Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-16

les of nine of the crew of the Besse
mer and Marquette ferry No. ., whicl
left Conneaut, Ohio. Tuesday morning
carrying thirty-two men. The ferr,
probably foundered in the middle o
Lake Erie. Hr, s.q rfs
For forty-elght hours the Commo
dore Perry had been securing tina. wa
ters of Lake Erie for traces OF the
car ferry. but until a tiny ten mer
yawl was sighted fifteen miles off this
port at IL o'clock yesterday. the mer
in the little state fisheries craft had
almost given up hope Of being able
ever to tell even a portion of the story
of the big car ferry As the lookout
on the Perry sighted tiny half-sunk
en- yswi about noon orders were given
10 steam down upon the object.
The Use of giasSes discovered the
boat loaded with nine men. AS the
Perry came abroast OF the drifting
and the half waiter logged yawl. The
fhen on the fishhoat saw they had ar.
rived too late, The nine occupants
Of the boat. which was marked "Besse-
ner and Marquette No 4',were frozen
stiff. Taking the yawi l.. 'ow the
Perry made steam for this port
The news of the apdIns OF The dead
bodies reached the city. and thousands
OF persons swarmed to the wharyes
AS soon as the fshboat was made
fast force of men with tackle set
TO work raising the dead bodies OF
the men TO tho dock
MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Dec, a.
tBulletin )-Rebelliop has broken on;
al the capital. Streets today are MI.
cd with un"estrained demonstrators
shouts of Long live liberty. the Unit.
ed States and Estrada" filled the air
II Ia said that President 2eiaya has
promised 10 make public today the an
nouncement of his resignation
WASHINGTON. Dec, li,.-yhe cap.
ture of Rama By forces of President
Zelaya is reported in Managua accord
ing 10 dispatches received today at the
state department 1t Is also said that
the Zelayan army In beginning the ac-
tion violated armistice with the rs.
trada forces. Further than this no
information has been received indicat-
ins accurately whether hostilities have
been begun. A dispatch from Blue
fields says ihe forces of Zelaya can.
not be drawn into any decisive battle
BiuEFIELDs. Nicaragua, Dec. ID
Ia an official report received at in.
surgcnt headquarters here II Is an.
noun ced that General Morales at the
head Of q baap OF insurgents. has cap.
tured three small towns on The Costa
Rican frontier. Morales proclaimed
Estrada president Of Nicaragua and
continued his march to attack import.
ant town of Rivas.
The United States cruisers Des
Moines. Tacoma and the collior Leon
ardas are still lying outside The har
Dor.
A eablegram reports 700 additional
marines from the United States have
started for Colon. This is interpreted
assurance that marines will be sent
here to reinforce the blue jackets now
In the harbar,
United States Consul Moffat is max
ing tentative arrangements for shore
quarters for the American fighting
mon. The consul Is hourly in com
mupieation with Commander Niblacl
OF Tacoma and also exchanging long
cablegrams with Washington.
CITY OF MEXICO, Dee. i4.-A ru
NOR is current that the United States
and Mexico disagree regarding the
method OF settling the difficulties II
Nicaragua and that the real mission
of Special Ambassador Creel In Wash
ington is to induce the state depart
ment OF the United States to view The
matter in the same way that the Mex
iN"H 6D' 'SihihVht oNtS H. hit MtNlct
has definite plan for settling tn,
dispute Is certain, and 1t Is reported
here that Senior Creel will endeayol
to have this plan adopted as a basi.
OF any action the United States ma,
take.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 14.-Th,
leading business men today are dis
cussing the address of Leslie NJ. Shaw
former secretary of the treasury ant
ex-governor OF Iowa, who last nigh
opposed the establishment OF a centra
bank,
He declared that such an institution
would necessarily be privately owned
would clothe the Standard OIL trusi
or steel trust, or both, with the power
to expand or contract currency. thu.
enabling them to make or break rail
roads. Insurance companies and othei
corporations at will He said only two
giant money interests of the counlr,
are capable OF financing such a banl
and he declared he believed the pro
posed bank scheme to eentralize n
nancial interests of the country ant
place them in control of Morgan
Rockefeller and rest OF its moneye,
Drrpn