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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
CYCLONE KILLED HUNDREDS.
In Sicily the Path OF the Storm Was 124
Miles Long and Great Devastation
Was Wrought.

Syracuse, Sicily, Sept. 27.-For "a
hours before the recent cyclone burst
over the island a violent storm ragged
on the eastern coast of Sicily. The
path of the cyclone was 124 miles
long and everything in the line of the
storm was destroyed. The sea swept
inland for several lilometers, doing
enormous damage. 1t is reported
from MOdica (32 miles southwest
from Syracuse) that 100 bodies have
already been found, but that the
number of dead bodies swept away
by the torrent is unknown. The
newspapers express the belief that
some 400 people have been killed.
The torrent destroyed everything on
the ground floors in houses in the
lower portions of Modica. Bridges
and roads have disappeared, the dam
age amounting to many million lire.
The survivors of the catastrophe have
taken refuge in the hills. The disas-
ter is supposed to have been due to
marine waterspout. The German
steamer Capera was wrecked at Ca
tania after terrible struggle with
the waves.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
BRAVE ARMY NURSE.
Gen. Chaffee Praises Miss Alice Kemmer,
Who Saved the Lives of Two
Smallpox Patients

Washington, Sept. 27.-An instance
OF bravery and devotion to duty on
the part of an army nurse has been
reported to the war department by
Maj. Gen. Chaffee, commanding the
division of the Philippines. Nurse
Alice Kemmer, having been granted
leave of absence, voluntarily relin-
pushed the same and took upon her
self the care of two smallpox pa
tients in an isolation hospital. One
of the patients was the wife of an
officer, the other an enlisted man.
Miss Kemmer had never had the dis
ease, nevertheless she fearlessly en-
tered upon her self-imposed task and
through the months of April and
May devoted herself to the care of
the patients, living in the room with
the officers wife, the enlisted man
being in an adjoining room. With
never more than two hours sleep at
time, in intensely hot weather, the
nurse attended her patients day and
night and saved their lives. Gen.
Chaffee commends her bravery and
conscientious performance of duty.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
DRIVEN TO DESPERATION.
Syrian Girl Whom Omcers Were Keeping
Away from Her Lover Jumped from
Train to Her Death.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 26.-Driven to
desperation by the prospect of being
forever separated from the man she
loved and had nearly circled the globe
in order to come to him and wed
him, Alexandra Joseph, a young
Syrian girl, in a supreme effort to
escape from the United States immi-
grafton agent, who was about to de-
port her, threw herself from the win
dow of a Michigan Central passenger
train running so miles an hour and
was instantly killed. The tragedy
occurred two miles north of New
port, on the Michigan Central, and
was the elimination of years of eff
fort on the part of Joseph Abodely,
of Cedar Rapids, Ia, to lead his old
world sweetheart to the altar. The
girl had been refused admission to
the United States on the ground that
she was afflicted with an eye disease.
1t was while trying to run the gaunt-
let of the immigration inspectors
that she was arrested and was being
taken back to Montreal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
WAS MRS. BROWN BRIBED7
Wealthy Chiun man Whose Wife Was Kid
mapped Says 1t Was the Work of
Woman MI sionary

Butte, Mont, Sept. 26.-Chin Quon
a local Chinese merchant, whose wife
and child were spirited away Monday
night, has filed papers against the
local police for entering his hous'
without a warrant and charges tina
they and Mrs. A. A. Brown, a teacher
in a Chinese Rescue mission, conduct
ed by the Presbyterian church in San
Francisco, forcibly entered his house
and carried away his wife and child.
The police here were told that the
woman was mistreated and upon rep
reservations of Mrs. Brown went
with her after night and made the
alleged abduction. Now the police
are anxious to interview Mrs. Brown
again, but no traces either of her OF
the missing woman and child can be
found. Chin Quon declares that an
old enemy of his in San Francisco
bribed Mrs. Brown to come to Butte
and steal his wife, with whom the
man was in love in San Francisco
some years ago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
ALGER WON OUT.
Michigan Republican State Convention In
dOrse the Ex-Secretary of War
for Senator.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept. 90
After a long and laborious session,
in which more oratory and enthusi-
astic partisan strife were in evidence
than have been seen in the councils
of the republican party in this state
for many years, the republican state
convention Endorsed the senatorial
candidacy of Gen. Russell A. Alger,
former secretary of war, and nomi-
mated Judge William L. Carpenter,
of Detroit, for justice of the supreme
court to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Justice Charles d. Long.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
HE IS A TARIFF REFoRMER
Nominee of Massachusetts Republican
Convention Wants Free Iron, Free Coal
and Free Hides.

Boston, Sept. 26.-Complete re
turns from the republican caucuse.
in the Eleventh congressional dis
trict give Eugene N. Foss a total OF
sc delegates and Melvin o. Adams, So
thus apparently, insuring the nomina
ton of the former. Mr.. Foss, who
is a brother of Congressman Foss
of Illinois, favors a revision of the
tariff along radical lines. Among his
announced principles are free iron
free coal and free hides.
Full returns from the republican
caucus in the Sixth congressional dis.
trict to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of w. H. Moody tc
accept the secretaryship of the navy
assures the nomination of Col. Au.
gustus P. Gardner, of Hamilton. He
is a son-in- law of Senator Henry Ca.
bot Lodge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
IN PRISON 22 YEARS.
President Roosevelt Grants Pardon to
William DInkelIa. Who Was Perhaps
WrongfuIly Convicted in 1880.

Washington, Sept. 27.-The presi-
dent has granted full and uncondi-
tional pardon to William Dinkella,
convicted in 1880 before a United
States consular court in Japan of
the murder of Charles H. Abbott, the
first mate of the American ship Cen
tennial while lying in Hiogo harbor,
the prisoner being the second mate
of the ship. Dinkella has been in
prison for more than % years, two
years in Japan and over 20 years in
the Albany, n. Y, prison. He al
ways has insisted that the crime was
committed in the heat of passion and
when he believed his own life was in
jeopardy, the testimony showing
that the murdered man had beaten
and choked the prisoner almost in
to insensibility when the prisoner Sc
cured his pistol and shot Abbott
dead. The attorney general says
that in these circumstances the crime
could not have risen above murder
in the second degree, the maximum
penalty for which is fixed usually at
20 years. In view of this fact and
that of the uniformally good be-
havior of the prisoner while in the
penitentiary, full pardon is grant
ed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
PEARY GIVES IT UP.
Arctic Explorer Says He VIII Make No More
Efforts to Reach the North
Pole.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 26.-Lieut. Rob-
ert e. Peary, the arctic explorer, has
arrived here. In an interview he
said: 'On no account shall 1 make
an effort to return to the north.
have done all that could be done with
the facilities at my command and
shall now resume my duties in the
navy, reporting to the department.
at Washington in few days. The
pole can be reached. 1t is a question
of money and of the explorers out
fit. Could L have put my ship as far
north as I intended, and as I could
have done had she been equal to the
requirements, 1 could have made the
pole" Peary's foot, which was fro
zen, is doing well, and he believes he
may be able to do without an opera
ton.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
WILL BE FREE TRADE
Gov. Taft Tells Filipinos 1t Will
Come in a Year or Two.
Delays of Congress In Granting TarIn Re-
duction Due to a MIsconception of Real
Conditions In the IsIands-CathoIic
Church Problem.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The bureau
OF insular affairs has furnished to
the press copies of the speech made
by Gov. Taft on the occasion of the
reception rendered him when he ar
rived in the Philippine islands. In
the course of the speech Gov. Taft
said: You can be very sure that
at will be only matter of year or
two before the American duty on
Philippine products will be reduced
to so small a figure as to make it
practically free trade. Delays in
congressional action on the tariff
and postponcment of the time for a
popular assembly are only the out
growth of a conservatism due to a
doubt on the part of many as to the
real conditions in the islands; a
doubt, may say, which nothing will
so quickly dispel as a quiet prosecu-
ton of agriculture and other pur-
suits and an avoiding of useless polit-
ical agitation for the next year.
The many questions requiring set
Element between the Philippine gov
eminent and the Catholic church
led the president and secretary of
war to direct me to visit Rome for a
conference with the pope, to see if a
basis of settlement might not be
reached. After an audience with the
pope an answer was given me agree
ing generally with all the purposes
stated in the instructions, which in
Guided among other things the pur-
chase of the friars' lands by the
government"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
MAJORITY OVERWHELMING.
Choctaw and Chicknsnw INDIANS Adopt the
Supplemental Agreement with
the Government.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Official tele-
graph advices to the interior depart
ment announce that the supple
mental agreement negotiated be-
tween the government and the ChOc-
taw and Chicl1asaw Indian tribes has
been ratified by an overwhelming ma
jority by those nations. The sup
Elemental treaty provides for the
sale of the coal lands, which aggrc-
gate 100000 acres, at public auction.
There will be no leases of coal or
asphalt lands. 1t also segregates not
over $40 acres for Sulphur Springs
under government control; provides
for the enrolment of all Mississippi
full-blood Choctaws and of the de-
scendants of all Mississippi Chloe
taws who have received patented
lands; and authorizes the Chiclasaw
freedmen to institute proceedings in
the court of claims to determine their
rights.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
MILITIA IN CONTROL.
Troops Are Encamped In Five of the A.
thracite Coal Producing Counties
In PennsyIvenIa.

Philadelphia, Sept. 25.-Of the ten
anthracite coal-producing counties
OF Pennsylvania, state troops are
camped in five. Despite the pres
ence of the troops in these districts
rioting and general lawlessness con-
tinues in the entire hard coal terri
tory from Forest City, Susquehanna
county, on the north, to Williams
town, Dauphin county, on the south.
a distance of more than 100 miles.
The section of the strike region in
the vicinity of Forest City, which
has been comparatively quiet ever
since the strike began, was greatly
wrought up by crowds of strikers in
terfering with and beating men who
had returned to work, and as a re-
suit Sheriff Macy, of Susquehanna
county, asked Gov. Stone for troops
to assist him and other civil authori-
ties to preserve the peace.
At present there are four full regi-
ments, two companies of another an6
two troops of cavalry in the field.
If the disorder continues Gov. Stone
will be compelled to call out addi-
tional soldiers. While there has been
no big general riot, the disturbances
have been of such a serious nature
as to cause the authorities much
apprehension. Every effort is being
made by the sheriffs of the several
counties affected and the troops to
prevent disturbances from growing
to such an extent as to cause blood.
shed. Reports are coming in from
every section of non-union men and
others being either shot or dubbed.
Houses of worl<men have been
burned or dynamited and attempts
have been made to hold up coal trains
or derail them. Coal is being shipped
from many parts of the coal fields
to market, but compared with the
normal output the quantity is insig-
nifcant. The output for this week
will be considerably less than the
average normal production of one
day, which is about 100000 tons.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
PLEDGED TO ROOSEVELT.
New York Republicans Endorse HIS Adm n
istratiOn and Promise States support
in I0O4-Gov. Odem Renomina ted.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 25.-The state
republican convention named the
following ticket: For governor, i.
i. Odell, Jr., of Orange; lieutenant
governor, +. w. Higgins, of Catta-
raugus; secretary of state, John f.
O'Brien, of Clinton; treasurer, John
G. Wickser, of Erie; attorney gener-
al, Henry d. Conan, of Madison;
Comptroller, N. b. Miller, of Cort-
land; engineer, +. a. Bond, of JEFF
ferson; judge of the court of appeals,
w. e. Werner, of Monroe.
The platform endorses President
Roosevelt's administration and
pledges him the states support in
1904; praises the achievements of the
army in the. Philippines: favors
reciprocity with Cuba; declares for a
protective tariff; is opposed to trusts;
deplores McIIinfey's untimely death,
and says the wants of those who took
part in the great struggles of our
country should be fully recognized.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
HOPED he WOULD DIE
Jesse STREET., an Indianapolis Policeman,
Suspended from the Force for Ours
ing the President.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 90
Charged with cursing the president
of the United States, Jesse STREET,
member of the indianapolis police
force, was suspended from duty to-
day by Superintendent Taffe. In the
presence of several patrolmen, it is
alleged, STREET said last night he was
glad that the president was in the
hospital, and that he hoped he would
die there. His remark was brought
out by the necessity of doing extra
duty on account of the presidents
visit here.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
LOWERED THE DISCIPLINE.
Gen. Funston Says Aati-Canteen LeglsIa-
ton Has Ruined Soldiers and Enriched
SalOOnkeepers.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Brig, Gen.
Funston in his annual report of the
Department of the Colorado, declares
that the recent anti-canteen legisla-
ton of congress has lowered the dis
cipline of the army, ruined scores of
good soldiers and enriched saloon
keepers, gamblers and dissolute wo-
men. His report announces-a deplor-
able increase in offenses, particularly
desertion, attributed to the abolition
of the canteen and garrison life re-
strietions. of men returning from field
service.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
RECALLS BIG THEFT.
Ex- Postmaster Scott, of Kansas City, Mo-,
Asked t" Pay $4,000. the Value of
a Registered Package.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. ga suit
filed in the United States circuit
court in this city against S. F. Scott,
former postmaster, makes charges
fixing upon the former postmaster
and his son the responsibility for the
loss of a package containing $4,000
from the registry mail during May,
1901. The loss of this package prom
is, s to go on record as one of the I'M
solved mysteries of the post Office.
The money was sent by the National
Bank of Commerce in this city to the
bank of j. o. Brinkham & Co., at
Great Bend, Kan.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
REVISION BY EXPERTS.
President Roosevelt Wants a ConmIssIo of
Non Partisans to Adjust Ali Differ
ences In the Tariff.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The sug-
gestion made by President Roosevelt
in his speech at Logansport, Ind,
that commission of experts be APP
pointed to consider probable changes
in existing tariff schedules, to meet
changes in conditions, is said to be
in line with what the president has
urged upon senator's and members
of congress in recent conferences.
The president believes that the pro-
tective principle has been established
and will never again be seriously
threatened by any party in this coun-
try. He believes that changes, when
they should be made, should be left
to tariff experts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
BRIBERY IS CHARGED.
Anthracite Coal Companies Sad to Offer
$4,000 to Each Union Chat VIII Vote
to Return to Work

Scranton, Pa, Sept. 27.-District
President Nichols accuses Michael
Grimes, an ex-mine foreman, of be-
ing at the head of a movement inau-
gurated by the coal companies to
bribe number of mine workers To-
Gals for $4,000 apiece to vote to re-
turn to work. Mr.. Nichols declares
at the close of his statement that
his ''informants stand ready tosprove
their assertions in court" Mr..
Grimes denies the Nichols statement
and the coal companies also say it
is not true.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
MABINI AN IRREcoNcILABLE.
Former President of the Filipino Supreme
Court Stm Refuses to Take the
Oath of Allegiance.

Manila, Sept. 27.-The transport
Sheridan, from San FRANCISCO, arrived
here Friday. She called at the is
land of Guam and brought here IS
political prisoners who took. the oath
of allegiance to the United States.
Mabini, the former president of the
Filipino supreme court and Filipino
minister of foreign affairs, refused
to take the oath and was kept pris-
oner at Guam. No decision has been
arrived at regarding Mabini, but he
will probably be left at Guam indefi-
nitelY.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
FOR THE G. A. R. PARADE.
Commander In Oh eff Torrance Orders That
Posts March in Companies Of Single
Rank. 1 2 Files Front.

Washington, Sept. 27.-The order
of Commander-in-C Chief Torrance,
prescribing the order and line of
march for the parade of the Grand
Army of the Republic to occur Octo-
Der S. during the encampment in this
city, provides that the head of the
column shall move promptly at ten
n. M, starting at the congressional
library building and disbanding after
getting well past the white house.
Posts are to march in companies of
single rank with II files front. The
distance between departments is
fixed at "a PAGES.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
aBoy Editor, Comes to Bad End

st. Louis, Sept. 26.-Richard E.
Murphy, who while a resident of
ST. Joseph, Mo-, gained considerable
notoriety as the hoy editor and
who went to Washington and secured
personal interviews from President
Mckinley and "a number of other
statesmen, which he published in his
own paper, was arrested here on the
charge of forgery.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
Veteran of Two Wars.

Washington, Sept. 27-Gen. Francis
J. Lippitt, a lawyer and veteran of
the Mexican and civil wars, is dead
here, aged 90 years. He was captain
of the First New York volunteers in
the Mexican war and in the civil war
served as colonel of the Second Cali
fornia infantry. He was breveted a
brigadier general.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
Hotel BLOWN by Boarder.

Washington, Sept. 26.-The Golden
Eagle hotel, New Jersey avenue and
street, was dynamited by Frank
McKie, boarder, who subsequently
committed suicide. Between 20 and
80 guests were thrown from their
beds by the explosion, but only Pro
prietor Brandt and his wife were in
iured, the latter seriously.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
Earthquake in Tur&est.n X FED Hundreds.

Berlin, Sept. ga dispatch re-
ceived here from Tashkent, capital of
Russian Turkestan. reports a terri
bic earthquake August %, the shocks
continuing until September 3. One
hundred persons were killed at
kashgar, in eastern Turkestan, 400
in the village of Astyn, 20 at Jangi,
while the town of AksukTitche was
completely DESTROYED.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01

Washington, Sept. 25.-Secretary
Root has issued an order establish
ing the general scheme of education
and training of officers of the army.
The order establishes schools at
every post in the army for officers.
These schools take the place of the
former method of training in the
officers schools and lyceums.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
ticket PIeases Roosevelt.

Albany, N. Y, Sept 25.-Gov. OdeIl
received this telegram from Presi-
dent Roosevelt: Accept my
heartiest congratulations for your
self and your associates on the
ticket just nominated"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
PERSISTENT SUITOR KILLED.
at Joplin. NO.. Miss stella LIstOn shot Jo-
seph Kroter He Was Knock
ing at Her Door.

Joplin, Mo-, Sept. 25-Joseph
Kroter, a confectioner of this city,
was shot and killed here by Miss
Stella Liston, a young woman Is
years old, to whom Kroter had been
paying attentions. The young wo-
man had forbidden him to call, but
he persisted, and was shot from the
inside as he was knocking at her
door. Miss Liston was placed in Jail
on the charge of murder.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept. 25.-Elihu Root,
secretary of war, was the speaker
at last nights meeting of the Hi
nois League of Republican clubs.
The Coliseum was packed to the
doors and the secretary was vocifer-
ously applauded. His address was
confined entirely to the recent trou-
bles in the Philippines and Cuba and
not once during the evening did he
mention the tariff or the trusts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
Justice Brewer Burned by Gasoline.

Burlington, VT, Sept. 27.-DaSid ].
Brewer, associate justice of the SUI
preme court, was painfully burned at
his summer home near Thompson's
Point, Lake Champlain, as the result
of using gasoline to start a fire to
burD bruSh
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
Col, Foster Elected Commander.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 25.-The
annual convention of Spanish-Ameri-
can veterans came to close after
the election of Col. John Foster, of
Chicago, as commander-in-chief. A
resolution was unanimously passed
favoring a consolidation of the
Spanish-American War veterans and
the Spanish War veterans.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
Cbarlemaene rover chosen

Berlin, Sept. 26.-President Roose-
welt has chosen Charlemagne Tower,
ambassador to Russia, to succeed Mr..
White as ambassador to Germany
Notifications of his decision and that
Mr.. Whites letters of recall had
been issued by the state department
and have reached the foreign Of
fee here.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
Famous Illinois Veteran Dead.

Jacksonville, H., Sept. 27.-Lieut.
James Mitchell, who was first lieuten-
ant of company G, Tenth Illinois,
during the civil war, is dead here,
aged rs years. He served in the
United States navy during the war
with Mexico on the United States
steamer independence.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
Thompson a PromIpent Nebraskan,

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 27-David E.
Thompson, appointed United States
minister to Brazil, is one of the
wealthiest citizens of Lincoln and has
twice been before the Nebraska legis-
lature for election to the United
States senate. He is attorney for
the c., B. & Q. railroad.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
G. A. r. Veterans Get Raub,s Scalp.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Dr. Samuel
Houston, of Pennsylvania, was ap-
pointed chief medical referee of the
pension bureau to succeed DR.. Jacob
Raub, of Pennsylvania. 1t is ru-
mored that Raub was supplanted be-
cause of opposition by G. A. r. vet
eranS
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-01
Yucatan RaiIroad Merger.

Mexico City, Mex, Sept. 26.-Ad-
vices from Merida state that all the
railways in the state of Yucatan en-
bracing an aggregate extension of
500 l1ilometers and valued at $4,000
600 have been consolidated under one
management