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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
TEN WERE KILLED.
Wreck Was More Serious Than Mt
First Reported.

Trinidad, Colo, Dec, 25.-Develop-
ments tonight indicate that the wreck
on the Colorado and Southern Railroad
near here last night, caused by col
lision between a merchandise freight
train and a heavily loaded coal train,
was more serious than at first reported.
At least ten men were killed, and sew
eral more bodies may be found before
the wreck is cleared away.
A revised list of dead follows:
Elmer Pearce, engineer, Pueblo; j.
Fox, fireman; - McDermott, brake
man, recently arrived from Boston; j.
w. Goldtrap, engineer, Trinidad; --
Devereaux fireman, Pueblo; Phil Lam
dis, who boarded the train at Ludlow,
supposed to be contractor; L. f.
Richards, brakeman; -- King, a
machinist, riding as a passenger.
Two unidentified bodies are exposed
to view, but have not yet been recov-
cred from the wreck
Several miners are supposed to have
been riding on the coal train on their
way to Trinidad to spend Christmas,
and their bodies may be under the
debris. Otker persons were seen to
board the train at Hastings, Ludlow.
Walsenburg and Auilar as it pulled
through.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
HIS FATHER STOLE THEM.
Baker Tells of the Theft of Cathe-
draI Jewels.

Toledo. o., Dec. 25.-The Bee to-day
will saw:
Warren ]. Baker, secretary of the
Northwestern Ohio Masonic Relief AS
ISOLATION, to-day, for the first time,
makes public the secret history of the
looting of Catholic cathedrals during
the Mexican War. tells how 1t was
done and of the burial of the treasure.
His tongue was loosened by a news
paper dispatch from Mexico City, tell
ing of the discovery of a chest of da-
monds, sapphires, rubies, pearls and
golden images beneath the fiagstone in
the chapel of Las Vozcainas College,
in Mexico City. Mr.. Bakers story
rivals the mythical tales of Capt. Kidd,
and moreover bears the unmistakable
stamp of truth.
He says that his father marched
from Vera Cruz to Mexico City with
Gen. SCOTS army during the Mexican
War He and a terminate, after plot
ting for weeks, dug their way into
some of the richest cathedrals and
pillaged them of their fabulous wealth
of all sorts of valuable stones and
huge golden images. For hours they
looted, carrying their burdens of pre-
cious stones to hiding place beneath
u.
Shortly afterward Bakers companion
died. Baker returned to his home in
New York and then went to Hillsdale.
Mich.
Fifteen years after plundering the
cathedrals, he confided his story
to an intimate friend The friend
wrote to the Mexican govern
ment asking if there would be any
chance of a "divvy" of the spoils, II
he should tell the government where 1t
could find the sacred and valuable altar
decorations that had been stolen. In a
letter bearing the official seal, the Hills
dale man received warning that if he
knew of anyone who had a hand in the
notorious piliaging, or If he himself
participated in 1t, he would do well to
forget all he knew about it, and keep
num-" lest life be sacrificed In revenge
for the Dissertation of the cathedrals.
Baker took the advice, but still in
tended to secure the treasure he had
buried.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
WILL CALL THE POWERS
TO ACCOUNT FOR 1T.
The Hague Tribunal Doesn't Like to
BE Ignored.

The Hague Tribunal Doesn't Like to
BE Ignored.
Paris, Dec. 25.-Baron d'Estournelles
de Constant has written to Foreign
Minister Delcasse, notifying him that
the writer will interpelate the govern
ment on the reassembling of the cham
her concerning the disregard of Article
q of The Hague convention shown by
the allied Powers in coercing vene-
zuela.
In his letter Baron d'Estournelles
strongly supports the contention of
the United States that the Venezuelan
trouble should be referred to The
Hague court. After pointing out that
the present is just the contingency
contemplated by Article 81. the writer
says:
THE conflict exists between Vene-
zuela and several of the signatories to
The Hague convention, and the formal
obligation that France and the TWEEN
ty-five other Powers signed is not only
being ignored. but we observe a sys-
tematic Introduction of The Hague
Court of Arbitration by the European
governments. An explanation has be-
come necessary. 1t cannot be objected
by the allied Powers that Venezuela
took no part in the conference, and as
she is asking for arbitration. an occa-
sion exists for reminding the Powers
OF the obligations they signed and rat
med. Nor can the reply be made that
states, unlike individuals, are free not
10 observe their engagements and that
moral obligations exist only for jndi-
Viduals or for the weak. as this point
OF View is precisely contrary to the
principle that The Hague conference
sought to secure"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
DR.. L0RENZ TALKS ABOUT
HIS EARNINGS.
Has Not Made as Much as Has Been
Accredited to Him.

Areredtfed 10 Him.
New York. Dec. 25.-Dr. Adolf Lo-
REM, who returned to this city from
Boston to-day. while discussing his
visit to this country, said In an inter-
view to-night:t
There is one thing l want to say,
and that is in regard to finances. see
IL reported that / have made in this
country 100000. Now, as matter of
fact, ! got one fee of $4,000 in Chi
cago, and in the four months / have
been here. / have earned just $40. 600
My practice at home in four months Is
worth that.
II have seen a number of private
patients in each of the cities I visited.
but, as you Americans say, in no in
stance have they more than paid the
freight AS a matter of fact, 1t has
been the physicians of the various
cities who have profited by my visits
They are my colleagues, and am glad
they did. but you see, / remained only
two three, four, or, perhaps, five days
During that time / was working in the
hospitals, in the clinics. The private
patients began to come in. and they
were operated upon by the local sur
geons, who had witnessed my clinics.
But / am glad / came. The trip
has been the browning success Of my
life. My trip here has been success
full, officially. but not materially"
DIR. Lorenz spoke gratefully of the
hospitality he had received at the
hands OF the Americans.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
CAUSED TWO DEATHS
FOUR MORE HURT AT HOT SPRINGS
MAY DIE.
HELWIe AND KENNY THE DEAD
DONNELLY, METZGER, oZIER AND
McINERNY MAY DIE.

Accident to the Pool Room Was Due
GasolinC-Driver of Tank Wagon
Made "a Statemnt-FOund Gasoline
ON the Floor-Door Was Opened,
and the Fumes Meeting Lighted
Cigars, Explosion ResuIted-some
Suffer from Terrible Hurts.
Hot Springs, Ark, Dec. 25.-Wilham
Helwig and Joe Kenny, both of Hot
Springs, victims of yesterdays pool
room explosion, died during the night.
Thus far these are the only fatalities
recorded. although four more of the
victims are likely to die. These are C.
Donnelly, Chicago; William Metzger, 1s
years old, Hot Springs; Thomas ozier.
engineer, Arlington Hotel, Hot
Springs, and W. S. McInery. Louis
VILE.
The explosion wrought dreadful
havoc to the poolroom, which was To-
Gated in the rear of the Turf Ex-
change. The house stands on
Central avenue. in the heart of the
city. When the explosion occurred
the poolroom was crowded with people,
and all went down in mass of
wreckagc.
II. c. Chambers. one OF the proprie-
tors of the club. had both legs and
both wrists broken. The bones were
set last night, and to-day it Is believed
he win recover. J. C. Burch OF Chi
cago suffered broken leg and is Sc
riously injured.
Benjamin Murray, the driver of
gasoline tank wagon, who was arrest
ed charged with criminal negligence,
made a statement this morning. He
says that he made a connection from
his wagon to the gasoline tank in the
cellar under the poolroom. On enter
ing the cellar he found twenty or thir-
ty. gallons of gasoline oyerfowed IN
large pool on the floor. Fearing an
explosion, he rushed to an open VIM
dow and closed 1t. He says the door
was then opened by negro porter, and
the gases coming into contact with the
lighted cigars in the poolroom ignited
and the explosion followed Murray
was blown against the side of the cell
lar but escaped with slight injury.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
B. N. THORNTON SHOOTS
HIMSELF IN ATLANTA.
Supposed to Have Been Dependent
Over His Health.


Over His Health.
Atlanta, Dec. 25.-Benjamin Neal
Thornton. son of E. H. Thornton,
president of the Neal Loan and Bank
ing Company, committed suicide to-
night by shooting himself through the
right temple in the room of his cousin
Robert Kelly. at the Scotia apartment
house.
Thornton was about 80 years old and
a prominent young society man. No
cause for his act could be learned
other than that he was in poor health.
Thornton and w. T. Newman. Jr.,
son of Judge Newman. were together
during the afternoon and decided to so
to the tl1eater They took supper at
the Aragon and, on the suggestion of
Thornton, after the meal, went to the
rooms of the Keely boys, in the Scotia,
just across the street. There they talk
ed for some time about their expert
ences at Tate Springs.
Mr.. Newman says Thornton did not
seem respondent and gave no intima-
ton of what he was about to do. He
got up from his chair and walked into
the next room. In a few minutes Mr..
Newman heard a pistol shot, and hur-
rying in there, lighted the gas. He
found Thornton sitting on the bed, his
body having fallen over the back of a
chair. There was a pistol shot wound
in his right temple.
He tried to arouse him, but could
not, and rushed out and got a doctor.
Whaf1 ha returned Thorn ton was daad
He left no statement whatever for the
reason for his act but it is supposed
dependency over the state pf his
health was the cause of 1t.
An inquest was held tonight, the
verdict being suicide.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
TWO NEGROES DEAD.
Fatalities Accompany Augusta's
Christmas Festivities.

Fatalities accompany Augusta's
Christmas Festivities.
Augusta. Dec. 25.-Two deaths have
occurred in Augusta to-day as the re-
suit of Christmas drinking. Two young
negroes Demp Shadrach and Ed Tin
ley, got in quarrel over some popping
torpedoes, and FINLEY drew a pistol
and shot Shadrach in the left breast,
killing him. FINLEY was arrested. All
the parties were drinking.
Tonight an unidentified negro, ap-
parently between 40 and so years old,
was killed by an electric car on the
Exposition track at point just back
of the Bonair livery stables. Motor
man Hills says the man was lying par
allel with the rail and almost on it, on
the inside of the track. and he was
within twenty feet of him when he saw
him.
1t was just at the foot of long hill,
the car was travelling rapidly, and it
was impossible to stop. The negro
was horribly mutilated, from head to
foot, and the car was thrown from the
track, narrowly escaping being ditch
ed. There were a number of passen-
gers, but nobody was hurt.
The negro seemed TO be saturated
with whisky, and the odor pervaded
the atmosphere for ten feet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26

George w. Ellis of Kansas. to whom
he had promised the appointment of
secretary OF legation. The little fact
that the power of appointment rested
in the President seemingly made no
difference with him. 1t happened until
Very recently that the President and
Secretary of State saw no reason for
ousting Sturgeon, so Grassland has had
his protege on his hands. The minister
and Secretary Sturgeon might have re-
sumed friendly relations had IL not been
Tor the irritating presence of the man
who wanted the secretary's job and
was anxious to know when his salary
was to begin. AS it was, however,
Grassland and Sturgeon became per-
sonal enemies, though they were obliged
to conduct official business together.
A Warm Reception.
In one of Surgeons letters he states
that one day Minister Grassland sent
for him and on going to the minister's
office he found there a man who was
an enemy of Surgeons. The minister
and this man were sitting at the min
listers resk and between them were
two cooked revolvers. The secretary
makes no concealment of the fact that
he disappeared from the scene i'm less
time than II takes to tell II. After that
he Kept a revolver on his own desk
Whenever the minister had occasion to
pass through the secretary's Office he
always wanted to know why he had
that thing on his desk" 1t is presumed
that he was able to guess.
After the department had been in
formed of the acute stage of the dis
agreement between the minister and
the secretary, the secretary was sent
notification of his recall and the hun
cry Ellis was appointed to his place.
The appointment has not yet been con-
firmed because the Senate has shown
a disposition to inquire into the dis
graceful state Of affairs before 1t gives
its approval of this appointment.
other Complaints.
Minister Grassland has evidently had
more than his share of trouble. A ne
gro boy who holds the place of run
ner" at the legation, has written Sec
rotary Hay, complaining that the min
lister Mad wilfully and maliciously
spanked him. The department will also
investigate this serious charge.
AS matter of fact, things have been
so disgracefully conducted at the le-
CATION that q change has been deter
mined upon and ii is in view of this
chat the friends of the Georgia negro
leader are pushing him to the front for
the place. They have represented to
the President that he is gentleman of
dignity and standing, who can be relied
upon to deport himself in accord with
the demands of the office. 1t is believed,
however, the place will go to some
Maryland negro.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
HIS CHRISTMAS GIFT
WAS A BULLET.
HoIIenbacIx shot His Wife and Then
Himself.

Kansas City. Dec. 25.-WilIiam P.
Hollenback to-day shot his wife three
times as she lay in bed i'll, drove his
17-year-old stepdaughter into the street
at the point of revolver, and then shot
and killed himself at their home here.
The wife is seriously wounded.
Hollenback and his wife had quar-
relied repeatedly of late, and recently
separated by mutual agreement. He
was to have been tried in police court
tomorrow on the charge OF mistreat-
ing her, and he tried to-day 10 effect a
reconciliation. Failing in this, ne lock-
ed the doors OF the apartment and with
the remark Here's a Christmas pres
ent for you" shot her as she raised her
self in bed TO accept the expected gift.
He then turned the weapon on his
step-daughter, who managed 20 unlock
a door and escape, after which he sent
a bullet into his own heart and died In
stantly.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
CHARLESTON HAD A
LIVELY CHRISTMAS.
Police Had a Fierce battle with
Negroes.

Police Had a Fierce battle With
Negroes.
Charleston. S. c., Dec. 25.-A riot was
narrowly averted here to-day. Police
man Burton arrested a negro named
Battle in America street. Battle was
drunk and disorderly. Other drunken
negroes sought to liberate the prisoner.
A riot call was turned in, and a
fierce fight between a squad of officers
under Lieut.. Stenken and mob of 200
negroes followed. The policemen used
their clubs freely. A number of ne
gro men were badly bruised and cut
and seven arrests were finally made.
Taken all in ALL the Christmas cele-
bration was the most disorderly seen
in years. There was much fighting
among xhe negroes, and the guard
house tonight is packed with people
taken up for drunk or disorderly con-
duct.
The fires during the day were I'M
usually numerous, six calls for the. de-
partment being turned in within two
hours this afternoon. The only fatal
ity was the killing of a sailor named
Ely Wessen, who got drunk and lay
down on an Atlantic Coast Line sid
ing near Magnolia crossing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
FIRE AT COFFEE PLANT.
Firemen Killed or Injured mt nm
Arbuci<Ie Fire.

New York. Dec. 26.-Fire. which
broke out early this morning. com
pletely destroyed the co-oDerage plant
Of the Arbuekle Brothers sugar REIN
cry, located near the East river front
~ Brooklyn. The large force 81 engines
and hreHen. which WAS summoned.
succeeded IN eonGniBR the flames 10
the cOODerage shops No estimate Of
the logs has yet been given out,
During the progress 81 the IRE one
wall ~ the building fell. burylnR the
mfmbers ~ ore ~ the hrs companies
beneath fbe mass ~ bricks and cher
aFefkaFe When the other fireBen bad
removed nlf rile. fhey found hat
Michaci oT0ole naF dead and JHomaH
Thomas Mccarthy were VERY seriously
fnrf
Atltb g. m, fbe ffe vs. under Con
ffoi,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
ITALY'S CONDITIONS.

Rome, Dec. 25.-The only conditions
which Italy has attached to her accept
ance of arbitration in the Venezuelan
difficulties are that all points in the dis
pute shall be submitted to the arbitra-
tors so that no questions shall be left
undecided; and that Italian claims
must be considered on an equality with
those of the other Powers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
GUN FELL OVER AND
SHOT A LITTLE GIRL

Atlanta. Dec ia peculiar accident
happenea to-dey 70 Single Minis. the
ls-year-old daughter u John Minis, q
railroad engineer. She Bas in The back
,srd efanding ufaF . douDie~paffel
sh0t gun. The gun Haf leaning against
she house a dog ran 0y and knpf geo
ne gun down. causing IA to D. OLE
ftafged Tho shot tors away neg ift
aiuosf entirely. and q ID nqt believed
fhaf sae can NYe.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
FIRE LOSS 100000.
Serious CONFEDERATION I'm Business
Section of bloomington.

Bloomington. ILL.,, Dec. 25.--Fire In
the business section here tonight
caused a loss Of about 100000. The
building, occupied by William A. Mich
CLAUS e. Co., dry goods and ladies' fur
nishings. was destroyed, and the dou-
BILE store of c. w. KLEIN, wholesale
and retail dry goods. was considerably
damaged by smoke and water. Charles
Abrams, assistant fire chief, fell from
a ladder and was seriously injured.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
FOUR BURNED TO DEATH.
CouIg Not Escape From n Burning
Residence.

Malone, N. Y, Dec. 25.-Four persons
were burned to death to-day in the
house of julius King of PiercefieId, IL
pulp and paper manufacturing town in
the Adirondacks.
The fire had gained such Roadway
before 1t was discovered that Mrs. NJ.
]. McGovern, Kings eldest daughter,
and her three children, who were Sleep
ing on the lower floor, were not able to
get out, and all were burned to death.
Ore Of the children, whose body was
found close to a window, evidently had
made heroic efforts TO escape. King
and his wife, with a few boarders on
an upper floor, escaped by jumping out
OF the windows. One man was burned
seriously. II Is not known how the fire
started.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
WANTS Cash FIRST.
'ermnny Comes Forward with An
other Proposition.

Berlin, Dec. 25.--The Lokai Anzeiger
publishes to-day the following state
iaent, which was evidently inspired BY
me Foreign Office:
The German government has ex-
tIuaed from the scope OF arbitration
~ ne Venezuelan difficulty a claim ~
l7oo.0Qo bolivars. which must be- paid
Immediately IN cash before arbitration
r. begun"
, me paper adds that n Is understood
hat the Presidents undertaking 10 ar
pirate Involves 0D indirect guarantee
-'f me payment ~ the sum 90 b.
"Nirqea Confidence has grown 81 Eoy-
.Nnent circles during fhe pest TWEEN
~ Tour hours that Prudent Roosevelt
"ll accept the task " aF'bitfetieu.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
VERDICT POSTPONED.
Not known what Decision as to the
Accident VIII he.


Hot Springs. Ark, Dec. 25.-An in
quest was held to-day over the re-
mains of William IIelwig, the first per,
son to die as a result Of injuries re-
ceived in the Turf Exchange explo-
sion. The officers VIII make a thorough
examination into the alleged careless
ness responsible for the disaster.
The verdict of the inquest was post
poned until witnesses could arrive from
Little Rock. Ben Murray, driver of the
oil wagon, Is still held in custody.
r. G. Chambers, who was badly
mangled In the wreck is little better,
but physicians in attendance do not
offer encouragement.
Daniel Kinney and Joseph Pace, To-
cal hotel managers, are both in criti-
cal condition, and are not expected to
survive. They lost both their lower
limbs in the disaster.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
EMPEROR GAVE GOLD.
How the HohenxoIIerns spent Their
Christmas.

Berlin, Dec. 25.-Emperor William
spent Christmas in his usual way. His
Majesty took walk this afternoon in
the Sans Souci park and distributed
bright gold pieces, fresh from the mint.
among the gardeners and watchmen.
After dinner at 4 o'clock Christmas
trees were lighted in the han of the
palace. All the children of the imperial
family were present, and each had his
or her own tree Of a size proportionate
to the age of the child.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
WRECK NEAR BARWIcK.
Coaches Burn After Accident ON
Georgia Northern.

Pidcoek, Ga. Dec. 25.-Train No. !
on the Georgia Northern Railroad was
wrecked and three coaches were burn
ed, three miles south OF Barwick, at 8
O'Clock this evening. All the mail. ex-
press and baggage WAS lost. No one
WIS seriously hourt. The cause Of
the accident b. unknown.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
BRADLEY cOLEY SHOT.
Left Eye injured whIIe lie Was oal
Hunting

Macon. Dec. 2s.-Dr. n. Y. Allen. IN
charge u Bradley Cooley. teller of the
Citizens Bank Of Valaosta. left Macon
tonight Tor Savannah - secure tie
services ~ Dr. ". X. corson fOr az
Xsrsy examination,
Goley NaH 0uf bunting Nffh hia
fflsnd. H0beff Middleton. fh's morn
inR neaF Faidosia, and had be irff
fyebau pisrofd by q stray shot f)f
shorter ~ Mafvu HHs Ceusnifeq. after
Nhicb 4 80 ef9aee ~ employ 80
Aeg8g
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
HAS NOT DECIDED.
Roosevelt Doesn't Know That HI,
VIII Serve.

Washington, Dec. 25.-It was said at
the State Department to-day that the
President had reached no decision in
regard to the invitation of the Powers
that he arbitrate the Venezuelan mat
ter. 1t is possible that this decision
viii not be forthcoming for several
days. Correspondence is exchanging
daily between tNe State Department
ana the foreign offices with reference
to the invitation.
Secretary Hay was at the White
House early to-day. and held a brief
consultation with the President on the
Venezuelan situation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
SHOCKS STILL OCCUR.
Andijan is Not Yet Free From Earth.
qualSes. -

st. Petersburg, Dec. 25.-According
to the latest advices from Andijan.
Russian Central Asia. the shocks of
earthquake are continuing there
There have been four or five seismic
disturbances daily.
A particularly violent series of
shocks during the night of Dec. % and
the following morning set all the roll
ing stock on the railway in motion, re-
sulting in a panic among the railroad
men. Traffic is still suspended on the
railroad and the station Is closed The
military authorities are taking over
the control Of the line for some dis
lance from Andijan
The damage resulting from the re-
cent earthquake amounts to several
million dollars.