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VOL. XXIX
CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1 1. 1903.
NO. 4347
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VAS HE, BURJDICK'S
w Q.iIJmwo Thflt His Awful'
IV1 a n beiltvt mat nib nwiui
V,;;:i Yesterday Was Ke
of Deliberate
Suicide
QRITIES ASSUME
HUT
MYSTERIOUS SILENCE
win
Not Allow Anyone to See
;ne!i's Body-Mrs. Pen
is is Dying-Mystery of
Telephone Interview
.. March 11. Dr. Meade,
i'H of the Sisters hospital
.it nine o'clock this morning
fiat Mrs. Pennell. wife of Ar
15 Pennell. co-respondent in the
, P-i:r of Edward L. Burdick
; Mrs. Burdick and who was
..,:! last night while out riding
immobile in company with his
: lathing into an old stone
v. and the latter was picked up
:s:-;ons. is still in that condition
Hat it wa;5 impossible to state her
rendition, as she is too weaken-h-.-
vitality too low to allow an
tr.'.:-
an :
nation. From reliable source
i-X.1
- the information that Mrs. Pen
, .lying and that the surgeons are
everything in their power to pro
:r life.
Mysterious Order Given,
aio. March 11. Medical Examin
i-v Oatizner. wno was canea to tne
j. tii- where attorney Pennell was kill
, 1 ia: nisht. has received orders from
;h- district attorney's office this morn
:.. that tinder no circumstances were
tr.r ivnuins of Pennell to be shown to
anv , t.e. When asked why this order
was issued District Attorney Coats
worth infused to talk.
Indications Of Guilt.
Bf.iialo, March 11. Four days ago a
newspaper man chatted with Pennell
a: his home. He paced up down the
(Cnftnes of a small room and in twenty
minutes spent in talk he stopped foil"
tim-? and poured out and gulped down
Lag- drinks of whiskey at each stop.
He begged at the time that his pal
liable n -rvousness be not commented
on in the paper on the following day.
Yns-.r iay lie was seen again by the re
. ,rt.-r and his actions were indicative
cf a - ti'tv mind.
Some Strange Fatality.
Buffalo. X. Y., March 11. There is
Kjine st.ange fatality in the death of
Aithnr Pennell, who was instantly
kale.) in an automobile accident yes-t.-itlay.
There are those who believe
that 1 aneirs death was deliberate
suicide, to escape the notoriety attend
ant cpoii his connection with the case
r els- to escape punishment for the
mur.l-r af K. L. Burdick.
Mr. Pt-nnell was riding in his electric
automobile yesterday afternoon with
Mrs. pr nnelf. They were on Kensing
ton av-nuv. skimming the edge of the
s.- n- ijuai rv. a huge rock-ribbed hole
in th- around. Pennell's hat blew off
thf- automobile swerved and in some
manner it leaped over the curb into
th ii'-vss below. Pennell was killed in
stantly, his head being crushed to an
a:.;- niz:ible mass. Mrs. Pennell
was fatally injured.
Two hoys saw the tragedy. They
ivi too far awav to know positively
just how it haDDened. Mrs. Pennell
hen found was unable to speak. She
"vas only semi-conscious when taken
to ': hospital and could speak no
fo'tKrient words. After the operation
v.as performed immediately Dy ui.
E2'-n Smith in the hope of saving
h i 'iff. she lapsed into unconscious-
S
STUDENTS STRIKE
They Asked to Be Released
From Their Studies and
Were Refused By The
Universities
.Mal-id, March 11. The unique
-tacle of students on a strike con
n!n: s in the various Spanish univer
ses. The strike, which was started
the Medicial students of one of the
r'iv i sities are affected.
!: is stated the professors will likely
' r ait the students. The men asked
1 a -might ago that they be discharged
- a the studies for the term. The
' 'ais of the unversities refused to
srant. the request and the students ac
1 ! 'linedy refused to attend the lec-
1
MEDICAL
be no true
the affair oc
curred. Mrs. Pennell has been loyal
to her husband throughout his trvin?
experiences during the last ten days.
hne liequently said that her faith in
him was unshaken and that she would
stick to him to the end.
Pennell and his wife left their home
at 4:50 o'clock or one or two minutes
before that time. It was a gloomy af
ternoon and rain was falling. It seem
ed a strange day for a man to take his
wife automobiling. in the lonely north
east section of the city at such an
hour. Pennell was not a veteran at
automobiling. Yet he was an expert
at handling the machine and was ex
perienced as to its management.
That Telephone Mystery Solved.
What has been regarded as one of
the most important features of the
Burdick murder ease and one envelop
ed in mystery, was the telephone con
versation between Mrs. Seth T. Paine
and E. L. Burdick, who was murdered.
Heretofore it has been said by Mrs.
Paine, with the apparent assent of the
police, that the subject which she dis
cussed with Mr. Burdick was one
concerning a "social affair' only. The
statement herewith given puts the con
versation in a different light. It is as
follows:
"What Mrs. Paine actually told the
authorities was this: She said that on
the Wednesday before the murder Mr.
Burdick had called her up by the
'phone and asked her if she had re
cently seen anything of Arthur Pen
nell. Mr. Burdick added that, he had
not seen Pennell for eight or nine days
and had begun to wonder whether he
had again attempted to seek out Mrs.
Burdick and join her.
"Mrs. Paine said she was aware of
the fact that Mr. Burdick was anxious
to watch the movement: oL Mr. Pen
nell, and that he had employed Buf
falo and New York detectives frr that
purpose. It was evident that he seem
ed uneasy, because for more than a
week he had lost track of the man who
was the co-respondent in the divorce
suit against his wife. Mrs. Paine re
SE
STATE CONVENTION
Chairman Hanna Delivers
Closing Message to Dele
gatesConvention Was
a Great Success
Winston-Salem, N. C, March 10
The closing exercises of the ioung
Men's Christian Association of North
Carolina began tonight at 8 o'clock
with song service. R3v. Cosby read
the Scripture lesson. Prayer by Mr.
U A. Coulter, who prayed especially
for the success of the work among
railroad men.
President Abbott introduced Mr. A.
O. Williams, of New York, railway
secretary of the International Com
mittee of New York, who addressed
the convention on the work being done
among the men on the railroads. He
told of new buildings being erected
in railroad centers, and the 82 corpora
tions which donated $240,000 for asso
ciations, and the contribution of $260,
000 by the men themselves. The rail
roads 43 per cent, and the men them
selves 53 per cent. No organization
has been able to take the place of the
Y. M. C. A.; they have been op3n
failures without the Christian activity.
The Christian basis of operation mak
es it do a work that no club or society
can take the place cf.
Mr. Gary, of Spencer, an engineer
on the Southern, spoke for the en
gineers. He gave a graphic descrip
tion of the temntations and trials of
railroad men. His plain and honest
style caught the audience, which gave
him close attention, and appiauaea
him when he said that his boy should
be a college graduate, of which bless
ing he had been deprived, and again
when he concluded.
Mr. Burton, of Spencer, foreman of
the paint shops, spoke of what require
ments the railroads required of their
men. "The railroads today recognize
men of worth, of ability, and there is
room at the top for the Christian rail
road man; men of courage ability and
intelligence."
Mr. Van Campen, of Spencer, made
a strong talk on the Association's
work there among the railroad men.
He was applauded for his earnestness
and courageous sentiments.
Mr. G. W. Bell, of Spencer, the
wrecking master of the Southern for
this district, spoke of the spiritual
life and work of the Association. He
pictured the conditions in Spencer be
fore the organization of the Y. M. C. A.
and the very improved conditions
since.
The Charlotte quartette rendered a
beautiful selection by special request.
The report of credentials committee
was read, which showed 109 college
delegates, 40 city delegates, 14 secre
taries 9 railroad delegates; total lbb.
Resolutions of thanks were read and
adopted, thanking the local associa
tions and the entertainment committee-
to pastors and members of the
First Presbyterian church for use of
STcW oi STulpits on Sun -
their church; to tne omer uuiicnoi
ness and nence there can
ision of precisely how t,
CLOSING
0
SLAYER.?
plied over the 'phone that she too had
not seen Mr. Pennell for some time,
but that if she saw or heard anything
of his whereabouts she would com
municate with Mr .Burdick later.
"On the very next morning, which
was Thursday, she called Mr. Burdick
up by 'phone and informed him that
she had seen Mr. Pennell on a street
car that morning. Mr. Burdick thank
ed her and seemed to lie relieved to
know that Pennell was slifl in the
city."
Added significance attaches to this
last telephone interview, since it is
known that instead of dealing with the
mere question of some social enter
tainment, it was an effort on the part
of Mr. Burdick to learn of the move
ments and whereabouts of the maa
whom he regarded as his bitter enemy
the man whom he had named in di
vorce papers as the destroyer of his
domestic happiness; the man on whose
track he had put private detectives;
the man to defend himself against
whom he habitually went armed with
a pistol, a weapon which was actually
found in his coat pocket unused on
the morning when he was discovered
dead.
RETURN HOME.
Mr. Morgan and Party Will Arrive In
Charlotte At 6 O'clock.
J. Pierpont Morgan and party will
pass through Charlotte this afternoon
probably about 6 o'clock. The special
train bearing this distinguished party
of capitalists, left Brunswick, Ga., this
morning at 10 o'clock. The right-of-way
over all trains is given this spe
cial and from what the News learns,
the train is making record-breaking
time.
As the News has stated, Mr. Morgan
and party have been in the South for
several days. A stop of three days
was made at Tampa, Fla., and a stop
of 12 hours was made at Jacksonville.
From this point, the party went to
Brunswick, Ga., where they have
been since Monday night. '
The party is returning via the
Southern to New York and there will,
no doubt, be quite a crowd at the de
pot this afternoon to take a look at
the great railroad magnate and his dis
tinguished guests.
To Enrich Philippine Treasury.
Washington, March 11. The Philip
pine treasury is to be enriched by
about four hundred thousand dollars
worth of the spoils of war. All the
money and bullion seized by the army
from the Spaniards and from Filipino
insurgents is, according to the agree
ment between the military and civil
authorities, to he turned into the in
sular public funds.
Mr. Herrick's Condition Serious.
New York, March 11. The condi
tion of J. H. Obart Herrick, former
president of the produce exchange,
who was badly hurt last night by fall
ing down a stairway of the Union
League Club, is unchanged this morn
ing. It is thought, however, his
chances of recovery are slight.
Justice Day Slightly III.
Washington, March 11. Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, William R. Day, is
confined to his apartment at Arling
ton Hotel, with grip. Justice Day has
been ailing for the past two days but
his family is not alarmed over his
condition.
TWO MEN KILLED
B GAS E
They Were Cutting Carboys
of Carbonic Gas That Were
Thought to be Unloaded
When it Happened
Chicago, March 11. Two men were
killed and two others seriously hurt
in east Chicago today. The dead are
Mike Carlosky and John Foejek.
The men were operating a giant pair
of shears with which they were cutting
up supposedly empty carbine gas tanks.
One of them cut into was loaded and
an explosion followed which caused the
calamity.
day; to the faculty for the use of the
academy auditorium and to the student-body
for the delightful entertain
ment given; to the people of Winston
Salem for their generous hospitality
and courtesies shown.
Prof. Geo, B. Hanna, chairman of
the State executive committee, who has
been engaged in the work about 25
years, delivered the closing message
to delegates, asking the college and
city men to be loyal to Jesus Christ
and the aims of the Association. The
delegates joined hands in a great circle
around the church auditorium and
sang solemnly "Blest be the Tie that
Binds." -Mr. L. A. Coulter prayed
earnestly for the blessing of God; the
wonderful name of Jesus to mold the
lives of the delegates, and the conven
tion was declared adjourned sine die
! by Preside Atbott.
LOSO
m I i
MAY COTTON. 10 CENTS.
Flood News Causes Cotton Market To
Jump Up.
New York, March 11 C. W. Lee &
Co. say: May sold at 10 cents again
and then broke sharply to W For ti e
firsi time since the price was 954, the
market had a set-back, it looked all
day as though the bulls were selling
out on the shorts and taking their
profits. August went to 952 and broke
to 942 in no time. When the selling
started the market was seen to be
pretty well covered up. The flood
news carried the market up rapidly
this week and a set-back is natural. In
case the bull people consider discre
tion, the better part of valor and be
gin to sell around 10 cents, there will
be a set-back of importance. It' all de
pends on flood news. If the river over
flows and shorts left in May climb
when there will be another advance.
But to us it begins to look as though
August could be sold again on any
further advance. Over 9 1-2 cents for
August, we would favor the short side
rather than the other. If this market
gets wabbly here why we can hardly
look for higher ' prices than those
reached on the last advance. The
price is a big one and we doubt if the
market would have recovered this
way, had it not been for this flood
news. Its a fine thing for bulls. They
were selling cotton to the bear clique
today and taking the bear money. If
it goes higher they will have more to
sell. Floods may cause another ad
vance but as August works over 9 1-2
we would not be long on the market,
and we would take the short side on
every bulge. All factors work against
the market at 10 cents a pound. A
flood will mean a big crop next year
and August is more likely to sell
lower than higher as soon as weather
clears. In meantime we would go slow
on both sides. It is a big market and
big money if one catch fluctuations.
Transfers Trades.
Chicago, March 11. The We Are
Commission Company, have requested
that the following notice be posted on
the exchange: "We have transferred
all open trades to Bryant and Company
and request that all persons having
open trades with us will kindly check
same with Bryant and Co. We will take
care of clearing house obligations and
all in the usual way."
EUROPE MAY ERECT
HIGH TARIFF WALL
Prominent Foreign Captain of
Industry Makes Appeal
Uncle Sam May Sufferfor
Sins of Dingley Tariff
Vienna, March 11 M. Peez, a promi
nent figure in the industrial world
publishes today a manifesto to the
New Central European Industrial
League.
It proposes that the continental
states employ the highest tariffs to
ward merchandise imported from the
United States, while making conces.
sions to each other. France, it thinks
will support the movement.
The manifest concludes with an ap
peal to all European countries to unite
in the alliance against the United
States.
SCOUTED BY SCIENTISTS.
More Comments On Theory That Sun
Is Universe's Center.
Paris, March 11. Dr. Alfred Russel
Wallace's theory, to the effect that th-3
solar system is the center of the um
verse, and the earth the only mhabi
ted celestial body, meets with no
credit among French scientists.
M. Beithelot and M. Maurice Loewy
director of the Observatory of Paris
both scout the idea. The former said:
"This theory is puerile, and no man
of science will take it seriously.
M. Loewy said:
"Dr. Wallace's assertion that the
latest discoveries in astronomy and ac
cepted theories regarding the propor
tion of light tend to prove that the
stars are limited in number is doubly
false. In certain parts of the heavens
we don't see any stars, but it would be
madness to conclude that the end o
the universe had been reached. It
would be as if a short-sighted man
were to say that there were no stars
except those which he could see.
Denies Reports.
New York, March 11. President
Vreeland of the Metropolitan Street
Railway says, that reports published
in the W'orld, this morning are pre
posterous and that there is absolutely
nothing in them to cause the slightest
anxiety on the part of the stockholders
He says that the malicious and cnmi
nal attacKs will be traced to the au
thors and no effort will be spared to
bring them to justice.
To Make Bust of Ingalls.
Topeka. March 11. The legislature
has appropriated $8,000 for a bust of
the late Senator John James Ingalls
to be placed in the capitol at Wash
ington. An effort was made to, have
the name of the late Senator Preston
B. Plumb substituted for Ingalls.
Disinfectina the Feramania.
New York, March 11. The work of
disinfecting the Anchor liner lera
mania, which was detained at quaran
tine yesterday, will be finished today
tine yesterday, will be finished today
on Hoffman Island, all well.
MANSFIELD CRAZE
SEIZES CHARLOTTE
Great Actor Arrives on His
ecial Train and the Town
is Agog-A Word as to
His Personality
By general consent it is agreed that
Mr. Richmond Mansfield has never
done anything so well before either as
actor or producer of nlavs as his in-
terpretation of Brutus and his massive i
and magnificent production of Julius '
Caesar. Therefore the expectations of i
Charlotte's theatre-going public for
this evening will be realized to the
fullest extent.
So intense an interest has probably
never been displayed in a theatrical
attraction. The entire house is sold,
from "cellar to garret" and the hol
ders of seats await what the evening
has in store for them with an uncon
cealed joy of expectancy while the
unfortunate ones are bewailing their
fate.
The production of Julius Caesar is
said to be on a more elaborate scale than
anything Mr. Mansfield has yet under
taken and that is saying a great deal
for Mr. Mansfield always gives his per
sonal attention to the intricate details
of mounting his play, cereful that the
costuming, and scenic accessories shall
be as 'realistic and faithful as it is pos
sible to make them. Every bit of the
scenery and properties in the local
playhouse has been removed from the
building and all day long Mr. Mans
field's stage-hands have been busy set
ting the stage with the elaborate scen
ery that arrived this morning on Mr.
Mansfield's special train. Mr. Mansfield
is his own stage manager and every
detail will be arranged under his
watchful eye. When the curtain rolls
up tonight on "A public place in Rome
on the feast of the Lupercal every
thing will be in place,, even to the
smallest "prop" and everything will
work as smoothly as clockwork until
the curtain descends on the death of
Brutus or something will drop. It is
this stickling for details that has led
folks to call Mr. Mansfield cranky, but
it really betrays his intense love for
his art.
Mr. Mansfield arrived this morning
on a special train of ten cars accom
panied by a veritable retinue of ac
tors and managers. One of these cars
is Mr. .'.airfield's own private
sleeper, sumptuously fitted up for the
actor's comfort. Another is a dining
car, two others for the members of his
company while the rest are used for
the scenery and properties of the pro
duction of Julius Caesar. Mr. Mans
field lives in his car while traveling
and it is needles sto add lives like a
king for money is no object with this
prince of actors.
He will go to the theater early this
evening and from the moment he en
ters his dressing room until the cur
tain descends he will be under the most
intense nervous pressure. He is desper
ately in earnest, he lives for his art.
He studies hard to acquire his concep
tions of the roles he essays and he
works harder in his portrayals. Per-
sonality Is thrown aside and Mansfield
becomes Brutus. This desperate ear-
nestness in his work leads to the ner-
vous, excitable, often irritable mental
condition which accounts for the tales
told of the Mansfield temper. But it is
easily understood. When the highly
developed artistic nature is engrossed
in its work, a distraction such as is
occasioned by a late-comer in the au
dience or something amiss on the stage
is an unpardonable interruption in the
artist's eyes. And sometimes such inter
ruptions strain this high nervous pres
sure to the bursting point and Mr.
Mansfield "says things." He does not
mean to be rude, but he is vexed in the
superlative degree and this vexation
must find vent.
In his heme life Mr. Mansfield is said
to be one of the most sociable and com
panionable of men. With his wife and
their four year old son, George Gibbs
Mansfield, he spends his off seasons in
his handsome country home near New
POLICE
TREK
BELIEVE
RAVE A CLUE
May Soon Arrest Murderers
of Waterbury Policeman
No Change in the Trolley
Car Strike Situation
WTaterbury, March 11. The trolley
cars are very sparsely patronized at
night, but today large numbers of per
sons rode on them, the number being
increased by rain, which fell in great
quantities.
There was nothing now reported
in the strike situation and no reports
of violence last night have been re
ceived. It is believed the police have
some clues which may lead to arrests
in a short time in the murder case of
Policeman Mendelsohn. While they
are not giving out any information,
members of the department have inti
mated that they believe they are close
on to some information, which may
lpari to the identification of some
' members of the gang.
London, on the shores of Long Island
1 Sound. Mrs. Mansfield was known to !
, the stage as Beatrice Cameron. She wag '
a good actress but after her marriage
retired from the stage and has devoted
herself exclusively to her pretty home.
Mrs. Mansfield's last work was in her
husband's company, when she support
ed him as Raina in "Arms and the
Man." The residents of New London
are said to be devoted to the Mans-
j fields, finding them charming enter-
lamers ana aeugntrui companions. But
when he begins his work for the win
ter, Mr. Mansfield throws aside this
sociable, genial personality and be
comes the star, the artist, with all the
eccentricities that develop from his
desperate, nervous earnestness.
His coming is an event to Charlotte.
To see Mansfield greatest actor of the
modern school is to have seen Booth,
Barrett and Garrick. He is as great in
? "f: 7h " f -L
J'XufJ Lr "lliancy f thlS b"ght'
dIU' uiar siar-
jms uay as iney were in tneirs: none
The curtain rises tonight promptly
at 7:45 o'clock and it will be well for
seat-holders to set aside any little
foibles of fashion tonight and be in
their seats before that time.
One hundred young ladies from Win
throp College will arrive this afternoon
i on a special train for the Mansfield
j production. They will make the Y." M.
C. A. rooms headquarters and will
take their meals at Andrews Cafe.
Seats for the young ladies have been
procured in the gallery.
A great number of the young ladiess
of Presbyterian College and Elizabeth
College will attend the Academy of
Music tonight. They have secured gal
lery seats.
Every seat in the house has been
sold. The S. R. O. sign will be displayed
at the Academy tonight and those dis
appointed in securing seats at Braa
nons will have to stand during the per
formance or sit down on the floor.
Ticket speculators were actually
; patrolling the street this morning en-
deavoring to find purchasers, at fancy
; prices, for tickets. Some of them had
good luck. Others will find themselves
tonight with tickets on their hands.
WILL BE SENT TO
U. S. Commissioner Maxwell
Hold Four Safe-Crackers in
Default of $3,000 Bond
Each For Trial
The taking of the evidence in . the
case of the government vs. the four
suspected safe crackers, James Lang,
Charles Rogers, Walter Wood and H.
B. Wilson, was concluded last night
at 8 o'clock. Commissioner Maxwell
j bound all four over in a bond of $3,000
j each to appear in Charleston. Monday,
.
lne 6tn of APri1- to answ- the &r&
of breaking
into the postoffice at
J Greers, S.
C, blowing open the safe
and taking therefrom $270.24.
Neither of the four has attempted to
give bond and it is not suspected that
any one of them can make up the re
quired amount. It was rumored today
that possibly Lang and Rogers may be
able to put up the $3,000, though noth
ing definite is known about this.
In the event that no bond is raised,
the four men will be taken to Charles
ton within the next three days.
The man Rogers has just finished
serving a term of eight years at
Charlestown, Mass., for safe breaking
and secret assault. Wood has just fin
ished a term of five years at Albany,
N. Y., for a similar offense that was
committed at Auburn, N. Y.
Lang is known to be a desperate
man, though his criminal record has
not been given to the public. It was
Lang wrho when brought to bay by
Chief Howie and otner officers, near
Monroe, jumped from behind a tree
and fired two shots at Monroe's chief
of police. Lang is the man who has
persistently refused to give the officers
any information as to his nationality
or where he has been' for the past few
years.
Wilson, so Postoffice Inspector
Gregory thinks, has assumed the name
of a well known Washington atterney.
Wilson has stated on several occasions
that his name is II. B. Wilson. This is
the exact name of a well known lawyer
of the capitol city.
The four men were taken back to
the county jail last night, at the con
clusion of the trial. They did not seem
to be the least disturbed because Com
missioner Maxwell bound them over.
They all expressed themselves as sure
that they would come clear of the
charge when their cases were tried in
Charleston.
Smallpox Raging.
Richmond, Va., March 11. Dr. Paul
us A. Irving, secretary of the State
board of health, says the report from
Washington showing only nine cases
of smallpox in this State is incorrect.
He says there's mere than two hun
dred in the border counties of Vir
ginia and Kentucky and Tennessee
have a great number of cases of the
disease. It is more virulent than in
j years, the number of deaths being
larger than in several years.
CHARLESTON
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LATEST FOREIGN
IEWSUD VIEWS
Minister Leishman Makes a
Request of the Porte Which
the Latter Will Be Apt
to Grant
THE CZAR POSTPONES
HIS VISIT TO ROME
Hears Anarchist Clans Are
Gathering - Crooked Lon
don Millionaire Flees .
The Country
Constantinonle. March 11. United
States Minister Leishman has sent a
communication to the porte demanding
the same rights for the A m erica n
school of medicine at Beyrouth accord
ed me x rench taculty there. A right of
which Leishman is particularly desi
rous is the freedom of the graduates of
tne scnooi to practice in Turkey. The
porte is inclined to grant the demand,
and will send a jury of French pro
fessors to assist the American faculty
i nthe examination of candidates for
degrees.
To Receive Battleship.
Constantinople, March 11. A com
mission of Turkish naval officers will
shortly go to Philadelphia to receive
the cruiser now being constructed at
Cramps ship yards for Turkey.
Vesuvius On Rampage.
Rome, March 11. Vesuvius was in
unusual activity last night and streams
of lava poured down the mountain
side. Loud explosions occurred which
were heard a long distance and sev
eral earthquakes of a pronounced type
were felt.
Czar Postpones His Trip.
Rome, March 11. It is stated that
the Czar has postponed his visit to
Rome, which had been stated would
take place late in -the spring because
the police here received information
that anarchists had dcided to muster
a large force of their clan in Rome and
perpetrate wholesale and world-shocking
crimes. The Czar, it is further
stated, has also yielded to the Influence
of Austria-Hungary, which wishes to
keep Italy and xtussia apart.
Lady Gordon Disappears.
London, March 11. Lord Granville
Gorden is again in trouble. His wife,
Lady Gorden, who was yesterday or
dered to hand over her daughter to
the custody of her former husband,
has again disappeared with the girl.
When he returned home yesterday
after the verdict was given he found
his wife gone and is ignorant of her
whereabouts, or the childs.
Two Miners Killed.
Liverpool, March 11. Ruff Collins
Colliery at Earlestown fell today and
two miners were killed and several in
jured. Mail Boat Damaged.
London, March 11. The mail boat
Wilhelmina, bound from Flushing,
Holland, collided wn cruiser Raccoon
off Port Victoria, England this morn
ing, lne Wilnelmma is thought to be
damaged but managed to land her pas
sengers and mails.
Millionaire Wright Has Fled.
London, March 11. It is discovered
that Whitaker Wright, millonaire
head of the defunct London and Globe
corporation, against whom criminal
prosecution was ordered yesterday, has
left the country and a warrant has
been issued for his arrest.
Object is to Ascertain the true
Cause of The Explosion
Which Destroyed Uncle
Sam's Battleship
Madrid, March 11. Senor Abarzuza,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, will pro
pose at the next meeting of the council
of ministers that the t government re
float the American battleship Maine.
Havana harbor, in order to ascertain
the true cause of the explosion which
destroyed the ship.
Merrimac On a Tear.
Lawrence, Mass., March 11. The
Merrimac river is rising rapidly at
this point and a flood is imminent.
The Champion and International pa
per mills have shut down and other
mills are affected.
SPAIN WAITS TO
RAISE TOE MAINE