I
i Now Inevitable That Serbian?
f Must Retreat Across Bor
. tier—Bulgars Storming
* French Lines.
ANGLO-FRENCH STRONGER
Now Have 125,000 In Balkans
and 45,000 More on Way—
Russians May Be Heard
Prom Soon.
TlcrNfe. fvin London), Nov. 29.—
Herman troops advancing in Serbia
have occupied the heights on the
left bank of the Sitnica river, west
of Pristina. German army head
quarters announced today. The
Austrians are advancing southwest
of Mitrovitza. The capture of 2,
GOO more Serbians is recorded.
Hondo*. Nov. 29.—The Serbians
have recaptured Krushevo, in
southern Serbia, about 20 miles
west of Prilep, according to a
dispatch to the Star, from Athens.
London. N*t. 29.—-The Serbian forces
soon %vil! become an army without a
y country, unless the French should de
feat the Bulgarians, four divisions of
whom are said to be hammering at the
French lines. Reports arrive from va
vious sources that Monastir has been
surrounded by Bulgarians and that
they may not wait for their Austro
Germrn allies before entering the
Macedonian capital.
The main Serbian army, retreating
in a southwesterly direction before
Field Marshal Von Mackensen’s troops,
/»'W find no rest even in Greek terri
Tk’wjr, it is reported here that the in
” viders of Serbia would not hesitate to
/cross into Greece. Apparently the Ger
man leaders expect the Serbians and
their allies will await attack in Greece.
It is said these operations will be un
der the supreme command of Field
Marshal Ton Mackensen.
The diplomatic representatives at
Athens of the entente powers are still
active, their latest effort to settle defi
nitely all outstanding questions being
the presentation to Premier Skouloudis
of a note detailing measures deemed
indispensible for the security and free
dom of action of the allied troops.
Playing Up to Rumania.
The situation along the Rumanian
frontier, where a great Russian force is
said to have been gathered, is still ob
, score. The display by the Rumanian
dk public of feeling in favor of the entente
f is regarded in London as an indication
that the nation is in a position to dis
regard the demands of the central pow
ers.
ft is reported that Gen. Alexi Kuro
patkiri is to command the Russian ar
my of invasion, which will either be
sent up the Danube or allowed passage
through Rumania to attack Varna front
the land side. Other Russian forces
are being organized at Odessa and Se
bastopol and will doubtless be sent
cither to the Bulgarian or Turkish
coast.
It is reported from Switzerland that
the Austro-Germans are sending rein
forcements into the Balkans to meet
this new Russian offensive, but othei
sources state that these reinforce
ments are en route to the western front
because of the fact that the Balkan
campaign is having a direct effect or
all fronts.
Hope to Divert Army.
( lit Galicia, the Austro-Germans are
attacking in the hope of compelling the
Russians to divert a part of the Bess
arabian army thence.
No definite news has been received
of the renewed Austro-German offen
sive in Galicia. It is expected, how
kt ever, that this movement will be
V pushed energetically for the political
effect on Rumania.
SERBS ARE BEATEN BACK
BY SUPERIOR BULGAR ARMY
London. Nov. 27.—Allied troops eon
, tinue to land at Saloniki in large num
[ tiers. A Reuter dispatch filed yester
day at Saloniki says that important
V British reinforcements reached that
port on Thursday and were landed im
mediately.
After the occupation of Pristina by
the Austrians and Germans, the mes
sage says the main body of Serbians
retreated in a southerly direction. The
Serbians were unable to maintain their
positions in the TCatchanik region,
owing to the greatly superior forces of
the invaders.
Official announcement has been
mode to commanders of the allied
coops at Saloniki. of the .guarantees
given by the Greek government reia
tive to freedom of action of their armies.
Winter lias set in earlier than usual
in the Bail-tans. Tt is expected military
operations on both sides will be great
ly hampered thereby.
PRESIDENT TAKES BIG
PARTY TO ATTEND GAME
Washington. Nov. 27.—President
Wilson and party left here early today
for New York to witness the Army
Nn\ : football game. The party occu
pied two private cars attached to a
regular train.
Accompanying the president were
Mrs. Norman Galt, Mr. Wilson’s fiance:
Mrs. Wi’iiam II. Bolling. Mrs. Galt’s
a mother’ Miss Bertha Bolling. Mrs.
m Galt's ou ter: Secretary and Mrs. Mc
\ Aden, Mrs. Anne Howe, the president’s
sister: Mrs. Anne Cothran, a daughter
of Mrs. Howe, and her little daugh
ter. Miss Josephine Cothran: Secretary
Tumulty, and Ur. Cary T. Grayson, the
White House physic ian.
The president vd.l return to Wash
V inston, Monday morning.
BUILDERS ANNUL RULE.
San Francisco. Nov. 27.—-The bt.ild
:ng trades department of the Ames lean
ederution of la bor annulled today
the decision of the department made at
Tampa. Fla., several years ago, giving
to metal workers the right to make
and erect metal trim and instructed its
officers to draft an agreement to set
tle a dispute between metal workers
and carpenters, which has caused many
strikes and great money losses for
many years.
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CHIP SUNK: CREW SAVED.
I London, Nov. 27. -- The Norwegian
r steamship. Kinr, has been soak. Her
cr.v. «-f eight men waj l.'vtti’“d.
JOHN BULL OBTAINS
SHORT TIME CREDIT
Additional Loan of $50,000,
000 For Six Months Arranged
By New York Banks.
New York, Nov. 29.—The committee
or'bankers which recently was organ
ized to perfect an additional British
credit, todav announced that a six
months’ loan of $50,000,000. bearing
414 per cent interest and secured by
1L000.000 pounds sterling British gov
ernment bonds, had been arranged.
The bonds are to bo deposited in the
Bank of England by the borrowers, who
represent eight o? London s most pro
minent institutions. The lenders are
various banks and trust companies of
this city and the interior, and other
home Institutions will be given parti
cipation.
A halt* year will be the duration of
this particular loan and no extension
beyond that period is eontemplated. It
is understood, however, that other
loans of similar character will be un
dertaken by American bankers from
time to time as the exigencies of the
international situation dictate.
BRITAIN EXPECTS
Hirst Believes Peace Overtures
Soon Will Be Advanced
Public Stirred By Tax
on Profits.
BY FRANCIS W. HiRST,
Editor “The Economist,” London.
London, Nov. 29.—-The abolition of
minimum prices for consols and for
eign bonds is a welcome step toward
the restoration of natural conditions
and one for which the stock exchange
has been long prepared. Banking in
terests have been comp'aining of the
delay, which has been a grave incon
venience, since salability in war or
peace is essential to good security. At
present the 2% per cent consols at 58
are equivalent to more than 69 for 3
per cent. In the Napoleonic wars. 3
per cent consols once fell to 47, and it
was this fall whicli led Pitt to intro
duce the income tax.
Concerning the new French inter
national war loans, a controversy has
arisen as to whether exemption from
taxes includes exemption from any fu
ture income tax. Apparently the state
ment of the French finance minister
on November 12 only exempts from
present taxes and not from any future
income tax, should such be imposed
after the war.
The house of commons' discussions
indicate that many of the members
are deeply interested in the excess
profits tax, but the chancellor of the
exchequer lias resisted most of the
amendments offered, and the tax prob
ably will yield a very large revenue for
a couple of years.
Reginald McKenna's proposed £1
bond will require compulsion behind
it if large savings are really to be
squeezed out of prosperous wage
eurners.
A correspondent, who visited Mace
donia just before the Bulgarian inva
sion, tells mo that famine conditions
already existed there at that time. The
devastation of Serbia will complete the
abject misery of the near east. Turkey
must bo almost worn out. Germany
now has to lend Bulgaria money, tie
sides maintaining the Turkish army.
All things considered, new peace pro
posals will in all probability be made
before long through some neutral
agency.
The exchange problem seems to be
better understood by the authorities
now. A comparatively small fund will
prevent bear speculation.
THREE INFANTRYMEN
SHOTJJYMEXICANS
Villa and Carranza Snipers Fire
on American Troops—One
Soldier Killed.
W as hire t on. Nov. 2'J.—Tlie official
report to the war department on the
Nogales affair arrived here from
Major Genera) i'unston, transmitting
the substance of a report from the
commanding officer at Noagles fol
lows'
"In the action of November 2G. no
shots were fired by us, except in return
of Mexican lire. This applies to both
Yillistas and the advance Carranza
troops under Colonel Cardenas, who
opened fire on the troops of the Tenth
cavalry under Captain Valentine and
company 1., Twelfth infantry. The
latter company had three casualties
Private Little, mortally wounded hi
heal, died at 9 o’clock last night. Pri
vate Cates, flesh wound in abdomen;
Private Sauhe, wounded in ankle; the
two latter will recover.”
It was stated about 20 Mexicans
were killed.
Nogales. Ariz.. Nov. 29.—Gen. Alvaro
Obregon, whose Carranza forces o<’
etu:!ed Noagles. Sonora, yesterday aft
er Villa snipers had exchanged shots
•with I’nlteil States troops stationed
along the international boun'dary line,
\va preparing today to take the Meld in
an effort to run down the remaining
Villa soldiers who tied from the Mexi
can town.
PRAISES BANK SYSTEM.
Chicago, Nov. 27. — Praise for the
federal reserve banks and tnu effect
they have hud on the fnarires of the
nnt',on was voiced today before the
v nriference of the western economic so
ciety by Edtrtin I 7>. Hulbert, a Chi
• u ■ ii’o>’ vv-c.v tevievved present li
ra re is 1 < o-idit te- «
BIG BOND ISSUE IS
SOLD BY B. & 0. LINE
New York. Nov. 27.—It was lea-ned
today that the Baltimore ft Ohio rail
lead has sold to Kuhn, Loeb ft Co., and
: payer ft Co . hankers, JGO.OOO.GOO £
per cent r< funding and general mort
age gold bonds The company will
use pait uf the proceed*! to redeem Its
$40 0m <(CG mu;! notes maturing In iSUi
an’ ISIS which are aubjwt to prior re
o*ar** * * *
SHORTER LINE TO SUPPLY BASE TEUTON ADVANTAGE IN BALKANS
In the new Balkan campaign for the first time Germany finds herself in position to move her supplies to
the front over a shorter route than the allies. This gives Germany the advantage, as the more men an army
must use in transporting supplies from its base to the front, the fewer it can use in actual warfare.
HUERTA FINANCED
BY GERMAN MONEY
Carranza Gets Documents and
Turns Them Over to United
States—Hoped to Em
broil Uncle Sam.
New York. Nov. 29.—Details of the
conspiracy by which millions of dollars
of German money was to restore Gen.
Vlctoriano Huerta to the dictatorship
in Mexico and thus bring this country
into war with the Mexicans were
learned yesterday from officials in this
city representing the Carranza admin
istration.
The story involves Franz Rintelen.
the wealthy German who arrived in
this country at the same time that
Huerta came here from Barcelona,
Spain, where he was visited by German
agents. It shows that of the $50,000,
000 which certain German sympathiz
ers had at their disposal for embroil
ing this government in Mexico more
than $10,000,000 had already been
placed at the disposal of General Huer
ta’s representatives in different places;
that $95,000 of that money has recently
been seized in the Sud-Deutsch-Amer
icanische bank in Mexico City; that
$600,000 more of the fund is now in an
other branch of the same bank in Ha
vana, Cuba, where proceedings will be
instituted by Carranza’s representa
tives to impound it.
Hoped to Embarrass America.
These facts and others, outlining the
entire conspiracy meant to put the
United States in such a position that
the shipment of arms and ammunition
from this country to the allies would
be stopped, and to give this country
such trouble that no strong represen
tations could be made to Germany con- <
eerning its submarine warfare, have ;
been obtainod from Huerta’s corres
pondence and various other documents •
in his possession.
Practically every detail of tile part
that Huerta had planned to play In
starting a new revolution in Mexico—
his meetings with his aids in this city,
his conferences with Germans, includ
ing Rintelen and also a member of the
German embassy; the arrangements
for tlie shipment of arms and ammuni
tion to Mexico, the plots lor causing
defections from Villa’s and Carranza's
armies in Mexico—is included in the
letters and documents which the Car
ranza officials obtained.
All those documents have been
turned over to the federal officials, and
they have been partly influential in
guiding the Wilson administration .n
tlie last six months in its dealings with
Carranza. They have, in fact, caused
them, it is said, to give more consid
eration to Carranza than had formerly
been the plan.
REMOVE COPPER ROOF
OF KAISER’S PALACE1
- I:
Metal Will Be Used to Maim- j J
facture Munitions ?or Gcr- j
man Armies.
—
Bas'd. Fwitsprlwnd. Non'. - Tho |
copper roof is being taken from the j
imperial castle at Oenriesehingen.
Germany, and will be- used in th'*
manufacture of munition -, of war. This -
roof weighs many tons.
Tli’s is not the first fitne that metal j
has been reouisit ;c,ned from an im- j
perial residence. The* emperor's palace j
in Berlin was visit cl the latter part ;
of September by the commission hav- ;
ing in charge the seizure of metal for j
government use and a list of the me^'s ! j
at the court war, demanded. Mmponr j
Will him ordered that all metals not : (
in actual necessary use be seized. Tt { f
was reported recently that the huge •
copper roofs of the ca'Vodrul at lire- j
men were being dismantled for military ! }
purposes. j ^
MRS. CARL HOVEY ENDS LIFE.
New York. Nov. 27.—Mrs. Jean : 1
Ed pert on H -vey. authoress, mis foun 1 *
dead today in her room, a blanket over |
her brad, her door Inckr* and gas ' t
pouring from u tube attacf »d to a jo». j I
Her huskan 1. Curl TTovcy. editor of the t
Metropolitan VAgarUv*. said that be j r
knew of no reason why shuuld teke
her life. They had been living npurt \
for some time. h
LOSE3 *17.003 WORTH OF GEMS.
New York. Nov. 27. *— Benjamin
Fores, ?* dhimewd tfe.Ver of I r)n An- 1 n
s?c>s, vl to the podre tcv’ay (hat y
he bad rofclM r.f n bas containing i
117.‘>00 w*rtb *.f tiinmoiula t.-a iiynu J- u
w»y. tun*: V-. ull street. ! i
HOLIDAY TRUCE
URGED BY POPE
Prospect Is That Ef
fort Will Not Meet
With Success.
Rome, Nov. 29.—Although the ef
forts of Pope Benedict lost year to ob
tain a truce among the warring powers
over the Christmas holiday did not suc
ceed, It Is reported on good authority
that the pope will make a similar at
tempt this year.
He is said to have brought up this
question during his conference with
Cardinal Von Hartman, archbi-ihop of
Cologne.
The pope Is represented as having
expressed the opinion that it is his duty
to make the effort to obtain the truce,
although the prospect that hla proposal
will be accepted is no more favorable
than last year.
OVERSEAS TRUST
Federal Government Refuses to
Sanction Concern Giving
Preferential Treatment
to Some Shippers.
Washington, Nov. 29.—Great Britain
ms Informally asked the United States
f It would unofficially approve the
American Overseas trust and the state
lepartment has replied that under no
Ircuinstances could any sanction be
riven to an organization which would
•eceive preferential treatment over
ither American shippers.
Sweden also has made similar ln
lulry and has been advised that tlie
dan had not been Indorsed. It devel
>ped that part of the plan of the trust
vas to organize subsidiaries in neu
ral countries and that a measure of
lupervision was to be given to the
British government by permitting ac
■ess to the books of the concern in
leutral countries. Sweden informed
Jreat Britain that she would not ap
irove such a plan.
State department officials declared
oday that the Overseas trust organi
;ers now realize, they could not hope
o get moral assistance from the Am
rican government so long as their
dan contemplated preferential treat
nent for one set of American shippers
.3 against others. That feature lias
low been abandoned and a rcpresenla- :
ive of the trust is in London negotiat
ng with the British government to the
nil that the latter will have no con
lectlon with the new organization.
Officials at <hc state department
nade it clear that they did not know
he details of the new plan and would
eserve judgment until it was laid be- ]
ore them. It was explained also that |
lie department of commerce had not I
liven its approval to tlie Overseas
rust, merely stipulating that the plan i
could be acceptable if no discriminu- ]
Ion were practiced.
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BALD DOME IS
CRAZY IMMUNE
Men W. th Shiny Knobs
Need Not Fear the
Insane Asy un.
Monroe. Wi.'S., Nov. fit. Hero is a
rain of comfort for the bald headed
non.
No matter to what extent they are ,
'impelled to hear the ridicule of their
riends because of their shining domes,
nd no matter how remorse may grip
heir souls as they are their hair go
ng. the fact that it is falling out is a
oarantee they will never le inmates
f an insane asylum.
This is the • eclat ation of Dr. Jtobert
!. Clark, who has made a lifelong
tody of insanity and mental diseases,
"i have examined several hundred
atienls regarding iheit sanity." said
)r. Clark. ••1 have had the oppor
tunity r,f studying ready hundreds of
them in the asylums of ihe country,
nd in ait of my experience 1 have yet. I
fith n single execotion. to see an in- i
;.ne mr.n who was bald headed."
STEEL MAN DIES.
1’hilaielrhia. Nov. ST.—Charles r.'d
.nrd btsfford. fir, f«r mnm years
romfaently idenMfed with the steel
nduetry of the Dotted States, died of
popiecy today at Ka'- mtud, near i
MT*.
Turks Defeated at Ctesiphon
and Forced Back to Within
Ten Miles of That
Ancient City.
London, Nov. 29.—The battle be
tween British and Turkish forces at
Ctesiphon, near Bagdad, which for a
time looked like a check to the Meso
potamian expedition is now reported to
have been a success of first importance.
Information received today that tha
retirement of the British after the cap
ture of Ctesiphon, occasioned by the
lack of water, was only temporary.
After the Turks withdrew in the di
rection of Bagdad, as announced of
ficially yesterday, the British reoccu
pied their former position. The Turks
offered little opposition ns they took ;
possession of Ctesiphon for the sec- I
ond time.
British troops at once began the'
work of clearing the Turkish trenches,
which were filled with dead or wound- $
ed soldiers. The British captured a
large quantity of arras and ammuni
tion, in addition to the 1,300 prisoners
previously reported. Ctesiphon has
been the scene of many fateful battles.
The ancient city was besieged and
plundered a dozen times by Greek and
Roman invaders from the east before
the Arabs finally sacked it.
Troops engaged In this region are'
undergoing hardships unknown in
other campaigns, there being a short
age of both food and water. The
Turks are said to be retreating to
Dialah, within 10 miles of Bagdad.
An official statement received here
today from Constantinople confirms
the British report that after the recent
battle in Mesopotamia, the Turks re
tired, but adds:
"Our advance troops inflicted on the
enemy very considerable losses in
dead.”
ENGLISH SUFFRAGETS
ASK FOR ACCOUNTING
Women Are Up In Arms Against
Leadership of Mrs. Pank
hurst and Daughter.
Hendon. Nov. 29.—Manv members of
the Woman’s Social and Political union
have revolted against the leadership
of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. A large
ly attended meeting, under the chair
manship of Mrs. Elinor Penn Gaskell,
unanimously approved a long indict
ment against Mrs. Pankhurst.
In this indictment, those who at
tended the meeting, charge that in us
ing the name of the Women’s Social
and Political union for political pur
poses, Mrs. Papkhurst was acting with
out authority, “the consent of tho
members not having been asked or ob
tained.” They blame her for fail ng
to utilize the organization for some
form of national service during the
war, which service is said to bo in ac
cordance with the desire of an over
whelming majority of the members, tlie
disregard of which, coupled with Mrs.
Pankhurst’s complete control of the
funds and local machinery, has been
virtually to disband and break up
the W. S. P. tJ. as a national organ
izat ion.”
"They accuse her of usurping au
thority and expelling members who
differ from her, in order to stifle oppo
sition to her will, resulting in tlie* re
moval from the membership of almost
all tho women possessed of influence,
capacity and independence of thought.
They declare that, when controlling
funds, she lias shown callous indiffer
ence to the sufferings of destitute
members.
Finally, they call upon Mrs. Pnnk
luir.vt to issue immediately a statement
showing how tho funds have been ex
pended since the war began. They ask
Ohristnbol Pankhurst, her daughter, to
resign or exp ain her continued ab
sence from the country.
GOULD MAY 3E CULD.
New York, Nov, i7.—B. I'\ Bush, re
ceiver for the Mi?s*ouil Pacific railroad
touuy was authorized to file suit in
the federal district <ourt here to re
uivftr from Moovge Could pr*;, c; ty
which the latter is paid to hold in trust
pruv i led Gould docs not suneiaier the
title to the property in 20 days.
A recent, investigation by Professor
Huhcrlandt, of (’erxntuiy, #.uws that
living wood is *>f much l.,od va.u*.
rapwood twigs an i branches conta’n*
frig Targe quantities cf sugar. Matt h
and oil, with some albumen. F* ft wend*
contain much cik hard woa.-i« nn.
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LUCK OF HESSES
D. L. & W. Forced to Stop Tak
ing Shipments For New York
—Other Roads Swamped
With Traffic.
UNABLE TO MOVE CARS
Thousands of Loaded Cars Are
Stalled—Some on Sidings For
80 Days—Ships Needed
to Clear Docks.
New York, Nov. 29.—The Betaware,
Lackawanna & Western railroad,
whose lines are choked as far back as
Scranton, with loaded freight cars it
cannot move today, Instructed Its
agents to accept no more freight for
export until further notice.
More than 6,000 loaded cars from the
west, all containing grain, feed, flour,
copper and hundreds of other commo
dities, have virtually turned the ter
minals, and sides of the road Into a
storage warehouse for weeks. Some
»f the cars have been here for 841
days.
All Railroads Glutted.
Inquiry at other railroad offices de
reloped that nearly every road with a
terminus here is glutted with freight
cars standing loaded and idle on
ildings for hundreds of miles back
ilong the line and that other roads
vould follow the Lackawanna’s lead
ihortly.
For months New York, mouth of the
sottle through which pours the great
sulk of America's export trade, has
ieen clogged with freight in excess of
the facilities of the steamship com
panies attempting to handle It The
movement of the big cereal crops and
the unprecedented demand In Europe
lor copper, steel and other metals used
m warfare has swollen exports with
in the paBt 60 days to tlgures un
Ireamed of before.
In October alone exports to the
calue of approximately $176,000,000 left
Sew York on 393 ships.
Let Ships Catch Up.
The temporary check to the Incom
ing tide is for the purpose. It was said
today, of enabling the steamship com
panies to catch up in part with the
‘.raffle and to permit the railroads te
clear their terminals and sidingB. The
Lackawanna's order says that ship
ments billed up to and including No
vember 27, will be accepted.
Pittsburgh, Nov. 27. — Enormous
shipments of freight for export con
tinue to go east from the Pittsburgh
district in spite of congested terminals
at Important Atlantic seaboard points,
and in yards along the various rail
roads between here and New York.
Railroad officials said today that ev
ery possible expedient was being used
to handle the tremendous freight move
ment, even to the liberal expenditure
of money for additional terminals.
One official said that the lines were
not suffering so much from lack of
cars us in the past, but from lack of
track room many cars being held be
cause it was impossible to secure dock
space for their contents while watting
for vessel.
MAKE RESERVATIONS
FOR 1916 CONVENTION
Republicans Anticipate Next
National Meeting Will Be
Held In Chicago.
Chicago. Nov. 29.—Hotel reserva
tions for republican delegations from
nine states have been made here, it be
came known today, in the anticipation
that the 1916 republican national con
vention will be awarded to Chicago.
Senator John W. Weeks, of Massa
chusetts, reserved an entire floor for
the Massachusetts delegation, also a
suite for himself and a suite for W.
Murray Crane, former United States
senator. New York, Pennsylvania, Ill
inois, Ohio. Indiana, Minnesota and
Iowa, are among the states for which
reservations have been made.
Individual reservations included, tho
names of former Vice President
Charles W. Fairbanks. James P. Good
rich. of Indiana; Myron T. Herrick, of
Ohio; Congressman James R. Mann, of
Illinois, members of the Indiana state
central committee, and Joseph B. Keat
ing and David Mulvane, who were
identltied with former campaigns.
Republican national committeemen
will meet in Washington on December
It, to decide where the party's con
vention will be held.
PASSENGERS RESCUED
FROM BURNING VESSEL
Norfolk. Va„ Nov. 27.—The steamers
City of Baltimore and tho Florida from
Baltimore, both arrived here this morn
ing with a number of people rescued
from the steamer Tivoli, burned last
night in Chesapeake bay, below An
napolis.
It is feared some lives were lost, but
among those arriving today none knew
anything definite.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 27.—One person
is dead and four arc missing of the 8S
people known to have been on board
the steamer. Tivoli. Mrs. Uva Bow
den. a passenger, who was ill, died on
u life raft. The missing are two chil
dren of Captain Howard, commander
of the TI . oli and two of the crew, it
is thought they may have heen taken
aboard a rescue tug and removed to
( ape Charles.
The cause of the lire coo hi not &•
learned.
PURSUED BY CRUISER.
New York, Nov. US.—The American
steamer idea nndia. which was recently
hoarded and searched hy an officer and
mm from the British crtiicer at Pro
greso, Mcv. arrived here today and re
ported having been pursued last night
by an unknown cruiser off the New
Jersey coast between Brigantine
j heals and Tucker beach. The night
was unusually hatr- and the Zcaktndiw
tan inside the throa ralle limit and ea*
raped.
