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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-29
BY PEN ROSE
DID NOT PRAISE CoLORED BAT
TALON, AS REPORTED.

The military secretary today made public
the following telegram received from Major
William C. Penrose, commanding the 18th
Infantry, at Fort Reno, Okla, dated No
vember %:
"Referring to YOUR wire of this date,
ouotation attributed to me in Washington
Star of November 81, absolutely false.
have never under any circumstances given
ont an interview to any one that could by
any possible stretch of imagination be con-
strued into the language attributed to me-
T have never criticised Gen. Darlington or
any one else in this entire matter or any
action taken in it, nor was I present when
the last men of the 25th Infantry were dis
charged. The whole quotation Is false
from beginning to end
The telegram sent to Major Penrose, to
which the above refers, was not made pup
lic but it evidently refers to the Following
dispatch from Fort Reno, published in The
Star of November q:
..'Here goes the last of the best disci-
plined, best behaved and best regulated
battalion in the United States army, sala
Major Penrose the white commander of
the 25th United States Infantry, as the last
of the members of the blackl1sted negro
companies was mustered out OF the service.
is that statement for publication was
asked him.
..It certainly is, and I will vouch for 1t
anywhere backed by my army record, he
replied, and then he threw down the gaunt-
let to Gen. Genslinger, saying: 1 Will add
that there was but little evidence to con-
Wet these brave men. No court In the
world would consider the charges seri-
ously.'
It is said at the War Department that
Major Penroses disclaimer wi. VIII evidently
and the incident closed, so far as Major
Penrose is concerned.
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SHAPING THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.
House Subcommittee Hard at Work
at the Capitol.

The legislative subcommittee of the House
appropriations committee met at 1920
o'clock this morning, disregarding the
Thanksgiving holiday proposition. and put
in a hard days work. The committee
was still in session at o'clock this after
noon, with adjournment not probable be-
fore 4:3O or o'clock The estimates for
the War Department Navy Department
and Interior Department were whipped
into shape, the committee hearing
many officials from these three branches
of the government. 1t looks very much
as if Mr.. Tawney would make good his de-
termination to finish the legislative bill
this week and lay 1t before the House
next Tuesday. This could be done Mon
day, if the bill is finished, save for the
fact that the House appropriations commit
tee rooms constitute a sort of storm CEN
ter for reunions. campaign warm-overs and
the like and the committee probably
couldn't get together for a satisfactory
meeting Besides, Mr.. Tawney thinks that
IL the bill goes in Tuesday twill be ''gOing
some" AS it is, the bill will probably be
finished this year in fewer days than it
took weeks to complete lie same job last
session.
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Thieves at W ork.

One of the worst phases of the accident
was the heartless manner in which few
passengers and some of the attaches. espe-
cially some of the porters of the Atlanta
train, ransacked the wrecked cars Tor
plumber.
F. NJ Curtis of Jamestown N. Y, who
was a passenger on the Jacksonville train,
saw one negro porter go through a lady S
grip. He saw him throw away such things
as were of no value to him and appropriate
those things that he wanted. Mr.. Curtis de-
c,ared that he would have certainly killed
the porter If he had had something to do it
with Not few of the passengers engaged
in this ghoulish business, and large num-
Der of valuables and much money which
was scattered about the wrecked train were
taken.
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bay by accident, but Immediately after
ward identified as his property map of
the Adirondack region. He had it in his
coat pocket on the trip, he said
A road from Big Moose lake to Eagle
bay was marked plainly on the map, but
Gillette said he had not seen it before today.
Before you went out on the lake you
never knew there was a road between Big
Moose and Eagle bay?'
mo"
How long did you have this map show
ing the road?"
-Four or five days. got it at Cortland"
When did Grace Brown tell you that
you were responsible for her condition.
I'm the spring"
did you think you ought to tell any
one?"
Yes; her father.
You weren't afraid to tell him, Of
course?'
Yes, 1 was"
You wanted it kept secret?'
Yes"
But you loved her?'
Yes l wanted it kept quiet for her
sake
amination, and his voice became low and
husky. At the prompting of his counsel ne
spoke more distinctly.
Leaving for Long Term
Mr. Ward asked questions to show Gil
lette proposed to return to Cortland after
a brief stay, but Gillette testified he was
leaving for long term.
Didn't you know you would be rid OF
the girl before Saturday night?"
mo SIR.
Didn't you know you would be rid of her
before You ret the Patrick and Westcott
girls Friday niett?"
mo, SIR
MI Ward read a passage from a letter
to Gillette in whic. Glace Brown said
that maybe I'll never go home again until
l IN sent home dead. You know, dear,
you promised me that
did you promise to kill herr
mo"
Did you ever say you would send her
| home dead?'
No"
Did you ever ask her what she meant
| by writing such a letter?'
NO
What did she mean?'
II don't know
| At this point the court took an adjourn
| ment until 9:3O Friday.
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heated for a grand ball tonight. Almost
before the firemen arrived the opera house
was doomed.
The flames swept across Himlock street
and laid Shilling Dawson's hardware
store in ruins, spread to Joseph Bengels
three-story home, and licked II W. con-
sumed his stable on the rear of his lot and
then burned his department store on Bridge
street. The Mountain Supply Company s
general store next door was burned, as was
also Miss Mary McKennas double dwelling
west of the opera house.
The walls of Benbele's store fell into New
street, and the flames reached across to
three double houses. owned by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. and they were
burned. The volunteer fire department rem
dered valuable service until the water sup
ply gave out, and then the firemen could
do nothing but wait until the fire burned
itself out. For six hours they had battled
with the confiagration. No one was in
jured.
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RIVEN BY EXPLOSION
DEATH AND DISASTER AROUND A
GERMAN FACTORY.

DORTMUND, Germany. November 20
persons were killed, ninety-six dangerously
wounded and several hundred slightly in
jured by an explosion In the Roburit fac
tory near Amen last night.
The explosion occurred at $50 o'clock
An hour earlier fire had broken out in the
factory, which is part of the Krupp es-
Establishment. The fire brigade arrived at
o'clock, but was obliged to retire be-
cause of the danger of explosions. The
neighboring Krupp factories were slightly
damaged.
At the time Of the explosion 900 boxes,
each containing eighty pounds Of roburit,
were stored in the factory. The great
force of the explosion was felt as far as
Dortmund. ten miles from the scene Of
the disaster, where a large number Of
windows were broken.
On the main road to Amen all the
houses were RACED to the ground, the bodies
of the killed being terribly mutilated. Sur
viving parents dragged their sleeping chill
dren from their beds, collected their port
able possessions and fed from the col
lapSlng houses.
Interest Of the Kaiser.
A second explosion occurred at 6 O'Clock
this morning. Among the killed were the
burgomaster and police inspector of the
town of Witten, in the vicinity of the rob-
urit factory. The manager of the factory
was wounded, but was able to direct the
work of rescue, which was only possible al
long range, as two hundredweight of dyna
mite was stored in the powder rooms.
An eyewitness of the disaster says thai
fire broke out in the roburit factory at 7:3(
O'Clock last night, and that when the
Krupp fire brigade from the neighborine
town of Amen arrived at the scene at
pm. the firemen had to retire, other ex
plosions threatened to follow the one which
occurred shortly after the flames broke out
The neighboring Krupp works were slightly
damaged by the first explosion and consid
cradle time elapsed before the reseuer,
dared to approach the immediate vicinity O
the factory. -.
Experts declare that considering the grea
precautions with which the explosives wer,
stored the disaster can only have resulted
from some outrage. Emperor William ha.
| directed General Won Scholl to visit Amer
and Witten, and has subscribed So, go fol
the relief Of the sufferers.
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MI. Curtis a Hero.

Mr. Curtis, who was on his way to High
Point, n. c., on a business mission, was
the hero of the hour. 1t was claimed
by some of his fellow-passengers that to his
work and generalship belongs the credit Of
the rescue of a dozen persons who would
have persisted but for his efforts. Several
persons not seriously wounded were taken
out from the two cars that were burned,
and six negro passengers were taken from
the combination coach of the forward train.
They were literally covered with heavy bag
gage, which had been thrown through the
light partition between their portion Of the
car and that set apart for the baggage.
They were badly hurt, most of them having
broken legs, some of them both legs
broken, and one or two with fractured
skulls. All of them have numerous cuts and
bruises, but the physicians attending them
believe all will recover. with the possible ex-
ception of an aged woman who may be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-29
SAMUEL SPENCER
Of THE SOUTHERN
KILLED IN WRECK
President of the Railroad Com
pany Cremated in His Car
Near Lynchburg.
FIVE OTHERS AMONG DEAD
Philip Schuyler, Prominent Capital
list, Also Lost His Life in
the Collision.
SEVERAL SERIOUSLY INJURED
Trains Which Smashed Together Were
Jacksonville Express and the
Washington and Southwestern
Vestibule Limited.
SEVERAL SERIOUSLY INJURED

President Samuel Spencer of the
Southern Railroad Company, one
of the most prominent railroad men
in the country, was killed this
morning while on a hunting trip on
the line of which he is the chief eX-
ecutive His guest, Mr.. Philip
Schuyler of New York, and three
Others were killed, and a number
of others injured. Mr.. Spencer's
death was a horrible one His pri-
vate car was burned, and he was
literally cremated. The accident,
although there is no definite infor-
nation on the subject, seems to
have been caused by the failure of
the operator to clear the block be-
fore the Atlanta train entered it.
Thieves took advantage of the
confusion to rob the belongings of
passengers, despite the suffering
about them. 1t is regarded as very
fortunate that the accident occurred
where it did. Had the trains come
together a mile farther south many
more passengers would, in all prob
ability, have been killed.
LYNCHBCRG, Va, November 29.-Pres-
ident Samuel Spencer of the Southern rail-
way system. who was en- route TO the
south. was killed this morning in rear
end collision at Lawyer. { even miles south
of Lynchburg. The private car in which.
he was riding was struck and split open
by the colliding locomotive 1t immedi =
ly caught fire. and the body of Mr. Spencer
was burned almost beyond recognition In
the car with him were Philip Schuyler of
New York city his private secretary, Mer-.
rill. and his private dispatcher. D. W. Dav-
IS of Alexandria, Va. Operator Davis was
crushed, and died in fifteen minutes Mr.
Schuyler was instantly killed, but his body
was not badly burned before 1t was rescued
by passengers. Engineer c. Perry. who
was on the rear train. was killed. Frank T.
Redwood, 91S Madison avenue Baltimore,
and Charles d. Fisher of Gill & Fisher.
Baltimore, who were In Mr.. Spencer's car,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-29
Doctors Hurried to Scene.

As soon as the news of the wreck was re-
ceivel here Drs. Terrell and Carroll
were taken to the scene on a special train.
They gave attention to the wounded and an
hour later Drs. Taliaferro, Parrow and
Rawlings went on another special. One of
the fire engines of the Lynchburg depart
ment was loaded on a fiat car and hurried
to the wreck to extinguish the flames among
the wreckage. The engine and firemen
could not be spared from the early morn
ing fire on Main street, hence they did not
go to Lawyer until $50 O'Clock. On &C.
count of the train with the injured passen-
gers having the track between Rangoon
the nearest telegraph office north of the
wreck, and the scene Of the accident, it was
after 10 o'clock before the steamer reached
LAWYER.
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also were killed. Private Secretary Merrlli
was wounded, but the nature of his injuries
have not been learned. Eight negroes are In
the CITY hospital here, having arrived at
IL o'clock. The collision was between
train No SO. the Jacksonville express, ana
train No 81, the Washington and South
western Vestibuled Limited. The Jackson
vile train stopped on the top of very
heavy grade mile north OF Lawyers oe-
pot to repair slight breakdown, and De
fore, it is said, a fiagman could get back
to protect the tran the Atlanta tram
dashed into II.
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TOWN ALMOST DESTROYED.
Fire Threatens the Whole of Gallitzin
Pennsylvania.
necial pIspatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALTOONA, Pa, November 29.-The little
mountain town of Gallitzin located on the
top of the Allegheny mountains. along the
Pennsylvania railroad, was threatened with
complete destruction by fire this morning.
Three stores. the opera house. nine dwell
ings and three barns were burned. entail
ing a loss of $4,000, partially covered by
insurance.
The fire started in the ladies' dressing
room at the opera house from defective
iue. at o'clock. The building was being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-29
Engine Crushed Mr.. spencer's Car.

The heavy engine of the train piowed IN
to the private car Of President Spencer, in
which he and his guests are supposed TO
have been sleeping. Immediately the pri-
yate car caught fire. The wreckage was
piled around the engine as though placed
there by human hands to consume 1t.
Every portion of woodwork on the engine
was burned, and the monster machine
stands there torn and twisted, and will
have to be turned down the embankment,
as it is useless. 1t was under the locoro-
tive that the burned body of President
Spencer was found 1t is evident that
Mr.. Spencer was killed instantly and that
he did not suffer the tortures of being
burned.
Dispatcher Davis was alive when he was
taken from under the wreckage. He was
crushed about the lower portion OF the
body and was conscious until the end. He
asked that word be sent to his wife ana
child. The death of Mr.. Davis was touch
ing.
He stated to his rescuer that he knew
he was dying and knew that the emu
could not be far off. place your hnger
on my mouth" he said. ut feels SO cooi
and good" He pleaded with the gentle
man who was also passenger on the
train not to leave him, and for ten min
utes this man stayed with him until he
saw that nothing more could be done Tor
him.
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Big Four's Big Increase.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, November 29.-The
Big Four Railroad Company filed GER
tificate in the office of the secretary of
state yesterday increasing its capital stock
by $4,000. 0O0 the additional stock being
common. The state collected fee of
$4,000. The fling of the certificate Is in
accordance with the vote of the stock
holders at meeting held in Cincinnati on
October 81.
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The Cause Unknown.

The cause of the wreck cannot be learned
now, but it is understood that the operator
in charge Of the block Office at Rangoon,
four miles north of the scene, allowed the
Atlanta train to enter the block before he
had been given a clear track from the next
block station at Lawyer depot. five miles
below. Why the operator allowed the train
to pass his block Is not known and will
hardly be known by the railway company
before an official investigation can be had.
No. SO, the Jacksonville train, came to a
stop at the crest Of one Of the heaviest
grades on the road between Lynchburg and
Danville. If the trains had come together
a mile farther south it is believed that
hardly a person on either train would have
come out Of the wreck alive. Both trains
were running late, the Jacksonville train
two and a half hours late and the Atlanta
train about two hours. On account Of the
heavy equipment of the rear train it was not
making great speed, some of the passen-
gers who were awake thinking that the
speed could not have been more than thirty
or forty miles an hour.
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Would Have Increased Speed.

Ten minutes later the speed would have
been upward of sixty miles and the coming
train, instead of blowing only through Pres
ident Spencer's private car, would probably
have gone through the entire train.
Train No SO, which was struck, was COM
posed of a mail car, combination day bag
gage and passenger coach, two Pullmans
and President Spencer's car.
The rear sleeper, to which the private
coach was attached, was wrecked, but it
was not burned. The regular day coach
and the forward Pullman were practically
ond from the engine, was crushed. 1t was
here that all the negroes among
the wounded were hurt. They were unable
to extricate themselves from the baggage
died but for the rescue work led by Mr.. Cur
tbs.
An effort was made shortly after noon to
learn the name of the operator in charge
Of the block station at Rangoon, but he had
been relieved at o'clock and no one has
been found who knows the name of the
man, who lives, 1t is said, in the immediate
vicinity Of the little block office.
Names Of Injured.
The names of the injured, as ascertained
from the City Hospital authorities, are as
follows:
Lucretia Allen of Danville. Va, leg
| broken and amputated below the knee; left
arm badly broken; died on operating table.
Willis ]. Winston of 233 East 127th street.
New York, leg badly broken.
]. w. Shaw, Spencer. N. c.. badly crushed
and both legs broken.
| Garland Thomas, Greensboro, N. c., leg
broken and badly bruised up.
| p. r. Vauls, Waynesboro, Va, badly
broken up and bruised.
Cora Logan, Shelby, N. c., both legs
broken.
| - Pollock, New York city. badly scalded
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Weather.

Fair tonight, temperature
about 80 degrees; tomorrow
partly cloudy.
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fatally hurt. These were brought to the city
hospital.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-07

old, Narino has the young face and
seeming innocence of boy OF sixteen.
He is already famed for his concert
playing in Europe where he is spoken
OF rs the coming great player 10 follow
Gsaye. He enjoys a personal acnuain-
tance with Giacomo Puccini. composer
of Madame Butterfly and declares he
can play from memory. every note OF
the four great operas of Puccini. The
gifted young musician is now rehears-
ing in New York with the company that
is 10 give the first American perform
ance OF Madame Butterfly" in Wash
ilgton on October -.
st. Paul's church choir is verv for
tunate in obtaining the services of NJ.
NJ. ]. Brines of New York City as
choirmaster Mr.. Briacs was for some
time soloist at the Congregational
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-07
Whaf is Going on
in the Musical
World

There is nothing that appeals more
strongly TO the average man-be he
musical or uumusicsl--than q splendid
singer of his own sex. Not the thin
tenor Of tie elTemiaate parlor cn.e-.
tainer, but the big, masterful, viric
voice of wholesome handsome man.
Such a person is young Gogorza, the
Spanish baritone who sang his way in
stsntaucous!v into the hearts of all the
audiences who gathered last year 10
sit at tho feet Of beautiful Emma
Eames. Gogorza s voice Is n big bail
tone of extended range and be sings
with p superb musiciauship. and
breadth and versatility that make him
equally master of old or modern songs.
Italian aria. French or German SONGS
and romantic love songs ere found IN
the wide repertoire OF this young Span.
ish artist and the programme selected
for the recital here on October II at
the First N. E. church, Is thing Of
rare beauty.
One night in Rome, not many wears
ago, after the great viollnlst Isaye
had played with even more than bis
usual brilliance. Queen IaTgherlta
sent for him from her box 10 extend
her special congratulations. The grac-
ious lady closed the interview by ask
ing if there were not some favor che
might extend 20 show her appreciation
Of his work.
''If your majesty will permit" re-
piled Ysayc, ~ should like TO present
nv best pupil. Pietro Marino, the most
gifted child since Mozart.
Learning that the pupil was native
Of her own Italy, Margherits sent for
Mnrino, heard him play and at once
placed at the disposal of his great
teacher the necessary funds to complete
his musical education. She was later
rewarded by learning that Marino had
won the first prize at the Royal Conser-
vaJory at Brussels.
Marino is only one OF score OF solo
lists that have been engaged by Henry
W Savage for his Grand Opera orches-
ira to accompany the 4" Madame Butter
fly company this season. He Is 70 be
concertmaster and first violinist under
Walter Rothwell, Alfred Feith and
Cornelius Dopper rs conductors. and
Will play the same rich-toned instru-
ment for which Queen &argherita paid |
5000 lirn and which he has used rs !
leader of the orchestras at Milan and |
Naples and when he was employed as !
FIRST violinist of the Mascagni orchcs- |
ira.
Although be is now twenty-four years !
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City, later having charge Of the choir
at ST. Andrews Episcopal church in
the same city. The choirmaster he's q
beautiful voice. as well as possessing
great ability as leader.
During the coming season q splendid
array of new composis lions will be pre-
sented by the Theodore Thomas orches-
ira under the direction of NJ, Stock
All through the summer months Mr.
Stock has been making a careful
search and has arranged for practically
all of the interesting new works that
arc 10 be had. The result is an i'm
posing list that will undoubtedly give
the concert goers clear idea Of what
is being done in the leading schools of
music.
Germany leads, as usual, in the pro-