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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-31
TIDAL WAVE FOLLOWS CATASTROPHE
Communication Cut Off in Many Important Cities,
and Details of Disaster Are Meager- Many
Americans in the Stricken Zone

Fl Paso Tex July 3OIt is known that hundreds Of lives
lost the earthquake which shook the entire southern part
ican republic this morning at O'Clock
In Acapulco alone the list believed will total hundred
The excitement that impossible tonight get
tails Of the number Of dead tidal swept in on part of
the city at the tine OF the earthquake
This did damage than the quake for swept
boo houses that line the shore from their foundations carried many
OF the inhabitants mostly and children death in the
The city right the bay The substantial
back cliff, the smaller houses running down
There prison the bay island this reported inundated
The city Of Acapulco of the railroad only one telegraph
wire, Federal line which is down
FIRE FOLLOWS EARTHQUAKE.
Fire started is learned part Of the following the earth
quake Whether checked unknown This the second catas-
trophe recently
Between Mexico City and the city Of Acapulco distance 900
komeer line SOUTH many large towns from all OF
which the reports OF loss Of life and great destruction property
Cuenavaca Mexico s and the country home of Maxi
MILAN when he set himself Emperor OF the Mecan suffered
considerable damage and several lives reported
reported that considerable damage done 10 the Maxi
MILAN castle which is maintained
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Other Towns Suffer.
Toluca. Puebla, AIorelot, and Chilpan-
cingo are the other business towns that
suffered.
Chupancingo. about 100 kilometers in
land from Acapulco. suffered great dam
age, and half q hundred people were re-
ported late this evening as killed or Sc
riously injured.
The town Of Mazatlan. not the seaport
near there which was recently wiped out
by fire and forty people were Just re-
building. suffered again.
RIO Balsas. the southern terminus OF
the Cuernavaca road. was hard hit. and
several people were buried beneath fall
ing buildings. Il is a very old town on
the banks Of the River Balsas.
Reports from interior towns OF Reopan,
Atoyac. Zapote. Providencia, Ayutla.
Nexpa. Acatian. and Chnapa say that
heavy damage was done and that there
was great loss OF life.
Teloloapan, Iguala. Cocoula, Chiautla
Cutzamala, Amatepec. Sultepeo, and
other towns north Of the Balsas River
are also reported as heavy sufferers. but
only rumors carried through the country
by natives are responsible for many Of
these reports, although federal wires ran
to some Of them. and there has been
direct communication with them.
Great issures are reported in the
ground in many places, and bridges are
reported as thrown out Of plumb along
the line Of the Curnavaca Railroad at
the southern end. near the BaIsas River
Shock Extends 10 OaKncn.
The shock was felt as far southeast
as Oaxaca, where there was some dam
age. Whether any damage was done in
the interior OF the state Of Oaxaca or
on down in Chiapas is not known, as
the wires are down all over that part
Of the country. So many Of the towns
are isolated that It viii be weeks before
complete reports are IN: many OF them
viii come in by mail from the officials
before the extent Of the damage is
known.
Many Americans are in the earthquake
zone on summer tours. and fears are
felt for their safety.
Americans fll the parks IN Mexico City
tonight. afraid TO return to their hotels,
as a secondary shock usually follows
first shock In this country.
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White Plains. July SO-When Justice
Mills took Harry X. Thaw IN hand for
about twenty minutes and INTERCEPTED
him upon three points at issue IN the
present test OF his sanity, he touched
the case OF the AIatteawan prisoner on
tie raw edge
Plainly he stated he would have TO
be convinced on three points before he
could believe that the man seeking free
dom through the court was now OF sound
mind.
Those were hard moments for Thaw. all
the harder because the items in the tes-
timony which the justice had selected as
demanding direct explanation by the wit.
ness were just those upon which Jerome
had bee FsNging through two hard DAYS
Of examination. They we're the points.
too. over which Thaw had found II hard
est to find his way through ready ex-
planatlon
So absolute was the command OF the
justice that full explanation OF these
mooted points should be made by Thav.
unaided as he must be by counsel, and
so rigid the restrictions on the witness
tendency to discursiveness that to all II
was apparent that in his answers Thaw
was making his freedom or building
higher the barriers that keep him IN
Matteawan. a lunatlc.
Significant Questions Asked.
Justice Mills Interrogation was pre-
ceded by some significant questions put
by Jerome; in fact. some of the queries
that the justice made seemed TO have
been prompted directly by Thaw's failure
TO combat damaging evidence Of mental
weakness adduced In Jerome's quizzing.
These questions were upon evidences
Of irrational and meaningless writings
that have been found in a discarded tablet
left behind him in his cell at the Tornbs,
and they touched Thaw's characteristic
attitude Of impatience with his LAWYERS
in a wsy that seemed to show his exag-
gerated ego.
A copendium Of the prisoners refec-
tions upon the incompetency OF all OF
the lawyers who were associated with his
case in the first murder trial was among
lAe fugitive nOteS Ihat confronted ThaW
on the stand this morning.
Question Shakes Thnyv.
Nothing during the whole course OF the
examination that has been IN progress
for the past two weeks seemed TO have
so shaken Thaw as the production by
Jerome Of that dirty tablet which was
found with his random notes In the
Ill l.
transfer 10 Matteawan. When Jerome
handed the tablet fun Of paper scraps up
to the witness with the request that
he look them over. read them, and ex-
plain their import, Thaw squirmed with
anxiety.
But you don't want me to read all OF
this STUFF" said he. These are but fuei-
tive notes that wrote in preparation OF
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Copyrigh, b. Ha-risEuias.


Ory Wright yesterday afternoon made the speed flight Alex
anda brought his bne safely back the parade ground Fort
Myer landed lightly thistle utters earth
fully finished the second and final required by United States
government before accepting the machine.
With Orvie in the flyer Lieut. Benjamin D. Fouos of the
Signal Corps who good deal Of aeronau
been up in heavier-thanar machine.
The unofficial elapsed time for the flight
and fowo seconds From that twenty-six
onds consumed the the far end of the course Shooters Hill
WILBUR.
Forwo and onea miles hour is the speed Of the opane
estimated by Wilbur Wright, directly after he landing
AT that the Wright brothers will receive vernnt
il edition $4,000 for their machine the o. 700
The official figures for the fight will be public to-day BY
the board Of judges after the necessary calculations made
No worlds records broken for there were no
worlds records break Never before history heavier
tanar navigation such fight attempted What other flights
country have been made by Fncmen bggad by the
performance of the Wright machine yesterday
PROBLEMATICAL.
In quick dash Ovle Wright advanced the of aero
planning point had before attempted He took
the of the havieran-ar machines of the prob
enaca and placed among the things of serious consideration
He showed by his spectacular trip of the roughest
country Washington that aeropan is for the
annaon of distance regardless Of its geographic peuarit
the the speed of express train bet
teng the speed which the Signal Corps when they up the
specifications thought almost impossible attainment
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Katherine Wright-who watched the dash
from the aeroplane shed al the south end
OF the field.
First 40 Greet Her Brother.
AS the machine came 10 the ground.
Miss Wright was the first to meet the
aviators when they extrlcated themselves
from their positions behind the wire
braces. She ran across the field TO Or
Vile. her cheeks flying the bright red
nag Of victory, and grasped him by the
hand. 1t was the moment Of success for
her as well as for her two brothers.
President Taft was prevented by a
business engagemnt from seeing the en-
tire flight He arrived on the field after
the biplane had scared off into the
south, and was forced 70 leave just be-
fore the landing was made. But he was
there long enough to see that the flight
was a complete success. ard smiled
broadly and appreciadvely from his seat
in the big touring car.
A goodly assemblage Of the most prom-
inent men in both Houses OF Congress
was on hand, as well as high delega-
tion from the top ranks OF the army.
In every way the performance Of the
flyer was httingly witnessed.
About 5000 Present.
II is probable that the rain early in the
afternoon kept many prospective specta-
tors away. AS 1t was. hardly more than
1900 persons lined the parade ground.
and they were late in arriving.
Gradually as the afternoon wore on
the rain clouds marched aside. and the
sky took on an appearance of stability
that augured well for the expected flight
At the same time the wind dropped
gently. until It had reached a velocity OF
about eight miles an hour.
During this time the Wright brothers
were having an unconcerned and con-
genial time within the aeroplane shed
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MODINA WILL DECLINE.
Decides Not TO Accept Presidency OF
Colombia at Present.

Decides Not 10 Accept Presidency OF
Colombia at Present.
London. July 3O.-Pedro Ignacio Medina.
formerly Colombian minister Of finance,
who is now in London. has decided not
TO accept the Presidency Of Colombia for
the term OF one year.
SHouli he accept the nnar. which was
made to him by. cable, he would be
elected by the congress. in which case he
would be eligible TO election by the peo-
pie upon the expiration of his term.
Senor Medina viii. however. immedi-
ately return 20 Colombia and organize q
campaign for 6 year hence. HIS policy
VIII be recognition Of the sovereignty OF
Panama. new treaty with the United
States. and q reorganization OF the na-
tional finances. with sinking fund TO
redeem the currency.
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Engine stops and Craft Fails, but
Aviator Escapes Injury

Engine stops and Craft Falls, but
Aviator Escapes Injury.
Chicago. July SO-After battling for life
IN a disabled airship 500 feet above the
earth, William Mattery. a Chicago av,-
ator. fell with his craft in sirht or y
thousand people at South Port aveDpo
and A street early to-day
Mattery was not seriously hurt
The accident which followed the fan
ure Of the engine in the air GRAF. -
work properly, solves the mystery of
the phantom airship" that has nuzzle4
residents OF the North Side for sever,I
nights.
While astronomers were attempting %
explain the appearance Of a briebt mov-
ing light in the sky. Mattery was mai
ing preliminary tests OF his new aireroe,
which, he predicts. will prove uracticaI
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After long wait the report OF the
tariff conferees was yesterday submitted
TO the House
Last night the leaders were confident
tho report VIII be adopted by the House
to-day and that II VIII go through the
Senate before the end OF next week
without fail.
High tarin insurgents. low tarIn in
surgents. and insurrectos in general held
sessions through yesterday.
The most sensational report OF the day.
aud the one that excited a great deal OF
concern. was 10 the effect that Speaker
Cannon, alleged to be disgruntIed over
the victory OF the President in the matter
OF lumber and gloves. had made Up his
mind 10 let things drift without making
any effort whatever TO insure the
adoption Of the conference agreement.
Speaker Sees Prosperity.
To this rumor the Speaker made the
following reply;
I am in favor OF and shall support
and vote for the conference report. All
legislation. especially revenue legislation.
is the result OF a series OF compromises.
It could not be otherwise.
The conference report covers bill
that is fairly protective 70 those engaged
In production. II I were supreme. 7
could make bill that in some respects
would suit ne better than the proposed
bill II might not be better than the
bill agreed upon by the conferees.
While the bin sufficiently protects our
present industries. in my judgment, under
It's provisions. new industries Will not be
established. The country has been wait
ing for this legislation for five months.
and many having confidence that IL would
meet the protective policy OF the Re
publican party, have governed themselves
accordingly. Production has increased
and is increasing.
Upon the enactment OF the pending BIZ
the people Of the United States will see
that for many years 70 come the leglsla-
ton IS not substantially changed. am
firmly OF the opinion that we are upon
the eve OF the most prosperous era that
We have ever enjoyed in the United
States"
Speaker Cannon has been frank IN tell
ing his friends that he is rot satisfied
with the report agreed upon by the con-
ferees. The Speaker Is Of the opinion
that much Of the dissatisfaction now ex-
pressed with the bill VIII pass away
when the country is visited, as he be-
heves II will be, by the most prosperous
period IN its existence. Mr.. Cannon IS
optimistic over the future.
In accordance with the plan formed
Thursday. Chairman Payne. manager Of
the House conferees, submitted yester-
day the conference report together
with a statement explaining in detail the
various changes that had been made IN
the tariff bill.
study the Bill.
The House remained in session only a
short time and members dispersed 10 the
committee rooms to study the terms OF
the agreement 1t is safe to say that
there was more condemnation than COM
mendation, members from the West par
ticularly declaring that the compromise
would never do.
The leaders felt sure that they had the
situation well in hand. The opinion was
also freely expressed by critics OF the
bill that the failure OF the measure would
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FIRE IN RIOTS
Churches and MOnaSterieS
Burned in Spain.
ALARM IS SPREADING
Wild Rumors Follow Censor
ship of News.
ALARM IS SPREADING
FACTS ARE KEPT SECRET

Feared Alfonso'S Government Is
Doomed Unless Steps Are Taken
to Relieve the Situation Imme-
diately-Strike Similar to that in
Barcelona Imminent in Madrid.
Mail from the Disturbed District
Seized by Authorities to Suppress
Facts of Situstion-Correspond-
ents Threatened if They Send Out
News Without Approval.
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KILLS BROTHER-IN-LAW.
Former washington Man Loses Life
in Family Fight.

81
Special to The Washington Herald.
Har-isonburg. Va. July SO-At 2 o'clock
last night Max Hirsh. or Hirsh Brothers.
who run a stable here, got into a fight
w!:h his brother-in-law. Louis Isaacs.
and struck him across the head with a
scantling.
Isaacs fingered until o'clock this
morning. but never regained conscious
ness. Isaac's sister. who is the wife OF
Arthur Hirsh. brother OF the ono who
did the killing. had her nose broken in
the melee. Both young men are about
thirty years OF age and married. Hirsh
was released on bail. but when Isaacs
died he was placed in jail
The affair has created a sensation here
Isaacs who was killed. was originally
from Baltimore. and had worked about
five years ago in Washington. At the
time OF his death he was chief clerk IN
Abel Miller's dry goods store
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WEATHER FORECAST

For the District of Columbia
and Maryland-Partly cloudy to-
day and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature; light va
riable winds.
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SYLPH RESCUES TWENTY.

BIddefOrd Pool, Me-, July 30
The Presidents yncht SyIph to-
night rescued twenty Of n party
of tyvcnty-nine persons who had
been thrown into the Saco River
when Il power boat oapsIzed.
Two persons src believed TO
have been drowned.
The others were rescued by
other power boats.
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ACAPULCO IS WRECKED.

interrupted Wires from Stricken
District Tell Of Casualty List
Mexico City. July so A disastrous
earthquake occurred to-day at Acapulco.
The Federal Telegraph Company has
Just established communication with that
city by the roundabout way OF the
Isthmus OF TehuanteDec.
The first message received read as fol-
lows:
The entire lower hElf Of this city has
been destroyed. There have been many
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THAW UNDER FIRE
Of JUSTICE MILLS
Rapid Questions Hurled at
Witness from Bench.
HARDDAY FORPRISONER
Queries Touch on Points Jerome
Tried to Expose.

Batch of Meaningless Notes Left in
Prison Cell When Stanford Whites
Slayer Was Taken 90 Matteawan
Prove Hardest for Him to Explain.
UntntelIigibIe and Disconnected
Sentences Handed Him to Untold.
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sight Awe-inspiring.

Sight Awe-inspirinE.
The crowd Of Britishers who watched
Bleriot soar out Of the fog above the
English Channel and land on their shores
experienced no greater sensauon-no
keener sense Of the wonderful-than did
the comparatively small assemblage that
watched Orville Wright and Lieut. Fou-
lois streak out Of the distance and glide
70 q landing on the parade ground before
them.
In every way the flight was calculated
20 thrill. and the tenseness Of the atten-
tion riveted on the tiny speok against
the far sky as It disappeared and reap
peared showed better than EXPLANATIONS
the fearfulness Of the watchers that
some untoward accident would befan the
daring aviators. on the other hand. the
flight was without flaw From the
upward soar into the air until to the
downward hutter 10 the earth. the per-
Torrance was as smooth as II it were an
everyday occurrence for the men in the
machine.
An American Hurrah.
And probably for the first time since
the present series OF flights commenced
at Fort Myer the crowd gave itself over
10 a good American shout OF admiration
tho sort OF shout that made the crews Of
the privateers Of the Revolutionary war
feared by their blase antagonists Of the
elite British navy There was no mis-
taking the genuineness OF the tribute. Nor
was there any mistaking OF the genuine
ness OF the relief felt by those who saw
the fight when the machine came back
upon the limits Of the parade ground and
sought its resting place.
The mixed feelings Of those who
watched ranged from the sensation Of the
idly curious through the riveted atten-
ton OF the Chief Executive Of the nation
to the personal fear and enthusiastic Joy
OF a sister OF the Wright blood-Afiss
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London. July sa-The conference be-
tween the board OF trade and repre-
sentatives of the Scottish mine owners
and the miners resulted to-day in a
settlement OF the dispute The miners
VIII receive a minimum wage OF 6 shil-
ings a day. as at present. This Is a VIC
tory for them. as the mine owners. pro-
posed a reduction Of 6 pence daily.
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study the Bin.
CHARGES BIGANY.

Man Said to Have Wives in PepnsyI-
vania, Delaware, and Virginia.
York. Pa, July 30-Speclal OGicer II. B.
Kane made information against william
RasIn here to-day and had him locked
up
He is charged with having at least three
wives now living One is at wallingford.
Pa. another at Wilmington. Del. and one
in Virginia.
He is also reported to have married a
woman IN York
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TARIFF MAKERS
HOPEFUL For BILL
Measure Now in the Hands
of the House.
UNCLE JOE" FAYORS 1T
Tells Why the Country Will Be
Pleased Over Outcome.

Bin Satisfactory 10 Few and De-
nOunced by Many-OpDositfou of
Mann, OF Illinois, n Thorn in the
Flesh-Payne We'll Received on
Presentation OF COnferees Report.
House Rule to BE Brought IN.
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AUTO INJURIES SIX.
Machine Crashes Into Carriage on
Way to Station.

Way to Station.
Sayre. Pa, July O.-Representative
c. z. Mills. OF Bradford County. and five
other persons were injured in a collision
between an automobile and a carriage at
Athens, near here. at O'Clock this morn
ing.
Representative Mills. his wife. and his
wife's brother. Phillip Wilbur. were be-
ing driven in a carriage 10 the station
20 take train Tor the Seattle exposition
when an automobile dashed into the
carriage.
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1-Orville Wright Completes Tests.
1-Report on Tariff Submitted.
2-City Visited by Sweltering Heat.
4-Workmen Unearth Rare Fossils.
-Department Rules in Sutton Case.
6-University Transfers Announced.
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HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TELEGRAPHIc

Pages. TELEGRAPHIc
Hundreds Die in Earthquake.
1-Spanish Rioters Burn Churches.
l-Thaw Under Fire Of Justice Mills.
S-Leslie Shaw Criucises Congress.
3-Many Hurt IN Plttsburg Riots.
S-Harry Pulliam Funeral Monday.