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TRIED 10 RESCUE
MRS. KELLEY, BUT
STRENGTH FAILED.

Allan A. Warfisid Of washington. D.
c.. Ore insurance adjustsr. had been
sitting In the middle Of the car. He went
to snethsr seat 70 talk with . friend.
Everett Haissy Woodruff Of Flushing
(who was killed.. He went back to his
own seat. but found Q couple ahead Of
him had opened the window and the ON.
dsss bothered him. He moved 70 . seat
further forward In the car. beyond the
part where the locomotive Of the second
section dealt IT. worst destruction.
The young woman Of the couple he
had observed BY the open window when
no recovered consciousness after the
crash. He believes now that she was
Mrs. d. ). Kelley. because he struggled
with her 70 . window and pushed her
half through. whsn his strength failed
him and he efawied away on the door
Of the car from the flames. which wsrs
starting where the splintsred car rsstsd
On the locomotive. Mrs. Kelley was
found later hansips from . window.
dying.
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- /. IA ~ ~. as - . a .
lGMRkR roo WEAK 10 RsVBRSE.
recalled saad The spraans Of his back
~ Ad prsvstsd him from reversing bic sana% and certainly
ubGae. net seppins The collision. ....
- ssshns he sad my
1DyyHus - sore couldn't The lever over"
QagssU reported Thursday He
nat knew whsa hs climbed into the cab ths he could
for ssns 70 work on 7hursaay not blaming hi upsriors
His testimony showed thas investigation made
Dunn Of the second section No. s ssia the second
avs sinu behind the hrst secion leaving New Haven He
~ ~ prspsrb
pssAssu uaAr 1900 bonds m.n'l.usA
~ eess Psaisa aurn. III. hearing $50 eoc. to .sas. him
No. 50 n
49, aNsneea The Inquest will b. resumed o'clock tonorrsw
nAsry vas bic plac. long afternoon session began
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MTSRSTATy PROBg +
INTO WRECK WILL DR
HkL lFlN NEW york.

WASHINGTON. b. &C., June IA
omelals Of The New York. New Haven
and Hartford haiissaA viii b sum.
m9sse bsDors ltsSrs- satativss oe the
interstate Commerce Commission at
hearing TO ~ hslA 10 New YORK FOR the
purpose q prob5ne ths Stamford wreck.
comnisDsonsf NdcAord said to-day
that masasss rsSsivsd from three
safety sopiisnce' inspectors vino were
on the Seems - The disaster 1 few hours
Aftsr the wrssk occurred, convinced
HIN ehdt . Asafing was necessary. Nc.
chosd sAA ~ tins o. invsstioasioa
hAd not been axsd. cut that It would
b held tast a. seen ~ possibis. The
oommaQetop y1M. Attempt to. ~ the
blame for thS loss Of life.
CHIEF InspScsor Bs,nap- sald to-day
that three ~ his mea were now at
stamford making . Arst hand invsstisa.
tian. lnspectOr Lyon was rushed from
hcatrtes. N. f.: to Stamford yesterday
evening and remained on the ground
al night lnpscsors ]. 6 Hswisy Of
New YORK. and r. A. Howard of70pring-
ned, AaaI. reached the scene. Of the
WRECK during the ntght.
II was explained by Bslnsp that there
would aiso ~ an ,inysstisAtion Of the
wrsck ~, the FsseaSe Service Commits.
sion of Cdhneotievt. and that state rep
resentauvss reached stamford last
nlsht.
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PRXSST ON CAB SAYS
WAY WAS BARRED TO
DYING VICTIMS.

Father Berhely. Of the Roman Cath
ole Church Of 81. John Of Nspomuk, In
East Ffty-ssvsnth street. went to the
Bridssport station to board the arst
section. accompanied by the Rev. Mat
thew Jsnpola. rector OF the Church Of
Cyrl and Martha, In Bridgeport. Father
JaHola persuaded him to wait for the
second section, saying that he had q
prsmonition that ''somsthing was g6ins
to happen" 70 the frst section.
when the second section struck the
nrst. he was thrown against the back
OF the seat ahead and was stunned. He
went forward - soon a. he could and
tried to enter the wrecked car, but
was not allowed to 20 In. He then
went to the shed whore the dead ana
wounded were carried ana absolvsd Mrs.
Kelley. Ars. Kelley died whiis he was
bending over her.
There has bssn Q quarrel In Fsths,
Befhsiy's church. but members Of his
parish said to-day that they though,
sympathy for his experience ana the
shock Of his, narrow escape from In.
Jury or death would close the breach.
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fifth Rses ~ nslneat. .
FIFTH RAcG-Tor four ysas.el1 me
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BOY KILLED BY CART.

While playing In front Of his homo
at No. ~ West Fsrty.hFst strsst, John
Kerr. eleven ysars old. was run over
to-day BY . horse A1d cart telonging
TO the metropolitan Railway Company.
a lung was punctuPed and lan Ann
broken. The boy ossd at Holyolinic
Hospital. No arrests we're made. ~
the sccidsnt u believed TO have been
Unavoidable.
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MOB LYNCnEs NEGRO,
RIDDLES BODY WITH SHOT,
THEN SETS IT kBLAzE.
Jail Besiesed and Prisoner Accused
of Killing Girl IS Dragged
Out to His Death.

ANADARkO. Okla, June iS.-nsa.
nett Simmons. an sightesn-year-el1
negro. was taken from the county ian
mere early to-day by . mob composs1
or nearly loo persons. hanged to Z
tree. the body saturated with oil ~.
died with bullets and then burnsd. +,
simmons was charged with the m,aS.
der Of Susie Church. sixteen years oid.
she was -rsturnins % horseback frSN
Coser. Okla. to her homo In tbs osun.
Try when shs was pulled from ~
Morse and assaulted. Two hours latss
her parents found her dead body II, q
clump Of bushes near the road. Her
throat had been cut from ear 10 ear.
simmons whom arrested had q bloody
knife In his possession and mis- clothing
was covered with blood. He denied Ne
committed the crime
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MINISTER'S TO CUBA, ...
NICARAGUA AND COSTA RIGA
APPOINTED BY Will SON,
William E. Gonzales, Benjamin L.
Jefferson and Edward =. Hale
New Diplomats Named.

wAsHNoToN. June 1a-Prsssdsnt
Wilson to-day msde the following nom
nations: Minister to Cuba. Wiliism =.
oonsaiss of South Carolina; Minstsr. to
Nsearasus. BENJAMIN L Jsnrsea oe
Colorado; Minister 70 Costa Rica. IA.
ward j.. Hale oe North Csrollna: A.
sistant Treasurer Of the UnAtsd states,
Willard d. vandivsr.
Ar. 'Jsifsrson iivss ct etssmboat
Springs. Col. 10 . physiciaa. IL now
Registrar Of the Colorado state Land
Board. and was for several .ysass state
Senator. He and the President are
friends. william Il. 0onsalss u the sdi-
tor Of the Columbia "a. C.) state, ana
the son OF Ambrosio Jose Gonzales. q
distinguished Cuban patriot
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brakes A-Ye sr,
Q-Nd A.
A. n . Q ne Asuss.
what
80 ''tt.' - -
g Who A. machint
DID ne do anyhns7 A. don't know
O.
a. ~ - ~ ~" w.
DouhsrV out the
lawyers book.
with tn.
locomotive and they had said the
0-Do
Ayes John Harmon. had a. ~ '-'
ALI
. " day ensin. - '
at . O'Clock - '"'
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NOT A SOUL ABOARD
BAD ANY WARNING
TILL GRASP CAME

n. N. Smith. another Of the paassn-
sers on the skylarh. told this story:
u DO not think single person In the
car saw the engine Of section ! rush
Ing upon VI. The nrst knew that
thers Vas danger was when va
hurled from my seat and dashed against
the noor of the car. was rather badly
bruised. but was on my feet In . SEQ.
eud. There. almost It seemed 10 M On
top Of me. was an enormous steam en-
sine coming toward me. ana In my ears
the crash Of splintering wood and steel.
II was panic-stricken-I admit Il ]
started to run. But steam from the
engine was pouring In bllndingly. ]
stumbled over somsthing or somebody
before had taken many steps and
fell again. Men and women were grosn-
Ing and shrieking. heard soms woman
crying out For Gods sake smash .
window and let me out. let me out
1T was too dark from the steam "a
zee anything. We al fought our way
toward the forward door and finally Il
was opened and somehow ws scrambled
and fell out The car never left the
track nor was there any tsteseeDinB.
Fire broke out almost tmmsdiately. but
with the traiansn Ne put It out almost
st once"
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Revised List Of Dead and
Injured IN Stamford Wreck

Following 10 the revised tpt 81 ~
killed aad Of the. most ssfsouslt in3nfsa
In the NsN Haven RailreaA wrese q
etamfords etr~,
ne Osau. yiS,
CoNFfnLD. FRANK. Nc. - Nam
street, DDrinGnsia. MasG
HOWE DR. H a.. No. ~ Ai6a
street. Hartford. Conn.
HuMrs. oRuooAY T.. Ne. ~ not
Thirty-flfth street. New Yerk; 1isd this
KELLY. MRA EpwARp J.. No. \
Dryden avenue. winthrop. Mass.
eEELpY. MRS. ". H. of, Hostea.
wife ef manager Of the. Industrial De-
partfnent of the railroad. y
WOODRUFF. DvBRCf9 Akst11Y.
No. ~ Broadway. riushidG \ L
- The la1useA. ~ .- I. ~
BENSON AvDRD1T q. No. - west
Eighty-nfth street New Yerk Otyt
pinned under ear. iajursA h saek: 60.
al! IN serious. - Ter
BLUx. rLpANoR twenty ysAss ~.
No. liD Js0srson avenue. Droetiyn:
bruised ana scalp woundA
BRoDERIcK, MARoAREr.. Farm
inston. Conn; iajursd intsrnaaiy and
Sxpsetel 70 de. &~ =
\ BROWN. =. H.. Doasan iizis, q. T.;
badly cut on ~ hAal.
oERErY. p. J.. No. q Lndse stfeSt.
Hackensact. n. j.; faee and hAA1s taA,
ly cut; injuries IN baek: nAy a. I,
ooDICK, ALFRED. Broekiyn. n. =:
fractured skull. So |i
HAMLIN. J. p. No. III FIFTH avsnns.
New York CITY: hystssiea,: suiRsrihG
from shock.
HUsTUS, J. w.. Rox6ury. Aass.
ssriously Injured: may dia.
JENNINGS JR.., ,. .. No = Para
avenue, New York CITY. Yale stsdsnt;
cuts on head
JOHNSON. HELEN. sprnsfssld
Nass.: cuts and bruises.
MARTIN, J. j.. No. ~ East ssvsaty.
| NTH street. New York City; body and
face badly cut and probably mortaily
injured.
MAYERsoN. Mrs RDBECcA. No
40 East Fifty-seventh street. New Yort
City; nose torn on and face badly
lacerated.
PATTERSON. =. W.. RED Bank. n
j.: cuts on face and body.
THOMPSON. NARY, Flushing. L. l.
arms cut and general oontusions
WALTON. oE0R0H. No. ~ Broad
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upward; stseplschase;. handicap: about
TWO miles. Time. <0 l-6.
L. Navarro. lH CNos). , to I. 7 10 10
and to .. won.
Sir Clsges. II (Tuotsy).. % to !, 10 "a
I and s to I. second. 80
Buckthorn. 1ss (Ksilshsr). s to 4 4 70
and to s. third.
Winkie ltS. Shannon River IN. Tom
Cat II and Timber 1A also ran.
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way. sssvsiliss pssssnssr assas G. p.
pesDAtsh; Spulss1 aad su9sriss frea
sheek.,
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ENOMEsR C0LLAPsgS ON THs STAND.
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40 av. wheels
When The broke Coroner Phan
half a hour 70 allow him his composurs
At the afternoon Doushery he'd described
bat dscarsd they hsda't taken
in
asked Coroasr time"
"whss dh fireman DOR
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Congo Atrocities Duplicated
Rubber
of

conditions that exist today as revealed
By the late report.
Some time ago an American engineer,
w. E. Brandenburg, reported conditions
in the Amazon country and the Pc
ruvian government made pretenses at
correcting the abuses. Their efforts
were mere sham, however, for condi-
tiOns there today are more revolving
than those of the Congo years ago.
Sir Roger Easement, who was sent by
the foreign Office to make a personal
investigation, attested to many of the
revelations of the Hardenburg expose
liz his testimony before the board of
inquiry. One incident is related in
which a small colony of Indians was
discovered by scouts and the older
members of the family barely had
time to escape. They left 18 children
behind in the huts, thinking they
might be passed by and would later
be recovered. The scouts, however, up
Oh finding the children without the
adults, Drained the entire number by
seizing them by the legs and swinging
their heads against trees. The testi-
mony showed that old and useless
natives were ruthlessly murdered, as
were also children too young to be of
| service. They have been tortured with
fire and water and in some cases cruc-
flied with their heads downward. The
women have been subjected to outrages
unspeakable and the men dare not rise
up in their defense. Many have been
sold into slavery at prices ranging
from 800 to $500. To kill an Indian
is not murder, for he has no human
or civil rights. One Indian exhibited
flask of powder, few fshhooks and
some strings of beads as his remuner
alton for three years. work. And dur
ing all this time he had been sup
piled with barely sufficient food fol
his wants. In the Congo troubles it was
shown that natives were supplied with
a fair remuneration and with food
for long journeys. In Putumayo in
stances are related where Indians
made journeys of 60 miles with nc
remuneration and no food for the
journey.
Much opposition is found against
the cause of foreign missions, the ar
gument being advanced that there is
work enough at home. But, eliminat.
ing entirely the religious element in
the missionary movement, we can find
justification for it in the publicity
given such abuses as these and the
resultant removal of them. For the
world is interested in the promotion
Of the welfare of its people and civ.
ilization owes it's advance to that
element in it which has made it look
to the interests of those less favor
ably situated. The civilized world will
rise up and demonstrate against these
abuses on the Amazon and those re
sponsible for them will be made tc
feel the pressure of greater power
Steps are already being taken to rec
tify conditions among the Putumayt
Indians and the abuses will bt
stopped.
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Several years ago the world was
shocked by revelations of terrible
atrocities perpetrated upon natives of
the Congo region in Africa by the
Belgians under King Leopold. Devel-
opments and investigations into con-
ditions in this district proved that
the king was actually responsible for
and shared in the profits of these
cruelties. The toll exacted from the
enslaved natives for the production of
rubber was found to be never less than
perpetual slavery, and often the life
of the slave. The natives were held
in subjection so complete that fail
ure to produce the stipulated amount
of rubber each week meant flogging,
torture, the loss of finger, limb
or a life. The entire world was
aroused by the recitation of these
atrocities and pressure was brought
upon Belgium to put stop to them.
But the lesson taught in this in
stance has not stopped the practice,
for there still exist isolated sections
where innocent natives are subjected
to the cruel and inhuman rule of civ
il'zed masters for the enrichment of
the latter. Latest of these is the tale
of the Putumayo abuses in Peru, the
"British Congo" which for dire cruel
ty and malicious tyranny surpass and
overshadow those of the Congo. The
truth about conditions in these dis
tricts is just coming to light, follow
ing investigations by special COM
mittee appointed by the British House
of Commons, and the world stands
aghast at the revelations of this com
mittee.
The Putumayo district is located
on the upper waters of the Amazon
River in Peru. Far from the incur
sions of civilization, in forest so dense
as to defy the advance of the for
eigner unused to traversing the wilds
of an Amazon jungle, the native In
dians lived very much to themselves
caring little for the warpath and only
fighting when their home was threat
ened. For the Putumayo Indian is
averse to bloodshed and peaceable by
nature. Perhaps this fact made theiI
conquest the more easy, for the en-.
slavement of these tribes began early
Even in 1706 the story of inroads into
this district by Spanish slavers was
brought to the world, and the bust
ness of enslaving South American In
dians received quite stimulus. Dur.
ing the years following Spanish sol
diers were stationed at points Of van
tage along the Amazon to prevent the
incursions of Portuguese slavers into
this erich" country. Because of theil
peaceful dispositions the Indians were
easy prey, and the country was re
ported by prominent official as "th'
most favorable district for catching
Indians"
Until world sentiment against thu
enslaving of humanity, regardless o.
color, became SO intense that civilized
nations dared not practice it openly
the districts of the upper AmazoI
furnished their share of the slaves O.
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the world. Then civilization found a
new slavery, and under the guise of
commercialism corporations kept un-
der subsection helpless tribes in places
far distant from a disturbing public
sentiment. The man who buys his rub,
bers in the heart of the great city,
surrounded by every comfort and me-
cessity, knows nothing of the toll of
human life that has been exacted to
bring the finished product to his use.
The evils of our body polite, the
sweat shop, the poor wage of the
manufacturer employe fade into in
significance beside the awful story of
cruelty administered upon the de-
fenseless back of the savage, who
cannot return the blow. With crude,
primeval weapons that cannot cope
with the modern firearms of the
whites, his tribe reduced to but a
fraction of its former strength, am
bition killed, strength wasted and
courage all tagged out, he can but
bow meekly to the subjugation of his
master and toll the harder to stave
off starvation.
1t is no crime to kill an Indian in
the Putumayo district. In habits very
little above the jungle beast, of in.
telligence cultivated only to the
meager necessities of his uneventful
life, wearing no clothing and prepar
ing food only for the present, he pre-
sents to the INSCRIPTIONS overseer lit
tic more than the subservient pack
animal. Satisfied with few beads
at first in return for the gourd of rub
Der, knowing nothing of the value OF
his toll, the price paid for each days
labor is lessened and the number OF
hours he must work increased. Fol
the control of the overseer is complete
Gradually, as the system grew, the
poor native found it impossible tt
secure the required amount of rub
Der, and his pay was withheld unit
he should bring in the stipend. 81
he found it impossible to sustain life
without putting in the greater part
OF the "a hours of each day. If he
failed to furnish the stipulated amount
ho was flogged, sometimes until the
bones were barred, given but a crust Of
bread and kicked out into the forest
to make up the shortage. If he tried
to escape into the forest to take uI
again his free life, the hunting party
sought him out and brought him back
to sacrifice finger or hand for his
insubordination. Often the thing that
kept him at work was the captivity OF
his wife or daughter to serve the lust.
of the company's employees. Family
ties brought him back again and agar
to camp when he might perhaps hav,
effected his escape. Still finding it i'm
possible to bring in the required
amount of rubber each day or week
the youngest members of his famil,
, were brought into service and eventu
ally he found that the work of tn,
entire family would barely sustain life
All this was made possible by com
plete system of private military patro
and intimidation. And these are th
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army saloon and drank their money
before it was received. When pay
day came, the canteen collector was
by the side of the paymaster and read
out his claim against the pay check.
Many of the soldiers had little of
their small wages left when the drink
bill had been satisfied. Men who know
say that drunkenness was frequent,
but that a sympathetic comrade was
always on hand to assist the unfor-
tunate soldier to his bunk and sober
him off. 1t is said that the officers
had their separate clubrooms close to
the canteen where the selection of
liquors was not confined to the beer
and light refreshments allowed by the
government. Other incidents are re-
lated to prove the evils attendant up
on the canteen, and should the mat
ter come up before congress the fight
will be as bitter as formerly.
1t is well known that the abolition
of the canteen was brought about
largely through the efforts Of the W..
C. T. U. whose object was to take
from the government all semblance
of partnership in the liquor bust.
ness. These forces will line up anew
against the canteen should congress
see fit to undertake its re-establish.
ment. Whether the outpost saloon
would go when the canteen is re-
opened would have much to do with
sentiment in regard to it.
In his annual report Major General
Wood sums up his own position on the
subject as follows: "The great ma
jority of officers of the army are
of the opinion that the re-establish-
ment of the canteen under proper su.
pervision would tend to improve the
health, discipline and efficiency Of the
service through decreasing intemper-
ance and immortality. I concur in this
opinion.'