The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1905, Page 2

KASER MAKES INQUIRY INTO "~ TOIL ON COAST \Garfield Will Investigate the Industry in INOTHER NOVE Negotiating 3 Special Com- mercial Treaty With the Sovereign of the Moors WILL BE FAR-REACHING Germany fo Be Given Fa- vored Nation Guarantees by Tangier Government ity TANGIER, Morocco, April 12.—It ally confirmed that Dr. von Kuehl- man provisionally is acting as harge d'Affaires of the German lega- here proceed to Fez at an date a special Ger- oroccan ercial treaty. Consul Ge Philip bas s projected visit to Fez. BERLIN, April 12—The new commer- een Germany and Mo- being negotiated by is who will to arrang I Kuehlmann, the German Charge d’Affeires at Fez, is more than covering coasting t embra all the most guara tees in the pre- n this treaty any will press her resistance France's efforts t become the pre- P power in Moroceo. The Tangier the Times learns on that the advisers of the purpose inviting the to return from Fez to Sultan's definite re- proposed reforms mmunicated to the L b It is believed, says rT ndent, that Germany wi Sultan’s invitation to send ss Fez to negotiate & new and personaily dis- means of procuring a ‘ onv tion on the Moroccan nternational guarantees of Moroccc Germany's “efforts ational conference on gestion do mot cause n here, as the Gov- re that practically all ng any political interest not participate. This Great Britain, ssia, and ther have litt no inter- ently, Ger- alone in 1 an inter- s as he neutral, atti- he United States probably will particivation, it . rties excent Ger- e t in the pro- WILL CHANGE HOURS OF DUTY FOR PATROLMEN Chief of Police Is Advised by Com- missioncrs to Materially Alter Existing Schedule. the on introduced at the nissioners g Co er Drink- s adopted, the Chie e is advised to materi- the hours for the patrol- and off duty. The to 11 p. m. 12 p. m. to 7 m to 8 watch. that the have nu- arise so they would attended n the pre- con- their watches lock, consequently tham to attend A careful poll been made and of the contem- Birdsall was vice P. J. Tobin, trolmen John P. Herlihy D. Layne were promoted of corporal. Thomas and Louis P. H. Meyer 1ited to the force from the list of eligibles ervisor Lunsted!, represent- Knights of the Royal Arch <id Dunbar of the Cali- tetail Liquor Association before the board and asked rule requiring liquor dealers personal application for a 1 of licenses every quarter be ey submitted an alter- tion that the saléon itted to make their ap- s through the mail.. The ssion held that the charter p e applications for- retail lers’ licenses ghall be made months, se no modifica- ed. On the alter- decision was re- MOTORMAN GIV EVIDENCE AGAINST HOOK * Automobilist Who Killed Miss Birtwistle Was Running Machine at High Speed, Says —The pre- - 8. Hook, son of the late millionaire president of the Los Angeles Traction Company, on the arge of manslaughter for running down with his automobile and fatally g Miss Margaret Birtwistle on 1 26, wae commenced here this fternoen before Justice Chambers. C. Van Horn, a motorman, who wit- sed the accident, testified that Hook was running at a rate of speed of at least thirty miles an hour when the machine struck Miss Birtwistle. Medical testimony was adduced show- ing the nature of the injuries which Birtwistle received and which caused her death two days following the accident. The civil action which was an- nounced by attorneys for the mother of Miss Birtwistle would be filed against young Hook 1o recover dam- ages on account of the accident will not be pushed, as the mother of Hook has made financial settlement with the mother of the dead girl. It is said to amount to an annuity of $400. Unknown Man Commits Suicide. SAN DIEGO, April 12.—A man about 65 years of age, dressed like = laborer, went into the H street park this evening and blew his brains out with a revolver. The identity of the suicide has not been established. | California” After Middle West. [ | 7, f i ' 1 i \ \ rfu\hmr.‘ b ity - OFFI¢ STIGATI WHO W N THE OIL_TRUST AND THE CON- IN CALIFORNIA TOPEK April 12—€ommissioner J. R. Carfield has heen gathering a great deal of data for'the oil investi- gation in Tope He expects to go to Chanute on Thursday, where he will begin his investigations in the oil belt After he concludes the investigation in Kansas, he will proceed. westward. making a brief stop in the Colorado oil fields. From there he will g0 on West to California and investigate the con- ditions of oil production in that State. G eld hei noon with (enera Mudge of the Santa as to result & Y. statement ance couid be secured, but it related to the suit against Santa Fe in regard to a conspira with the Standard in the matter of oil rates. General Manager Mudge supplied the comm a large ssioner with amount of information as to rates on oil. Other leading raflroad men wili meet Garfield. It is unde stood that the railroad men welcome the epportunity of telling the commis- sioner certain things in connection with the freight traffic in the State. as they are anxious to be set right in the mat- ter. » Commi divide his investigation into eight de- partments, each to be covered hy an- swers to ten ounestions What these | oner Garfield has decided to | eighty auestions are none but Garfield | and hig assistant= know, and they ra- fuse to tell. Garfield expects to be able to begin his work in the oil regions the | SECRETARY OF TRUST MUST SERVE SENTENCE Officer of Kansas Grain Dealers’ As. soclation Ordered to Jail for Three Months, TOPEKA, Kans, Avril 12.—The mandate of the Sunreme Court in the Smiléy case has been sent to the Dis- trict Court in Rush County with or- ders that the judgment of the court be carried out according to law. Smiley is secretary of the Kansas Grain Dealers’ Association, which the United States Sunreme Court has re- cently declared to be in violation of the Kansas anti-trust law. He was sentenced to serve three months in the county jail. —_——— RAINSTORM IN ARIZONA DAMAGES THE RAILROADS PHOENIX, A. T, April 13—For two or three days it has been raining heavily in Arizona, and last night's downpour was exceedingly heavy. Early this morning 300 feet of ‘the pile structure built to repair the Phoenix and Eastern Railway bridge over Salt River at Tempe, was washed away. This was originally a steel bridge, of which two spans dropped into the river a few weeks ago. Salt River is still high to-night, and some fear is expressed for the Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad bridges at Tempe. Reports from the Rooseveit dam ‘site are that the river is higher than at any time this year, and is fully as high at the Arizona canal dam as at any previous time. Gila River has risen but little yet, thogsh it may rise from heavy rains in Eastern Arizona. ———— Excursion to Ukiah. On Sunday,” April 16, the California North- westérn Rallway will run an excursion to Uklah. Fach ticket sold insures a seat, for the company will not sell a single_ticket above par ire. trom Tiberon derey, 3L be B:30 a0 Wi 30 am., @ frem Lkiah on 7 b p, m. Train I not stop in¥ it. for. the round only §2. Tickets on sale at ticket offices, Market #t. (Chronicle buflding) and Tib- wron ferrs. foot of Market st v MISSING: TRONK HAS. EVIDENCE SRS 5 SR, CHICAGO, April 12.—Secret service operatives are said to be making an effort to find a mysterious trunk, al- leged to be missing, and wanted in con- nection with the Federal jury investi- gation of the packing industry. Six other trunks of a numbered series have been seized, but Federal officials fear that unless the seventh is recovered valuable information will be lost. The six trunks were taken from safety de- posit vaults in the First National Bank building. In connection with the search for the ing receptacle, Government officers are seeking officlals of the Aetna Trad- ing Company, who, it is said, may be able to tell the grand jurors the mean- ing of every item contained in the books and papers found in the trunks. The information sought is in rela- tion to alleged plans practiced to raise the price of sausage casings. When the officials of the company learned that an investigation was to bg be- | gun their offices were closed. E. B. Fish, an emplove of Schwaras- child & Sulzberger, was the principal witness in the afternoon. Great sécrecy was maintained regarding Fish and his evidence. It was rumored, but not ver- ified, that his testimony related to the disappearance of several persons who are wanted as witnesses and who are said to have gone to Canada at the commencement of the proceedings be- fore'the Grand Jury. ———— FRANCISCO MAN WEDS SOCIETY GIRL OF:DENVER SAN Louis ¥. Foster of This City Claims Miss Myra cass as His Bride. P DENVER, Aopril 12.—Miss Myra Mame Cass became the bride of Louis F. Foster of San Francisco at a fash- ionable wedding last evening. The wedding occurre” at the residence of the bride’s mother, 733 East Eighth awenue, and Dean Hart officiated. The: bride, who made her debut two years ago, is the only daughter of i Emogene Cass, who is wealthy and prominent socially. Mr. Foster is the San Francisco representative of an Eastern whole- sale’ hardware firm. The couple left|the mangled remains and visited the from stem to stern. for the coast after the wedding and will live in San Francisco. They met here before Foster removed to San Francisco. ——— MONTEREY CUSTOM-HOUSE $ TRUSTEES 'ARE APPOINTED Governor Pardee Announces Names of | the Men Seélécted by Him to [Servc on Board. SACRAMENTO, April 12.—Gover- nor Pardee to-day appointed the fol- lowing trustees of the Monterey cus- tom-house: _Arthur Mete of Monte- rey, vice Johnson, resigned; Wil Jenks, vice Julius Krescony, ign Luther Rodgers of Salinas, vi ron Wolf, failed to qualify; ll’rt‘tlilqao of Bnnta‘” : e ‘Governor ai Inted Jenks and Mattison 'Qn:’pgahon trustees. + S R R OMAHA, Nebr. Aprl i1 s oGy iR s Pacific and the San Bearo roed (rew the gouri River (o Los Angelen will begin ranning ay . ; THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, WARNINGS ARE SENT BY WAFIA Silence or Prepare to Meet Fate of Vilardo WIFE OF FUGITIVE CONSULTS ATTORNEY oman Recovers From the Strain of Severe Ordeals but Says-That She Prefers to Remain in the Jail “Keep your mouth shut, or your head ‘wlll come off, too.”” This grim warn- !ing, written in red ink, has been re- ceived by several who have been as- sisting the policc in the search for Pietro Torturici, wanted for the brutal murder of Biaggio Vilardo. Joseph Cerghirino and Victor Vac- caro, proprietors of the resort at 811 Montgomery avenue, where Torturici was seen Friday afternoon, each re- ceived a warning from.the organization that plotted the butchery of the un- fortunate Sicilian. The missives came in the general delivery and were un- signed. A roughly drawn skull and crossbones was scratched in the lower corner of each. The handwriting is fine | and delicate, apparently that of a| woman. Cerghirino and Vaccaro are certain that ‘he letters are not the work of a practical joker. The pair were filled with terror when they took the missives to Chief of Police Dinan and begged for protection. The Chief is certain that the warnings were penned by the midnight assassins that decreed Vi- lardo’s butchery. He gave the saloon men permijssion to arm themselves and ‘presented each with a special permit to carry a weapon until they can get one from the Police Commissioners. ‘ake no chances,” advised the Chief. ‘‘Shoot if necessary, and shoot first.” Day and night the warning is whis- pered through the Latin quarter, “Keep your mouth shut, or you will lose your head, too.” Those who know some- thing of the inside of the Vilardo case do not go abroad latg these nights. LETTER FROM HER MOTHER. Detectives are at work trying to trace the source whence these written and verbal warnings come. But they have to deal with a band of men who have terrorized the entire Latin quar- | ter. While the sentiment of the Italian Americans band ¢f organized assassins, the word Mafia carries with it such nameless terrors that they are too frightened to give the poli . any assistance, i Chief Dinan is determined to stamp out this gang once and for all, but the detectives have been unable to locate their new meeting place. Their lair at North Beach, where Vilardo's doom was settled, has been deserted since the edict was carried, out to the brutal end. | Their ~present gathering place is as| eagerly sought as Torturici. { Rosa Torturici, who showed signs of breaking down from the strain of the | ordeals she has been through, was com- forted by a letter from her mother yes- | terdey. The missive was sent from Independence. The old woman knows nothing of the great trouble her daugh- | ter is in. | It was a missive such as any fondi mother would write to her dnuzhler.) It inquired about the haby, the pretty Catalina, and gave the hundred and ! one little bits of advice that mothers give to daughters. Mrs. Torturici Lrightened wonderfully when she read it and kissed it again and again. Attorney John A. Spinetti, who has volunteered his services.to defend Mrs. Torturici, visited her at the prison yesterday and held a long consultation with her. He will not attempt to have her released on a writ of habeas cor- pus for two reasons. If he did so, she would instantly be rearrested and | charged with murder. Besides the' woman has no place to go to. Her| husband is a fugitive and she herseif | under suspicion of being an . accom- | plice in the butchery of Vilardo, she | could ask no one to take her in. She| is satisfied to remain in the prison, she told her attorney, and the Italian Con- sul, who also visited her. Little Cata- lina is used to the place and both are well treated. Attorney Spinetti de- clares that he will not permit his client to be put through any further ordeals in the attempt to extort & cohfession. BABY IS JAIL SUNBEAM. Little Catalina Torturicl, the pretty child of the fugative, is the sunshine of the jail. She is just able to toddle around and moves about on- her un- steady little legs, stretching out her tiny hands in a friendly manner” to evexybody. She has the face and dispo- sition of a cherub. ; 1t Is whispered darkly through the! | Italian quarter that Crispino Vilardo, brother of the murdered man, has [ taken up the vendetta against the fam- [fly of Torturicl. Vilardo is he ng the : police with all his power to locate the man who struck down his brother from jbehind and the men who oblotted the jerime. It is necessary that Crispino "Vilardo be closely guarded, for the men | who decreed his brother’s death are an- gered at his fearless attitude and if the {'opportunity is given, Crispino would { undoubtedly share the faté of his | brother, | The funeral of Biaggio Vilardo will take place to-day from Castagnetto’s . undertaking parlors. It was intended to have the ceremony take place yes- | terday, but the brother postponed it. Coroner Leland has fixed the date of Ithe inquest to-morrow. A jury @ lalready been selected and has viewed spot where the trunk was found. Mrs, Torturici was visiteéd last night by -two Sicllian women, neighbors of hers on Green street. They brought presents to little Catalina and Wwords of cheer to the mother. Bt s AN POLICE AT LOSS FOR CLEW. ot ey Vessels for Alaska Having Sicilians The police admit that they are at a loss for a clew upon which to work | 2% for the apprehension of Pietro Tor- turicl. The systematic-search of the Italian haunts about the ecity, which has been carried on since the murder, is ”:un being kept up with little su L 2 Which receved ore- dence from thc-ilgflw i the S . or, mamiers ws, Wit 1 morning Po ] ectives ~ McGowan . and Conlon, searched the Latin quarter at the T 15 decidedly against this | REDUCES BAIL OF THE SMITHS Request for Continuance . of Conspiracy - Hearing MEETING OF THE SISTERS | {“Nan” Patterson Is"Permit- |- ted to See Her Fellow Prisoner in the ’l’ombfl| it i i NEW YORK, April 12.—J. l‘orm’ i Smith and his/wife, who were brought’ here from Cincinnatl yesterday to an- | !Swer a charge of conspiracy wlv.hi Nan” Patterson to obtain money from “Caesar” Young, will not plead to the | indictment until next Friday. They were arraigned in the Court' of Gen- eral Sessions to-day, buf, upon request ' of théir attorney, the case was con- tinued. Judge Foster reduced their bail to $3000 each. The continuance was asked for by the Smiths to permit them an oppor- tunity to examine the minutes of the Grand Jury which .indicted them on the conspiracy charge. Abraham Levy, counsel for “Nan" ‘Patterson, re- quested to be heard in the proceed- ings. The court gave Levy one day In which to notify the District 'Attor- ney, making the motion returnable to- morrow. At that time arguments will be made ‘and Miss Patterson will be arraigned on the charge of conspiracy. Before being faken to the Tombs, Smith made a statement, in which he said: - L am very glad to be back in New York.' The name of my family has been besmirched. | I have not had a chance to clear it, but I will. My movements on the day the pistol was hought are very easily traced. I had written them out, naming every person I met that day that I knew. My record was in the |trunk which wae confisegted in Cincinnati and is now. In the possdsion of the Distriet Attorney. 1.am very grateful for the District | Attorney having it. I did not buy that re- volver, ‘and 1 defy any one to swear or identify me as the man. Hyman Stern, the pawnbroker, who sold the revolver with which “Caesar” Young was Kkilled, said hefore going into court that he was doubtful if he could positively identify Smith. After he had seen Smith, Stern said: “What I said before about not being positive goes.” There was an affecting scene when “'Nan" Patterson and her sister met In the Tombs Prison. When last they saw each other they occupied an apartment together in an uptown hotel. To-day both were prisoners. Miss Patterson had gained the con- sent of the warden to see Mrs. Smith as soon as she was brought to the prison. They were left alone, stand- ing with their arms .around each other’s shoulders, weeping bitterly. As the attorneys dnd several prison officials stood outside the room, J. Randolph Patterson,. the aged father of the prisoners, joined the group. He pleaded with the warden not to sepa- rate the girls. “If you can grant an old father’s wish,” said he, “keep the girls as near together as you can while they are in- carcerated.” ‘Warden Flynn said he would do all he could, and has arranged to have the prisoners on the same tler in the woman's prison. STEAL A BABY 70 GET RANSOM Special Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, April 12.—Jesus Chacon | and Annie Granillo, Spaniards, have | been lodged in jail here for kidnaping the four-year-old baby daughter of Dolores Garcia, a countrywoman. The ' kidnapers stole the child from her bed at night and fled to Stockton and later to Watsonville. From the latter place they sent a letter to the mother de- manding ransem money, and it was in {that way that the couple were located | and apprehended. i Dolores Garcia conducts a boarding- ey house in this city and little Mary is her and the '80’s they were whistled and | only child. The mother doted much on the littie one and seeing this Chacon and the Granillo woman conceived the | plan of making a stake by carrying the child away and demanding money for |its return after the manner of more famous criminals. But the mother was wise .enough to lay the matter before the authorities, and the arrest and re- turn of the Spaniards followed. —_—— | CORONER'S JURY FINDS i DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL Railroad Men Exonerated in Case of | Lymus A. Fleming, Who Was Killed by Electric Car. SAN JOSE, April 12.—A verdict of accidental death and exonerating the i Territorial Governors under the United railroad from blame was rendered at States, is dead at his home in Belin, | the inquest to-day over the remains of Lymus A. Fleming, who was killed i by an electric car near Los Gatos last night. He was 69 years of age and & native of Qhio. - Fleming came to this county five years ago for his health and had resided with a sister-in-law. He was childish and wandered on the track. His spine was broken. Two brothers of the deceased reside in Colorado. —_— e lower end of Pacific street and ad- | joining thoroughfares. At 5 a. m.| Policemen Evatt and Esola boarded : the schooners Mizpah and Oriental, ! | which were ready to sail from Val- | lejo-street dock for the Alaska fishing stations. These vessels carried about | 200 Sicillans, who were.going to work i at fish catching and canning up north. The captains lined every n}nn on the decks, and the oflicers, aftér scrutin- lzing éach face, searched the boats The hope of Innd}n( Torturici was vague, but one { Which the police could ill afford, to cast aside lightly. $ Chi=f Dinan has received word from ' Kansas City that the train which 'anturlcl was supposed to be was sear , but no one answering the de- scription of the fugitive was found. ‘Hourly reports are coming from | country Sheriffs and Constables who ! think they have a clew to the where- i abouts of the murderér. These are investigated, but fail to bring out any lormation. . Likewise are re-| received by ! from people about | the city who think they have a clew. infortatfon that comes | 1ds of the .police is inves- 3 tre‘:lt .‘:gt‘m' 7!5 e 2 ol Vi . i wmfll of $250 fif&d by ‘the ' Police Départment for arrest and tinied thia St Dinks 2] 9 o X »Dinan 1. not yet heard from Governor Par. fi in response to ‘lis it | Btate offer a reward of $500 in nction with that offered by the ce Department. + e Pol '{bach, died this for i ADVERTISEMENTS. CATARRHAL NERVOUSNESS. M R alhl Backache and Headache Disappeared Afier Taking Six Bottles of Pe-ru-na. Mrs. B. Von Stienau, 332 5th Street, Milwaukee, Wis., writes: *T feel it my duty to writd and tell you how much good Peruna hds done me. and at times terrible headaches. I have been a sufferer for years with female trouble, causing backache “# had also compiications from indigestion and heart trouble, so that | often had to lie down. “A friend advised me to try Peruna. I had little faith in any medici had tried so much without getting any rellef, but to please her I gave | trial “Rfter three days’ use | felt so much better that | decided to continue its use, and by th: time 1 had taken headaches. ix bottles | was in perfect health and had no more In fact, my health is now all that | could wish. “Peruna is certainly an estimable medicine and well worthy of praise.” NDIGESTION soon leads to functional disturbances of the heart. If this is allowed to continue any length of time th® spinal cord becomes irritated and anemie. This gives rise to backache, headache and a most aggravated form of nervous- ness. Indigestion was the beginning of it— a shght ‘catarrhal derangement of the stomach. The mucous membranes of the stomach become inflamed. congested, and the di- gestive juices are changed. Digestion no longer g ular manner. on in the reg- This creates gas, which causes dilatat.on of the stomach, eructations of gas, paipita~ tion of the heart, and suffocating feelings. A frugal diet shouid be adopted and a course of Peruna should be taken. This will remove the catarrh. Then the indigestion will disappear. The fluttering and palpitation of the heart will also be corrected. The spinal cord will regain its usual tone and vitality, when the nervousness, backache and headache will be things of the past. Such cures remain permanent because they are rational. SISTER OF LATE SENATOR SHARON PASSES AWAY SAN JOSE, April 12.—Mrs. Susanne Kirk Davis, wife of Isaac M. Davis and sister of the late Senator Willilam Sheron of Nevada, died at her home at the corner of Third and Willlam streets early this morning. Ever since | last Wednesday her death had been momentarily expected. She was a native of Smithville. Ohio and was 82 years of age. Deceased was married to Isaac Davis in Ohio in 1847 and in the fifties came to California. In the early days of the Comstock she lived at Virginia City. Through an invest- ment in stocks she amassed ‘a fortune and about twenty-five years ago she | came to San Jose to live. Mrs. Davis was well known in San Jose and had a large circle of friends in San Fran- cisco. Besides her husband, six chil- dren survive her—Mrs, John C. Kirk: patrick and Mrs.. James Allen of San Franciscop Mrs. Charles’ McCoy of Oakland, Herbert Davis of Australia, William Davis and George Hildreth of this eity. The funeral will be held to-morrow and will be strictly private. ———— WROTE MANY FAMOUS SONGS. Death of David Braham, the Well- Known Composer. NEW YORK, April 12.—David Bra- ham, the well-known composer and orchestra leader, died at his home here yesterday from kidney trouble after an illness of several months. He was born 67 years ago in England and came to America as a violinist at the age of 16, Braham composed the music of some of the most popular songs ever known in America. In the late '70's sung from the Battery to the Golden Gate. Many of his songs, introduced by Harrigan and Hart, sprang popularity overnight. They numbered more than 200 and included *“The Lit< tle Widow Dunn,” “Maggie Murphy's Home,” *“Dad’s Dinner Pail,” “Phe Mulligan =Guards,” “Paddy Duffy's Cart,” and the like. 24 re PGP RICH NEW MEXICAN DEAD. Felipe Chaves of Historic Family Passes Away. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Aprii 13.— | Felipe Chaves, grandson of Frandisco | Xavier Chaves, first Governor of New Mexico under the Mexican regime, and son of Jose Chaves, one of the early a village south of here. He was 71 years of age. Death was due to cere- bral hemorrhage. Chaves was probably the wealthiest Mexican citizen of this Territory, his fortune being estimated at from one to two milion dollars. One son and two daughters survive him. Jose Chaves, the son, i8 a stock broker in New York. He came across the con- tinent in a special train, arriving a few hours too late to see his fathe alive. ¥ b Ry LODGE OFFICIAL DEAD. BALTIMORE, Md., April 12.—Gen- eral J. F. Grant, grand secretary of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in the United States, died to-'; day at the Union Protestant In b where he was operated on about four weeks ago for a serious internal af- | fection. s Answers the Last Summons. SAN JOSE, April 12.—Mrs. Minna Balbach, widow of theglate John Bal. She was a native of Germany and 79 years of age. Her husband enjoyed the dis- tinction of having manufactured the first plow on the Pacific Coast. A number of grown children survive the deceased. RS e Death of Alabama Artist. poet and artist, died at her home here to-day. SAN JOSE, April 12.—Vic Poncelet, ‘one of the best-| “sportsmen of ooy e iy oo i ' Poncelet conducts the Mountain Home resort on the Llagas Creek. On February 12 he shot a large steelhead trout in the creek. into | | i | | i EVENT VIEWED AS A MIRACLE ROME. April 12.—An interesting cer- emony took place to-day in the Basilica of St. Agnes, two miles outside of Rome. The building stands over the catacombs, where, among others, the body of St. Agnes is buried. While Pius IX, on April 12, 1855, was receiv- ing there the Colle~- of the Propa- sanda the floor gave way and all pres- ent were precipitated in to the cata- combs twenty feet below. Fortunately no one was injured, this being by some persons considered a miracle. The only survivors of the accident still living are the Rev. Dr. Richard L. Burtsell of Rondout, N. Y., and Arch- bishop Rubian, the resident representa- tive of Armenians in Rome. This morning they were both warmily greet- ed by the assemblage at the Baaili Dr. Burtsell celebrated high mass an Bishcp Rubian intoned the Te Deum and bestowed the benediction on the mempbers of the College of the Propa- ganda. A number of American stu- dents were present. The Pope later in the day received at the Vatican the members of the Col- lege of the Propaganda and also Dr. Burtsell and Archbishop Rubian, whe were presented by Cardinal Gotti, pre- fect of the propaganda, as the only survivors of the accident of 1855. The Pontiff took the occasion to speak of Pius IX. He said many persons were urging him to begin the process to- ward his canonization. “The miracle of”the Basilica of St. Agnes,” the Pope continued, “is one of the events which will be brought for. ward to establish the fact that Plus IX performed miracles. It Is a good thing that there are living witnesses to give their evidence.” Continuing, the Pope delivered a short address on Pius IX. Dr. Burtsell will leave Rome on Fri- day and will spend three weeks in Spain. He will reach the United States in the middle of May. WASHINGTON, April in March this year in_the I of the country were $7.042.575, which was am increase of §$586,058 over the same momth last vear. 12.—Postal _receints argest fifty cities AZOR Honed | or firou»ndnl i