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RESCUED FROM STRANDED SHIP Bixty Persons Taken From the Cher okee, Aground at Brigantine. HAD THRILLING EXPERIENCES Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 15.?After ?pending 48 hours in terrible anxiety lest they be wrecked and awept Into the sea, the passengers and crew, 60 in all. of the Clyde line steamer Cher okee, bound from San Domingo for New York, which went aground on the Brigantine Shoals Friday, were res cued and landed at the Inlet here. Captain Archibald, two mates and the ship's carpenter elected to remain on board the strauded steamer. The res cue was accomplished by Captain Mark Casto and a picked crew in the sloop yacht Alberta, and their experi ence was almost as thrilling as that of the stranded passengers. More than 1000 persons greeted the storm-tossed party as the sloop sailed Into the Inlet with the report that all hands were safe. Not In years have the inhabit ants of Brigantine and Absecon beaches been so wrought up for the safety of a stranded ship's company, and never were so many attempts made nor perilous chances taken to reach a ship in the face of a fierce northeast Atlantic storm as were ven tured in the rescue of the Cherokee's party. When the sloop Alberta arrived at the scene a small boat was launched and several of the crew made the perilous trip to the steamer. They found the passngers and most of the crew in a terrible state of anxiety. The first to leave the steamer were the Syrian woman and stewardess, and the Syrian's daughter, who were lowered ' to the little boat by means of ropes. Sixteen different trips were made with the little boat between the steamer and the rescuing yacht. Only four or five were taken at a time, and after nearly two hours of work all but the captain and three of his crew wers safely landed aboard the Alberta. Cheering the Rescuers. From the shore of Brigantine Beach hundreds watched the rescue, while away off at the Atlantic City Inlet a number of men with strong glasses kept the anxious crowd there informed of the progress of the rescue. A great cheer went up when it was announced that the Alberta, loaded with people, was leaving the steamer. It did not take the sloop long to make the run to the inlet, where the passengers and crew were congratulated on their safe landing. Most of them were in an ex hausted condition, not having had any sleep in 48 hours. Agents of the com pany took charge of the party, sending all the passengers and crew to hotels. They were furnished with dry cloth ing, and physicians prescribed for those who suffered most from the ter rible experience. Heartrending Scenes On Steamer. All the passengers told stories ol their experiences. Among those land ed was Lieutenant H. M. L. Walker, formerly of the United States cruiser Yankee, who was returning to Wash- { lngton from Puerta Plata. He said the scenes aboard the steamer were heartrending. All the passengers and some of the crew, he said, were filled with fear. The women prayed and the men paced to and fro, believing that the great waves that were washing over the helpless vessel would tear her ! to pieces. All of Saturday night and j Sunday morning the passengers and I crew were huddled about a fire in the ? galley. The terrific pounding the ves sel had received from the waves caus ed the vessel to strain and leak badly. Early Saturday night 10 feet of water was in the steamer, and all fires went out with the exception of the one in the galley. Only the bravest of the crew, the lieutenant said, ventured on the deck, for the sea was pounding the vessel hard, and often the waves passed clear over the deck. It was a trying night, he said, and many of those on board gave up hope and j owaltofl worst The namw of the other rescued pas sengers are Joseph Schwartz. Albert N. Plerson, Louis A. Train. Walter W. Handley, all of New York; Edward I.apodde, Ellas Amarls, Fillpa Amaris. Jose Amaris and Anna Amaris. all of San Domingo. The Amaris family are wealthy Syrians, who fled from a town In Santo Domingo on account of the revolution there. Would Reward Rescuers. United States Consul Handley, who was on his way from San Domingo with a report about the revolution, states that he Is going to recommend that congress vote a special medal to Captain Casto for his bravery In going to their rescue In such a sea. Consul Handley has a special report, which under the circumstances he had to leave on the boat, as no baggage was removed by any of the passengers, and ha has It locked In his trunk. The Cherokee, while in a perilous position. Is In no Immediate danger of breaking up unless another storm should set In. The vessel's nose is deep In the sand, and It will be diffi cult to float her. The wrecking tug North America Is standing by, and will take off the captain and his three men if there la danger of the vessel going to pieces. Wat Sister-ln-Law of President Polk. Raleigh, N. C.( Jan. 13.?A dispatch from Warrenton, N. C., tolls of the death there of Mrs. Lucy E. Polk, the venerable widow of Col. William H. Polk and sister-in-law of President Polk, bbe was burled in Warrenton. FOR A DEEPER DELAWARE Philadelphia!!! Win Conceition From Rivers and Harbor Committee. Washington. Jan. 13.?After an all day hearing on the resolution for a survey for a 35-foot channel in the Delaware river from Philadelphia to the sea. Chairman Burton.of the hous committee on rivers and harbors, pro posed a compromise resolution, which Joel Coo it. on behalf of the Philadei phians attt/iding the hearing, said be would accept as a satisfactory conces sion. The resolution follows: "Resolved, by the committee on riv ers and harbors of the house of repre sentatives. that the board of engineer officers, erea.ed by Section 3 of the ai t of June 13, 1902, be requested to make an examination of the project for a channel 30 feet deep and 600 feet wide in the Delaware river below Christian street, Philadelphia (and to report whether any modification therein may he deemed desirable); also the prob able expense of maintaining said chan nel after its completion; including a report upon the necessity, If any ex ists, of excavating such channel to a greater width of depth than 600 feet and 30 feet, respectively, in order to maintain fully and reliably the dimen sions of such channel as projected, and said board is requested to make a general report on said project." Mr. Burton assured the Philadel phians that the committee would un doubtedly report favorably on his res olution. MARSHALL FIELD IS WORSE Is Greatly F.xhausted, the Disease Not Yielding to Treatment. New York, Jan. 15.?The condition of Marshall Field, of Chicago, who has been ill for several days at a hotel in tljs city, is worse. The pneumonia is not yielding to treatment and the pa tient is greatly exhausted. The follow ing bulletin was issued; "Mr. Field has lost ground during the day and the outlook is less favor able." Among those who called to inquire as to Mr. Fields' condition were J. P. Morgan. Paul Morton and H. H. Rogers. The most critical stage of Mr. Field's illness probably will come tonight, the pneumonia having developed about four days ago. Mrs. Field, wife of the Chicago mer chant, and Stanley Field, his nephew, remain hopeful. What was regarded as a significant incident was the arrival from Chicago of William (J. Beal, Mr. Field's perso nal counsel and law partner of Robert T. Lincoln. Mr. Beal hastened to the hotel and was conducted to the sick chamber. FORGERIES REACH $700,000 Cleveland Suicide Made Loans On Bad Bonds. Cleveland, Jan. 15. ? Iceland W. Trior's forgeries thus far brought to light amount to $700,000. They consist of two issues of $250,000 of Alpena (Mich.) bonds, one issue of $100,000 of Canton (Ohio) bonds and one issue of $100,000 of South Sharon (Pa.) bonds. These securities were so distributed among the various large banks as col lateral that the loss to the various banks will be mut trifling and wholly unimportant. The loans supported by these bonds that have been made at the various country banks are also small compared with the resources ot the Institutions. Prior had been a forger for more than a year prior to the time he shot himself, and he had placed the bad bonds out at various banks and kept them there and at no time gave the banks the slightest ground for sus pfcion. SCHOONER TURNED TURTLE The Samuel L. Russell Cut From Tow and Crew of Five Missing. Norfolk, Va.. Jan. 13.?The schooner Samuel L. Russell, of Norfolk, lies cap sized in lower Shesapeake bay. Her crew of Ave men are missing and are believed to have been drowned. The schooner, lumber laden, sailed from Norfolk for Baltimore Monday night in tow of the tug Volunteer. The tug was towing a barge and behind this the schooner. Captain T. B. Jones, of Baltimore, her owner, was in com mand, and he had a crew of four men. The schooner tow was cut during a heavy storm. Ravages of Spotted Fever. Newport, It. L, Jan. 12. ? Seven deaths from spotted fever have oc curred among; the draft of 350 naval apprentices who were brought to the training station here last November. Harry G. Bottenburg, of Roanoke, Va,. died and Frederick Friend is very 111. Three other boys are less seriously III from the same disease. Quarantine regulations, which have hitherto af feeted only the November draft of ap prentices, was extended to all the 1600 apprentices, partly on account of the spotted fever and partly because of the prevalence of scarlet fever In Newport. Burned to Death After Saving Two. New York. Jan. 15.?As the firemen were about to' rescue him, John A. Hart, an insurance agent living on the top floor of the four-story tenement house at 69 West 96th street, which was destroyed by fire, was overcome by the flames and bu nsd to death. Before he was overcome Hart had saved his wife and 4-year-old son, whom he handed out the front win dows to the firemen on that side. In stead of following them he seemed to loee his head and ran hack Into the flames, from which th; firemen made a vain attempt to rescue him. I VENEZUELA FACES CRISIS France Breaks Off Diplomatic Relar tions With Castro's Government. ?; AVAL DEMONSTRATION LIKELY Washington, Jan. 13.?The state de ?rrtinent lias been advised that cable ommunh alien with Venezuela has .e^a interrupted. .'.'though ihe present breach in the l!"'omati" relations between France P't Veni :uela is technically chargable gainst the personality of M. Taigny, h? French charge at Caracas, the real srue, as it is understood here, is the t n< k by President Castro upon the properties and franchise of the French 'able company. The president asserted thet the French Cable company had lent ac tive assistance to the Matos re bellion. Therefore he began proceed ings in the Venezuelan courts against the company on that score, and also complained that the company had vio lated the terms of its concession in not laying certain coast lines of cable, and especially in crossing the island of Santo Den ngo with land wires sub ject to Per;cent interruption in times of rebellion on hat 1 i r.d. The courts sustained the president's view, and in fact prartii ally took possession of the company's offices at certain points, when the French government inter vened. in the absence of the regular minister, M. Taigny presented a written protest to the Venezuelan government. President Castro regarded the note as Insulting to his government and refused to have anything more to do with M. Taigny. But the French government refused to allow th? dispute to be made a personal one, and declared that M. Taigny. in his presentment, had fol lowed precisely the instructions of his foreign office. At this ] Int Mr. Russell, the Amer ican mini 'ter at Caracas, intervened in the interest of peace, and after many patient exchanges it was believed that he had finally succeeded. But while he induced President Castro to withdraw a note refusing to do business with M. Taigny, which the French government regarded as offensive, he could not pre vail upon Castro to resume his official relations with the French charge. The climax came on New Year's day, when the French government, supposing that a satisfactory settlement had been reached, received with the usual honors of the New Year's day reception the Venezuelan minister at Paris, only to learn that President Castro had refused to do likewise for M. Taigny at Cara This omission touched the pride I > he French government, which felt | it had been made the victim of double dealing and deceit, which fact the French ambassador in Washington was r.ot flow to communicate to the state department. Then came notice from the French government that dip lomatic relations with Venezuela were completely severed. There is a hint of punitive measures on the part of France, and the situation is regarded officially as very unpleas ant, with possibilities of serious con sequences. RUSSIA'S BIG BUDGET War With Japan Cost Czar's Govern ment $1,050,000,000. St. Petersburg. Jan. 12.?The budget statement for 1906 shows that it will be necessary to raise $240,500,000 by credit opsrations to balance the esti mated receipts and expenditures. The latter include $202,500,000 for the li quidation of the expenses of the Russo-Japanese war, the repatriation of the troops in the Far East and the reduction of the army to a peace foot ing. For the first time the total cost of the war, $1,050,000,000, is revealed. The extraordinary revenue is esti mated at $1,000,000 plus $240,557,000 from impending credit operations, and the extraordinary expenditures at $246,448,112. The total revenue and expenditure balance at $1,255,486,387. The following, in round numbers, are included in the receipts: Direct taxes, $74,000,000: indirect taxes, $212, 000,000; duties. $54,000,000; state mo nopolies. $320,500,000; state domains, $291,000,000. 34,677 Rural Routes. Washington, Jan. 15.?A statement prepared b.v P. V. DeGraw, fourth as sistant postmaster, regarding the op erations of the rural free delivery ser vice since its establishment up to Jan uary 1, 1906, shows that the total num ber of petitions received and referred was 51,690, of which 13,125 were acted upon adversely. The number of routes In operation on the date named was 34,677. More than one billion pieces of mail were handled by rural carriers during the fiscal year 1905, each piece costing a little less than one and one half cents. The Pittsburg Leader Sold. Pittsburf. Pa., Jan. 13.?The Pitts burg leader, for 36 years an afternoon independent paper, has been purehas ed by Attorney John P. Hunter, "in trust." as he says, "for private clients." The price paid for the plant Is understood to be $1,250,000. Mr. Hunter, who fs one of ex-State Sena tor William Fllnn's attorneys, says the latter Ib not Interested In the deal. Money Shark Guilty of Usury. Kar.i.-.s C'ty. Inn. 13.? P J Hughes, a money lender, was couviefci of usury by a jury In the criminal eourt. J. H. Williamson testified that he had borrowed $10 from Hughes two years ago. had paid $41 In Interest and still owed Hughes $20. The penalty for usury is not more than a unc of $jui or 90 days In Jail. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSEU Tuesday, January 9. While sitting beside the sick bed of a brother-in-law. George Btevens, of Cincinnati. 0., took poison by mistake and died within an hour. Frank Freedley, a farmer, of Jeffer Konvtlle. near Norristown, Pa., fell fr'-m th" roof of his barn and received injuries hr.t resulted in his death. J, l" bMl Breckinridge, son of John C. Br'- kicrid-e, vice president of the I'nite S'ates during James Buchanan's admit i ?ion. died at Yonkers, N. Y. Th' tor edo bolt d'ttroyer Worden v? 3 damaged in a collision with the I awrcme in Hampton Ror.da and was taken to the Norfolk navy yard for repairs. Wednesday, January 10. In a pistol duel on the streets of Pc: nco, Colo.. Sheriff W. J. Thomp son wns killed and Policeman Stensel fatally wounded. Jewelry valued at $10,000 was stoler irom the home of IJr. A. Ravogli. a! Clinton N. Y., during the absence of 'he family. B -th Samuel Gomp is and John Miicl 11 arc scheduled to make ad ircf-cs at the national convention of miners at Indianapolis. Jrnusry 16. Hu It Mclnnes. a retired piper man ?rcc'.ur r. f N'orrist v n. Pa., dropped lead while plr.yi ; cards at a recep .ion T1:p fird of Rol "r' E. Lec. which h carried in th M lean War, was 1 itroyed in the fir-' at Joseph Bryan's r< ddcr.cc r"ar Ru ntl. Va. Thursday. January 11. Murray V .tdiver. Democrat, has been re-elei cd st .e tr? as: rer c? Mary land for hi t fourth term. The plan of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company, n ir Charlotte, N. C., was damaged $125,000 by fire. Sermon Apprentice John Rollfe died nt the naval training station at New pert, R. I., of spinal meningitis. Mrs. Virginia I!. Troupe, of Chicago, was sentenced to 11 years in the peni tentiary for murdering her husband during a quarrel. Charles Wood arrested at New York on a charge of embezzling $1400 at Linrcln, Neb. hed at the time a trav elers' check book for $1400 and a tick et to Stockholm. Sweden. Friday, January 12. Governor Pennypacker. of Pennsyl vania, has purchased a wagon used by the Continental army to carry pro visions. Elijah O. Parker, formerly a wealthy stock broker of New York, was found dead in bed from heart disease at Arkansas City, Kan. Two hundred dollars was voted by the administration board of directors of the D. A. R. for preparation of de signs for a memorial building at the Jamestown (Va.) Exposition. William G. Goodfellow, of Altoona, Pa., was sued for $50,000 for breach of promise by Miss Bertha A. Fagley, at the moment he was leading Miss May louder to the altar at Mifllintown, Pa. Saturday, January 13. Charles Long, colored, was hanged at Trenton, N. J,, for the murder of Matthew Cunningham, alto colored. The Lithographers' Association, West, decided to appoint a committee to meet union employes, to consider the de mand for an 8-hour day. E. H. Silven, an architect of Dallas, Tex., was arrested, charged with mur der and having set fire to the Kneffley building Tuesday, in which two lives were lose. Edward and Robert Franz and their mother have been arrested in Phillips burg, Mont., for the murder of George Reed, whose body was found in a hol low grave near the Franz ranch. Monday, January 15. Work has begun at Homestead, Pa., on the $7,000,000 addition to the Car negie mills. Robert P. Neil, of Lancaster, Pa., was elected president of the Railroad Freight and Baggagemen of America. While Mrs. George Bender, of Tra verse City, Mich., was busy in the barn her two children were burned to death in the house. Colonel Frederick D. Morse, one of the organizers of the Sons of Veterans of New Jersey, died at his home, at Elizabeth, aged 47 years. When army officers Investigated his accounts, Sergeant James R. Stanley disappeared from Kansas City, and a reward has been offered for his cap ture. PRODUCE QUOTATIONS The Latest Closing Prices In the Principal Markets. PHILADELPHIA?FLOUR steady; winter extras, $303.26; Pennsylvania roller clear, $3.50 ? 3.70; city mills, fancy $4.7504.80. RYE KLOUR firm; per barrel, $3.80. WHEAT steady; No. 2 Pennsylvania red. new 84'$0 85c. CORN firm; No. 2 yellow, local, 50>$c OATS steady; No. 2 white, clipped, 38c., lower grades, 35c. HAY steady; No. 1 timothy, $15.50 for large bales PORK steady; family, $17. REEF steady, beef hams, $23024 POUL TRY Live firm; hens, 13014c ; old roosters, 80 0c. Dressed firm; choice fowls, 13(., old roosters, 9V$c. EGGS firm; New York and Pennsylvania, 280 29c. per dozen. BUTTER steady; creamery, 30c. per pound. POTATOES firm, per btishpl, 700 73c. BALTIMORE?WHEAT steady: No. 2 spot, 84%c.; steamer No. 2 spot, 77% ?78c.; southern. 78V4 84He. CORN easier; mixed spot.' 48%c.; steamer mixed, 470 47',4C., southern, 41%? 48:ViC. OATS firm; white. No. 2. 380 3SM.C.; No. 3. 37037',4c.; No. 4, 3514? 30c.; mixed, No. 2. 38'^., No 3, 36V4 ?36c.; No. 4. 34H? 35c. BUTTER firm; creamery separator extras 25',$ 0 20c.' held. 2' (I 21c.; prims 260 27c.; Mar1!-' and Pennsylvania prints, 16 01" ??' n'ilof mey Maryland. 1 ? rip v ? 2(!c ; West Vt e. . , 21.. Live Stock 's. PITTSRURG (Union stock ' d-1 - CATTLE steady; choice, $;>.4e0b.tfo; prime. $5.1' j 5.30. HOGS active; prime heavies, meditims, Yorkers and pigs, $5 800 5 85; roughs. $405. SHEEP f ? ? $ 7"0U; (Mai lt 1? . 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