Youngstown News, 1902-11-28

              THE YOUNGSTOWN NEWS VOL. XXII. YOUNGSTOWN, N. Y., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1902. NO. 43. PRESIDENT TO QUAKERS Hooseve't Speaks Before the Philadelphia Union League Club. MAN CAUSES GREAT EXCITEMENT As 110 Uaslin Throußh a Cordon of Soldiers, Secretary Cortelyou Shields the President "With His Own Body—lioosevelt Discusses the Trust Question and Dwells on Peace In the Philippines. Philadelphia, Pa.—President Roose•velt was the guest of honor and the principal speaker at the banquet of the Union League Club here. It was the 'Celebration of the club's fortieth anniversary.Mr. Roosevelt devoted a considerable portion of his speech to the praise of the late President McKinley, dwelling on the wisdom of his policy throughout the war with Spain, and in the •subsequent events which required surpassing statesmanship. He said, in part: "President McKinley faced the problems of the Spanish War and those that followed it exactly as he had faced the problems of our economic and financial needs. As a sequel to the war "With Spain we found ourselves in possession of the Philippines under circumstances which rendered it necessary to subdue a formidable insurrection which made it impossible for us I with honor or with regard to the welfare of the islands to withdraw therefrom."The occasion was seized by the opponents of the President for trying to raise a new issue on which they hoped they might be more successful than on the old. The clamor raised against him was joined In, not only by many honest men who were led astray by a mistaken view or imperfect knowledge of the fatts, but by all who feared effect, who shrank from the rough work of endeavor. The •campaign of 1900 had to be fought largely upon the new issue thus raised. President McKinley met it squarely. "We won. And now I ask you, two years after the victory, to look across 11 seas and .iudge for yourselves ■'V or not the promise has been "kept. 'The prophets of disaster have •seen their predictions so completely falsified by the event that it is even ■difficult to arouse even a passing interest in thoir failure. "They played their brief part of •obstruction and clamor; they said their «ay, and the current of our life went over them and they sank under it as did their predecessors who, thirty-six years before, had declared that another and greater war was a failure, that another and greater struggle for true liberty was only a contest for subjugation in which the Unitad States could •never succeed. "The insurrection among the Filipinos has been absolutely quelled. The "war has been brought to an end sooner than even the most sanguine of us Jdared to hope. The world has not in recent years seen any military task done with more soldierly energy and ability, and done, moreover in a spirit of great humanity. "Peace and order now.prevail, and ia greater measure of prosperity and Umpplness than the Filipinos have ever (hitherto known in their darker and -checkered history. "The tremendous growth of our industrialism has brought to the front many problems with which Ave must ■deal; and I trust that we shall deal with them along the lines indicated in speceh and in action by the profound jurist and upright and fearless public servant who represents Pennsylvania in the Cabinet—Attorney-General Knox. Knox. "The question of the so-called trusts Is bu* one of the questions we must meet in connection with our industrial system. There are many of them and they are serious: but they can and will be met. Time may be needed for making the solution perfect, but It is idle to tell this people that we have 'not the power to solve such a problem as that of exercising adequate supervision over the great industrial combinations of to-day. We have the power ■and we shall find out the way. We shall not act hastily or recklessly, but ■we have firmly made up our minds that a solution, and a right solution, shall be found, and found it will be." President Roosevelt delivered three ■-speeches in Philadelphia, took luncheon With his former Postmaster-General, Charles Emory Smith, and shook "hands with several hundred of the most prominent men in the city at a reception he held in the drawing room of JMr. E. T. Stotesbury's residence. The members of the President's ■party were thrown into a panic for a moment or two just after the luncheon "at Mr. Smith's residence. The carriage •containing President Roosevelt, Mr. Stotesbury and Secretary Cortelyou had proceeded about fifty yards from the house when a man roughly dressed darted out of the dense throng on the sidewalk under the ropes and made .straight for the Chief Executive. "For God's sake stop that man," «tried the Secret Service man who was riding on the box beside the driver. Secretary Cortelyou leaped forward .iiml interposed his body between the President and the on-coming man, Imt not quick enough to prevent him seizing Mr. Roosevelt's hand, which Tested upon the side of the carriage. A colored man who closely followed the first disturber grabbed the President's hand and kissed it effusively. Both were then order back by the guard of mounted militiamen, and the little flurry of excitement was over. WORK OF THE LIFE SAVERS Facts Contained in the Annual Report of the General Superintendent. Of 3900 Persons Imperilled by the Sea More Than Ninety-nine Per Cent. "Were Rescued During tUe Tear. Washington, D. C—What the Life- Saving Service did during 1902 in rescuing human beings and property, imperilled by the sea, is told in the-annual report of the General Superintendent.The number of disasters to documented vessels "was 355, or more than in any year before except 1898 and 1901. These vessels carried 3424 persons, of whom nineteen were lost. In addition there "were 361 casualties to undocumented craft — sailboats, rowboats, etc.—carrying 796 persons, six of whom perished. The total loss of life was, therefore, twenty-five, which is far below the annual average. The estimated value of the documented vessels was $9,253,630, and that of their cargoes $5,139,380, making a total of $14,393,010. Of this amount, $12,125,220 was sared and. $2,267,790 lost. The amount of property imperilled greatly exceeded that of any previous yeai,, owing to the unusual number of large vessels involved. No less than fifty-four vessels of more than 1000 tons burden, of which number thirty-three were steamers, suffered disaster. Fifty-one vessels were totally lost. The value of the undocumented vessels that were wrecked is estimated at $174,120, of which $167,575 were saved and $6545 were lost. Tire life-saving crews saved and assisted in saving 434 imperilled vessels, valued, with their cargoes, at $3,567,- 220. The crews also afforded assistance to 661 other vessels, exclusive of 237 instances in which vessels running into danger were warned off by the station's patrolmen. The report tells the story of. the loss of seven members of the Monomoy crew off the coast of Cape Cod on March 17, and adds: "A movement to raise by popular subscription a fund for the relief of the widows and children left dependent and needy resulted in the contribution of more than $45,000. Many maritime organizations gave further expression to the general .sentiment of the country through petitions and memor'als to Congress for the passing of a pension act to provide for similar cases in the future. A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and the hope is earnestly expressed that it may become a law." The net expenditure of the maintenance of the service during the year was $1,654,392. GODFREY HUNTER KILLS A MAN. Son of the United States TTinlster to Guatemala in Trouble. Washington, D. C. — A telegram received at the State Department from James C. McNally, the United States Consul - General at Guatemala City, contained the information that W. Godfrey Hunter, Jr., a son of the United States Minister to Guatemala and Honduras, had taken refuge in the American legation, after having shot and killed William Fitzgerald, of Grand Rapids, Mich. The telegram indicated that James G. Bailey, of Kentucky, Secretary of the United States legation at Guatemala City, was implicated in the affair, and had also placed himself under Minister Hunter's protection.Consul-General McNally said in his message that young Hunter shot his victim four times. Minister Hunter, he said, claimed for his son diplomatic immunity from arrest, and would not surrender him to the Guatemalan authorities. When the Consul-General's dispatch was sent great excitement prevailed around the legation. At the State Department here it is said semi-officially that there are precedents supporting Minister Hunter's action. No action will be taken by the Government in the case, however, until the Guatemalan Government makes its formal demand for young Hunter. Consul McNally has been asked for a full report of the case; HE WAS A "WOMAN." cArthur Carver, Who Masqueraded as a Female, Marries. Rocklaad, Me.—Arthur Leslie Carver, who had been represented as a member of the female sex for thirty years, and who recently startled the community by voluntarily acknowledging that he is a man, has created another stir by marrying. Mr. Carver, who is now in his thirtyfirst year, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Carver, who resided in this city until a few months ago. The real reasons why the parents chose to have their son go through life as Lillian G. Carver have never been revealed. In his statement Carver said that he had been masquerading for more than ten years against his wishes. . FOUND $3500 IN A SHOE.  Chicago Shoemaker Received Fifteen Cents For Returning the Money. Chicago.—ln a shoe left in his shop to be repaired Axel Sorenson, a crippled shoemaker of this city, found $3500. The money was in the possession of Sorenson for just two hours, vrhen the owner returned, saying: "I think I lost a little package in here." On describing a pocketbook in which the money was contained Sorenson returned the property, and for his reward was paid fifteen cents for the work in repairing the sho^. GUNMAKER KRUPP DEAD Richest Man in Germany Succumbs to Apoplexy at Essen. RUMOR OF SUICIDE UNFOUNDED It Is Said That His Death Was Broujjht on by a Scandalous Attack Upon Him In a Socialist Paper—Sold His Ordnance to All Countries But France—A Friend of Emperor TVilliam, Berlin, Germany.—Friedrich Alfred von Krupp, the son and successor of the late Alfred Krupp, the great ironmaster, died suddenly at his villa near Essen. His death was caused by apoplexy.The news of his death caused a sensation. The municipal Councillors of Essen held a meeting and protested against the serious charges reflecting upon Krupp which were printed in the Socialist newspaper Vorwarts recently. The police confiscated this number of the paper because of the article. Nevertheless, many people believed the Vorwarts story was correct, and this gave rise to a rumor that the great gun manufacturer had committed suicide because he was afraid to face the impending revelations. Herr Krupp leaves two daughters, who will inherit his vast wealth. It is stated that his nephew, Arthur Krupp will continue the business in partnership with several others. • Friedrich Alfred Krupp was of the third generation of the family whose members have made the name famous throughout the world. The Krupps have scorned honors of nobility and have at the same time held themselves free to sell the products of their genius all over the world. The Khedive of Egypt was one of the first patrons of the Krupps. The only country to which the Krupp firm refused to sell was Germany's avowed enemy, France, Avith which, it was the belief of the father of the late Herr Krupp, Germany must sooner or later cross bayonets in a final national conflict. Friedrich Alfred Krupp received through inheritance a steel business which his father and grandfather had struggled to establish on broad grounds of utility and profit, and he invented a gun which turned the seat of his enterprise, Essen, in Germany, into one of the most important seats of the steel industry. He had 23,000 men on his payrolls and supported indirectly a city of 150,000 inhabitants. He was the largest single employer of labor in the world. The Krupp Steel Works form a city in themselves. Half a dozen years ago Herr Krupp was known as the wealthiest man in Germany. His income was estimated at that time at between $3,000,000 and $0,000,000. The present Kaiser had been more successful with the late Herr Krupp than any of his royal predecessors had been in the matter of retaining for Germany any supremacy which the inventive genius of her people might make possible. The Emperor William, partly through operations with Herr Krupp was credited with the largest degree of success in the negotiations which led to the effective opposition of the German steamship lines to the great international steamship combination which was lately effected. The Kaiser has made it a custom for several years to visit Krupp each season before his journey to the north. Krupp was fond of deep sea exploration, and had a yacht fitted expressly for this work, and his collection of specimens of denizens of the deep was one of the best known of private collections.Moderate estimates of the fortune of the deceased place it at $125,000,000. FRiEDKicn a. \oy Kiiupr. TRAIN ROBBERS WERE MASKED. Two Strangers in Davenport Arrested on Suspicion of Belonging; to the Gang. Davenport, lowa.—On the Rock Island road the regular St. Joseph and Kansas City express was held up three miles west of this city by twelve masked bandits, who cut off the express and baggage cars, forced the engineer to run two miles up the track blew up the express safe with dynamite and escaped with their booty. The loss is said to approximate $20,- 000. The police have arrested Richard E. Ridley and Luther D. Hayward, strangers, on suspicion. VOLCANO REFUGEES COME Reach San Francisco and Tell Story of Devastation and Suffering. THOUSANDS OF NATIVES KILLED Plantations "uried Under Several Feet  Aalie?, Lava and Sand—Refugees Eβ«aped Only in Their Clothes—Bands ol Thieves Swarming the Desolated Sections—Starvation Faces Survivors. San Francisco. Cal.—The first of the refugees from the devastated lands of Guatemala arrived on the Pacific Mail steamer City of Para. They came from the districts from the inland sea and traveled over a country laid waste by sand, ashes and pumice before reaching a railway station. They then made the journey by rail to Champerico, and there took the steamer to San Francisco. The refugees sailed on November 7, when the volcano was still smoking. They escaped with little more than the clothing they wore. The Guatemalans confirm stories of the loss of life. They say that the victims for the most part were Indians, thousands of whom were asphyxiated or buried in the sand. Miles of plantations are under ashes, and absolute ruin is the lot of many planters, whose all was invested in the Fincas. One refugee comes from within half an hour's ride of General Barillos, and brings information that the General and his family are safe. Bands of robbers are now swarming the desolated sections, robbing and murdering refugees on the road and looting the abandoned and desolate plantations. The people left behind on the plantations, it is said, are in danger of death from starvation, for the food supply has been cut off, and there is no way to send in supplies to the afflicted districts. The steamer City of Para met evidences of the volcanic eruption soon after leaving Odos. Great quantities of pumice were found floating in the water, When the vessel came off the coast of Guatemala the shore T*as seen to be covered with light a? *s. At Champerieo there was about naif an inch of ash over the roofs of the houses and the ground was covered as by a fclidwktorm*. Ashes were then falling, although it was sixteen days after the first eruption of the mountain. All the territory about Palmer, San Felipe, Pueblo Nuevo and Retalqnies were buried under ashes. Many of the plantations were buried under from five to seven feet of debris, and all hope of ever reclaiming them had been given up. The entire neighborhood for miles was a burning wilderness. News from Mazatenango said that hundreds of refugees were collecting there and many more were pushing on to places further away from the volcano Santa Maria, fearing further destruction from it. Many of the refugees were without bread or shelter, and their condition was pitiful. At that place most of the buildings had been badly damaged, if not completely destroyed, by the fierce earthquakes that accompanied the eruptions of the volcano.. When the last word came from Mazatenango, fifteen days after the first eruption of Santa Maria, the earth had been in constant trembling. At Champerieo a modest estimate of the loss to the coffee crop places it at 400,000 quintals. ROOSEVELT AT MEMPHIS. The President Makes Four Speeches—Reception to General Wright. Memphis, Tenn.—Although the festivities of the day celebrated the homecoming of General Luke E. Wright, Vice-Governor of the Philippines, President Roosevelt's presence was the overshadowing feature. He made four speeches. Excursion trains were run, and a number of distinguished people were present, among whom were Governor Benton McMillan and General Joseph Wheeler. Immediately after the President's arrival there was a parade to the Gayoso Hotel, where a breakfast was tendered to the President and General Wright jointly by the women of Memphis. In response to a toast proposed in hia honor by Judge Hammond on behalf of Mrs. Hammond, President Roosevelt responded as follows: "I do know of Southern women, for I am the son of one of them. (Applause.)"Now, one word about the women of Memphis. That you are charming goes without saying; any one can see that. (Applause.) And that you have the proper spirit, I am certain, after having listened to Mrs. Hammond directing the Judge what to say." (Applause.) President Roosevelt also paid a high compliment to General Wright for his services in the Philippines. At the conclusion of the President's remarks the audience of more than 3000 united in singing "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." At midnight the Presidential party left for Washington over the Southern Railway. Wu Ting Fang Starts For China. The start o: \Vu Ting Fang from \Yashington for China was the occasion of much ceremony. Mr. Wu proceeded from the Chinese Legation to the railroad station in company with the entire Legation staff and a number of servants. At the station he took leave of his subordinates in a formal and dignified nanner. Mme. Wu has gone to Atlantic City to visit her son. They will go to China later. STATE NEWS. Woman Murders a Woman. One of the most sensational murders in the history of Rochester was conjmitted there a few days ago. The victim was Miss Florence McFarlln, a music teacher. Mrs. Lulu Young, wife of Frank Young, formerly a tobacconist and once City Purchasing Agent, was .arrested at the home of her father, about an hour after the murder was committed, by Detectives Whaley and McGuire. She is supposed to be the woman who did the deed. The woman who committed the crime rang the doorbell, and when Miss McFarlin answered it attacked her with a knife. Miss McFarlin ran screaming through' the hall into the kitchen, closely pursued by her assailant. In the kitchen she stumbled, half turning, and in a flash her pursuer was upon her and stabbed her to the heart. Another woman was in the kitchen, but was too frightened to do anything. The dead woman was about twenty-one years of age. She was the daughter of a railroad man and a woman of refinement and education. The only words the woman who did the killing was heard to utter were: "She lias come between myself and my husband, and I'm glad that she is dead." Mrs. Lulu Miller Young, when arraigned on the charge of having murdered Miss McFarlin, pleaded not guilty and was held for the Grand Jury. A Thief Caught at Vassar. The Poughkeepsie police arrested Vent Gildersleeve, employed as a handy man at Vassar College, for robbing the rooms of students. There have been a series of robberies at the college which have baffled detection. Two weeks ago E. S. Atwater reported to the police that his daughter had been robbed of two valuable rings, one a nine-diamond cluster and the other a three-pearl. Chief McCabe gave a description to all jewelers and pawnbrokers. In this way when Gildersleeve pawned a watch and one of the stolen rings, the police were notified. When seai-ched a thousand-dollar sapphire and diamond ring belonging to Miss Williams, of Stamford, Conn., and Miss Atwater's nine-diamond ring were found in his pockets. The jewelry recovered is valued at $2000. Wants Articles Ezolgosz Owned. Sheriff Coppins, of Buffalo, has notified the Board of Supervisors that he has in his possession a number of articles which belonged to the assassin of President McKinley and that the Buffalo Historical Society wants the articles tor historical purposes. The list includes an old satchel, a pair of shoes, socks, two towels, a pair of trousers, a blacking brush, some writing paper and some blacking. The Historical Society wants the handcuffs that were used when Czolgosz was taken to Auburn Prison and the receipt that was given to him by the prison authorities when he was received at the institution. The Supervisors referred the Sheriff's communication to a committee for decision. John Track Executed. John Truck was put to death by eTectricity in the Auburn Prison for the murder of Frank W. Miller, in the town of Virgil, Cortland County, on March 14, 1599. Miller's house was burned to the ground and his body was found in the ruins, but it was discovered that he had been killed before the house had been fired. Truck was arrested two days later with some of Miller's property in his possession. Two shocks were given, the first of one minute's duration, the maximum voltage being 1750 and the minimum 300, and the second of three seconds' duration and of the maximum voltage. &200 For Just One Kiss. In the Supreme Court at Middlctown, before Justice Martin J. Keogh, $200 was fixed as the price a middle-aged man must pay for kissing a middleaged woman against her will. The case was that of Mrs. Estella Hook, of Middletown, against Isaac H. Harris, She alleged that last March Harris called at her home and when she answered the bell forced his way into the hall and embraced and kissed her despite her strenuous objections. Harris .lenied the charge, but the jury believed Mrs. Hook. Twenty-eight Bears Killed In Essex. That bears are still numerous in the Adirondacks is evidenced by the bounties which the Essex County Supervisors have been called upon to pay for those killed during the last year, twenty-eight in all. Seven were killed in St. Armand, six in Newcomb, five in Wilmington, four in Keene, three in Elizabethtown, two in Mineva and one in North Hudson. In the latter town a lynx was also killed. Thawing Dynamite, Killed. William Aldons met a terrible deata at the North River Garnet mines, in the northern part of Warren County. He was thawing out a stick of dynamite when it exploded, tearing off one arm and making a hole in. his head. He died in a few minutes. Saratoga Fisherman Drowned. Elmer Riley, a well-known Saratoga Lake fisherman, was drowned in the lake. He was out duck hunting in a narrow boat, which was found upset near Moon's Dock. The body of the drowned man was recovered. Some Adirondack Camps Must Go. The State1' Forest, Fish and Game Commission has issued an order directing that all camps on State lands, when permanent structures have been erected, shall be destroyed. All Around the State. Avon is to hive a night lighting service.Hornellsville claims to have a model library. CRASH RUINS HUNDREDS Millvilfe, N. J,, Building and Loan Association Wrecked. $105,000 LIABILITIES REVEALED The Secretary of the Concern lias Disappeared — The Failure Brings Distress to TMTany Poor Persons—No Ex. planatious Are Made—Stated That Dividends Were Paid Oat of the Principal Millville, N. J.—Scores of small fortunes have disappeared as a result of the -wrecking of the Millville Stock Building Association. Trust funds belonging to -widows and orphans have be-en dissipated.. Savings, in some cases the result of a lifetime of labor, are gone. Stock that has regularlypaid dividends of five per cent., and which was believed to be worth more than its par vvaluer may be entirely •wiped out, and it certainly is not worth more than fifty cents on the dollar.Richard L. Howell, for thirty years a respected citizen of this city, possessing the full confidence of his neighbors, has absconded, acknowledging that he is at fault for the wrecking of the concern of which he was the secretary.. A few days ago lie was denounced by crowds of much excited individuals who thronged the streets. His only act of reparation was the conveying of his property here to the directors of the Stock Building Association. This property was scheduled at a valuation of $30,000, but an investigation proves that it would sell for no more than $5000. » Richard Howell was one of the originators of the Stock Building Association, which was formed In 1874. He was made Its first secretary, and he held that position to the day he mysteriously disappeared. There had been some ugly rumors afloat, but no one gave them serious thought, and little attention was paid to the absence of Howell until he had been gone several days. Then questions were asked, and it was learned that he had sent to George R. Langley, the President of the Association, a package containing deeds to all of his property in this part of the State. It was feared that the association was in serious difficulties, but quiet was restored when it was anouhced that Mr. Howell's property was wortH $30,000. A meeting of the stockholders was called, and there was a full attendance. Many went there expectingto hear bad news, but the worst fears of the most pessimistic were far more than realized. Although/the officers and directors of the association were present they would not talk. They were represented by Walter Bacon, of Bridgeton, who had been employed as counsel. Mr. Bacon said that a shortage had been created during the last month. He added that for years the affairs of the association had been in bad shape. It was thought that the income of the association had been close to $32,000 a year during the last two years. Instead of that it was but $12,000. Mr. Howell, who had charge of the bookkeeping, had made a practice of crediting all money received to the account of profit. So when loans had been repaid he had added the principal to the profit account, making it possible to pay the interest regularly and keep every one pleased. It is a fact that for years the capital of the association has been used to pay dividends. Mr. Bacon closed his remarks with the suggestion that one of three courses must be pursued. If business is to be continued the capital must be replenished. If business is not to be continued bankruptcy should be accepted. The third alternative is the appointment of a receiver. One of the stockholders asked that experts be employed to go over the books and accounts. This was objected to by Mr. Bacon on the ground that there is no money to pay the increased expense. The stockholders became rather ugly, and insisted upon having their own way. A committee was then, appointed, and all efforts to have one of the present directors made a member of that committee failed. Mr. Langley was asked if he knew where Mr. Howell had gone. He refused to answer the question. The situation here is pitiful. Hundreds of stockholders, most of them poor persons who had their all staked in the association, have been left penniless. Widows with children, whowere drawing five per cent, dividends from the concern, are confronted with the calamity of absolute poverty. They crowded around the doors of the offices of the ruined company while the meeting of the stockholders was Iα session, many of them sobbing pitifully.GRAVE-ROBBERS' SIGNAL. Lump of Coal at Head of a Oravo Means*. Body is Undeeirable. Indianapolis, Ind.—Mrs. Minnie Weddell, of St. Louis, appealed to Mayor Bookwalter to leara from Rufus Cantrell, the grave robber, if the body of her son Walter had been stolen. Mayor Bookwalter arranged a conference and Cantrell made a confidant of him. Cantrell recalled the boy's burial, and said the body was not taken because it was too small. He could only sell four bodies of children, in a year, he said, to the colleges. Asked if he was certain of the case Cantrell replied that If a visit was made to the grave a lump of coal would be found at the head. He placed the coal there as a marker, he said which would be recognized by all gravet robbers that the body was undesirable* 4 An Independent Re- $ 4 publican Paper. \ i i J The Brightest and Best a County Paper. f $1.00 Per Year in Adiance. \ Advertising Bates on Application*