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Priest and Dentist
Formed Crime
!, Pact; Charge
. Y Disclosures Follow Search
Sx>flat Where Men Net Nights.

New York. Sept. l6.-StrippIns
from New York's river murder Its
mysteries. the police barred today n
nest OF crime. fathered. they claim.
by the Reverend Hans Schmidt. con-
feased slayer OF Anna Aumulier. and
DR.. Ernest A. Muret. dentist by day.
by night alleged counterfeiter.
Muret In under arrest on tech
nicai charge OF having In his posscs-
sion a pistol In violation Of the Sui
livan law.
He was arrested torly this morning
after detectives ransackIng Schmidt's
apartments had uncovered evidence
to show that Schmidt was counter
fcitcr. This evidence led them to 4
flat rented by man under the name
of George Miller. In which were
found all essentials to the counter
fciter's craft. The janiircSs OF the
building. brought face to face with
Murc,. greeted him as Miller. Muir
CT. unaware OF his impending apprc-
hcnSion, recognized her Mt once. aud
said 10. as the woman from whom Lc
had rented the flat under his pscu-
donym.
Schmid, and Murct. the jani,rcss
said. aud Murct admitted. had spent
long hours together In the flat.
They told the renting agents that
they were medical students and
wanted tho fla, as place for max
Ink experiments ncccssitatcd by their
stud!cs. What they really did. the
police aiicSc. was to experiment In
countcrfcitinR. The kitchen wnx IT.
ted up as dark room: = camera. a
printing pres. photographic supplic>
and other equipment handy 10 coun-
terfeiters was found there. Hut what
Tfht psasg rssser 10 hsSt~ fA&ff1
case was . bundle Of charrcd coun-
terfeit bills under the kitchen sink
and bits of many other bills. charred
by fire. scattered through the four
rooms.
After detectives Ind arrested Mu-
ret. they took into custody as a ma
tcrisl witness the maid employed at
his dental office. She said she was
Bertha Zcch and protested that she
knew nothing Of the crime Of which
her employer was suspected. The
police. busy with Murct. had found
little time TO question her this morn
ing. hut expected to pry from her
during the day whatever she might
know concerning the countcrfciting
operations.
With Muret locked up. detectives
set about searching his offic. There
they found. In addition to such equip
ment us a dentist uses In practicinE |
his profession. n revolver and all
kinds OF obsterical instruments. sew
crnl surgical saws and bone forreps.
The finding OF these Instruments
by detectives caused them to press
with renewed vigor the search for
something which might directly
connect the dentist with the muir
dor Of Anna Aumuller.
In spite OF a strong physical re-
semblancc between Muret. and
Schmidt, Murct claimed there was no
relationship. Inspector Faurot was
OF different mind.
"The foreheads are the same" he
said. THE eyes are the same. The
noses are the same. The ears are tho
same. II these two mn are not broth
crS they arc at least closely related"
The copper plate from which the
spurious bills were struck was made.
in the opinion Of detectives by an cx
pert cngravcr. The maker may have
(cssslsseA - pase 4,
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Denver. Sept. 16.-A joint request
that operators and employees in the
southern Colorado coal fields agree
to board of arbitration and that
action looking toward a. lockout or
calling a strike be halted until such
a board has Investigated and re-
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Several Implicated
in Smuggling Of
Arms on Border

Carrizo Springs. Texas. Sept. l6.-
Investigation OF the underground
route for gun running from sa,
Antonio to the Mexican border.
Robert l.. Barnes. acting special
agent for the department Of justice.
said today that 70 far only one man
Of prominence In sou,hwcs, Texas is
suspected Of implication in tho
smuggling. Several Americans were
implicated In assertions Of Charles
Cline. American leader Of thirteen
Mexican smusklcrs under arrest here.
Barnes declined to reveal the idcn-
ti,y Of any suspects except the four
already under arrest. The four are
Cashmere Cruz. Juan GaIan. Antonio
and Plaeidio Reyes.
The alleged connection OF Indus
trial Workers OF the World with y
new movement In the revolution !,
Northern Mexico was further investi-
gated today. Five prisoners claimed
to he members Of the order. includ-
ing the American. Charles Cline.
whose card showed affiliation with
the st. Louis local. His correspond
cncc with Jay Smith indicated that
Smiths Headquarters were in New
Orleans and his official title "Finan-
cial Secretary OF the Southern Dis
trict.
]. NJ. RanEci. one Of the prison.
crs. and not Cline is declared to have
been the actual leader OF the snug
glcrs. Rangci said today that "a
pista for two months. az head of the
I. W. W. in Mexico. has been spread
ing the organizations propa Eanda In
northern Mexico.
El Paso. Texas. Sept. 16.-Forty-
four hundred rounds OF ammunition
have been stolen recently from the
United States customs house In FL
Paso. Yesterday, on removing am
munition seized from smugglers. to
Fort bliss from the basement OF the
customs house, the absence Of 1900
rounds was discovered. Today two
thousand more rounds were discov-
cred to be missing.
FL Paso. Texas. Sept. 16.-Marcus
y. Gcddes and Edward J. McCutch-
con, two Fl Paso railroad engineers.
are held in prison In Juarcz. accord
ing to information given their
friends here today. on charges "f
armed Intervention in Mexico" Both
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Weather Buerau Report.
Tonight generally fair. cooler east
portion: light frost tonight or We'd
nesdly.
Road to Ration muddy: road to
Stoncwall. muddy: road to la Junin
muddy: road TO Pueblo muddy: road
to Clayton fair: road TO Des Moincs
fair: road 10 Las Vegas fair.
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Denver. Colo. Sept. is.-Shefife
J. =. Grisham Of i.ns Animas county
called to discuss the situation with
Governor Ammons yesterday hut was
noncommittai ~ to the outlook. He
declared that he IL prepared to do
all In his power to preserve order.
but is said to have declared that hc
doubts the ability OF the civiI author
iiic. To do so.
Operators have refused to rccog-
nis" III" unions ana have refused to
meet tn" miners In conference: tho
miners leaders are very bitter be-
can." Of this attitude Of tn. opera
'"rs-Hnd there you are says tho
governor.
'If the strike can he avcrted. IL
should be. for II will mean the loss
OF tens of thousands Of dollars to
operators and to miners and their
families. who must endure hardships.
1t appears improbable that tn.
threatened strike can he aycrt.d.'
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American Association.
Columbus At Minneapolis.
Toledo At Kansas City. two games.
Toledo IL. Kansas CITY 3.
Indianapolis Milwnukcc kamc posi-
poacd: rain.
I.nuisvillc At 81. Paul.
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National League.

National League.
New York at Chicago.
Boston-Pittsbursh postponed: rain.
Philadelphia ut Cincinnati; two
games.
Philadelphia >: Cincinnati list.
nrcokiyn-St. l.ouia. both games
rain.
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BASE BALL TODAY!
American Leagu

American League.
Chicago ut Washington.
Detroit at New York.
ST. Louis mt Boston.
Cleveland Mt Philadelphia.
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ported was made today by Secretary
Of Stat. James II. Pcarcc and Deputy
Labor Commissioner Edwin V. iirak".
Letters containing these requests
were mailed to the operators and Of
hrisis ofshc United Mine Workers
of America. This action was taken
to-day after u conference with Gov
~rnor y. NJ. Ammons. The letters
aclfcd attention to tho state law
providing. fpr voluntary arbitraiion
81 Isbor djgsAitcs. :, ~ ',. --.,f--.'s =
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The chronicle=news., 1913-09-16

THE WEATHER |
PHILOSOPHICAL PHELIx SAYS

SOthin' that I
can say t'day
will influence
Frank Hayes. 70
what's the uscy
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IT WILL-BUT WHAT'S THE
ussf Tho scope Of Want Ad ad-
vertising can't be told In this
little space. There II no propo-
sitlon too large for . Want Ad.
to handle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
GIRLS MURDER HAUNTED HIM.
C0nSeases "a killing Victim Beside
H~r Fathers Grave.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 20.--Jacob Wolf
son. "a years old, arrested here on
charge OF larceny. confessed tonight to
the murder of a girl in Rochester. y. Y.
four years ago. He told the detectives
that he met the girl. whose name was
Schumacher. in a cemetery in Rochester.
where she was placing flowers on her
fathers grave. He made advances to
her and when she resented them, he
attacked her.
~ strangled her until she died" said
Wolfson, land then ! dragged her body
to the woods adjoining the cemetery, With
a sravedigsers spade | made a shallow
hole in the ground. buried the body and
covered II over with leaves, The crime
has been haunting ME for four years.
and ! cant stand II any longer.
~ don't know whether or not thu
police ever found the body. left Roch-
ester soon afterward."
ROCHESTER. n. Y, Sept. ?O.-Anna
Schumacher. II years old, was murdered
In Holy Sepulcher Cemetery. just outside
OF Charlotte, a suburb of Rochester, on
Saturday afternoon. August Z. 1909.
In 1910 James Hall, a military convict
In Portsmouth,; ". H., prison, confessed to
the crime, but when brought to Rochester
he denied his guilt and proved an alibi.
The story given by WOifsOn In Philadel-
phia appears to agree with what IL known
here and II will DO Investigated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
ATLAMTAT NAUGHTY CAFE LIFE
Mss. Lindsey kaows necasse &
waiter TelS Her Ahout II.

ATLANTA, Sept. ?0.-Women OF Atlanta
and the South get drunk nightly at he
clubs and cafes, according to Mrs q. g.
Lindsey. corresponding secretary OF the
Civic League Of America.
Mrs. Lindsey made the charge In an ad-
dress before ths Southern Citizenship Con-
xress Several Atlanta social leaders were
present and they Missed Mrs Lindsey's
statement.
-"0o- to the clubs and cafes Of At
lanta." said Mrs Llndsey. and yom will
see beautiful young women benumhing
their intellect and dsba uching their souls
In iieuor-even to the drinking OF straight
whiskey.
do you know how many women and
girls. stupeAed with drink. are helped out
Of these places? Just get on the sood
side Of one OF the walters and you can
Get your information. That's how ] sot
mine and ] was ast0undsd TO learn the
number of women who nightly get drunk
and have to bs taken home
Mrs. Lindsey also attack0 votes for
women. saying that socIai and Industrial
conditions are worse In suffrage states
than In others She also denounced mod.
ern dress. She said that the gRrD worn
BY some women ought to make them social
outcasts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
CANNOT 90 ON STAGE
Threat Affection Msy Psevest Act.
tag fer several Weeks.

ALsANv. Sept 20.-E. H. Sothern. ap-
pearins here with Julia Marlowe In
ShAkespearean repertoire. was forced to
cancel his engagement tonight. He 10
suffering from q throat affection. which
specialists say may keep him from the
stage for weeks. MIR. Sothern. under the
constant care Of DR.. ]. 1vimey Dowline
a throat specialist, and trained nurses.
remained In his hotel room.
Mr.. Sothern and Miss Mariowe opened
here on Thursday night. Hisrhroat was
In such condition then that the bill was
changed from Macbeth to As You Like
It.. Much Ado About Nothing was
on the programme for tonight. but an
hoUr before he was to 20 to the theatre
Mr. Sothern could not even whisper. DIR.
Bowling fears that Mr.. sothern will not be
able to open In New York on Monday as
billed.
Mr.. Sothern. Miss Marlowe and the
company will start for New York to-
morrow. Miss Marlowe said that her
husband hoped to be able TO 60 on on
Monday after a complete rest. Special
lists will meet the train when Il reaches
New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
WOMAN'S ANNOYER CONVICTED.
Miss Brooks said Negro Pat His
Head on Her shOulder IN Train.

Miss Helen Brooks. n nurse. OF Pitts
field. Mass. appeared in the mems night
court last night against Eugene Goff,
negro. who said he was a laborer on the
State road near stamford. Conn. and
lives at 342 West Thirty-seventh street.
Miss Brooks told Magistrate Levy that
0ofY boarded the Williamstown Express
on the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad at Stamford yesterday af-
ternoon and abused her because she re-
fused to let his head rest on her shoulder
when he fell asleep in the seat with her
She said she had moved to another seat
In the car. but the man followed and ac-
cused her OF stealing SIS,
The conductor and others OF the train
crew restrained several men in the car
from throwing the negro on the train
when they saw the rumpus and handed
Con- over to Special OFFICER Porter at the
Grand Central station when the train
arrived.
Magistrate Levy sent Con to the work
house for Ave days on charge OF dis
orderly conduct.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
THE WEATHER FORECAST.
BRYAN BUYS AN % HAT.
4 ba sAsss Black reHt for q Yodler's
Psssy cat ve1osr.

wAsHiNoroN, Sept. 20.Mr. Bryan has
abandoned the broad brimmed felt hat
Of 4 style he has worn for years In his
trips about the country In favor OF the
latest thing In 'pussy cat velour--the
kind that needs Q shave-which was hrst
brought to this country from the same
place In Europe where yodling Is most
In vogue. 1t Ia not believed. however
that Mr.. Bryan ever has noticed the
kind Of hats the yodelers seen on the
vaudeville and Chautauqua stage rsuail,
wear and that the similarity Is mere
coincidence.
Mr.. Bryan was persuaded to try the
hat by a Washington storekeeper. He
expressed himself as exceedingly pleased
with the way II felt on his head but won
dered II II wasn't too 'youngish" a hal
for him to wear. The clerk succeeded
In allaying these doubts and Mr.. Bryar
deps rted with the new hat leaving 81
behind him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
GEORGE TAYLOR, RICH
new YORKER, DROWNED
Retired Merchant. Stricken With
Heart Disease. Falls
Into Water.

HrNruNsroH. l.. l.. Sept. 2O.--George
Taylor. one of the wealthy residents OF
Bay Crest. the summer colony just north
Of here. was drowned In Huntington Bay
to-day. For many years he was . MEM
Der OF the hrm OF Aitken. Son 4 Co..
dry GOODS merchants at Broadway and
Eighteenth street. New York.
Mr.. Taylor was walking or the dock Of
the Chateau dea Beaux Arts at East Neck.
which adjoins the beach in front Of
Haiesite. MI. Taylor's Own estate. about
II o'clock In the morning. when he was
seised with an attack Of heart disease.
He tumbled into about four feet of water
alongside the dock. Two men At work
on the beach and Milton La. CIuse. another
resident. were the nrst to reach the
drowning man. who was barely able to
whisper his name. He was dead when
Coroner ". b. Gibson arrived.
4 report that NJ. Taylor had committed
suicide on account OF financial dffhcui.
ties and that he had been desponden,
ever since he severed his connection
with Aitken. Son 4 Co. last sprins.
was denied by George Taylor. Jr.. one ol
the two surviving sons.
Coroner Gibson pronounced death due
to heart disease. Mr.. Taylor was knOwT
to have been suffering from chronic or
Ganic disease Of the heart. II wal
Coroner Gibson's belief that Mr.. Taylo
was seized with a dizsy spell when walk
Ing along the dock. When he left tn
house he was apparently well and sail
he was going for . short walk along tn
beach.
Mr.. Taylor was S5 years old and ha'
been with Aitken. Son 4 Co. for nifty
two years. He started with the hrn
a. . cash boy at the age Of IS. He va
born In England and got q little schooling
in New York. He worked up slowly Il
the dry goods house until he became
partner. His wealth increased and b
took . peculiar pleasure In helping aion
deserving boys. He retired from the dr.
goods Arm about Ave months ago.
Mr.. Taylor 10 survived by his wife. tw
sons. George Taylor and John. and on
daughter. Antolnette. His New Yor
home was at West l:sth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
STRANGE BABY IN HER Go.cART.
Finds ChiId After Puttinw Her Own
"a Bed.

Mrs Samuel SiNerman OF ?+0 Fast
Tooth street wheeled her baby home last
night In its go-cart, which Is the usual
thing for her to do. She left the so-cart
In the hall and took her child inside. A
little later she heard a sound of crying
In the hall and went out to find another
baby in the go-cart.
The baby she found is about weeks
old. a. girl. and Is either Italian or Jewish,
II was dressed In a white slip and cap OF
ordinary material. Patrolman Ahearn
was called and the strange baby WAS
taken to Bellevue Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
SCIENTISTS TO TEST
THE DlVINING ROD
First Official Congress on the
Question in Germany
Is Begun.
EXPERT LOCATES WATER
Experiment in Orchard Near
Halle by a Mine
Inspector.
EXPERT LOCATES WATER


BERLIN. Sept eo.-The divining rod or
willow or hazel wood. which is used for
locating water. minerals and treasures.
Ind its first scientific consideration In
Germany to-day. when the frst congress
OF the German society organized for the
purpose Of clearing up the question or
the scientific value OF the divining rod
met at Halle.
Although the entire divinng rod matter
IN generally considered as being con-
nected more or less with fraud and
s,,perstition many scholars and learned
men. geologists. mineralogists and miners
were present at the congress.
A staggering array Of statistics was
produced which tended 10 show that the
divining rod question has scientinc
value and tustifes scientific research.
II was said that amnng Others the Kaiser
is a firm believer In the value OF the
divinlng rod for locating water 1t was
said that AT the time the city engineer
at Eiel harbOr was unable to hnd q
water supply for the city Councillor tslar
who had learned how to manipulate thu
willow twig in Africa, was sent for
at the request OF the Kaiser and he found
an inexha ustible supply.
An affidavit was laid before the con
gress from the engineers OF the Munich
Municipal Water Department in which u
was affirmed that after they had tried IL
vain to find a subterranean leak In biz
pipe line which made 1t impossible to keel
UP the pressure II was decided to sent
for a divining rod expert before resort
ing to the extreme measure Of tearing al
| the line to find the leak. The divinini
rod was procured and it quickly indi
Gated the spot. which proved to he wher'
the leak was situated
| Before the assembling Of the congress
several members decided to make SOM
practical tests with the divining rod ant
20 Yesterday afternoon in the presence o
geologists and mineralogists Mine In
spector Scharf with a hazel stick indi
| Gated spot where water would be foun'
! in a large orchard where repeated boring
| had failed to strike water. Borings wer
made to-day at the spot indicated b.
Scharf with his divining rod and u plenti
full supply OF w,fter was found.
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BODY IN WOODS IDENTIFIED.
nrookIyn WOWsan sure ~ IL Her Son
-Arrest Expected To-day.

HASTINGS. y. Y. Sept. 2o,-There seems
little doubt now that the man whose
murdered body was found In the woods
along Warburton avenue on Tuesday was
Watzioff I.ukashek. son OF Mrs, kasemer
l.ukashek of l1a Hinsdale street Brook
lyn. 1t is equally certain that he was
murdered after n hght In Yonkers dance
hall and that a woman figured in the
killing
The mother came to Hastings to-day
and visited the morsue in search of her
son who disa appeared the nsht he went to
4 dance in YOnkers four months ago.
She read in the papers Of the Hastings
mystery and thought the victim was her
son. who WAS about 20 years old. Her
Identification OF the clothing OF the victim
was positive. and a younger son bore out
her assertions.
Coroner Dunn says that he expects an
arrest In the case tomorrow. tie sus-
poets two men who have come here and
said that the victim WAS Max Garhnkle
Of New York
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BOSTON. Sept. s0.--The safety nrst'
rule will be applied to the New Haven
train service between New York and Bos-
ton.
When the winter schedule In put into
effect on October the road will
lengthen the running time OF its through
trains between the two cities. The re-
ARRANGEMENT will add ten minutes to the
running time Of the present Ave hour
limited trains. To the schedules Of the
other New York trains from hve to fif-
teen minutes will be added. In one in
stance the time 10 heightened twenty
minutes.
There will be no change In the night
trains. The time added 10 based on the
number OF station stops required to be
made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
GEN. n. A. NILES A CANDIDATE
viii Ne. fsr Congress Ia THIRD
Massach usetts District.

FITCH sURo. Mass, Sept. 20.-Major-
Gen. Nelson A. Miles. L. s. A.. retired.
announced his candidacy to-day for the
Republican nomination for Congress In
the Third district.
A special election will be held TO fll
the vacancy caused by the death OF Con
gressman Wilder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
FIRST WOMAN THROUGH CANAL
Mrs. GeethaIs, sailinE, ssys Thacs
what she's GOinG 10 he.

Mrs George w. Goethals. wife OF the
chief engineer Of the Panama Canal
sailed yesterday for Cristobal by the
United Fruit steamship Tenadores. de-
claring that she would not return to her
home here until she had been through
the canal She expects to be the first
woman to make the trip and will accom-
pany her husband. She has been here
month and will come back. she said. with
Col. Goethals when he leaves the canal
for good.
william Emlen Roosevelt cousin Of
Col. Roosevelt was also = passenger by
the Tenadores. lie will take look at the
canal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
MAD DOG BITES TWO BOYS.
1 mtmal Left 1rhtnd by sWslmer Cot
t.ser. Al Rockaway Besch.

One Of the dogs left by summer cot
tsgers at Rockaway Beach went mad ran
through the streets OF that resort yes
terday and bit two boys. II was chased
a mile by Patrolman Joseph Brown and
then shot to death.
The dog bit Joseph Weiscker. a years
old, Of 10 Bayvlew avenue, In the right
arm and Samuel AndOrsky, : years old,
OF 10 South E,dert avenue, In his lief,
hip
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
MORE BIG ESTATES TO GO.
Dskes Of GraStOp a"d Newcast1s
Asaouuce sales sf Their Land.

LONDON. Sept. 2O-The Duke OF Graz
ton has decided to sell all his estates eK-
cept that In Norfolk. which include
tbousa nds OF acres in Northa mptOnshire.
including the family seat Of Wakefield
Lodge. No reason is given for the Dukes
action.
The Duke of Newcastle IL also parting
with some of his property and this week
sold land OF the value of $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
AUTO cRusHEs HUERTAs SON.
Ne May Die After Accident On Ctr
caIar Rscisg Tsark.
Ssecso, cable Dessofch to THx s

Special Gable Dessofch to THx srS.
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 2O.--Jorge Huerta,
son OF the Provisional President. was
seriously injured, tonight while speeding
in a racing automobile on the circular
track at Cha apultepec. The machine over
turned. and the young man was pinned
underneath. his chest being badly crushed
by the car. II was stated at a late hour
tonight at the hospital where he is be-
ing treated that the young man is not
expected to live.
Senior Tamariz resigned tonight as
Minister Of instruction and resumed his
seat in the Chamber Of Deputies. thus
settling the dispute between provisional
President Huerta and the Mexican Con
grese.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-21
BIG FIRE IN MANCHURIA.
OOO Private Houses AasaS DsllA
isss Destroyed a. Nagsta.

Special Co6is Desps.ch 10 Tne 9CS.
HARBIN. ManchurIa. Sept. to-six hum
dred private houses and many commercial
esta bilshments were destroyed by nrs at
NinEutA. Manchuris, to-day.
N,nsu,a is on an af,uent Of the Amur
and 10 about t<S miles from kirin.