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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18

Chilpancingo, Mexico (By CabIe)
This city has been completely de-
stroyed by one of the most serious
EARTHQUAKES that has ever visited
this section. Up to Monday evening
the known. dead number IL and
the badly injured 27. Among the
dead is the wife of Postal Inspector
Leopold Lopez Guerra and the child
OF Jose Aleman, the postmaster of
the city. Jose Lopez Martinez. mana
ger OF the Federal Telegraph office.
was struck on the head by a block
or stone and badly injured. A panic
prevails everywhere and people are
heeing to the country. The earth
continues 10 rock at half-hour inter
vais' and many minor shocks are
completing the work of destruction
or the first earthquake.
All telegraph communication with
the outside world ceased shortly af-
ter 11.5O o'clock p. NJ, when the
first shock was felt. The telegraph
operators have installed temporary
quarters in an open square.
Word has been received here that
the town of Chilapa. AZ kilometers
TO the northeastward, has also been
O1N- ~ NN. <AS yet no uGIallS nave
been received as to the number OF
the dead and wounded, but it is
reared that the number will be large.
People in Panic.
This city is the capital of the State
OF Guerrero, and four years ago was
visited by an earthquake, which
killed and wounded many of its in
habitants and destroyed a large part
OF the town. The population of the
town is 7,49S. and until the panic
into which the citizens have been
thrown abates it will be impossible
to state accurately to just what ex-
tent the recent earthquake has de-
creased it.
The population of Chilapa is 49,
600, and that place is the home OF
the bishop of the Catholic Church
who administered the ecclesiastical
affairs of the entire region. No word
has been received from the bishops
palace, and it is not known at this
time whether or not he was a victim
of the shock
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
A PATIENT SNAKE.

One does not often attribute the
virtue of patience to a snake. ''Let.
ters From a Surgeon" however, con-
tains an anecdote in which it's exist
ence is evident. DR.. Perry, surgeon
of the Twentieth Massachusetts, wax
ened in camp one morning to find
himself tightly held in the clutch of
DR.. Hayward, his senior officer.
Don't move, John, till 1 say
three!" ordered the senior sharply.
Then seize my hands and spring to
your feet. One, two, three!"
At the word DR.. Perry jumped,
and never made a cleaner leap. He
was just in time to see a moccasin
dive under the coat which he had
been using for pillow. Armed with
sticks they dragged the coat away,
but saw only the hole into which the
snake had glided. The surgeon had
accidentally blocked the entrance to
the reptiles abode, and it had lain
all coiled under the back of his neck,
waiting patiently for him to move so
It could enter.-Youth's Companion.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
SEVERE QUAKES
SHAKE MEXICO
Town Destroyed and 500 People
ri led.
MANY AMERICANS WERE IN PERIL.
Seismographs in the United States and
In Europe Show One of Longest and
Strongest Shocks Ever Recorded
Brilliant Electric Flashes Precede the
Earthquakes in City of Mexico.
THE OUAKE'S RECORD.

Longest and strongest stock
began 11,34 P. NJ, Mexican time,
la Baltimore time: lasted four
minutes.
Lighter shocks followed in the
disturbed sections of Mexico.
The earthquake extend O d
through an area of $4,000 square
miles north San Luis POtosi to
San Juan Baptista. south and
southeast TO Vera Cruz.
Towns of Chilpancingo and
Chilapa, State of Guerro, COM
pletely destroyed, IL killed, 27
injured in the former.
Several other towns are report
ed destroyed, and it is believed
the total loss of life will reach
500.
1t is feared that the volcanoes
In the Guerro district will be-
come active. Many American
mining prospectors are in that
section.
People in City of Mexico and
other cities and towns panic
stricken.
Walls cracked and other dam
age in City of Mexico, but no loss
of life.
On January 16, 1902. a quake
caused the loss of 800 lives in
Chilpancingo.
In 1905, at Tamazula. 100
were killed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
Strawberries Nipped.

Wilmington, N. c. Especially 1t
is believed that great damage has
been done to strawberries and vege-
tables in the Wilmington trucking
belt by the continued cold of the
past two nights. Sunday the mini
mum temperature was but four de-
grees above freezing, and even more
severe weather is predicted by the
weather bureau, with a heavy frost.
which might prove disastrous to
many crops. Snow is reported within
40 miles of Wilmington.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
Attorney Sent To Prison.

Washington, (SpeciaD. - Among
the prisoners sent from this city to
the Moundsville CIV. Va Peniten-
tiary was Thomas M. Fields, an at
torney, who was sometime ago con-
victed of embezzlement OF the funds
of the Washington Beneficial Endow-
ment Association, of which he was
receiver, ana sentenced to nve years
imprisonment at hard labor. Fields
carried his appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States, but with
ont avail
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18

They are the long stretches which
weary US. To every man and woman
who lives, the hours come when it
seems, even though We are glad to do
our best, that we cannot carry for n
whole lifetime the burdens and the
duties laid upon US. Well, we do not
have to. Sleep comes in between us,
and the family intercourse and the
greeting of friends. and at the mos.
1t is only day by day" Too often
we try to live three days at time,
and therein is where we make our
mistake. We seek to carry yesterday
and tomorrow and to-day, too.--
George II. Dowling. "A
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
Haymarket Juror Kills Himself.

Chicago Especially Principal Jas.
II. Brayton, of the Raymond public
school, committed suicide at his
home, shooting himself in the head.
III health is believed to have been the
cause. Br. Brayton had been con-
nected with the Chicago schools for
thirty years. He was prominent So
cially and in Masonic circles, and
was member of the jury which con-
victed the Haymarket Anarchists in
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
Brazil Dcnounces A Treaty.

Rio de Janeiro Especially. - The
Brazilian government has denounced
the existing commercial treaty with
France, and it has been decided TO
denounce, also, the agreements with
France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and
Switzerland, under which the consul
lar representatives of the specified
countries are allowed to intervene
in the collection and settlement of
inheritences.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
NEVER KISSED HIS WIFE.
A Chicago Man Cannot Tell just WHY
He Married Her.

Chicago (SpeciaD When Charles
H. Webster testified in court Satur-
day he never kissed his wife the
marriage was dissolved. Webster had
been sued by his wife, Eva.
Webster" said Judge McEwen,
did you ever kiss your wife?"
mo"
did you ever keep company with
her or write any letters?"
mo"
well, what was the attraction?
Did she have money!"
Il never tried to find OUT
We'll, why did you marry her?"
Il can't say. l just wanted to
marry her, that's ALL"
Webster explained that after the
marriage he left Chicago.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
Foreign.

Missionaries in China appeal to
Americans to raise 100000 for re-
lief Of the starving Chinese, thou
sands of whom are dying daily. so
horrible are the conditions that par
ents are exchanging their babes to
be eaten.
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Mac
Gregor Stewart, X. G. B., has ten
dered to the British Colonial Office
his resignation as governor and COM
mander-in-chief of the colony of Ber-
muda.
A cablegram received from the
American consul, dated at Managua,
announces that Amapala has been
surrendered by Bonilla and that the
Central American war is ended.
1t is reported that King Edward
and King Victor Emmanuel, who
have respectively left the Balearic
Islands and Greece, will meet at Va
letta, Island of Malta.
A demand for the exclusion from
the Douma of three Socialist depu-
ties pending their trial for political
offenses caused intense excitement.
The Swiss Parliament adopted O
bill providing for new military or
ganization which, it is expected, will
greatly strengthen the army.
A Brazilian squadron left Per-
nambuco for Hampton Roads to take
part in the Inauguration of the
jamestown Exposition.
Threatened revolution in Salvador
and Guatemala. started at the sug-
gestion of President Zelaya, of Mica
ragua, will complicate the Central
American situation
Mrs. Grace Redpath, widow of
Peter Redpath, of Montreal, who
died in London recently, left $780,
600 to McGill University, Montreal.
Four hundred thousand Chinese
are now being kept from starving by
foreign relief.
The ministerial situation in Rel
gium Is again acute, and 1t is skid
the ministGnzszRsa2 pg
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18

Of the Seaboard Air Line RaiIroS3 \
for 81 years.;
Little Garnett Walton, the 3-year
old daughter of Mr..and Mrs. Thomas
Walton, of Newport News, is in a
critical condition at the Dixie Hos.
pital, Hampton, as the result of-aS
injury accidentally inflicted by one
OF her little BROTHERS nearly twI
weeks ago. While several childreA
were playing in. the yard OF the We
ton home GYrnett received a aevz
blow on thh> head WIN = hOe
particular .attebtion was paid a
injury, the family thinking tilat
was not of a serious nature. uu
Sunday. when it developed that
child's skull was fractured. "a
GRAFTON has been performed. az
Of the bone being. removed to
the pressure. on the brain, as
physicians say that the IittV
recover. -
Miss Virginia Stuart QuS
Norfolk, a granddaughter of
r. B. Stuart, will ha ve the I'd
drawing the veil from the
statue of the famous cavalry
on the occasion of the COnfel
'.ttAN'AA AtA ~ 44r AACAOAO SOl0ACl
the selection TO Mrs. Stuart, "
OF cen Stuart --&1-~
James Draper. Of Roanoke
attacked late at night by an uni
titled man with a razor as he
passing a dark alleyway. The
terious slasher cut Draper's
almost from ear to ear, but
missed the jugular vein.
Andrew Jackson Audrey
George Bryan, an attornd
mond, striking him overV
with walking cane. Bird
ated by knocking Andrews I'd
taking the stick from him.. (.
crowd collected, and Andrel
taken to the police station.
the occurrence ,Bryssa.. stat
Andrews called hfnr1 -
that when he remonsTf1s.
man he was attacked. 1t
the attack was made OF
a legal action in whs
was interested and - |
against Andrews h
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
Profit and Los

1t had BEEN "a nv
Finnegan. the "ragmSsfl
varied had been W.
no one seemed ID re .e
rags. AS ne VII,
homeward at thI &c
July day. throuap'eI
ment sections of (
a cry from ab0HeN
saw a woman at e~sfxrfA
violently beckoning toy
heart was full OF hope aASr
up the broken stairs.
At the top he was net Z a
holding a weeping child by "a
Hey, mister" cried the md
the perspiring Mike, @don't "
bad little boys away in yN
bag?"-Harper's Weekly.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18

New York Especially With repre-
sentatives of the leading nations of
the world present, the National Ar
bitration and Peace Congress was
formally opened Sunday night in
Carnegie Hall before an audience
that taxed the capacity of the spaci-
Gus auditorium.
Two strange flags hung over the
stage. They were silk Stars and
Stripes set into field Of white satin,
which enclosed the emblem on ali
sides. A golden angel, bearing in one
hand a palm leaf, supplanted the
usual war eagle or pike head on the
staff, broad bands Of white inscribed
with the golden word Peace" were
suspended from the feet of the an
gle. This is the flag of the state to
come-the united states Of the fed
Grated nations of peace-for the has
tening of whose coming the first ma
tonal peace conference has met.
Directly in front of Andrew Car
negie's box in the first tier hung the
yellow flag of Scotland, with the
roaring lion clawing the edge OF the
box. The stage itself was typical of
the epoch of eternal peace. Silver
stars sprinkled a broad hanging Of
white and the eagles and arrows of
the American shield were carefully
screened by the innocuous symbol Of
brotherhood.
Carnegie Came Late.
BY a mishap to the train service,
Mr.. Carnegie, who was to have pre-
sided. and the delegates appointed
by the Emperor of Germany and
many of those from France, Belgium
and England, who had been the iron
masters guests at the opening of the
Carnegie Institute, at Pittsburg, last
week, were not on the stage, but ar
irving late, took seats in the boxes
after the evenings session had got
well under way.
The music was given by the Ora
torio Society Of New York with full
orchestra, under the direction of
Frank Damrosch, and a hymn invok-
ing peace on earth, the words of
which were written by D. w. Warren.
was rendered with magnificent effect,
the audience of over 8 900 joining in
the singing
In front of the Oratorio Society sat
some of the men who are to take part
in the deliberations of the peace con-
ference. Among these were Rabbi
Emil G. Hirsch, of Chicago; Bishop
Henry G. Potter. Monsignor Lavelle,
DR.. Frederick Lynch, George Foster
Peabody, Booker T. Washington and
DR.. Charles E. Jefferson.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
THE WnASEi.

The weasel is one small Id
tonishingly strong, apparel
less and as ~P2rseXering
fwhen once he has settled ~
of a rabbit that particulaS
indeed in grave peril.
seems to know it. too. aRd|
edge to h9ETafalyze nm
dom attempts the one sat
"a straightaway, long sd
at top speed. And the en !
tient, if-we-do-but-wait-tH
of pursuit, 'Tis indeed
der. The fiend in angel
tolls within deadly distand
is a snake-lil1e sNsmmka
aimed at the '
of the rabbits
brute sticks iesc44l.le
sucking, while the treni fin1
rabbit totters aimlessly aboI
drained body falls limpI
tax to mother earth.-Ou
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
BEsET BY woLvEs.N

The heavy fall of snow in the u
OF Spain has driven troops of vol
into the plains and they have b
attacking the farmers foeks. +,
peasants have been obliged te
gani2e battues for the destrucl.s,,
the animals; A villager -
foot in the Pyrenees. was
a band of wolves aud fi
church for safety. but -
lowed hin N. and dexogr req
A beggef womanS hnoine "a
obliged to cross a stream, car -
four-year-old- child across a.
returned to get a saclyA that - -
bread. While sire was
side a famished wolf
calmly devoured the ch
eyes of the mother. 70
to the ground "a
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
THE WORLDS PEACE
IS THEIR OBJECT
international Congress Opens In
Carnegie Hall.
WILLIAM 7. STEAD AS A KNOCKER.

Formal Opening of the Peace Congress
Before Brilliant and Cosmopolitan
Audience-Andrew Carnegie and His
Party Arrive Late, as Their Train
From Pittsburg Was Delayed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-04-18
1GAL CIRCLES.

EGAL CIRCLES.
INSANITY met a plea of
ID the first, "Tm not so
know you have no busi-
pg in a case with me-"
they cliIAhed, and an
that y been loahng
s. {, Ss 'sssipS's ;S iss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-17
YOUNG COUPLE
HOPES TWICE

with the best hum0r possible and
wandered home 20 oogliate upon
the utter useleHnnesa 81 trying 10
interfere with the elusive Cupid
Couple still Missing.
All day today the telegraph
wires have been kept hot with
messages 10 various points which
II would be possible for the couple
20 have reached, but up 90 late
hour the clippers had not been
heard Of Mr sapp says he likes
the would.he groom a great deal
but he stnnuoualy objects TO the
method adopted by the young
couple for getting married.
Mr.. and Mrs Garrison. who
y0uched for the age OF the clippers
when DC license was issued In Ia
coma. claim that they AID not
kuow the young people wer g under
age. Mr. Sapp says the next party
who appears aH Witness IN order
10 secure the marriage license
will not forget Il for a long while
Cmrfier lives with his mother and
sister az 5l2 goth ave. south. aud
IL an electrical engineer lie runs
an electric launch on Lake Wash
ington. BE has been acquainted
gith Miss Sapp for the past
eighteen months.
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10y United Prsss.)

CLINTON. H., July iT.--Coroner
Jones. who conducted the inquest
over the body OF Mrs Pet Ma
gill. whose wealthy husband has
been arrested az San Diego. &C.
euHcd % murder says she commit
ted suicide He declares he per.
mlttcd Nagill 20 practically con
duct the inquest aud Inquiry and
added When ! was called TO the
Magill home the letter written by
Mrs. Magiil vas handed to mo She
wrote that she committed suicide.
saying that her husbands mother
had caused all her trouble
Magill feared that Objectionable
men might be- selected as jurors.
40 selected an unoblectionable
jury directed my clerk 10 read
the letter az the inquest In a low
voice. a. wanted 70 save the fam
ily from notoricty ! would DO dif-
ferently nov
Attorney Stead Is preparing an
opinion on the question Of exhum.
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seat They Immediately envci.
opcd my head with something. un.
doub,edly using chlorofor-n or
some drug for lost conscious.
ness.
No Memory Of Two pays.
II 90 not remember a single
thing from that time. about z 30
O'Clock Saturday night, until Tues.
day morning between 2 aud 3
O'Clock when ] woke up In the
woods with n thrubhlnK In ms
head Il was still dark and I
stumbled around through the
trees and underbfuah until day.
likht when I found 4 road I fol.
lowed this until reached a iog
gins camp. where I told my story
and was given a meal The camp
was near Rockford. The men al.
rceted mo how to reach the rail.
road and started for Rock ford
tho nearest station On the way
| encountered q haying OUTFIT and
! told the boss what had happened
10 ne
4 vas allowed 20 work a few
hours with the outfit and the boss
gave me a couple 81 dollars I
reached Rockford A4d then went
70 Sedru- Woolley. whare l teic
phonsd about ; O'Clock. Later !
reached Burlington and trin.
phoned 70 my folks from there.
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FAILING TO GET BROTHER PARD0NED
JAMES G0sBEE DISAPPEARS

The steamer D0lphin. which ar
rived from skagway last night
brings down a strange story con
corning the disappearance Of James
Cosbee. one OF the pioneer pros
pectors OF the PoFcuplne district
His brother. Philip Gosbee. was
sentenced for life 20 McNeil's isl.
aud for the murder Of Robert
Campbell. and for a number OF
years has been serving time.
James Gosbec circulated a petition
for hts brothers release. because
had worn the man 70
a shadow Many influential men
In the north signed the petition,
among thom the court officers and
the jury that tried Philip Goshee's
case. the governor Of the district
and many others.
Recently this petition was de
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-17
Carl Cunier and Alice Sapp Of Seattle Arrested al the
Altar in Tacoma, Escape From Detective Kennedy
on Inemrban Train and Are Still al Large.

walked into tho arms Of the plain
clothes man.
Accompanied by their sponsors
the couple 20 eager for double
harness we're kept az tho chief =
office until Detective Kennedy AT,
rived. when they we're warned over
% hia tender mercy The party
took the Last iutcrurban train from
fucotna for Seattle and Il looked
a. IL the romance had been nlpped
ia lhe bud
Lexe in the original nearchil
Who's Il comes 20 ouiwitting papa
and mamma. however. and when
tho train reached the station on
YenAeF Way the detective Was hor
riliesi 10 find the seat which con.
tAlnfa hin supposed capiiYea
omlay SO was the entire train
as far as their presence was con.
corwd. aud after a vain aeafch
tho Hieufh accepted the situation
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comes under the general head. and
% regulated by similar conditions,
~ must be borne IN mind that
immigration Is governed by COM
mercial conditions. and with the
rapidliy Of communication. both Ia
ne-s and transportation, the COM
ing and going Of immigrants 70.
spends very rapidly 70 the coun.
try'g needs.
Should hard times set In. which
do not anticipate. the stream
would just as rapidly turn from
us as II turns toward us in good
times
"in studying the question of i'm.
migration for 70 years the con.
ciusiOu ig very clear that. notwith.
standing the large increase ~ i'm
migrants, our standard OF both
wages and living has steadily
risen. This is a very healthy sign.
aud ! can see no occasion for
alarm either on the part Of labor
or industry
"rhe law Of supply and demand
operates with reference 10 the
question OF japanese immigration
az we'll as every other question"
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Secretary Strauss Says Increase in Japanese POpula.
lion, in Proportion to That of Other Foreign Ee.
ments, Has Fallen OFF.

That there IL nothing at all
alarming ia the Japanese immigfa
ton to America. and that Japan
csc immigration 10 not increasing
az rapidly as that from European
countries. are tho statements Of
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
Oscar Strauss. who is here on his
western tour and viii be ia Sc.
attic until tomorrow evening In
vestigaiing conditions IA the I'M
migration and other branches OF his
department
MIR Strauss said 10 q reporter for
The Star this morning.
THE Japanese immigration TO
this country 10 comparison with
that OF other aliens has really
fallen Off On the Pacific coast
you notice the Increase OF Japan.
Csc population, bat IN the other
parts Of the country the increase,
where there is an Increase. is IN.
flniteaImal.
Canada is drawing largely upon
Oriental immigration 10 supply It's
increasing labor demands.
The Japanese immigration
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| UMBERMEN SAY INCREASE
WILL Be RUlNOUS

The announcement made In a
telegram received In Seattle by
A. r. specht. OF the Lumber Man
ufacturers ioint committee, from
Howard Elliott. Of ST. Paul. presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific Rail
way company. 10 the effect that a
raise would soon be made In lum-
Der rates. has thoroughly aroused
the lumbermcu OF this state.
There Is absolutely no logiti-
mate ground upon which rates on
lumber shipments can be raised
They are too high now, and even
II the raise H. ever so slight it
will be disastrous TO the lumber
business In this state" an officer
Of the Lumber Manufacturers as.
sociatlon said today.
There are az present ZOOS saw
and shingle mills In Washington
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ROUTINE WORK IS DISPOSED OF %
BY GOOD TEMPLARS' CONVENTION

newly elected officers will be IN.
stalled
IN the banquet hall adjoining the
Pythlan hall the Juvenile lodges Of
the order are IN session. with 100
delegates present. ono Of tho hon.
Ofed Rnesta ia attendance Is Mrs.
Whitman. Of Philadelphia. Pa. who
has been connected with the order
for the past 40 years.
The officers OF the Juvenile aes.
sion are Dr. Elsie Il. .shmisz.
Wisconsin, national president. Mrs.
Emily NJ Peters, Seattle. grand 50.
porintendent OF Juvenile work.
national secretary: Miss Allie Park.
grand superintendent Of Connect.
cut. national chaplain Mrs Boicey
Boston, national treasurer
This afternoon addresses and pc.
era were read from delegates from
the United States. Canada and Eng
land A paper written by Miss
Jessie Forsyth. international super.
lnteudent. was read by Mrs. Geo.
D. eotleflil