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ATLANTIC COAST SWEPTBYSTORM Worst Blow in Thirty-five Years Makes Ugly Sea TORPEDO BOATS MAY BE LOST Battleships at (Hampton Roads Ordered Out to Old Frigate Jamestown Carried Out to Sea, Where It Takes Fire and Burns to Waters Places in trie Storm's Path. Jan. With the wind blowing sixty-three miles an hour in the city, seventy at- Cape Henry and eighty miles at Hatteras this sectioi was the mercy of trie, worst storm experienced here in thirty-five years. The battleships Minnesota, Georgia Utah, Ohio, Virginia, Nebraska and Idaho managed to make their way int Hampton Roads. The big ships ihad a rough experience and when they passed Cape Henry high seas were breaking all over them.

'Several of thi big' ships had lifeboats- smashed two of their launches were swept sea. Anxiety for the safety four torpedo boats, which when last hear from were en route to Norfolk, beeam so marked that it is reported ofliciall that several battles-hips have been 01 dered to proceed to sea to search fo the missing boats. The big dreadnought Wyoming camei near losing one of her launches ana several officers had narrow escapes from drowning. During the height of the storm the famous old frigate Jamestown, which lought gallantly through the Civil war, was burned to the water's 'edge. The -nras blown away from 'her moorings near the navy yard and when almost in mi dstreanu.fi re burst from her on all sides.

The burning is a mystery. New York Windswept. York, Jan. 4. Four unpretentious' storms considered individually met iu aerial conspiracy and walloped the' seas from Norfolk to 'Massachusetts into ferment, the like of which lias seldom been seen along the Atlantic coast.

'The coalescing low pressures produced for this section the lowest in its history, 2861 inches, previous low duplicate '41 Jumps Overboard Diirif Period of Insanity CONGRESSMAN WEDE1 ASTRO TO FIGHT ADMITTANCE ix-Dlctator Cancels Passage Abroad; Was to Sail Today CASE IS CARRIES TO COURTS Member of Senator O'Gorman's Law Firm as Citizen of the United States Interests Himself in Venezuelan's Attempt to Habeas Corpus Secured For Castro by Unwelcome Visitor Delighted. New York, Jan. Cipriano Castro, the ex-dictator of Venezuela, inade up his mind that ihe has been insulted by the government of the United States and. that honor compels Mm to stay here and fight for' the privilege of paying us what he says is purely a social call. So the little general was not a passenger for Germany this morning on the Amerika on which he had booked passage.

He will go before the United States district court Jan. 10 and endeavor, through George G. Battle, to get the "court to sustain a writ of habeas corpus which Judge Holt has Democrat Chosen Governor New Hampshire PRESIDENT AT FUNERAL Services Said Over Remains of Late Whitelaw Reid. York, Jan. services were held this morning in the Cathedral of St.

John the Divine the remains of Whitelaw Reid, lato ambassador to England Among others President Taft, Secretary Knox and James Bryce, England's ambassador were present. The body was later taken to a vault in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. The body, which came on the British cruiser Natai, was borne on a black- draped caisson to the cathedral. A corporal and two prnates from the TOnrd Field artillery, Fort Meyer, Va marched beside the caisson, to which eight horses were hitched. DAVIS FUNERAL TOMORROW Senator's Death Causes Peculiar Political Situation in Arkansas.

Little Rock, Jan. services for the late United States Senator Jeff Davis will be conducted at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The body will be placed in the family CIVEN CHANCE FORFREEDOM Bail For Ironworkers Placet! at $1,100,000 SUPERSEDED WRIT ALLOWED on the eve tof the 'Ratification of his re-elec-! ion by the legislature causes a pe- SAMUEL D. FELTCER. The Democrats and Progressives of the New Hampshire state legislature joined hands find elected Samuel D.

Felker governoir of the -state. Because no candidate ft the fall election received a majAity of the votes cast the election thrown into the legislature. WEDEMEYERNDS ane at Congressman Who Went Panama Jumps From Washington, Jan. Keprd entative William W. Wedemeyer Of if who suddenly went insane Panama, at the time of Taft's recent visit to the already granted.

Battle of Senator O'Gorman's law firm had become interested in 'Castro's predicament and had decided that there was no just reason for preventing the ex-dictator from making a social study of us. i Mr. Battle, therefore sent to Ellis island H. A. Content of his firm who had a talk with General Castro.

The general was delighted that someone i had come forward to take an Interest New ork, Jan. in his case. He said that if an Ameri-1 Trade says today: DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Colon, 'resident isthmus, Ship on Bank Clearings For -Week Falling Off. Show -Dun's Review of can citizen desired to petition the "This week's statement of bank courts to inquire into the justice of his eaP i at the leading cities of the -rj nited states displays a considerable jumped overboard from a he had taken at -1 Representative Wedeme er with the congressional part) companied the president! On voyage from New York he colla sed and was taken first to a saf arlu Panama and later was putp confinement in a Hospital, where lajbecame was ac- the Disasters on these waters were not numerous, although later reports may reveal loss of ship ana life. The assault of the storm In the lower and upper bay caused the sinking of sev- erar barges and the stranding of a scow.

-Accidents were many in all the boroughs and the waters thereof and in nearby places of New Jersey. A violent and raved about last election. He develope' a tendency and was deportation he would be pleased to cancel his steamship reservation. Mr. Battle appeared before Judge Holt as the petitioner for General Castro.

The attorney for the petitioner was H. Snowden Marshall, a member of the law firm. Mr. Battle acted as a citizen 'and Mr. Marshall appeared as counsel for Mr.

Battle. The writ contains the formal statement that General Castro is being detained without just reason, that he desires to land and that neither General Castro or his counsel believes that he comes within any of the classes that 1- Unable to Goininiie Arees are excluded under our Immigration one laws. There, Is a impression those who have followed the Senator O'Gorman has inter- 'jssted himself in Castro's situation as "ft matter of principle. Mr. Battle said that there was no question of a fee in proceeding contraction as compared with the two preceding years, the total aggregation being only 6, a loss of 0.8 per cent compared with the same week'last year, and 7.5 per cent com pared with the corresponding week in '1911.

"These decreases, however, are al most, if not to the fac that the in two previous years included "heavy payments the the first three four days, respectively, in Janu- whereas this year there was only Court of Appeals Fixes Bond at $10,000 For Each Year of Sentence and Maybe Some of the Other Prisoners High In Union Will Take Too High to Free All. 'Chicago, aggregating $1,100,000 must be given if the labor leaders convicted of 'conspiracy to transport dynamite are to take advantage of the granting of a writ of supersedeas by tho United States circuit court of appeals in this city. Whether this sum can be obtained was admitted by counsel for the defendants to be a matter of doubt, but a for the full term, foine it could be n.eci a AS an alter accomplish the liberty ot 4 next As.au a ter- nn an othnrs until ROCKEFELLER ACCEPTS CALL Counsel Takes Subpena on Behalf Millionaire MAGNATE SAID TO BE VERY ILL Washington Lawyer Declares That Mr. Rockefeller Cannot Appear In Washington Nor Can He Be Examined at Probers Will Satisfy Themselves as to Financier's Condition. New York, Jan.

hunt for William Rockefeller in this city toy deputies of the Pujo Investigating committee to serve a sub'pena on him in order to make him testify before the committee as to certain copper deals had made In 1906 and 1307 came to a sudden end when word was received from the chairman of the committee in Washington that John A. Oarver, counsel for the millionaire, had agreed to accept service for him. The- agreement was to the effect native, it is suggested the legislature las power to name a senator. Senator Bailey Resigns. Washington, Jan.

Joseph Wi Bailey sent his resignation as to Senator Gallinger to take effect immediately. R. M. Johnston, editor of the Houston Frank iM. Ryan and a few others until decision has been reached on an appeal, for the filing of which the court granted sixty days.

The decision involves only thirty- two of the thirty-three men in the penitentiary, as Herbert S. Hockin will not appeal. Judges Bakor and Herman heard the jonnvcvjii. VL mo j.iv/«*«^« Post is in the city and Senator Bailey arguments the decision was given Midbe.wb.iild be appointed by the gov- Orally by Baker. toolc oo- ernor to succeed him with the expectation that the legislature, when it meets, would etect him to nil out the unexpired term.

Fear Girls Are Frozen to Death. Cleveland, Jan. of a reprimand caused Catherine Rogers, aged thirteen, and her sister ten, to disappear from their home. No trace of their whereabouts has been ascer- tamed by girls to death. police.

Relatives of the £ear they may be frozen PENNY FINEJFUNDTARTED London, Jan Pasha the MHIion Persons Asked to Help Pay and miu number of people were injured by Turkish commander In ister of -war, has 1 the KranJ v'iaier that Tmlw is, uu fa to resume hostilities ing timbers. A passenger on New Jersey Central train who was 1 trying to pass between cars a bridge between Elizabetnport and Bayonne was blown into the water and drowned. Trees in all; the parks of the city uprooted. roofs ot factories and dwellings were'torn off in Brooklyn, Staten Island and towns in New Jersey and Long Island. wireless to the lighthouse department at 'Staten Island said that the Diamond shoals lightship off Hatteras was adrift and that slie would keep as near to station as possible.

Salisbury, Flooded. Baltimore, Jan. hurricane drove enormous tides into rivers and streams of the eastern shore, flooded the town of Salisbury and other villages. A panic was almost started when the wind blew the roof ana a cupola off the Baltimore county jail at Towson. There were sixty prisoners In the building.

Washington Suffers. Washington, Jan. were blown 'off, brick walls demolished, trees uprooted, plate glass windows broken and telegraphic connection with the outside world almost entirely cut off by a gale which hit this city. Six Reported Drowned. Wilmington, Jan.

persons are reported to have been drowned near Laurel. The gale caught the oyster boat fleet unawares and many of the ships were supk or driven ashore. aeetins here, ami that thej 1 1151 terms the thcretoif be accepted. The, cler-ipduntuiies therofure, will h.i\« to inatum of the Balkan' was read to thqni. which Daneil'.

who read to tho Turks-, offered' ine ultimatum to give until to upon to accept, it. Hnohid the delay was that he a vhether or not said that his delegates would to reply today. The'ultlmatumJ 8 as llows: 1. The reHnmilshmer' iy KU lime porte of he- to Crete. Contempt Boise, Jan.

million persons are asked to give one cent each to pay the $500 fines imposed upon R. S. Sheridan and C. Broxon, publisher and managing editor of the Capital News, who, in addition to their fines, are serving ten-day sentences in the county jail. The movement was started toy Representative Dow Duning of Owyhee county, wiho contributed the first penny.

Sheridan and Broxon, together with A. R. Cruzen, were punished by the Idaho supreme court for contempt in publishing the. criticism of Colonel (Roosevelt of the court's decision pre- VAUDEVIIinHOW A RIOT "Stars" Followed to Station by Angry Mob Two Locks Recommended. Washington, Jan.

Improvement of the MoiioiiKahela river in Pennsylvania at. a cost of $366,000 in constructing two locks was recommended to congress by General Bixby, chief of the army board of engineers. 'Prints, tubs, Poultry orally by asion to intimate that undue haste Hens, live, 17. prime, good, tidy butchers, fair, common, common to good fat the reply, bulls, common to good fat, cows, heifers, fresh cows and springers, was manifested in Indianapolis in committing the defendants to prison. The writ was issued largely on the point raised by the defense that the ironworkers were convicted of a continuing offense, conspiracy to commit offenses continuously.

In fixing the amount of the court was Influenced by the fact- that the offenses Involved are not extraditable. A-basis of $10,000 for each year's sentence was used by the court in fixing tho bond. As Ryan was sentenced to servo seven years, his bond was fixed at and the same ratio was preserved throughout. Determined on Bail. 'San Francisco, Jan.

will bail Clancy and Tvettmoe out if it costs $1,000,000," said former Mayor P. H. Mcfiarthy, president of the. Trades council of California, when informed that writs of super- sedeas had been granted in Chicago. that Mr.

Rockefeller should -appear before the committee on Jan. 13. Following the receipt of the message Charles F. Riddell, sergeant-at-anns, sent a deputy to Mr. Kocketeller's Fifth avenue home to tell his men who the watch there to return to the Hotel Martinique and prepare to go to Washington.

A statement was issued from the office of Samuel Untermeyer, counsel for the'Pujo committee, to the following effect: direction of tihe chairman of committee, Mr. Untermeyer has accepted on behalf of the committee the agreement of Mr. -John A. Carver to accept service of subpena for an. attendance of Mr.

-Rockefeller before the committee at Washington on Jan. Ify Following this agreement the sergeant-at-arms of the house has instructed to discontinue fois effort" to effect service on Mr. "Mr. Carver has at the same advised Mr. Untermeyer that "Is the, money available?" McCarthy was asked.

"It will be supplied immediately, We can raise $1,000,000 or more," was Rockefeller's health is precarious mon, lambs, calves, Huntington, Jan. Threats to lynch a company of New York vaudeville performers figured in the worst riot this town has ever seen, calves, when revolvers were discharged and the principal streets wer.e filled with heavy Yorkers, an unruly mo'b after a poor exhibition and pigs, roughs, Judge Anderson Indianapolis, Jan. Sheep and Lambs-Prime wethers, i Judge A. B. Anderson, before whom the alleged dynamite, conspirators fair mixed', culls and com-i were tried and found guilty, refused that it will be Impossible for appear as a witness at Washington even to submit to examination at home.

"Mr. Rockefeller has been that now having submitted to tb0 jurisdiction of the committee he now present excuse mittee 'in dite-forjii-'" it njay deem proper, llshed to the the mittee that it will be Impossible to secure the testimony without imperiling ihis life the committee would, of course, not feel justified In taking any such action. It may, however, conclude to secure an independent opinion." veal' to comment when informed the Unit- ed States circuit court of appeals in heavy and heavy, i Chicago had granted supersedeas writs heavy mixed, 9ii; light York- venting the placing electors' of Progressive names on the Aegean sea. 3. As regauls the ,4 ballot.

ayet ot Adrian- ing the allies. town of to the MEET ONLY T0 ADJOURN West Virginia Session Less Tlian te Charleston, Jan. rac- ticullv all hope of al organization of the state senate 0 llle of the regu dr lature next iy was when both houses, adjourned until COPS' CLUBS KEPT BUSY Riots Accompany Strike of Garment Workers. New York, Jan. demonstrations on the slightest possible pretext marked the strike of the garment workers in which police clubs were drawn and a of strikers ar- at the Bijou theater had resulted in public apology for the production by the manager who rang down the curtain in tne middle of the scheduled program.

a stags, Chicago Grain Market. Chicago, Jan. advanced for the convicted dynamiters. "No Means," Gompers Says. Washington, Jan.

Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, when asked whether the federation would furnish bail for in response to reports that the the release of the men convicted of lorme Sin lien canSth'em and predictions of additional unsettled 1 ation has any means. to New York, while the mob yelled Weather strsngthened corn. Scarcity at their heels and a few missiles were of cars tended to harden the oats through the air. 'market. May closing: The performance supposed to corn, 48V6; oats be "Star Night." Wihen half the numbers had been produced the shouts Of "Kill him!" and "Lynch him!" caused the manager to appear on the stage and after a long attempt to make himself heard he said: "I agree with you this show is rot Wheat, 91 ten.

I will see that no more of these people appear and you will all be HEMPFIELD. A happy new year to all, W. B. Sellers and sou Norman, who went to Beaver Falls Tuesday to visit, the former's Henry Wagner, returned home, Friday. Mrs.

A. L. Bean Move On Now! nays a policeman to a street crowd, and whacks heads If it don't. "Move on now," sayw the bip. harsh mineral pills to bowel congestion and suffering follows.

Dr. King's New Life Pills! don't bulldoze the bowels. The PIANO RETAILS FOR $400.00 ASK TAX Authorities' Action Against Alleged Bootleggers Will Be Resisted. East Liverpool, Jan. col- -lect the Alken liquor tax from alleged who are said to have operated during the dry period in Columbiana county, County Auditor C.

H. Cobourn and County Treasurer Harry T. Hall have placed claims for approximately $100,000 on the tax dwpli- cate against 100 persons in East Liver- pool, WellHvillo, Salineville, Lisbon, Salem ami l.oeiouia. Ten of the forty-two from East Liverpool involved in the action have retained attorneys who wlllapply for an injunction to restrain collection of the tax. If you are troubled wlin chronic constipation, the mild and gentle effect of Chamberlain's Tablets makes, them ('specially suited to your case.

For sale by all dealers. Adv. went to Grove the nor Del110 jssion of the sen- Clerk Har- One Killed in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Jan. person killed, several were injured and property damaged to the extent of probably by the here.

To Entertain Guests at Gettysburg. Gettysburg, Jan. grounds' and buildings of.Gettysburg college to be used by the United States government and the state of Pennsylvania for the entertainment of the many distinguished guests who will attend the celebration of the anniversary of the battle ot Gettysburg next July. 1-5 inclusive. To Render Aid to Cripples.

Mt. Vernon, Jan. order to aid cripples and to reduce i vagrancy and pauperism a nuinber of residents of Chester county and a cratlc side ot the nate had asre on a propos.uon wheu senate met and members predict a deadlock. Thej ate halt a ris rapped 'or oit pleasure oi the Mlngp, moved an carried. The hous ly adjourned.

given tickets for tomorrow night, 'City Friday to visit her new rested. Since the strike began Itsj aen I promise you a first class en- daughter, who arrived on Thursday, riotous spirit has been apparently in- tertainment." December 2fi, at the home of Mr. creasing while every day the leading The crowd filed out and began to ftnd Mrs peters, men of both sides of the controversy i 0 in the streets. The reports of re-' are trying to reach a peaceful settle- yolvers brought the police, Benjamin for the employ-j MANACLED PAIR ESCAPE admitted that the strike was a White of iftourament, whwh met and ers serious one. He said that if- there Brothers on Way to Jail Leap From was not a settlement soon the Moving Train.

facturers would employ strikebreakers. I Braddock, Jan. WORRIED BYlCONSCIENCE Person Returns Happy New Itolen Pin With 'ear Wishes. new That -a little card which tmond set pin re- harlea SmaMis of Iqst, was it year ago this past Train Goes Through Trestle. Mobile, Jan.

persons were killed and thirty injured in a together, Achel Coulter, twenty-six years old, and Albert Coulter, thirty- two, brothers, of McKeesport, leaped moving Baltimore and Ohio wrecked passenger train on the New enger train at and near trestle. WEATHER EVERYWHERE. Orleans, Mobile and Ohio railway near ed The police Braddock, Leaf, 'Miss. The train fell through a Rankilli PUtsbur an other places are looking for the men. They were being taken to the county jail.

As the train pulled out from the station the Coulters told Constable Dougherty wanted to leave for a moment. They went to the car platform and while the train was going twenty-five miles an hour they leaped, Obsen'ations of United bureau taken at 8 p. m. yesterday follow: Temp, Weather. Pittsburg 33 Snow 32 Boston Cloudy 32 Snow Chicago 28 Cloudy St.

Louia 38 Clear New 64 Clear. 34 Cloudy The Weather. Generally fair tonight; 4ay, oloudy; West winds, Miss Alice Diefenclerfer spent a few days with her father, Fred Diefenderfer, of Greenville. Ralph Showers of Akron, O. spent Christinas with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs; W. B. Showers. Harold Sellors of Pittsburgh is spending his Christmas vacation at home. Harry Bortz returned to Michigan after a visit with his parents.

Miss Showers was in New Castle Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. James Snyder spent Christmas at Jackson Center. Mrs.

"Grandma" Loch returned to her homo at Charles Loch's after visiting, her son and daughter, near Fredouia. One fell on the pavement. His brother fell on him. Recovering quickly the men regained and ran up Sixth street, where tliey were last seen. Asks $25,000 For Lost Affections.

New York, Jan. C. Balsh, who owns valuable property near Detroit, was here for $26,000 by George B. Twonaey, a wealthy Detroit roan, for alienating the affections of Twofawy by "wiles anil Notice There will be a meetjnjr Pf holders of Sftenango Valley All not TRANSFER. William B.

Templeton has resumed his studies at Slippery Rock State Normal after a two Weeks' va- catjon with his! parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Templeton. Mr. and Mrs.

Sidney Bates, Jamestown, were guests of Grant Templeton over Sunday. Elmo and Mary Chestnut were the guests of Sara Templeton on Sunday, Miss Ina C. Brown of Washington, was the gueot of her sister, Mrs. Grant Templeton, of Transfer, Friday. B.

S. Templeton and T. 0. Wliite- the guests BakinaBowder The only Baking Powder Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Read the Lab el Alum Baking Powder will not make Tood on.

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