The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1903, Page 4

4 THE SAN Fi{A'I\'CISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1903 KILLS HER FOUR BABES WITH AN AX Frenzied Mother Then] Sets Fire to the Bodies. Ends Her Own Life and Is Cremated With Her Victims B Sl e Ehance Discovery by Passing Boys Reveals an Awful Tragedy in a Massachusetts Hamlet. ! ETTURE ;E, Mass, March ‘28.—A Erenzied ther the hamlet of ¥ ., g ng me . e b do p ) c ay, 1 heir bodies i c i them anc . r setting on fire be w he ting w t fe fa w € s W 6 € ' s 3 p seems ¢ 1 was e MAKES C COVERY. HANCE DIS of the have by wir w WATAARMSR RN MW 1A A, CEILD FIRST. o XILLS ELDEST death d almost be- - W « e of Mrs. Burke s vered 1 &nd he ar- found. He ey nd Railroad Rates Reduced. NNESBURG, Mar i r Kente Egree the rail- wa s £ f whe nec- essaries of agree- ment to go ADVERTISEMENTS. | Thirty Years of Severe Heart Trouble. Obtained No Relief Until I Tried Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure— It Cured Me, Since the advent of Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure the gemeral public has Itarned to know that heart disease is e. Fluttering, palpi- tation, shortness of breath and heart pains rapidly dmpeu befors fts ic influence. It is unequalled as a heart and blood tonic. iy case was one of hmhnnndiu. As early in life as my thé Yyear, or more tamcm‘uiy Noveml 1863, when returning home from & jour waf taken with a se- vere congestive chill, which caused my whole frame to shake, and whith a noted Evcmounud = case of severe estion of the eart. From that 3 - on for thirty yeays I gradually became mu.a in hflm. untll 1802, my sufferis became intense from shortness of breath | of the by:nn‘g lconld 12 i althos spent mopey in procuris medical advice, until I took several bomn:. of Dr. Miles’ New Cure for the Heart. I continued the remedy until my heaith was restored, and always keep a supply on hand pbysician for any emergency. I am now ars g <o e 4 176 p-n...lnhz::’:l. used Dr. Miles’ Nerve and Liver Pills, Anti- Pain Pills and Nerve with good re- sults. The Anti-Pain ed most effective in 2 most pai of ney- | ralgia, and also for sciatica. Itis my exper | ‘T&l :hlnt the remedies &"," relied upon | 4 very time are i :5:;'.3: V. i;.‘?«mu, Beaver Cm | All ists sell and tee first bot- tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. d for free book en Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co,, Elkhart, Ind. | erazed ANGRY MOTHER SMASHES GLASS A Milliner of Portland Wrecks an Optician’s Store. i L Woman Says He Paid Un- warranted Attention to Daughter. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call PORTLAND, Or., March 2.—Half- by the unfillal acts of her way ward daughter and roused to frenzy be- ed man paid her marked attention, Mrs. N. F. Hildebrand “Carrie ationized” Walter Reed'’s optical instru- store in the Oregonian building this norning. Armed with a short hickory club, she | entered the place and without saying a word m of the premises and showcase in the establish- lenieres, artifici very , together with j and bric-a-brac. So heavy age that the store had to be losed f emainder of the day. In justification of her act Mrs. Hilde- | b P s that Reed has been pay- unwarranted pretty girl ir f 20 years, and yester- ack to a roadhouse, i with liquor. She peatedly urged him and had even ap- Mrs. Hildebrand is the pro- ad his atten Mrs. Reec t of Portland, 1 store, t 1se social merly singer Mrs. Hil- together tles con- has no of Portland scan- and there Mrs. Hilde- answer the a probability that lled upon to WIND CAUSES UNEASINESS IN THE FLOOD DISTRICT| Levees of the Mississippi and Arkan- | sas South of Memphis Are Be- ing Closely Watched. ¢ ¢ all day at 385 ted to be fall- anger from the flood in this vees of the Mi 1 this has caused points along the but a foot or more —Sycamore dalia, over in 1867. Work The , or 5.5 and is rising. v ICKSBURG, Miss., March 23.—A new as appeared on the Missis- sippi R verton, three miles south of Rosedale, in Bolivar County. The main point is said to be sloughing. from came in yesterday blem of what to do ge here — FATR EQUESTRIENNE HURT BY FALL FROM A HORSE Miss Dottie Page of Santa Rosa Sus- tains Severe Injuries in an Accident. ANTA ROSA, March e, one of the most fearless eques- and fell beneath the an- e reached her she leeding profusely. immediately to a sani- taken m, where it was found that she had suffered internal injuries, which may prove fatal. r al which threw Miss Page is ite riding horse, a beautiful | ited animal, but so well trained e will kneel for his fair mistress mount. The accident happened on to the Main-street uviidge when the young lady It is was returning home from a ride. thought that the animal became frightened and swerved when the rider was unaware. He collided with a cart was then crossing the bridge, throwing the driver some distance. Tha man was uninjured and ran Page's assistance. REEEN, EXPLOSION OF A LAMP CAUSES A WOMAN’S DEATH While Trying to Escape From the Fire She Falls Down an Air Shaft. NEW YORK, March 22. ne woman was killed at a small fire caused by a lamp explosion’ in West Sixty-fifth street carly to-day and one woman probably will lose her reason from excitement. the fire was discovered Mrs. Edna Wal- frantically aroused three women boarders, one of whom was Miss Eleanor Price, and then fainted. Mijss Price went up on the roof to escape and fell down an airshaft. She was instantly killed. Mrs. Wallace became hysterical when revived and was taken to Roosevelt Hospital, where it was said her reason was in dan- ger. The property loss was nominal. Maguire to Defend Strikers. REDDING, March 23.—J. B. Cromer, president of the Keswick Smeltermen’'s Union, was discharged and the charge of unlawful imprisonment was dis- missed when Cromer came before Jus- tice Strong to-day. J. T. Lewis, a mem- ber of the executive board of the West- ern Federation of Miners, who is man- aging the Keswick strike, returned this morning from San Francisco with the assurance that James G. Maguire would be here from San Francisco Wednesday to defend seven strikers charged with rioting last Monda: —cis Conditions of Uruguayan Peace. MONTEVIDEO, March 23.—The condi- tions of the peace treaty signed between the Government and the White, or Na- tionalist party, which instigated the re- bellion, are that the prefects in five de- partments shall be chosén by the leaders of the Nationalist party and that the in- surgents must surrender their arms, but that amnesty will be granted to all. Snowstorm in Iowa. DUBUQUE, Towa, March 23.—A severe showstorm is raging to-night. Snow is drifting on the railroad tracks and traffic is delaved. % tention to her daugh- | a widow, ch 23.—The river | be practically | is now south | There has been | nuch uneasiness, | —Miss Dot- | in this county, a society girl ar and wide for- her horseman- s s usly injured in an aceci- evening. She was thrown | to Miss | ‘When | “WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER” SHOWS EFFIE ELLSLER AT HER BEST ¥ RS S ZNPEIT - L L 7 FOIESZ ; 4 ¥ oy [/ H 7 mef/j{{v | i 3 § o IVE Miss Effie Ellsler a couple of additional inches and that “‘mad- dening beauty” so freely suggest- ed by the text of “When Knight- | could not find this side of Julia Marlowe a more pleasing Mary Tudor. One, in- | @eeq, forgets the inches and the rest after a few moments with this piquant and in- telligent actress, to whom is owing such success as came to the play last night at the Columbia. Mr. Majors' book has been made Into a quite attractive play—one of the best of the book plays recently seen here. Paul Kester is the dramatist, and In his arrangement has kept pretty closely to the original story, | of its unessentials. Most of the pictur- esque incident and situations of the book | —that prove to be somewhat unusually amenable to dramatic treatment—are re- tained, and the plot is lucidly and effect- ively presented. | it is all about the loves or a fascinating Mistress Mary Tudor, sister of Bluebeard Harry VIII of Brandon and the political ambition of King Henry to marry his sister to the decrepit French King. ‘We meet also Henry, Wolsey, Anne Bo- leyn, Jane Sevmour, Queen Katherine and the Duke of Buckingham in the play that, however, makes no pretence to historical accuracy. One of the strongest situations where the froward Mary locks her door upon the King, the Cardinal and the emissary of Louis and on their break- ing in the door is discovered in bed, | whence she threatens to rise and recelve | the guests the King has brought! The | dialogue, especially that portion given to Mary, is happy, and altogether an ing is well enough lost over the play. In all the phases of the central charac- | ter Miss Ellsler is found charmingly ade- quate. What a delightful handful of dig- nity she is as the Queen of France! Then as the tempestuous and tender mistress to her maids, the sharp and active-brained sister of Henry, defying the whole court to rule her, as the loving and willful sweetheart of Brandon, Miss Ellsler is throughout eminently sufficient. Particu- lari. effective is her dellvery; her voice is susceptible of a rich variety of color, and there is not a point lost in her part. Miss Ellsler’'s gowns are handsome, and as a boy in the doublet and hose of the period she looks quite fetching. Walter R. Seymour is chief in support, but is of that sort of support that fails to support. He looks the part, however, for | which one may be grateful. Sadie Harrls and Irene Timmons, as the maids of honor, please, but 'tis a most unroyal cast otherwise. The pictures are good and Miss Ellsler will carry the play. GUISARD. Grand Opera-House, “Robespierre,” a historical drama based on the events of the gory days of the reign of terror, was presented most suc- cessfully at the Grand Opera-house last night. The audience was large and en- thusiastic to a marked degree. Emmett Corrigan, in the role of the great dicta- tor, was the recipient of continual ap- plause. His portrayal of the character of the unprincipled and ambitious tyrant, im- placable at the zenith of his power and cowering in the hour of danger, was something long to be remembered. His avdience lived, thrilled and trembled with him. Maud Odell, who is starring jolntly with Corrigan, had the not very import- ant part of Therese, which she plaved in an entirely acceptable manner. Harring- ton Reynolds as Danton was also partic- ularly good. Charles Stewart as St. Just did some clever work. Blanche Stoddard, Marie Baker and Charles Bates occu- pled important roles, which they filled td the eminent satisfaction of the audience. The others of the cast furnished able sup- port. The stage settings and the cos- tumes are excellent. The play should have an unusually good run. “Falen Among Thieves” was received hood Was in Flower,” and you | relieving it neatly | i | | { As will be remembered | Nicholls and Walter Whipple. | merry soubrette characte ox s ) £ k’*&; oy ‘}. Play Is Much Better Than Book, but Company Giving It Is Not of the Finest---*‘Robespierre’” Is Applauded by Large House at the Grand---*‘Fallen Among Thieves’’ Central’s Offering for Week i o e L ey THREE FOOTLIGHT FAVORITES WHO ARE DELIGHTING THE PATRONS OF LOCAL THEATERS. | 3 * | ‘] + last night at the Central by a large au- dience with enthusiasm. It was splendid- ly staged and cleverly acted. The chief sensation occurred in the third act, when the heroine was thrown by the villain into a immense tank of real water and was rescued by Forrest Seapury, the cham- pion high’ diver. The curtain had to be raised several times on this situation. Fugenle Thais Lawton made a great hit as Hester Deering. She looked beautiful and acted throughout with a genuine pathos. Lillian Albertson, the new juven- fle actress of the theater, made her first appearance ored ' heavily as La Belle Cerise. e Is a decided acquisition to the excellent stock company of this theater. Georgie Cooper sparkled in the of Sally. Mar- garct Marshall gave a clever character sketch of the eccentric spinster, Lucretia. Dr. Langton had a natural and artistic exponent in Landers Stevens. As the aged farmer s Deering, Henry Shu- mer was admirable, Carl Berch played Jim Burroughs with purpose and effect. Edwin Emery did well as Dick Meade. Maurice Stewart was particularly happy as Con Regan, a rollicking Irishman. John World was exceedingly diverting as the Dutchman Punk. Ernest Howell gave | a fdithful delineation of an aged darky, and the other roles were capably played by Mindell Dreyfus Kingston, George “Fallen is sure to do a splendid Next week “The Smug- Among Thieves week’s business. England, and Charles | glers” will be produced. Alcazar. The farce comedy, “The Husbands of Leontine,” was presented at the Alcazar Theater last night for the first time in this city. The house was crowded and the amusing scenes kept the audience in almost continuous laughter. It was very Frenchy in character and shows the flir- tatious conduct of a young divorced wife, who, although subsequently married, still loves her first husband. Miss Juliet Cros- by as Leontine was very chic and viva- cious and gave another evidence of her versatility. She was the life and soul of the piece. Frank Bacon as the Baron, her second husband, was ‘very amusing and secmed in his happiest vein. Albert Morrison gave a remarkably clever rep- resentation of the part of Anatole, profes- sor of agriculture, and proved that in character work he stands out well. George Osbourne was as artistic as ever in the part of Plantin, the friend of Leon- tine’s first husband; but Clifford Dempsey marred his performance of Adolph Dubois, the first husband, by an unfamiliarity with his lines. Miss Eleanor Gordon as Hortense was charming and Miss Marie Howe, Miss Oza Waldorp, Miss Bessie Bacon, Miss Jennie Weidman, J. Lester Wallack, Walter Belasco and Miss L. Ar- vidson played thelr parts v oll, Chutes. Dacey, Chase and Ward amused a large audience at the Chutes jast night with their acrobatic act entitled “Fun in a Gymnasium,” Caston and Harvey, a sing- ing and dancing duo, scored a hit and Jessie Brown, a clever child soubrette, was well received. Carter and Mendell, sidewalk conversationalists, told some new and old stories, and Farmer Jones and his educated musical and mathematical pigs, the Edwards, aerial artists, May June, the “Bowery girl,’ and the ani- matoscope, with new moving pictures, completed an unusually Interesting pro- gramme. The amateurs will appear on Thursday night. “Down the Flume" and the babies in the life saving incubators continue to be great attractions. Tivoli. The second week of “Pinafore” opened last night in the Tivoli to an audionce that was not near as large as the merits of the company deserved. Arthur Haln, the “‘Dick Deadeye” of the piece, whose rich basso is heard to good effect, is the star of the opera, but the others are all good, awlle Millie Capell and her trained horse and dogs, Lillian Burkhart and company, the Glinserettis, Julius Tannen, Foy and Clark and Green and Warner are on the bills at the Orpheum this week. ' They are all clever people. s e\e The minstrel first part with the singing of Richard Jose, Willlam McDonald, Harry Sylvester and Sidney Harris and the comicalities of Mack, Stine, Conlon and Ryder continues to please at the The- ater Republic, | o | i | apprehends TLK (N CAMP OF CEMOGRATS James O'Brien Is Chosen to Lead the Hearst Forces. . i tcnieis McNab Purposes to Attend National Convention of the Party. —_— In the management of political affairs { connected with city and State campaigns Gavin McNab @oes not give his Dem(u! cratic adversaries full notice of his future intentions. He holds hinfeelf free, how- SOUFRIERE RAING SAND 0N 15LAND Inhabitants of St. Vin- cent Flee From the Volcano. Darkness of Night Spreads Over Barbadoes in the Forenoon. ever, to pursue a different line of conduct | in a national contest and therefore gives | notice to the Hearst-O'Biien” Democracy | that he intends to go to the next national | convention of the party as a delegate | trom cCalifornia. At this time McNab is not on the 'Brien programme. Hearst, however, is { proftering the pipe of peace to all of his | | political adversaries and McNab may be | constrained to smoke for the sake of har. mony in the wigwam. It is common gos- sip in the Democratic camp that Chris Buckley, Sam Rainey, Maxwell and Max Popper are ready to join ex-Governor | Budd, Charles Wesley Reed and M. F.| Tarpey in efforts to send a Hearst dele- | gation to the national pow-wow. The | i | story goes that McNab will be smothered | out of political sight if he fails to light up with the O'Brien Democracy. O'BRIEN'S NAME MIGHTY. " | In the eyes of the unterrified Democracy the name O'Brien is a tower of 0dd as it may seem, O’Brien elected to lead the hosts to Hearst on account of his | | dear rame, but was promoted to the! {grade of leadership because his pres-| | ence in the front rank would not engender |envy among other aspiring leaders. | | O'Brien is not an arrogant political dle- | | tator. He comprehends that ex-Governor Budd's title to the degree of statesman fairly won and honorably borne. He that age, discipline and wider | experfence in the councils of men may | ripen Reed for leadership. O'Brien will | listen to suggestion. He will not jump to the conclusion that he is a bigger man | han Budd, an abler man than Reed, or | ickier man than Lane, simply because | s appointed to harmonize for Hearst i the conflicting elements of the California Democracy. Availability is the O'Brien commendation. Instructions to guide O'Brien are no | longer passed along or filtered through | a half dozen agencies’ from Hearst head- quarters in New York to the O'Brien Democracy in San Francisco. O'Brien is | |on the maig line, connected by direet | wire. | OVERTURES TO LANE. | He is authorized to say to his feliow | | Democrats that they can haveall the fruits of the local fleld from Mayor to | Justice of the Peace and all the patron- age of the several commissions in return | for a solid Hearst delegation from Cal- | $;0 e | Next Friday morning the sale of re- | served seats begins at the music store of | Kohler & Chase, 26 O'Farrell street, for | the two afternoon concerts to be glven | by Mark Hambourg, the eminent Russian { planist, at Fischer's Theater on March 31| | ana April 1. | « s Seats are now on sale at Fischer’s The- ater for the students’ matinee on next Thursday afternoon. Three one-act plays new to San Francisco will be offered. “Ole Olson” drew another packed house at the California Theater last night and will probably continue to do a big business the rest of the week. . C | _“Hoity Toit fn its fifth week at | Fischer's Theater, scored as big a hit last | evening as it did at the outset. There | were lots of funny lines in the little skit, and the music is catchy and melodious. | MINISTER TO LIBERIA | TRAVELS INCOGNITO Gives an Entirely New Version of | the Shooting at the Legation Building. NEW YORK, March 23.—Dr. J. R. A.! Crossland, United States Minister to Li- beria, and C. W. Ellis, secretary of the legation, were passengers on the steamer | La Champagne, which arrived to-night. Both are negroes. They came in under assumed names. Crossland appeared on the passenger list as J. R. Aubrey and Ellis under the name of C. Washington. They gave as their reason in not being listed under their names that they wished to avold being asked questions regarding the shooting at Monrovia until the Min- ister had a chance to report to Washing. ton. According to cables received in this country, Crossland had an altercation a the legation building with Thomas Faulk ner on October 6. Faulkner was shot | three times. by Crossland, but recovered. Crossland said to-night that the shoot- | ing was done in self-defense. According ta, his story, he had trouble with Faulk- { ner over the legation building. The build- ing was owned by a Mr. Hill, and Faulk- ner acted as agent, collecting rents, Cross. land boarded with Faulkner and his wife. After some time, as Hill was not recelv- irg his rent, he came to inquire about it. | Crossland sald that after hearing the | story Hill decided to lease the building | to the United States. Crossland then or- dered Faulkner to move out. He said that was the cause of the shooting and this was followed by Faulkner assaulti him with a razor. On October 6, the M ter gaid, he lwas assaulted by Faulkner with- out provocation and in self-defense shot him. Minister Crossland denies the story that reached here that the trougle with Faulk- ner was of a domestic nature. Secretary Ellis, who recently was ap- pointed, says he is going to Washington for instructions. THIEVING BUTLER ROBS HOME OF HIS EMPLOYERS Secures Twenty-Five Thousand Dol- lars’ Worth of Jewelry and Makes His Escape. NEW YORK, March 23.—The butler in the residence of Alfred Nathan, living in Hast Seventy-second street, has disap- peared, and jewelry belonging to Mr. und Mrs. Nathan and valued at $25,000 is miss- Ting. The butler's name is George Bossut. He left a note in a drawer addressed to Mrs. Nathan reading: Madam I have taken your jewels, sn you need suspect no one else. You always treated me well, but I ,could not resist the .temptation. Now, T'll téll you what I'll do. If you wiil keep the matter qufet and don't make any fuss I'll send the pawn tickets, may be, but if you put the police on my heels TN stay in cover and get away—to Europe, possibly. Regards to the little boy. ; GEORGE. Mrs. Nathan at the time of the theft was in the country, and had carelessly left unlocked a safe in which she kept her Jewels. PR S Prohibits Betting on Horse Races. AUSTIN, Tex., March 23.—The anti- peolroom bill, so amended as to prohibit betting on horse races even at the tracks where the, races are run, was hurried through the Senate to-day and was signed by ch?covemor. g3 | ifornia to the Democr: Hearst. | delirfum tremens { Judge Cabaniss yesterday ¢ National Con- vention of 1904. Gavin McNab notes the activity camp of the O'Brien Democracy a his gaze to the country for reinforce- ment. He knows that overtures from Hearst to Franklin K. Lane have been considered. It is talk in the political camps that Lane may consent to lead the Democrats as a candidate for Mayor in the municipal campaign this year. | Hearst is so anxious to smooth out all the | wrinkles in California, his native State, | that_he has given orders for a general | extension of the olive branch. It would not be surprising therefore {f Phelan, Sime, Budd, Reed, Popper, Geary, Fit gerald. McDonald, Buckley, Rainey, Tar- pey, Maxwell, O'Brien, Casey and Clunie should be found in the ranks of the O'Brien Democracy, beckoning Gavin Me- Nab to join and make it unanimous for —_— | Jumps From Roof of His House. l John McClellan, a painter employed by the Board of Public Works, jumped from the roof of his two-story house at 9 Mayre terrace last night, while suffering from | He was taken to the | Hospital and treated by Dr. Merchy. McClellan’s right leg and | a bene in his left foot were broken. ! ——— Homes at a Nominal Cost. person interested In securing a neat home should call at the offices of the | North Shore Railroad, €26 Market street. In | crder to increase the population along its line | the company is actually selling land at less | than the cost of Improvements at Monte Rio Park, on the Russian River, in western Sonoma County. It is prising what a nice place can be obtained for $200. B —_——————— Automobilist Fined. John Munford appeared ‘entral Emergenc | | Any before Police | and pleadea | v to a charge of violating the park | rdinance by driving his automobile along | the main drive at Golden Gate Park Sun- y. The Judge sentenced him to pay a fine of . HAVANA. March 23.—A Cardenas company reports having made a contract to supply tons of sugar for Liverpool OIL STRIKE MAY PROVE A THEORY OF EXPERTS Gusher Opened in Northern Santa Barbara Indicates a Very Rich Area. SANTA BARBARA, March 23.—That which ofl experts consider a most sig- nificant and valuable strike was made | last night when a gusher was opened | on the other side of the Los Alamos di- vide in the northern pa:. of Santa Bar- bara County, a few miles from the point where the Union and Careaga companies recently made rich discoveries of oil. It is claimed the strike proves the theory of experts that one of the largest oil- producing teritories in the United States lies in the district between . line from Santa Maria. Los Alamos and Lompoc and the Pacific Ocean, fully | thirty miles long and ten miles wide. —_—— Harvatd Wins the Debate, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 23.—Har- vard met and defeated Yale at joint de- bate in Sander Theater to-night, hav- | ing the affirmative on the question, “Re- | solved, That the United States should | permit a European ‘government to seize and hold, and permanently, the | territory of a debtor State not exceed- ing in value the amount of the award.” This question was applted to South America, and six conditions governing it were proposed, so that arguments were based on the understanding that payment of the debt according to the arbitration at The Hague had been de- | faulted. The Judges’ decision Was ‘unanimous. e R BRSO Theatrical Manager Is Robbed. MILWAUKEE, March 25.—Treasurer Nirdlinger of the rita Sylva com- pany, here this week, Was robbed of cash and notes amounting in all to about $3000 at an early hour to-day, the money hav- ing been taken from beneath his head while he slept. It is asserted that Nird- ‘linger was drugged before he retired. A member of the company who slept with Nirdlinger. is. missing and 1s suspect, the theft. g ok | this island to-day from 9 until 1 ! v { other on the side of her neck. Fall of Ashes Destroys Hope of Growers That Their Planta- tions Might Again Be Cultivated. KINGSTOW: St. Vincent, March The eruption of the Soufriere comtinues The volcano has been cannonading all day and the quantity of jecta is gppar- ently greater than at the time of either ot the previous eruptions, but stormy winds are driving the clouds northward There has been a heavy fall of ashes and black sand In the northern districts, which caused a few casualties. The 1| habitants are going southward in grea: excitement. Barbadoes reports that darkness spread over that island at 11 o'clock in the marn ing. The obscurity was accompanied b a fall of red dust. The activity of the Soufriere last night was less formidable than during Saturday night, but became more violent to-day, throwing a black cloud over the entive colony. The lands Belair, where deposits has beyond Georgetown and the erosion of the form been reported since last | October, are again overwhelmed, causing serious hindrance to if not the complete abandonment of future cultivation. The arrowroot exposed on the drying-groua has been spoiled by volcanic dust and (he growers are in a state of despondency. / Georgetown windows were broken by falling stones and the streets are covered by three or four inches of sand. Earth tremors are felt constantly. BRIDGETOWN, Island of Barbadoes, March Sudden darkness spread ov 5 a. m. Dust fell, and the lamps were dighted In the churches and other buildings. ROSEAU, Dominica, March . —Fre quent muffled detonations were heard during the afternoon of Saturday and on Sunday morning from the southeast, and the clouds traveling westward were laden with dust. UNITED STATES MARSHAL TAKES CHARGE OF AFFAIRS Court Directs Him to Settle Business of Defunct International In- vestment Company. ST. LOUIS, March 23.—By consent of the depositors, the United States District Court to-day ordered United States Mar- shal Morsey to take charge of the affairs of the International Investment Company, which was conducted by J. W. Hogu and to arrange for a settlement. Hogue, who was indicted several weeks ago after the failure of the concern, evaded service and has not been apprehended. The as- sets of the concern are placed at $10,000 The HNabilities are not known, but a book was turned over to Marshal Morsey con- taining about 1000 names, supposed to be the list of depositors. More than 11,000 certificates of depositors in the Johu J Ryan Investment Company are now in the hands of Marshal Morsey. The ag- gregate amount of the deposits represent.- ed is estimated at $1,000,000. It is stated the assets will pay less than 20 cents cn the dollar. { DISCARDED LOVER CUTS WOMAN WITH A RAZOR New Almaden Miner Commits an Atrocious Crime and Escapes to the Hills. SAN JOSE. March —Ramona Pa- pilla, a young Spanish woman, was the tim of a murderous attack by Jest Martinez at New Almaden this évening. It is stated that the two had been lovers, but the woman had gone back on Mar tinez. This evening he went to house, drew a razor and attacked The Papilla woman's head was almost severed from her body One gash was across the front of the throat and an One ear was -badly cut and there were waunds. e woman is not expected live, but was alive when the news reach- ed the Sheriff's office. Martinez rushed from the house and escaped in the hills. Sheriff Langford and a number of deputies at once went to Almaden. but up .o midnight had nc found Martinez. The latter is a mi and about 30 years of age. He went to Almaden a few years ago from Texas. b s dacPiites Would Opc . Flats to Children. CHICAGO, March 25.—Under the title, “An ordinance to prevent unjust discrimi- nation by landlords against parents,”” Al- derman Ruxton to-night introduced in the City Council a measure intended to make liable to a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $100, owners and agents of flat build- ings in Chicago who refuse to rent apart- mentsi to persons with children. The ordle nance was referred to the council judi- clary committee. ADVERTISEMENTS. Your Wife can be provided with an annual | income for life, in event of your | death, at less cost than you can make the same provision for your children. 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