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    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.
The forts saluted and the ships were
manned and dressed. The kins later
took a train for London.
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