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ARRESTED IN CALIFORNIA
,HAX "WANTED IN NEW YORK FOR
THE LARCENY OP ?10,000.
Edgrnr Gierhafer Said to Have Swin
dled Hi Employer!) Oat of
Larye Snm Other Crimes.
NEW YORK, June S. Detective Ser
geant Pfailer. who was in charge of the
detective bureau at Police headquarters
tonight, said that word had been re
ceived in this city of "the arrest Saturday
In San Rafael, Cal., of Edgar Gierhafer,
who Is wanted In this city for the lar
ceny, It Is said of 510,000. The detective
sergeant said that the alleged larceny
was committed In. 1300, and tnat "Robert
Auerbach," a banker, was the complain
ant. He said also that the arrest Vas
made on authority of a bench warrant
that was issued April 3, this year. The
Information of the arrest was sent to this
city by Chief of Police W. P. Sullivan, of
Ban Francisco. Detectives Clark and
Foye have charge of the cose and It Is
probably that they will go to the Pacific
Coast to bring the prisoner here. Sergeant
Pfailer said that in the absence of Cap
tain Titus he could not furnish any fur
ther Information regarding the case, and
leonly gave what he did because the news
of the arrest had been telegraphed to the
New York correspondents of San Francisco
papers.
Captain Titus when seen said: "Gier
hafer has, so far asI have been able to
ascertain, never been before arrested on
a criminal charge. He has no criminal
record, and if Is he guilty of the present
offense It is a commercial swindle."
In his complaint against Gierhafer,
Auerbach stated that the man had been
Introduced to him as the promoter of the
Universal Automobile' Company, which
-company had never been Incorporated. Mr.
Auerbach became Interested In the
scheme, the success of which It appears
depended largely upon the rapid Increase
In the market for automobiles. He alleges
that from time to time he advanced
money in the form of unindorsed notes
to Gierhafer to be invested in the com
pany. SAN FRANCISCO, June 9. Edgar Gier
hafer, alias Howard E. Vernon, who
claims to be the vice-president of the
Universal Automobile Company, with of
fices in the Parrott Building, was ar
rested in Eeealdes last night by Sheriff
Taylor, of Marlon County, and Detec
tive Archie Hammll, of this city. He was
apprehended on a bench warrant Issued
In New York. He was charged with grand
larceny.. It Is claimed that forgeries com
mitted by Gelrhafer In New York last
March against a firm employing him net
ted him $16,000. He passed through this
city on his way to Japan, but went only
as far as Honolulu. He returned from
there and has since been residing with
his wife In Marion County. Gierhafer
claims he Is innocent and has secured the
services of an attorney. Gierhafer is In
Jail at San Rafael, and will have a hear
ing Monday, when It Is expected his at
torney will resort to habeas corpus pro
ceedings. HEADLESS BODY OF A WOMAN.
Evidence of a ainrder Found Near
a Massachusetts Town.
LOWELL, Mass., June 9. The headless
and decomposed body of a young woman
was found under a heap of brush near
Chelmsford this afternoon. Murder had
been committed In a horrible manner, for
'the head had been separated from the
trunk by a series of slashes .with a dull
weapon. The meager clothing affords no
clew to the Identity of the victim and the
circumstances offer a case of Interest
outside rather than in the direct commu
nity, as the theory Is that the body had
been taken Into the woods and thrown
in a spot that offered some seclusion.
A physician, on viewing the remains to
night, thought the body had lain four
or five weeks. Tomorrow the entire
neighborhood will be carefully looked over
In the hope of finding the woman's head.
Whether or not there were body wounds
remain tobe shown by examination. An
abrasion near the heart may have been
fatal. One of the men who assisted In
removing the body concluded that the
abrasion was from a bullet. The police
know of no missing woman In Lowell or
neighboring towns. They believe the
body was taken into the woods.
-NOTORIOUS FOREIGN SWINDLER.
Arrested by New York Officers for
Larceny Committed in London.
NEW YORK, June 9. In the Grand
Central station this morning a tall, well
dressed man of foreign appearance, ac
companied by a woman, was arrested by
a United States Deputy Marshal and a
Plnkerton detective. The officers told the
man that they wanted him on a matter
of the alleged larceny of 500 In Eng
land, taken from the Deutsche Bank of
London. The man protested that his ar
rest was a mistake. The woman, weep
ing, got Into a cab and was driven away.
The prisoner was taken to Ludlow-street
Jail and will be arraigned tomorrow.
According to the officers who made the
arrest, the man Is Dr. Franz von Berger,
an alleged swindler of International noto
riety. The woman's name was not
learned. Von Berger arrived in New York
from England on the Oceanic, Aurll 6,
and registered at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Later he moved to the Grand Union Ho
tel, and a few days ago he left town. All
of the time the detectives have been
shadowing him. The man admitted his
Identity and said among other things that
he had been at one time a director In a
Hebrew charitable Institution at Cleve
land. COURT IN A GROVE.
TTnnsnal Scene at Hearing of Mrs.
Stallion and the Crnhtrees.
GALENA, Mo., June 9. An unusual
scene Is presented here at the preliminary
hearing of Mrs. John Stallion, her father
James Crabtree, and his two sons; Frank
and Charles Crabtree, for the murder of
Alice Stallion, the woman's 16-year-old
stepdaughter. The hearing Is being held
In a grove, the two Justices sitting at a
table under a tree and 2000 people, at
tracted from points for miles around,
forming a circle about the court and de
fendants. Notwithstanding, no overt act
has been attempted yet, threats have
been made against the Crabtrees by
many of the strangers In town, and
the county officials are taking all precau
tion possible to protect the prisoners.
Galena Is off the railroad and the fact
that 2000 people would come miles to at
tend the hearing In considered tfignlflcant.
It has been decided to exhume the body
of the girl that It may be examined by
the -doctors to investigate the theory of
the .county prosecutor that a criminal as
sault was made upon her by one or both
Crabtree boys, and that they killed her
to hide the crime.
ARMY PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Fngitives Embarked on a Raft and
Gained Their Liberty.
NEW YORK, June 9. Some time this
af ternooir two United States Army prison
ers -who were serving sentences on Gov
ernor's Island Tor desertion escaped. They
embarked upon an improvised raft and
drifted away .from the Island on the strong
flood tide. It has been learned by the
Army officers that the nien were picked
up by a tugboat and landed in. New York.
A detail of six men in charge. of a Cor
poral were scouring the lower part of Ihe
city tonight looking for them.
The prisoners are: Harry McGuIre, who
was-serving a term of 18 months for de
sertion, and John Wlnshlp. who was serv
ing, a term .of two years for the same
offense.' It Is understood that the men
deserted from a military post In Nebraska.
The men belonged to the class known as
parole prisoners, and as such were mem
bers of a squad of "trusty" prisoners, who
gather ashes,and refuse from the barracks
and cart it away, If
MENTAIiliY DERANGED. ,
Ex-StHdent of Smith College Ar
v ' rested for Larceny.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., June 9. Two
prominent physicians In this section of
the state have reported that Miss Mabel
Li. Burt, of Bridgeport, an ex-student of
Smith College, who Is In the county Jail
under the charge of Jarceny of money,
watches and jewelry to the amount, of
33000 from the rooms of Smith College, Is
suffering from mental derangement, and
should 'receive treatment This Import
ant development was made known to the
father of the girl. Dr. Mary Brewster,
physician at Smith College, visited the
girl last night and again today, and she
reported finding her In such a condition
mentally that she expressed a desire that
Dr. Hanson, the woman physician at the
state Insane asylum, be called Into the
case. Dr. Hanson, after making a care-
FRANK I. DUNBAR.
'bZCl? P' " G5bh-ed3(bu
Three candidates all men of .ability are In the field for the Republican nomination for
Secretary of State. Secretary Dunbar will be 115 for renomlnatlon. He will stand on his
record as an efliclent officer, who has introduced up-to-date methods In keeping the state's
accounts, and who has the approval of a Legislative expertlngr committee for the business
like system which he has adopted. Secretary Dunbar won his first nomination after the
hardest kind of a fight In the famous convention at Astoria, In 1898. He went Into the
contest with a few votes, and his winning out was one of the surprises of a day that was
full of unexpected turns. His popularity was proved by the handsome majority which he
ful examination, expressed the opinion
that the girl Is suffering from mental de
rangement, and should Immediately re
ceive treatment.
KILLED HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.
Chicago Contractor Then Turned
the Weapon on Himself.
LONDON, OnL, June 9. Crazed for love
of his young wife, whom, It Is said, hi
had driven from his home In Chicago,
Herbert Fulford, a prosperous Chicago
contractor, last night killed his mother-in-law,
"Mrs. Jennie McCord, and then
blew out his brains. The tragedy oc
curred on the McCord farm, at Ilderton,
near here. The "victims were first cousins.
Fulford married Gertie McCord seven
years ago, his first wife having secured
a divorce from him. Three weeks ago
Fulford and his wife had a dispute, and
she returned to her parents. Fulford fol
lowed Saturday. He drove to the McCord
farm, and demanded that Mrs. McCord,
who was milking In the yard, tell him
where his wife was. She refused, and he
fired four shots from a revolver into her
body, killing her Instantly. He then
turned the weapon upon himself, blowing
out his brains.
Italians Mobbed a Street-Car.
CHICAGO. June 9. An attempt to run a
street-car through a religious procession i
of Italians at Eighteenth and Clark . clsco for Knappton; at 2 P. M., steamer
streets today precipitated a riot, In which Elmore, from Tillamook; four-masted
the windows of the car were smashed and schooner for Knappton; at 4 P. M., steam
one man was Injured. A riot call to the jer Geo. W. Elder, from San Francisco.
Twenty-second street police station I Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth;
brought a wagon load of officers, who I
saved the motorman and conductor from
bodily Injury. Sticks and stones were
hurled at! the car until there was not a
whole window left In it The police re
stored order with great difficulty, the Ital
ians being bent on getting at the car crew,
but the counsel of the priests in the pro
cession averted a more serious conflict.
Stolen Gold Recovered.
MINERAL POINT, Wis., June 9. Thir
teen thousand dollars more of the gold
coin stolen from the First National "Bank
here May 24 has been recovered. It was
in the vault of an outhouse of a city
hotel, about a block from 'the looted bank,
at which the prisoner, Stewart Jeleff,
boarded. It Is believed .that the detec
tives obtained Information from the pris
oner as to the hiding place of the coin.
A detective went Into the vault and
dragged the treasure -from Its hiding
place. This find, and the $S000 before re
covered, comprises all the gold missing,
The balance, J5SO0, Is In currency, and
the detectives hope to recover it later,
COUNCIL OF MYSTIC SHRINE
Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting
Opens in Kansas City Today.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 9. It is ex
pected that 6000 Shrlners will be In "Kan
sas City tomorrow at the opening of the
twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Im
perial C6uncll of the Mystic Shrine. Hun
dreds are coming In on every train. Great
preparations have been made and Kansas
City has been attired accordingly. Busi
ness houses, public buildings and streets
have been decorated for the occasion.
Monday, a reception by the officials will
be given at Arayat Temple. The prlncl-
f fv.Z A w S V
tlon at the Kansas City Club Monday
SJSSJlnditrlal Convention, which will open
concert and drill In Convention hall In
the evening, and an exhibition drill at
Exposition Park, Wednesday, followed by
a grand ball Wednesday night In Conven
tion hall. Thursday, special entertain
ment will be provided by the citizens.
The chief business of the meeting will be
the election of a chief potentate and the
-selection of the Mecca for the next an
nual session. Philip Shaffer, of Philadel
phia, will probably be elected imperial po
tentate. Jumped Fron? a Windmill.
MONTICELLO, Wis., June 9. The body
of John S. Sears, ex-cashier of the Bank
of Monticello, was found June 2 at the
foot of a windmill on his farm north of
here. His sudden death brought to light
the fact that he was financially embar
rassed, and furnished the basis for the
belief that he committed suicide by jump
ing from the top of the windmill. Sears'
books are In confusion, but the bank Is
amply protected against any possible loss.
Those familiar with his affairs place his
liabilities in and outside the bank at about
540,000, and assets at about 520,000.
The Payette Council has passed an or
dinance prohibiting baseball-playing on
Sunday,
THE SUSQUEHANNA SAFE
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' OVERDUE' -CeAli iHIP ARWVESV1AT2
3
MANILA.
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FIyve
Per Cent InsnranceHaa
Been neted oh Her Skipper'
IiOncly Trip Across the Ocean.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9. The Mer
chants Exchange has received advices
from Manila announcing the arrival there
of the American 'ship Susquehanna," on
which '.55 per cent reinsurance-.was quoted.
The Susquehanna left Baltimore 174 days
ago with a cargo of coal for the naval
station at Cavite!
IOBcly Trip Acreis the - Atlantic. "
GLOUCESTER, Mass., June 9. In his
25-foot sloop, the Great Republic, Captain
Howard Blackburn, of this city, this
THREE CANDIDATES FOR
PHILIP S.
afternoon started on his second trans
Atlantic voyage, his present destination
being Lisbon, Portugal, which he expects
to reach In 45 days. His previous voyage
In 1899 was to London, which trip took 61
days. The start was made amid the
plaudits of over 1000 persons. Shortly
after 2 o'clock the Great Republic, es
corted by a large fleet of boats, started
on her voyage. She received a succes
sion of salutes until she was nearly off
Thatcher's Island, when the last of the
escftrt left her.
Beverldgre Will Secure Concession.
LONDON. June 9. United States Sen
ator, Beverldge, according to the St. Pe
tersburg correspondent of the Dally Mall,
will not. find much difficulty In securing
from the Russian Government a conces
sion for a steamer line from the United
States to Vladlvostock or to Port Ar
thur. Race on Paget Sound.
TACOMA, June 9. The steamers Grey
hound and Athlon raced to Brown's Point
today, the Greyhound sailing clear round
the Athlon. Much interest was taken In
the race.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Or. June 9. Arrived At 11
A. M., steamer Signal, from San Fran
wind northwest; weather clear,
Hoquiam. Wash Arrived June 6
Schooner Laura Madsen, from San Pedro
for Aberdeen; schooner San Buenaventura,
from San Pedro for Aberdeen. Sailed
Schooner Guide, from Aberdeen for San
Francisco.
San Francisco, June 9. Arrived
j Steamer Empire, Ifrom Coos Bay; steam
er Fulton, from uray s Harbor; steamer
Mackinaw, from Seattle. Sailed Schoon
er Challenge, for Cape Nome; schooner
Parkersburg, for Coqullle River; schooner
Esther Buhne, for Gray's Harbor; steam
er Mandalay, for Coqullle River.
New York, June 9. Arrived Scotia,
from Genoa and Naples; Minneapolis,
from London; Furness'ia, from Glasgow
and Movllle; Tartar Prince, from Leg
1 horn, Genoa and Naples,
j Queenstown, June 9. Arrived Ivernla,
I from Boston for Liverpool, and proceeded,
j Southampton, June 9. Arrived Barba
I rossa, from New York for Bremen, and
proceeded.
Liverpool, June 9. Sailed Carthagen-
; ian. from Glasgow for St. Johns, N. F
i Halifax, N. S., and Philadelphia.
I Glasgow," June 9. Sailed Samaritan,
I uVealied-Mesaba, for
New York.
Queenstown, June 9. Sailed Umbrla,
from Liverpool for New York.
Baltimore, June 9. Sailed Meteor, for
San Francisco.
Philadelphia, June 9. Arrived Sicilian,
from Glasgow and Liverpool, via St.
Johns and Halifax, N. S.; Noordland,
from Liverpool for Queenstowrt.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES,
Programme of the Convention Which
Opens at Philadelphia. Tuesday.
PHILADELPHIA. June 9.-Most of the
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here Tuesday morning, are expected to
arrive tomorrow morning. The opening
session will begin at 10 o'clock, Tuesday
morning, and will be called to order by H.
H. Hargrave, president of the Southern
Industrial Association. There will be ad
dresses by Governor Stone, Mayor Ash
brldge, Theodore C. Searcy, John H. Con
verse and John F. Lewis, and responses
by President Hargrave, Governor A. H,
Longlno, of Mississippi, and Mayor J. W.
Biggins, of Waco, Tex. During the after
noon, there will be an excursion on the
Delaware River, and In the evening a ses
sion, at which Hon. Hoke Smith, ex-Secretary
of the Interior, of Atlanta, Ga:, will
deliver an address on "The Resources of
the South," and Robert C. Ogden, presi
dent of the Southern Education Confer
ence, on "Popular Education, the Power of
Industrial Progress."
The sessions will continue until Friday,
and there will be, among other features,
addresses by the. Governors of Southern
states, by Mayors of several Southern
cities, by the Chinese Minister, Wu Ting
Fang, and by Tetsutaro Inumaru, of the
Department of Commerce and Agriculture
of Japan. Commercial bodies from all sec.
tlons of the South will be represented at
the convention, and the whole trend of
the meetings will be the one Indicated in
the officially ssnctloned phrase, "The De
velopment of the South means the enrich
ment of the Nation." The convention is
designed to b devoid of politics or sectionalism.
SLUGGISE STOCK MARKET.
Epsom Races Interfered "With Trad.;
' ingr la London.
XONDON, Jane s!-In spite of the re
duction of the bank rate, accompanied
by easy money and encouraging New York
quotations last week, the Stock Exchange,
was decidedly sluggish at the end. This
stagnation Is attributed largely to the
Epsom attractions, which drew off a ma
jority of the large operators. The weak
ness of home railway shares and other
domestic securities added a depressing ef
fect! As a matter of act, the Stock Ex
change Is not yet in a humor to respond
to ihe favorable prospect ahead and hesi
tates before assuming rational operations,
so severely checked by, the Northern Pa
clfic excitement. There 'is no doubt, .how-
SECRETARY Ofr STATE
MALCOLM
received over Secretary KIncald, who was a candidate for re-election on the Union ticket.
In the field against Secretary Dunbar next year will be Philip S. Malcolm, of Portland,
and State Senator J. fc. Williamson, of Frinevtlle. Mr. Malcolm was elected Recorder of
Multnomah County In 1896, and again In 1898, defeating Charles A. Burckhardt each time by
a narrow margin. Senator Williamson la well known In Eastern Oregon, whose Interests,
especially those of the sheepowners, he has championed. There was some talk last year that
Mr. Williamson would be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congressman
against Mr. Moody, but before the Congressional convention met he was put up for Sen
ator. H served his district with ability In the session of the Legislature last Winter.
ever, that London business Is on the eve
of a revival and American securities offer
the only attractive field of operations.
Tomorrow the Stock Exchange committee
for general purposes "will take Up the
question of rescinding the Northern Pa
cific suspension order, but it Is authorita
tively asserted that the shorts have all
settled. Optimists count upon South Af
rican receipts fortifying London's gold
position In the Autumn, and, consequent
ly, they prophesy a continuance of easy
money.
DULL WEEK IN BERLIN.
AhHndance of Money Hid Not Exert
Stimulating 'Effect.
BERLIN, June 9. Throughout last week
the Bourse continued under the Influence
of New York, and this fact, coupled
with the very considerable depression now
existing In business, made the week one
of the dullest known for years. The ex
traordinary abundance of money did not
exert a stimulating Influence, but, on the
contrary, a panicky feeling was often
shown by sudden declines In values on
very small transactions. Speculation In
Americans wholly ceased and but little
was done In Canadians. Not even the re
duction of the Bank of England rate had
a favorable effect here, and the same
will apply to expected revision of the
German Bourse law at the meeting to be
held Tuesday. Bank shares dropped
slightly during the weak, but there were
hardly any dealings in them. The Relchs
bank Is preparing for a strain when large
American grain purchases must be made
as a result of the deficiency in the Prus
sian crops. The Hamburg municipality
has appropriated 32,000,000 marks for har
bor Improvements.
i
London, "Wool Auction Sales.
LONDON, June 9. The arrivals to date
for the next series of wool auction sales
number 146,772 bales, of which 21,000 were
forwarded direct.
AFFILIATED SCHOOLS.
University of Chicago Will Estab
lish Them 'in Europe.
CHICAGO, June 9. President Harper,
of the University of Chicago, announces
that the university has begun to estab
lish affiliated preparatory schools In dif
ferent parts of Europe. These schools
will be branches of academies which are
affiliated with the university In this coun
try. The purpose of this plan Is to give
opportunity to children of college age,
whose parents are traveling abroad during
the year, to have the benefits of foreign
residence without obstructing the progress
of their studies. Paris will be Invaded
flrt, and the American Home School for
Girls will be opened at 20 Rue de Long
champs October 15. The work of the Parle
school w.111 be under the Immediate charge
of Miss Elizabeth Wallace, heretofore In
structor of French In the University of
Chicago, and Miss Emma Balrd, for many
years principal of a girls', school In Kan
sas City. Berlin, according to President
Harner's plans. Is next in the line of
' march after Paris. x
THE DEATH ROLL.
Edward Moran.
NEW YORK, June 9. Edward Moran,
the eminent marine and landscape painter,
died this afternoon In his apartments and
study In Fifth avenue from uraemlc poi
son, superinduced by a complication of
diseases from which he had been suf
fering for about a year. He was born In
England in 1828. When he was 12 years
old the family came to America and set
tled In Maryland. Later they went to
Philadelphia, but 25 years ago he came
to New York, where he has since made
hls home.
Ellse H. Palmer.
SALT LAKE CITY, June 9. Ellse H.
Palmer, wife of Eugene B. Palmer, a
Chicago ex-newspaper man, died here last
night. Mrs. Palmer was a daughter of
Judge Lyaander Houk, and wrote over
the pen name of "Snow Houk."
Richard Griffith.
NEW ORLEANS, June 9.-R!chard Grif
fith, one of the best-known telegraph op
erators in the country, died here today.
Mrs. McKlnlcv's Condition.
WASHINGTON, June 9. Dr. Rlxey af
ter his visit to the White House tonight
said on leaving:
"Mrs. McKlnley is slowly Improving.
She is resting very comfortably now, and
is (onsc Yorv nicely."
REMEMBERED HIS FRIEND
8TRATTON REDEEMED THE MATCH
LESS MINE AT LEADVILLE.
He Will "Turn It Oxer io Mrs. Tabor,
Whose ijCnsband Befriended
Hiia Years Aco..
LiEADVIDLE. Colo., June 9. Winfleld S.
Stratton, the millionaire mlncowner of
Cripple Creek, has redeemed the Matchless
mine in. Leadyllle for the widow of the
late Senator Tabor. ' Years ago Senator
Tabor advanced some money to Stratton
when Stratton -was-a poor, struggling min
er, and he never forgot It. When Tabor
died he had lost almost everything, and
he was vainly endeavoring to save the
Matchless mine, which he always insisted
still contained millions In Its lower con
tacts never explored. The property was
J. N. WILLIAMSON
sold some months ago at Sheriff's sale,
and final title would pass July 4 to the
new owners.
For a year past, Mrs. Tabor has been
endeavoring to save the mine, but despite
the fact that there are hundreds of people
In Colorado that Tabor helped when he
was rich, she could not raise the money.
Mr. Stratton heard of her trouble and as
sured her that If the title to the property
was all right,, he would assist her. The
title Is clear, and a check for 515,000 will
bo paid over tomorrow, and the title revert
to Stratton, who will, July 4, turn the
mine over to Mrs. Tabor. This Is the day
.that Stratton discovered the Independence
mine, which made him famous, and It Is
a strange coincidence that' on this day he
now returns a kindness to the widow and
lamuy ui me mitn wno neipea mm wnen
he was poor.
Senator Tabor -was one of the best
known characters of the West. He spent
his millions freely and died a poor man.
It was he who gave the City of Denver its
first start.
SWAMPED IN A SQUALL.
Three (Hrls Drowned In the Dela
ware River.
PHILADELPHIA, June 9. A party of
six persons, three men and three girls,
while sailing on the Delawaro River, this
afternoon, off North Esslngton, a few
miles below this city, were thrown Into
the water by the swamping of their skiff
during a squall, and the three girls were
drowned. They were:
Rose Koons, aged 17.
Mary Koons, 19.
Mamie Traynor, 22.
The party were guests of the Federal
Boat Club. Other members of the club
heard the cries of the unfortunates and
Immediately set about rescuing them. The
three men were oulckly hauled into the
other boats, but the girls sank before they
could be reached.
THE BINGHAMTON EXPLOSION.
Five Men Were Killed and Seven In
jured in the Wreck.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., June 9. Five
men were killed and seven Injured In Jast
night's wreck at Vestal. The dead are:
John P. Kelley, head brakeman of the
wildcat train.
S. R, Polhemus, conductor of train No.
61.
Elmer Polhemus, trainman of No. 61.
John Coulter, fireman first engine of
the wildcat train.
Fred Wltherby, fireman second engine
of the wildcat train.
All but two of the seven injured were
trainmen. Several of those who were
thought to be fatally hurt last night re
covered from the concussion, and today
are not figured in the list of fatally in
jured. All through the early morning
hours the rescuers tolled about and among
the burning freight cars at the scene of
the explosion, but It was not until late
this afternoon that portions of the last
dismembered body were discovered a
quarter of a mile from where the explo
sion occurred. The tracks of the Dela.
ware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
were completely blocked until past mid
day. Both trains were completely wrecked,
and the engines of the wildcat freight,
which ran' into the rear of train No. 61,
which was taking water at the time, and
which carried the fatal car of dynamite,
were reduced to scrap-iron, pieces of
which have been picked up half a mile
away. ABlde from the damage to rail
road property, much minor damage Is re
ported. Nearly every house In the villages
of Vestal and Union, which Is across the
Susquehanna from the wreck, lost more
or less of its window-glass, while farm
ers' houses and barns near the scene were
badly shattered. None of the inmates,
however, was injured.
Work of a Boat-Rocker.
AKRON, O.. Juno 9. Oliver Crosier and
Erall Bergdorf were drowned in Summit
Lake, near this city, this morning. They,
with Michael Shay, were crossing the lake
In a boat, when Bergdorf began to rock
It. and the frail craft upset. Shay crawled
l on top of the overturned boat and made
a desperate but fruitless effort .to save
his companions.
Three Were Drowned.
DUBUQUE, Ia June 9. A boat contain
ing five persons, returning from a fishing
trip, was upset during a storm on the
Mississippi, three miles north of here. Ju
lius Guderlan and wife and Mrs. Nicholas
Kale -jvere drowned, The crow of a ierry
boat rescued two boys who hung on the
upturned skiff for an hour, and were near
ly exhausted.
INSPECTION OF A NEW ROAD
Trip Over the Pacific Jfc Idaho North
ern Railway.
"WEISER, Idaho, June 9. Upon the In
vitation of General Manager Shelby, of
the Pacific & Idaho Northern Hallway,
a party of prominent citizens of Idaho,
headed "by Governor Hunt, made a tour
of inspection over the road today to Coun
cil, the-present terminus. The party was
made up cf about 40 prominent business
men. of Southern Idaho. Representatives
of six banks were on board, who, with
leading capitalists of the party, repre
sented a combined capital of about $3,000,-
000.
Ten miles out from "Welser a force of
men were found at work on the new 2000
ton copper-gold smelter, the foundations
for which will be completed by July 1.
The contract for the erection of the .smel
ter calls for its completion by November
1, but the contractors say they will finish
it by September 1. This smelter.ls a very
important factor In the working of the
mines in Southwestern Idaho and East
ern Oregon, as the nearest smelter capable
of treating ores from here is over 500
miles distant. At the town of Council
the entire party was entertained at a
banquet. Addresses appropriate to the
occasion were delivered by Governor
Hunt: Mayor Richards, of Boise; Judge
Perrlll, of Council; Mr. Hall, treasurer
of the railroad company; General Man
ager Shelby and others. The visitors all
nralsed the" splendid work of the builders
of the road, and all cheered the announce
ment of the determination to build to the
Seven Devils country at once.
Snle of ISvin City Rapid Transit.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 9. The Times to
morrow will say:
The control of the Twin City Rapid
Transit Company, It Is stated on good
authority, has passed from Thomas Low
rey to a syndicate of Toronto capitalist's.
Mr. Lowrey says he has'not sold a single
share of the stock of the company. The
deal, which has been pending for some
two months. Is said to have been engi
neered by a firm of Montreal bankers, in
behalf of their Toronto clients. What
price was paid for the stock cannot! be
learned, but the market reports quote
Twin City common stock at S3. C. G.
Goodrich, the vice-president of the com
pany, when asked about the reported sale
of the road, referred all Inquirers to Mr.
Lowrey, who Insisted there had been no
transfer of stock." The Times' Infomant
also said that, according to the plans, Mr.
Goodrich, as well as W. H. Hleld, the gen
eral manager of the system, would retire.
Mr. Lowrey, It is said, will remain the
nominal head of the system, but will de
vote his attention to the Soo road, of
which he Is president. The stock of the
company Is composed of J4.000.000 7 per
cent preferred and 516,000,000 common.
Bought a. Mexican Railroad.
CITY OF MEXICO, June 9 The Stll
wcll group of American capitalists have
purchased the Pachuca, Xacualtpan &
Tamplco Railroad from Richard H. Thrice.
The amount paid was $1,000,000 gold and
35 per cent of the common 6tock of the
company to be organized. The road will
be extended from Sandoval, Its Junction
point with the Vera Cruz Railroad, to
Tamplco, making a short line of 12 hours
between this city and northern Gulf
ports.
LIGHTS FOR OREGON CITY.
Proposal
Made by
Alan.
a California
OREGON CITY, Or., June 9 The city
officials are receiving some very liberal
propositions In the matter of street light
ing as the result of the effort to Induce
the Portland General Electric Company
to grant a reduction In the codt of mu
nicipal arc lights. J. M. Hamilton, of
Yreka, Cal., who was here yesterday, of
fers to Install a plant and furnish arc
lights to the city at the rate of $5 50 each
per month, provided that he can secure
the exclusive pole privilege from tne ciiy.
In the event that he Is granted this con
cession, he also would guarantee that
Incandescent lights for business houses
and dwellings would not cost over 50 or
55 cents each. Mr. Hamilton and his as
sociates have electric-lighting plants In
operation In three Northern California
towns, and these are the prevailing prices
charged for lights. In one town almost
every dwelling uses an electric light In
front of the building. Mr. Hamilton says
that there Is very little profit In furnish
ing arc lights for 55 50 each per month,
as It costs, with a steam plant, 54 50 to
produce an arc light, where the works
are operated on an economic plan. How
ever, the profits are more than made up
In furnishing a sufficient number of In
candescent lights at from 50 to 55 cents
each.
Woodmen's Memorial Exercises.
The Woodmen of the World held me
morial services at Mountain View ceme
tery this afternoon and unveiled monu-
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SAPOLIO
ments In memory of George B. Fancher
and Charles Deaver. who died last year.
Addresses were made by Rev. E. S. Bol
linger and Organizer Rogers. The serv
ices were largely attended, the "Women of
"Woodcraft Joining the procession to the
cemetery.
ROCKEFELLER'SGIFT.
L His Plans for Atdins In Sclentinc
Research Not Yet Completed.
CLEVELAND, June 9. Dr. H. F. Big
gar, of this, city, the family physician
of John D. Rockefeller, In speaking of Mr.
Rockefeller's recent gift of a large sum
of money for medical research, said to
night: "Mr. Rockefeller has- put his suggestion
of medical research Into the hands of a
number of famous medical, scientists,
among them representatives of. Columbia
and Johns Hopkins Universities, the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, the University of
Chicago, and other Institutions. These
gentleman will look over the ground and
make such recommendations as they re
gard as practical. Until then, I don't be
lieve Mr. Rockefeller will form his plans."
Dr. Blggar then went Into detail In re
viewing the efforts of the English Gov
ernment In endeavoring to check tubercu
losis and -the City of Buffalo In the mat
ter of learning the origin of cancer, and
said that the work would probably bo
along these lines.
DIED IN CHINATOWN.
Stranger Succumbs This Morning
After Asking for Tea.
An unknown man, about 30 years old,
and weighing 140 pounds, died suddenly,
early this morning. In a Chinese shoe shop
kept by What Kee, at 87 Second street.
The stranger visited the shop about 9
o'clock, last night, and told the Chinaman
to repair his umbrella and shoes, and said
he would sleec until the work was com
pleted. About midnight, he awoke and
complained of sickness, and asked for tea.
While this was being prepared, the stran
ger died. His body was taken to Holman's
undertaking parlors and What Kee was
arrested by Policeman Relsch to await the
instf-nctlons of the Coroner. The dead man
wa well dressed.
Students Threaten to Leave.
SALINA, Kan., June 9. A committee
representing the students of the Kansas
Wesleyan University, who are a unit In
defense of Dr. Frank D. Tubbs, profes
sor of natural science, dismissed last
week because of alleged heresy, has Is
sued a manifesto denpunclng the board of
trustees for "duplicity and unfairness."
The board has agreed to allow Dr. Tubbs
a hearing next week, but still positively
refuses to reinstate him. The Incoming
junior and senior classes still seem de
termined to carry out their threat to
leave the university if the trustees do not
accede to their demands.
The Pacific & Idaho Northern engi
neering corps Is at work on Hornet
Creek. The railroad Is building stock
yards at Council.
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