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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
NO LANDING At DARIEN.
THE ATL4NT4'S CRUISE.
Colombian Vessels Lea0e Gulf
Patrol to Continue.

colon. Dec. 13.-Through the examination Of
she san Bias coast, made by the United States
cruiser Atlanta and the converted cruiser May
soUer both vessels having returned here, 1t has
,een clearly established that the Colombian
r-uisers General Pinzon and Cartagena appeared
in the Gulf of Darien about thirty-six hours
sster they were reported as having left Carta-
,ena. No reliable evidence, however. could be
attained TO show that any Of the troops car
,,ed by the cruisers had been landed either on
tae gulf coast northwest of it.
TIE Atlanta and the Mayflower made a thor
o.ch inspection OF the entire vicinity 1t was
learned that at one coast point the Cartagena
embarked small quantity OF naval stores, few
bullooks. some corn and fifty pieces of zinc
roofing. but no information could be obtained re-
esrding The course taken by the cruiser there
after. Il has been reported that Colombian
Troops were landed at a certain point on the
Pansman coast. but the Atlanta was present at
this place at the time when. according TO the
report. the troops should have been landed, and
saw nothing.
The naval officers found the attitude of the
Indians TO he indifferent and even repellent
The traditions Of the Indians for centuries have
been against permitting aliens TO land in their
territory, and these traditions are still main
tanned. The natives often declined to answer
the questions Of the interpreters, and on several
occasions their information found to be
misleading.
The Information obtained by the Atlanta and
the Mayfower points 10 two probabities-either
the Colombian troops have returned TO Carta-
gena or they have been landed at some point on
the coast between Cartagena and the Gulf of
Darien. and may be proceeding thence toward
Caucs.
The Atlanta sailed again in the direction of
the Gulf of Darien this afternoon. and will con-
tinue . careful patrol of the coast.
r would be impossible for the Cartagena and
the General Pinzon TO enter the Atrato River,
because the mouth OF the river has a six-foot
bar. No small boats are obtainable in that re-
eion. and no considerable number Of troops
could be transported up the river. The only
small craft 10 be had are few canoes.
The remainder Of the marines on board the
auxiliary cruiser Dixie viii be landed on Tues
iay Wednesday and Thursday next. satisfactory
arrangements having been completed TO obtain
good water for the camp the line of the
Panama Railroad.
The United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie
which sailed from Guantanamo yesterday, ar
river here to-day. The supply ship Culgoa has
gone 10 meet the feet at Culebra-
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KILLED IN B, 6 o. WRECK.
FiUe Men Dead and Several Seri-
OuSly Injured - Engines Upset.

Piedmont. w. Va. Dec. 13.-Five men were
killed and several severely injured by the over
turning of two engines attached TO a heavy
Baltimore and Ohio freight train on the seven
teen mile grade" to-day. near thi4 city. The
dead:
CARTER J. V. fireman. twenty-eight years old Of
North Carolina, lived in Cumberland. Nd
ERWIN. Ernest D, engineer. thirty-eght years old
Of Cumberland Md.
Erwin, Emery, engineer. ffy-sx years old of Tunnel
ton W. Va
NINE. Walter thtrtytw years old of Terra
Alta, ". Va
HAYS John. fireman twenty-three years old of staun-
ton, Va.
The more seriously injured were:
BUCKLER. E c, fireman. Of Terra Alta. ". Va legs
and head and bruised.
BoLINGER. b F. brakeman. o Grafton. ". Va seri-
ouSly crushed.
GIBBoN. Michael J., engineer thirty years old of Cum
berland. Md. fatally crushed
While descending the seventeen mile grade"
the train, to which were attached two engines.
left the track. The engines and nearly all of
the twenty-four loaded cars fell into deep
ravine, carrying the trainmen with them The
tracks were torn up for nearly hundred yards
but it is thought that traffic will be resumed
late tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
LOUISIAN4'S DINNERS.
Province GiUen to Spain 4fter Being
Refused bB Britain.

Paris Dec 13-Under the authority of NJ
Delcasse. Minister of Foreign Affairs. Z. Spen-
Ger Pratt, former United States Minister to Per-
sia. is making researches in the archives of the
Foreign Office relative to the transfer of the
province of Louisiana by France 10 the United
States. The investigation has brought TO light
all the details of the transaction including the
confidential letters of the French Minister at
Washington advising his government regarding
the various stages of the negotiations and the
letters and documents signed by President JEFF
ferson and the Secretary of State, James Madi-
son. Many of these have hitherto been unavail-
able. owing to the rules Of the Foreign Office,
which have prevented the copying of documents
in the archives In speaking of his investiga-
tions Mr.. Pratt said:
One of the most curious documents found is an
autograph letter Of Louis Nv giving away the
vast Louisiana territory 10 his cousin, then King
of Spain. as present. The fact of this gift has
heretofore been known only in general way,
but the text of the letter GisclOSeS the casual
nature of the gift. and also the fact that Louis
Nv previously offered louisiana 10 Great
Britain. which refused to accept ii. The text of
the letter relating to the gift is as follows:
Il have caused the Marquis de Grimaldi. sub
ieCt to YOUR ma jeSty'S pleasure to sign CesSiOn
of Newt Orleans and Louisiana to Spain. had
offered it TO the English I'm place of Florida, but
they refused it, I would have ceded them other
possessions to have spared Spain having to cede
this latter one, but l fear that any CeSsiOn in
the Gulf OF Mexico might lead 10 serious con-
sequences. I feel that Louisiana but poorly
cOmpensa tes your majesty for the losses you
have sustained. but in cedng you this colony l
consider less its value than the good accom-
plished in uniting the Spanish and the French
nations. Union is alike necessary for our sub
jects and our house.
The letter of the King of Spain accepting the
present refers to the further strengthening of
the union of the two nations by number of
royal interrnarria ges. Later documents show
the recession of Louisiana by Spain To France,
and give minute details of the sale by Napoleon
of the province to the United States
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70 70 place the bomb and escape. That the act was
this ann is proyen by what has been damaged On
ana 1t was with deliberate purpose of preventing
aimed at the engine. Had the engine been totally
wrecked we would have lost an entire days work.
stands shall not lose any time, as the damage
bo not severe enough to cripple the engine Had the
would probably have been so damaged as to destroy
It. The person who placed the bomb evidently
didn't have time to make proper selection for
accomplishing more damage.
bothered by members of Parks's union who are
fadg SgeK6g emPi9yment % some or & them We nave ia ZEN EN-
bly, one of the latter who was the dynamiter
c. l. Eidlitz secretary of the Employers AS
sociation, when seen at his home. No. 341 West
Seventy-flrst-st last night. at first said he did
not think the explosions could be attributed
to ronworkers. When he was told that both
jobs belonged to Milliken Brothers. he said
that the fact put an entirely different phase
on the matter" In telling of of the
acts of Parks men to injure members of the
new Housesmiths Union, Mr. Efdlitz related
how they put acid on derrick and guy ropes.
50 weakening the ropes that they would break
under a strain to the peril of life and the de-
struction of property. Several men had been
injured in this way. Another trick was to in
sert sharp knife into the centre of rope
and some of the long ropes, he said, were
worth 500 or $SO0-and to cut the centre
strands This would make the rope incapable of
standing strain. The strikers. he said. would
pull down temporarily placed columns. break
ing the castiron base plates on which the coll
umns rested
Milliken Brothers, he said. had been active
members Of the Employers Association.
Robert E. Neidig. ex-president of Local No. ..
last night had not heard of the explosions or OF
the charges against the union
Il doubt much.' said Mr. Neidig IF the
charges can be substantiated. Violence is
individual members of so large a n organization
might have personal grudge against some con-
tractor think I could say positively that there
would he no official sanction to such an action.
regret very much that this has happened for
such charges. whether proved or not will injure
the cause of labor. l that if the officials
of the union learned that any member had been
guilty of such act that he would be sum-
marlly dismissed from the ranks of the union.
The members of Union No. > are fast joining
the new uniOn-I believe at the rate of about
two to three hundred az week. They are all
anxious to the Sam Parks element in the
union eliminated
MYSTERY IN THE EXPLOSIONS
One of the most noteworthy features of the
first explosion was the absence of any token of
what caueed it-bonb. Internal machine
stick of dynamite or loose powder whichever
Continued second page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
THE MEN0MINEE IN PERIL.
HELPLESS SEVER4L DAYS
Seas S1oeep VesseIRetur7as to Fal-
mo1th-Pa PaSsengers We'll.

London Dec. 13-The Atlantic Transport Line
steamer Menominee, from London December 3.
Tor New York, which put into Falmouth to-day,
reports that she encountered heavy gales, and
that when $50 miles west of the scilly Islands
on December she had a terrifying experience.
huge waves broke over the vessel, one wave
smashing the rudderhead and rendering the
ship totally unmanageable. After the storm had
somewhat abated the crew endeavored to make
temporary repairs. but the Menominee drifted
at the mercy of the sea for several days. it being
impossible to steer her. and she driven
back within 800 miles of the scilly Islands.
Temporary repairs at last effected, and
Captain Lucas decided to return to the nearest
port Tugs were sent from the Lizard to assist
the Menominee, hut she steamed to Falmouth
unassisted. 1t is reported that the passengers
all well.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
RESCUED. THEN LOST.
T7co Young MeH, Carried off on
Floating Ice. Lose Their LiUes.

NIiddIeboro, Mass Dec lS-After being blown
more than half a mile to-day over the surface OF
Lake Aslawampsett on a piece Of ice. which had
broken avav from the shore while the
standing upon IT, Harry Haskius and Frank Allen
were rescued by s. A. Lewis. who rowed out TO
them Then they lost their lives when the boat
was swamped IN sqIau
T4rias the day she ice had been gradually break
ing up under the force Of a strong northwest wind
but il held armly near the shore. The Young men
ventured upou IL. and when short distance out
the Ice broke away. and they found themselves
adrIft upon a cake not more than ten feet long and
three feet wide. The ice cake was long
distance out. and rapidly nOvins toward the
of the lake Their footing was gradually wearing
away when they seen by lewis. who was
passing along the shore. and he secured the boat
end fook rhrm of a heavy sq-an struck the boat.
and aafo-e 4 eaud be righteI ,he occupants
la The les wI.er
weighted down by their heavy clothing and be-
numbed by the cold water quickly sank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
ORGANIZING At PANAMA.
Committee Chosen to Select COnUen-
tiOn Candidates.

Panama. Dec. I3.-Over one hundred and fifty
prominent members Of the Conservative and
Liberal parties assembled to-day for the purpose
Of electing q committee which VIII nominate
candidates for the convention called to formu-
late constitution and laws for the government
of the republic DR.. Manuel Amador, Gil Ponce,
Manuel Cucalon Antonio Facio and Jose Lastro.
Conservative and Giro UrTiola. Heliodoro
Patiuo Gil Sanchez. Domingo Diaz and Gerardo
ortega. Liberals. We're elected.
The committee VIII recommend candidates
from "a ch province the object being TO bring the
hest men 10 The convention. Though the pro-
ceeding is unnecessary. the convention will un-
icubtedly go through the form Of ratifying the
Panama Canal treaty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
DISSENSION IN DOMINGO.
A New Revolt Against Jimenez Likely To Be
Organized.

Washington, Dec. 13-Accordng TO advices re-
ceived at the State Department to-day from
United States Minister Powell at San Do
mingo there already is dissension in the newly
formed provisional government, with prospects
of another revolution. 1t is said there is dis
satisfaction with General Jimenez, who was at
the head of the recent revolution, which deposed
the government of General Woz y Gil. General
Jimenez and some of his followers are now
away from the capital, and ii is said that the
operations will probably be conducted against
him. General Jimenez expected to be the Presi-
dent of the republic when the new government
was organized.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
LIKE IN EARTHOUAKE.
Stamford People Cannot account for
the Shaking Up.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUvE.l

Greenwich. Conn. Dec. 1S-What is believed TO
have been an earthquake was felt in Stamford and
neghborhood at $50 this morning. There was a
sudden change in the weather at that hour II had
been very warm and suddenly it became cold. The
wind rose to gale and rain fell in torrents The
quake was felt in the midst of this storm.
Policemen on patrol were alarmed. citizens were
aroused and rushed out doors with their families
half dressed There innumerable telephone
calls of inquiry at police headquarters. loud re-
port preceded the explosion
The police made round of the banks and large
business houses. but could not fathorn the mystery
So far as could be ascertatned no great damage
resulted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
POWER OF SAN FRANCIsCo'S MAYOR.
No Official Safe There Elected or Appointed,
Unless He Is Under the Civil Service.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE. J

San Francisco. Dec. 13-By a decision OF the
State Supreme Court n San Diego Yesterday in the
case of a suit over charter almost identical with
that of this city, it held that the Mayor has
the power to remove all his appOntees, and to sus-
pend subject the action of the supervisors. all
the officers elected under the charter This con-
firms the contention made by Mayor Schmitz, OF
this city in several cases last year. and confirms
his absolute power 1t that the Mayor may
change at will the complexion OF the eight boards
and commissions named in the charter, and. by in
ference. can discharge every appOintee of those
boards who is not under the Civil Service
Not only has the Supreme Court recognized this
power but it says in plain English that all the
pointrnents which the Mayor of San Francisco
makes may be cancelled by him. The actual rea-
sons may remain locked in his bosom, cOnhded to
none All he need declare is that the appointee Is
removed for cause and that cause must he a
reasona bic one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
STANDARD OIL IN RUMANIA.
Searching for New Oil Fields to Extend
European Trade-0pposition

Eienna. Dee l3.-Reports from Bucharest Indicate
Nsi the Standard Oil Company is meeting with
eh opposition 10 its efforts TO obtain footing In
N1tnaHis- At private meeting of the supporters
% the government n. Stourdza. president Of the
>'-hcl Of Ministers. declared that the America ns
NO come 70 Run@nia for the purpose % rnonopo-
Hzns the national petroleum industry and asked
sL ne government prevent the country frorn suh-
A---AliE 10 sEcn "a. ceOEomlc yCkr.
- rs stated tnat the Standard OH Compauv has
~ abandoned is intention of combining any Of
a. existing oil concerns Of Rumauia but lhaf f,e-
~ 3slAs NE country has larEe and valuable IN fields
=. ftsssLi 9iiascoFtIeo tnr company win eudeaV0r
y Soisln them for .ts European trade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
ALExIEFF TO REMAIN IN THE EAST.
Viceroy's Visit to St. Petersburg Postponed
Until January

st. Petersburg. Dec, 13.-According TO the
VIadivostOk correspondent Of the "NOvoe
Vremya." Admiral Alexief the Russian Vice
roy in the Far East. has postponed his visit to
st. Petersburg until January.
The same paper. in an article on the japanese
budget says that the ridiculousy small sur
plus, taken in connection with the practical i'm
possibility of floating another loan abroad makes
it certain that would be ruinOus to Japan
now that the United States has declined to sup
port that country. and expresses the hope that
the better sense of the Japanese will rescue the
empire from the jingOeS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
PRIEST OPENS CHURCH JUNksHoP.

Orange. n J.. Dec. IL (SpeciaD.-In order to
secure funds to carry out his plans for educat-
inc the hundreds of Italian children in his
narish. the Rev F Victor Romaneui. rector of
the Church OF Our Lady of Mount Carmel. has
nut into effect a novel scheme. He has opened
a church junkshop. Residents of the city are
anpealed to for their old rags, old metal, fur
niture. clothing and stuff of that kind. These
articles are being sold and the proceeds viii go
toward the erection of the new parish school
which Father Romanelli proposes 70 erect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
TOWN OF HENLY UNDERMINED.
One Man Loses Life-BOdy Not Recovered
Plans to Close Coal Pits.

rec I4-There is CONSERVATION in the
- - Henley in Stanordshire. man WhiIe
,,sIk,ng through street yesterday suddenly SANK
through the footway into the earth ana was
ereI,Ifed in = coal mine long in disuse. All at
teropts TO rescue him were frwtesS, o"lIis 10 .i'
~ o~.aAs funeral service was heId
poisonous NEAR he spot where the man sank II was vas
to-dag leIi a. ire MAYOR and the members OF the
attended Dy III MSbo Town Council is now facing
corpoLas,onn, ~ how 10 deal with the disused coa
a. ryI'irh undermine the dlsU4cI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
NEW-ZEALANDERs INDIGNANT.
Appeal to Home Government Regarding I'm
migration Case at San Francisco.

London Dec. 14-The correspondent of The
Daily Mall at Wellington. y. H., says that the
Premier Mr. Seldom. has drawn Colonial Secre-
tarv T,vttelton's attention the of Harper,
the New-Zealand bank clerk, who was prevented hy
the United States labor laws from landing at San
Francisco. The correspondent adds that the case
has created great Indignation. and that Premier
Seldom has declared that such treatment will not
he tolerated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
NEW NAVAL RULES IN BRITAIN.
Increase in Number of Admirals and Earlier
Age of Retirement.

London Dec 18.-The Admiralty has issued cir
cuIar giving the new regulations for the earlier
retirement OF naval officers when not employed IN
active service. increasing the rate OF Ie'ieu pay
80 naming other reforms whose object is to
eliminate from active service the aged ana other
wise unfit. so as TO insure the speeder promotion
of Younger officers TO the rank OF admiral AT the
same time the number Of admiraIs Is increased
from, eleven 10 twelve the number Of vce-admiraIs
80. +-,er+,--cre 10 TWENTY-FIVE and the number Of
raar admjrals from thirty-seven to hfty-hve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
COLOHBT4 STILL FIRM.
Hating for Result of Negotiations
at WGshingtOn.

Copn. Dee 13.-The following teIegraphic dis
patch from well informed Bogotsn politician
vas received tonight:
Bogota. Dec q C-ia Buena ventura, Dec. 13).-
The impression in official circles, shared by the
people is that Colombia should oppose by all
means possible the execution by the Republic OF
Panama Of acts reserved for the Republic Of
colombia and against which execution the gov
frnment has protested before the whole world
and to the American nation The country
aVsits imDatiently the result Of the appeal 10
he government Al washington. and in the mean
time is maintaining a firm attitude
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
FIVE KILLED, TEN HURT.
Accident on the Burlington Road-Burned
in the Wreck

Ottuma la. Dec. ls.-Five persons killed
and ten injured in wreck at s:l5 this morning
the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Road. three
miles west of Abba. The westbound passenger
train was in some manner thrown off the track
while running on the Cedar Creek bridge and five
cars were wrecked in collision with the steel
eriders of the bridge. The wreckage Immediately
took fire and several passengers We're badly
gurned.
The dead:
BEATrY Thomas. killed in smoking car
FRANKLIN address not known
s,Trr1TEpl Mrs W E. OF Abba. Iowa: burned death
AiITr-HEN Mildred. old burned to death
Unidentified man
None of the injured will die.
What caused the accident is a mystery, As soon
as the engineer saw something was WroHB ne "l-
LID t,e aiybrakes but was unable To ston the
train Five cars were completely burned and the
other coaches were badly damaged -
rT ,orIr ~ rescue was carried with difficulty,
as the cars took fire soon. and the bridge Is
high
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
PENSACOLA DOCKS DAMAGED.
Twelve Thousand Dollars Worth of Injury
to the One Recently Brought from Havana.
LpY rELEanArH ID - rRIsrNEI

Mobile. >Dec 13-The accident which occurred at
the Pensacola Navy Yard yesterday badly damaged
both the floating docks there The woTkmen
taking out the smaller dock the large one
brought here recently from Havana and repaired
at a cost OF $4,000, when the blocks slipped and
the small dock FELL crashed through the pOntoons
and otherwise badly damaged the big dock
II is estimated that the damage TO the Spanish
dock will he about $1,000 while the injury the
smaller one viii reach several thousands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
PRIEST. SEA CAPTAIN AND $50 100000.
ARalroad Guard and a High italian Official
Also in the Tale

PsFA De- IA dispatch 10 the Petit Parisien
ron Moe tells story of the illegal acquisition oy
priest q a fortune OF S20oo 900 left by Corsican
Sea csptain named Costa. 4 man now employed as
Taiiroae guard is believed 20 be the rightful heir
~ Tie moacy. The dispatch adds that the recent
resignation Of a high Italian official was caused by
desire 70 be free in order that he might endeavor
ic fathon the mystery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
SPAIN NOT TO EXHIBIT At FAIR.
Cabinet Council Decides Not to Take Part in
St. Louis Exposition.

Madrid. Dec 13.-Spain Will not take part IN
the st. Louis Exposition This decision was
reached at a Cabinet council the reason given
- .tot tbere would not be sufficient time to
complete preparations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
TILLMAN TAKES A BAD $1oo BILL
The Counterfeit Passes Savannah Bank and
Is Detected in Washington
TRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. J

Savannah, Ga. Dec Ex-senator T1llman !ect-
ured in Savannah about two weeks ago. and in
part payment counterfeit one hundred dollar bill
was given to him. 1t passed through the Savannah
Commercial Bank. and the Senator and the fnan-
cial clerk of the Senate supposed IL genuine.
The counterfeit was nnalS detected in the Treas
,,r, Department and turned to Savannah with
had" punched all it, Government experts
pronounce it Of series of the most perfect
rounterfeits ever brought to their attention
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-14
SERVIA AGAIN IN DANGER.
Many Irreconcilable Factions and RevOlu
tionary Movement Spreading.

Paris, Dec 13.-The Memorial Diplomatique"
says the news from Servia is extremely dis
quieting According to dispatches received here
the personal situation of King Peter and the
Cabinet appears TO be critical. The country is
divided into irreconcilable factions, and the
revolutionary movement is gaining ground.