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New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
Z. s lNTERV VENTION
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the marines to Corinto and viii take
command OF the naval vessels at that
port They are the Albany, the York
town, the Vicksburg and the collier Sat
urn. The Princeton is expected to ar
rive tonight.
President Taft has received a dispatch
from Zelaya in which he admits that the
message proposing an American COM
mission to investigate conditions in
Nicaragua was not sent to Secretary
Knox, as he had said in public inter
view but was sent 10 the Nicaraguan
Charge, Mr. Rodriguez, for transmission
TO the secretary. The message, however.
was never delivered at the State Depart
ment,
Representative SulZer wants the United
States Immediately TO recognize General
Estrada, the leader of the revolutionists
in Nicaragua, as the President of that
country in place of Zelaya, and also de-
mands the punishment Of the latter for
the murder of Americans In a resolu-
tion he introduced to-day in the House.
Mr.. SuIzer seeks to authorize the Presi-
dent of the United States 10 proceed in
whatever manner he may see fit toward
the above ends.
The Navy Department TODAY ordered
the immediate shipment of ball car
tridges to the Des AIuines. one of the
warships on the east coast Of Nicaragua.
The ammunition is for the rifles of blue
jackets and marines.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18

were referred to oliver Splitter. the dock
superintendent at the time. and to Mr. Ger
bracht He also said that the latter was
In charge and that the complaints were
left with him for final disposition.
One of the witnesses in the first week OF
the trial was William II. Tears, employed
on the Williamsburg docks of the Have
meyer & Elder plant Tears was asked 10
identify signatures OF the checkers in the
pink books which figured as evidence OF the
manipulation of the scales. He refused 10
do so. He was recalled the second day
and then made the identification. 1t was
learned yesterday that he had been dis
missed from the employ of the company
soon afterward. When seen last night
Tears said that his discharge was due to
retrenchment of expenses on the part OF
the new Havemeyer & Elder management.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
WEARY DEBATE IN AUSTRIA.

Vcrna, Dec. 1.-THE Rcichsrath has now
been in session continuously for more than
sixty hours. and the members of the SIav
Union. who are resortins to obstruction i'm
order To support their demand thar no bill
shall lac passed until the Cabinet has been
reconstructed, show no sign of Yielding
They appear. however, TO be firing of the
mouotonous struggle The leaders of other
political parties ia the Chamber held con
ferences to-day with view TO strengthen
ing the disciplinary powers OF the President
of the Reichsrath, but were unable to agree
on any plan.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
NEW YORKERS HURT.
Fiue We're Victims of Santa
Fe Wreck IN 4ri2Ona.

Flagstaff. Ariz.. Dec. FIFTY persons
were injured in last nights wreck on the
Santa Fe at Winona, Ariz in which Mrs.
Alice D. Bennett, Of Hartford, Conn, was
killed. a revised list OF the injured in
cludes the following:
OK LIMITED TRAIN 30. 4
Florence l. Moore, Elizabeth y ]; sprained
back and hand cut.
Mrs Samuel Z Moore. Elizabeth, \. j.;
face cut
/ Blanche Clumsr. Elizabeth, y. J.: arm cut
Emma T. Purchase. London, England; in
ternal injuries.
W v, Pinkerton, Philadelphia: head and
back hurt
Pearl Il, Hough Wilmington, Del; head and
neck hurt
on TRAIN No. s.
Nat c. Baker. New York: back hurt
Nina hester. New York wrist sprained
drs. :. E- Frank, Media, Pom, slight
bruises
Mrs. C. A. Fitch Cincinnati. neck bruised
Lawrence Dear. New York, hand cut.
Ella Dear, New York; arm injured
Harry Read, New York; leg injured.
All Of the injured were able to proceed
eastward as soon as the track was cleared.
A coroner's jury is trying to learn what
became Of a large sum Of money said TO
have been carried by Mrs. Bennett
Hartford, Conn, Dec. l7.-Mrs. Alice D.
Bennett was the wife Of James Z. Bennett
Of East Hartford. She left here October
10 visit her sister in lie Grand Cal. and
started for home on December 4. She
leaves husband and two sons.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
FIND THAT TWO BLUNDERED
Flagman and Engineer Held Response
Bile for Lake Shore Wreck.

Erie. Penn, Dec. l7.-The coroner's jury
which has been Investigating the fatal
wreck at North East Penn, Monday night.
found George J. Sleight. fagman. Of Train
lo and N. l. Burger engineer Of the
limited, both Of Cleveland, guilty of negi-
gence to-day. Many Witnesses testified at
the hearing to-day. The verdict follows.
we find that the cause Of the collision
Was due TO the gross negligence of George
J. Sleight, flasman Of Train 10, in failing to
give the proper signal 10 Train 20 We fur
ther find that NJ i. Burger engineer Of
Train % contributed 10 Tie cause Of the
collision in failing TO bring his train 10 d
stop before passing Signal NO To- which
was set against him and which he failed
10 see owing To The smoke and snow, al
though he knew fun well It's location ana
neglected to follow the safe course and
bring his train 10 a full stop. as provided
for in the rules Of the company"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
ZEL4YA 4POLOGETIC.
Message to Nr. Taft-W'M
account for 4ctS.

Managua. Dec. 17-President ZeIaya
last night sent by cable a conciIiatory
message to President Taft. saying that
he had shown his good faith by resign
ing in order that Nicaragua might re-
sumo friendly relations with the United
States. He added that he intended TO
leave the country. but stood ready TO
account for his acts as President Zelaya
said to-day:
On December / I cabIed TO Washington
this message:
Secretary Knox: l believe that the
sources of your information are preju-
diced, and request that the United States
send commission of investigation If
its findings show my administration to
be detrimental to Central America l will
resign"
l have received no reply. To avoid
harm to my country and desiring that il
shall renew friendly relations with the
United States l have to-day sent my
resignation 10 Congress. As my oppo-
nents consider my presence disturbing
factor, | propose to show my good faith
by leaving Nicaragua I stand ready to
account for my acts
II. NJ, Leonard, United States Vice
Consul stationed at Corinto, arrived here
to-day 10 assist Acting Consul Caldera
A service by courier has been estab-
Ashed between Managua and Corinto to
keep the officers Of the American war
ships in Corinto harbor informed of de-
yeloTments at the capital
The United States collier Saturn ar
rived here to-day.
DR. Julian Irias. Minister General. has
been made a general, supposedly with a
view TO his elevation TO the supreme
command Of the army when DR. Madriz
assumes the Presidency. The opposition
to MadrlZ believes that this will result
virtually sin military Dictatorship by
JriaS
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18

fee OF SO pending an action for ssparsr
Iion from the defendant Both are IT
slams Mrs Werda charges aoandoIiirsi : :
Alr. Werda in his defence SAYS t'4-
when he left his wife iu Persia. IN 1881 -
ordered her 20 make her home VIII A'a
parents. which she failed 20 do thus
the code of moral laws. which ne heiae-
compile, he saws this dlsooedleaee "
ground for divorce. which he oelAll1~
from Bishop Mar Gabriel Of The Neslol'ss 81
Church The ecclesiastical divorce, ~
Sav-. Is the ONLY legal one IN fsrs.-
Mrs Werda says I'm reply that So -
peaIed from the decision 20 the semen beilc5 y
Two wears later Pastor " arda obtained = =
similar divorce. which she says : @
invalid
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18

Hberately and studiousIy shying at the sub
jeCt it is understood that this government
would not entertain any great enthusiasm
over such a consolidation. II would mean
that Mexico could exercise a far greater
influence over such group, and that the
United States would lose prestige
The State Department denies all knOwl-
edge of the movements Of Dr- Anderson or
his object in going to Costa Rica az this
time Central American diplomats to-
night protested vigorously that they know
nothing about il.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
ARREST CHEESE IMPORTER.

Stamatis D Stamatopoulos. an importer
Of cheese, at No 109 Broad street. was
arrested yesterday by Marshal Henkel on
an indictment charging linn with being
concerned in the false weighing of q ship
ment of cheese which arrived here on July
!, 1907, from Greece. He pleaded not
guilty, furnished bail TO the amount Of
$500 and was released.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
TRAINS CRASH AT CROSSING.
Two Killed and Eight Hurt on Two
Georgia Roads.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Macon, Ga. Dec. 1.-Two persons we're
killed, one was fatally injured and seven
were more or less seriously hurt when d
Central Of Georgia passenger train crashed
into a combination train Of the Macon &
Birmingham Railroad at Harris City, Ga,
this afternoon.
The accident occurred at the crossing of
the two roads and was due. according TO
statements Of railroad officials, to a frosted
track. The engineer of the Central train
was arrested on a technical charge Of in
voluntary manslaughter.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
EAGLE GOES TO BLUEFIELDs.
The Dixie Sails North-Collier Arrives
at Colon.

Colon, Dec. 17.-IdeuCenant Commander
Fritz L Sandez. commanding the gunhoat
Eagle, is under orders 20 proceed to Blue
fields. The Marietta is still here. The
Dixie sailed this afternoon for Philadelphia.
The collier Ieonidas arrived here last night
for supplies.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
WIFE SUES MINISTER.
Charges Abandonment by Man Who
Says He Got Divorce in Persia.

Mrs. Sarah Werda, wife Of the Rev joel
Werda. pastor OF the West Side Taber-
naeie, asked Justice seahury yesterday 70
allow her IS week aIlnony and a counse'
New-York tribune., 1909-12-18
FAST SOUTHERN TRAIN DERAnEn

Atlanta. Dec. 1.-THE Southern Rail-
ways fast mail train no. g. from New
York TO New Orleans. was derailed early
tonight at Chimblee, Ga eighteen miles
north Of Atlanta. Four cars left the track.
Two trainmeu were slightly injured None
Of the coaches turned over, but plouEhed
along on the ties
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-17
Central Texas Has no Cotton.

New Orleans, June 13.-The
Times-Democrat, in publishing its
first report on the cotton crop of
1909, will tomorrow summarize
conditions as follows:
There has been a moderate de-
crease in acreage, probably about 5
per cent. Taking the belt as whole,
the condition of the plant leaves
much to be desired.
'The supply of labor is fairly ade-
quate, as a rule, though there is a
good deal of complaint in some Sec
tions."
Among the reports from cotton
belt of unusual features is the fol-
lowing from Austin, Texas:
'tThat central Texas is without a
cotton crop, with half of the month
of June gone by, may be a state of
affairs difficult to imagine, yet such
is the case, and to farmers Of this
section it is a sad reality.
This is generally admitted
throughout the rural precincts, and
it is believed that the same condi-
ton exists throughout the State and
most of the Southwest. The State
department of agriculture in this city
confirms this statement. In fact,
there is so little cotton in the ground
that comparison between the acre
age of this year and that of last is
next to impossible. About the only
cotton well grown at the present
time is raised almost exclusively by
tho shot honse methOdS'
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CAUGHT AFTER TEN YEARS.
Negro Preacher Wanted in Lexington
Located in Washington.

Lexington, J June 13.-W. w. Bar
ton, negro preacher, who has been
wanted in this county for more than
10 years, has recently been located
in Washington by Sheriff Corley.
Barton is now under arrest in that
city, and will be brought back here
within the next few days. Mr.. c. E.
Corley, brother of Sheriff Corley,
left here on Thursday for Washing
ton, armed with requisition papers
from Gov. Ansel, and a message
from Mr.. Corley yesterday stated
that there was some defect in the
papers and that Barton had refused
to return until the papers were put
in regular form. The papers have
been corrected and it is expected
that the negro will be brought back
in a few days to stand his trial.
Barton committed forgery and Mr.
". P. Roof went on his bond, but
when the case was called for trial he
failed to put in his appearance, and
the officers have been looking for
him ever since. Sheriff Corley first
learned of Barton's being in Wash
ington during the Inauguration of
Mr.. Taft as president and he imme-
diately undertook to have him To-
Gated.
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Kills Bull With Stone.

Hastings, Mich, June 12.-Cleve-
land Strow, a teamster, killed huge
bull and probably saved the life of
David Purchis, a farmer living near
Vermontville, by striking the animal
in the head with large stone, frac-
turing its skull.
Purchis and a neighbor, Bert Hop
kins, were leading the bull down the
road near their homes, when sudden
ly it attacked the former, knocking
him down and trampling him. 1t
had no horns and could not gore
him, but Hopkins was unable to
drive the animal off. Purchis was be-
ing roughly used when Strow came
along and picked up stone, hurled
it, striking the animal between the
eyes, and the beast fell dead. Purchis
will recover.
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Three Shot by Corporal.

Des Moines, June 13.-Corporal
Lisle Crabtree to-day probably fatal
ly shot Capt. John C. Raymond, COM
manding officer of Troop B, Second
United States cavalry, at Fort Des
Moines, shot and seriously injured
First Sergeant James H. Washburn
and Corporal Elijah Such, who at
tempted to disarm him, and then
shot himself, the bullet striking rib
above the heart and crushing the
bone He may recover.
Crabtree had been reprimanded by
Capt Raymond because of failure 10
report when a leave of absence hsd
expired. He had spent the night in
Des Moines and was to have returned
to his barracks at Z a. m. The cor
poral insisted he had leave of abb
sence to 7 o'clock tonight. Capt.
Raymond accepted this explanation,
but later Crabtree demanded that he
be transferred to another depart
ment of the army. This Capt. Ray
mond refused to consider, telling the
corporal he could not do that as long
as he was not good soldier.
Immediately Crabtree drew re-
volver and began firing. Sergt.
Washburn jumped to his feet and
grappled with the soldier, suffering a
bullet wound in the hand and an
other in the jaw.
Capt. Raymond seized Crabtree's
arm and was about to disarm him
when a bullet struck him in the
neck, lodging in the spine. The cap
tain dropped to the floor, paralyzed.
A bullet also struck Corporal Such
in the left arm. Crabtree then fired
a bullet into his own body.
Capt. Raymond Is the son of Brig.
Gen.. Charles W. Raymond, retired.
He was 3S years old. He was COM
missioned from Pennsylvania.
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Girl Marshal Makes Arrest.

New Orleans, June 12.-Miss Dor
ethy Koch, 20 years old, recently ap-
pointed a deputy United States mar
shal by Marshal Victor Soisel, made
her first arrest yesterday.
Miss Koch, a pretty blonde, weigh
ing less than 100 pounds, was form
erly stenographer and typewriter,
working in wholesale establish
ment.
= Armed with a revolver, which she
carried in her handbag, she went al
ter Anardo Miguel, charged with
completely in a violation of the i'm
migration laws. She found him at
his home and willing to go to court.
On returning to her Office she
found that the revolver was locked
in the handbag.
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Capt. Startling Makes Denial.

Capt. W. D. Startling, the COM
mandant at the Confederate Soldiers
Home, was communicated with last
night regarding dispatch from An
derson declaring that certain in
mate had found the home unbear-
able.
Capt. Startling Indignantly denied
the entire statement. The truth of
the matter is,'' said the command
ant, 1--WE had to call this Mr.. Row
lands attention to his unclean habits
and his lack of ordinary cleanliness.
Il did this after several complaints
and Mr.. Rowland finally announced
that he was going to- leave and go
back home. He said before leaving
that he had. nothing to complain
about as to the management of the
home, and that he had already ar
ranged for petition to be prepared
by several ladies that would increase
his pension"
~ Capt. Startling has had several
years of experience in dealing with
the arrangements for the care OF vet
serans and he knows thoroughly
every possible complaint that might
arise and as result he has en-
sdeavored to conduct the home just
as he would any place of like char
acter. The atmosphere of the home
Impressed all visitors as nearly like
South Carolina home as it could be-,
and among those admitted are some
men of elegant manners, men of cul-
ture and refinement.-The State.
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Business Integrity.

A man whose life until recently
has been spent as a solicitor for
South Water street houses, writes
Forrest Crissey in Everybody's, re-
Gently said to me:
Nobody outside the street knows
how rotten this business is. OF
course there are some square houses
and some houses that are squarer
than others, but the business Of the
street as a whole Is honeycombed
with shameful and dishonest prac-
tices and rests on a basis of fraud,
,trickery, and crooked dealing.
"Once l went with the boss to the
Michigan grape district TO solicit
business" he continued. ''The crop
was far enough along so that we
could tell about what to expect from
any vineyard we inspected. Pros
poets were good, and the boss was
out for killing.
Zone day we came to little
house which was surrounded by a
splendid vineyard heavy with grow
ing fruit; it had been well cared for,
and there was no doubt that the crop
would be extra choice. A sad-eyed
woman came to the door in answer
to our knock, and the boss asked for
her husband. She swallowed hard
and finally managed to say that she
had buried him the Sunday before.
After talking sympathetically with
her for a while the boss told her he'd
like to handle her crop.
"'It's all I've got in the world,
she answered, and I must take care
to get every cent possible out of it.
can't afford to make any mistake.
you know-it isn't as if I still had
Tom to take care of me-
81 knew that the boss was a
mighty practical old pirate, but the
way he talked to that poor widow
completely pulled the wool over my
eyes and convinced me that he really
had a soft spot in his heart, and
would give her square deal, as he
promised. Well, she sent the grapes
to us, and they were fine-brought a
fancy price. When the girl was
making up the accounts and the
checks for that week, she called out
to the boss and asked how about
Mrs. W.
"'Pay her at the rate of nine
cents
81 was simply astounded, for I
had sold the shipment myself and
knew that the price he named was a
straight 'knock-down' of about two
thirds. Then it occurred to me that
perhaps he had forgotten the circum-
stances in connection with the ship
ment, and so I said:
"'Jim, don't you remember that
she's the woman who buried her hus-
band the Sunday before we called?'
"'What do 1 carer he answered.
'Hain't her money just as good to me
as anybody's?' And that's the spirit
of South Water street and Of the
produce commission business the
country over: Get the money and
keep out of Jail. I'm glad I'm out of
it,
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which she thought was water and
thought that her mother had been up
and cooking. When it was found
that her mother was not about the
yard or in the kitchen her little
brother was sent for the policeman.
Mr.. Salters says that when he ar
rived the other two brothers were
lying across the bed and did not ap-
pear much concerned over the kill
ing. The younger daughter, he said,
carried on" some, but the others
did not.
Coroner Walker says that when
the children told him that their
mother must have committed suicide
they did show signs of grief.
But he then went to work and found
out some things, which, even if he
had had any suspicion beforehand
that it was suicide, dispelled the
same. A hat pin was found in the
kitchen, and the same kind Of pin
was found outside the house, show
ing that there had been a struggle.
This was in addition to the things
found by Mr.. Salters, the most i'm
portant of which was that the well
top was on when he got there.
The well was searched this morn
ing to see If there could be found
anything which might give clue to
the murderer, the water is being
pumped out of the well.
Just after the coroner arrived G..
W. Medlin, who lives across the
street from the Griffin home, came to
the house. He was placed under ar
rest on suspicion. He was friend
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of the family, and is said to have
visited the Grifflns. 1t was thought
strange that he should come back to
the house so early in the morning
in fact. he was one of the first to ar
rive ter the coroner got there.
Luke Lewis. barber, was also
placed under :ri:st Lewis is sad
to have been { :s.tor at the house
also to see E.: eldest daughter o:
Mrs. Griffin. Last night was Lewis's
regular night to call, it IS further
stated, but for some reason he did
not come.
Those placed under arrest this
morning are: Jim Griffin, age about
10; Russell Griffin, about IA years
old, and Walter Griffin, the eldest
son, all three sons of Mrs. Griffin,
the murdered woman, and G. W.
Medlin and Luke Lewis.
Mrs. Griffin was about so years
old. She has been living here
number of years. Her husband ran
a grocery store and later went to
Georgia, where he was killed by his
partner in the turpentine business.
MIS-. vi lu1u HdS IW1CC uoAllSu.
The razor found this morning was
said to have been the one owned by
the eldest son, but the razor case
found in his trunk does not CORES
pond with the razor.
The police and coroner worked
hard to-day to find some clue to the
murderer or murderers.
Still no Clue.
Columbia, June 11.-After work
ing all day on the case, running
down every plausible clue that
might shed some light on the mur-
der, Coroner Walker announced this
evening that he had learned nothing
that would tend to place the blame
upon the guilty person.
The scene of the crime was visited
again in the afternoon and thor
ough examination made of the kitch-
an, where the act was committed,
the well into which the body was
thrown, and the lot at the rear of the
house, but nothing was found that
will materially aid the officers in
solving the mystery.
One theory is that the person who
killed Mrs. Griffin, knew where her
sons razor was kept, knew at just
what hour she arose in the morning,
and knew where the axe was to be
found; in other words the murderer
of Mrs. Griffin must have been very
familiar with the place.