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PRICE ONE CENT I THE FORT Sne news INDIANA WEATHWt Oetieraily Fair Tonight end Saturday Warmer Variable Wind THIRTIETH YEAH ff 4 MILES RETIRES FROM THE ARMY HE IS SUCCEEDED BY GENERAL YOUNQ WHO ROSE FROM THE RANKS LEAVES SPLENDID RECORD Began to Serve Ha Country In the Civil War Where He Won Dletlnctlon QUARRELS IN RECENT YEARS Hat Been at Enmity With Several Admlnlatratlons the New Commander WASHINGTON Aug 7 Lieutenenf General Nelson A Miles today closes bis long career of active service In the United States army Upon Ms retirement tomorrow at the ago of 4 years be will be succeeded by Major General Young Tall erect vigorous clear eyed of finely cut tea tures the soldier who jug been called the handsomest man In the army gives little evidence of advancing years He Is an enthusiastic horseman golfer and automobillst Only a few weeks ago he made the phenomenal ride of 90 miles from Fort Still to Fort Revo on horseback in nine hours and ten minute including the neces sary stops for changing mounts Near ly ejvery day when the weaker per mlts he may be seen chasing a little white ball around the links northwest of the city One of the general a fa vorite hobbies is the construction of a highway across the continent for driving and automoblling He retires from active duty as sound In health and as youthful In spirits as many of his fel low officers who are 20 years his Ju nlor Has Won Hit Promotion Genoral Miles record as a soldier has been exceptional His every pro motion was won In the fieldnot merUcriewt service Tfcase werorhU promotieata during the civil war Made Brfeadlar Generat Way 13 1844 brigadier general of volunteers Oct 21 165 major gen era of volunteers When the war ended he entered the regular army as colonel of the Tenth infantry and went to fighting Indians Ha became a brigadier general la 1880 sad tea years later a major general He succeeded General Schotteld in command of the entire army and two years ago ccngress made him lieutenant general During the war he fought in the campaign of th peninsula and in that before Richmond He was wounded at Fair Oaks and again at Chancellors VlUe He was twice brevetted for gallant and merit lie fought with the army of the Potojhac until the day of Lees surrender and when hostilities ceased rm was sent to Fortress Mon roe to guard Jeff Davis president of the former confederacy Shackles for Jeff Davit His placing of shackles cb the pris oner although authorized by the secretary tf war aroused deep resent ment In the south and was the causa cf much unfriendly1 criticism in the north Ills career in the west marked lilia as the most successful Indian fighter the country has ever known Every year of his campaigns against these hostile tribes accomplished Its purpose Each band of savages In turn learned thai be could outfight them in the field They also learned that hla word WaS Inviolable It is 1 probable1 that his diplomacy and thorough knowledge of the Indian charac ter mu mure lu rcimvr tue fiuunci secure than the bullets of his soldiers HIS personal assurance of fair treat ment lured Bitting Bulh from the Cypress sills and lfwas he who turned Chief Joseph from a treacherous enemy Into a steadfast friend of the white people Continued on Tilth Page A MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY woman and her lover found Lying in blood She Is Dead and He Will of Hit Wounds Assailant Hat Not I tMtl IA 1 i I WIVVVTVIKU ital He was born Aug 8fl839 at Westminster Mass and was derived from an American line running back to 1862 tq Rev John Miles a Baptist preacher who left Wales to settle at Swansea Mass His father was a fanner and young Miles education began in a little red district school house In 1856 he went to Boston to clerk in a crockery shop JUftter he continued hid studies at a military academy managod by Col Salignac and there lie imbibed his first ideas of war and battles Service In Civil War Whan the trials i between the north ALLENTOWN Pa Aug 7 The po lice are conducting a rigid Investigation Into yesterday tragedy in which Mrs Robert I Fatzlnger was stabbed to death and Eugene Block wlltt whom she was Infatuated was bo badly Injured that he may die The murder was discovered by the parents of Mrs Fatrlnger Mr and Mrs Henry Miller who visited their daughters apartments but found the dcors lock ed Two young men whd were near the scene of the murder climbed through the window and opened the door Lying on tho bed were Mrs FRIDAY EVEJmfQ JjgffiltJST 7 1903 TEN PAGES AX fmWLYSNCXXT H4 LJv 1 I I GM NELSON A1JUB and south culminated in a call for troops in 1861 be organized Company of the Twenty Second Massachu Betts Volunteers and was appointed its captain His superior officers however decided that he was too young for such a responsible post sod at their suggestion ho resigned to accept a commWslon as lieutenant Sight months later they forgot his yoath and made hlnv a lleuienant colo nl of the Sixty First New York Vol unteersndJuat one year from his first appointment to the captaincy whlpfe be was too young to bold fee wore the eagle of a colonel From taut time It wai a steady climb up ward7 each new honor being won bv Fatzlnger and Block An examination showed that Mrs Fatzlnger was dead but Block was still breathing A hurried call was sent for the police and Chief Eastman responded Mrs Fatz lngers threat was cut from ear to ear and her cbest and arms were slashed in a frightful manner Block throat and arms were also badly cut He recovered consciousness and declared a tall dark man whom he did not lecogalsev entered the apartments early yesterday and committed the crime The police disbelieve the story andthlnk bejmurdered Mrs Fatzlnger and attempted suicide but so far they have been Unable to find the weapon which he used VON STERNBERG AT OYSTER BAY GERMAN BARON ARRIVES A PLAIN NOBLEMAN AND LEAVES AN AMBASSADOR OBSERVE ALL FORMALITIES But Diplomat Did Not Race Through Village In Costume asWaa Expected EACH MAKES AN ADDRESS President Compliments Germany and the Baron 8ays Good Things of Us OYSTER bXY Aug 7 Bar on Bpreck Vcn Sternberg came to Oyster Bay this morning in the capacity of a plain German gentleman of the lesser nobility and before noon became a full fledged ambassador in the official eyes of the world The baron arrived on the 1004 train from Long Island and was accompanied by Assistant Secretary of State Lcomi Col Simmons tit the United States war department who has succeeded Col Bingham as the official introducer at state functions and by the charge affaires of the German embassy and a valet loaded down with unwloldly luggage Distinguished Party Arrives Secretary Barnes met the dlplo matic party at the station Two Iit ed rigs were In waiting and into those the baron and his subordinates and luggaga and Secretary Lcomfs and Col Simmons were pijea Arcuna ine curyi Ing road to Main street the llttlo pro cession passed and out that sandy thoroughfare to the hpmo pf West Roosevelt not far from the presidents Sagamore HJH cottage It wasat first Intended that the ambassadorial party chango their clothes at the Octagon hotel and a room had been engaged for that purpose but at the last moment It was thought that the dlstfa gulshed callers would prefor the seclusion of a private house away from the Village and so they were taken out there Sternberg It Received The change on the program was a great disappointment to the Villagers who had gathered about the hotel The president received Germanys representative in the big parlor cf hla homo Socretary Barnes was the only one present outside the official participants In the ceremony Sscretary Loomls Introduced the ambassador who said Ambassadors Address Ambassador Sternberg said Mr President by command of his majesty the German emperor king of Prussia my most gracious master 1 hove the honor Mr President to place in your hands a letter of his majesty whereby he recalls Ids former ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary In the United Mates of America Mr Von llolleben from that post together with another letter whereby Lis majesty accredit ine us nls ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary in the United States ofiAmerica I place this my original Jettet in your hands with the nwiur slice that it may be my mos earnest endeavor to cultivate promote and Wevetop tjrt relation of friendship which have so long existed without the slightest Interruption between Germany and the United States I trust Mr President that you will kindly1 second mv efforts and thus facilitate the iulflllmen cf my im portant mission The President Respond The president responded follows Mr lAmbiiHgndor I ty much pleasure in receding fipnoyr hands the lettetAvherebj his tjuTjeity the erman emperor aecridijs Jju as his tombaEsodor extraordinary hnd plenipotentiary in the United States of America in place of hhr raajetity forimr ambassador Mr Von Holle lien whose letter of rcall you now de liter 1r me our knowledge1 of the Ainfioan government nawl people gained during jour severajl periods of residence hre as a diplomatic agent of denuanynnd the nleaarit relations Hhich lae existed between yourself and the executive tmrs of fltbls country lend added wfelaftitta Uus as Riirnnce of jour den re ejvKavor to anncB nnd strengthrn the rk1 Hon of amity vhkH Imyeijbecn malnn tnlped so long1 and tinbrotenlj le tweep theunHedStateaaad Oermour onj vilt enable you mVreper to sp preciate It jfull iefeht the reciprocal aaSurnnce whfclv 1 gladly1 offer to the equal wish and purpose of this jrorrnuient prou6te in nil prc tlcnble wit the fulfillment of your mlsil ONE CONGRATULATION MISSEDJBY TJHE POPE KlrJa ITALY DOS NOT JQIN THE OTHER RULER8 GIBBONS HAS AM INTERVIEW American Cardinal Has a Long Talk With Pius and Brings His Blessing tf JHiIVAur rte Jlu spent the morning uietljpln the atloiH Whll Votiing ihroogR thf thousands of desphtihesjot toojfVntttlationstba had btfeiV received jtdi fneWay when he was proclawMppe pope Plus exclobned iTpre atill ouo lacWng evidently WJuclmg to Kihg Alctrtr lnjmanuel otllalj and added Still we were good frUnds whert 1 pope Plu la credHedjwth the fn tenttontoKhbw greafrttislfratfon Iwnrds the Italian pqventment but in the meanwlitift he yV Wephre the clerical electoral iofjsw he did in his YenetianvJ eign4netially during the nine ytfar he was mtriarch of enlce that he win ble whenever neccasarjv to iu4uj1Ve tnr0llffn the ballots imy sifujaion that may arise Pope eeelveSjiojis 1 Ills hpliness receive Cardinal Gibbons in private audtencr todav A lengthy conferences Was held tiiiring which the pope asked particularly about church affairs and ehnrged Cardinal Hibbons tTcarryr the apostolic benediction to Catholics In his country Inter gjjnbnal Gibbons presented Monglgnor 0 Connell and lather Orannon of the Catholic Unt erslty in Washington ohd his secretary I ather Garran Ho Tlui Cardinal Gibbons III After lang beew reeciveii by Pope Pins today Cnrtfinal Gibbons of Baltimore was taken jt and Svos removed to his homcjTe physicians attending him ordeJO the cardinal to leave Bonev immediately to as to escape thrVoTfrpomMrig heat which is terivtWna hereliTT few CardUUtaibboS rtiymd tojobey lcis the orders of the inf that wial coronation of declar aaatet at the BIG FELLOWS ARE HARD HIT MltLlONAIRES PART WTH GlUT EDGED SECURITIES TO 8 AVE THEMSELVES WHITNEY ISSUES A DENIAL Financier Who Is Usually Slltnt Thinks Rumor Important Enough to Refute SITUATIONsnPsiUL GRAVE Rich Man Are Uneasy and Slump In feecurltlee Spoils Their Vacation XTWlOIlir Aug 7 The ulecliije in seciiruy tniues in i sireei nas caused fosses reaching many million and today it dejelop4 from trustworthy sources that many millionaire nceounts iae been so hard hit that thej were forced to aeejc assistance In their efforts to fortify thenroehes they have been compelled to dispose ift their flioicest dividend pajing se i curltles The hMrried return from Saratoga of One financier those interest in hli raring stable intense has provoked some interesting stories which hme brought a flitootpd de jinl by the flnawier who as a jrule Inalntoins ullence Whitney Makes Statement Ym Whitnejr was prominent figure In the flunncial dlstrut yet all street has heard that in order to jirotect ills In ldlngs Air Whitney at a prhate sale ind dihposed of 8000a shares of General 1 Icctric on the ad aoc to Morgan Mr Whitney is said to harj1 disponed of snmq of his other holdings When Ills attention was called to theKe reports Mr Whitney rajised the follow Ins statement to be made lr Whitneys attention has Wen called toTeports that he vas a seller todaj iu Wall street of Metropolitan btreet Bailwn Consolidated robaeco and General 1 lectrlo stales and that he came here from Saratoga for that purpose There ti no truth whatever in these reports Denies Sals of Stocks Mr Whitneys presence fs required fn New orl one or two dpja eath weelt He came here today to make up a quorum of the directors of the Hank of Commerce and the Western JNntlopbl bank which wre cotisollOat ed nhout a week ago Mr Whitney added that he had not sold a bond or a share pf stock in ten dajBv The feeling in Wall street was decidedly liopef ul this morning and the I change in sentiment Wits also seen in London winch sent oer a Higher range of prices or our securities DIE OP STRANGE DISEASE Cattle and 8mall Animals Perish In a Mysterious Manner PACOMA Aug 7 Just prevl ous to a heavy shower Thursday near ly eveyy kitten Jess than six months old lh the Vclnlty died apparently from the effects of some gaaeoua mat ter la the ar A bunch of eighteen cattle was seen comlpg from the flats when eight of them ell to the ground A farmer living near by ran out to them and found six of the ight al ready dead John Morris a stock man living en White river reports the loss of sis head In the same way TWENTY KILLED Frightful Railroad Disaster on the Grand Trunk CIRCUS TRAINS CRASH Sleeping Showmen Hurled Into Eternity Before They Can Awoken Raging of Wild Beasts Adds to Horror Ak Brakes Refuse to Work DUIUND Mich Au7 Wallace Brothers circus trains running in two sections oyer the Grand Trunk road was wrecked half a mile east of this place at 345 this morning and nineteen persons were killed and in jured List of the Dead The list of dead is now placed at twenty two and injured at seventy The dead A LARQfi of Battle Creek chief detective of the Grand Trunk lines west of the Detroit river JAMES MCARTHr Grand Trunk trainmaster of the division between Battle Creek and Port Huron FRANK THORP Wallace Bros chief trainmaster Dundee Mich JOHN PURCKIL boss canvasman Peru Ind PERRY ST CLAIR boBs of reserve seat gang home unknown THOMAS one Of tho stake gang home unknown LAFE LARSON six horse driver home Columbus JOHN LEARY boss of ring stock home Springfield ANDREW HOVVLAND canvas man home New York ROBERT RICE harness maker home unknown GEORGE SMITH blacksmith home unknown CHARLES SANDS driver home Pe ru Ind JOSEPH WILSON driver lae Pittsburg Pa MCOY canvas man borne Cplumbosj DRIVER OF A BANPWA0ON whose name has not yet been learned DRIVER OF A SIX HfiRSH TEAM name not yet learned but home in Indianapolis Ind TWO DRIVERS QF FOUR HORSE TEAMS whose names are not yet learned one came from Louisville Ky ONE DEAD MAN whose body is go badly mutilated it Is impossible to tell anything about blm Partial List of Injured James Ft Foley special officer of thd Grand Trunk home Detroit left shoulder dislocated breast bruised condition serious Bole Abrams bess hcstler home Sandusky will recover Joseph Benton six horse driver home New Mil ford Conn injuries in temal serious Frank Tilley teamster hoijie RIs lng Sun Ind cpndltlon serious Burt McGrath canvas man home Ccnnellsyllle 0 back dangerously liurt Rowe driver home Armstrong 111 Internal injuries condition serious George Bartley driver home Lob Angeles Cal head Injured will re 1 cover John Wf Koons driver home BairdBtown 1 cut and bruised on bodyf will recover Dr Broule chief sujrgeon of the Grand Trunk and a corps of Detroit surgeons left Detroit on the early morning train for the scene of the wreck Four of the other injured are dying Injured Number Forty The injured number some two score Some of them will die All the In jured are at the Rtchelaq hotel which has been turned into a temporary hos pltal Th cause of the collision was the air brake on tho second train get ting out of brder and falling to work Nobody seems to be to blame The Wallace circus travels on two trains In each train there are about 35 cara The two trains left Charlotte about midnight According to the rules the second train kept half an hour behind the first train When the first train reached the Dtirand yards half a mile from the depot it stopped A red Ian tern was promptly hung on the rear car Could Not Check Train When the second train came along half an hour later the first train was still on the main track In the yard The red danger signal on the last car was burning clearly but the air brakes refused to respond The en glneer could dd nothing to check bis train and it crashed without any check Into the first train and seven rear cara of the first train and the forward cars of the second train in which a good many people were sleeping were totally wrecked Menagerie Breaks Loose Many of he killed were crushed while asleep They never knew what had happened Some of the bodies are crushed anL mangled so that they cannot bet recognlxed One elephant was killed also two camels and a fl000 bloodhound A good many other animals were hurt Some cf the ant mala escaped from the cages Terrible 8cone Follows The scene after the first crash was awful Nearly every one in the train was asleep and the cries of the wounded and dying as they awoke front their sleep was horrifying In tho cars Just ahead were the animals and their keepers Some of the cars were jarally demolished setting free the animals People killed In the passenger coach consisted mainly of the show drivers and a very few performers They are all men and the death list will number 20 though many bodies 4re mangled beyond recognition Among the animals which did not escape there is the greatest noise and confusion for many of their keepers are among the dead Twelve cars of tho freight were piled on the fatal passenger coacH and many were suITch cated without being mangled The Wallace Circus CINCINNATI Aug 7The Wal lace circus is one of the best kndwn in the country and has traveled continuously since 1876 It is fourth in magnitude In the United State and has winter quarters at Peru Ind Ben Wallace the owner of the enterprise is a very wealthy man In addition to owning this circus Wallace la counted one of the men of Influence of Peru Ind HO owns seven or eight large farms near that city has a large interest in a big trust company and also owns the opera house in that city All Bptses Killed A tftlch am was received today by Franklin tfce general agent of the circus who haAJta oSiea Kltfca Donaldson LHawigripMag GV asaMf tfcat every Tots wtthtthe show eoC YelfoWjtbrama was kHJed 6u0t Franklin was asked to Join tie show at once and brine all the bosses of experience he can feather It is be lleyed that several CIncinnatlaas are among those who weTe either killed or seriously Injured Many of the performers spent their winfera in the Queea City and wero formerly with the RoblnBoa circus 9 THE SULTAN FACES CRAVES1TUATI0H BULGARIAN PATRI0T8 HAVE STARTED AN INSURRECTION YOUNG MEN JOIN THE ARMY Turkish Soldier Desert and8ll Arms and Ammunition toRebels Bloodshed Is Certain CONSTAVmOVJE Aug 7 His stilted in official ircjes that the Utmost carp wline taken by the porta to present excesses in the supreaslon of the Insurrection in Mohatlr Macedonia and with this end in lew only the regular troops will be employed The rnllwnjs hove naked that the guard of troojM along their lines Ije quadrupled his would recjulre about 20 000 sol Iters which la beyotyj the rtf purees of the porte It Is re ported that many villages near Mona stir hate been abandoned the Inhabitants having fled to the hills It is belleied that the preventive pleasures adopted by the authorities have discouraged the Insurrectionist who had lioped for ranler progress in the tfrsy stages of the revolution Thousand Villages Join irNNAAug 7 Adispntcb to the Jene Irele lresse from Salonika says that A thousand rillnges In the yicin lly of Monastir have furnlshecl young recruits to the insurgents and that the recruits took the oath fidelity to the cause of the revolution before the Bulgarian consul Bulgarian school mistresses and girls are join ng the insurgents to act as nurses Committers of the revolutionists are soliciting provlbions from Bulgarian families A large number of the Turkish reserve stationed at Perlpe 21 miles northeast of Itonustlr have deserted after having sold thejr arms and ammunition to the insurgents Fish Plratos About 8FATTLK Wasti Aug 7 Federal Judge Han ford has ordered Deputy Marshals to the lower Hound io pvw tecf the fisheries Two hundred flab pirates are said to operating thetaj and have inaugurated arelprn ror It is reported they have secured IX0O0 worth of fiah in one kold up.