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The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
WASHINGTON D. c., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER y, 1902.
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Cheaper Ocean Postage.

radical reduction OF the postage
rates on mails TO the leading commercial
nations of Europe will be urged at this
session of Congress by Postmaster-Gen-
eral Payne 1t is confidently expected
tat in case the project is successful the
United States foreign trade will be
greatly stimulated 1t is believed that
the nations who are to be approached
with view to being parties to the ar
rangement will readily give their acquies-
cence
The present rate is cents per half
ounce on letters to foreign countries,
save Canada and Mexico, between which
and this country the same postage rates
are applied as affect mail within tins
country. II is proposed TO put the GOV,
ernments of England, Germany and
France on the same footing, In view
of the greatly increased volume of postal
business and the number of commercial
transactions between this country and
Europe the foreign rate is held to he
entirely disproportionate to the domestlc
rate and serves as a detriment to the
business interests of the country.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
The Guam Earthquake.

Commander Seaton Schroeder, naval
governor of Guam, has sent to the Navy
Department a detailed report of the dam
age caused in that island by the earth
quake of September 20. Fortunately, the
disaster occurred in the daytime, as did
the hurricane of two years ago, and the
casualties included but one child and
few of the townspeople of Agana hurt
There was considerable loss of property,
however, and funds are asked for to
make the necessary immediate repairs.
1t is feared that the rented building used
as a naval hospital is damaged beyond
repair, and the sick are being cared tor
in a nearby mortuary chapel pending the
completion of one ward of the Maria
Schroeder Hospital, when they will be
removed there Commander Schroeder
requests $I,oco for this emergency work.
as there is no money in the island treas
ury. The total damage to the buildings
under the control of the bureau of yards
and docks will reach $500, the slight
expense being due to the fact that most
o. the buildings were rented The Ma,
fint Corps Jared worse, and $4,000 VIII
be needed to repair their property.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
WAGE INCREASE FORTY MILLIONS.
Railroads May Increase Freight Rates to Make
Up for the Increased Expenses.

New York (SpeciaD Wage increases
have already been granted, or will be
granted within few days, by 10 rail
roads, which will put into the pockets
OF working men about $25ooo,o 900 more
yearly than they are now receiving.
Many other roads are preparing tc
raise the wages OF their employees. BY
the first OF the year nearly every steam
transportation company will have done
something in the way OF paying its
men more money The total sum in
volved will be in the neighborhood OF
S4o,ooo,coo yearly, and it may reach
$50 600, 900.
Holders OF stock in the roads that
have made or are about to make in
creases in the wages of employees are
not altogether pleased with the new or
der of things. Unless freight rates are
materially advanced the increase in op-
Grating expenses will make good hole
in the sums applicable for dividends.
That freight rates will eventually be in
creased is the general belief though the
officers OF certain roads are opposed to
an advance,
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
TO KILL THE PRESIDENT
Startling Story of Woman Who Was An
Anarchist.
NOW CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY.
She Tells Rev. Charles Meade and Other
Members Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Of HObOkeu, N. j., the Tale OF Anarchist
Conspiracy TO Assasslnate President
Roosevelt.

New York (Special) A woman con-
verted from the inhdelity OF anarchy
to Christianity has just disclosed an
anarchistic plot by which President
Roosevelt was undoubtedly to be put
TO death
The meeting at which the fatal lot
was drawn was held at Paterson I'M
mediately following the assassination
of President Mckinley. The woman,
who now tells startling story OF an
archistic plotting, was associated with
the "Reds' in New Jersey and attend
ed every important meeting OF the or
ganization.
She attended meetings after she be-
came converted to Christianity through
fear that her detection would become
known. She knew she would be muir
dered il her change OF faith were
known
The Mothers Club OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Hoboken listened
on Thursday last to an astonishing tale
told by one OF their number 1t was
in the nature of a confession, made IN
moment of religious fervor, and re-
yealcd to others the facts which before
that day had been known only TO the
woman who told the story and to the
Rev. Charles L. Meade, pastor OF the
church. and two detectives, the last tour
named having come into possession OF
the facts.
Alter the confession had been made
public to the club members efforts were
rade to keep the matter a secret. but
too many knew OF it, and gradually
more or less OF the truth leaked ont.
The woman who tells the story IS
Mrs. Lena Dexheimer She is about
45 years OF age, and for a score OF years
had been first a socialist, and then an
anarchist and associated with anarch-
lists in this city.
OF the plans to kill President Roose-
welt, she says the first she knows OF
was made perhaps year ago The
drawing OF lots resulted in the task
falling upon a young Frenchman nam
ed Meley He arrived in the country
about Christmas
She had long talks with him after
ward and tried to dissuade him from
carrying out the mandate to kill He
at first threatened TO denounce her, but
ended by listening to her appeals. He
finally told her what she knew--that
his life was already forfeited II he
killed the President, he would be ac-
quilted; ii he refused or failed, it was
death by suicide to a death by the or
der
He finally consented to return to
France, and it was arranged that ii he
saw that death was inevitable he would
kill himself in such manner that il
would be considered an accident by
all who did not know.
He went back, and some weeks later
was killed on the streets Of Paris, ap'
parently by accident, but really Mrs
DeXheimer says, by his own choice.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
A MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE.
De jtructiOn Of Great Plant Of Armour & Cos
at Sioux City, Iowa.

Sioux City, Iowa (Special) The big
plant Of Armour & Co., which occupied
three and half acres of ground at the
extreme south end of the stock yards DIS
trict was destroyed by fire which start
cd soon after midnight on the second
floor of the fertilizer building, Six hun
dred men are thrown out of employment
The loss, as estimated by Charles W.
Lennon, manager of the company, is
100000; the insurance, $72I,5oo.
The cause of the fire was said by Mr.
Lennon to have been either spontaneous
combustion or an imperfect dryer. nc
flre was discovered by a watchman OF
the building, who, only few minutes
before had pulled a messenger box on
the floor where the flames started.
Quickly the Armour private fire de-
partment of six men was called out, and
the entire city department followed by
100 a. m. six streams of water were be-
ing thrown upon the fire which was de
stroying the fertilizer building, but the
pressure was inadequate. This building,
which was of brick, 100 by Go feet four
stories high, was located between the
beef-killing house and the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railroad
tracks on the east
The floors and contents of the build
ing burned like chaff AT I.25 a. m. the
roof fell in, and moment later the hre
burst through into the beef-killing house;
Simultaneously the cattle chute ignlted
and lasted only about five minutes, when
it fell with great crash.
From the beef-killing house TO the
oleomargarine building was only step,
and when the lard was ignited the fire
presented a most spectacular appearance.
The big beefhouse, where so carcasses
were hanging, caught at o'clock by
this time the entire plant, except the hog
house. was lake of fire. The roar was
terrible The country for miles around
was lighted up. Suddenly come a terri
hc explosion, followed quickly by an
other, and then another. Twenty four
drums, of 100 pounds of ammonia each,
exploded before the reserve supply in
the ammonia cistern was reached. That
ignition almost razed the entire plant
from its foundation.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
THE GUATEMALAREFUGEES
Compelled TO Flee For Their Lives From
Devastated District.
NUMBER OF INDIANS AsPHYxIATED.
Bands Of Robbers Swarrllng thu DesOlatei
Sections, RObblng and Numbering Reiu'
gees on the Road, and Lootlng The Aban
doued and DesOlated PIantstiOus-The
People are in Danger of Starvation.

San Francisco (Specal) The first OF
the refugees from the devastated lands OF
Guatemala arrived here on the Pacific
Mail steamer City of Para.
They came from the districts of the
inland sea and travelled over country
laid waste by sand, ashes and pumce
before reaching a railway station Then
they made the journey by rail to Cham
perico and took steamer to San Fran
cisco. They sailed November 7. when
the volcano of Santa Maria was still
smoking and flashes of lightning gave
evidence of more eruptions to come.
These persons escaped to the seaside
with little more than the clothing they
wore. They confirm the stories OF the
loss OF life The, victims, Tor the most
part. were Indians. The refugees had
not heard of any white persons being
lost Thousands of Indians, they say
were asphyxiated or buried in the sand.
Miles OF plantations are under ashes
and absolute ruin is the lot of many
planters. One refugee comes from with,
in a half-hour's ride of the plantation OF
ex- President Barilos, and brings infor
nation that the General and his family
are safe.
Bands Of robbers are swarnling the
desoated sections, numbering refugees
on the road and looting the abandoned
and desolate plantations. The people
left behind on the plantations, it is SAID,
are in danger of death from starvation
For there is no way to send in supplies to
the afflicted districts.
Word had been received from Mazate-
mango, on the outskirts Of the ruined
territory, that on October 5 Santa Maria
opened a crater on the we side near It's
base, and not 1ar from Heketia. All that
night it beched forth volumes of ashes
and lava over Tolhu 1t was noted the
next day that several more craters IN
the neighborhood of the mountain had
opened and all were spouting volcanic
debris. The earth was in continual COM
motion, shaking down buildings, All
the territory about Palmer anFelipe
Pueblo Nuevo and Retalquies were
buried under ashes.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Marines TO Leave Panama.

AS a measure of precaution. in view
of the appearance of yellow fever, it has
been decided to order the marine battal-
ion away from the Isthmus of Panama.
They will be taken on the Panther to
Culebra Island, where they will go into
camp for the present.
The flagship Wisconsin probably will
proceed leisurely up the Pacific coast to
San Francisco, and il another vessel is
needed at Panama the cruiser Boston, at
San Francisco, will be sent there. The
Montgomery, now cruising in Haitian
waters. being no longer REQUIRED in that
vicinity by reason of the practical cessa-
tion of hostiites, will be sent to Colon
to replace the Panther in case it is neces-
sary to have a warship in that neighbor-
hood
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
KING LEOPOLD SHOT At.
Italian Anarchist Fired Thrice at Belgian
MOnarch-BuiIeis Missed Mark.

Brussels (By Cablc).--Leopold, King
Of the Belgians, narrowly escaped assas-
sination An Italian anarchist. named
Rubno fred several shots at the car
rages containing the King, the Count
and Countess of Flanders, Prince and
Princess Albert OF Flanders, the Princess
Clementne and aids-de-camp and LADIES'
OF honor The royal party was return
ing from the Cathedral, where they had
attended a Tie Dcum in honor OF the
late Queen Marie Henriette
The shots were intended Tor the
King, and one bullet smashed the win
dow of the carriage containing Count
dOultremont the grand marshal The
anarchist stood in front OF the Bank
Of Brussels, on the Rue Royale, and
fired as the carriage passed him, The
would-be regicide was Immediately
seized, and would have been torn to
pieces by a mob had not the police
seized and thrown him into a cab
When rescued from the mob Ru-
bino was placed in a cab, and infurated
crowds OF people Immediately sur
rounded the vehicle and attacked it with
knives and sticks. The police had
great difficulty in forcing way to the
police station through the crowd, which
shouted alternately:
Kill him!" and Long live the
KING"
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Fer No1.Union Miners.

Scranton, Pa. (Speciar @-The An
thrac.tc Coal Strike Commission de-
cided to allow the attorneys for the
non-union men, John T. L.enahan and
John r. O'Bricn. to appear before the
arbitrators. In announcing the deci-
sion Chairman George Gray said that
in the light OF all their claims they
would be allowed to appear, but the
commission could not consent to the
Withholding from the public OF the
names Of the non-union men. After
Mr.. Lenahan assented to making the
names public, Judge Gray announced
that the commission would see that no
unfair use would be made OF these
names
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Last Year at Carlisle.

The annual report Of Lieut. Col. r. H..
Pratt, superintendent of the Indian In
dustria Institute, at Carlisle, Pa, to
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones
shows that during the year maximum
enrolment of 1913 was attained.
The pupils earned during the year an
aggregate Of $3I,6Io According TO the
report excellent results were obtained
from the industrial training and the
schoolroom work shows increasingly sat
isfactory results in the advance of the
standard of scholarship and improvement
in articulation and English Colonel
Pratt says that nature study has a special
interest for the pupils and that this class
of educational work was pressed with
more system and larger results.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Plot 70 Murder ROY.

Chicago (Spccial) Charley Withers,
aged IL years, who was unfortunate
enough to witness the murder Of two
nonunion men during the strike at the
Allis Chalmers Plant, was dragged from
the railroad track in the Narrow Gauge
Lake Viaduct just as freight train was
laundering down upon him. The lad
had been drugged and was helpless.
Some of his playmates missed him and
found him just in the nick OF time
Central Station detectives are now in
vestigating the case, and believe there is
deliberate intent to murder the boy,
although the men charged with murder
ing the nonunion workers have been
traced and exonerated, and it is difficult
to ascribe a cause.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
NOW WANTS A DIVORCE
Mrs. MOIineux Has Gone to South Dakota
TO Establish Residence.
HER MARRIED LIFE WAS MARTYRDOM.
Apparent Reconciliation With Her liuS'
band Was for the Sake Of General Null
neux, for Whom She Has High Regard-She
Has Pleasant Apartments at a Sioux City
Hotel and Piano for Amusement.

Sioux Falls, S. d. (Special) Mrs
Roland B. Moineux, OF New York city
has unexpectedly arrived here.
She authorizes the statement that she
is in Sioux Falls for the purpose OF
securing a divorce from her husband
who last week was acquitted OF the
charge of murder after two sensational
trials. Mrs. Moineux says she has no
reason for wishing to keep the object OF
her coming a secret. In fact she wishes
the world to know why she has taken UP
her residence in South Dakota.
That she is in earnest is shown by the
fact that she engaged the services of the
law firm OF Kittridge, Winans & Scott, oi
this city, to conduct her divorce case.
The senior member of the firm is United
States Senator A. b. Kittridge, while the
junior member is the States Attorney
for Minnehaha county.
Mrs. Molineux declines to state the ma
ture of the groud upon which the SUIT
will be based. This will probably. be
kept a secret and nothing will be deh-
nitely known about it until after the eN-
piration of the six months necessary to
establish a residence in the city and state,
when the papers in the suit will be fled
in the Office of the clerk of the court and
the contents will become public property
Even a member of the law firm which
will conduct the case for her says he IS
in ignorance of the ground upon when
it will be instituted.
In the highest terms Of praise Mrs
MolincuX speaks of General MolineuN,
father of her husband, but she refers tc
her husband in terms which are any
thing but flattering She does not refer
TO hiW b. lame or as her husband but
invariably speaks of him as that man.
In sadness she speaks Of her life as the
wife OF Roland MolineuX. His arrest
after only five weeks of married life, her
living with his mother at Sing Sing one
year after he had been incarccrated at
that place, so she could visit him, and
her anguish Of mind during that time
have had their effect upon her.
One of her friends said that her visit 10
the home of General MolineuX last week.
after the acquttal of her husband, was
only for appearances At the earnest
solicitation of General MolincuX She con-
sented to visit his home II is declared,
after the verdict OF the jury, but on the
understanding and promise that she
should not see her husband, After re-
naming there 4 short time, during which
time she did not speak to or see him, 1t
is said, she left for Sioux Falls. Since
arriving here she says she is happy and
is breathing the free air again.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Years Civil Service Work.

The annual report Of A. R. Servan,
chief examiner OF the Civil Service Com
mission shows that during the last fiscal
year there were 6o,5s8 people examined
for the classified service of whom 4o,5oo
passed and 1898 were appointed, pro-
noted or transferred. In addition, LIZA
persons were examined for the Philip
pine service of whom 40 passed and oo4
failed
Well-nigh every field of professional
or scientific inquiry and research is rep
resented in the examinations.
Much attention has been given during
the wear to the upbuilding of the service
In the Philippine Islands
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Last Of The Fox Sisters.

Newark, N. Y. (SpeciaD.-The an
nouncement of the death of Mrs. Maria
Fox Smith at her home, near this
place, at the age OF S. years marks the
passing Of the last OF trio OF sisters
whose fame so years ago was world.
wide. 1t was at Spiritualistic medi-
ums that the Fox sisters. as they were
known, became noted. They were pio-
neers OF Spirituaism in this country,
and their list OF patrons included some
OF the brainiest men and women OF
lhat fine
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Torture for Brakeman.

Butte, Mont. (SpeciaD .-Advices re-
ceiyed from the Grow Wing Agency say
the death OF a squaw there nearly caused
an uprising The Indian on her poay
was struck by a freight train and IN.
stantly killed A brave who accompanied
the woman summoned a number of his
followers and they captured the brake
man. The Indian police we're summoned.
When they reached the tepees the excited
braves were holding a war dance about
their victim, who was bound to tree,
while the Indians were preparing to tor
ture and burn him. The bucks objected
to interference and for time a clash
threatened. but the police succeeded i'll
Tesctiinq the man
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Has Right to Bury Wife Alive.

Emporia, Kan (SpecaD Judge Mad
den, in the district court decided that o
man had the right to bury his wife alive.
The city asked for an injunction to pro-
hbit a professor giving an exhibition
of hypnctism by burying his wiie under
ground and leaving her buried six days.
The city claimed the exhibition endan-
gered life The hypnotst claimed the
city had no right to draw a distinction
arainst this kind OF exhibition.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Garrison Gets q Years.

Roanoke, Va Special. William
Garrison. who was captured in Chi
cago and brought here to answer to
two charges OF rape and an attempt at
murder, committed three years ago, was
sentenced by Judge Woods. in the
Hastings court to 81 years in the pen.
itentiary, and left for Richmond an
hour later to begin his term The trlal
was without jury, and the priconet
made no attempt to deny the charges
against him, but said he was the vic.
tim OF mania which he could not
control. Garrison is 40 years old
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
I3 Drowned on Wnn Erom Norfo,k.

St. Michael Azores (By Cable).-
The Norwegian ship Telefon, Captain
Thorsen, which LETT Norfolk, Va, Oc-
tober 81 for Cardiff, England, has been
abandoned Thirteen of her crew
were drowned. including all the Off
GERS. The survivors were landed here
by the steamer Warfeld
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Sngnsta Forms New Cabinet.

Madrid (By Cable).-Premier Sa.
gas:a has formed a new Cabinet, as fol.
lows:
Duke CT Almodoyar, Foreign Minis.
ter.
Senior Puigccrver Minister Of JUS
tice,
Senior Equilior, Minister OF Finance.
Senior Moret Minister OF the In
terror.
General Weyler. War Minister
Duke OF Veragua, Minister OF Ma
rine.
Count Romanones Minister OF Pub
lie Instruction.
Senior Salvador, Minister OF Public
Works
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Child Drowned n MIR.

Middletown N. Y (Spccial) Isabel,
age 10, the daughter of John Brice, of
Hamden, was drowned by falling into a
large vat in which milk was being cooled.
About noon she asked her mother for
drink Of milk. The mother was prepar-
ing dinner, and paid no attention Then
Isabel made her way to the milk-house
and STOPPING over to get a cup Of milk
fell into the vat. Her mother found her
there, half-hour later,
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
5000 For a Stolen Kiss.

Middletown, N. Y. (SpeciaD In the
Supreme Court for this county, 5000 was
fixed as the price mddle-aged man
must pay for kissing a middle-aged wo-
man against her will The case was that
of Mrs. Estella Hook, of this city,
against Isaac II. Harris. She alleged
that last March Harris called at her
home and when she answered the bell he
forced his way into the hall and en-
braced and kissed her despite her strenu-
ous objections. Harris denied the
charge. but the jury believed Mrs Hook.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Man Killed for Snoring.

Somerset, Ky. (Special),-John
Sloan, an old citizen OF this county, was
shot and killed by James Pratt, OF
Whitley county, at the Colyer Hotel,
in this city. Sloan had retired in an
intoxicated condition in a room occu-
pied by several other men Pratt was
assigned to the room about 3 o'clock
IN the morning. The men quarreled
because Pratt objected to his snoring,
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Paw Of Enlisted Officers.

The Adjutant-General has warned
company and detachment commanders OF
the army that under a decision of the
Comptroller of the Currency soldiers
who are detained in the. service after the
expiration OF their terms of enlistment
are to be paid only on the basis of third
years pay and not to increased pay on
account of fourth years service.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
TWO We're Killed and Ten Injured.

Birmingham, Ala (SpeciaD.--A fire
which broke out in the freight depot OF
the Southern Railway at Pell City, 81
miles east of here at 4 o'clock in the
morning, was followed by terrific ex-
plosion which resulted in two persons
being killed and 10 injured, two per-
hans fatally
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
FIaborate Views on Foreign Arsles.

The officers who recently were in
Europe observing the German Army
maneuvers are preparing an elaborate re-
nort of all their observations not only as
10 the German Army but as to the
armies of other countries they visited.
ThS report viii not be ready for some
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