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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
WINDSTORM KILLS TWO
Pumping Station in Pekin, ILL.,,
Observation-Disclosures Unroofed.

Peoria. III. May 2S-A rindstorm to-
day struck Pekin. III, ten miles south OF
Peoria killing Clyde Sakers and Frank
Woodley. boys. breaking both legs Of
Louis Schaefer and damaging much
property.
The city pumping station was de-
molished
At Granite City. H.. twenty persons
were injured by the collapse Of a basepall
erandstand during a windstorm. Sidney
Maneus had leg broken and was IN
iured internally. and may die Inc
others will recover. Twelve OF the per
sons injured were baseball players.
Most Of the spectators fed at the ap-
proach Of the storm. The grandstand
was lifted bodily by the wind and hurled
on a crowd Of players who were huddled
behind it. seeking refuge from pom
i,a ri r,apt ~ hail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
ONE DEAD; TWO WILL DIE
Autos Steering Gear Gave Way
and Machine Left Embankment.
tRv Telegraph TO The Tribune.

IBy Telegraph TO I he tribune
Lafayette Ind, May %-ln an autorloOlIo
accident here to-day Mrs. william o. d.
McEwan. wife Of prosperous beh'oI,
County farmer. was killed instantly anu
Mrs William S Miner. her sister, anu
Mrs. Miners husband were fatally hurt.
McEwan had just purchased new auto
mobile. and the four were speeding 10
(-ra,,fordsvila thirty miles from here, TO
each the bedside Of Mrs. McEwan's dying
fsthnr They were running twenty-five
Ines an hour when they went up an IN
iino 70 An overhead railroad crossing.
srhere is a sharp turn on the bridge, and
DC steering gear Of the car broke as Nc
Ewsn was trying 10 make the turn. Inc
car shot over a forty-foot emDahkmeh' am
rolIed over twice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
CHILIANS BURN PERU'S FLAG
Mob Avenges Rumored Peruvian
Attack on Consulate.

Iouioue. Chill, May 2S.-A mob at
tackled the Peruvian Club to-day and
burned the flag of Peru. Troops were
summoned 70 quell the rioting and sew
eral persons were wounded. The Peru
Wan Consul has resigned and has asked
the American Consul to protect PERU
Wan interests at this place.
The organization of the mob and the
rioting that followed were the outcome
of the publication in the newspapers that
the Chilian Consulate at Callao. Peru.
had been attacked and the consul
wounded.
Diplomatic relations between Peru sand
chill were severed more than a year ago
The Chilan government withdrew its lega-
tion at Lima and the Peruvian government
withdrew it's legation at Santiago This
action was brought about by the expulsion
Of Peruvian priests from the provinces Of
Tacna and africa The actual dispute be-
tween Chilli and Peru rests on the question
Of ownership with regard 10 Tacna and
africa rrovinces TO decide which a plebis-
cite Of the inhabi Of these provinces
has been suggested.
Recently Peruvian activity near the
~hilian border has been reported and Chill
has added considerably TO its garrisons at
Tacna and other points.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
TAPS HIS OLD GAS WELL
George Westinghouse Superln-
tends Erection of Derrick.
OUTPUT ONCE MADE HIM RICH
Hole Was Plugged 19 Years Ago,
but Il Is Expected That 1t
Will Again Yield.
rRv rel.1raph 70 TIE Tribune


p;ttebure Nav oS-Dressed In pair
NJ overalls. the first that he has donned
in years. George Westinghouse was en-
eaged to-day in assisting number OF
workmen in erecting I0-fo6t derrick
beside his fine mansion. Solitude. lhls
morning the old gas well that years ago
helped to make George Westinghouse
famous came back" Mr.. Westins-
house hopes to make experiments WIN
b,s nev we'll which he believes VIII
startle the world.
When the huge steel derrick began TO
90 up this morning old residents In tha'
community Of beautiful mansions turned
their minds back to the thrilling chapters
n Homewoods boom time. thirty-two
Years ago. when that section. now occu-
MED bv the beautiful homes, was the
busy scene of gas drilling operations. IL
bos been nineteen years since Mr. West
inehouse had the old casing removed
from, the well and plugged the hole on
his lawn.
II Is the purpose Of Mr.. Westinghouse
10 complete the all steel derrick within
few davs and 10 tap the large field that
gave such a rich flow Of gas many years
ago Mr.. Westinghouse is conducting
the operations largely in an experimental
way and II is said that the inventor
idea "a 10 determine the qualities of hun
dreds Of such old workings that nave
been dormant for years.
His neighbors. prominent in the busi-
ness and industrial life of Pittsburg. are
watching his work closely. and Home
wood folk fancy they can see other der
ricks rising in large numbers high about
the Aowerbeds in that section.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
RESTITUTION BY MINISTER
Grief Stricken, Will Give All to
Parents of Child Killed by Auto.

fBv Telegraph . Ihe lrlounf
Glens Falls. y. Y. Nav 2s.~Grief
stricken over the death Of Mary Maginn'
eight years old. whom he ran down and
killed with his automobile in Saratoga
Springs a week ago Saturday. the Rev
Thomas o. Grieves. pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church Of Greenwich.
y Y. has issued a statement. in which
he announces his intention OF giving
every penny he possesses I'm the world TO
the parents of the child
Immediately following the tragedy Mr.
Crieves was srraigned before police
ma gistrate IN Saratoga Springs and held
i'm S15 900 bail TO await the action Of the
grand jury That body IN session last
week at Balston Spa refused 10 indict
him. and charges against him were dis
missed. Mr. Grieves has sold his auto
mobile and is now negotiating for the
sale OF a summer cottage at Riverside.
N Y. These. together with other prop
critics will be disposed OF and the pro-
ceeds viii be turned over To the child s
parents. who I've in Saratoga Springs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
WON'T LEAVE CHURCH
Governor Colquitt of Texas Says
Methodists Can't Expel Him.
fBv Telegraph 70 The Tribune

fBv Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Galveston. Tex. MAY Ex-Governor
Colouitt Of Texas. having lined up with
the anti-prohibition interests IN their
fight against statewide prohibition. and
having accepted invitations TO make pub
lie speeches in the campaign. his resigna-
ton from the Methodist Church was
asked for.
He declined to resign from the church
and he refuses TO be expelled. He has
made public his declaration. and de
clares that his position is a political mat
ter solely and not one that concerns re-
ligion. and that neither the Methodist
Church nor any church has any power to
dictate 10 its members whether they
shall vote for and support prohibition or
anti i-prohibition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
DERBY FAV0RITE MENACED
Horse That May Cost "Bookies'
100000 Carefully Guarded.

London. MAY 29-The Coronation
Derby will be run at EPSON on Wednes-
day. in the presence Of the King and
Queen. when one of the largest fields Of
horses seen ont in recent years will go
10 tire post
elaborate precautions arc being taken
To guard the favorte. Sunstar, and a
sentry keeps watch over the box all
night II IS alleged that there ia de
liperate plot. formed by persons not con-
nected with the stable. 10 prevent this
horse FROM winning.
The volume of betting on the Derby
all over the world is so enormous that
the bookmakers stand to lose quite as
much as million pounds by the success
Of Sunstar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
HIT BY AUTO: MAY DIE
Boy, Taken to Hospital by Own
er. Saws Il Was His Own Fault.

An automobile owned and driven by
Franklin Nevius. lawyer, OF No. 595
Riverside Drive. with offices al NO 10
Broadway. ran over and injured thirteen
year-old James Bowen. son Of the super
intendent OF the Welsmore Apartments AZ
No 2l76 Broadway. yesterday afternoon
while the boy was playing ball In west
9TH street between Broadway and Am
sterdam avenue.
The lad was placed in the car and hur
ried 10 Roosevelt Hospital. where he was
reported as dying last night At the hos
,i,al the youngster told Patrolman Stroh.
~ the West 6Sth street station, who fol-
,owed the automobile in taxicab that II
r,as not the fault OF the driver Of the
car but that he himself was 10 blame for
he accident No arrest was made. DR.
,fccreery found the boy suffering from
s,ceral broken ribs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
GO TO CHURCH IN BALLOON
Glidden and Van Valkenburg
Keen Promise Made to Friends.

Topsfeld. Mass. May 2s.-The balloon
as a means of conveyance to church was
utilized to-day by Charles j. Glidden'
of Boston. and J. J. Van Valkenburs' OF
South Framingham. in Journey from
Lowell TO this town. twenty miles dls-
tance. The aeronauts made an early
morning ascension from Lowell. rising at
$50 o'clock. and promised their friends
to land near a church and attend SER
vices.
After floating before west wind for
an hour and a half the balloon was
brought down. and struck ground three
hundred feet from the Methodist Epis-
copal Church of Topsfield. The aero
nauts waited until the hour of services
and then joined the congregation TIE
pastor in his address referred to the fact
that two OF the congregation had dropped
into the service from the skies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
{. c. BENED|CT'S
YACHT GOES ASHORE
The Virginia Grounds on a Cay
100 Miles West of
Havana.
ALL ON BOARD ARE SAFE
New York Banker Sailed from
Here Last Month for a Two
Months Cruise Up the
Amazon.

New Orleans. May 2S.-A wireless
message received TO-DAY states that the
Yacht Virginia, chartered by E. c.
Benedict. a New York banker, went
ashore at 80 this morning north OF
Jutias Cay light, which is about one
hundred miles west Of Havana All on
board are reported safe
II is expected that the yacht VIII get
Of at high tide The Virginia has been
cruising IN Caribbean waters.
Havana. Nav 2S.-Wireless messages
received here tonight reported the
American yacht Virginia ashore on Colo
RADIO reefs, FIVE miles northeast Of Jutias
Cay light. on the north coast of Ptnar
del Rio. and asked for assistance.
The tug Venus was dispatched to the
scene from Havana and the Cuban gun
boat Baire, which is patrolling the coast
of Pinar del Rio was ordered by wire
less to seek the stranded Yacht and ex-
tend aid
Jutias Cav is marshy island, about
three miles east and west. and twelve
miles in circumference. and about one
hundred miles west Of Havana. and &C
cordinc 70 the pilot books the only
habitstion there is a fisherman's hut az
IFS western end. II is separated from
the Cuban coast by q channel naVigaole
crl,- with dificulty by small boats ana
canoes.
Commodore Benedict sailed from mere
in the steam Yacht Virginia on Aprll
for q two months cruise to the Amazon
River. His guests are Colgate Hoyr
James McCutcheon. Harry Rowe smell
lev. DR.. F. Montgomery Smith, Harry -
Robinson, Lamont Dominick and I'd
ward Beers.
The Virginia is steel yacht ~" rect
over all. 165 feet waterline. 26 feet beam
and 16 feet draft. and is equipped with
wireless outfit It is one Of the best
known Yachts in American waters ana
vas built in this country from the plans
Of George l.. Watson. the English yacht
designer.
Commodore Benedict chartered the
boat from the estate Of Isaac Stern be-
cause II suited him better than his own
Yacht. the Oneida. in which he mas
cruised many thousand miles.
He is known throughout the yachtns
world as a real sailor, preferring TO take
long cruises rather than lying in some
land-locked port. in the fashion OF many
vachtsmen. Only last fall he came from
Bermuda In the teeth Of hurricane that
swept the sea at the rate Of eighty miles
an hour.
AT his home here tonight caretaker
said that letters had been received from
Mr.. Benedict recently saying that the
Marty was on its way home after de-
,igbtful cruise. Several years ago, ac-
companied by a party of friends and
business associates, Commodore Behe-
dict made practically the same trip, 60
ing I'D the great Amazon as far as
Nanaos. where the natives entertained
the first Yachting party that had ever
reached their port. on leaving Manaos
Commodore Benedict presented the row
ing association there with a solid gold
cun which is called the Benedict chal-
lenge CUP which is rowed for annually
along the Amazon.
On the way home this time it was the
intention of the party to stop at several
West Indian ports
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
AUTOIST BURNED TO DEATH
Machine Going at High Speed
pIunoes Over Embankment.

Bowling Green. Ohio May 2s.-While go
ing al high speed touring car plunged
over an erbankrnent near Bradner today
Lu,irs one OCCUPANT and injurins two 9th
ers. one probably fatally.
The machine took FIRE. and Albert Eber-
sole ~ Arcadia. was burned TO q crisp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
AUSTRIAN RULER STRONGER

Vienna. Nav ga change IN the
weather. permitting Emperor Francis Jo-
seph to go outdoors during tho last three
DAYS. has resulted m a great improvement
IN the catarrhal condition from which he
has been suffering, and the hope Is ex-
pressed b. his physicians that the Em-
psr5r VIII soon be entirely recovered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
AIRMAN KILLED: FELL $50 FT
Crowd of 10000, Including Vic
tins Family, Saw Explosion.

Voghera. MAY 2S-The Italian aviator
Cirri. while making an aeroplane fight
near here TO-DAY. fell from height OF
CSC feet and was killed. Twenty thou
sand persons. including Cirri's wife and
children. were viewing the exhibition.
Cirri used a Bleriot monoplane
He had completed a number Of evolu-
and In moment the wings Of the ma
chine were on fire. The aviator fell
headlong from his seat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
FIVE KILLED IN AUTO WRECK
Electric Car and Machine in Col
lision Near Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. May 28.-Five persons were
killed and one injured fatally to-day at
railroad crossing near Rivers in collision
between a Pacific electric car and an auto
mobile.
IT. dead are. larry Kaufman. Long
Reach. Cal; Mrs. Jerry Kaufman, Hazel
T<aufmann. their daughter, aged thirteen
Harry S. Hollingsworth. railroad telegIaa-
pher. Los Angeles, and Mrs. HolllngsWortn'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
ELECTORATE, 10000; VOTE, 500

Lima. Peru. MAY 2s-The Congressional
elections which have been going on for the
last three DAYS. are ended No disorders o.
any kind have been reported. and all is
quiet throughout the republic.
Or ten thousand voters enrolled in Lima
on. about five hundred cast q ballot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
SLEIGHING IS GOOD
Snowstorm in Saskatchewan
Furnishes Unusual MAY Sport.

Winnipeg. May 2S-Snow fell through
out northern Saskatchewan on Saturday
from noon until midnight Good sleigh
ing is reported to-day throughout the en-
tire region.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
PARIS TURIN A|RMEN OFF
Twelve Start. Without Mishap,
1906 Mile Race for 100000.
BERTEAUX'S DEATH A LESSON
Yesterdays Crowds Well Han
died - Premier's Son, Hurt
Last Week, Again Present.

Paris. Nav 2s-Profting by the les
sons of las. weeks catastrophe. when at
the start Of the Paris to- Madrid race NJ.
Berteaux. the Minister Of War. was
killed and Premier Monis was badly in
i,,red. the organizers Of the second great
air contest. from Paris to Turin. sent the
competitors away with record speed and
precision to-day.
Not the slightest mishap marred the
occasion. The new Minister OF War,
General Goiron: Antoine Monis. son OF
the Premier. who was slightly injured IN
the accident a week ago: the Italian Am
bassador Signor Tittoni, and several
high officials were allowed on the held'
but were kept we'll behind the starting
line A large assemblage Of people were
kept out Of the danger zone by imposing
lines of troops
The weather was perfect. Twelve out
Of twenty-one competitors were out for
the start when the signal bomb was fired
at 6 o'clock in the morning. The ma
chimes were sent off In rapid succession,
ten leaving within few minutes. and
the entire number being away by {
O'Clock. The remaining nine entrants
including Pierre Vedrine. the Frenchman
who won the Paris-to- Madrid race. Will
start Tomorrow or Tuesday. Vedrine Is
ror. on his vay back TO Parts. leaving
Madrid for this city tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
American Aviator Unlucky.

The American, Henry Weymann. was
particularly unlucky. After two stops
on account of engine trouble he vas
forced to make a landing in field near
Troyes. The propeller Of his machine
was twisted and part Of the frame
broken. but he himself was not hurt.
The race was organized by the Paris
petit Parisien." and the prizes aggre
gate more than SlW,o". The second
stage OF the journey is from Nice to
Rome. the recording stations being
Genoa and Pisa. and the third stage is
from Rome 10 Turin. the officisl stop
ping places being Florence and Bologna.
The total distance is a little more than
thirteen hundred miles. and the com
petitors have until June IL 10 accom-
plish the distance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29

Antediuvian Whlskey e OF an age that
insu.es its mellow ripenoss and gives 70 u
a surprising hayor. Luyties Brothers. n. \.
-Adyt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
Garros First to Start.

The first to cross the line to-day was
Poland Garros. who. after making many
n,uckv efforts to finish in the Paris-to-
Madrid fight. was forced by series or
r,isbans TO abandon the race. Garros
drove a monoplane. He was followed by
Ardre Beaumont, who rapidly overlook
Carros and arrived first al Dion, the
initial recording station of the long Jour
ney.
The two continued in the same order
renorting at Lyons and finally landing
.. Avignon They covered the 6i5 kilo-
metres (4O1 miles, from the aerodrome
at Ruc. short distance outside the
French capital. TO Avignon In IL hours
and 45 minutes and 13 hours and 30 min
mites. respectively. and decided to spend
the night there. They will finish the re-
naming 900 kilometres Of the first stage
of the fight to Nice tomorrow morning
q total distance Of 500 kilometres, or 53S
miles.
The other competitors early IN the
tourney were the victims Of mishaps' but
nothing more serious than the breaking
of wood" and only two Of them, Henri
Nolla- representing France. and the Ger
man aviator Frey. had got as far as
Diion ND TO I o'clock in the evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29

Decoration Day Special OUTING 10 Kings
ton pt G return by Str. Hendrick Hudson.
--Adyt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
PR0FIT-TAKING BREAKS
THE EASTERN MARKETS

James A. Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers. furnish the following. received
over their private wire Yesterday after
Paine. webber & Co. Boston.-Markc,
acted so well after tho Standard OIL dc
cision that there was considerable spec
ulativc buying in anticipation OF the to-
bacco decision. At opening there was q
flood ot profit taking and The market
wss so narrow that prices ran OF rap
idly. The lack of support cnCoura Ecd
bears and they sold tho whole list freely
bu, late dealings showed that stocks had
been quietly accumulated and when the
turn came there were almost mono for
sale. The local market WAS narrow and
showed smaller fluctuations than the
New York list. The action of tho mar
keL today was encouraging and We pre-
dict higher prices for all the coppers.
Logan & Bryan. New York.-There ap-
poared 10 DC considerable discrimination
against the indUstri9ls during tho early
trading. particularly those in which spc-
conspicuous. and therefore tho disparity
between these advances recorded at the
opening in rails and The lower range of
quotations for iudustrials was rather
pronounced The selling OF Steel, which
was thought 10 nc due primarily 10 tho
price changes announced Monday on fn-
ished products served 10 impart a no.
Ia bic degree Of weakness in other uuar.
tors. and during the FIRST four hours OF
today's session irrcSularity was pre-
dominant. As indicated i'm our carly dis
patches buying OF an influence character
took place on the down turns and I'm the
last hour IL became apparent that urgent
selling had. at least temporarily run it's
course. Reports were rather insIstent
OF contemplated reduction in wages by
independent steel producers. which had
the effect OF causing umeasiness on the
part of the short clement who Brather
feared that recent cuts in prices on
finished Steel products were likely TO be
Offset In part by a lower cost OF pro-
duction, and as n consequence prices
rallied sharply throughout tho roster
with the result that most Of the earlier
losses were regdiHcd at the close
Gala CHER. New York-Thc tobacco case
decision was the cause of the break i'm
the stock market today From the opcn
ing high sale at 500 American Tobacco
broke To s42 during the first hours trad
ing on the curb II recovered TO f50
ihcn declined further TO als ON sales of
1890 shares, closing at 1870.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
WALKER BELIEVES RED
METAL Is TOO LOW

As matters now stand there cannot fail
10 nc continuing improvement in the
metal situation. There is good pros
pccL now that the so-cslod curtailGncnt
agreement. which expires by limitation
about two months hence, will be renewed
for another year. Negotiations TO this
end arc said TO be in progress al present
L. Is understood. also. that American
copper producers are cndcavorng 10 pro-
tect themselves against one another I'm
tho matter OF selling FOR export. II they
can arrange to prevent Olc foreigner
from buying copper AT lower average
price than American consumers pay they
VIII thereby do tho wUolc trade in th;
country an immense service.
Copper is selling too low. ~ lis pres
cnt price II should 90 much more largely
into general use. Galvanized iron is stili
being consumed heavily i'm building op-
crations, due 10 tho fact that builders
have pot been educated as 10 tho greater
value of copper. The latter costs a little
moro raw material but the labor cost
which is the large item. is practically
tho same Copper roofs and corpiccs will
last as long as the building. while gal
vanizCd iron has to be- renewed IRE
gueully. making the ultimate cost OF tho
latter by far 'he greater. When a build
luS l. torn down It's owner must pay to
have the galvanized iron cartcd away.
but he can sell his discarded sheet con
per on the ground at eight or nine cents
a pound. Copper producing interests
would do well TO ulEauizc a publicity
bureau and educate tho building trade
Walker Copper letter.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
ALTA FACING \ VERY
PROSPEROUS SEASON
SPECIAL 10 The Tribune.

SANDY, May &I.-With the approach
OF warm weather considerable activity
is being shown AT Alta, \ great many
teams arc now engaged in hauling orc
from tho hills to Sandy. where IL is
later sent To tho sampliuE plant al Muir
ray. ". W. Wilson OF this place has
Just returned from q trip into the ra-
vino and reports everything cncoura GinC
in the extreme Mr Wilson saws that
number OF The mines are employing
mon and that the output Just now IS
all that can he asked for.
NJ the Columbus Consolidated hope
Cur the future is being shown in tho fact
tllat the minc Is now being pumped and
much Of tho surface water being com
plctclN eliminated FOR The workings of
the mine. Al this particular property
work has been progressing rather slowly
all winter. but from indication at present
this summer viii witness something new
turn up in lhst vicinity.
The work ON the Alta railroad is pro-
crossing as well AS can he expected.
Material is being assembled and adViccs
here arc 10 the effect that active work
Will begin the middle of juno.