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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-25
Sixty Persons Killed
in Theater Panic
Special Cable to tn. Washington Herald.

Bilboa, Spain, Nov. 4.-Sixty people,
fifty OF them children. were killed in the
panic which followed cry Of fire in a
moving picture theater here tonight. At
least fifty persons were injured, the eX-
act number not being known because
many OF them were taken home by
friends One woman was among the
dead.
The operator OF the picture machine
shouted fire when a film ignited. There
was a wild stampede for the lone exit.
Practically all OF the dead were crushed
to death under the feet of the surging
mass. The police were powerless. The
operator, after the first belch Of fame
from his coop. was able to eXtinguish
the fire with his hands.
The owner. manager. and all of the en-
ployes OF the house have been arrested.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-25
HA|TrS NAVY"
OUT OF HOOK"
Cruiser Terrier to Be Repaired and
Released from Navy
Yard.
ADMIRAL" WATT JUBILANT

Philadelphia. Pa, Nov. 2L-OnCe more
will the Republic OF Haiti take its place
among the sea powers OF the world. Her
navy" otherwise known as the cruiser
Ferrler. and before that as the yacht
America. has been resting in the United
States Navy Yard at League Island for
several months in an inglorious condi-
ton of disrepair but $1,000 worth OF
cheer will be injected into the otherwise
doleful history of the Terrier since she
assumed that name and she will soon
be as proud a vessel as any afoat
There are few happier men in Philadel-
phia to-day than William Watt. 'ad-
miTal' OF the Haitian navy and COM
mander OF the Terrier. Since July his job
has not been an enviable one. and when
he learned through the Haitian Minister
in Washington that the government had
appropriated the $4,000 for repairs to
the vessel the sun resumed its regular
job of shining for him.
Admiral Watts first spell OF i'll luck
came several months before his .wsrship
limped into this port and asked to be
put on the sick list. When the vessel
was in the harbor at Charleston. s. C..
in March OF this year shortly after the
purchase by the Haitian government. the
admiral" as paymaster. found himself
who had been signed by the agents in
the transaction.
Mutiny was threatened Immediately
and such loud cries went up that the
commander OF a United States revenue
cutter then in the harbOr was obliged
to prevent trouble.
Boilers Get Asthma.
When that affair was settled a more
serious one developed-one that could not
be reasoned with or ended by the pay
ment of a months wages in advance.
The ships boilers developed all sorts of
affections and misbehaved unconsclon-
ably Coughing and complaining. they
consented to kick the Terrier as far as
Philadelphia, where Admiral Watt in
tended to have repairs made.
Experts came aboard and told the COM
that 1t would cost $4,000
to put the fighting ship in real fighting
trim. With almost the last breath left
in the Terrier Admiral Watt steered
a course for the United States Navy
Yard. believing he could get the job done
cheaper there. He was right, and a price
Of $4,000 was set. Then came the I'M
kind cuts from the home government.
The $4,000 was not to be obtained.
The crew quit in a body and Admiral
Watt found himself captain. crew. and
cook, with the only gold in sight the gold
OF his admiraTs uniform. Tradesmen
be paid with that, so the crews
desertion was overlooked and the COM
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-25

committees, each Of which claims TO no
the Democratic Central Committee Of the
District of Columbia. How far they Win
receive recognition in the designation of
patronage can only be sUrn1ised now. butt
that all of them will claim the fullest
recognition is certain
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-25
T0-DAY'S SELECTIONS.

BY the New York Telegraph.
AT NORFOLK. q
First Race-Cogs, Abdon, Votes.
Second Race Wilson entry,
Barnegat, Yenghee.
Third Race-Miss Moments, Lit
tie Pal, Wood Dove.
Fourth Race-Guy Fisher, Lo-
chiel, Merry Lad.
Fifth Race-Toniata, Concurran,
Thee Cook.
Sixth Race-Ben Loyal. Mon
creif, Jack Denman.
Seventh Race-Annie Sellers, dit
tie Ep, Eddie Graney.
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mander sat down in the cabin to wait for
his government to act.
In August the Terrier was practically
seized for the debts which had rolled up
and 1t was the belief in Philadelphia that
she would be sold for Junk. However.
that fate is saved her by the timely
word from Haiti that the governments
possession OF a large-siZed bankroll will
enable It to take the navy" out of
hook"
The Terrier as the yacht America, cost
81 OO0, 600 fourteen years ago.
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Largest Morning Circulation. :
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28

He laid the card Fong How had given before his chief.
 You indeed wise, my cili1dren,' said Wing Tai, smiling he took up the card, for here is that fourishes sword well as bitter tongue over me-who of peace. Was it not Fong How, the tea-inporter, gave you this? he asked gracious1y, flor truly t.is his handwriting.
 Tt he,'' said without thought; "a worthy man, who did this service"
 "A service for which we shall repay him., said Wing Tai, @at once"
 He tore the card in two and scribb1ed certain signs of the pieces.
 Kim Loo,'' said he without looking up, "the lots last drew decree this for your hands"
 Then of his henchmen advanced towards Wing Tai bowed and took tie card, then bent low and left the room.
 "Too long have suspected the tea-nerchant.' said the lave-dea1er; "a fool Is dangerous to traitor. Besides has he not made a good share of his money to tong i'll the event of his death? And now, my fond. and fiery bridegroom he went or turning to me, shall not find as safe and secret cage for you as for your pretty little bird? Are you not Chang Kuang, and have you wealthy friends that would make good your ransom?'
 started'when he spoke my name; Truly he had
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28

the craft and knowledge of fend- Wing Tai made sign and his ruffians advanced upon put myself against the wall and laid bare the sword whereat they blinked and stood pause, the while Wing Tai once lit his pipe
 And when have two of my fighters, my trusty, well-paid champions stood in fear of-a scho1ar?" remarked Wing Tai, sneering.
 That spurred them and they to siege me- drawing bludgeons and knives from under their blouses- I, too, drew forth my dagger and cutched 1t by its haft of brazen serpents in my left hand. With my right I swung my sword and made for the door.
 Sinking and muttering, fixing their lynx eyes upon n1ine they towards
 "Disarm, but do not s1ay him., I heard Wing Tai call; "he is worth alive than dead.'
 One struck at with the b1udgeon, but I 1eaped aside and c1ove gash in his thigh so that the blood brightly forth He stumbled, and then the other sought to seize the hand that held the dagger, the while with his right he sprang at me with his knife, 1ancng and cutting my clothes shreds. The pain awoke in me all the demons of battle, and To! felt the power of ten men and hewed and hacked the twain with sword and dagger, niindng the cuffs and blows that fell upon
 "Do not s1ay him. I heard Wing Tai call as he stood smoking calmly and cycling the hghf. One rufian slipped in his blood the polished 1oor and as he fell I smote him athwart the Head with the sword and he sunk into heap The other,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28

What has befalien?" asked of bystander. 3
 "The merchant Fong How killed but little while ago., whispered the coolic Gas he sat at his desk-shot from the window of his shop" Wing Tai's vengeance had dallied with its vic tim Another had fallen in the bloody feud of the tongs, but this time by his fellows. Deep for that in wise had brought about the death of the good but ta1kative man. Thenceforth knew that I too marked for doom.
 Then the officers of the white police pushing their way into the throng. Sore at heart and faint of body went my way to the temple.
 All dim in the holy place, for the priests had betaken themselves to rest long before. Two great lanterns covered with sacred symbols in red glowed wan1y. Majestic upon their thrones sat the great gods. Their golden garments glittered wonderfully upon of the darsness their faces,- which fair terrible to look upon, srnote heart with sudden terror. Then 1t if something moved within the place ard rusted faintly. Yet l could see nothing, and surely was alone. It was but my feverish blood c1arnoring within aching heart. went toward the altar of the kindly love goddess-she that regards the cries of nortals- and fell upon my knees before her.
 70 Benign and Potent One," I cried, restore to the unforgotten maid Loy Shan. Guide me to where she is held captive; deliver her from the hands of that foul swine Wing Tai and deliver hin, into mine. It is Chang Kuang that calls to thee"
 I bowed my head and struck my forehead thrice
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28

bleeding in face and body closed with me, but the strength of the gods and all my love and wrath twisted my hand about his queue and the queue about his neck until his little eyes stood forth like the eyes of fish, and his black dogs tongue came out between his yellow fangs. Then flung him to the floor and his skull struck the boards like stone, and like stone he lay there. Painting, streaming with my blood and theirs, looked about for Wing Tai He gone
 I left Wing Tais henchmen sprawling and ran through the great hall into the corridor. The old sentry swung shut the iron door seized the grey. badger by the shoulder, held the reeking blade to his throat and bade him open. He whirnpered and whined but the touch of the steel he pressed little knob and the heavy. panel swung inward. Then to the front door dragged him; this, too forced him to open
 At last stood in the cool air of the street, under the stars blood my hands and face, my flesh gashed my clothes torn and soiled. The streets were empty. What was. to do? Where I to go? Where to find my beloved? At last resolved to take counsel of the gods more I would go to the 1ove-goddess i'm the temple
 On the way thither I saw crwd before shop, and as I approached saw it was the shop of the friendly tea-rnercflant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28

WHOLE month long over the wide and terrible waters, out of7which demons and
 monsters rose to peer upon me, had followed mine, enemy, the slave-dealer Wing Tai Yet scant fear came to my heart, no, not even when the iron ship groaned and rolled in the laps of the storm-devi1s. Greater than the fear within me was my hatred of Wing Tai; greater still than that hatred, my love for the maid he had stolen, Loy Shan. He had stolen her out of her fathers house at Tsing Hin, she that was my betrothed, had given her in care of an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17

struck the Spanard right in the center of his deckhouse
and exploded with terrific force The pilothouse was
away putting the steering gear out of commission
and the whole forward part OF the ship was wrecked
Precisely how much damage was done we never knew:
The Spaniards denied that there had been loss OF
lfe but the confidential report received few weeks
later through of Underground routes, stated
that thirteen men had been killed outright and dozen
others more less seriously injured At any rate, the
explosion of the shell was followed by lot of screaming
and from what could as to its effect judge that
secret report gave " correct version of the affair."
The Spaniard IL IL up a red light,
signal that he needle hep and the other gunboats went
to his assistance. which left clear field. We did no
daying departure The last we saw of the
Spaniards the uninjured warshps standing by
the one had crippled and small boats passing
between them If we had been called on to fire another
shot, it would have taken sometime to do 1t; for the
reco of the gun had torn loose the ashngs with which
it made fast to the deck and kicked it almost
through the bulwarks. 1t lucky chance that 1T
did not go overheard. When we looked the Three
Friends over the next morning we found evidences OF
Spanish bullets everywhere but none OF them had done
any serious damage The Spanards about the only
people on earth who could have failed to sink that
night.
No Name Kev north of Knights Key, where we landed
the cargo and General Morales and his party Christ
Day. We left enough provisions to last them
week, and the Three Friends went to Jacksonville
while Colonel Carlo and chartered a small schooner
to take us to Key West From there went to Tampa
the Oivete and slipped into Jacksonville where we
met General Nuilez We got away the Dauntess
could sneak her out of the harbor and picked
up the expedition New Years Day, 1897.
THE reloading of the cargo delayed by surpris
ing interruption which while it had amusing
side viewed in the light of history seemed tragic at
the time for it threatened another, and more serious
disaster. On of her draft the Dauntless
obliged to lie three four miles off shore. The pa
trolling cruisers and revenue cutters that were looking
for made it important to get the stuff aboard as
quickly as possible; SO, in addition to the dories in
which it had been landed engaged ten little schoo
and soops, belonging to friendly "konks or wreck
ers living on the adjacent keys, to bring it to us
Just getting things well started, Ralph
Paine who had arranged to rejoin the expedition,
tearing up from Key West where Carlo and had left
him, in the Vamoose, fast steam yacht belonging to
his newspaper. The "konks' took the strange white
craft to be either cutter torpedoboat, and
the they made her they scurr1ed in all d1
rections, taking our with them. Two boatloads
of Cubans who just leaving the shore, put back
in hurry, and lost themselves in the BUSH Nunez was
angry feared he would explode before he relieved
himself with as fine burst of imprisoned oratory
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astern of us without much trouble; but that
she rapidly gaining US. 1t developed that our
boilers badly foued with grease and salt that
they could not make steam enough to send along at
than eight nine knots an hour, when we should
have been doing half much again.
When the pursuing gunboat got within little more
than mile of us she opened savage fire with her
Founders. Spanish gunnery VIGOROUSLY bad, and
hers better than the but she was liter
ally haing shells at us, and some of them came un-
comfortably close.
Boxes of dynamite and companion boxes filled with
the much more dangerous illuminate of mercury de-
tonators with which the explosive was to be set OFT
under Spanish troop trains and other favorable places
piled up everywhere about the little ship, and with
all machinery above deck it needed but one well
placed shot to produce explosion that would leave
nothing but hole in the water place at the mercy
of surrounding enemies-whch, for some OF us at
least would amount to the same thing 1 IL the gun
quickly and ram the g1nboat amldshlps. The Three
Friends stouty Jut craft, and figured could
go halfway through the Spaniard and send him to the
bottom by the If were lucky could back out
of the wreckage the Three Friends on the beach
before the other gunboats could reach and join Co
mez, who not far away. There was no thought OF
surrender for knew perfectly well what that would
mean.
THE Spaniard was not more than half mile astern,
and | had about determined to turn and slam into
him. when a shout from Pagluchi told me the gun
ready 1t trained between the deckhouse and the
shrouds the tug had to be swung round three or four
points to get it to bear put the helm hard over to
starboard by climbing up the wheel, which should
have been handled by two strong men instead OF one
little Irishman, and waited for the report AS al
tered exposed to the full force of the
Spanish fire. Rifle bullets sang right merrily through
the pilohouse; but not of them much grazed
me, though they Clipped the wheel and stanchlons.
had expected to hear the roar Of the gun
it bore enthusiastic pursuer but in place of it
heard lot of vigorous swearing which told me some
thing had gone wrong with its mechanism. Without
waiting for the particulars, climbed up the wheel
again and Strengthened her out. By that time the other
warships were only short distance ahead of u.s. and
r1oc t1ar a1/,f aoha II haC
to look really tickish. In less than minute, while
rapidly calculating the chances of escape after
had ramned the gunboat astern Walsh sang out that
everything all right.
Using what seemed to be the last of my strength,
climbed up the spokes of the wheel third time As
we swung round the gun roared. At the time it ap
peared to that it had been fired too soon, and
feared it had gone wide of the mark; but was mis-
taken Though Mike Walsh spent thousand years in
the navy and fired gun for eight hours day he would
never make pretter shot than that one. The shell
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this shock before careless Cuban dropped box
of dynamite on coral reef, and it exploded with
that started the echoes to going again. Fortu-
natey, the with the slippery fingers was tar
enough away from the rest of the party that
else killed.
The only man who not annoyed by all this un-
seemy racket was Michael Walsh. He hailed the dis
turbance with hearty approval, as possible promise
of trouble.
that the Spanards might be down us at any minute
II down here looking for scraps and the more of
em can get the better. We had one good little one
with that burned gunboat; but another one IS due
right now"
We sent the Hotchkiss gun ashore first and Mike set
it up the beach, Then he looked anxousy round for
human targets, and showed keen disappointment when
none appeared.
Not many weeks afterward we heard that Mike had
blown UP troop train in Plnar del RIO and other re-
ports of his activity reached us from time to Tune For
some unknown reason he dred back to Florida before
the end of the war; and murdered thereby Span
ish spy, have always believed.
DUPUY DE LONE, the Spanish Minister at Wash
= ingon was greatly agitated the one little shot
fired at the gunboa off San Juan River and he de-
manded that everyone who on board of the Three
Friends be prosecuted for piracy. Technically that
may have been what it amounted to, for the United
States had denied the Cubans belgerent rights; but
morally it was a very different matter.
When we got back to Jacksonville we found the des-
patch boat Dolphin which had been added to the pro-
tectve force in absence and the revenue cutter
Boutwell, watching for off the mouth of the river
that under arrest
The grand jury investigated the with great
but decided by the usual unanimous vote, that there
was not sufficient evidence to justify any indictments.
Plainly stated there chance of convctlng save
out of mouths, and there was not man aboard
the Three Friends whom the Government could induce
to talk either by threats promises Even the dis
tracted Dons aboard the gunboat we fired on could not
have that the shot from the Three Friends.
The most they could have testified to was that the shot
fired from a ship that closely resembled the Three
Friends; but all tugboats look alike on a dark night:
hands the expense and bother of trial that would
have been farce.
THE nstalment of Dynamite Johnnys thrilling adven-
issue will deal with his amazing answer
to Captain General Weyers threat that he was going to
capture him and would hang him to agpoe IN full
view of the city Captain o rien sent back word that his
exploit would be to land expedition within plain
sight of Havana-and he actually did it. and within three
miles of Weylers palace This is of the most dramatic
chapters extracted from the historical records being
pared by Horace Smith.
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as anyone could ever wish to hear.
Paine, seeing the unintentional
havoc he had wrought, tried to
follow the fleeing flotilla to explain
things; but that only made mat
tiers worse. The "konksa thought
he wanted to capture them, and
ran in among the shoals where the
yacht could not go. After the
Vamoose had departed, leaving
with us the detected but deter
mined Paine, who intended to see
that cargo landed if it took all
winter, | made the runaways un-
derstand by means of the whistle
that there was no cause for alarm,
and they warily returned; but we
had lost several hours, and it was
dark before we got the last of the
arms aboard.
We passed Key West at sunrise,
eight miles out. They must have
seen and recognized us from the
naval station; but they knew they
could not catch us and did not
care to try. We ran on round cape
San Antonio, at the west end of
Cuba, and on the morning of jan
uary 3 put the cargo and party
ashore in Corrientes Bay, just in
side of Cape Corrientes.
This final performance was more
like a Fourth of July celebration
than the secretive landing of
flibustering expedition. Aswecame
to an anchor | intended to give one
short blast of the whistle, to sum-
mon some of Maceo's troops, who
were waiting for us near the cape;
but something went wrong with the
siren and it doomed its loudest for
full five minutes, before we could
shut it off. The Dauntless had a
siren that would have done credit
to an ocean liner, and if there
were any Spanish troops or gum
boat within ten miles of us they
ought to have heard it. Our
nerves had hardly recovered from
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-09-17
.GAYxoR UPHoLDS POLICE DEPT.
CALLS HEARING SCANDAL MON.
GERING EXCURSION.
Mentions Four Reforms He Has
Brought Out In the
Force.

New York, Sept. 1l.-For more than
two hours William J. Gaynor, mayor
of New York City, sat in witness
chair at the City Hall and parried
with picturesque retort and evasion
the attempts of counsel for an Al
dermanic Committee to learn his
views on the police situation brought
to a head by the murder Of the gam
bier, Herman Rosenthal.
Three times he threatened to leave
the stand because he considered the
questions irrelevant; twice he de-
nounced the hearing as scandal mon
gering excursion. At no time dur
ing his examination would he admit
that the police department was inef-
ficient. He expressed renewed conf
dence in Alexander Waldo, commits
sioner of police, and declared that if
the social evil fourished it was at
least on the decrease and was les
ser evil than police blackmail, which
he tried to eradicate.
Four things, he said, he had brought
about in the department: First, he
had done away with police violence
and club plying" Second, he had
forbidden the practice of policemen
degrading themselves to get evidence
against disorderly houses by consort-
Ing with immoral women. Third, he
had insisted on the integrity Of the
civil service so that Murphy or any
body else can't influence appoint
merts." Fourth, he had done away
with graft in connection with en-
forcement of the liquor laws.
This graft, he said, had amounted
to 100000 annually.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-09-17
TWO MORE A|RsaIP FA1AL|7
SECOND DOUBLE FATALlTN
WEEK.
Members Of Army Flying Corps
Five Hundred
Feet.

Oxford, Eng, Sept. IL. - AM
double aviation fatality, the sc
within a week, occurred to men
OF the army flying corps when Lie
ant c. A. Bettington and Lieute
E. Hotchkiss, both of whom had
been given commissions on proba
we're killed while flying past We
cote.
The machine in which the of
were maneuvering had passed
Oxford and had reached a point
outside Wolvercote, when the nj
appeared to stop and the aerol|
fell to the ground from q height o.
feet. One account of the acct
says that an explosion occurred '
the machine was in the air.
The body of one Of the officers
found in the river and the other
picked up in a field. They were VI
men who only recently had recq
their flying certificates.