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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-03-15

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The Washington times., 1906-10-11
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The barometer continues to fall In the
lower lake region, and as q result there
has been considerable rain or snow over
New York and northern New England
In all other parts of the country, eX-
cept the North Pacific coast the wealth
er has been fair and cold, AbnOrmally
cold weather prevails in the South. with
light to killing frOsts in the central and
northern portions of Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia and the western por-
lions of the Carolinas. including Ten
ueS5ee and the Ohio valley.
Unsettled weather, with snow or rain.
VIII continue In the lower lake region
ana the northern New York tonight and
Friday
Cold weather will continue in South
eTn and Eastern districts tonight. with
frost IN the northern portion OF the east
CUR states, also i'm Georgia and the
Carolinas. except on the coast. Tenn
peraIures VIII rise Friday In practically
the whole Of the Washington forecast
district
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the
past twenty-fouT hours. Eastnort 46.
Buffalo. 40; Halifax. ia, Chatham I %
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports viii have fresh soutbwest to
west winds and cloudy Weather 10 the
Grand Banks.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
FIREMAN KILLED,
-FOUR WILL DIE
RESULT Of WRECK
Iron Mountain Fast Mail
Jumps Track Near
Memphis.

ST LOUIS, No. Oct. II.-Iron
Mountain fast mail. No. II. due to
leave Union station at 2:15 this
morning, pulled out an hour late
and in making up time in Caronde-
let, jumped the rails at the Memphis
"Y," killing Peter Rafferty,, fireman,
of this city, and fatally injuring the
following:
John Casper, engineer.
Henry Jewson, mail clerk.
Edward J. Martin. mail clerk, all
residents of St Louis.
Those less seriously injured are:
William Pitcher. Frank Richardson,
j.. Z. b. Owen, i. /. Kruger, express
man; j. p. Wooster, William 2. Cate.
Z, J, Howe, w, =, Otis, r. K. Can
airy, and II. r. C5leman. mail clerks.
There were no passengers carried
On the train.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
YOUNG PAIR PICKED
TO WIN GOLF HONOR

WEST. NEWTON. Mass. Oct. 1l.-AH
Ia, surviving eight players in the Wo-
mems Championship Golf Tournament
got OF this morning by 10.0. NotWith-
staining. the threatening weather ne
gallery was larger than yesterday. Most
Of the spectators remained 10 see All
The pairs OF and then followed The last
c1upIe. Miss Ayers. Of Ph.ladeiphia,
and Miss Phipps who. On account Of
their extreme youth. are 1avoTites IN tc-
days competition.
The greens are SIN sogsy tToT Tues
days dOwnpouI There has been scarce
~ any sunshine and the home green
IN particular is Ike a saturated sponge
The defeat of Miss Mackcy yesterday
left the guessers ali al sea- rms morn
ing il seems 20 he anybCdy's tourna-
ment, Perhaps the largest number OF
spectators today favored thC chaucvs
Of Miss Adams. of Boston. ard Miss
Phipas. Mrs Morgan, woo furnished
the sensat atIun Of the toUrnf mont. by put
ting out the champion Yesterday. rs
matched with MiSs Curtis Of Mancleo-
ter Mass. ana is believed 20 have a
nghting chance to WIN.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
PORCH CLIMBER LOOTS
WEALTHY MANS HOME
Gets Away With $500 Worth Of Jewelrv
Belonging to Charles G.
Dawes.

CHICAGO. H.. Oct u,-CharIes G.
Dawes. president of the Central Trust
Company. and formerly Comptroller OF
the Currency, is a victim Of the porch
climber, Jewelry valued at $500 was
taken from the Dawes residence at 122S
Forrest Avenue. Evanston. while the
family was at dinner last night, and
the loss was not discovered until the
family prepared 10 retire.
The Dawes home stands in the most
fashionable part Of Forrest avenue and
IS surrounded by other fine dwellings.
The porch is of the regulation style.
with large round pillars. 1t was one of
these that the thief climbed.
Persons were passing the house fre-
queutly. but none has been found who
saw the burglar at work. He made his
way TO the roof OF the porch and open
ed the window Of a bedroom The Jew
elry taken he found on a dresser. He
left the house in the same manner ia
which he entered g.
Among the articles taken We're a gold
watch a number Of bracelets. and sew
eTal pins. The Evanston and Chicago
police were notified of the burglary, but
no clue has been found.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
STOLE TOMBSTONE
OF N0THER-IN-LAN
MeaneSt Man in Philippines
Pawned Sepulchral Booty
TO Get Food for Baby.

lie stole the tombstone of the grave
OF his deceased otrer-in-lav.
That is what Pedro Conception. or
Manila, has to recommend him for the
title Of tho meancst man IN the PhiIip-
pines
Advices from the islands tell Of the
endeavors OF the officers os tie law 20
mete OUT proper punishment for his Of
Tense
Pedro was hard mp for grub" he said
His rooster was piEinE away; bis wife
was sick. and "a little Conception. fret
ting for food. was just opening her big
brown eyes in the great drama Of life.
There was not a centavo IN the treas
ufy nor a bone in thc cupboard.
In the deaG of night Pedro went TO
the grave Of his mOthcr-in-law. purloin-
cd the slab placed there 10 record her
virtues, took 1t to 81 Chinamun. and
pawned 81.
Next DAY the officers ~ tho law rot
both the tombstone ana Pedro.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
FIREMEN JOIN RANKS
OF ORGANIZED LABOR

CHICAGO. H.. Oct. n-At the meet
ing of the fremen'S association IN the
Masonic Temple yesterday afternoon,
100 applicants were inflated SHto tine
new union.
President George B. Hargan said
since It had become known that the
city fremen had affiliated with organ
lied labor. applications were being re-
ceived faster than they could be acted
upon. He said that more than 900 men
out of / .20O in the department We're now
members of the union and all of them
we're working in favor Of the two-pla-
toon system.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
IN HOME
Of LARGE FAMILY
Mrs. Joseph Williams Has
Had Eighteen Children.
Twins Twice.

Triplets two girls and a boy were
yesterday born TO Mrs. Joseph William,
OF 9I5 Third street southeast, to sup
plement her already large family OF fif-
teen children. The boy. however, died
shortly after birth. Mrs Williams and
the two little girls are doing well.
Il hardly know what to name them
said Mrs. Williams, 'as / have used up
about all the names In the catalogue
for the rest Of my children. / think.
however. that thre may be few left
If they had all been girls, 30 she concluded.
Il should have named them after the
three .graces, Faith. Hope. and Charity.
Mr. Williams IS a conductor on the
Richmond. fredericksburg, and Potomac
railrJad Mrs. Williams has had twins
twice. She has had eighteen children al
ready, seven OF whom are now alive.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
Defaulter From
Havana Cause of New
York Bank Failure.
LEFT ON CHARTERED SHIP
When Two Days Out He
Transferred to Another
Vessel.

NEW YORK. Oct u.-Word was re-
ceIVeu by cable this afternoon that
trace Of Manuel SIvelra. whose alleged
defalcation OF Sl.001900 caused the fail
ure OF the great banking house OF Juan
Ceballos & Co. OF New York. for near
ly S40J0000. had been discovered.
The cable advices were by Sullivan &
Cromwell. attorneys for William Y
Rowe, the receiver for the wrecked con-
Germ. These advices stated that Sill
veira. who left Havana With his lam
lily and more than SI.O00.O05 IN his pOs-
session. on the chartered steal mer CzS~
melina on October 2. had boarded -
other vessel on the high seas when Two
days out from the Cuban capital.
His Destination Known.
II was stated at the offices Of the at
torneys that the present whereabouts Of
the Carmeiina were known, and Il was
int,mated that the name and destina-
ton OF The other vessel had also been
learned Agents of the attorneys are
believed 70 be In close pursuit Of The
fugitive
Assignee Rowe said today that ac-
countants were busy on the books OF
CebaHos & Co, but il would take fully
two days before anything like an accu-
rate estimate Of the exact liabilities
could be made From what had already
been done, be declared however, that
the first estimGte Of the Liabilities al
from $3,6oO,0 GO to s4e.@,G09 would prob
ably prove substantially correct.
Startling Developments Expected.
It was freely predicted on Wall street
todsv that there would De- startling de-
velOpments as a sequel 10 the tremen-
67Hs failure Of the Ceballos firm Con-
s'aerl BILE astouishment was generally
expressed that firm with the supposed
stability and solid connections Of the
Ceballos firm could not have managed
20 secure An extension OF credit for the
usual ten days to tide over the shortage
made by the alleged defasCati1u.
il was pointed ont that firms or the
standing Of CebalIOs a. Co. have usually
not the slightest difficulty in getting
creditors 10 agree to a snort extension.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
GREAT FIRE RACES
IN ISLAND CAPITAL,
FATALITIES FEARED
Half of SummerSide
Prince Edward Island.
Mass of Flames.

HALIFAX, n 8. Oct. u.-Summer-
side. the capital Of Prince Edward is
land. is in flames. and early today the
whole town appeared 10 be doomed.
SummersIde Is one of the most pros
porous towns on the island. and has a
population Of 5000 The fire started iu
a railway depot on the water front
and famed by a great gale. half of the
town was "a roaring mass Of flames in
an hour
All of the surrounding towns have
dispatched assistance
Owing 10 the early hour at which the
fire started il is feared there viii be
loss of life.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
SIX MEN KILLED
ON UNION PACIFIC

CHEYENNE. Wyo., oct 1.-THE
worst wreck in years on the Union Pa
ciflc railroad occurred at Ridge, 20C
miles west of the city, early today, kill
ing six men and injuring several others.
1t was a head-on collision Of TWO freight
trains.
The dead are Engineers Strong and
ME--sy, FiTemen Kelley and EngsTom
Brakeman Myers and an unknown
tramp. all of Laramie.
Head Brakeman Simms was fatally
injured
Traffic Is tied up.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
FOR TAKING AWAY
UNPAlD-F0R PH0N0GRAPH

James Carter. of 20 Dngman place.
was before Judge Mullowney, charged
with violating the code which prohibits
removal OF goods from the District 10
another State. until conditions OF the
contract under which they We're pur-
chased have been performed
Carter bought "A graphophOne from the
Columbia PhOnograph Company. Later,
Carter moved TO Lynchburg, Va, with
out having made all of the payments
The court imposed q fine Of $50, or. in
default. sixty days in jail.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
Cold With Snow
South and West

ST. LOUIS. No. Oct. u-This was the
coldest October day ever recorded in St
Louis, the temperature being "a degrees.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Oct n.-There
was a light fau of snow here. and in
the mountain regions of Kentucky. This
breaks all records.
SOUTH BEND. Ind, Oct. u.-Four
inches Of snow fell here last nuight.
"
ALTOONA. Pa. Oct. 1.-THE first
snow Of the season fell here last night
ROANOKE, Va, oct 1.-THE frsc
snow Of the season fell here last night.
The ,vea1.er is cold and the meTclry
is dow1l 20 the freezing point. Snow
fell in southwest Virginia, and the
mountains in some places are under a
white blanket today.
BATH. y. Y. Oct. IA light snow,
thc first of the season, fell here last
night. Winter weather prevails
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
POCkETBOOK THIEF
GOES TO PENiTENTIARY

Len GIascoe, cOlOTed. a pocket book
snatcher, convicted today in Criminal
Court, On. !. of robbery, was sentenced
by Justice Stafford to imprisonment In
the penitenJIary for a period of I'VE
years According to the testimony Mrs
LOttie Taylor WAS waiting for a car at
Little Falls station. when GlasCOe
snatched her handbag, containing money
and other Yaluables.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
BICYCLE BEAT ASSIGNED
TO NEW DEPUTY SHERIFF

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Oct n.-sherin
James p. Gott. Of this county. has ap-
pointed Charles P. Collins. former town
marshal. of Glen Echo. TO the position
Of DEPUTY sheriff, whose duties win bs
To Datrol the Conduit road. Rockville
and Georgetown turnpike and the Sew
enth street pike He viii travel on a
bicvcIe. and watch for ali violation Of
the law regulating the speed Of auto
mobiles.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
VETERAN IS FROZEN
IN CLEVELAND HOME
Body, Stiff With Cold, Found
Lying on Mattress of
Straw.

CLEVELAND, Oct u.-John Reese,
alone IN his house, on West Twenty
eighth street this city. and who had no
fire in the house was frozen to death
last night He was destitute. and was
20 have gone 20 the SanduslIy Soldiers
Home today.
Reese's body, stin with cold. was
found on a mattress of straw.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
MINUTES
TG SECURE DIVORCE

CHICAGO. H.. Oct 1L-It took Mrs.
Laura Stacey Subler just twenty-three
minutes yesterday to get a divorce from
Benjamin +. StubleT. The charge was
deseTtiOn.
Between the time of filing the biEI and
answer and completion of the testimony
before Judge Healy, the 'skidoo" space
Of time elapsed.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
MANILA FIRE OFFICIAL
ADMITS EMBEZZLEMENT 7

MANILA. oct u-Frank Monatt.
associate fire chief who absCOnded
with 5000 pesos OF the fire department
relief fund. has made a confession Of his
guilt.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
Four of Dozen Overcome
in New York Tube in
Serious COndi-
ton.
THE SUPERINTENDENT
ACCUSED OF HOMICIDE
Pennsylvania Roads Sub
way Scene of Terrific
Scramble as ReScuerS
Descend in Buckets.

NEW YORK. Oct I.-Three men
were killed, and dozen, of whom four
are in a serious condition, were over
come. following the explosion of "a fuse
and the fire in the forward airlOck of
tube d Ia the Pennsylvania Railroad
Companys tunnel beneath East and
Borden avenues, today.
Those. dead are:
CHAPMAN. George aged twenty
two; drill foreman, 100 Eighth street.
Long Island City
DALEY. Michael. aged thirty. assis-
tant foreman. g. Clay street, Green
Point
PIERCE. Frederick, aged thirty-hve.
foreman, Hunter and Harris avenues,
Long Island City.
The seriously injured are.
Herman Ford. OF East avenue. Long
Island City.
Leonard Hough. aged thirty-six. 13l
Eleventh street, Long Island City
Frank James, l75 Notte avenue, Long
Island city.
Peter WINNER, Tweny-second street
and Avnue D. sheepshead Bay.
The airIock is in one of the four tun-
mel bores. which are being constructed
to meet the tunnel from Manhattan
under the East river.
Tubes Contained yo4 Men.
The explosion and fire occurred dl-
rectIy beneath East and Borden ave
nues. Long Island City There were
about 100 men in the four tubes when
the explosion occurred.
When the fuse blew out. the tube was
plunged in utter darkness. All the
men in the lock were thrown against
the wall. The three known 10 be dead
were left in the tunnel when the fright
cued workmen regaiued their feet and
rushed for the shaft 20 be hauled to
The surface.
Fire broke out Immediately following
the explosion. the wooden supporters
burning nercely. Three men left Ia tho
lock were burned TO death.
The explosion alarmed the men work
ing in the four other locks and there
was "A wild scramble for the shaft. In
a short time, fully fifty men were con-
gregatod in the shaft, fighting to get
IN the bucket which accommodates only
half q dozen
Rescue Parties in Buckets.
Before ali could be raised, several had
Teen overcome by the smoke from the
FIRE in the tunnel. When this fact was
reported. TcsCuers went down again in
the bucket and one by one the uncon-
sCious workmen We're hoisted above
ground.
The first rescue party organized was
overcome by the smoke, and "A second
had TO be organized TO get the first
party out of the tube. Among these,
four were found to be in a serious con
ditiou. The second party managed to
penetrate 10 the lock, where they found
the three men dead. The bodies We're
sent 20 the surface, and the men, after
a tWo-hour fight, managed 10 put out
the fire in the burning airlOC--
Arthur W MantOn, superintendent Of
the Pennsylvania tunnel construction
work in Long Island city, was arrested
hy Captain Tracey, of the Fourth
street station, on a charge or homicide
The Washington times., 1906-10-11

IIARPERS FERRY. W. Va. Oct. II.
-aoth rivers cloudy.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
Free Oyster Roast Next Sunday at

Chesapeake Beach. See excursion col.
Page 5.-AdV.
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
SUN TABLE
nTnE TARIE

sun sets today. .---------- -----.-.-..-...5: :2S
Sun rises tOmOTrOW............... SOS
The Washington times., 1906-10-11
TEAlPERATURE.
DOWNTOWN

(Registered Affleck's Standard Thermometer.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-15
DESPERATE NEGRO IRAN
TRAIN TO SUIT H MSELF
Z (By Associated Press.)

d4l+ t t6tla (l3y Associated f'TeSS.(
y5 DECATUR, Al4A..1 August l4,--A Louis
Vile and Nashville freight train reached
here from Birmingham to-day practically
under the control OF q desperate' negro.
At the point OF two revolyers the train
men were compelled to obey the negro $
Instructions as sto where the train should
stop and at what speed the engineer
should run his engine from New Castle
to this place, distance OF slxty-tlye
miles threatening to kill the first man
attempting to modest him, he sent the
train through to Decatur. where, by q
Irpse Of the engineer the train was Sent
into the shop yard, and With the assists
ance Of five other men ths negro was
captured, It Ms believed he is wanted for
some crime, aud adopted this method q
eScaD6. w r = S4i9l4 t}sf5l II jsfs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-15
NEGRO FEDERAL TROOPS
UNRULY; FIRE IN STREET
.l3 lRv ,, a a, gssvo,cla ted 4 Pr,elss. I

l}s tBy5 Assoc!ate Press. 8 }e "a <
BROWNSVILLE TEX, August l4.--
Evidently angered because OF a search
ma ade among their ranks In an e fort to
apprehend negro who attacked Mrs.
Leon Evans at her home here last a eye-
ming, and who. she asserted, was a negro
soldier, members OF a battalion Of negro
Federal troops stationed at Fort Brown.
near here, entered Brownsville to-day, be-
came unruly and fired several yolleya
down Main Street, AS q result Fran
Natus, barkeeper, Isl dead and Police-
man Joseph Domingo is wounded. his arm
and hand shattered by e q bullet HIS HIS
horse was shot from under him, The bat
talon OF Fort Brown lz composed OF
Companies B C and D, Twenty-fourth
Infantry. Represent atlons have been
made 10 the Governor, and a. 4. request e
made that the negro be removed I'M
3medlately to avoid further trouble,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-15
ThcrSInLjjul,r,ed.

fspe. III 4 IL The Times Dirpatch.
# SOUTH HILL V Aug gust Il 4.-.Ihe ~,
following were tured In the wreckss on D.
the Southern Rai ilRay thls morning near ear
South Hill: sss
4. Byson. Knoxville. Tenn. injured
about the lower part gSof bod Il ''. 81.
Butter, Portsmouth, Va..;; al rm spraint1!et a.!
Mrs. G. y. 4. Allen. T obasor g ty. Tenn; mi
lower limb badly sprained r. q Over Dye.
ton, Danvile. yas;5 back and side injured
William b. {. 4. 5Kesber. Pensacola. Fla:
5feet and hand cut by glass. II. W V.6 Pear
son, Danville. Va: hand cut and back
injured !. Frank Road colored, Franklin,
Va: head and face cut. SSsS
a ( /, Rev. Ed u . Richardson. Of Ric chmontd.,
was ii one one OF the coaches wrecked
this morning near South III. III on On. the fle
Southern Railway. He escaped wi thout
injury and rendered valuable service In
rescuing others from the overturned y lAl'A1
Goa cheS. ~ 2ss5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-15
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AlBAYIl|lIAEGUN. ] i
Cllurch Hilfs sGro ocer. p efends His
Store A:glyaiinst Mob M 3 81; Sevei S; &;
Hundred Ang 3 ople. II,
THOU CHIT |! B / cE8o|x
"a; ties ob and and
Tlirea illihg SEa5s
S3:.s squ anti Indtllg gedl Itl: ~ sss
THOUG II HT3 / CESB

s3 The Fist Police Station received IA tel
gephone call about g :30 % clock las { ight;
from a private a itizen, skiing that q largo;
squad Of police be sent out to ThirtiethS
and Nt Streets, 5Eas "a grea rio wa 8 going
on there. The desk sergeant$ sent word
to Pa trolman. i'm coxssand Bicycle Police
man Louis x ELAN. B " no Il " ere n Sstlle
neigh the
ss On q I. 1cers y arrival NV found
about 100 snegroe ling the street for
two u blocks.s8and pressing Bns close ely g
possible about a grocery st ore kept by a
white man named w ilke ss3Y 8.s
The proprietor 8 TODD 4 In & front Of his
store with the great Gro owd ~ g grumblingi
negroes standing at a respectful distance.t
}HeG Gshnd Il shot gun ~ his q ha ndsif and:
whenever there WAS a ny at tempt sat clos
ing In he would raise Il to 4 his q shonlda ar.
and drive 1T back again. AZ Strung cries
arose from the mob, such as X. II freezing
to death! Get him out! v Kill n the white
Eman!''s g tc. s
oflcer Cox fought tla way through
the crowd, and going up to- Mr.. w likes,
took the gun out OF his h hands 81 81 E III;
sssi The action quleted the mad dened col
sored people somewhat and the two po q
alicemen began working u by themselves
dispensing the unruly Il ga hering and,
after much strenuous effort, finally 81 e.
Eceeded In clearing the street.
v Explanations were then In order. and 8ii$
was learned tha little colored boy
had stolen a watermelon from the store,
Mr. Wilkes had caught hlm.5 and after.
dragging him, yelling loudly inside the
store had sent the boy home through.
5the back door OF tile building. "a
Somehow a wild rumor got started
among the negroes \ In II the neighborhood
that the boy had been locked inside the
fice- box, and wa IS being frozen to death.
gro ceryr11nn. who met and checked their
advance with his shotgun. No arrests
were made. |, If 3s A 5{3t 5S5 n