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It it BISBEE DAILY REVIEW V. v. 'Washington, Nov. 27. Forecast It for Arizona: Fair la south, north portion and cold- sday.

Wednesday fair. st It REQULAR MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. VOL. IX. BISBEE.

ARIZONA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1905. NO. 17X i ENGINEER' ERROR Fatal to Sixteen Persons in a Massachusetts Smash Up NOT ALL IDENTIFIED Last of the Bodies of Dead and Wounded Removed From the Debris Lincoln. Nov. 27.

After a day spent by wrecking crews lu clearing away remaining traces of last night's disaster at Baker's Bridge and investigation by the railroad officials, state authorities and newspapers, it was practically settled tonight that 16 persons lost their lives, that twelve were seriously injured, and a score cut and bruised as a result of 'he rear end collision between the Montreal express and Marlboro branch local train. i President Lucius Tuttle of the road declares W. H. Lyons, engineer of the leading locomotive of the Montreal train, is responsible for the disaster. Revision of the list of dead resulted ic the elimination of three who were supposed to have lost their lives, and lert it tonight as follows: Irvine Barris, Maynard.

Donat jGauthier, Marlboro. Miss Annie W. Ilartwell, Littleton. Josephine Carlson. Maynard.

Miss Annie O'Brien. Ayer. Thomas W. Crowley, Waltbam. Margaret Sweeney, Concord.

Miss Lemabel Campbell, South Acton. Eugene Barnard, engineer of the Montreal train. Lyons, fireman of the Montreal train. Daniel Weatherbce. Acton.

May Campbell, Maynard. "William J. Barris, Maynard. Partially identified: B. Tydepriu, a Russian; residence unknown.

John Serwsky, supposedly of Concord. Unidentified dead: Body of man supposed to be Chas E. Barnard, of Charlestown. Fireman of the first engine of the Montreal train. Body of man believed to be Albert Johnson, of Maynard.

Body of woman burned beyond recognition, supposed to be Hannah Desmond, of Maynard. FOLK GETS A CONFESSION. HOEN ONCE MORE IN THE OF A DISASTROUS FLOO OWE Large Portion of City Threatened With Inundation-Is Culmination of Week of Storms-Santa Fe Bridge Wrecked H. P. Threatened it i it i V.

It it l. i i Kit It Phoenix, Nov. 27. The biggest flood in fourteen years covers the Salt River valley. A portion of the Arizona diversion dam has gone out.

The water is now too deep to determine the extent of the damage. The Santa Fe bridge at Tempe has been wrecked, but portions are still standing. The oil M. P. bridge at Tempe was damaged, but the new one is yet oafe.

The Phoenix and Eastern will use the M. P. bridge. The head of the new canal is fciibmerged, and it is believed it nab been destroyed. Flood waters threaten other canals.

If this threat Is realized the entire southern part of the city will be flooded. Cave Creek is three miles wide at Glendale, but will not harm the city. Eleven feet of water are passing over the Arizona dam, making the river there 25 feet. Late dam reports say it Is completely destroyed, but they are not verified. The present rain lasted 4S hours.

Thero is no immediate promise of let up. All trains into the city are late, because of soft track' The Western Union wires and all telephone wires are down. sc. i It It It It i it it It STORM TIES UP GILA VALLEY R. R.

NOTICE GIVEN OF BIG WASH OUT IN THE VICINITY OF GLOBE. Heavy Storm Sunday and Yesterday Was General Throughout Arizona and New Mexico Bisbee Escapes With Slight Damage Streets Turn ed Into Quagmires and Building Checked. A wind storm of more Iolence lean any experienced in this section in a number of years raged Sunday night, yesterday and until an early l'our this -morning. Its extent is not fully known nor is the damage done. though the latter Is thought from re ports that have been received to hac been slight.

Information secured last night from various points indicated that the storm was gereral in Arizona and New Mexico, and that it extended well into Sonora and Texas. Ail along the line of the Southwestern It raged furiously yesterday. Consider able rain accompanied, beginning Sunday afternoon, and some little damage was done in the way of creating soft track. Similar report was received of condition on the S. P.

last night both east and west from Benson. The only serious damage reported from the railroads yesterday was on the Gila Valley Globe and Northern. That road yesterday afternoon sent out a wire to the effect that it had sustained a severe wash out and would not be open for through passenger traffic for several days. It was said that arrangements were being made to transfer passengers, and this will probably be done foday around the stretch of track that is out. The exact location of the wash oat Is not known, but is thought to be In the vicinity of Globe.

In the- city the heavy rains of Sunday night and yesterday morning turned the streets once more into quagmires and filled Tombstone canyon and Brewery Gulch with running water. Considerable will have to be done in the way of road repairs. Building operations have been decidedly Interfered with, though no serious damage has been sustained. Some few outhouses and frail structures were cverturned by the wind last night and Sunday night, bnt no serious damage has been reported. SENATOR BURTON SENTENCE DELAYED HE SENATOR FROM KANSAS VAS CONVICTED ON EVERY CHARGE AGAINST HIM.

He Acted as Paid Attorney for the Rialto Grain Securities Company Before Postcffice Department in Washington. CASHIER TELLS ONJMSURER Latter Will Have to Explain a Queer Transaction the life New York, Nov. 27. One of most interesting features of the Insurance investigation developed a few minutes before adjournment of the committee today, when Theodore F. Banta, cashier of the New York Life Insurance testified that about the beginning of 1901, Edmund D.

Randolphs, treasurer of the company, opened its vaults and removed New York City stocks valued at $700, 000 and put a check of the Central National Bank for $700,000 in their place. Mr. Banta said he helped to open the vaults at the order of Mr. Randolph, and that he supposed Mr. Randolph acted for the finance committee.

The stock was kept out for a few days and then returned and the check was withdrawn. The transaction was not recorded on the books of the company so far as Mr. Banta knew. The effect of this operation would be that any one having that stock would have $700,000 worth of untax able property at the end of the year. Mr.

Banta" did not know who received the stock. Mr. Randolph Is expected to be one of the witnesses tomorrow, St. Louts, Nov. 27.

On motion by the counsel for the defense, Judge Vandlver In the United States circuit court this morning postponed the passing of sentence upon United States Senator Burton of Kansas, convicted early yesterday morning of having acted as paid attorney of the Rialto Grain and Securities Company before the postoffice department, until Wednesday morning, when the defense will present Its reasons for asking for a' new trial. cnel Robinson left yesterday icr a viaic wittt mends at Cisco. Tex. After a several days stay ia the city on cusincss, unarles Wagner return ed yesterday to his home at Cananea. TEACHERS ARE ATJOHBSTONE Institute is Opened District Court Resumed -Whif- tlesey Case DECISION IS IN FAVOR OF HEARST SHOOTING AT DOUGLAS "Bill" Short, Old Timer, Shot by Si Williams, a Car inspector SHORT MAY RECOVER Trouble Over liis Daughter Short Unable to Get Gun to FORAHER PRESENTS RAILROAD BILL Court Orders Tbat Ballots inlSeets to Control Rates' Question Shall be Counted Convict Tells of the Plot to Escape From Penitentiary.

Jefferson City, Mo. Nov. 27. Governor Polk today secured a confession from Edward Raymond, one "of the convicts who participated in the mutiny at the state prison here last Friday, as to the firearms and explosives used by the mutineers. Raymond fold the Governor that Vaughn came to Ryan, Blake and himself a month ago and told them if they would Join him he would then enable them to make their escape.

Vaughn told them he had explosives by which he could blow up the stockade. Raymond told the governor that he only knew of the existence of the firearms when, inet before the plot was carried out, Vaughn took the other convicts to he shoe factory and showed them pistols and ammunition, which he had hidden there. (Special to Review.) Tombstone, Nov. 27. School teach ers of the county are all hdre tonicht hhvcti luuay io Dart'cinate inino-i or imnnfins- hoiit r.t, the regular county institute.

The. in th rit-Hn nf tKo ii-. New York, Nov. 27. Justice Geig-erich in the Supreme Court tcxlav handed down his opinion in the ques- SDLMNFAGES STERN DERMND THE COMMANDERS OF INTERNA- TIONAL FLEET ORDERED TO LAND AT MITYMEN.

London, Nov. 27. The Daily Mail publishes tie following from Mytilene, dated Nov. 27th: "Eight warships of the combined fleet arrived here at o'clock this morning. Admiral Ritter Von Jedl- ns.

accompanied by the Austrian con sul, proceeded to the government house at 10:30 p. m. and handed an ultimatum to the governor. "At 1 o'clock, this afternoon 1500 sailors landed and seized the customs and telegraph office. Everything is quiet." Constantinople, Nor.

27. The international fleet were to land detachments and occupy Mitymen island at 1 o'clotk on Monday morning, unless contrary orders reached them in the Interim. It is presumed therefore that the capital of the island is now in the hands of the allied forces. sessions opened at 1 this afternoon when organization was perfected. Dur ing the afternoon addresses were heard from E.

H. Stover, of Naco, Miss Florence Smith, of Douglas, and Prof. Berner, of this city. Tonight Prof. Forbes, of the University of Arizona, delivered a lecture before the teachers at the Methodist church.

The sessions will resume in the morning, when a regular program will be taken up. The institute will come to a close on Wednesday evening, allowing the teachers to return to their homes to spend Thanksgiving. In the District Court today Alex Dorsey, charged with cutting King Honon at Douglas, was acquitted by the jury and discharged. A divorce was granted J. W.

Dolen from Minnie Dolen. The Whittlesey case will come up tomorrow for retrial. The case of Wm. Gillman will also come up for irial. Gillmann was associated with McCoy in a burglary committed at Bisbee.

McCoy plead guilty and received a two-year sentence. It is announced, that a special venire for the Jury will be called on. next Monday. in the case of Goldbaum ve. Bose.

judgment was rendered in favor of me plaintiff in the sum of $350. On the U. S. side of the court todav it. u.

Arourn, or uisbee, was discharged from bankruptcy. BRICKLAYER TO GET MILLIONS. City Employe Reported to Have Fallen Heir to $9,500,000. Chicago, Nov. 27.

ThomaS 04Z9 Laflin street, a city oncKiayer. wno earns 55 a day. 19 reported to have fallen heir to $9,500,000 as his portion of an estate of left by two grand uncles In Australia. He says Information to this effect came to him yesterday from hio former home. Portumna.

Countv of Galway. Ireland. His mother, he said, had Inherited the estate, and he will receive a share. He is awalOne further confirmation of the report be-j lore nc jays uown his trowel and In the circle over Mr. Jerome's name, and also in the voting space before Hearst's name, and in the voting space before Mr.

Jerome's name, the question Demg whether the addition al mark la the circle above Jerome's name affects the ballot Justice Geigerich decided that it did not, the intention of the voter being clearly shown to vote for Hearst for mayor, for Jerome for District Attorney and for the Republican candidates for all other offices, unless it appeared that the marking was made ior ine purpose or identifying, the ballot Justice Geigerich further decided that all ballots in dispute should be counted for Jerome for District At torney, and for candidates for other of- nces as mentioned in his opinion, 0 HAS RESIGNED. New York, Nov. 27. The World says today: "Richard A. McCurdy, president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, has resigned.

The date of his resignation depends only on the time re quired by the trustees to find a successor. Quickly following the resignation of President McCurdy, his son, Robert H. McCurdy, the general man ager, and his son-in-law, Louis A. The bado, general agent for New York, also tendere dtheir resignations." Perkins Explains Testimony. On explaining the testimony of last Friday, when the statement was made that 50,720 was paid to Andrew Ham ilton as "legislative Insurance generalissimo." by J.

P. Morgan Co-George W. Perkins testified before the legislative investigating committee today that in 1901, J. P. Morgan Co.

paid $56,720 to the Central National Bank and New York Security and Trust Company. Thfs payment vas made, he said, on request of Pres- iaenr or the New York Life to take up loans to Edward E. McCall and Andrew Hamilton. whVh thoco institutions had made at request of President McCall. Without trary Body Washington, Nov.

27. Senator For-aker today presented to the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce the draft of his bill amending the interstate commerce law. The Senator stated that he had tried to meet complaints against present railroad conditions and at the same time avoid conferring upon the interstate commerce commission, or any similar body, power over railroad tates. The Foraker bill, however, nrnvldpc for enjoining, publishing and charging death SENTENrp ic iccmMm of excessive rates, and for enjoining! SENTENCE IS AFFIRMED any discrimination forbidden by COURT AS NEWSPAPER CENSOR. Boston Judge Wants Discussion of the "Suit Case" Tragedy Suppressed.

Bqston, Nov. 27. Judge Stevens, of the Superior Criminal Court, who will sit in the trial of the "suit case" tragedy, yesterday summoned the reporters of local newspapers before him and told them It was of the utmoit Importance that the case should bp tried by an impartial and unprejudiced jury. "Therefore," he said, "newspapers, should not publish any new? cr make any comment upon this case. They should publish no news whatever about the case until the trial, when, of course, they have a nerfert right to publish the proceedings." TO LOWER THE GAMBLING LICENSES Douglos Council will be Asked to do so-Increase is Proposed whether as between shippers, places! commodities or otherwise, and wheth.

er effected by means of rates, rebates. i-iasaiucauons, private cars, preferential "or in any other manner whatever." "While this does not confer upon me court, says the Senator, "the power to fix a rate, it does authorize court to say what Is an unlawful rate, how much it is unlawful, and to enjoin the carrying party from charging more than Is found to be Iawfnl The bill also is designed to nmhih it the giving of passes, to allow free access to railroad documents and to meet complaints as to railroad rates on export and import freights. Washington, Nov. 27. The supreme court of the United States today affirmed the decision of the rinitort (Special to Review.

Douglas, Nov. 27. W. M. Short, a.

old time resident in this section, a-this evening shot and seriously woanc ed by Si Williams, for the last tw years car inspector for the Soutl western In the local railroad yard. The shooting came up over attet lions paid the lC-year-old daughter Short by Williams. Williams em the young lady during recent month-have seen a good deal of each other The attentions of the young mac while not objectionable to the girl have been distasteful to her and lately Short sent several warnings to Williams not to speak to the sir-when he met her. Williams, it rfoul. appear, disregarded these warnings This afternoon Mrs.

Short went the room of the young man in a hous-opposite her own on 13th street, an-upbraided him for speaking to he-' daughter. "Williams Is said to ln.r replied to her with declaration 'iat would speak to the girl as long 'would recognize him. Mrs. Shor left In much anger, declaring she went that she would tell her hashant of what had occurred. Wiilianie.

an ticlpatlng trouble following this, put 2 gun in nis pocket, and awaited th coming of Short. The latrer long delayed. Short on uriiva called to Williams to come out onU the street. Short refused to do 30 a' nrst, hut In respome to a taunt ster ped Into the strtet. He asserts tha as he did so Short struck at him.

According to witnesses bo'h met got their guns out Immediately Wl. Hams stepped Into the street. "Wi Hams fired four shots. Short's gui failed to work and though he pulle the trigger repeatedly it fired no shot The presumption Is that ice firs: shot fired by Williams impaired tb-gun of Short. At the fourth rhot fir ed by Williams, Short, who was back ing across the street pulling the trig ger of his gun, fell in the roadway Williams ceased shooting ana con: ing down town surrendered an offi cer.

Short was carried into his home where it was found that a buiiet haJ entered his neck at the base and rang mg oownwam lodfed under bis leli. shoulder blade. The attending physi clans state that the wound Is not nee essarily of dangerous character though fatal complications are not impossible. At a late hour tonight Short is resting easily, and his condition favorable to recovery. Short has been a resident of thU section of Arizona for about Ihirt, jears, anu is wiuely Unown.

Ton rlTVA Ts-l a1 i a States district of -vol-iZ- was mougnt 01 lie ha a nt fZul, "ir a rancn almost on its site. Besld bling games. The sentiment asalnst i gambling in this territory is growing and we do not believe the people of Douglas would approve of any further favors being extended to those who follow gamblintr bv Douglas. Ariz- Nov. 27.

fSnpclal 1 1 council. If the ramblers are not nrns- There will be a special meeting Dslas, so much the better called by Mayor Overlook at the re quest of the gambling fraternity. It is understood that the owners of the gambling" games in the city will make an appeal to the council for a reduc- for Douglas. lealhVe STe haTX or aeath in Vermont ing interests in Sonn. n.

ways been held in steem In the cox-munlty. Williams has likewise er joyed esteem here of those acquainteC with him. Previous to coming to th-city he was in the employ of the at Tucson for two years, and far 1 years previous to that had i-ositio-: wih the mad at Gila Bend. -o MUTINEERS KflLO THE FORT BREST REGIMENT IS REPORTED TO HAVE RETURNED TO GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. PRESIDENT FIRED ASSISTANT TREASURER I Washington, Nov.

27. President tion of the gambling license In -a- ueu, assistant umtea 'States treasurer at Philadelphia, for It is to be hoped that the council will turn a deaf ear to the gamblers. There is no necessity for gambling In this or any other city, and it would be better to raise the license tn nninf which would close every game In Douglas than to consider a proposition for lowering It. if mere Is to be any lowering of I Chicago. Nov.

27. The condition of Marshall Field, was much worse this morning, and his strength Is said by the doctors to be falling. While license it shoriM Vntli n.Piess. condition Is ex-ucense3 11 snould not be on the gam- tremely critical. constant and persistent violation of the civil service law while In office." case of Mrs.

under sentence ior me murder or her husband. Un, less the state court or governor interferes the execution will occur on December 8th. MRS. CHADWICK JINCE AGAIN Woman Wants on Stand to Implicate Financiers So She Says Cleveland, Nov. 27.

Mrs, Cassle L. Chadwick has expressed desire to go on me witness stand again in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings against her, and today wrote a letter to Referee Remington, of the Federal Bankruptcy Court requesting him to set a date for reopening her case. Mrs. Chadwick declares that if an opportunity is again given, her to go on the stand she will tell without reservation all the facts concerning, her unanciai dealings. Continuing, Mrs.

Chadwick said: "Thero are a number of financiers who benefited very largely through their dealings with me. If I am to be punished it Is no more than right 'that some of these men should suffer with me." Odessa, Nov. 27. Gov. Gen.

Kaul bars has received the following dispatch from Vice Admiral Chouknir. commanding the Black Sea fleet: "Tho mutineers left the Knlaz Pe temkine today and tho vessel Is now In my hands. The sailors, logeiher with the soldiers of the Brest regi meat, who mutinied, have shut them selves In Lazareff barracks with soin. guns. "When fresh troops arrive I shaV attack, though I fear artillerymen mar join tho mutineers.

A verr triouu state of affairs 'prevails todav. Se eral officers have-been killed." St. Petersburg, Nov. 7. The situation at Sebastopo) is eportca to Ik-Improved.

The Brest regiment, whicL. went over In a body to the mutineers has returned to the allegiance of the government,.

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