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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAH
EL PASO, TEXAS, MONDAY, JULY 24, 1905
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CZAR SAILS ON
THE POLAR STAR
The Emperor Goes to In-
terview the Kaiser, Now
Cruising in His
Yacht.
CONFERENCE IS HELD
Usmost Discretion Is Observ-
ed in the Meeting Between
M. Witte and Premier
ftonvier at Paris.
FRANCE’S POSITION GIVEN
St. Petersburg, uly July 23.—(Mid-
night)'—An official statement has been
Issued to the effect that Emperor Nich-
olas sailed today on the yacht Polar
Star, accompanied by Grand Duke Mi-
chael ^lexandrovitch for the archipel-
ago to Interview Emperor William,
who Is cruising In the yacht Hohenzol-
)ern In the waters of the Baltic sea and
the gulf of Finland.
The first Interview of the sover-
eign’s was expected to take place this
evening off the Finnish port of llorgo,
nt the mouth of the gulf of Finland,
near Helsingfors. This will be follow-
ed by another interview tomorrow, aft-
er which Emperor Nicholas will re-
turn to St. Petersburg and Emperor
William will continue his cruise.
Many diplomatists were taken com-
pletely ,by surprise b” the news of to-
day, rumors that a meeting was con-
templated, which were current since
Friday, having met. with the flattest
denials In official quarters and the
German ambassador having stated he
knew uothiug of any such plan having
been on foot.
Emperor William's action was in-
slantl connected with the Moroccan
fiuestlon and admiration for his polit-
ical astuteness in realising his oppor-
tunities are expressed on all sides.
Hike the last meeting between Em-
peror Nicholas and Emperor Wiliiam
at a hunting seat in Russian Poland,
where the European and eastern situa-
tions were discussed between strokes
of a game of billiards and Russia was
assured he need have no anxiety re-
garding her western frontier while en-
gaged with the Japanese, the confer-
ence in the cabins of the Hohenzollern
and the Polar Star will he entirely in-
formal and probably without secreta-
ries or other witnesses.
There is no sot program or subjects
for discussion, aside from a general
conideratton of the factors in the
present situation affecting the two em-
pires. but it can be stated that the
coming meeting of the Russo-Japanese
peace envoys will occupy a place in
tile foreground.
The action of Emperor William in
seeking a conference at this moment
Is generally interpreted as an assur-
ance of his moral support of Russia
in the coming pour parlers at Wash-
ington and Portsmouth and to show
that German participation in the pres-
ent.Japanese loan was a mark of the
alienation of German sympathies from
Russia.
Emperor, William, whose keen inter-
est. In the lessons of the Russo-Jap-
anese war is well known, has also
taken advantage of the occasion to
discuss the details with eye witnesses
and the presence of tile naval officers
who distinguished themselves in the
for east Is duo to his special request.
Paris, July 2-1.—As a sequel to the
conference between Premier Rouvler
and M. Witte at the foreign office Sat-
urday, the Russian peace plenipotenti-
ary held an extended conversation
with M. Neilldoff, the Russian ambas-
sador. after which a special courier
left for St. Petersburg having dis-
patches for the emperor.
The utmost discretion has been ob-
served with references to the ex-
changes made at Saturday's meeting
hut there is reason tk> believe that the
French premier is now fully acquaint-
ed with the Russian standpoint and
with the line of action which M.
Witte will adopt at the peace confer-
ence.
M. Witte appears to he satisfied
with M. Rouvter's assurances that
France will adopt every possible
means to assist her ally to reach a
satisfactory arrangement. The friend-
ly relations of the French government
with Great Britain will undoulrtedly
play a prominent part when a period
for a direct exchange of views begins.
It is believed that this was the chief
nolnt discussed during the conversa-
tion at the quai d’orsay, but until the
lines are defined on which negotiations
will he conducted. France can only
promise to use her influence for the
best Interests of her ally. .
Until now both parties have suc-
ceeded in keeping their respective pro-
grams from publicity and therefore
assertions emanating from various
quarters purporting to specify claims
of either side are purely speculative.
ft Is the universal desire here that
the result of the conference will be a
cessation of hostilities, while the hope
Is expressed that Russia will he able
to find an Issue from her awkward stt-
tihtlon without sacrificing her nations
al respect.
Daring Reconnaissance
of a Japanese Squadron.
London, July 23.—The correspond-
ent of the Daily Telegraph at Tokto
forwards a dispatch from the Jap-
anese correspondent of that p#/>r at
Moji. Japan, telling of a daring re-
connaissance of a Japanese squadron
in Posslet bay on July If. Three
days later the Japanese vessels oc-
cupied Russlnpan, where there is a
vast and splendid harbor. Some of
the vessels, the correspondent says,
ran right Inside Posslet bay, which
is of great strategical value.
Tuskegee to Celebrate.
Tuskegee, Ala., July 23.—Tuskegee
is swathed in flags and bunting and
crowded with visitors, the occaeion be-
ing the opening tomorrow of a three
days', reunion of the old settlers of
Maem county. The reunion program
extends over three days. The princi-
pal event will 'be the laying of the
cornerstone for the new courthouse
tomorrow. Among those who have
accepted Invitations to attend this
event are Governor Gelks and United
States Senator Morgan. The address
of the day will be delivered by James
A. Bllbro, exclrcult judge of Macon
county.
HATPIN IN HIS HEART.
Doctors Amazed Because it Had Be-
gun to Rust.
Detroit, July 20.—Fred Montgom-
ery of Sandwich, Ont., who was
taken to St. Mary's hospital on July
G with a wound In hts breast, made
by a hatpin, died today.
At the post-mortem a piece of the
pin six Inches long was found im-
bedded In his breast, part of It ac-
tually In his heart. The piece had
begun to rust and the physicians
marvel that Montgomery lived so
long. When taken to the hospital
Montgomery said ho received the
wound by a ccldent. a woman having
slipped and lurched against hltn as
she was pinning on her hat. The po-
lice, not satisfied, are looking for the
woman..
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY.
All Will Soon Be in Readiness for
Peace Conference.
Portsmouth, N. H., July 23.—Prep-
arations for the peace conference are
progressing rapidly and satisfactorily,
and by August G, the day on which
the plenipotentiaries are expectedTb
reach Portsmouth from Oyster Bay
on board the Mayflower and the Dol-
phin, all will he In readiness for their
reception. Tho Washington govern-
ment and tho state of New Hamp-
shire are co-operatlhg in tho effort
to make the surroundings of the con-
ference as hospitable as possible, and
are receiving generous assistance
from the people of Portsmouth and
the adjacent village of Kittery, Mo.
FATE OF 50 IS UNKNOWN
MEN ARE 8URROUNDED BY RAG-
ING FLAME3.
Lightning Strikes a Tank in the
Humble Field, Setting Fire to the
Oil and Destroying One Million Gal-
lons—Loss May Reach $1,000,000—
Conflagration Not Yet Under Con-
trol.
Humblfc, Texas, July 23.—Fire start-
ed today in a tank belonging to the
Texas Oil Company, caused by light-
ning striking the oil. The fire was
held under control all the afternoon,
but began to spread tonight.
At 10:30 o’clock tonight eleven of
the twelve great tanks were ablaze,
and over one million barrels of oil
had been consumed. Fifty men are
surrounded by the flames, and their
fate is unknown. One hundred teams
are known to be cremated and a num-
ber of families have been burned out
of house and home.
Humble, Tex., July 24—At 1:20 the
fire Is still beyond control all the tanks
of the Texas company having caught.
Loss of life among the men handling
the teams .a reported but cannot be
verified before morning. There will
be considerable loss of property be-
side that of the oil which in itself may
run up to three or four million bar-
rels worth $250,000 per million barrels.
GREAT LAND COMPANY.
Colonel Greene Hae Organized It,
With $15,000,000 Capital.
The New York American says:
Colonel W. C. Greene has organ-
ized another company, with $15,000,-
000, capital, to exploit land and tim-
ber properties in Mexico. It is in-
corporated under the laws of Con-
nect icut, and Is called the Sierra
Madre IjukI and Lumber company.
Colonc-l Greene is president; Norton
Chase, vice president; E. .T. Gates,
treasurer; R. J. Hartman, secretary,
and R. A. Jones, assistant secretary.
A. B. Fall of El Paso Is general at-
torney, while Thomas Macmanus Is
the attorney for Mexico.
The company Is based on the own-
ership of 2,200.000 acres of pine tim-
ber land, with a stumpage* of 28,000,-
000 feet of pine lumber in western
Chihuahua and eastern Sonora. In
addition the company has an option
on about 1.100,000 acres at original
government price from the Banco de
Londres.
The company also owns all the cap-
ital stock 'if the El Paso Southern
railway which owns a bridge across
the Rio Grande and connections with
the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe. Rock
Island. Texas & Pacific and Mexican
Central railroads; the entire capital
stock Of the Rio Grande, Sierra Madre
k Pacific railroad and $3,120,000 of
that company's bonds. It also has a
franchise for a railroad In Mexico to
the Pacific, terminating near Topolo-
bampn
A concession for a paper mill has
secured to convert into paper
onion of the timber unsuitable
mber. The company has the sole
of making paper In the atate of
Jioa. It also has the right to do
[era! banking and mercantile btta-
D0WN TO DEATH
IN THE DEEP
Yacht Markecte Grounds in
the Brandywine Shoals
Daring a Stiff
Northeaster.
THE CREW PERISHES
Passengers Eseai>e, But the
Launch Which the Sailors
Boarded Has Been
Found, Bottom Up.
A ROUGH SEA IS RUNNING
Lewes, Del., July 24 —Four men are*
believed to have been drowned last
Evening by the sinking -of the yacht
Markeete near the Brandywine light-
house in Delaware hay. A. Hare, a
prominent physician of Philadelphia
and Lucius . S. I*andreth. also of that
city, were rescued and brought here.
Tho four men believed to be dead
constituted the crew.
The Markeete, accompanied by the
yachts Zealand and Circe, left tho
Corinthian Yacht club's anchorage,
Philadelphia, a few days ago for a
cruise. I*ate yesterday afternoon
the Markeete grounded on the
Brandywine shoals during a SUIT
northeast storm.
The, Circe was signaled and re-
sponded, taking off Dr. Ilaro and Mr.
Landreth. The crew of four men was
left aboard to care for the vessel,
with the understanding that a tug
would at once he sent to pull tho
yacht off the shoal. The tug Juno
was communicated with at the Dela-
ware breakwater and when she ar-
rived at. the shoals found that the
yacht had sunk In the ship channel.
There was no sign of the crew any-
where on the bay, whtch at that
part is nearly twenty miles wide.
Dr. Hare today engaged several
launches from hero to patrol tho
Delaware hay and shore. In the hope
of finding the crow nllve In the
yacht's launch or on the shore. This
evening Captain Fred Vogel, who
has been searching with the launch
Hilda In the vicinity of the wreck,
returned with the Markette’s launch.
He reported that he found the
launch, bottom up, near the Brandy-
wine lighthouse. The keeper of the
lighthouse Informed hint that the last
he saw of the crew was shortly be-
fore dark last evening, when they
were In the lahncli trying to make
the Delaware shore. It is believed
that the launch was upset In the
rough sea that was running and that,
the four men were drowned.
VICTIM OF ASSAULT DEAD.
Tom Defee of Midway Succumbs to
Injuries and Brother Arrested.
Madtsonville, Texas. July 21.—Tom
Defee, who was knocked in the head
with an ax Wednesday night at his
home at Midway while asleep, died
this morning at 11 o’clock.
His brother John, with whom It. Is
alleged he was sleeping when the
crime was committed, has been ar-
rested by Sheriff Payne and his ex-
amining trial will ite held at Midway
tonight or tomorrow.
John Defee Is a very prominent
young man and was principal of the
Midway school during the last ses-
sion. The affair has caused a sensa-
tion. x
INVESTIGATION IS ON
THE COTTON LEAK INQUIRY BE-
GINS TODAY.
District Attorney Beach Announces
That the Grand Jury of the District
of Columbia will "Consider Criminal
Practices Alleged to Exist."
Washington, July 24.—District At-
torney Beach announced that the
grand jury of .the District of Colum-
bia, In pursuance of a call Issued on
July 20th, will meet tomorrow to con-
sider, among other things, "certain
criminal practices alleged t»> exist and
to have existed In One of the exec-
utive departments." \
Mr. Beach declined ta admit which
one of the departments this statement
bad reference to, but It IS1 known that
It relates to the department of agri-
culture, whose crop satlstical reports
have been under Investigation lately.
ENFORCING SUNDAY LAW.
Officers of Tulsa Will Strictly Enforce
Sabbath Ordinances.
Ardmore, I. T., July 21.....The con-
fectionery stores, cold drink stands,
tamale and lunch stands of Tulsa
have been forced to observe the Sun-
day closing law by the officials of
that city. At Durant the city offl-
eials have taken like action and force
them to remain closed on Sunday.
GIRL KNOCKED DOWN.
Poase of Citizens Hunting Two Brutal
Negroes.
Round Rock. Tex.. July 21.—Toda
about 1 o’clock two negroes entere
th j guise f Verner Carlson, fli
miles north of here on the Georg
road, assaulted and knocked
Carlson down, as she was the only one
(on the place at the tine except » littlo
girl who gave the Alarm to the neigh-
bors and the negroes ran away. Last,
Wednesday one of thei- same negroes
came there and robL 1 the house.
About one hundred people armed
themselves and went to hunt the ne-
groes. Neither one has been caught
yet. People here and n Georgetown
are aroused and will make sh it work
of tue negroes if caugl.
JEROME IS RELEASED.
Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Man
Who Avenged His Honor.
Chicago, July 21.—The grand jury
has released Weteonv Jerome, who
claims to be a cousin of William T.
Jerome, district attorney of New
York, from the charg' of murdering
Charles Faure.
The death of Fattri occurred last
Sunday. Jerome hid at he top of the
stairs leading from tin struct to the
apartments occupied 1 Kaure and
Mrs. Jerome, and ai r a struggle
with the man, whom L charged with
ruining his home, thi w him down
the stairs to the pa'-uunt below.
Faure’s head struck t L- sidewalk
and lie died from his injuries within
a few hours.
DANIEL LAM0M DEAD
SECRETARY OF WAR UNDER
CLEVELAND
Expires at His Count) Residence at
Mlllbrook, Duchess County, New
York, After a Brief illness.
Now York, July 2
Lament, secretary ■
Cleveland, died at f):l
at his country resident
Duchess county, New
brief illness.
Heart, failure was tl •
death. Me was out d
wife this afternoon am!
bo enjoying the best oi
dinner he complained
and Dr. Stewart of N
is a guest at the lion
went to his aid. The
nosed the cast) as an
failure, and In spite
ment Mr. Iaimoat pai
in half an hour.
Col. Daniel
war under
Mils evening
it Mlllbrook,
utli, after a
time of his
mg with his
appeared to
lu altli. After
feeling ill,
York, who
inmediately
ieian disg-
u'k of heart
heroic treat-
i away with-
BLACK MAR IS HURIEl)
VETERANS AND OTHERS FOLLOW
BODY TO THE GRAVE.
Body of the Late Commander-In-Chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic
Lay in State at Boston
Boston, July : Veterans of the
civil war. Son .a Veterans, mem-
bers of the Venn s Relief Corps
and other patrintie societies today
paid honor to tin ate Wilmon W,
lilackmar, command- r-ta-chtof of the
Grand Army of Hie Republic.
During the nun n g the body lay
in stato In Menioi hall at the state
house, surrounded n. the hattloflags
borne by the of the common-
wealth during the cell war.
The caskid wa raped with na-
tional colors and arded by Grand
Army comrade- 'l < n thousand peo-
ple passed through the hall and gazed
on the face of Hi' 'ad commander.
Early In the afe oon thirly Mas
sachusetta posts oi ihe Grand Army,
followed by the funcal party and a
troop of stale cava .y, escorted Ihe
body to the Second nttarian church,
of which General iiluckraar was a
member.
At the conclusion of the service
at. the church the i« ly was escorted
by a cavalry Iroo.n to Cedar Grove
cemetery, where iin Interment took
place.
FOLK IS DETERMINED
SALOONS FORCED TO CLOSE ON
SUNDAY.
A Large Force of St Louts policemen
Scattered Throughout the County,
Make Fourteen Arrest*.
8t. Louis, July 21 —As a result of
Governor Folk’s d'i : initiation to une
the city police in an fferi to break up
the alleged viola'i • of the Sunday
saloon closing law in Ht. Ixniis county,
a large force of <■ policemen were
scattered through© the countv and
fourteen arrests wen made on charges
of keeping saloon a on Sunday.
Warrants were Lie secured and tho
men locked up ai < Layton, the county
seat. Nearly all * re released on
bond during the day
NOCRASH OFDRUM
NO BUGLE BLAST
Forty-Seven of the Benning-
ton’s Dead Are Buried
With Simple Im-
pressiveness.
ONE GRAVE FOR ALL
Sailor-Boys Laid to Rest on
Promontory High Above
Shimmering Waters of
San Diego Bay.
WITHOUT POMP OR PARADE
San Diego, Cal., July 23.—They
buried the Bennington’s dead today
-forty-seven of them—In a common
grave. On the crest of tho promon-
tory of Loiua. high above the shim-
mering waters of San Diego bay, on
the other side, and within sound of
the booming surf of the Pacific on
the other they were laid to rest in
the peaceful little military burying
ground. Without the crash of drum
or the sound of brass, without pomp
or parade, yet with simple Impres-
siveness all honor was paid the na
tion’s dead.
The army and navy paid their last,
tributes no loss sincere than the
simple grief of the representatives
of peace, who made the long journey
around or across the great bay. From
Fort Roseerans came the One Hun-
dred and Fifteenth company, the
coast heavy artillery; from the city
of San Diego the naval reserves;
from the Universal Brotherhood's
home on Point. Loma, a company of
khaki-clad representatives, and from
the government ship Fortune a dozen
of her sailors. But the most im-
pressive body of mourners were Hie
fifty-two men from the battered Ben
nlngton. Besides thin there were
hundreds of civilians. w!|i, tin-
thoughtful of the fatiguing Journey
from the city, brought thoir offer-
ings of flowers to lay upon the
graves.
Ban Diego was a city of mourning
today. Although the people of Vile
little city have taken in the Benning-
ton catastrophe an Interest that wan
personal to all from the moment It
happened, they set apart ibis li.'nutl-
ful Sabbath day-to pay Hie last and
loving tribute to the dead.
Revised List Makes
49 Identified Dead.
Washington, July 23.--The list of
dead in the Bennington disaster offi-
cially announced today ns compared
with’ official list, of yesterday, makes
these corrections:
Edward Brewster Ferguson, in-
stead of li. Ferguson; Frederick
John Geiss, instead of C. J. Oeias;
Oscar Frederick Nelson, not O. F.
Michael; Gf-orgo Quinn, not N. G„
and Harry Fay Saunders, not. A. F.
Saunders.
The revised llsl makes a total of
4!) identified dead and one unidenti-
fied.
Total of tho Disaster's
Dead Now Number Fifty-Nine.
San Diego, July 23,—A careful
compilation of the casualties was
made by the Associated Press at 9
o’clock tonight, and is as follows;
Burrted In the military cemetery
at Fort Roseerans today, 47; dead
now in morgue, in; awaiting ship-
ment to relatives and dead in the
fire room of the Bennington still un-
recovcred, 2; total dead. 59.
TWO BOYS DROWNED
FUTILE EFFORT TO SWIM THE
RIO GRANDE.
Alberto Ortega and Samuel Ochoa Be-
come Exhausted and Sink to the
Bottom of the River.
QUARANTINE AT MOBILE.
Physician* Sent to New Orleans Di»-
cover Yellow Fever.
Mobile, Ala . July 21,—Quarantine
against New Oriean wag put on this
after!) -on about 3:5') o'clock and quar-
antine Inspectors w re placed on all
southbound train:-! k-avipfi this city for
New Orleans after hat hour.
This action war th" remilt of the dis-
covery of yellow fevi-r to New Orleans
by the Mobile ph> an« gent there
to investigate
Young Men's Institute.
Newcastle. pa„ July 23.—A reunion
of the various council) of the Young
Men's Institute of western Pennsyl-
vania and eastern Ohio will lie held
at Cascade park tomorrow. The af-
fair is In the nature of an outing and
the program include* a variety of
athletic contests.
Yesterday afternoon while trying to
swim the river near the floodgates, Al-
berto Ortega and Samuel Ochoa, two
15-year-old Mexican boys, found wa-
tery graves. The hoys. In company
with another boy named Polo Saenz,
went to the river shortly after the
noon hour yesterday to go In bathing.
They stayed In the river for a consid-
erable length of time, ami just as they
wen* preparing to quit the water one
of them bantered the other two to
swim to the Mexican side and hack
again. Tho attempt was made, and
the three swimmers reached the Mexi-
can slile in safety. After a moment's
rest they started hack, all very tired
from their exertions. When within
about forty feet of the American sh re
Ochoa and Ortega became exhausted
and found themselves in deep water,
powerless to proceed any further.
Saenz, who was In the lead, was bare-
ly able- to reach the goal and as ho
wan making a desperate struggle to
reach safety he could hear the
pit.* .-ns cries for help of his two com-
panions who felt themselves drowning.
Powerless to go to their rescue he
looked back as he reached tho shore
and saw the two hoys sink, almost
at the same time, to rise n > more.
He gave the alarm and soon a large
crowd of Mexican people wore at the
scene of the drowning, among them
tho families of the two drowned t>oys.
Tho river at tho point where the boys
went down Is quite deep and swifter
than It Is at any piacr* bet ween Fee
dam and the street car bridges. The
river was dragged and men dived into
Its depths in hopes of bringing up
Gu bodies, hut to no avail. It Is quit
likely, however, lhat the bodies will
be recovered this morning.
Alberto Ortega lived with his father
and grandmother on St. Vraiti street,
near the Alamo school.
Samuel Ochoa was an orphan and
lived with his two sisters un South
Hill street. Both hoys attended the
American public schools.
Cardinal Gibbon's Birthday.
Baltimore, Mil. July 23—Cardinal
Gibbons was seventy-one years old to-
day and numerous messages of con-
gratulation are pouring In upon him.
Though he has aged considerable in
the past few years, the cardinal Is In
good health and spirits.
Cardinal Gibbons was born in this
city July 23. 1834, He was ordained a
priest in 1801 and so rapid was his
rise, and the recognition accorded him
for Iiis great abilities, that, seven years
later he was consecrated bishop and
vicar apostolic of North Carolina. In
1877 he succeeded to the see of Balti-
more and nine years later he was ele-
vated to the cardlnalate.
ANIMALS GET $40,000.
Eccentric Widow Bequeaths $5000 to
Child.
Ixiekport, N. Y„ July 20.—“After all
my just and lawful debts are paid. I
decree the sum of $5,000 ho paid my
only child, Laura Everington Knewarc.
All the rest and residue I bequeath for
the round I hg of n home for homeless
dogs ami cats, the heat use, I deem,
that money can lx* put ue. 1 ask that
the surrogate appoint a commission to
sec that the object of this part of my
will Is carried out,"
That. Is the will that was found In
a desk that had been used by Mrs.
Ellen J. Knewarc, an eccentric widow,
who died nt La Salle June 23, leaving
an estate valued at $45,000.
Until tho discovery of the will,
which was dated January 21, 1902, It
was supposed that the daughter was
the solo heir. Application for the pro-
bation of Ihe will in this manner had
already been made. Mrs. Kneware was
especially fond of oats and dogs in
life and had made a practice of pick-
ing up stray ones and adopting them
into her household.
Miss Knewarc has signified her in-
tention of contesting the will on Hie
ground thnl her mother was of un-
sound mind.
OFFICIALS ARE ACTIVE
WASHINGTON IN HARMONY WITH
LOUISIANA.
Bureau of the Public Health and Ma-
rine Hospital Service Co-operates
with New Orleans to Prevent the
Spread of Yellow Fever.
Washington, July 24—Ofikials of
the public health and marine hospital
service are working In harmony with
those In Louisiana in the efforts to
prevent any spread of the yellow fever
from which an Italian died yesterday
in New Orleans. Ur. A. H. Glennan,
acting surgeon general In the absence
of I)r. Wyman, who Is now In Honolu-
lu, lias dispatched surgeons (1. M. Out-
teras, from Cairo, 111., . H. Richard-
son, from Savannah and H. J. White
from Mobile to proceed to New Ur
loans and assist the marine hospital
officials stationed there. A thorougrh
outgoing passenger medical train In-
spection service will be 'organized so
as to prevent the departure of any
persons who may have been exposed
In any way to the disease. The appli-
cation of the methods employed at
Havana for stamping out the disease
will Include tnc destruction of mosqui-
tos and the screening of patients In-
fected with the disease. Dr, Glennan
said tonight that the situation is well
in hand and expressed the hope that
the disease will not spread.
Mexico City, July 23.—The health
authorities here say that there will
he no quarantine against New Or-
leans, should It turn out thut yellow
fever exists In that city. The theory
on which the Mexican sanitary au-
thorities deal with yellow fever Is
that If f« only communicated by a
species of moqulto; thus the unrea-
sonableness of quarantine precau-
tions.
New Orleans, July 23—The yellow
fever quarantine situation affecting
New Orleans is not serious, In that
It applies only to persons and bag-
gage. and this will be relieved by
the Immediate establishment of de-
tention camps on the lines of all
railroads, where travelers who desire
•to go up to tho quarantine territory
may remain five days and secure cer-
tificate* of nnn-Infnctlon from the
marine hospital service.
Surgeon J. II White of Ihe United
States marine hospital service today
arranged fur the establishment or
camps within 48 hours at the follow
Ing points: Sllddel on the Queen &
Crescent; Avondale on the Southern
Pacific and the Texas St Pacific;
Kenner on the Mississippi Valley
and the Illinois Central; Wavelamt
on the Louisville Si. Nashville. Freight
traffic will not he Interfered with In
the least, the only regulation required
being that freight ears shall he fumi-
gated with sulphur to kill the mos-
quitoes.
New Mexico's Wool Crop.
The reports to the general office
of the El Paso-Northeastern show an
Increase of over 1,000,000 pounds of
wool over last season's shipments,
and there is still two more weeks
before the season closes. This shows
that the New Mexico wocT'CTop Is
better than ever this season. The
Rock Island ami Northeastern Inter-
eats are being looked after by Trav-
eling Freight Agent Thad Van Horn.
—Alamogordo Journal.
CH ANGES THE
GEOGRAPHY
Greatest Blast Ever Fir-
ed Sweeps Hender-
son Point From
the Map.
NARROWED CHANNEL
The Jotting Piece of LhibI
Near Portsmouth, N. H.,
Excluded Ships of the
Heaviest Draft.
MANY WITNESS EXPLOSION
Portsmouth, N. H., July 23.—Thou-
sands of people lined the water front,
and occupied other points of vantage
In the vicinity when nt high tide 50
tons of dynamite was exploded and
Henderson's point, a jutting piece of
laud that has always narrowed the
Channel to the exclusion of ships of
the heaviest draft, was removed
from the geography of New Hamp-
shire.
II was tho largest blast ever fired.
At tho Invitation of the navy depart-
ment, which conducted the engineer-
ing fcqt, eminent engineers, uaval
officers anil others wore present In
large numbers to witness tlje uplift-
ing of land and water. The invited
spectators stood on Reservoir hill,
from which they had a splendid view
of Hie terrific explosion. The ar-
rangements were in charge of Engi-
neer Gregory, U. 8. N. Miss Edith
Foster, daughter of Supt. O. W. Fos-
ter of the Massachusetts Qontraeting
company, pressed the button which
sel off the gigantic charge and sent
35,000 yurds of solid ledge flying In
the air. It was a holiday for tho
navy yard and all the employes turn-
ed out to witness the sight. The
townspeople of Portsmouth and hun
dreds of visitors from nearby cities
and towns swarmed over Pierce
Island and on the Newcastle side ”B*
the water.
Cofferdam That Had
Protected Workmen Removed.
When all was ready for the explo-
sion the cofferdam that had protect-
ed the workmen while they were tak-
ing off the surface earth and burrow-
ing deep Into the rock to lay their
train of explosives was removed, and
the water which had been kept back
from tho giant excavation flowed
over the point to a depth of twenty
feet. This cushion of water served
to temper the force of the blast so
that- no had- effects wore experienced
by persons or property, though the
quake of tho earth was felt ft/
miles.
The work of removing Henderson's
point has been going on for several
years. Three-quarters of a million
dollars have been expended In tho
task.
Tho point projects into the channel
at the narrowest place, where tho
river turns at a sharp angle and
(tows into the harbor. The old chan-
nel was but 600 feet wide. The re-
moval of the point increases the
width to 950 feet and gives the chan-
nel a uniform deapth Of 35 feet—a
width ami depth that will admit of
the entrance of any vessel now In
the navy or ever likely to be.
For over two years contractors,
under the supervision of the govern-
ment, have been excavating the mid-
dle of the point. Nearly 200,000 cu-
bit! yards had been excavated, leav-
ing 35.000 cubic yurds, which was
Instantly disposed of by today's ox
plosion.
Down at the bottom of the big
pit workmen were engaged for
months, drilling holes into the rock
to receive the giant charge of dyna-
mite exploded this afternoon. Two
hundred and fifty holes, were drilled
horizontally, the longest over 80 feet
In length and the shortest 50. Every
three feet of progress required the
sharpening of each drill, so that a
blacksmith shop was a necessity In
the pit, many feet below the level of
the watey. The 50 tons of dynamite
poured into the holes was manufac-
tured especially for the job. Tho
greatest care was necessary lu load-
ing the blast to prevent a premature
explosion, which would have been
disastrous, not only *t,o the lives of
the workmen, hut to the success of
the engineering feat. The blast was
arranged in three circuits and set off
simultaneously when MIhs Foster
touched the button from a safe re-
treat In one of the main buildings
of the navy yard.
Newman Chautauqua.
Newman, Ga., July 23,—-The great
Chautauqua opened today with the
sermon by Dr. G. W. Bull of Nash-
ville There are a great many vis-
itors in the city who will stay dur-
ing the week nnd others are coming
in on every train. There have been
a number of additions to tho orig-
inal program and many helievo that
it. Is the most attractive Chautauqua
program that ever lias been present-
ed in the south.
New Bishop of Superior.
Milwaukee, Wls., July 23.—Many
prominent priests and prelates of the
Roman Catholic church are gathering
here to attend the c-msec ration of the
Rev. Augustine F. Schlnner as bishop
of the new diocese of Superior. The
consecration will take place Tuesday
morning In St. John’s cathedral and
will b© in Charge of Monselgnor Fal-
con to, papal delegate t» the United
States.
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