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The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
PASTOR LOST IN CHICAGO
Rev. Richard 1. Williams Of Ann Ar
Dor Disappears In City.

Chicago, Aug. 15.-Rey Richard L..
Williams, pastor OF Presbyterian
church at Ann Arbor, Mich, who dis
appeared from the side OF his wife
while they We're visiting Graceland
cemetery Monday has been seen on
the north and west sides, It was learn
ed. Mrs. Williams, who is a guest at
the Palmer House. said that employees
OF Graham Brothers & Co, 1910 West
Lake street. notified her that her hus-
band had passed their place. apparent
ly III or in a dazed condition few
hours after his disappearance.
"My husband has been suffering
from brain trouble" Mrs. Williams
said Williams was also seen by a
Mrs. Hubbell, whom he told he had
lost his wife Mr.. Williams is seven
ty.six years old.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
200 DEAD ARE LEFT
LYING IN STREETS
Massacre by Zapatistas in the
Town Of lxtapa, Mex.
Another Band Of Rebels holds Up a
Train and Kills Thirty-sIx Mex
lean Soldiers and Twenty
Passengers.

Two hundred dead were lying In the
streets OF lxtapa, Mex, after band OF
Zapatistas halted on its march TO
Toluca, the capital OF the state OF
Mexico, only fifteen miles north. The
town was garrisoned by 100 rurales.
Fighting occurred around Tenan-
cino earlier in the day and the GOO
federals quartered there defeated the
rebels.
The latter then concentrated their
efforts on the smaller garrison OF ru.
rales al lxtaTa AT the end OF the
fight all the rurales were dead and the
total OF 200 included many OF the
townspeople
Toluca now is garrisoned by more
than 500 federals, but the passengers
from there said that the residents
were almost panic-stricken. believing
a battle imminent
Attack Train, Then Massacre.
Thirty-slx soldiers and more than
twenty passengers were slaughtered
by Zapatistas in a canyon near Ticu-
man, 40 miles southeast OF Mexico
City, when passenger train south
bound from this city was attacked
from ambush
The first news OF the assault was
sent to Mexico City by the conductor
and Marine Collector Dominguez. who
although wounded, managed to make
their way to Yautepec. twelve miles
away.
After a murderous rifle fire had
ceased the rebels swarmed down the
hillside and set fire 10 three cars com
posing the train A few OF the wound
ed had crawled out onto the right OF
way. thus escaping the fate OF those
unable 10 leave the cars, who were
burned.
Acts OF Brutality.
According 10 reports the leader OF the
rebels made no effort TO restrain his
men from acts OF brutality greater
than any has yet marked the cam
paign In the south
The wounded, pleading for their
lives, were struck down without pity,
and even looting was held in allegiance
until the slaughter was complete,
Not satisfied with robbing their
victims in an ordinary manner, the
fingers OF men and women were chop
ped off with machetes, that rings they
wore might be more quickly obtained,
Ornaments were torn from ears OF
women and their bodies were other
wise mutilated.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
MUSHROOMS CAUSE DEATH
John Manlngole Victim Of Careless.
ness in Gathering Them.

Ionia, Mich, Aug, 15.-John Manln-
COLE OF Grand Rapids died as a result
OF having eaten poisonous mush-
rooms Sunday afternoon, and Joseph
Ducy and his mother, OF Welton
street, are In a precarlous condition.
Joe gathered the mushrooms Sunday.
and that afternoon the family and
Maningole, who was visiting at the
house, partook OF them
Early Monday morning ali were
taken sick, but with a physicians
care were thought Monday night 10
be out OF danger Maningole. Mrs.
Duffy and Joe became worse. and
Maningole died az noon The other
two are still in serious condition
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
ONE THOUSAND KILLED
BY QUAKE IN TURKEY
Several Towns Are Razed by
Giant Tremblor.
Fire Following Shock Acts 10 DAM
age Among Wreckase Of Sew
eral Towns>-Thorsands Of
Persons Homeless.

Hundreds Of persons have been kill
ed, thousands are homeless and out.
breaks OF fire have occurred in many
towns and villages as a result OF the
earthquake Great destruction was
caused by the upheaval
Report 1000 Killed.
Latest reports indicate that the
earthquake. which was felt through "a
large part OF Turkey, was accom-
panied by much heavier loss OF life
than at first stated. The newspapers
estimate the number Of victims at IL
600 killed while the injured are said
to number from 5000 to 5000.
The entire district between Con.
stantinople and Adrianople felt the
shock severely Fugutives from My
riophito report 800 killed and COO In,
jured. The town was still burning
when they left. Ganos-Hora has been
destroyed, eight persons being killed
and thirty wounded. The wrecked
buildings took fire and most OF them
we're burned to the ground Shar-
Koi was demolished and two nearby
villages were engulfed. Adranople
suffered little damage, but Tchoriu
was partly wrecked by the earthquake
and fire
Dardanelles the Center.
The center OF the disturbance ap-
pears to have been in the region Of
the Dardanelles Eye.witnesses from
that section give narrowing accounts
OF the havoc wrought
The majority Of the houses In Gal.
lipoli are in ruins and the people are
camping in the fields Tchanak-Ka-
lessi is in an equally bad plight. but
the loss OF life in these towns is
small although the injured are many.
Warships anchored in the Oar
danelles felt the shock severely IL
was first attributed to Italian torpe-
do boats. The captain OF the Amer
lean steamer Virginia reports that the
lighthouse at Ganos-Hora, in the Sea
of Marmora, has disappeared, and
that the villages in the surrounding
country are in flames. He was un-
able to anchor and render assistance
owing TO the rough sea.
Radius OF the Quake.
The earthquake shocks were felt in
the territory between Constantinople
and Adrianople distance OF almost
140 miles In a northwesterly direc-
ton. and from the Turkish capital
southwest TO Gallipoll. at the mouth
Of the Dardanelles a distance OF
about l20 miles
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
HOUSE UNsEHs CATuN
Patrick r. Gill Will Succeed ousted
Missouri Representative.

Theron r. Catlin, OF Missouri Re
publican, was unseated as a member
OF the house OF representatives and
his Democratic opponent. who con.
tested the election. Patrick r. Gill.
was seated The vote to unseat Cat.
lin was 12i TO n.
The charge against Mr. Catlin was
that he and his family had spent
s10,20o 10 elect him 20 congress. when
the Missouri law prohibited an expen.
diture by candidates OF more than
s662. Charges Of fraud were made, of
all OF which Mr.. Catlin denied know.
ledge. lie also denied he knew at tthe
time OF any expenditures made BY his
father and brother.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
POISONS SHOW TRICK DOGS
Battle Greek MIscreant Gets Two
Valuable Scotch collles.

Battle Creek, Mich, Aug, 15.--Two
Scotch collie dogs. valued at $500 and
owned ~ the Smith show company,
were poisoned. Both We're trick AMI
msls
II Is tarurht BY the police that the
rc.fonlrr was done by q miscreant
who b ffcecoded in taking the lives
of ror 'n siyty dogs In the past
two months a reward has been Of
fered hy W Cherry. general man
ager cf tie ccmreny, for the arrest OF
the poiscrer.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
DR.. FRANCES TENNY DEAD
First Woman In Michigan to Take
Up Surgery.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Aug 10
Frances Tenny, who died in Borgess.
hospital, was one OF the oldest retired
woman physicians in Michigan She
was eighty years old and came TO
Michigan from Monroe county, New
York, with her parents when seven
teen years OF age. She was a gradu-
ate OF the medical and surgical de
partments OF the University OF Michi-
gan and practiced in Detroit for many
years.
She was the first woman In AIichi-
gan 70 take up surgery as a speciality.
One daughter, Mrs. G. c. Adams OF
this city, and son, George c. Tenny,
of Royal Oak, survive her.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
SEVEN PUT TO DEATH
Murderers Die In the Electric Chair
In Sing Sing Prison.

Seven slayers We're taken from cells
in Sing Sing prison and put to death
in the electric chair This is the
largest number OF criminals 10 suffer
the death penalty by electricity on
any day since the electric chair was
adopted as a method OF capital pun
ishment The six Italians and one
negro went TO their deaths quietly
and the executions were accomplish.
cd within an hour and sixteen min.
utes.
The condemned were put to death
in the following order John w. Col.
Inns, Lorenzo l.. Cali Salvatore De
Marco, Filepo De Marco. Angelo
Giusto, vincenzo Coma and Joseph
Ferrone.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
400 HAITlENs KILLED
Palace at Port au Prince Destroyed
by Explosion and Fire.

AT Port Au Prince, Haiti, In an
explosion and FIRE which destroyed
tho palace there 400 persons were
killed or injured. General Cincin.
natus Leconte, president OF the repub-
lie, who. with his family. was sleep
ing In the palace at the time. is
among those who perIshed. His family
escaped.
The fire was caused by an explosion
Of the powder magazine attached to
the building
The explosion occurred at 3;I5 a.
m. from an unexplained cause. and the
shock shattered the palace. Fire fol.
lowed quickly and the building, a
wooden structure, was consumed with.
In half an hour.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
$50 MINERS BURIED
Big Force Of Workers EntOmb.
ed in German Mine.

Six hundred miners were imprisoned
in the Lorraine pit OF the coal field,
OF which the center is the village OF
Gerthe. about four miles from Bochum.
Germany.
Many OF the men were rescued.
some badly injured, but at late hour
Il was feared that more than 100 had
been killed
Twenty-Five bodies had been recover.
ed and the rescue parties we're unable
20 enter the gallery in which the
firedamp explosion occurred, where II
was believed from nifty TO 100 men
were still entombed and had almost
certainly perishcd
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
GENERAL NEWS.


LIBERTY, MO.--About ten thon-
sand dollars In gold. believed 70 have
been hidden BY William Anderson.
bandit who terrorized central Missouri
Immediately after the Civil War, has
been found in the old manor house on
what was the plantation Of William
Burch, in Howard county. Missouri,
and which Is the property Of G, r.
Yancey of Liberty Mr. Yancey was
notified of the discovery by employees
who are remodeling the old house.
According TO those familiar With
the story of the death OF Anderson
1865. he was wouAxd after robb ly
a central Missouri bank and stopped
that night in the manor house OF the
Burch plantation, dying several days
later. II was In the room in which
the bandit slept that the money was
found
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
GRIMES And CASUAL TIES.

MUSHROOM, Plunging into
Muskegon lake with her para
chute. after making balloon ascen-
sion. Elizabeth la Barr was drowned
here. A launch party arrived at the
spot a few seconds after she alight
ed but she never came up. She as.
cended about 900 feet In the air and
high wind was carrying her toward
the middle Of the lake when she cut
loose from the balloon.
WYTHEvlLLE, VA. - Friel Al
len, one OF the mountain outlaws
charged with completely in the Hills
vile courthouse murders last March,
pleaded guilty to murder in the sec
ond degree and was sentenced to
eighteen years In the penitentiary.
Two others have been convicted OF
first degree murder and two more
members Of the gang are about to be
tried.
WABASH, lND.-Max Morrow, the
nine-year-old son OF Garland Morrow,
prominent local politician, with
Frank Jackson two years his senior
were suffocated in a corn bin at an
elevator, owned by the younger boys
father. The bodies were not found for
an hour after they disappeared be.
meath the 900 bushels or corn.
TERRE HAUTE, lND.-Frank w
Woorman. aged sixteen, whose side
was penetrated by buggy shaft sew
eral days ago when he was run down
while riding a, bicycle. died of the in
juries. The buggy that figured in
the accident was occupied by man
believed to have been intoxicated. His
identity is not known.
BOSTON, MAsS.--Four men were
killed. several persons fatally injured
and hundred passengers hurt when
the locomotive and two passenger
coaches OF Cohasset train left the
New Haven Railroad tracks in South
Boston and plunged down a ten.foot
embankment into a swamp.
NASSAh, Mich. -- Matthew Car
penter. aged sixty-two years. liv-
ing on a farm four miles southeast
Of here. was instantly killed by light
ming while hoeing corn IN his garden
A widow and nine children survive
him.
BLOOMINGTON, lLL.--James j.
Luzier OF Fort Wayne, Ind. thirty-hve
years old cigar maker. was killed
in a wreck on the illinois Central rail.
road 100 feet south Of the bridge at
Kappa, ILL.,
olRARD. Ill - Jesse Allen.
miner working in the Girard Galleries
company mine, was caught by a fall
ing clod and seriously injured.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
ples While IN Bathing.

Mackinaw City Mich, SAug. 15.-
FLOYD Sterhens. whose home is in La
Grange, Ind, and who was here with
a show. lest his life while in bathing
The young man was in water only
about four feet deep. and Il is thought
death WIS due TO an attack OF heart
failure. as II is said he had heart dis
ease
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
NOTED HYMN WRITER DEAD
William C. Fischer suecunbs After
Brief illness in Philadelphia.

AZ Philadelphia. Pa. William
Gustavus Fischer. known throughout
the world wherever the Christian re-
llgion is TO be found. died at his home,
200 North ThirtySixth street. after n
brief illness.
The best known OF Mr.. Fischer's
hymns are Il Love TO Tell the Story"
whittier Than Snow" and "a Little
Talk With Jesus"
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
SPOTTED FEVER KILLS FOE
Passed Assistant Surgeon Mecllntle
Dies of~osesse He Fought.

AT Washington, ID. c.. Passed AS.
sistant Surgeon r. B. McChntlc OF the
United States public health and ma
rIne hospital service died during the
night OF Rocky mountain spotted few
err" a martyr TO the cause OF medical
science.
one Of the foremost specialists In
this deadly malady, which be virtual.
ly had eradlcated from the Bitter
Root valley IN Montana. Il was the
irony OF fate that Or. McCllntlc should
succumb to the disease.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

Grand Raplds. Mich. Aug. i5.-The
Powers theater building. the local
home Of standard drama. is 10 be
torn down and million dollar build.
Ing erected en- the site. The new
buildinr wijl contain 800 Offices and
be the hcme of the western Michigan
public service corporations.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
NEW ASTOR HEIR
Widow OF Colonel John Jacob Astor
Gives Birth to a Boy.

In New York city Mrs. Madeline
Force Astor. survivor Of the Titanic
disaster. in which her husband, the
late Colonel John Jacob Astor, lost his
life last April. gave birth to son.
The new arrival has been named
John Jacob Astor, after its father The
baby becomes a direct heir to $3,000,-
600 of the Astor fortune.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
eIlls Passed over Veto.

Presider. Taft sent messages to
congress siolns the wool bin and the
steel hlll. Ro't measures were then
re.passcd by the house. the former by
a .voio Of fi4 to 50 and the latter by
l73 to So.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

CLEVELAND, OHIO = President
James NJ Lynch, IN a speech before
the convention OF the international
typographical union, declared that the
"slimy hand OF the professional poll
tician and the venal labor leader"
caused the Chicago newspaper strike,
He blamed the socialists in partic-
ular II was scathing arraignment
OF the socialists who. he said. are us
ing every labor trouble to bolster up
their waning fortunes. Revenge, he
said. was also behind the inisrepre-
sentations used TO deceive tho work
ing people,
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Hundreds
OF persons were thrown into panic
when Deleware river ferry boats,
owned by the Pennsylvania railroad
conded just az the hour when the
crowds were on their way to Atlantic
City Many were bruised and injured
by flying glass, but only Miss Mar
garet and Miss Francis Mcclure OF
this city were taken to the hospitRl.
The ferry boat Camden was ab0tt
70 enter her slip when something
went wrong with the steering gear
and she crashed into the stern of the
Hammonton. Both ferries were
damaged.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

NEW YoRK-Jack BrItton Of Chi.
cago outpointed Eddie Smith OF New
York In a clean ten-round boxing bout
at Madison Square garden.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

JAcKSONVf' Sherman
Fordyce, twenty one. Wa ffund dead
in coal hoist. While hsre are no
marks on the body. the police think
he was electrocuied 81, Nowerhousb
wires.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

LA PORTE, lND.--The famous Bar.
ney race track In Elkhart county. on
which many track records have been
made and broken, will soon be a mem
ory. Negotiations are pending for
the sale OF the driving park 10 John
w. Wilbur Of Kalamazoo. Mich. who
proposes 10 build there a homo for the
feeble.minded The Barney course
was constructed al a cost OF upward
OF 100000
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
SHIP STRIKES ICEBERG
Allen Liner Meets with an Accident
but is Reported Safe.

A Marconigram received in Halifax,
n. s.. from the Straits Of Belle
Isle. states that the Allan Line steam.
er Corsican, bound from Montreal for
Liverpool, struck an iceberg in lati-
tude 52.24, north, longitude 5215 west
The Lake Champlain, also bound from
Montreal to Liverpool is going to her
assistance. The government steam
er Lady Laurler is also in the vicinity
OF sydney and c. Harvey, agent OF the
marine department. is trying to get in
touch with her to see If she can render
assistance.
The Corsican has between 400 and
300 passengers. Her gross tonnage is
11,419. She was built.in 1907.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

DETROIT. MlcH.-Mcre sensational
developments in tfe locui aidermanic
graft scandal Occurred WHOM prosecut.
ing Attorney Sheo "a cs' % the ar.
rest Of nur rfr of gitcrmen on
charges Of consp rrcy 'r aef aud the
city In connec 90 ~ . Official
positions.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

BLOOMINGTON. Ill Harrison
Ingram, central Illinois oltbat man.
died az Hoopeston. aged l09. He
was totally blind and almost deaf The
only means OF fixing his age was from
his own statement that he was nine
years old when his father and uncIS
returned from the war CT 1912.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

PORT Au PRINCE, HAlTi-The
body Of the late president OF the
Haitien republic, General Cinclnnatus
Leconte. who perished In the Are
which destroyed the national palace.
was found on the iron bed on which
he had slept The authorities are
making arrangements for national
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17
SPORTING AFFAIRS.

cHIcAco-The Kitty Hawk II. OF
Detroit dlyed stern first 70 the bottom
OF Lake Michigan as II was vainly
trying to catch the local hydroplane
Chicago. In the final race for thirty
tvofooter power boats, at the water
carnival of Grant Park. Freeman
Monroe, who was driving, dlved with
Fred Josephs, his mechanlcian. over
the rail as the boat plunged and we're
rescued by a police patrol.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

WASHINGTON - Assistant Secre-
tary Hays OF the department OF
Agriculture receives adverse criticism
in the report OF the Moss committee
OF the house. which investigated the
Florida Everglades land charges and
other AFFAIRS His operations with ".
o Wright, former empIoye, are Ar.
raigned.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

KOKoMO, lND.--In making his an
nual address TO the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists, President o. Montgomery OF
Indianapolis spoke in glowing terms
OF the prosperity that has come to the
denominatio?n during the past yeas.
Elder w r. Knox OF Washington,
vice president and treasurer OF the
general conference, said that s4S0.000
had been sent to distant lands during
the year, Elder NJ. C. Wilcox OF Noun.
tain View. Cal. spoke on the political
unrest Of the world and the confusion
In Christianity existing today
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

SAN FRANCISCO, cAL.--Miss Mel.
lie Schmidt OF Alameda swan across
San Francisco bay In the good time
OF three hours and four minutes. The
distance as the crow flies Is three
and half miles, but she covered full
ly FIVE and half miles because OF
the gig-zaP course made necessary by
the strong tide
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

NEW YORK - William +. Nc
Combs. campaien manager for Gov
ernor Wilson, IS named as defendant In
a suit for $4,000 damages brought In
the state supreme court by the admin
istrator Of the estate OF Thomas Clark.
The complainant alleges that Clark
was killed through the negligence OF
Mr.. McCombs chauffeur, George Koe-
cher, who ran over him.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-With a big lead
OF 10000 to $4,000 in St Louis. l1.O
In Jackson county. and 1000 In BucE
anan county, William s. Cowherd OF
Kansas City apparently has won tho
Democratic nomination for governor
over Elliott w Major in the primary
by a plurality estimated at 10000.
John c. Mckinley, former lieuten-
ant governor undoubtedly has been
nominated for governor on the Re
publican ticket
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

The Corsican's hou waS consider.
ably crushed by&coming ln contact
with the iceberg After thorough
examination. temporary repairs were
made, and the vessel proceeded on
her way to Liverpool without assist.
ance None Of thef passengers or
crew were injured.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

GiRARD, Ill - Jesse Allen. n
miner working in the Girard Galleries
company mine. was caught by a fall.
ing clod and seriously injured.
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

BLOOMINGTON. ILL.-James J.
Luzier OF Fort Wayne, Ind. thirty-five
years old, cigar maker was killed
In a wreck on the illinois Central rail
road 100 feet south Of the bridge at
Kappa, ILL.,
The diamond drill., 1912-08-17

VAssAR, MICH. - Matthew Car
penter. aged sixty-two years. liv
ing on a farm four miles southoas
Of here. was instantly killed by light
ming while hoeing corn IN his garden
A widow and nine children survive
him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
FODDER FOR FANS

The fund to buy John Camel an auto
mobile has reached the sum of $500. If
they would put that in some safe savings
bank and let the interest pile up they
would have enough in 5l2 years to buy an
E. ME-, with few dollars left over for
accessories,
Mathewson has spent II years trying TO
find Wagner's batting weakness and
threatens to give out entirely before he
arrives at the answer.
The Cleveland owners are tired of fool
ing with the Toledo team. Roger BreSna-
han is wearied of petticoat rule at St.
Louis and wants to buy minor league
club. This situation may result in a
sale.
There are five men in baseball who were
graduated from mines into the game.
They are Jake Daubert, Hughey Jennings,
Mordecai Brown, Larry Doyle and Joe
McGinnity.
Fred Clarke is up against it. When he
uses Mike Donlin Mike can hit, but
can't do anything else. When he puts
Mensor in Mikes place the kid can do
everything but hit.
Players caught in the draft" says L.
c. Davis, are usually the first to blow"
The Giants easily lose their goats TO
pitchers and then have an awful time get
ting them back. Richie is the latest eX-
ample. A couple of others, well known
in the South, were Coveleskie and Bob
Spade.
In an effort to save the Northern Indi-
ana league the season will prOba bly, be
materially shortened.
\ home run hit over the fence at Fort
Wayne the other day nicked telegra ph
pole ana bounded back into the field. A
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
Giants Look to Have
AnEasy Week Ahead:
In Cincinnati Today

CINCINNATI, Aug, 26.-Facing two
more games before returning to the
Polo grounds. the New York Giants are
1ubilant over the success Of their West
ern trip which had been viewed with
qualms by all from Manager McGraw
down. The Giants awoke today with
six and a half game lead over the Chi
cago Cubs, and their predictions include
victory both this afternoon and tomor-
row over the Cincinnati Reds.
After the hard campaign in Pitts
burg, when the Giants took four out Of
five games, the New York players were
buoyed up by success and apparently
did not feel the strain under which they
We're kept at full speed.
With an easy lead, the Giants will
have comparatively easy time of it
this week After the two game Sc
RES here, they return to the Polo
grounds Thursday for a series with
Brooklyn.
Three double-h headers win be played
IN a row by the Giants and the Phil
lies