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THE
RALEIGH
EVENING TIMES.
VOLUME
OHIO'S RINGING
CALL 10 BRYAN
No Other Name for the
Presidency Appeals
PLATFORM SUBMITTED
The County Option Fight Could Not
tie Settled In an AH-Nlht Session
of the Platform Committee And
Was Brought Into the Convention.
public officials of steam or street rail
road passes. ' .
We favor the election of united
States senators by direct vote of the
people and suggest the adoption of the
so-called Oregon plan to this end. We
'direct the state central committee to
include in the call for the next state
1 convention provisions for the nomina
tion of a candidate for United States
senator by such convention.
w favnr the initiative and refer-
U'am nn,l such leeislatinn and constl-
'tullonal amendments as will make if
effective as to state and local affairs,
no franchise or renewal thereof should
bo granted by any county, city or vil
lage, without first submitting the same
to vote of the people-.
to secure purity in elec
tions we favor the repeal of all special
limitations as to time within which
criminal prosecutions may be begun
for bribery in elections.
The incoming state central commit
tee is directed to require that delegates
to the state convention be selected by
primaries or delegate conventions to
be selected by primaries, such selec
tion to be made by precinct primaries.
In the event that any county commit
tee shall violate this party law, the
state central committee shall issue a
call in accordance with the above reg-
, ulations, and delegations eiecieti i-m-
Columbus, 0., August 22.-When
Ohio democratic convention re-assem- retusal of tne republican major-
.m- the knowledge.;.,, fVl national house of representa-
bled touay u -- ... .' " V" .u Mil aniline before
.., inured on couiuj , uves hi uaou .. . ...
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY .AUGUST 22, 1906.
BIG COLLISI
PRICE 5c.
COMMISSIONERS HUMID HEAT'S
MAKE AWARDS
County Will Spend Thousands ! Eleven Lay Down Life
On Improvements.
DEADLY II SMASHE
ENGINE
den at Chicago
Bur-; Dispatcher at Greensboro
Reputed Responsible
STRICTLY MODERN JAIL A SCORE PROSTRATED jTHE ENGINEERS ESCAPE
Wake County Roads Will Bo Itcttei-
,.u AH Bid fr Steam I leal ins
Rejected Home Contractors Come
In Qor a Good Sluice.
of
riumsands to Lake I Wreck Occurred
Curv Crews
that a fight
option in temperance legislation, as a
part of the declaration of principles.
A protracted night session of the com
mute on the platform had been Insuffi
cient to bring the different opinions to
gether. Many of the temperance ad
vocates, among them the leaders of the
lAAii lanirUA. weiV Ul
i. winimr to accept a compromise
W. L. Finloy had all along maintained
that no compromise which left the
county option idea at all obscured would
. "L JU-hio 1 1 1 him. The delegate.-)
idorstooO to
but
the late session of congress providing
that insurance companies and other
corporal ions and trusts should be here
after prohibited from contributing
monev to political corruption funds is
a vital issue in the present campaign
for the election of members of con
gress As the measure was an im
portant and essential one before con
gress for the control of trusts, the re
....i.u...,,, mhlhrltv should be held re
sponsible for the bills cowardly de
feated by being smothered in commit
tee. Victories for Democrats.
We call to the attention of the people
. . n, c,..t nmt the victory ol
OL 1 'UK' IA m"- 1 "
...n ........ii.i In the enactment ol
prospect of a minority report ne j.number of laws In the Interests of
was excessively warm " - ,hp people, chiol among wnit-n ...
were in evidence when Chairman Mc-, foHong.
. n,.H the convention to oidtr tml.nt of the two cent rail
road fare law, so often vainly ire
( Continued on Page Two.)
An Exodus
Beaches The Pollen Esfimatt
That Twenty-Five Thousand I'ep.
,,1,. Went liathins .V, Itfeetrii
Light tftst Night.
H Method Hard by
Sustained Only
Slight injuries Men Standing h.V
Signalled Warning Wreckage
Speedily Handled.
in the groove. Some of Ihe iron was.
bent into half circles, and the whole j
appearance of the affair wus almost
freakish.
A iar;;e Kant; of men was put to,
work right away to clear the debris,
and the gianl steam wrecking der-i
rick was ordered from Spencer. The
men worked with a vim and vigorous
determination and the clearance ..was
witnessed by hundreds of people from
ttiiieigh and lesser points nearby.
Southeni trains were operaiea uvei i
Hie Seahoanl Air Line track, for
which accommodation the track had;
to he shoved about, a foot and a half 1
from the 'wreck side of the road, ft
is hardly possible for a layman to fix
the uniounl of damages sustained by
the Soul Hern, sintu t.o u casual 'iy-
server all power and force seem gone
from Hi" engine and one car. One
,j the engineers, viewing the scene
tokened the collision to that, between
t.n automobile and a bicye'e.
SAN LUIS FALLS
BEFORE OtlERRA
The City in the Hands of the
Revolutionists
A FEW MEN ARE HILLED
pOHTOFKICK UOllBED
V THlKVEH IN AN
At TO.
were therefore
and asked for the report of the com
mittee on platform.
The proposition of Mr. Finley for
local option by counties, the present
laws providing only for township and
residence district option, came before
the convention as an amendment to the
v.,r,rt of the platform committee.
i. i.v or.H those with him on
the county option proposition voted fo
the remainder of the platform without
dissent. The proposal made by Mr.
Finley and rejected by the committee
was as follows:
"We urge the necessary legislation
or constitutional amendment which
will give the people of the state, county
or city, by pet It Km of five per cent of
the votes, the right to bring any ques
tion to a popular vote, thereby voting,
ip mv chouse, any act of their repre
sentatives or enacting by popular in
iiimivp nv legislation which may meet
-With the approval of the majority. Y e
believe that under the provisions the
people of any. community could solve all
questions of temperance or other legis
lation to their own satisfaction."
This same plank was submitted by
.. - ..- ,,.1 in to the renort of
nim ii ui a.inuu...v... - -
POUNDING ON THE REEF
Little Hope Now of Floating
Trunks
The Hoard of Commissioners ot
Wake county have announced the
award of contracts for the various
Improvements they have been con
templating and hch were realized
to have been so greatly needed. The
principal consideration was in setting
aside $10,000 for additions to tho
county jail, which will place It far in
n ,..,,.i. o n nlnee of sanitary safe
Lilt: iiuiiw, .... .v ,
keening. The contract for this work
was given to the B. F. Smith Fire
Construction Company, Washington,
D C, and a bond of $5,000 was re
quired of the contractors. The
changes will be made after the plans
of Barrett & Thompson, Raleigh
architects. For the erection of a
chapel at the County Home, $1525.00
was given to J. S. Allen, sr., oi itur
eigh J. G. Council! and E. D. Fann
were awarded the contract to enlarge
the vault in the offices of the regis
ter of deeds, the amount being .
Glenn & Williams, another local firm
of painters, will repaint the exterior
of the courthouse, the price being
stated at $2;J7.
411 bids' for tho heating ov vim
court house any county Jail with steam
w,.P reiected. The eommissionei s
.Mm-ort the purchasing committee to
at once take up correspondence with
iron bridge builders, the matter of
the cost of a bridge to be built across
the Neuse River at the point known
commonly as the Lawrence uriuge.
There was apportioned $300 for the
improvement of the Adkin road in
Swift Creek township, and Superin
tendent Holding was ordered to em-.
Another :m"
(liy the Associated Press,)
Chicago, August 22; Seven !
dead and twenty prostrated as a i
of the Intense humidity In the 1
for the 24 hours, ending til '1 I
today. The thermometer only r
91 yesterday, but tlie llittnidity
at s:t per cent for the day and u
chief cause of t!
comfort.
Thousand
tense heat
and swimming
the poll
went
night.
Five more names were added today t
tho ,t..n th roll CauSeil by tlie heat.
suftei i
ISIIIIS;
result
e.oid
a. in.
acili'd
Hlood
1 u is I le
al, il dls-
I sought relief from tlie in
... iha viiphins laku beaehe
pools in the city, n;ni: scrap iron; o,u
estimate iliai ,uuu p.eopie
bathliui by electric iigni iu
To Raise the Thomas Newton.
(Hy the Associated Press.)
Norfolk, Va., Aug. 22. Wrecking
expedition left here today for the Pas
quotank River, North Carolina, to
raise the partially burned and sunken
steamer Thomas Newton of the Nor
folk & Southern Rail load.
nowra Have Tacked Their
and Every Preparation to
don the Sleanu
ward The Sea Running High.
Aban-
is Going: For-
(By the Associated Press.)
Honolulu, Aug. 2.-The stranded
steamer Manchuria pounded heavily
last night, despite all efforts to assist
her.
The Pacific
THE FIRES STILL RAGE ;
nlnv a suiiervisor.
was appropriated to the completion
from Yates" mill
Ul LV x "
to the Merdecai road.
Reports to New York Houses
from Valparaiso
Another wreck occurred this morn-;
ing at. 7:"0 o'clock jusl a few yards:
beyond the station of Method, when
two trains on the main line of the
Southern road went together head-on,
running on orders alleged to have
been confused py the dispatcher at
GroenSborO. One engine was torn up
uid battered, the tender and running
gear being reduced to timber and
was demol
ished; several other ears were ae
n,iled and the track was torn Up
along a considerable stretch of the
road.
Eneineer A. M. Hay was in
of engine No.
train first No
hnvtnff orders to me
carv but at Cary this order was an
nulled. The local train No. 163 was
speeding along with orders to meet
,ho heavy freight at Thompsons
crossing ,and engineer Jack Coiirnow
: i tho cab. all unaware that the
rain from Greensboro was n,n,B
. . -.ii. orders.
down on Hint vim " v
U8t beyond the little depot ai
I the terribleness oi mc
!-., i.,,..n ttnelneer Conrnow
ipplied the brakes
itimnen ii.nn
Both of
(T.y the
New York,
travaling in
the postolllct
issoctated Press.)
Aug. 22. Four thieves j
an automobile robbed!
West bury, L. I., oi
lliough Paltna Shrugs at the Insur
rection as a Trifle and Loyal Cu
bans Are Everywhere Demanding
Arms, the Situation is Becoming
Very Grave.
at
(By the Associated Press.)
Havana, Aug. 22. The insurgents in
w ...... nt Piiwr Del Rio cap-
a quantity of stamps this mornms, m.gt cUy there today, At
and escaped after an exchange or j9 O.c.lock tnis morning the force led
Shots With citizens. Charles Row- by pino GUen-a, an ex-congressman
. ,i ., i,,,i,.i ninnlnvc. received a i ,,n,i ,m inlluential man and who was
i ,.m The robbers used thought to b
.iviinmiVe. in their operations and the
sound
i own.
of I lie ex
losion aroused th:
Widely Known Educator Dead.
(Bv the Associaleu rivaa.i
rrhlcaco. August -- i ' l
one of the must widely
tors in the ivest
today following
orostration. -Mr
the cab ! Pi csid
150 and was running: - ,
is I from Greensboro, Kjv,. AlH. Kxecuted.
et tne -iot.il ... iimtaa: Press.)
Kussia. August iz.A"
1 four soldiers were, cxe-
duy as ring-lead. -is in in
l-ive
(By the
Desplagar.
agllator an-
cuted here t.
many mites easiwaru
and sundry other insurgent nanus i
taeked San Luis which is situated on
the railroad about ten miles west of
Pinar Del Rio city. A sharp and de
risive engagement followed during
Which a number of men were killed
or wounded. The town was defended
Dane,; by less than 100 rural guarus, on
known educa.- Whom surrenderee; to tne hiu
died at his bom.- here and are held as prisoners, int
m attack of nervous genl forces are in possession of lie
I",,;:, was S one time ; railroad station and f the town which
ducat i1 mat t is resuming us iioi...n. "
the capture or san l,uih whv
about 10,000 inhabitants the insurgents
have obtained an important base for
future operations..
n ii ilie nau.inai
ci.in. He was r. years of age
i.e.! muiiiu'.
THE GEORGIA PRIMARIES
Mail Company through
: . .... ....,. hod announced tnai u ...
the committee on resolutions vnen mo. u " v for the land-
an v&tsv " ,
was presented to tne convention '- 7 TC "V. nn-seneers at this
Thomas E.Powell, chairman or tne.. gu. "- . , now making
-platform committee, read the report, point baggage asnoro
Frequent applause greeted iavorlte I w, aow each passenger tvhile
planks.
Platform As Submitted.
The report of the resolutions com
mittee as presented was as follows:
The democracy of Ohio in convention
assembled, announce the following
declaration of principles:
We demand that the laws shall be
so amended that the revenue neces
sary for the expenses of the state snail
be "raised without calling upon the
counties for a levy and thereby secure
for each county home rule in taxation
I e. each county raise only what it
,1Ppds for Its own expenses and its
citizens authorize. .
We declare that the present lavs for
assessing the property of railroads and
other public service corporations should
be so changed as to compel the as
sessment of those properties at not
less than their salable value goln
concerns and to prevent their evasion
of Just taxation.
We demand that the legislature shall
enact such laws as will e. "We a tax
to be levied on all franchise privileges
as on other property which now, al
though of great value, pay nothing to
wards the burdens of government
We believe in free and unqualified
home rule, free from state lnterfer-
' . , ... ,i mi, vl ;lui
ence. i'jacn cuy, w ,.
should be allowed to decide for Itself
all matters of local policy, especially
as between public or private owner
shin of all public utilities, including
street railways, as well as water
works and lighting systems, and that
nrovislon should be made for submit
ting such questions to the people upon
.request from a reasonable number of
voters and at such elections the vote
of a majority shall decide. Such pub
lic ownership snouio. pe i5.
toy the merit system of appointment
and -tenure of office, so as to prevent
?he building up of political machines
and the perpetuation of a boss rule,
i We are In favor of the retention,
maintenance and Improvement of the
canal system of the state.
To Safeguard Depositors.
We favor the rigid inspection and
w nt tate and private bajikn
3 we advocate such amendment of
the constitution
CRAZY WHKN HE SHOT WHITE.
Hut Sot Crazy Now, Will Be Thaw's
Plea.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. 22. A decision
was reached today by the attorney!-,
for Harry K. Thaw that Thaw's de
fense to the charge of killing Stan
ford White will be a plea of emo
tional Insanity. This will include as
.. n,.t of the defense the declaration
detained here an expense rate of $3.60 j 'th,a T!l,,w.a insanity existed only un-
rier day and will arrant ... I H1 after white was lulled and uiat
Earliest transportation to te "uciit. iu haR boen
At a meeting or tne Passe,i : , The decision to
terday it was ecmea "ri' v I V..,l ,-. ..-,. Zki vouched after the
tjinitli of the Philippines siiuiu maive in . .. ,
fhe first steamer to sail for the Orient ; feporta of tw0 alienists who visited
and the others should be cleared ac- Tjjaw in the Tombs yesterday had
cording to the urgency ot their jour- j communicated to Clifford W.
nevs. Those present nm"."
isfaction at the treatment they had
received from the company.
The forecasts regarding the Coat
ing of the Manchuria are gloomier and
! ". -.,. have nncked up their be
longings. The sea is running high
at the scene of the wreck.
Washington, August. 22.-Vlce Gov
ernor General James F. Smith of the
2i i, wus on the steamer
i-niupp..i", . 0,...nr,
when sue ciu ..o
advised the war oe-
that the steamer
riOitdon Receives Advices Staling
That Slight Shocks Continue Sub
scriptions for the Relief of the Suf
ferers by the Kiirthquakc.
Press.)
fol-
beon
(Bv tlie Associated
New York. Aug. 22.-
trni & Coninaiiy today received from
their branch in Valparaiso the
imvini' cablegram which
delayed in transmission.
-About one-half of the city of
Valparaiso is destroyod and the bal
ance damaged. Our offices apparent
ly quite sale. More than 2,000 kill
ed or injured; populace camping
out. Our steamers safe."
cable message received front
Valparlaso by the way of Lima, Peru,
by W. R. Grace & Company, of this
..u-.- tin lav i . an as iuin'
nd reversed ms
.. . " i fivon t u can.
tno-ether with his fireman
n,s,. men so escaped without Injurs
1 when the crash of No. ll Came
all hough somewhal slowed
ami running something mo)
W miles tin hour. Engine
leaped from his cab on the right hand
side of the road, while his f.ronuin
sprang to the left. Both men were
,. i, intttfod. the fireman falling
hffnlnst the crosslie end
. n.. . 1 1 mnb)
Wessei, .,,,. tho rnridf
I liai nil.
was scratched about
suffered injury to n'
the leap iroiri ni
r he haiv'.v escapeu tne
had been httriea
down,
e than
r llay
of the Sea-
which runs closely par-
Nominate Full Ticket for
State and County
Nominations Also for Entire Delcga
lion in Lower Branch of Congress.
X Opposition to Senator' Bacon.
End of Bitter Gubernatorial Eight
Approaches.
llel over
lihiirinoer Hay
the face and
nvm. in inakinf
place of dang.
wreckage
Illy the
Atlanta, ia.
slate piiinarie:
out tlie stale
ul a full .list
ccrs. The cat
Hoke Smith.
Associated Press.)
August 52 Democratic
are being held through-
iday for the nomination I
r stale and county offl
lldtites for governor are
, ereuirv of the Interior j
which
of his engine
under CI. vi land
of th- Atlanta
Estill, editor of
broke . Kussell,
of thaj James Smith.
bet
f-h,,vtine- back up I contes
K. tho! Siniib hes been
i youi ni.iii
lie
al
lleeini
the
brai
The city
annihilated,
ing."
The mess;
today, bavin
(Valparaiso) is almost
Fires are still ravaf
Manchuria
near Honolulu
........ i thdnv
Korea T is expected to take the Man-
cburia's passengers on
ocinn has been sen
Pel
to the far east
to vice
the war depai t-
and enactment of
... ' .1. .1,, ,il ors
. ... ...ill HHH.-uuniii v."""--"
We avo legislation which will make
unlawful the giving to or accepting by
- rr KYTVltn UY
n, ent to board the transport Logan
M shoum arrive injtmolulu today
TWO PASSERS-BY
SKILLED IN WARSAW
(By the Associated Press.)
Warsaw, Aug. 22.-An unknown man
shTand slightly womided Conn F,-
coionei o. B"'"""
r,f soldiers repneo
ley, killing two passers-by
Little Anxiety.
(By the Associated Press.)
,,roh.nc ton. August 22.-Mr. SI
' .l.n ,-harce at Havana
Ued he taic department under yes
ieroay's date that there has been little
Se8,n the rsvotnary JgJ
and that altnougn iu.j ,,,, v
MMMFIIIiIb ll.C
nrtridc-f. of Thaw's counsel.
It was decided also today that Mrs.
Harry K. Thaw will bo the chief wit
ness of the defense in its effort to
prove that Thaw was insane when he
killed White.
It was over the question whether
. 1-.. ..1a
a plea of Insanity snouie. ue u t flk,(1 ,.
that Thaw and Ins former counsel Valparaiso
.ncirvppd. resulting in tho dismissal ,llat Biifeiu
of the lawyers. The plea Insisted further larg
upon by xnawH .uni.c.
eluded the admission that he Is now ,
Insane, and if accepted by the court i
and jurv, would have caused hi3 con-
flnfement in an insane asyiuui tuo
plea now decided u;on makes no such
admission.
;o was dated at
lieen received
Lima
there
from the firm's representative ... ...
paraiso.
wide bv the impart
against that of the local.
'The force or the collision
the coupling and six of the cars
local train were
thn road, when
nitric of Exam Tool, employed on
....... i c.mn anrane after tin
I lici.ei , ,. f
cars, climbed to tn? top oi one MStes i
,hem and applied the brakes, hits ,,.
averting another accident somewhere in ai
further along the track. Mr. H. B. be iiom
,, ,.,n-n,. nf tho Florence l.u -a
HagWOil, UIB l tu I ,1..,i-i i 1 mi l
is stancing a .. . uc
and seeing what.'"'' "'-'
called to En
olently waved
Clark Howell,
('onstiiution;
,f the Savannan
i nniininerit lawy
fi
editor
J. H,
News;
r, and
liner. The
and Hoke
Details of the Capture.
Havana, Aug. 22 According to re
liable advices received here this after
noon the Insurgents today captured the
city of San Luis, In the province of
Pinar Del Rio.
Later in the afternoon the report ot
the eanture of San Luis was confirmed.
Pino Guerra's force of insurgents ap
peared outside San Luis at 9:30 this
morning. A severe light fallowed
during which Several men were killed
or wounded on both sides. Eventually
the insurgents captured the town and
fifty rural guards, wno are uems ...
prisoners.
Guerra is now in complete control
of San Luis, which is reported to be
quiet. This city has a population ot
about G,000 and is situated near the
' San Sebastian river, nine miles south
by vest of the city of Pinar Del Rio
I in a region noted for the production of
tobacco.
It became known later in the day
that practically all the inhabitants of
the town of Aguacate have, with the
mayor declared themselves In insur
rection against the government.
A dispatch from Rancho Veloz, prov
ince of Santa Clara says that a band
of insurgents has been organized there
under Colonel Heinos and it is believed
that ex-Congressman Mendieta Is with
them.
Governor Nunez of Havana province
says that the organization of his local,
loyal bands, has begun here.
Special precautions are being taken
i.viiiecf the reservoir at vento a....
Ha.
Sliaht Shocks Continue.
London. August 22,-A cable dispatch
si night by ine !t-"
,r Huth & Company says
shocks continue and that
. tires have occurred there.
; p. Tucker's farm, w
'side of the tracks.
was about to happen
I ..incer Conrnow arid
h hat. This:, iu a Brent measure
helped to lessen the Bpced end at
off tlie collision mi....
curve.. Tlie roads ot
the Sou t Hern aim
Unwell
bitter.
i. r.D nt.i will be made toi
... .i,.. I...,-..,! . ... -.. i t Krti-h H.DDH nlnoes.
si He delegation in ie '"""' in? ncignoornoou m u.,. ,
iho national congress. United American dealers have been commis-
has no opposition sinned to buv hunureus ol uu.bcb
the use of the rural Guards now being
.. . ' I '". . . . . . . . ...iii 'l ' . a .
in ,.ni re eitv ncKct v o . reeruiieii.
I' lni iin v'. K. Joyner, A new party of fifty
hiel' of the Atlanta fire ' pea red today
. .,. . i ii,,, . Miiilidate Havana province.
i. .in. ..p. i - -- - ., ,.
Louis Perez, tne iubl mi-.a.
of the province of Pinar Del Rio, has
joined the insurgent forces In that
province.
ars
the pumping station at ruiuunu.
... " t , o,...n in
ii,.s i.l insurueuis na.c uc.
Insurgents ap-
at Santa t:ruz Del Norte,
t
SILESIA SHAKES
QUAKE SHOCKS.
PALMA FINDS THE
REVOLT A TRIFLE.
(Bv the Associated Press.)
Havana, Aug. 22. President
Palma in an Interview with the cor
respondent of the Associated Press
today, said:
"Our situation at first, was one of
unpreparedness, as is usual in such
11 uttlo time
r.Grtci vv e are uutiuB w "
Anxiety Decreases.
wtRhitigton, Aug. 22. The
departmeni received
dispatch today front
American minister
date.
the followin;!
Mr. Hicks, th..
to Chile, dated
least ward
tllatelv on the
i,,Ath cornnnnles
i rd, tiro cpnstructeu -
be-ontl Met nou,
(By th
Dorlln, Am
make shock
jclatcd
-A i
Pn
)
An Karlier Reiort.
Havana. August 22 The insurrection
I situation
today continues unchanged.
de-
Santiago. August 21:
"Anxiety over earthquake
although mild shocks
Hnnn Financial and
,.,iiiioi.s se-.iiins. Destruction
Valparaiso produces fear of panic.
Subscriptions being raised for relief
of sufferers."
the Sea bo;
.i. ...i.l,, a nn.rvo ills
hwiudii .
n in aayiig'ii
obscured on this account.
from Greensboro was liitiu.
nd a canoose,
No. 4&0i 01
built for rpeed
while No. 111-' W;IS
vveri
and evi
i track If
The train
i up of thirty-two ea
'rind the engim1
i tho "hoar" type, and
fel
habitant
walls of
cracked.
i .
s fell i inlay
U'rtttiivviv: unner Silesia.
1 i.i, en. liietures ami mii.u.a
Boor and ihe ft ighu
(Jed ItltO the slice!
a number of house
ft
Hi
d in-The
i fm- burden
Btlll slight of build and was pulling tw
business igevej, cars and a caboose, t ne
of maaa nf wreckage shows a most uu
usual placement of some of the parts.
siruci; m
CHINA TO HAVE
A CONSTITUTION
when the big engine
tie one, which was then at
(Uy th
Panama
Washington,
was not in Ihe
Chilean earthq
Not Affected.
Aug. 22. Panama
least affected by tho
lake, according to a
. . .1 Mtinimi ,,l v , . t. - t.. i ....... . -
i ..pnlied with a vol- , t DrePare to cope witn u. ui w-- ineton office
f c ht- 1 ni.m v rr rtHMOA toi aiuiui. a
dispatch lecelyed today by tho Wash,
of the lstnmtan can.
from Chief Engineer
Mr. Sleeper,
ad-
lis positively no cause i. a...u. . oommission
movement in Santa uiara . Stevens.
small, in Matanzas It is trining ant.
the bands In Pinar Del Rio are i LawIl T,.nnis chnnipionship.
smaller than reported 'and are poorly e ARt-,0ciatcd Press.)
Newport, R. I,, Aug. zz. no.cu.i.o
wnl and Heals U. vvrigut u. n..
Havana
i-fvolutionlsts in meagre
anxiety about the situation.
i stand
still, the tender of the engine and one
.,.. .or tonsed off to the right
lIll.V I III ii v. w
of tho Southern
wtii. thu onclnns clung together
nroceeded fully eighty-live
where the smaller one was thrown In
riart over the rails and the rear end
forced Into the soft clay in a dit.cn ; tul.lu,lI fr0rti their tours
, i,i rrnAnfll chance to a
and
feet,
eral viceroy
of a constltutl
sinners wlio roc
Stat
" ' .. i .mnok foiiv nr five ir.ivei nment. taking ten m
IU tne geueini duj" r.- P,,nle thereto.
led.'
. i ..l wf.ro dovniled
cars ot tne i"u ii.i".
but were speedily gotten in shape
Dettln The rails were in some places
A Free Educational BUI.
(Bv the Associated Press.)
Sydney. N. . ab.-
The
there la
little legislative assembly today passed the
I free educational oi".
,i .is brittle woou is siiiiiu'en,
"""'I"-" ."" ". . .v. Q1,.,,tI 1
. . . . . .. . n niiVI 1 ' .n. liuin"
. . nhomnlnnahtn tiouoies ana on t ne pw - .
lional tennis ,
.j... .ifi, v R. Alexander and road whin
lOUaj urit...
H. H. Hackett. 6-3, 3-G, 6-3, re
taiuiug tho title.
three
(Hv
New York
sections of rail are! member of
it Zftboriso, ! the uprisings in centra! Cuba, the dis-
l'oers; ..ffi..in of mominent persons in nn-
varta province and the unreliability of
some of its ostensible friends. It is
nevertheless encouraged by the evi
dences of loyalty in the rapid enlist
ments and also by the fact that the
insurgents In Pinar Del Rio are not
gaining any accessions and are not
able to attack any populous neighbor
hood. The passing of the last two nights
without an attack on the city of Pinar
Del Rio has somewhat increased the
feeling' of confidence in government
circles. The insurgent iorce com
manded by Pino Guerra, is only eight
miles east of the city of Pinar Del
Rio, however, and other smaller bands
apparently are awaiting to join Guerra
in an attack on the provincial capital.
The enlistment of recruits for the
rural guards in Havana Is proceeding
rapidly.
The people in the towns continue
iiokina- for arms in order to defend the
recommend a j ,...p,.nmHnt. but the Impossibility of
constitutional i ., .,, gauging the dominant
motives in the Cuban character adds
another element to the uncertainty of
the situation.
. ., i . . , v. ,. ....... I , -1. .1 a re-
rrival of T. nrai.-j. rne government nn .-.
the Associated Press.3 i port that ex-t,ongresmiiii
utt 2 2. T. M. neaiey,
Associated Press.)
Pekin Aug. 22. The dowager empress
track, heaped tnere, ol China pi.ins o
n niiiei.t is.
a, to discuss the adoption
The Chinese cnni
yisltea the United
mil Europe, and wno uttve
iifteen years
twisted ami iuu . . , i p.,,.ni inia
the wheels ot the big engine rested J Cat mania.
22. T. M. Heaiey, dieta, a leading citizen ut oaiim v.. -,
. . I. , , . i . wiin ft i mi' imw
th.. Hi- is i nariianiuiii, hup .tii' h - ,
ved here today on uie sieamt;.
While the report Is not confirmed the
(Continued on Page. Spyen.)