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WILMINGTON, O., FEIDAT, AUGUST 9, 1901.
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BURGLARS' GREAT HAUL
THEY BREAK INTO STRONG-ROOM OF
. GOLD SMELTING WORKS.
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND OUNCES
Of Gold, Valued at $340,000, Stolen.
Daring Bobbery of the Smelting
Works at Vallejo, Cal. No Clue to
tbo Burglars or tne Whereabouts of
the Gold The Thelt Accomplished
by Tunneling Under the Bulldlns:
. and Cutting Through the Floor.
Vallejo, Cal.. August 6. Gold bricks
valued at $340,000 were stolen during
last night from the Selby smelting
works.
The robbers evidently had been work
ing on the job for two or three months.
They had dug a tunnel from outside the
house, beginning with a shaft about
three feet deep. Thence they worked
underneath the vault and, striking up
wards, bored a hole In the strong-room
floor The hole was shaped like the
manhole of a boiler. Part of the holes
were bored two months ago, it is
thought, and the last one was complet
ed during the night. Through that
hole they took the gold bricks and car
ried them to a bank near the mouth of
the tunnel east of the works, v where
they were evidently placed In a boat.
In their hurry the robbers left two of
the bricks on the bank.
During the night one of the workmen
reported to one of his fellow workmen
that he heard a noise in the strong
room and declared it was a ghost. The
others ridiculed him for his supersti
tion, but no Investigation was made to
see what caused the noise-
The entrance to the tunnel was cover
ed with a frame over which the .em
ployees of the smelter passed rapidly
every day, but no one seemed to notice
anything out of the way.
Sheriff Hale, of Contracosta county,
his deputies and Chief of Bolice San
ford, of Vallejo, have been notified and
are now at the works. The police of
San Francisco and all "the bay cities
are all at work on the case, but so far
there is not the slightest clue to the
robbers. The work was that of skilled
men and their elaborate plans were
carried out without a hitch. They got
all the bullion in the vault, leaving be
hind only the two bricks which were
dropped on the shore.
Only one day's accummulation of re
fined gold was kept at the works. Yes
terday's run was unusually heavy and
the gold was to have been shipped back
to San Francisco today.
The tunnel that the robbers excavated
was about three feet in diameter, and
gave them plenty of room in which to
work. It is supposed the dirt from the
tunnel was taken out at night and
dropped In the bay. First reports stat-
ed that the tunnel was two or three
hundred feet long, but according to late
advices it is only about ten feet in
length. The shaft was started close
to the wall and was sunk below the
foundation- Thence it was only a
short distance under the floor of the
vault. It is thought the men who. com
mitted the robbery took their plunder
away in a launch and made off direct
for Sn Francisco. There are plenty of
places, however, to which they may
have gone either up the Sacramento
river of to the shore of any of the num
erous bays:
The following is a list of the property
stolen: Four fine gold bricks, all num
bered and containing as follows: No.
1.236 1,190 ounces and fraction; No.
1.237 3,300 ounces; No. 1,2381,123 ounces
and a fraction; No. 1,23$ 1,037 ounces
and a fraction; also 10,000 ounces of
gold in various shapes and a little sil
ver. The gold in the bricks Is "worth
$20 an ounce.
An official of the Selby smelting
works made the following statement
to the Associated Press:
"The robbers must have succeeded In
entering the vault some time between
midnight and 1 o'clock this morning.
They entered the vault through a hole
about the size of a manhole in a boiler
and indications point to the fact that j
the robbers had been working on the !
scheme for some time. Over 150 holes
were bored into the bottom of the vault
and the workmanship indicated that
mechanics of more than usual ability
superintended the Job. The holes were
bored to within a hair's breadth of the
surface, and when the proper time
came the plate was forced up, thus giv
ing the robbers access to the- vault.
The plotters first excavated a hole
along side the building directly in line
with the vault. The work of excavat
ing must have taken some time and at
the end of each night's work (for the
work must have been done at night) a
- jf covering of laths, rubber sheetings
I'Ztm and sacks was made, the whole being
covered over with a layer of dirt, thus
. hiding any thing of what was going on.
What became of the excavated dirt we
have been unable to find out. It must
have been removed in sacks. The cov
ering we have ascertained was not
strong enough to hold the weight of a
man, but the excavation was made so
close.to the building that the men
never walked over it. Wefind that
the plotters were aided by some one
; thoroughly familiar with the system
employed at the works and one fully
informed as to the construction 'of the
vault. '
Last night one of the watchmen em
ployed about the premises heard noises
Inside the vault and Informed his fel
lows that the devil or ghosts were in
side the vault. They laughed at him
- and made no investigation, and thus
the robbers were left unmolested with
their work. The weight. of the gold
carried out of the vault aggregated
1,200 pounds and it must -have taken
several trips for the man, and several
men must have been employed in car
rying the metal to the boat. We are
assured a boat was In waiting for them.
Inside the vault were several sacks
containing $110,000 but this was not
touched. It may have been that the
. men became alarmed. That they were
' alarmed is also indicated, by the fact
. . that two bars or gold of great value
were left on the beach In their haste
to escape, '
"It is Impossible for us to say at this
time what direction the men took. If
they used a steam launch to leave the
scene of the robbery they could have
gone in any direction, but if they escap
ed in a rowboat they would doubtless
have taken the direction in which the
tide was running.
"Several broken drills and an oil can
such as is. used by cyclists have been
found in the hole. Every possible clew
is being followed, but I am unable to
sav that we have been at all successful
thus far. "We iiope later to make the
announcement that the robbers have
been apprehended. I believe they se
cured about $230.000."
CITY TAXES ON RAILWAYS
The Assessment Apportioned Among
the Cities and Towns
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. N. C, August 6. The cor
poration commission today completed
the apportionment to towns and cities
of $4,306,915 assessed valuation of the
railway and other common carriers.
Wilmington's apportionment ' Is $188,
026, Raleigh's $103,670. Charlotte's $195,-
000. Greensboro's $167,419.
The sheriff of Granville county
brought to the penitentiary Andrew
Wilson, a young white man. to serve
fifteen years for murder In the second
degree.
.Judge Purnell has signed the decree
In the WadleJgh case referred to yes
terday.
Heavy rains are prevailing. Farmers
say too much has fallen.
Commissions are issued to Thomas C.
Daniels and Matthew Manly, both of
New Bern, as respectively commander
and lieutenant commander of the Sec
ond battalion of the naval reserves.
It is not expected that the governor
will be able to see the First regiment in
camp.
The agricultural department is re-
ceiving the enlarged water colored
photographs it had specially taken il
lustrating trucking and fruit interests
of eastern North Carolina. The work
is admirable. There will be 250 pic
tures. They will be exhibited at the
Charleston exposition and afterward
placed in the state museum.
A CYCLONE AT NORFOLK
Many Houses Damaged, but No Lives
Lost
Norfolk, Va. August 6 Norfolk was
171c? fori Vfctr rt vr1rn cVirT1tr o 4? f ok
o clock this afternoon. The whirlwind
came In the usual funnel-shaped cloud
and was about fifty feet in width. For
tunately its path was in the outlying
portion of the city and not through the
thickly populated
sections. The roofs
of about twenty houses
were blown
away and several people were injured
by falling timbers.
In the county all the outbuildings on
a large farm were demolished. Several
houses inline town of Berkley were also
unroofed.
' Trees were torn up and chimneys
blown down throughout the section
passed over by the cyclone. No fatal,
ities have been reported. The whirl
wind was followed by a rainstorm that
almost equaled a cloudburst.
SPEEDY JUSTICE
Guarded by Troops, a Georgia Negro
Is Convicted ot Criminal Assault In
Forty Minutes
Atlanta, Ga., August 6. Guarded by
three companies of state malitia, called
out by Governor Candler, for his pro
tectlon, Raymond Ross, a negro, charg-
ea wim assaulting jurs. .Miller, wa3
carried to Canton, Ga., from this place
today to tand his trial. A special ses
sion of the Cherokee court was called
by Judge Gober. who asked, for troop3
or Governor Candler. The time the
trial consumed was only forty minutes.
The negro was convicted and sentenced
to be hanged August 27th. Ross was
f brought back to this city by the troops.
I Governor Candler said tonight: "The
5 expenses incurred by sending the mill-
tla to Canton to protect Ross will not
be much under JSOO. Iam doing all
within my jurisdiction to prevent
lynchings, and in the cases where they
have occurred I have done all that any
man could do. In case the troops are
demanded on the day of execution the
same expense will be brought about.
TAMPA STRIKERS AT SEA
The Men t'uzzled by the Mysterious
Absence of Their Leaders
Tampa, Flal, August 7 The Resisten
cia union has changed its position sev
eral times today. This morning the
strikers were taking an obligation to
leave Tampa in a body and never re
turn under any circumstances.
This afternoon they issued a state
ment that If theirx leaders return to
them they will then be ready to ar
bitrate and settle. They declare that
they will do nothing until this Is done.
The citizens say they will have a long
jod ox waiting on their hands.
It seems to be positively settled to-
mgnt that these leaders are srone be
yond reach, and this is impressing it-
seir upon their minds. The Resistencia
has been telegraphing toKey West and
New York all day, trying to employ at
torneys to come here and take their
case, but with what success is unknown
tonight. This action was upon the be
lief that the men were In jalL They
are hoc ana. never nave oeen.
JjTom their vacillating moods it Is
interpreted that they are wavering and
will soon be ready to reason and re
sume work where they left off. Tampa
served them with notice today that if
they desire to leave In a body they can
ao so without objection being raised.
Several states of the union propose
petitioning- congress to enact a national
divorce law. Mexico . has no divorce
law, and the church party will bitterly
antagonize the proposed, enactment of
a national divorce law.
SCHLEY'S INVESTIGATION
TffE THIRD HEMBER-OF THE COURT
OF INQUIRY HAS BEEN SECURED.
ADMIRAL HOWISON TO .SERVE
A List of Naval Officers, Including
Ills Name, Sent to Admiral Schley,
Who Replies That Any of Them
Would be Acceptable to ITIm A
Sketch of the New Member of the
Court Preliminary Lists of Wit
nesses Furnished by Each Side.
Washington, August 6. The vacancy
In the Schley court of inquiry caused
by the inability of Rear Admiral Klm-
berly to serve on account of ill health,
has been filled by the selection of Rear
Admiral Henry L. Howison, whose ap
pointment was announced by Assistant
Secretary Hackett today. At the same
time It was announced that this ap
pointment would be agreeable to Ad
miral Schley-
The department before taking action
had submitted a list of names to Ad
miral Schley which Included that of
Rear Admiral Howison. and Admiral
Schley had Indicated his entire willing
ness to accept any officer on the list.
The department also communicated the
selection to Captain Parker before mak
ing it public.
Assistant Secretary Hackett, before
Issuing the order, communicated with
Admiral Howison, who is at present at
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.. and ascer
tained from him that he had given ut
terance to no expression of opinion re
garding the merits of the Sampson
Schley controversy.
Later in the day the department an
nounced that Admiral Howison had
been heard from and would, accept the
detail. The department thereupon no.
tified Admiral Dewey of Admiral Howl
son's selection and sent to the latter a
copy of the precept, together with Ad
miral Schley's letter relative to the fifth
paragraph of the precept and the de
partment's response thereto, which cor
respondence is part of the official rec
ord.
Rear Admiral Howison is one of the
youngest retired officers of his grade,
having been retired October 10. - 1899.
when he reached the age of 62 years.
It Is rather an intertesting coincidence
that he was in command of the cruiser
Vandalia at Samoa, which, later, went
went down In the hurricane in Apia
harbor, while flying the flag of Rear
Admiral Kimberley who, had succeeded
him as senior . officer on the station,
and whom he now succeeds on this
court. He was in command of the Bos
ton yard during the Spanish war and,
later, was commander ot the South At
lantic station. He made the. famous
long distance cruise around Africa In v
me unicago as tne last act of his ac
tive career, arriving in New York the
day before Admiral Dewey arrived in
the Olympia. It will be remembered
that although he outranked Admiral
Sampson, who was in command of the
receiving fleet at that time, he refrain
ed from assuming command, but cour
teously allowed Sampson to do the
honors upon that celebrated occasion.
A preliminary list of the witnesses
who will be called to appear before the
court has been prepared at the navy
department. Some of these officers
are on foreign stations and will be
obliged to leave for home almost Im
mediately in order to arrive in time.
Armlral Schley has also submitted a
list of witnesses, some of whom are on
foreign stations and these also will be
ordered home. Among the witnesses
desired by Admiral Schley Is Lieuten
ant Rodger Welles, who. was also on
the Brooklyn as a'member of Commo
dore Schley's staff throughout the Span-
lsn war. There are no Spanish officers
on Admiral Schley's list.
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SMELTING WORKS ROBBERY
No Clue to the Robbery A Man Ar
rested on Suspicion
San Francisco, August 7. President
Ralston, of the Selby Company today
further emphasized the fact that he
had absolutely no news to give out
concerning the theft of gold at the
smelter.
The only fact that the detectives
have reported to him 'today is that the
parolled convict wh was suspected In
some quarters of having been implicat
ed in the robbery left for Sierra City
this state, several weeks ago ard Is
still believed to be in that vicinity.
Mr. Ralston, stated that his comnanv
would be responsible for everv pent of
the stolen bullion and that a settlement
with the consignees would be made as
own as xne an airs or the comnanv
could be adjusted, which would take a
lew days. The company is rated as
one of the strongest on the coast.
.resident Ralston, of the smeltinsr
works stated this afternoon that a re
ward of 55,000 has been, offered for the
capture of the robbers. .
it was learned late todav that the
police have in custody, a man who was
arrested on suspicion of being impli
cated in the Selby Smelter Works rob-
oery in. which J2S0.000 worth of gold
bullion was stolen. The identity of the
suspect is not Known. The police will
give no inxormauon on the matter.
To Establish, a Nejrro Bans:
Baltimore. August 7. The establish
ment of a bank at Hampton. Va.. and
the adoption of an additional plan of
uze insurance will absorb the attention
of the delegates to the forty-fifth an
nual session of the annual grand tab
ernacle of Galilean Fishermen, a color
ed beneficial organization now in con
vention here. It is stated that the
bank has already been chartered.
Plans for its establishment and gov
ernment will be formulated during this
session. The bank will not only be a
depository for the funds of the fisher
men, but will also be a savings bank
ror colored people.
SENATOR M'LAURIN'S REPLY
To the Resolution ot the State Com
mittee Demanding His Resignation
Columbia, S. C. August 6. The state
democratic committee today received
Senator McLaurin's reply to their ac
tion of July 25th condemning his course
in the senate and demanding his resig
nation. In the course of the letter Sen
ator McLaurin writes:
"I hold my commission from the dem
ocratic voters of South Carolina. I
recognize no authority but theirs, take
no orders from any source but them,
and shall, in due course appeal to them
for Judgement on my course as a sen
ator, and my character as a man and
a democrat.
"Personally, I am indifferent to your
action, because nobody has made you
my master or censor, and I regard
what you have done as merely express
ing the malice and the fears of one in
dividual, Senator B. R. Tillman. But
for this always evil and Indecent influ
ence, ordinary respect for the proprie
ties would probably have prevented
the four of you who are declared com
petitors for the seat I now have the
honor to occupy from attempting to use
the power entrusted to you by your
party to remove a rival from your path.
"I shall ask the people to decide be
tween the man who has tried to help
cotton factories, open highways of
commerce and to so commeiul the iem
ocratic party as to command for It the
confidence and respect of the business
and laboring elements north and south
and that of the man whose conduct and
record has been to sink the party to
disrepute and impotence. I shall ask
them to say whether they prefer the
senator who has. tried to retain for
.South Carolina the honor and dignity
won by a long line of illustrious sons
and glorious deeds or the senator who
has postured as buffoon and bully and
who has proclaimed on the floor of the
senate that he represented a constitu
ency of ballot box stuffers and murder
ers who wanted their share of the
stealage.
"I desire to proclaim to the world
that you do not represent the intelli
gence, the democracy of the people of
South Carolina and to you and Senator
Tillman that he has never been my
master and shall never be; that he
shall not escape the vengeance that
must surely fall upon him when the
people have been made to understand
his motives, his methods, his debased
character and his shameful record. To
that grand conservator of free govern
ment, the reserved patriotism and com
mon sense of the people, I make ap
peal, against partisan intolerance and
tyranny."
ALMOST A CLOUD BUKST
Fifteen Inches ot Ralu Fall in Stanly
County Great Damage Done
-Raleigh, N. C, August 6. A special
to The News and Observer from Albe
marle, N. C, says:
The most destructive rain fell at and
around' this point last night that has
fallen here in forty years. Little Long
creek washed out a fill on the Yadkin
railroad and swept away about 200 feet
of the track. Trains have been tied up
here for twelve hours.
Great damage was also done to crops.
Several bridges and water mills were
washed away. The rainfall was about
fifteen inches.
Discrimination Aeralnst Chicago in
Marine Insurance
Chicago, August 7. Ruinous dis
crimination in insurance rates, accord
ing to officials of the Northwestern
Steamship Company, has' decided them
to withdraw from the trans-Atlantic
route the company's steamships. The
withdrawal will be made on the return
of the two steamships to Chicago from
Liverpool.
As high as $1.75 per $100 has been
charged shippers for cargo insurance
to Liverpool from this port and the
average rate has been not less than
$1.25, at which figure there is a dis
crimination against the Chicago com
pany of about $3,500 a cargo, or $7,000 a
round trip. Steamers running to Liver
pool from Montreal or New Yok are
able to secure insurance as low as 30
cents.
Starting a New Town In Oklahoma
Hobart, O. T., August 7. Business
lots at auction are bringing from $9 to
$56. Every one so far has been ex
tremely orderly and peaceable. The
l.UVl Dill glUrt. .StdlbO A - u&VWUUUg
more numerous every hour. Another
republican newspaper plant has arriv
ed In town and will publish Its first is-
sue next week. As yet no democratic
paper is here, although it is said three
are on the way.
Two banks have been running all day
and have had no trouble In supplying
currency. Nearly $10,000 has been re
ceived here by express. Large sums are
expected tomorrow. Many came in
tending to use checks and had to tele
graph for their money to be sent by ex
press.
The Alabama Convention
Montgomery, Ala., August 7. The
entire morning session of the constitu
tional convention was spent in debat
Ig the question of reconsidering the
vote by which section 23 of the judi
ciary report, relating to the election of
solicitors by the people was -adopted.
The convention refused to reconsider
by a vote of 69 to 54.
The tax ordinance of delegate Mor
ris Settle, which reduces the taxes from
50 to 10 cents was under consideration
yesterday when the convention ad
journed and was tabled, as was also
Mr. Morris' ordinamce providing for the
support of all schools now in existence.
Roosevelt Still Pursuing Coyotes
Colorado Springs. Colo.. Aujrust 7
Vice President Roosevelt and the party
or citizens who left Colorado Sm-ines
Monday afternoon for a horseback ride
any coyote hunt through the south
eastern part of El Paso county and
were to have been back this afternoon,
have not been heard from. This Is
taken to mean that they are having an
enjoyable and successful hunt. The
proposed trip to the Cripple Creek dis
trict has been postponed until Friday.
ORDERED TO ISTHMUS
THE GUNBOAT MACHIAS TO BE SENT
TO COLOMBIAN WATERS.
TO PROTECT FOREIGN INTERESTS I
Report from Consul Gudger ot tbo
Detention by the Insurgents ot a
Trans-Isthmian Tratn-Op.raUon or;
This Line Guaranteed by Our Gov- ;
j
ernment-Preoedent In Such Case Ea- j
f .oh . , lfciia, a.,i
tablished In 1885-Amerlcan Forces ,
Then Landed and a nand Taken In
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Suppressing the Revolution.
Washington, August 7. An order
was issued by, the acting secretary of
the navy today for the gunboat Machl-
as, now at the Boston navy yard, to
proceed without delay to Hampton
Roads and there to prepare for de
parture to Colon, near the eastern
terminus of the Panama railroad.
At the navy yard It is explained that
this movement has been ordered with
a view of having the Machlas take ob
servations in the vicinity of the Isth
mus. In announcing the action of the
department It was officially stated that
"it is deemed needful that a United
States war vessel -be in that vicinity
at this time."
The order to the Machias followed
the conference held at the navy depart
ment between acting Secretary of State
Adee and acting Secretary of Navy
Hackett. Mr. Adee had the dispatch
received from Consul Gudger last night.
stating that the revolutionists had held
up a train for an hour at Marachin on
the line of the railroad across the isth
mus and only about fifteen miles from
Panama city.
While this was not regarded as threat
ening an interruption of traffic or'giv-
Ing ground for intervention by the
United States, yet it was deemed ad
visable by the officials that one of our
ships should be In the neighborhood in
order that suitable observations could
be made and steps taken to meet any
serious emergency that might arise.
For the present officials do not believe
there will be any need of landing ma
rines. The commander, of the Machias,
Lieutenant Commander Mason Sar
gant, is regarded as an officer of tact
and ability and beside this he has had
recent experience in West Indian wa
ters, having been in command of the
Scorpion when she made her recent
trip to Laguayra to keep watch on
American interests in Venezuela.
The Machias Is a gunboat of 1,177
tons displacement, with twin screws
and good steam capacity. She has
eight 4-inch guns In her main battery.
six rapid fires and one automatic gun.
Her run to the isthmus depends some
what on the length of her stay at
Hampton roads, but it is believed' she
will be ready to proceed with little or
no delay, in which case the trip will
take about ten days or two weeks.
The position of the United States as
to maintaining free traffic across the .
Isthmus of Panama was fully defined
in 1885 when extensive naval opera
tions were carried on there. An out
break somewhat similar to the present
one occurred early in the year-and the
Insurgents captured Panama and burn
ed Aspinwall.
The North Atlantic Squadron, under
Rear Admiral Jouett, was sent to the
isthmus. At the same time the navy
department sent an expeditionary force
from New York, consisting of 750 sea
men and marines, commanded by Com
mander B. H. McCalla and including
three Gatllngs and three 3-Inch rifled
guns. Admiral Jouett arrived at the
isthmus April 10th, and at once landed
the marines and issued orders to open
transit across the Isthmus. Two armor
ed cars.fitted with Howitzers, Gatllngs
and Hotchklss guns were sent over the
line, clearing the way and making the
entire transit. Garrisons of marines
were placed at Aspinwall and Matachin,
the latter place being where the revolu
tionists have now held up a train, ac
cording to Consul Gudger's dispatch
of yesterday.
Commander McCalla's expedition es
tablished headquarters at Panama.
Here the revolutionary leader, Alzpuru.
was in full control, and was expecting
battle with the Colombian army. Com
mander McCalla acted energetically
and, gathering his full force, occupied
Panama on April 24th, arrested Alzpuru
and the other leaders and held them
prisoners until an agreement was sign
ed that fighting should not take place
within the city. Three days later the
Colombian army arrived and at a con
ference between the government gener
als. Alzpuru. and Admiral Jouett. the
insrgents capitulated. All of the United
States forces were then withdrawn and
were .back In New York on May 16th.
The present trouble on the Isthmus
is far less formidable han that of 18S5.
but the proceedure Is made clear in case
the insurgents obstruct traffic.
There is no present purpose of send
ing a ship down from the Pacific side.
Charts ed With Murdering a Girl
Wheeling. W. Va, August 7. John
Cline and Clayton Rodgers were arrest
ed here today on charge of having mur
dered May Yost, a 17-year-old girl. The
warrant was sworn out by. her father.
who charges that the prisoners forci
bly abducted the girl, assaulted and
murdered her and threw the body Into
the Ohio river. The girl was taken
Sunday night from the company of her
sweetheart, Walter Hammond, at the
point of a revolver. Her body has not
been found.
No More Corn Pools for Phillips
Chicago, August 7. "No more corn
pools for me," said George H. Phillips
today. "I knew that I was standing
over a can of gun powder all the time,
and it was only by the merest chance
that I escaped total annihilation. I
was forced into the May pool, but I
wont be forced Into another. They are
too risky and not at all to my liking.
The corn king made this emphatic
declaration apropos of the resolution
against pools passed by the board of
directors of th- board of trade yester
day. ' i ' .
STRIKERS PANIC-STRICKEN
Bewilderment of Tampa Cigar-Makers
Over Abduction of Their Leader ;
Tampa, Fia., August 6. The strike
situation tonight Is one of bewilder
ment on the part of the strikers ani
unmovable determination on the part
of the citizens. No word has been re
ceived from or about the Reslstencix
leaders who were deported last night.
SS.
never return to Tampa. The ex-
act number, of the men deported is not
yet known, further than that every,
prominent leader of the strike Is mlss-
,nf?. lt ls that other ,eaJcr, m
marked and deportation may take place
at any moment.
The kidnapping last night had been
well planned for days, a great open
air meeting rui-i been arranged, to which
all the Itesistencla leaders had bn in
vited, the purpose being to seize them
all in a bunch. They were all out. the
streets were lined with thousands of
people and the band was getting In Its
work. The news reached the strike
leaders and they quickly dispersed.
The posse was not daunted, and com
menced a man to man search through
the streets and snatched the men from
the crowds. They were placed In car
riages that had been provided between
heavily armed guards and driven
to the county Jail, where they remained!
on the outside under guard for a few.
minutes. Then they disappeared from
there and have not been seen or heard
of since. . Various rumors as to their
disposition have been circulated In the
city today, it being most generally re
ported that they were taken to the gulf
in an unknown and mysterious vessel.
AH of the deported strike leaders were
Spaniards and Cubans. The boldness
of the whole affair and the accomplish
ment of the deportation without blood
shed is one of the remarkable features.
An address will be delivered at once,
probably tomorrow morning , by the
citizens telling the strikers to Immedi
ately resume work or that deportations
will not be confined to the leaders.
The soup kitchens are closed by force
at once and the food shut olT from the
strikers forcing them to either leave
the city, resume work or starve.
It develops tonight that twelve more
strikers who were among the sub-leaders
have been deported this afternoon
and tonight. Some of the strikers have
held a number of meetings during the
day secretly and have conferred with a
number of lawyers, with a view of tak
ing some action. No one would take
the case, all being engaged in the In
terest of the International Union. They
have also -appointed new committees
to carry on their work and In case of
each committee five different ones were
created so that when one ls taken away,
another will, take his place.
A proclamation was Issued here this
afternoon signed "The People of Tam
pa," .which says In part:
"To the anarchists and professional
labor agitators:
"We say that your days in Tampa are
at an end. We cannot and will not per
mit you to destroy this prosperous city.
If you have regard for yourself and!
family you will shake its dust from your
Jest. In conclusion, we notify the man
ufacturers that this movement f citi
zens is not In your interest, but In the
interest of the entire community."
Thousands of Chinese Drowned
Victoria, B. C. August 7. Great
floods caused by the overflowing of the
Yang Tse have caused the death of
many thousands in China. The river
has risen forty feet and for hundreds
of miles the country is a great lake
with only tops of trees and an occa
sional roof showing. At Anking the
town is flooded, some of the houses to
their roofs. At Kiu Kiang the native
town is flooded and two feet of water
stands in the foreign settlements. Low
er down the river towards Swu Hue. the
destruction was greater and boatmen
estimate that 20,000 were drowned in
the district. Chong Teh was wiped
away by floods and 10,000 drowned
there, and many other points have been
Inundated. Involving awful loss of life
and great destruction to property. It
Is feared an embankment built by
Chong Teh Tung near Wu Chang will
break and cause the drowning of nun- .
dreds of thousands.
The Fostmistre Ousted
Washington, August 7. A contest
extending over many months and at
tracting wide attention was ended today
by the appointment of Dr. J. P. Gray,
as postmaster of New Castle. Ky. Mrs.
Gertrude Sanders, the present incum
bent, made a hard fight to retain the
office, even appealing to the president
for assistance- She was successful In
retaining the office for a time, but fi
nally was obliged to yield to adverse
Influences. .
Knoxvllle Street Cur Kuuulng
Knoxvllle, Tenn., August 7. The en
tire street car system of the Knoxvllle
Traction Company has been In opera
tion on regular schedules today and not
a striker has been taken back. . New
men manned all the cars with, the ex
ception of four employees who did not
strike. The company considers the
strike a closed incident and they expect
to run their cars during the day unin
terrupted and will put on the night
service soon. The labor unions are co
operating with the strikers In propos
ing a boycott against the merchants
who patronize the street cars.
Found Dead In His Bed
Philadelphia, August ".Walter 3
Wilson, of the tobacco firm of Walter
G. Wilson & Co.. of this city, wa
found dead In bed today at his home
in Riverton, N. J. He was about 60.
years old. He formerly was an exten
sive baker of crackers and cakes and
was well known to the trade through- .
out the country. When the cracker
combination absorbed bis factory he
went into the tobacco business.
Mexican RelUclous Reform Laws
Mexico City. 'August 7. EX ImparcIaJ
a semi official organ here points to the
porvration of church and state in the
?-'--! States and the impartial policy,
to- ds all faiths by the American
go rnment as producing the best re
sulus to the Catholic church and advtzea
the clerical citizens - here to accept
Mexico's policy as embodied in the re
form laws and not to struggle to un2o
the existing refonn laws dealing
religion. 1;