVERS
Onawa, la., June 8.—West Fork and
Sioux rivers have been overflowed by the
excessive rains of the past two weeks and
much damage has been wrought on corn
and other crops in the valleys and on the
flats. The waters are now falling and it
Is possible that some of the acreage of
corn may be replanted.
CONDITION OF CROPS
ON PERCENTAGE BASIS
Des Moines, Ia„ June 8.—George A.
Wells, secretary of the Omaha Grain
Dealers’ association and well known
crop expert, sends out his first report
today, declaring the crop conditions on
the whole better than In June last
year, despite the abnormal precipita
tion. He figures a large shrinkage In
the corn acreage-as a result of the
floods. He places the growing condi
tion of the grain as compared with last
year at this date at, winter ft'heat 102
per cent, spring wheat 98, barley, 102.
oats, 102. On acreage he gives winter
wheat 10+ as compared with last year,
oats 101, barley 101. rye 90, flax 90.
ACTION TO SET ASIDE
DEED TOR $75,000
Dos Moines, la., June 8.—Sensational
developments are expected In an effort
started today by the heirs of Daniel
Francis to have set aside the deed to
the Francis property, worth 275,000,
which he deeded Just before his death,
last week, to the Preachers' Aid, an or
ganisation composed of aged and de
crepit ministers. Fletcher Brown,
agent for the Preachers' Aid. visited
the Francis home last night and car
ried off the papers. He was cited today
to appear and explain his action.
TYPHOON, WRECKING
SHIPS, KILLS 270
The Survivors Tell of Harrow
ing Experiences With Sharks
Waiting for Them.
Victoria, B. C., June 6. — The Cana
fllan-Australlan liner Manqua has ar
rived here bringing news of the de
struction of a pearling fleet In a ty
{>hoon off West Australia, Involving a
oss of 40 luggers and 270 lives, 20
being whites.
The disaster occurred near Thurs
day Island, the typhoon striking the
fleet Just as It was starting for the
pearling grounds, scattering the ves
sels, completely wrecking some and
driving others ashore. About 20 Aus
tralian pearlers were lost. The other
victims were Malays, Manila men. Jap
anese and Kanakas.
The survivors reported harrowing
experiences, some being picked up In
the last stages of exhaustion after
having cut away their masts, clinging
to the wrecked hulks while the sharks
followed, waiting for the exhausted
men to drop from the wreckage.
DROWNS IN sTgHT
OF HIS SWEETHEART
ON WEDDING EVE
New York, June 6.—On his wedding eve
and In sight of his sweetheart, Jennie Hal
prln, who was powerless to aid him, iBa
dore Mlrklnson drowned In "Forty-foot
Pond," Jamaica bay.
Mlrklnson, who was 19 years old and
employed as a pharmacist, went with his
sweetheart for a Sunday outtng at Fish
Pond creek. He was a strong swimmer,
and insisted on going Into the water,
though his sweetheart begged him not to,
having had a dream of seeing a man
drown. He ha<l swum out only about 30
yards, with Miss Halprln watching from
the pier, when apparently he was seized
with a cramp and sank before aid could
reach him.
Miss Halprln attempted to leap Into the
water, but was prevented by bystanders.
Several young men bathing attempted to
save Mlrklnson by diving after he sank,
but could not reach the bottom of the
deep hole.
BARON SAYS WOMAN JILTED
HIM; TALKS OF SUING HER
Paris, June 6.—A sensation was caused |
here In exclusive society circles by the at
tempt of a Swedish baron, whose nun*
has so far been kept a secret, to tile a
breach of promise suit against the wife of
Dr. Chance, an American dentist in Paris.
Until her marriage in London three
weeks ago Mrs. Chance was Mrs. King,
widow of a Chicago lumber millionaire.
The baron says Mrs. Chance was engaged
to him and the first he knew of her inten
tion not to keep the engagement was the
news of her marriage.
Mrs. Chance says she never was engaged
to the baron. She admits they were In
each other's company a good deal, but
says when she became engaged to Dr.
Chance she got a written acknowledgment
from the baron that he had no claim on
her.
SOCIALISTS KICK ON
KING EDWARD’S VISIT
TO AWFUL RUSSIA
London. June 6. — Violent protests
were made by socialists and labor
members In the house of commons this
ufternoon against King Edward’s ap
proaching visit to Russia. The speak
ers drew lurid pictures of alleged con
ditions In the Muscovite empire, de
plaring that while they had no objec
tion to King Edward privately visiting
his relative, Emperor Nicholas, they
had the greatest abhorrence of the Idea
of a state visit to Russia, “with Its hor
rors, tortures and persecutions." Fra
ternizing with the hangmen of liberty
In Russia they declared to be “a shame
and disgrace to Great Britain, which
could not avoid contamination If she
mixed In evil company.”
A socialist motion condemning his
majesty’s visit to Russia was defeated
225 to 59._ _
POLICE NAB 58
PRISONERS IN RAID
ON GOTHAM JOINT;
New York. June 6. A spectacular j
raid was made late last night on two j
houses in West Forty-seventh street, i
where It was suspected gambling oper- 1
ations were going on. A large force of
police dashed up In automobiles and :
took 58 prisoners. The raids were made |
while the streets In this section, the ;
heart of the theater district, were
crowded, and the action of 200 or more
officers soon attracted a great throng.
Police lines were formed around the
entire block, revolvers were flashed
everywhere by police and plain clothes
men and all attempts to escape were
frustrated.
The police report the capture of a
large quantity of gambling parapher
nalia from the raided houses, one of
which was formerly owned by "Honest
John" Kelly.
FLOOD THREATENS OLD
UTOPIAN METROPOLIS OF
DICKENS’ CHARACTER
St. Louis, June 6. — Mississippi river
floods are centering on the sit of Marlon
City, the utopian metropolis of the
west, founded by Muldrow and used in
Action by Charles Dickens and Mark
Twain. Muldrow was General Scadder
of “Martin Chuzzlewlt” and Colonel
Mulberry Sellers of “The Glided Age.”
J. W. Appleton, of Missouri Point,
Mo., Is floating down the Mississippi
river with his family, 12 pigs, three
cows, two horses and poultry on a
large raft which he launched Just be
fore the river broke over and covered
his farm with several feet of water.
He started Tuesday afternoon Intend
ing to steer his raft for high ground
but thus far has not been able to effect
a landing. The rnft which Is an enor
mous affair, was built by Appleton two
weeks ago in preparation for the flood.
It is surrounded by a railing to keep
the cattle from falling Into the river.
Food for man and beast to last several
days was taken along.
O. H. P. BELMONT VERY ILL.
New York, June G.—Oliver H. P. Rel
mont is reported to De gravely ill of
appendicitis at his country home,
Rrockholst Villa, Meadowbrook, L. I.,
and it is feared an operation will be
necessary.
TWO BOYS DROWNED
IN SWOLLEN STREAM
Adams, Neb., June 6. — George and
Scott Burke, young sons of a farmer
near here, were drowned last evening In
Hooper creek, which had become great
ly sw'ien from recent rain“
DREYFUS WOUNDED
AT BURIAL OF ZOLA
French Staff Officer Fires Two
Shots Point Blank at
Famous Major.
it 230 ARRESTS MADE. t
4- 4
4- Paris, June 6.—Two hundred and 4
4- thirty arrests had been mane up to 4
4 6 o'clock this afternoon In connec- 4
4 tlon with the attempt upon the life -4
4 of Dreyfus. 4
Paris, June 6.—At the conclusion of
the ceremony this morning In connec
tion with placing the remains of M.
Emile Zola In the Pantheon, a mem
ber of the staff of the French military,
who gave his name as Gregorl, fired
two shots point blank at Major Alfred
Dreyfus, slightly Wounding the latter
In the hand. The assailant was ar
rested.
Pater Gregorl was committed to the
detention prison charged with at
tempted assassination. He narrowly
escaped being mobbed when being
taken from the police station to the
prison.
A bulletin Issued this afternoon by
the physicians attending Dreyfus says:
:..
:. “The bullet penetrated deep In- :
: to the forearm, but without reach- :
: lng the bone. The patient Is calm :
: without fever. Absolute rest Is :
: necessary.” S
..:
Madame Dreyfus Is prostrated.
Feared For President.
The Incident occurred at the foot of
a catafalque directly In front of the
tribune from which the minister of
public Instruction, M. Doumergue, de
livered a eulogy on Zola’s matchless
courage In arousing the conscience of
the nation to the necessity of doing Jus
tice to Dreyfus.
As President Fallleres and the presi
dential party, after shaking hands with
Madame Zola and her two children, was
moving out toward the portico to re
view the garrison of Paris, two sharp
reports startled the vast assemblage.
For an Instant everyone believed the
president had been shot.
woman haint.
A scene of Indescribable confusion
followed, many women present shrieked
and fainted. The crowd surged for
ward, but quickly broke and scattered
when members of the republican guard
rushed up and the assailant of Dreyfus
was struck down. A tierce knot of boI
dlers and civilians were struggling over
Dreyfus. His hawklike features were
pale as death, but manifesting com
plete composure, he wp.s holding up
his hand from which blood was stream
ing, while the soldiers could with dif
ficulty prevent the enraged crowd from
beating and kleklng the man on the
floor.
A Pitiable Sight.
Upon sharp command from the pre
fect of police, the assailant of Dreyfus
was dragged to his feet. He presented
a pitiable spectacle. From a blood
smeared face, his wild eyes looked
around appealing as if for sympathy,
but they met only an angry crowd, and
his ears only imprecations upon his foul
deed. The man's clothing was in
shreds, his coat and vests had been lit
erally torn from his body.
Bullet in Wrist.
Dreyfus was led away to the mayor's
office opposite the pantheon, where his
wound was dressed. Doctors found the
bullet had entered his wrist.
In the meantime a cordon had been
formed about the assailant, who was
conducted to the side entrance of the
pantheon.
The news spread like wildfire through
Paris and caused a veritable panic, as
It was at first believed Fallieres had
been killed. The crowds around the
pantheon were driven back and all
streets leading to the temple were ,
barred. Twenty arrests were made.
Famous Latter, “J’accuse.”
Emile Zola, who died In September,.
1902, was 10 years ago twice con
demned to a year's Imprisonment for
addressing to Felix Faure, then presi
dent of France, the famous letter,
"J'accuse,” In which he laid bare the
conspiracy in the general army staff
against Major Dreyfus. Today his
dust was interred with national honors
In the pantheon, the French temple ot
fame, with Impressive ceremonies.
The proposal to give Zola a glorious
burial, made first In 1906, aroused In
France all the dormant animosities
that came out during the Dreyfus
trials and the transfer of his ashes,
although duly voted by the chamber
and senate, had to be twice postponed
because of the state of public opinion.
Disorder arid rioting had been ex
i pected today. The authorities found It
j expedient to take measures for ths
’ preservation of peace.
Aroused France.
The opposition to removing the re
mains of Zola to the pantheon arose
! from the fact he is thus honored be
i cause of his famous letter, not be
i cause of his literary fame. He was the
first successful leader in the Dreyfus
j war. He vanquished the general stall
' of army and to give him a glorious
1 burial in the national pantheon at the
side of Berthelot, Garnot, Hugo, Vol
taire and Rousseau, to the accompani
ment of martial music, while long lines
of soldiers were defiled before his
tomb, aroused the passions of a large
number of French people.
UPPER MISSOURI
IS RISING FAST
Butte, Mont., June 6.—Train servlet
in Montana is in a state of demorali
zation unequalled in the history of
railroading in the northwest. The
Northern Pacific and St. Paul right of
way west from Deer Bodge is hiddeq
under water or washed out, affording
little chance of any trains being gotten
across the break before Friday and
possibly not before next week. *
The Missouri river is steadily rising
as the result of heavy rains, the rive(
being nine feet above the normal stage,
Butte last night was in darkness as
the result of the bursting of Whlte'^
dam, below the city, flooding the powe{
plant.
Two lives have been lost in north
ern Montana, a rancher and his wifs
drowning in the high water in a couletj
Paris, June 6. — Ba'zare Weiller con
firms the report that Wilbur Wright it
here with the intention of selling hi|
airship for $100,000.
Weiller offers that amount to th«
Wright brothers if they succeed n
making two flights each of 50 kilomet
ers within one week. The machine must
carry two persons and, gasoline suffi
ciert for a fight of 200 lcllometers or it{
equivalent in ballast.
The trials, it is expected, will tabs
place within si month. Wright has left
Paris with great secrecy and went to q
place in the north of France to exam
ine the grounds where the trials are tl
be undertaken in private.