I'HK NOUFOLK NKW8 : FRIDAY , MAY 8 , ] ! ! ( . 'Clyde Liner , Saglnaw Sinks With Twenty or More. HUN DOWN DY THE HAMILTON. Crew of Old Dominion Steamer Makea Every Attempt to Rescue Those on Ill-Fated Boat , but Fog IB Too Dense , .for Quick Work. Norfolk , Va. , May C. A collision at -eca that cost the lives of twenty or inoro people and the sinking &f the < 31yilo steamship Saglnaw by the Old Dominion Steamship company's liner Hamilton occurred between Winter 'Quarter lightship and Fonwlck Island "lightship , off the Virginia coast. . The Hamilton was bound from Now York for Norfolk and the Sngluaw Irom Norfolk for Philadelphia. A dcnso fog settled along the coast shortly after nightfall , and while go ing through this fog at reduced speed the Hahlllton crashed into the Sagl * Jiaw's sldo , about twenty feet from the stern. The scene of the collision Is about thirteen or fourteen miles off the shore. When the two crafniovo In sight of each other , bow on , there was but a moment's Interim before they met. The knlfo-llko Bteol prow of the southbound vessel struck the Clydo ship on the port quarter , about twenty feet from her stern , cutting the entire rear of the ship away. The in-rushing water caused the SagInaw - Inaw to settle rapidly at the stern , and the impetus of the Hamilton took her out of sight of the crippled vessel. Enclnes , already reversed , were put full steam to the roar and the Hamilton circled to the scene of the wreck , at the same time lowering two llfo boats. There was consterna tion among the passengers of the Old 'Dominion ship and the first thought was for their safety , but so soon as It was discovered that the ship was unin jured , save that some bow plates were Btovo In , all efforts were directed to the rescue of those on the Saglnaw. "When the Saglnaw was again sighted her stern was under water and her bow was high in the air. Panic Btrlcken people rushed over her decks and scrambled toward the bow. Llfo boats were lowered and Into the first fifteen colored women were placed , according to Second Ofilcor W. L. Morris , who was in command. The boat was swamped as it struck the \vater and its occupants were thrown . into the sea. All were drowned save the second officer and the colored stewardess. The latter died before the small boat reached the Hamilton , moro from Injuries received by the Impact of the collision than by drown ing. She had been held up by First Mate Goslee , who sank himself as the email boat from the Hamilton reached them. In the meantime the rush of waters Into the bow of the Saglnaw had caused the docks to burst from their fastenings with a roar like the report of big gnns , and tons of freight of all description soon littered the sea. To floating wreckage the struggling people - plo in the water clung with despera tion , and many of them were rescued by the boats from the Hamilton. Be fore the llfo boats of the Hamilton had reached the Saglnaw the latter had disappeared beneath the waves and nothing but her topmasts were visible. To thcso several men were clinging , one of whom was the aged captain , J. S. Tunnell. When ho was taken off it was found that ho had suffered severe Internal Injuries. The Hamilton hovered around the scene of the wreck for more than an hour , but no sign of life could be seen among the mass of floating freight. Those known to be lost are Passen gers : A. Gllboro , P. L. Pendleton , Florence Newby Edna Ward , M. E. , Hones , Mary Robertson. Crew : Ed ward Qosloe , first mate ; William Buttes , engineer ; Mary Anderson , stewardess. NATIVES HIDE I.N FORESTS. White Traders Make Slaves of the People In Congo. London , May 6. Rev. William Mor risen of Lexington , Va. , a member of the American Presbyterian mission , who is here on his way home after six years' work along the Kassal river , about 1,200 miles in the interior of the Congo state , fully confirms the stories of the abuses in the Congo ad ministration. Hd has furnished an ex haustive report on the situation to the Congo state authorities , to the Ameri can and British ministers at Brussels and to Foreign Secretary Lansdowne , detailing the results of his personal investigation and showing that the sit uation is dally growing worse , as a re sult of the rubber monopoly's intro duction of forced labor , virtually amounting to slavery. On his way to the coast Rev. Mr. Morrison covered 800 miles of the Kassal river , former ly thickly dotted with villages , and ho Bays there are now less than a dozen villages there , the pcoplo having fled into the forests to escape the tyranny of the whites. National Guard Association Elects. Columbus , O. , May 6. The Inter state National Guard association fin ished its work and adjourned to meet at St. Augustlno , Fla. , Jan. 27 , 1904. tt"ho following officers were elected : President , General Charles Dick , Ohio ; vice presidents , General E. P. Barry , X Nebraska ; General M. H. Byers , Iowa ; General S. J. Conklln , South Dakota ; secretary-treasurer , Colonel E. B. Clover , New York ; assistant secretary , Lieutenant Colonel 3. Dlmmlck , Wash ington. COLDEST IN THIRTY YEAR3. Low Temperature Kills Most of the Early Planted Corn. Washington , May 6. The weather bureau's weekly crop bulltitlu la as follows : The week ending May 4 was unseasonably cool over much of the greater part of the country , the mini mum temperatures on April 30 and May 1 and 2 being the lowest of May for Uio past thirty years at nearly all weather bureau stations from the cen tral and wc.it gulf coasts to the upper Missouri valley. Generally light rain fall or absence of rain has bcon fa vorable for fanning operations , but the unseasonably low totriperatures have checked the growth of all vegetation and heavy frosts and freezes have caused much damage. The early planted corn was oxton- Blvoly killed by the freeze during the latter part of the week In Missouri , Kansas , Oklahoma and Texas , and the crop has suffered from cold weather throughout the southern suites. Prep arations for planting have progressed favorably In the Ohio valley ojid middle - dlo Atlantic states , but llttlo planting hoa been done In the , upper Ilssourl valley and lake region. The present season to date has been very unfavor able for corn planting , being greatly delayed. Winter wheat appears to have es caped material Injury during the re cent freeze over the western portion of the winter wheat belt and the gen * oral outlook for this crop continues very promising. Very llttlo seeding of spring wheat could ho done ever the northern portion tion of the spring wheat region during the last week. The reports Indicate that no aorlous damage has bcon denote to early sown ever the southern per tion. tion.Oats Oats sustained moro or loan injury from cold in the states of the Missouri valloy. THEY MUST BE COLLEGE MEN. American Association of Medical Col- legco Takes Step Forward. New Orleans , May C. With a record breaking attendance , both In point of delegates and visitors , and with many distinguished physicians , surgeons and scientists present , the forty-fifth an nual mooting of the American Medical association opened at Tulane theater. The main business of the association is transacted by the house of dole- gates. President Billings presided and presented his annual report. Simultaneous with the opening of the meeting of the house of delegates the several sections into which the association is divided opened their sessions in various halls , hotels and churches. The endowed medical colleges of the north scored a big victory at the As sociation of Medical Colleges in the adoption of a report requiring four full years of work in the high school or its equivalent for eligibility to ad mission to d medical college. This is believed to mean the final exclusion from admission In the medical colleges of all applicants who have not had a college education. WANT DUTY KEPT ON GRAIN. London Opposition to Proposition of Chancellor of Exchequer Grows. London , May C. The opposition to the proposal of the chancellor of the exchequer , Mr. Ritchie , to abolish the duty on grain , which has been voiced by numerous chambers of agriculture , crystallized in a meeting of the Asso ciated Chambers of Agriculture la London. With only three dissentients the largo assemblage , after a heated tit- tack on Mr. Ritchie's "wobbling pol icy In connection with this tax , " passed a resolution strongly condemn ing the proposed action and appointed a deputation to call on Premier Balfour - four and confer with him on the sub ject. It is not believed the protest will have any effect. Columbia Outsails the Reliance. Glen Cove , L. I. , May 6. It took Just twenty minutes for the peerless cup defender , Columbia , to demonstrate that in a light wind and beating to windward she is a better boat than the new Herresboff cup yacht , Reli ance. Starting from a position to lee ward and slightly astern of Reliance , Columbia sailed through the new boat's lee , tacked across her bow and In the next leg of a milo and a half in creased her lead to nearly a quarter of a milo. Reliance then withdraw. Mutineers Held for Murder. Liverpool , May 6. The grand jury returned a true bill against Otto Manson - son , Gustavo Bau and William Smith , alias BIrkhertar , seamen of the British bark Veronica , from Ship Island , Miss.who wore indicted on the charges of murder and arson. The Veronica was burned at sea Doc. 29. The pris oners are charged with murdering Captain Shaw and six other members of the crew. Alleged Bank Robbers Arrested. York , Neb. , May C. Three men sus pected of having boon concerned in numerous bank robberies throughout the state have been arrested hero. One of thorn was recognized as Jamea J. Leo , who was hold in the Lincoln Jail for three months , accused of rob bing a Burlington train. The men carried revolvers and a viantlty of dynamite and burglars' tools. Missionary Dead at Salonlca. Des Molnes , May C.Mrs. . James Miller - lor of Cedar Falls has received a ca blegram announcing that her daugh ter , Mrs. Edward B. Haskoll , a mis sionary , is dead at Salonlca , Turkey. There is nothing to Indicate that death was not natural. Mrs. Haskoll was a graduate of the Iowa State Normal school and Oborlin university. No Facts to Hold Accused Priest and He Goes Free. PROSECUTOR LACKS EVIDENCE. Taetlmony of Witnesses at Coroner's Inquest Supports Theory That a Burglar Murdered Mlsa Rolohlln at Loraln , O. Loraln , 0. , May C. Father Fordl- nand Wnlsor , arrested last Saturday morning in connection with the nuir- dor of Agatha HolehllunH . brought to this city from the county Jail at Elyrla and discharged from the chu-Ki : ( of murder which was placed ngalnat him at that tlnio. Mayor King wont through the formality of reading the warrant for llov. Wulser's urruut , ami his attorney , E. J. Johnson , ontorcd plea of not guilty. Mayor King thru statud.that ua them was not sulllclont ovldonco to hold the accused , ho had nothing to do but discharge him from justody. "Tho crliuo that was com mitted 02 the first day of May , " con tinued the mayor , "wna the most atrocious crlmo over committed in the city of Ixjraln. When Father Wnl- ser was nrrostod on suspicion , fooling against him ran high In the commu nity , and on account of the excited condition of the public , the prosecutor and myself thought the arrest of the priest necessary for hla safety , that ho might bo safe fiom any attack that the pcoplo might make upon him. Who klllod Agatha Hclchlln no one knows but the murderer hlmsolf and his God. No one Is moro ploiutod than I am that there Is no ovldonco to war rant the detention of the accused. " Father Walsor arose and with moistened oycs , addressed Mayor King as follows : "You can not sny a word against mo , you have hurt mo a great deal. Agatha Rolchlln Is the last person I would have killed. I could not kill anybody. I could not kill a chicken. " The concensus of the testimony of the witnesses was favorable to Father Walsor's clulnvof Innocence and In sup port of the theory that a burglar or some other desperate man had com mitted the crime. MILLERS NOT SATISFIED. Will Appeal to Interstate Commerce Commission. Chicago , May C. The millers of the northwest are not satisfied with the re duction of 2 cents In the rates on grain and flour from the Twin Cities to the seaboard and have decided to appeal to the interstate commerce commis sion. This fact , it Is said , will not interfere with the operation of the mills in the meantime. It Is announced on behalf of the millers tha , ( , their greatest complaint is regarding the discrepancy between the proportional rate on grain and flour from Buffalo cast to the seaboard. When grain is delivered by boats to the railroads at Buffalo , It takes a rate from there to the seaboard of 5 cents. Should flour bo delivered by the steamers at the same point the proportional rate Is much higher. In reply to this the rail roads say that it is Impossible to send flour by tramp steamers , which are not built to carry It expedltlously nor safely , and therefore the Insurance is higher. The commission will be asked to "pass directly upon the question of the proportional rates on wheat and flour charged from Buffalo to the sea board. THIRD TRIAL FOR POWERS. Attorneys for Defendant Ask for An other Judge to Try Case. Georgetown , Ky. , May G. The case against ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers , as accessory to the murder of William Goebel , three years ago , was called for a third trial , when at torneys for Powers renewed their mo tion for Judge Cantrell to vacate the bench , which ho refused to do , but gave time to the defendant to ask of the court of appeals for a writ of pro hibition to prevent his sitting in the case , if they so desire. This means that the trial can not take place before October. The cases of Harlnn Whlttaker , "Tallow Dick" Combs and J. W. Davis as accessories to the Goebel murder were continued. _ Chinese Flocking to Chicago. Chicago , May C. Chinese are flock ing to Chicago to take advantage of this golden opportunity to engage in the laundry business. They are com ing direct from Hip Lung , the "King of Chinatown , " in San Francisco , and reporting to Sam Leo , to bo distributed by him among the twenty-seven laun dries that ho controls here. St. Louis laundrymen have dealt a blow to the cause of the Chicago laundry owners by refusing to handle any moro of the work sent to them while the strike of the Laundry Workers' union contin ues. Conference of Mothers. Detroit , May C. A conference of the National Congress of Mothers began in Central M. E. church. The ses sions will continue until Friday. It is not a delegate convention , but a con ference of the officers of the national congress and the state presidents and organizers. The visitors were , wel comed to the state and city by Gov ernor Bliss , Mayor Maybury and oth ers. Dr. John P. Bryson Dead. St. Louis , May 6. Dr. John P. Dry- son , one of the leading surgeons In St. Louis and known professionally throughout the country , died of heart failure at the ago of fifty-five years. PRESIDENT VIEWO MUTE APPEAL At Albuquerque Unique Plea for Statehood la Made , Albuquurquo , N. M. , Muy G. The president closed the inont plcturoaqlto day of hlu western trip with a stop of two hours In Albiuiuurquo , Hln train roachud huru on ttuio and ho was uscurtod at unco by a rocopUon committuo to a lavishly decorated stand in front of the Alvarado hotul , where ho upoko for a few ml nut OH tea a crowd of 5,000 people. The pruiil- dent dwelt upon Irrigation and Its Importance - portanco In the development of Now Mexico , hut occupied the grontust part of the tlmo dlscuBnliiK the qualities that go to nmho up good citizenship. Directly oppoRlto the upoakor'a stand wan a table repniaontlng Now Mexico appealing for admission to the Union , forty-live little girls drousod In white ropHoHontliiK the states , while ono of them , on the outside of 11 gnto , at which stood Uncle Sum , represented Now Moxlco , The president mild that when Now Moxlco had a llttlo more Ir- rlguthm there would bo nothing the matter with the llttlo girl on the out- Bide. From Uftf-'Alvimulo , President Hoosovolt wns oVcnrlod to his carriage and the entire party wan taken for un hour's dilvo about' the town , ondlng at the Commercial club , where u llrlof recaption won held. Hero the presi dent was presented with a Navnjo blanket , In which wnn woven In white letters hta rrodontlntu as an honorary member of the club. The president was grimily pleased with the gift. Horn the president wan greeted by another - ether big delegation of members of hla rough riders' regiment , and ho ro- poutodly referred to bin ploiistiro In meeting them and In visiting the coun try from whlrh the greater part of the regiment was recruited. At 5 o'clock the president continued his trip to the west , with the Grand Cnnyon of Colorado rado aa the objoctlvo point. CHINESE LEPER AT LARGE. Dangerous Patient Escapes From Quarantine Hospital Near St. Louis. St. Louis , May G. Dong Gong , the Chinese lupor , who hat ) been In close confinement at quarantine , about two mlles below Jefferson barracks , for the past year and a halt' , has escaped. Dr. Woodruff , superintendent of the quar antine hospital , at once ordered a search for the dangerous patient , who IB still at largo. Dong Gong's condition ban not mate rially changed since his ostracism from society , and ho Is too dangerous a pa tient to bo at largo. Every effort will ho made to apprehend him. Arrested on Murder Charge. Davenport , la. , May G. J. II. Green- wall wad arrested hero by United States Marshal Christian at the re quest of the Mexican government for the alleged murder of J. T. Stanfcld , his partner In a mining venture In Tomnllpas , Mex. , in April , 1902. Greenwall denies his guilt. He has retained counsel. The case will bo the first extradition proceeding under the new treaty with Moxlco. Green- wall came hero four months ago and was working at a glucose plant as a machinist when arrested. Murder Theory Not Sustained. Chicago , May G. An Inquest Into the death of E. M. Slmonds , the Now York man found dying last Tuesday at Monroe and Dearborn streets , failed to develop any facts to support a mur der theory. Coroner Traeger ques tioned each witness closely In an en deavor to learn If there was ground for rumors that Slmonds' llfo might bo sought by men who feared disclos ures by him concerning eastern "get- rich-quick" promoters with whom Sl mends Is said to have had dealings. Brave Fireman Loses Life. Now York , May G. Fireman William McNally , who was burned In a brave rescue at the fire at East Fifteenth street and First avenue , died of his Injuries. McNally tried to save a ten ant , but was overcome by the smoke and heat. Another fireman , James McAvoy , rushed to McNally's rescue , dashing through a window filled with flames , and brought McNally out. Jury Acquits Wellner. Hamilton , O. , May G. Frederic C. Wellnor , farmer and preacher of Mil- tonvllle , O. , accused of having mur dered James Hatflold , his farm hand , upon whose life ho had taken out an insurance policy for $2,000 , payable to Mrs. Wellner , was acquitted by a Jury. Wollner claimed Hatfleld was killed by his horse running away. Fatal Accident In Tunnel , Plttsburg , May G. By the breaking- of a derrick boom at the Mount Washington - ington tunnel , of the Wabash road John Vallerjp , an Italian , and Robert Byers , a negro , were klllod and An tonio Merdo , and I. Petrels , Italians , were fatally Injured. A great tub filled with cement fell on the men. Traction Car Runs Away. Rochester , Pa. , May G. A traction car , bound for Beaver Falls , ran away and was wrecked. Conductor Charles Miller was probably fatally hurt. Motorman - torman Shepherd was badly cut and bruised and six passengers were moro or less seriously injured. General Mates In a Trap. Caracas , May 6. It is believed hero that General Mates , the leader of the revolution , has fallen into a trap at Barqulsemoto. The government has concentrated its forces , which are now encircling the rebels. Edward Goes to London. Portsmouth , May G. King Edward reached Portsmouth from Cherbourg. 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