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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
42
A ship disaster linked to Prince Oyama’s son is reported with twenty three other midshipmen among the victims. The blast followed smoke less powder decomposition near officers’ quarters. The vessel, a flagship in the Yalu River action, was out of date.
Navy reports a fatal explosion aboard the Japanese cruiser Matsushima during training near Makeng Harbor. 175 officers and men saved, including some from the training squadron. many cadets, including sons of notable figures, listed as missing. Official guncount notes 176 aboard total with 43 saved. Condolences from US Navy sent. investigation cites cordite decomposition as cause.
In Fort de France, April, rival political factions clashed at City Hall during municipal election turmoil. M. Severe led the mayor’s faction against M. Labat’s group. the mayor was killed, along with several others, and many were wounded.
Rome reports Most Rev. Didode Falconio, apostolic delegate at Washington, among those named to receive cardinalate at the upcoming June consistory. The consistory is scheduled for June.
American officials in China advised against a naval demonstration and a visit to Chifu fearing false impressions of US aims in Manchuria. The fleet will remain six days at Amoy on its way from Japan to Manila, with China approving the Amoy plan through its Beijing authorities.
Special to The Washington Port Cuva N Y April 3 The enlisted men of the Twenty fourth United States Infantry colored two battalions stationed at Sackett Harbor eleven miles from Watertown have announced a boycott against Watertown merchants and will seek Syracuse for needed goods They claim Watertown workers hate colored troops and signs once posted warned prices could change to target Negroes The troops aim to force civility by withholding purchases until they can travel for supplies
Unofficial reports say the British cruiser Indomitable, under speed trials on the Clyde, reached 28 knots over a measured mile and 14 knots in continuous steaming. It displaces about 17,250 tons, measures 530 feet, and was launched last March. contract speed is lower.
Special to The Washington Post reports Cardinal Logue of Ireland playfully describes potential papal flight and cave hiding, recounting Irishman elected pope who fled Rome. He recalls Pope Pius X, notes the luncheon in New York with Maynooth alumni, and praises the new pontiff while joking about garden space and dangers of the office.
At the cathedral a pontifical mass honored deceased prelates of the diocese. Bishop O’Connor presided with Archbishop Cusack delivering a sermon and reading a message from Pope Pius. The telegram to Archbishop Farley in New York conveyed cordial greetings from archbishops bishops and priests gathered to mark the Louth anniversary and its diocesan unity as he granted benediction. Cardinal Merry Del Val.
Mrs William E Corey wife of the Steel Trust president said aboard ship they would build a combined opera house and theater on her return to New York Europe trip with her husband followed by her husband who told reporters there was nothing to the story. He moved her away as she began to speak.
Maj. C. Devol of the U S Army arrived from Washington to coordinate relief for tornado sufferers in the Hattiesburg area. A plan seeks rations tents for 1000 people and Red Cross medical supplies, with possible 90,000 Congress appropriation. Western Union will transmit free aid messages, authorized by relief committees, with the Red Cross handling the matter.
Berlin April 90 The imperial government must borrow 250,000,000 dollars over the next five years to finance national needs and maintain financial stability as stated in government plans and budget projections.
President Roosevelt formally informs Shocettry Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor that he will serve another six-year term as an American member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. Other U S members include Chief Justice Fuller John W Griggs and George Gray.
James A. Coyle of 27 Quincr street northwest reports being held up near Twelfth street and Ohio avenue by three Black men before dawn yesterday. He says they robbed him of $9 in cash a $75 gold watch and a $63 gold chain and he could not describe the attackers.
Countess Moustieres de Merinvillé formerly Miss Mary Caldwell of Cincinnati and Washington denies rumors that her ring gift to Bishop O Connell and support for the Catholic University of America signify mature judgment. She says the gift was a youthful act and notes the growing criticism of her involvement with the church and Caldwell Hall named for her.
Special to the Washington Post from Baltimore April reports that an appendectomy on Harry Boehm at Franklin Square Hospital halted after the incision revealed no appendix. Doctors searched for the organ, found a grain of corn in its expected location, and believe the appendix was obliterated by a prior procedure. Boehm suffers pain attributed to the cutting. his mother claims an abscess on the liver and ongoing distress.
A chaotic weather spread from Washington to the Gulf states sent cold blasts and storms ripping through the country. Temperatures varied wildly with highs and lows shifting, yet Washington remained unusually mild while Gulf cities cooled. several regions logged near freezing readings despite localized warmth.
Frosts reach southern Texas and heavy wet snow belts hit Ohio and Kentucky as a broad storm spreads. Wisconsin and Minnesota gardeners face major crop losses while Pittsburgh sees lightning strikes during rain. Tallahassee endures destructive wind, Fort Worth reports killing frosts reaching Lampasas, and train dining cars set to discontinue May 1 on Washington Southern Railway.
The Kansas banker Bernard Warkentin, president of the Kansas State Bank in Newton, was fatally shot on a train between Damascus and Beirut by a Turkish prince. His widow and son arrived in New York to bring his body home. The family accuses American Ambassador John G. W. Leishman of discourtesy and seeks action by the State Department rather than Turkish authorities.
Extremely cold weather and light snows sweep Virginia. Reports from many points indicate severe damage to fruit crops and early vegetables, with the mountain and Lynchburg west region expected to suffer most. The season’s harshness marks the hardest conditions in years.
The government bulletin states no new bubonic plague cases in La Guarra over the past four days and notes a train of provisions sent there. A Caracas citizens committee offers five cents per rat killed to curb spread, as rats carry disease.
Arthurs M Beaupre retiring United States minister to Argentina was hosted at government house for a farewell banquet by foreign minister Senor Zeballos. The event marked his departure for The Hague to become American minister, with officials, diplomats, and citizens in attendance.
District Attorney Baker and assistant Harvey Given questioned Western Union operators Julian Wimberlake and H Townsend as part of an inquiry into alleged doctoring of a telegram from Representative Fassett to Senator Owen Cassidy in New York. The case seeks whether a misdemeanor can be created for altering Telegrams and whether states or Congress can enforce such a law.
London April 30 A ten dollar token issued by the Cincinnati Mining Company in eT was sold at Sotheby's today and bought for America for 2175. There is only one other extant token.
Two robbers held and bound the New York St Louis express messenger at Carnegie eight miles from Pittsburgh. They looted four bags of currency and gold, signaled the engineer to stop, and fled as the train slowed. Messenger Nathan Roshen kept silent on the total loot. Passengers were not harmed. a posse searches Carnegie hills for the thieves.
Gen Woodford presided at a New York conference of Hughes National League delegates to the Republican national convention. He said Hughes will not have delegates on the first Chicago ballot. A committee proposed promoting Hughes and urged secrecy on the NY deadlock amid party division.
A leopard leaped from its cage into the gallery during a Zon show in Baltimore. It clawed a boy leaning over the rail, causing a serious wound while the animal fled into an adjacent room. Police closed doors to prevent a larger panic as skaters above remained unaware until danger passed.
Advices from Torreon report a Wells Fargo express package containing $72 000 disappeared from the north bound Mexican Railroad express car. No crew to the robbery and no arrest yet. Weekend all rail service to Cape May connects at Broad Street Station for fast trains to the Delaware River Bridge route. Hotel Cape May and other hotels are open.
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