THE WEATHER:
BAIN.
VOL. XXVI, NO. 66.
Afflicted With Epilepsy For
Years Was Stricken
In Bath
ONLY CHILD LIVING
IN THIS COUNTKY
Was fathers' favorite And
Closest Companion in all
His Literary Work
REDDING. Conn., Pec. 24 Mark
Twaln' Invalid daughter, jean, met
death tragically this morning while at
the bath, bringing poignant grief at
Christmas to Stormfield. She was his
youngest daughter, endeared to him
not only by long companionship tut
by her frail health, caused by recur
rent attack! of epilepsy. Her death
leave Dr. Clemens without k'n in this
country to share his .sorrow.
Jean Clemens died probably of
strangulation ,due to an attack of epi
lepsy or of heart failure. The body
was found in the bath tub with the
head only partly submerged.
. Preparing for ClirlKtinus.
... Miss Clemens tad evinced physical
wearlnea of late, tout yesterday after
ttootl She TOdc her favorite horse to
tb poetoffice to get" the early Christ
mas mall, and last night she cheer
fully1 prepared a Christmas tree from
which, she planned to distribute gifts
tomorrow morning.
Wifro, shs arose this morning she
wht to the bathroom where her life
less body was found later. Her failure
to respond to the maid's knoc king on
the door revealed her death.
Bears I'p Rrnvely.
With characteristic philosophy,
Mark Twain Is bearing up bravely.
Hundreds of messages of condolence
are arriving rom throughout I his
country and abroad. Death has k1
ready tttken from him his nif and hts
daughter Susan.
Jean Clemens was about thirty
years old, and was her father's clone
comBftflioO-ln lJla literary work. Since
early womanhood she has been sub
ject to epilepsy, but in recent years
her'OetrtHt- ti ad "Improved.
The body will be sent to Einiira.
N v.. for Prmert where th funeral
will be held on Saturday afternoon.
It was said tonight that Mr. Clemens
will not be able to attend the funer.
He is now seventy-four years old and
his physicians discourage the unusual
fatigue that he would undergo on such
a journey.
FOR QUARTER MILLION
ImpoBod on Heirs of Recent'
by Deceased by Sending
Sending Stories of Wealth
OUTFIT COMPLETE
Tllfi'5 INVALID
DAUGHTER FOUND
DEAD IN BATH TUB
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Acting on
the Information furnished by the pos
tal authorities central office detectives
arrested Charles H. A da ma yester
day afternoon as he was h aving the
Breadway Central hotel ufter calling
there for mall. Adams and his asso
ciates are said to have cleaned up
over $250,000 In the five years that
they've been operating. Most of the
money came from the heirs of estates
in England and Scotland, who were
Induced to Invest in a gold mine that
did not exist.
In appearance Adams is the pros
perous mining man to the minueest
detail. He is sixty-two years old. six
feet two inches tall and weighs about
255 pounds.
Detectives Barney McOonville and
Nelson, from the central office, and
Post Office Insepctor O'Brien captur
ed Adams after he had secured mail
addrssed to John Williams.
Three men operated the swindle,
the inspector said. One of them was
stationed abroad, who kept watch
on the records .at Somerset Hall, the
English court of probate. From them
It is sdld, the names of wealthy
Englishmen recently deceased were
procured and cabled over to Adam.
Adams, the Inspector allege, then
wrote a letter addressed to the dead
man In which he stated:
"I arrived here today ifrom the
mines In British Columbia, where f
lert our mutual friend well and pros
perous. He requested me to write you
at the first opportunity. I-ast season
we cleaned up neary 40,000 pounds,
nearly all of which he Is sending out
by me."
The letter fcave further directions
to take the gold to a London bank
or the mint and realize on it. One
half of the proceeds was to go to
the receiver of the letter and the
rest was to be sent back to the writ
er of it. The money was given In
payment for the many favors shown
our mutual friend." Most of the let-
sasMWWV'nrXn
(Continued on page 4)
THE
HAPPY FUR A WEEK
THOUGH
1
AW
ADMITS
That Was When he Was 111
And His Wife Was Gentle
And Loving
WILLING TO TAKE HER
BACK NEVERTHELESS
Denies he Was Jealous or
Feared She Would Elope.
Man Was too Effeminate
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. One week
of happiness in two years of married
life was the best V. Gould Brjkaw
could get out of his bargain, he tes
tified in court today. And yet ho i4
willing to take his wife baik. tthe,
however, seems to prefer separation
and $60,000 a year alimo. y.
"I bear absolutely no rancor
towards my wife" he volu.n c-o I In
his testimony today, "and if tlio xmII
promiso to he good, I will take her
back In my arms. All I wun' per to
promise Is that she will not accuso mo
of going with other women and that
ehe will stop calling me names. If
she makes that promise i will
her a merry Christmas and a happy
New Year."
Mrs. Hrokaw wan not present to
hear her husband offer of reconcilia
tion, A se'cre cold kept her hout4
today, nut her counsel was illdiu'liii
ed to credit Mr. Broka.v'a sincerity.
"Jf Mr. lirokaw means v ii.it he s.io'.:'.
commented Mr. Baldwin to the court,
"there is no reason wh . t'ej rhomd
r ot be ,-et onclled, but it in MoUlin,;
more than a well planned scheme to
create favor for the def uln.it."
That One Weeu.
'At the resumption of the hearing lo
i f.y Hrokaw was asked to describe tils
single week of wedded bllsa Ite-.vouli
r.Mow. He was sick at tin lime ,u,.l
quarrels and worrv were not good for
him, he sai'l. His physi advised
him not to see Mng. B-ukav, i i he
insisted.
"I could iot seem to e 't Mrs. D j
kaw off my mind" he eiC'ljiiu.' ai'd
nnally the doctors said ibc. cou'd visit
roe. I drove half way to meet her anff
lor a wee she was -very lw:nt r..nd
affectionate. Everything was luvelv."
Was Not Jealoa-..
Mr. M 'Imyre, Rro':ac '? '..un-,el
brought out denials tho . Brort.iw eer
set his Ailes serants to Kpyinir oi.
his wife, or that he was ;;Vi'jH -'f her
(Continued on page i)
ENTIRE SNEAD FAMILY
TOGETHER IN SUICIDE
PACT LETTERS PROVE
Newly Discovered Evidence
Shows That Five Persons
Agreed to Die
PRISONER ARRAIGNED
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Oruesnnio
phraseology in the indictments against
the Wardlaw sisters, charged villi the
murder of )cey Snead, was made
public today In the arraignment of
Mrs. Caroline W. Martin, the victim's
mother, and Mrs. Mary Snead, an
aunt, in the Tombs police court, wln-n
they were recommitted to tiie Tmnl3
for thirtv days, pending extraditi in
to New Jersey.
In the indictments against both it
Is charged that they did "take the said
Ocey Snead with both thel.1 bands,
and east, throw and push said Ocey
Snead into a certain bath tub where
there was a great quantity of 'aler,
and by means of which sold Ocey
Snead- was choked, suffocated and
drowned."
Another count charges that Mrs
Martin and Mrs. Snead did incite, pro
cure, abet, counsel, hire ;nc! com
mand Virginia Wardlaw to do and
commit murder upon the body of
Ocey Snead. As heretofore told, the
grand Jury, as an additional precau
tion, charges all three with aiding
and abetting the victim's suicide.
Further complications in the maze
of contradictory evidence which In
vestigation of the case unearthed de
veloped today with the discovery of
additional documents. They wr:
found by the Brooklyn police in the
Henry street house, once occupied by
the Wardlaws. and imbued the detec
tives wim the belief that the entire
lamily had made a. suicide pan which
was only partly fulfilled by the death
of Ocey Snead.
The alleged pact is said to be re
vealed by letters signed by Ocey
Snead. her husband, Fletcher, Mrs
Martin, her mother and two auntr,
Mrs. Mary Snead and Miss Virginia
Wardlaw. Accompanying them were
several blank forms of power of et
torney, all signed by Ocey Sneed. The
documents have been turned over ti
the New Jersey authorities.
ASHEVILLE CITIZEN.
ASHEVILLE, N.
THIRTEEN LIVES
SNUFFED OUT OH
CHRISTMAS EVE
Five Killed In Boiler Explosion
Which Wrecked Rock
Island Shops
FRAGMENTS OF BODIES
STREWN OVER THE YARDS
Eight. Possibly More, Includ
Ing Whole Family Burn
to Death
SHAWNEE, Okla., Dec. 24. Five
workmen, it is believed, were killed
and seventeen others were injured to
day by the explosion of a locomotive
boiler that wrecked the repair shop of
the Chicago, Hock Island and Pacific
railroad. Though railway officials eay
that only two are Ccad fragments of
bodies found In the wreckage make
It almost certain that five were killed.
Employes say that twenty are missing.
The known dead are: Kobert Kerr
and John Johns.
Five of the seriously Injured are In a
hospital. Co'mpany C, of the Oklaho
ma National Uuard is on duty by or
der of Governor Haskell to preserve
order. The shop yards are strewn
with fragments of human flesh. The
body of Kerr was found three blocks
away from the shop. Fragments of
the body of Johns were gathered
from roofs of adjoining buildings.
Windows all over town were shatter
ed. ElftHT Bt'KNF.D TO DEATH.
HIUiSVIUE. Pa., Dec. 24. At
least eight persons are dead and two
others were seriously Injured today
as the result of the explosion of an
oil lamp in the home of Santano Cler
ho here.
The house occupied by Clerbo and
family was a frame structure. As a
mother and the Children are dead and
the family has, been wiped out. Clerbo
kepi boarders or roomers. Of the Ave
boarders, three perished In the flames,
while the remaining two received
slight burns.
The fire was caused by the breaking
of the lamp In the hallway that had
been left burning. In some manner
tho lamp dropped from a shelf and
exploded. The houso was completely
destroyed.
ZELAYA FLEES FROM HIS
T
Leaves by Special Train at
Early Hour in Morning
and Embarks
TAKES ARTILLERY
CO It INTO, Nic, Dec. 21. Jose
Hantoe Zebiva, who three d lys ago re
linquished the presidency of Nicara
gua to Dr. Jose Madrlz the sume
day his army met defeat by tho rev
olutionists at Kama has fled the
capital and tonight is in Oorinto, sur
rounded by his bodyguard and a few
faithful friends.
Zelaya departed from Managua un
der cover of darkness, escorted by
fifty of his guard of honor, and a
squad of artillerymen with a mavlm
gun. Just at 3 o'clock this morning
the party quietly left the former
president's home and half an hour
later went on board a small steamer
which sailed immediately for Momo
tombo, on I --ike Managua.
The trip was made without special
Incident. There were no demonstra
tions along the line, the population
benerally being unaware of the Iden
tity of the president's special train.
All the members of the party Includ
ing Zelaya himself. were heavily
armed. Zelaya appeared calm ami
quite cheerful.
KII.DKI) BY THAIN.
ATHENS, Ga . Dec. 24. W. L.
Whitehead, a well known farmer of
Winder, was instantly killed here this
morning by a Seaboard passenger
tram which struck his buggy at n
road crossing. The buggy was com
pletely demolished, two horses killed
and the man dragged fifty feet away
by the engine.
KIN4J ALFONSO II.U
PARIS, Dec. 24. Private advices
received here from Madrld state that
the condition of King Alfonso has
created the gravest anlely In court
circles. Another operation is Impera
tive. Under the guise, of departures
on a hunting trip in Au2trall.t bis
majesty will go to the plac? of the
Countess ef Paris at Sen Ducnr, where
the operation will be performed.
G, SATURDAY MORNING,
RED CROSS SENDS SUPPLIES
NICARA GUANS FROM STA R VA TlOhi
Navy Department Cooperates and Order Warship to Transport Provisions From
Colon. Surrendered Army in Pitiful State of Destitution, Many Soldiers
Mere Boys.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 To re
lieve the starvation of the captured
soldiers of the Zelayan army at Rama
and furnish much needed aid to s.il
dlers of both the Nlcaragnan govern
ment forces and the insurgents who
were Injured In the battle near Hanm,
The United States government today
ordered the cruiser Prairie now at
Colon to take on board $5,000 worth
of staple supplies secured by funds of
the American Red Cross society and
proceed with all possible haste t
Blueflelds.
This action on the part of the
American government was taken at
the urgent request of Captain Bh!p
ley of the. JTnlteds States steamship
Des Molnes'now In Blueflelds, who re
ports that the captured Zelayan army
la actually in a state of starvation
Boys In the Arnir.
The actual situation at Blueflelds Is
explained In a telegram received by
THREE CORNERED FIGHT
FOR BURi TREASURE
Finder, Owner of Ground
and Heir8 of Man Who
Buried it All Claim it
WHKKMNO, W. Va., Dee. 24 A
threo cornered legal fight is to he
made for the six pots of gold, sggre
gatlng tMi.OOO found by Contractor
W. J. Met 'lain, while excav itlng foi
a new building. McObtln, who Is in
possession, the Wheeling Stomping
company, owners of the ground, and
the heirs of Dr. Fred Bchtickhardi,
the man w ho is supposed to have bur
led the money before he was murder
ed, each claims It, and Hll have em
ployed counsel. The helrs-at-law,are
William. Kobert and Oeorge Si hiu lle,
nephews, and Mrs. Carr, a niece. At
least a score of others are claiming
to be heirs.
Old residents who knee- the doctor
say Jie kept large sun k of money
about the house because of his dis
trust of the banks. Many believe that
the six pots of gold found do not rep
resent Jill the burled treasure, and it
is likely that there will be further
digging In the hope of un'ovcring
more gold.
McClaln has the money at lilf home
In Iiellalre, O., across the r' er fiom
Wheeling, and he says he can prove
he is entitled to it. The no wist of
the coins In dated 1883.
BBY.AN FKKMXi MKTTKK.
JACKS'. SVII
Hon. William J.
ill for several
A.K. Fla.. Dee 24
Bryan, who has been
days at the home of
Governor Williim S.
left at 4 o'clock this
laml, Fla., from which
board a -steamer fir
his cousin. ex-
Jennings, here,
afternoon f;r M
point he will
Cuba, later gol
ng to South America.
Mr. Bryan wa
better when he
feeling "cry much
left the city, but was
still suffering f
rom n severe ndd.
WASHINGTON, Tec. li. Forecast
for North Carolina: Rain Satrrday,
Sunday generally lair and somewhat
colder; moderate tarlable winds, be
coming northwest by Sunday. .
DECEMBER 25, 1909.
vve Wish you
ALL A MERRY $?
CHRISTMAS
the secretary of the navy from Cap
tain Shipley, under yesterday's date
andreceived here today. It says In
part:
"Splendid work Is belnj accom
plished by our hospital service on
shore. Seventy-five seriously wounded
men were treated Inst night. So far
one hundred and fifty wounded have
arrived. Hospital facilities nurn
adequate care for the present, Nearly
one thousand men were killed, 'ninl
the number may total more. ' I wit
nessed the arrival of prisoner whose
conditions was oltlable. They were
lame and near starvation: .Vtnny'V.irj
boys eleven to twelve years oia bukw
women and small children were
among the prisoner. Then) ars not
enough food supplies In Blueflelds to
supply the revolutionists and prison
ers. The situation is critical. Btarvs
tlon or epidemic may occur."
FAMOUS DIXON PENCIL
PLANTJSjlESTROYED
Fire Which Caused Half
Million Iioss Threatened
to Burn the Town
OCAU). Fla.. Dec. 24. Fire which
started at 4 o'clock this morning st
Crystal river, near here completely
destroyed the Dixon Cedar pencil fac
tory, entailing a los or half a million
dollars. The fire spread from tho Dx
on plant to nearby buildings and late
this afternoon was threatening to de
stroy the tnlro town. Messages ask
ing for aid were received here at noon
and the chemical engine and fifty men
were despatched to the scene of the
fire on a special train at 1 o'clock,
letter in the day a message was re
ceived stating that tho town wm In
serious danger of nelng destroyed;
that the Ocala liremen were working
hard with the citizens In their efforts
to check the fire.
The fire strrted In the boiler room
of the IMxon factory, Reports receiv
ed hero at 4 o'clocR this afternoon
state that the efforts of the firemen
have been directed towards saving
nearby property, principally the Dix
on hotel. No fears were then felt for
the business section, though the fire
was burning rapidly.
SOUTHERN EUROPE
IN STORM AND WIND
PARIS. Dec, 24. All Southern
Kurope was swept by destructive
storms and floods today. In Sooth
east France forests were devastated,
buildings were demolished and lines
of communication were Interrupted.
Helgum suffered heavily from wind
and flood, many factories being forced
to close down on account of the inun
dations. Madrid reported the most disastrous
floods In fifty years. Many town suf
fered serious damage, but no loss of
Hf l recorded. Two rivers of Por
tugal were raging torrents from an ex.
traordlnary rainfall. Althougn tne
material damage is considerable, no
loss of life has been reported.
TOO THISf RKIM;D.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 24.
W. A. Blount of Peneacola, on an
nounced candidate for United States
senator, who had already begun his
canvass of the state, today announced
his withdrawal from the contest, giv
ing as hts reasons for so doing ill
health and the self -humiliation it
would cause him In asking tht pplfl
for their votes.
TO KEEP
The telegram was precried by one
from United States Consul Moffat it
Blueflelds which indicated that a des
perate situation existed ' among tin
prisoners, which called for Immediate
action. To this acting Secretary Wln
throp replied by sending th follOMf
Ing Instructions to Captain Shipley,
via navy wireless station, kit Colon: i
"For Shipley, Pes Moines, Moffat
cables surrendered Nlcarngunn army
hi iiluelieuls Is turning, ' You ars au
thorised to furnish Moffat at bis re
quest such supplies as you. do nut im
mediately require, not exceeding five
thousand dollars. American , . Ttd
Cross ll!.SBt xpnses. ":':-.. '
A dispatch, from Captain Bnlpl?
dated this mornlnf shows thai h is
promptly meeting the situation by
minimising the danger from epidemic
through cleaning the town end seirr
satins' th soldiers st a point outside
th elty.
SECOND ATROCITY IN
ALMOST SAME PLACE
Greenville S. C. Has Fiend
Who Has Committed Two
Outrages in Week
OREKNV1IXK, S. C, Dec. 24.
Closely following the fatal wounding
of Wesley Russell, a mill worker, J. E.
IJddel, a real estate promoter) to
night was slain almost on the same
spot where Russell wan struck down.
l.lddrl'sj body was found almost cov
ered with snow luto tonight. The
body was lying within sight of his
home, and a terrible gash in the head
apparently made with an axe, told
the story of a violent death,
Dlddel. who lives on the outskirts
of the city, had been Shopping, and
lutd started for hnme. Scattered all
about the body were the toys he had
bought for his children.
Thursday night Russell was found
unconscious with four gashes In his
head. He died tonight.
The police authorities are investi
gating both crimes.
FIFTY INJURED IN
CANADIAN WRECK
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec., 24.
A spreading rail caused a Canadian
Pacific passenger train of twelve coa
ches, four of them sleeping cars to
Jump Into a ditch near ChapteaU, east
of Fort William, today and fifty
persons were Injured, none seriously.
It Is thought that many of the vic
tims sustained Internal Injuries. Most
of the. passengers were western Can
adians bound to spend tho holidays In
Ontario towns.
FUED BREAKS OUT
WITH FATAL RESULT
GAINESVILLE. Ga., Dec, 24, A
family fued of long standing between
the Clark and Crane families broke
out afresh at a church social at Nlm
belwell church, Lumpkin county last
night. In which Homer Clark was kill
ed outright and hla brother Henry
shot through the head and fatally
wounded, according to reports here
today. Mark Crane who Is alleged to
have done the shotlnng made his es
cape. FIOXEEH CITIZEN DIES.'
I MACON, Oa,i Dee. ti. Christopher
Sheridan, a pioneer cttuten of this clt
and a Confederals veteran died after
' a lingering Illness today. , He wai
seventy-five years old.
o
Associated Press
Leased Wire Reports.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
'5
F
Action Taken on Other
Grounds Than His Fake
Pplar Discovery
STAUNCHF.ST FRIENDS -VOTE
AGAINST HlM
Has Beqn Found Guilty of
Irregularities tn Ordinary
Flncncfol Dealings
NEW YORK, Doc.. Zi. Ths board
of managers of ths Mxplnrers dub
met today in executive session and.
standing In silence, ttotcd with bowed
heads that r, Froderiok A, Cook. b
dropped frtm the rolls bf th club for
frauds practiced on It members and
on the public i . , . ,
Coming hard upon ths heels or tho
crushing verdict lately rendered, by
the University ot Copenhagen, ths ao
tlon of the ICxplorers' cluh today Is
the result pt Independent Investiga
tions which In no my touch upon ths
polar controversy and ths weight-of
Its disapproval thus becomes cumu
lative. . .: .';- .... ,
I'nworty tt tVedem. (
Preliminary to Its vot of expulsion
the board met to pans upon the report
of Its committee, which has been in
vestlgating the validity of Ir. Cook's
assertliMi that ho reached tho summit
of Mount Mcltinley. ' ; , ; . ,
This commutes, It) concluding an
Mthaustlv report, revbmmejidad that
"Dr. Cook's claim that hs ascended
the summit of .Mount - McKlnlry In
ISO be rejected by hs Explorers'
club as unworthy of credence."
- Ths committee's " recommendations
was based bo lts finding that "Ir.
Cook had repeatedly made statements
that bavs not been lit accord, with, the
facta and, that he, had .entered into
agreements which -' hs has failed to
keep and that the mlftwtatemrnts and
broken Mreement, deaHng not-, only
with the mutters appertaining to dts
covervi but to ordinary- financial trsn.
actions,') sht ;no wiV-nr" fnif be
la to Bttcmein-tade.)y Wirt, "
J-Ylrnd Uesert lliiu, . j '
Among the. seven liiutur ap
pended to this arraignment are ho
o Casper Whitney and Anthony Ffal.
a polar explorer of not'V both parson,
al friends of Dr. Cook.y; The commit
tee Is further explicit in Its mment
that It undertook US investigation only
ater first apprising Tr Cook of .Hs
purpose, which he approved tn person;
nd that It ha disregarded entirely
the testimony of Edward Barrll', Ur,
Cook's gulds, and of Frederick I'rlnti,
hts packer, although , such testimony
was) befors them because It wishsd
no cloud of partisan contention, or
question of' financial, inters t to dim
the Integrity ot Its verdict.
Partners Agslnst Hint.
In addition to the findings or the
committee as whole, . Individually
signed reports ars submitted by Her
schacl C, Parker; professor of physics
at Columbia, and : Belmor IJrown,
both of whom ara members of tho
Cook-McKlnley expedition, and by
Charles Sheldon, who has reoenll re
turned from a year's residence on ths
slope of Mount MoKlnley, whur he
went for ths express purpose of study
Ing the configuration of ths mountain,
with a view to the possibility of it
ascent. ' " '
Professor Parker reports that h
was a partner with Dr. Ctrok - In tha,
McKlnley expedition both physically
(Continued on pK 4 ' .. -
HAS ABSOLUTE POWER
L
Opinion of Attorney Ewtab-
aMies Full Title in Philip,
pine Government
v ' ' .-..-
WASHINGTON, Dec ' 14. -Th
Philippine government has power to
sell the friar lands" In the. Philip
pines to Individuals In any number
of acres desirable. An opinion to this
effect has been rendered by Attor
ney General Wickershsm. Ths opinion
Is In opposition to ths provision of
the set of the Philippine govtrnnieu
hi,.h limited the sale of una Onropri.l-
td public lands obtained by treuty
with Spain, to forty acros. . '
In devloping ths.suga industry of
th. inlands Individuals desired to pur
chase the fifty-five thousand seres con
tained In the San Joss estate on ins
f Mindnr which , wss pur
chased froni the Becjlo to friars by
the United States and wmcn nas
never been occupied. It was argued
ih.i Bmn tn sell this Lmd In
forty acre tracts would -defeat the
proposed use Of the lano. ine attor
ney general has held that In author
h ni r the land the act of
congress provided that ; the tenants
should be given the prererenc in
rii.no.itluii of the estates as many ten
ants held more than forty acres.
j This decision does not mnmry
law providing that every ccrpon-iijit
.ikFiii to ene-aae lr narteulrure
shall not hold more than 2.5 v acres.
t., .ulri the suair trut Is tn prrs-
pectve purchaser of the laud.
EXPLORER
CLUB
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