f ributte. TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES. SCLIANTOX, PA., SATURDAY' MOKNING, APRIL S, 1899. TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. FATAL IN Thirteen Persons Are Burned to Death in Two Up Town Residences. Handsome Dwellings of Wallace D. Andrews and Albert J. Adams Are Destroyed Fire Brands Blown Tlirougli an Open Window Causes the Second Conflagration Efforts of Night Police men to Arouse the Inmates Are Unavailing. The Building Becomes a Roaring Furnace Al most Instantly Only Two Escape from the Andrews House Thrilling Rescue. New York, April 7. Fire eurly this ' morning destroyed the handsome res idence of William C. Andrews, at No. 2 Hast Sixty-seventh street, and twelve persons sleeping In the house were burned to death. Fire brands carried by the wind were blown Into an open window In the home of Albert J. Ad ams, No. 3 East Sixty-ninth street, two blocks away, setting tire to the house and causing the death of a servant. All of the thirteen bodies have been recovered. The dead are: Those who lost their lives in the An drews' lire were: WALLACE C. flNDltKWS, president of the New York Steam Heating com pany. MRS. WALLACE C. ANDREWS, wife of the above named. MRS. GEORG1ANA UOYDKN ST. JOHN, wfe of Mrs. Andrews' broth er. Gamaliel G. St. John, an ottlrlul of the New Yoik Steam Heating com pany. ORHON ST. JOHN, aged 7 ycais. WALLACE ST. JOHN, aged .1 years. FREDERIC-ST. JOHN. lined 13 month. NELLIE BO LAND, servant. MARY FLANN1GAN, berauU KVA PETERSON, .ant. KATE DOWNING, savant. MARIE ROTH, servant. ANNIE NBARY, servant. .MRS. MARY LAI'GHLIN. aged SO vears, bousekeeper, dlcd from suffocation and burns. Two servants are in a serious con dition at the Presbyterian hospital and one way die. These two, Alice White, a cook, and Jennie Burns, laund-es, wore the only Inmates of the Andrews' House, who escaped alive. The list of the injured nt the Adams' Hie is: Mrs. Isabella Adams, wife of Albert J. Adams; wounded In back, burned, suf fetlng from shock, taken to Pres byterian hospital and afterwaid to tho home of a friend. Nellie Qulnn. servant, jumped from fourth floor to an extension; several bruise., taken to Presbyterian ho-s. pltal. F.velyn Ailams, burns, shock, taken to Presbyterian hospital and latei to a hotel. Minute Rogue, servant, sprained nn'ilo and bruises, Presbyterian hospital, Jerry B. Lazlna, llrtman engine company. No. 4, contusions of back; Presbyte rian hospital, and thence home. Marv Mutiny, loir fractured, shock; Pres byterian hospital. William Stephenson, bruises and con tusions; Presbyterian hospital. The Discovery. Whether the Hie stnrted from an ex plosion of a Inmp or of gas lias not yet been determined, but when It wns first discovered ut 2 o'clock this morning the llames heemed to burst from all parts of the house at once. Policeman McKnlght. of the East Slxty-soventh street station, was at Fifth avenuo and Sixty-sixth street, In front of the Havemeyer home, when he heard an .explosion and saw the glare of tlames In Sixty-seventh street, lie ran with all haste to the spot and found tongues of lire leaping fiom the upper windows of the Andrews' house and half way across the street. He tried to break In the door and nrouse the Inmates of the house but was driven back by the llames. Not waiting any longer than to mouse the family of the Rothschilds, in the ad joining house No. I, ho sent in an alarm. When the firemen arrived they saw- It was impossible to try and gain an entrance to the Andrews home by tho front door and they thcrinado an at tempt through tho Rothschild house. Firemen Charles Fay, of engine 39, and Jacobs, of hook and ladder 16, and Fireman John II. Corr went up togeth er. They managed to get In the rear rooms of the third floor ami found Mrs. 3t. John and her three-year-old son, Wallace, unconscious on the floor, their night clothes almost burned off. They were quickly taken Into the Rothschild house. Mrs. St. John died within a few tnlnut.es. Her child died In the fire man's arms. The firemen made repeuted efforts to get to tho other rooms, but they might as well have attacked a furnace. The building If saturated with oil could hardly have burned more fiercely. I.Ike most large New York dwellings, It was high and narrow and encased on two shies by solid brick walls, and the ef fect was like a great chimney. The flames roared and crackled and shot Into the air a distance of a hundred feet or more, throwing a great flory pray on the roofs about surrounding houses. Several times these caught on R8E NEtjORK fire, but the firemen and servants were on the roofs with water and chemicals. All efforts to arouse the Inmates In time to save themselves were fruitless and aside from Mr. St. John, the only other persons who got out of the house alive were the two servants, Jennie Hums nnd Alice White, who appeared at upper windows. Before the firemen could raise ladders to rescue them, the women In their frenzy climbed out upon the sills and stood, as If determining on which was the worst fate, to be burned to death or to jump to death. The Burns girl climbed out of a fourth story window and stared with mouth wide open nt tlie knot of men below. At practically the same moment Alice White climbed out upon the sill of an ndjolnlng win dow on the fourth floor. AVIth all their strength the firemen cried to the wo men not to Jump, but the women were past heeding warning. Smoke was curling above their heads and the next instant Jennie Burns leaped out. She turned over and over and fell almost directly upon her head. Her skull was fractured In several places nnd she was hurried to the Presbyterian hos pital. The other woman when she saw the fate of her friend hesitated for a moment, and as the smoke thickened, she jumped. She fell on a rear exten sion of the building and was picked up unconscious and severely injured. She was also hurried to the hospital. Adams House Eire. While the fire In the Andrews house was raging, great clouds of sparks were carried with the wind nnd a brand Hew Into an open upper window of thcMiome of Albert J. Adams. It caught In a curtain nnd Instantly the room was ablaze. The servant at the window is thought to have been Mary Laughlln for her dead body was found later nt the foot of the stairs leading from the fourth floor to the roof. Tightly clasp ed In her arms was the family pet dog. When the Adams house caught fire a number of tho policemen, firemen and the large number of people who were at the other lire, rushed around to Sixty-ninth street. The policeman knock ed on the doors and finally gained an entrance Into the Adams house and got the Adams family out without serious Injury. The servants were frantic In their efforts to escape, nnd Mary Mal- loy and Minnie Bogue Jumped from the tear of the fourth floor to tho exten sion, fiom which they were taken down. Nellie Qulnn was cut off on the fourth floor and appeared at a front window about to jump. The crowd yelled to her to wnlt, but there was no time, as the flames were licking her clothes. Tho desperate wo man put her hand over her eyes and jumped, as she thought, to the ground, bill instead landed on the roof of the bow window one story below, and lay there stunned. Policemen Lewis C. Wagner, Mcln erny and Hlllman saw the woman's perilous condition, and running into the house at No. 5 went to the fourth floor. 'Wagner was held by the heels and made a thrilling rescue of the frantic woman. The firemen managed to confine the lire in this house to the third and fourth floors. The fourth floor was ruined, and the third lloor fared nearly as bad. After extinguishing the live. tho firemen searched the building and found the body of Mary Loughlin nt the foot of the stairs leading to the roof. About C o'clock the firemen had suf ficient mastery over the lire to permit of a search of the house. They found the bodies of two remaining St. John children and the bodies of what are thought to be the two servants, Maiy Hoth and Kate Downing. All were badly charred. The bodies of the two servants were sent to the morgue and tho bodies of Mrs. St. John and her three children weie' taken to the Sixty-seventh street station. At 11 o'clock the iiivimti found Mr. Andrews' body. It win ladl burned and parts of the legs wire missing. Jt was not recognizable hut was Idcntitled later In the day by tho tilling or tho teeth. At 3 o'tiilck the workers In tho debris found a body of largo stature, but badly burned. It was taken to tho East Slx-ty-peventh street station, where It was Identified later by the dentist as that of Mrs. Andrews. At various other times before 6 o'clock workers found the charred re mains of four more persons, probably the servants. Two of them were lden- tlfled as the bodies of Kva Peterson and Marie Roth. Formerly of Cleveland. Cleveland, O., April 7. Wallace C. Andrews nnd his family were well known In this city, having lived In Wllloughby, a suburb, where they had a beautiful summer residence. Mrs. Andrews was a daughter of tho late Dr. Orson St. John, of Wllloughby. Mrs. St. John, Mrs. McAndrews, sis-ter-ln-law, wan an accomplished mu sician and composer. She was a young and lmndsomo woman. Mr. Andrews was formerly In the wholesale coal business here. Subse quently he went to New York and was identified with vurlous enterprises in that city. At one time ho became conspicuous in New York owing to his fight with the authorities over the use of soft coal In the furnaces of an arti ficial Ice plant In which he was inter ested. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Third Annual Meeting of the Amer ican Academy at Philadelphia. Distinguished Attendants. Philadelphia, April 7. Tho third an nual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science began in this city this afternoon and will con tinue tomorrow. Many distinguished men from all over the country are In attendance and the session promises to he more than usually Interesting. Tho general topic for discussion Is "The Foreign Policy of tho United States, Commercial and Political." This is di vided Into two heads, one for each day, today's subject being "The Government of the Dependencies." Professor Sam uel McCune Lindsay, of the University of Pennsylvania, first vice-president of the association, occupied the chair. There were four formal addresses to day by Theodore S. Woolsey, professor of International law, Yale university; Professor A. Lawrence Lowell, Har vard university; Allyne Ireland, of London, and Professor E. W. Illtffcut, Cornell university. Tonight's session was held In the New Century drawing room, the day session having been held In the Manufacturers' club. Professor Edmund J. James, of Chicago university, the president of the academy, was In the chair. The report on the work of the academy for the year was read. The only address of the evening was by Hon. Carl Schurz on the subject "Militarism and Democ racy." Upon the conclusion of Mr. Schurz's address a reception was held. There will be two sessions tomorrow at which a number of addresses will be made. THE GEORGE JURY. Men Ave Selected to Consider Her Case. Canton, O., April 7. The jury which is to decide the fate of Mrs. Annie E. George, accuseu of the murder of George D. Saxton, was occupied this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock and before court adjourned, Prosecuting Attorney Pomerlne had stated to the twelve men who had qualified an outline of what he expects the witnesses for the state to prove. In this outline he says he will prove that Mrs. George was the assassin. Briefly summarized this Is, that on the evening of the tragedy and shortly before it occurred, Saxton rode to the Althouse on a bicycle and Mrs. George about the same time went to a point near there on a street car. The assas sin, and he says this will bo proved to be Mrs. George, that fired two shots und walked away: there was a cry as If for help. She returned and llred two more shots, then leaned over the prostrate body, found him dying und disappeared in the darkness. He claims Mrs. George's fingers were blackened with burned powder when arrested and that she had not only threatened to kill Saxton, but had long planned how to do it and that she had outlined her plans to another party. He also says that he cares not what relations are shown to have existed between the two; that they weru not such as to have justified the crime on the evening of Oct. C, 189S. In con connection with these relations he re ferred to the accused as an adven turess, pure and simple. Mr. Welty Intimated that the state ment of the defense would be some what lengthy and it was deferred un til morning. THE PEDESTRIANS AT IT. A Twenty-Four Hour Go-ns-You-Please Race. New York, April 7. Thirty-three men started in the twenty-four hour go-as-you-please race at the Grand Central palace at 10 o'clock tonight. Guerrero, the Mexican, started off in the lead and cut out a wonderfully past pace and held the lead to the third mile, which was finished in li).':n. Peter llegelmau then went at It ut a faster pace and. passed the leader In easy fashion. Ilegelman sustain ed the lead and held his own up to the end of the twelfth mile. Tho scores of the ten leaders ut 12 o'clock were: Hagclman, New Yoik, 10 miles, 3 lups; Bcachmont, Boston, 13.1; Skelly. Rough- keepsle. 13.9; Touhey, Brooklyn, 13.8; Rog ers, New York, 15.2; Cox, Ann Aibor, Mich., 15.0; Woalenselilagcr, New York, 13; Curtwiight, Syracuse, 15.0; Edwards, New York, H.I; Carbon, Stockholm, Sweden, 14,2; Guerrero's score at tho hour was 13 miles. Green Would Not Fight. San Francisco, April 7. Tho much dis cussed ftsht between "Mysterious" Hilly Smith und George Green, lesulted In a wretched fiasco. The trouble was caused by Green refusing to go on because he said there was not sufficient money In the house. Ho demanded a guarantee of J2, 500 whereas the total receipts were an nounced nt $200. Ho entered the ring mil made the announcement and then left tho building. He was followed with shouts of "coward," and "quitter" and '"you're a dead one," Adheres to Papal Letters. Rome, April 7. The Osservatoro Ro mauo today publishes a letter from tho bishop of Cleveland, the Rt. Rev. I. F. Horstmau. adhering In behalf of himself und the clergy of his diocese, to tho re cent papal letter oil Americanism. DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW. Remarkable Decrease In Failures. Famine In Iron. New York, April 7. R. G. Dun ft Co., in their weekly review of trade tomor row, will say: Failures In the first quarter of 1899 wero in number 2,772 against 3,fS7 last year, and the liabilities J27.152.031 against $32,910,5(55, a decrease of 17.C per cent. There was a decrease of nearly -IS per cent. In the middle states. No other year of the twenty-four cov ered by Dun's quarterly reports has shown as small failures during Its first quarter, excepting 1SS0 nnd 18S1, and no other except lfc&O and 1886 as small lia bilities per failure. The famine In Iron, caused by urgent demand, far exceed ing present supply, not only continues, but has caused haste to start forth eight additional furnaces with an out put estimated at 39,972 tons weekly, of which the Bulletin of the Iron associa tion has given n list. These are ex pected to Increase production this month, and yet more In May and June and some weakness has been attributed to the prospect. But the price of grey forge has again advanced to $14.50 at Pittsburg, without change in other quo tations. The demand for products Is still enormous, contracts for the East liver bridge covering 17,000 tons ucld open hearth steel have been placed at Pittsburg, and one covering 6,000 tons for a Newark building, besides one at Philadelphia, for 3,000 tons ship plates, with many for bridges and other works nnd in pipes new business is so great that it forces farther advance in prices while parties are trying to consolidate. The Republic Iron nnd Steel company will be the combination of western bar mills, and the hoop and cotton tie as sociation will soon bo completed. Manufacturers who bought leather at low prices months ago have comfort able margins, but those who buy at the higher prices lately quoted are seeking an advance which, as before, jobbers generally refuse. The market for copper Is stronger. The woolen manufacturer does not yet appear to have gained by recent consolidation or proposals, but goods of the liner grades are steady In prices with moderate or ders, while medium and low grade goods tend In buyers' favor. The cot ton mills have enjoyed a fine demand of late and have held prices well, but strikes have now closed several large mills about Providence and Norwich, growing out of the recent advance of wages which the hands claim does not affect the full restoration promised. Meanwhile cotton has been weaker, with better receipts In March and poorer foreign demand. Wheat has been fluctuating without much visible reason, rumors being widely contradictory as usual at this season, and commanding not much more confidence than usual. Failures for the week have been 141 in the United States against 232 last year. MONTENEGRO DEAD. The Most Aggressive and Influential of the Filipinos Killed at Ma lolos. New York. April 7. The Journal cor resDondent at Manila cables today that Paelficos who have returned within the American lines report tho death of Gen eral Montenegro who was regarded as next to Agulnaldo, the most Influential nnd aggressive of the Filipino leaders. The report Is credited nt Manila Where it Is believed General Montenegro fell wh'lo defending Malolos. SHRINKS FROM AN INTERVIEW President Prefers to Deal by Letter with Mrs. Shelton. AVashlngton. April 7. In response to a note sent to the White house by di rection of the district Women's Chris tian Temperance union, asking for an interview with the president In regard to the Interpretation given by Attor ney General Griggs, of the "anti-canteen law," Mrs. Emma F. Shelton, sec retary of the organization, has received the following reply: Executive Mansion, Washington, April 7. Dear Madam: In reply to your note of this date I beg leave to state that the president's engagements are such as to render It Impossible to arrange for an uu. dlewo this week or for some time to come. If you will be gopd enough to submit In writing what It Is desired to present, I will take pleasure In bringing It prompt ly to the president's attention. Very truly yours. J. A. Porter, Secretary to tho President. RACE WAR IN HAWAII. The Chinese and Japanese Hack Each Other. San Francisco, April 7. The Associ ated Press representative at Honolulu sends an account of a racial war be tween the Japanese and Chinese labor ers on the Kahuntu plantation, March 20. The Japanese wielded spiked clubs, knives and axes. Three of the Chinese wero killed, a dozen seriously wounded, some fatally and about forty slightly injured. A squad of police were sent to the plantation from Honolulu and martial law has been declared. General Brooke's Casualty Report. Washington, April 7. General Brooke's last casualty report Is as follows: Havana, April 7. Adjutant General. Washington: Death report, 4th, Havana, on hospital ship Missouri, Private Martin Green, B, Second artillery, died 3d, typhoid. San tlago. Private William Norman, G, Twenty-third Kansas, consumption. Clen tucgos, Landsman Lester Valentine High, United Statis navy, ship Machlas, died Ith, exhaustion following enteric fever. Will Reinstate Gomez, Havana, April 7.--The Cuban generals met today at Martauao and oMclaly de cided to reinstate General Maximo Gomez as commander-in-chief. They also de cided to appoint au executive board of three generals to assist him In distrib uting tho 53,000,000 In tho details of dis arming and in the organization of tho rural police for the province Supply Ship Overdue. London, April 7. A dispatch to Lloyd's from Manila dated today says that the United Stutes supply ship Ilrutus, from Saigon, capita! of French Cochin, China. fur Hollo, Inland of Panay, with a cargo of rice, is eight days overdue. QUIET DAY IN LEGISLATURE LITTLE BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN SENATE OR HOUSE. The Upper Branch Discusses tho Question of Meat Inspection Gen eral Appropriation Bill Passes Third Reading In the House Tho School Appropriation. Hnrrlsburg, April 7. Just a dozen members answered for tho roll call In the senate this morning. The bill making an appropriation for the erection of a hospital for tho home opathic treatment of the Insane was reported favorably from committee. It appropriates $150,000 for grounds and buildings. Mr. Mitchell introduced a bill pro viding for the inspection of meat and creating the office of meat Inspector. It provides that the secretary of tho pure food commission of the state shall appoint a meat Inspector in each county where there Is a cold storage ware-. house for the storage of meat and all meat killed outside of the state shall be Inspected,' and If found diseased, shall be returned. The Inspector shall get fifty cents for each carens inspect ed. Violations of the act are punish able by n lino of from $63 to $100 and sixty days' Imprisonment. Governor Stone notified the senate that he had approved the act relating to the annexation of land by boroughs; the act providing that constables' fees shall be paid by counties: act requiring amendments to the pamphlet laws to be printed In different type. After passing some bills on first and second reading, the senate adjourned until 11.43 o'clock tomorrow morning. In the House. The general appropriation bill passed third reading today In the house and was laid aside for printing and ln passage. The clause providing that repairs to and tho furnishing of tho chambers and committee rooms of the general assembly and the departments of the state government shall be done only on the written order of the board of public buildings nnd grounds, was amended In committee of the whole by Mr. Creasy, of Columbia, to pro vide that this shall not be construed to allow the completion of the new capltol. The section relating to the publlo school appropriation was amended by Mr. Hasson, of Venango, to make specific dates at which the fund shall be due and on which dates they must be puld by the state treas urer to school districts. This section as amended provides that If there is sufficient money In the state treasury tho appropriation shall be paid on Pec. 1, 1S99, March 1. 1900; first Monday of December, 1900, and March 1, 1J31, in four payments to be equal. Senate bill providing for a reorgan ization of the national guard was taken up next and read the second time. Several other senats bills passed this stage, and then the house adjourned to ballot for United States senator. The bill to provide for tho appointment of medical oflicers In counties and townships was reconsid ered and postponed for the present. IRVIN GETS THE VOTE. Harrlsburg, April 7. Colonel Edward A. Irvln, of Curwensvllle, was the recipient of the votes of the anti-Quay Republicans at today's joint ballot for United States sonator. Colonel Irvln Is a wealthy lum berman and was endorsed for senator at the Republican primaries list summer in Clearfield county. Representative Alex ander, of Clearfield county, declined to go into tho Republican senatorial caucus and voted for the eoliel until tho anti Quay Republicans decided to concentrati their vctes on one candidate. Ills co, league, Representative Harris, went into the caucus and voted for Senator Quay after an explanation that he had ben released by Colonel Irvln. Mr. Harris lias since been voting for Mr. Quay, whllo the senator (Mr. Heinle, from the dis trict of which Clearfield Is a part) votes for George A. Jcnks. Colonel Irvln was junior commander of the famous Bucktall regiment during tho Civil war, he huvlng been advanced from captain to lieutenant colonel. He re signed May 1, ISO", on account of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Virginia, De cember 13. 1SG2. He was taken prisoner at Mechanlcsvllle, Virginia. June 20. 1SC2, and wounded In action at South Moun tain, Md., September 14, 1S62, and at Fred ericksburg, Vu., December 13, 1S52. The ballot, which was the sixtieth in Joint convention, was as follows: Quay I) Jenks "S Irvln 4 No quorum. DID NOT SEE MAGEE. Senator Quay Is Busy Prepaying for His Trial. Philadelphia, April 7, Ex-Senator Quay today held another long consul tation with his counsel in reference to the trial which Is called for Monday of the e-senator and his son, Richard R. Ouny. Mr. Quay declined to say any thing regarding the senatorial situation, except that he had not met Senator Mageo since the letter's arrival in this city yesterday. It has been generally expected that Senator Magee and Mr. Quay would confer in relation to the political situation. Senator Magee left tonight for Pitts burp, and before going said positively he had not seen Mr. Quay nor had any communication with him. During the day Mr. Magee and Senator Martin held a brief conference, but neither would discuss what took place. Pennsylvania Postmasters. Washington, April 7. Pennsylvania postmasters for otlices of the fourth class wero appointed today as follows: Bax ter, Jefferson county, F, M. Covert: Em mons, Sullivan county, George W. Llllle. Qebhart, Bomerso'. county, Q. N. Schrock; Swenoda. Montour county, C. J, Delgh miller, United, Westmoreland county, James C. Trimble, Vice President Hobart Improves. Washington, April 7 Vice President Ho bart showed considerable Improvement tonight, his enforced rest for the past few days benefitting him. Representative Ilalrd, of Louisiana, lu still In a critical condition and showed no material change tonight. THE NEWS THIS BIOKNINU Weather Indications Today! FAIR) COLDER. 1 General Thrteen Perbons Rurtied to Death In a New York Fire. Names of Twelve New Warships. Quiet Day ut Harrlsburg. 2 General Flurry on Wall Street. Financial and Commercial. 3 Local Religious News of tho Week. I Editorial. News und Comment. 5 Iiocal Social nnd Personal. One Womun's Views. C Local Poor Board Manifests Its Pa triotism. Close of tho Teachers' institute. 7 Local Society Minstrels Seoro a Tri umph. Burglars Loot Attorney 'Zimmerman's Residence. 8 Local West Scrnnton and Subuibau. 9 News Round About Scrnnton. 10 Original Story "Jim's Adventuro." Tho Ono Railroad in the Philippine?. 11 Sunday School Lessen for Tomorrow. Sermon on the Seventh Command ment. 12 Local Federal and Local Court Pro ceedings. Present State of the Coal Trade. OFFICIAL EVIDENCE IN BEEF INQUIRY Tho Reports of Army Officers Ac cepted ns Testimony by the Com mission. Washington. April 7. Having de cided at its forenoon session today to accept ns evidence the olliclal reports of officers of the army, the beet In quiry court devoted Its afternoon to listening to the reading of those re ports. They wore read by Major Lee. as the representative of General Miles, who had only read about eighty of tho 147 of them when the court adjourned for the dny. Tho reports were gener ally brief statements of the personal experiences of the oflicers or summar ies of opinions of the men under them. The report bore almost exclusively on the canned beef, but there were occasional references to the refrigerated beef. The oflicers generally uondemned the meat as a component part of tho soldiers' ration. Tho complaints were that It was stringy and tough and In many Instances It was stated that It made the men sick, and In others that hungry though they generally were, they threw It away rather than eat It. In some cases, however, the oflicers reported that they had heard no complaint of the meat. Mr. A. B. Powell, proprietor of the Powell Preservation Process, will be heard tomorrow. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. Bold Burglars Were Looked-for, but None Were Found. A very much excited man notified the police at 3 o'clock this morning that some one was burglarizing in tho Burr building and Incidentally was probably "cracking" a safe. Patrolman Neuls, who Is patrolling the Washington avenue post, stealth ily crept up the stairs, with visions of how he would equal Bill Leach, or, perhaps, gohlm one better. Agreat rack et was heard and the suspUionsseemed well founded. Alas! There was a cracking, but not to break a safe, but to make a bed safe. One of the ten ants occupying the rooms In the rear of the building was repairing his bed, which had broken down. Another chance was gone. TELEPHONE GIRL'S VOICE GONE Doctors Puzzled Over Strange Afflic tion of Young Woman. Lansing, Mich., April 7. Miss Au gusta Brundage, a telephone girl in the Lansing exchange, awoke this morning In a speechless condition and has been unable since to utter a word. The singular feature of the euse is that she has experienced no pain or discomfort, but there Is an apparent paralysis of the vocal organs. The affliction Is believed to be the re suit of too much work at the exchange and there Is a difference of opinion among physicians as to whether the loss of voice Is permanent. FRANCE AND RUSSIA SNUBBED. Abyssinia Flatly Refuses Requests of Both Nations. London, Aptll 7. The ('alio cm-ivs-pnndent of the Dally .Mall says- Em peror Menelllc has refused the request of the French government that ho should order all exports from Abys sinia to pass through the French port Has Jibuti). "The Negus also refuses to assist Russia In acquiring Rahelta from Italy, and declines to allow Russia to reor ganize the Abyssinian army with Rus sian oflicers, although, In the hope of securing these concessions, Russia sent him valuable presents, including aims." Steamship Arrivals. New York, April 7. Arilvid: Werken dam, from Rotterdam. Cleared: La Champagne, tor Havre; Neustrla, for Marseilles; Lucanlu, for Liverpool; Am sterdam, for Rotterdam via Uologne. Gibraltar-Arrived; Kaiser Wllhelm II, New York for Naples and Genoa. Kin sale Passed: Noimamlle, New York for LUeipool; Cymric, New York for Liver pool. O'Brien Gets Decision. New York, April 7.-At the Broad.i Athletic club torlght Jack O'Brien nut Jack Downey in what was scheduled for a 23-round bout. It was hug und clinch and rough all tho way through, few clean blows being landed. There was much foul lighting. In tho fifteenth round for trying upper cuts after the call to break. Downey was dlsqunlliled. O'Brien being given the decision. . - - Explosion in Brussels. Brussels, April 7. By the accidental explosion of a shell In the Fortress of Huay, today, two snldluis wero killed and two oflicers and four soldiers wero wound ed. A street adjoining tho fortress was devastated by tho explosion. TWELVE NEW WAR SHIPS Mr. McKinley Names the New Vessels of the Navy. GOOD-NATURED RIVALRY Pennsylvania nnd New Jersey and Georgia Are Honored with tha Battleships Georgia Did Not Peti tion for Recognition, and It Is Be lieved That tlie President's Receufi Trip Prompted the Selection of a Southern State A Splendid Fleet of Sea Fighters. Washington, April 7, Tho president; today named the twelve new warships recently provided by congress as fol lows: Battleships Pennsylvania, New Jer sey and Georgia. Armored cruisers West Virginia, Ne braska and California. Cruisers Denver, Des Moines, Chat tanoogn, Gulveston, Tacoma, Cleveland. Petitions by the hundreds havo been flowing Into the white house and navy department ever since the new ships were provided urging the merits of various nunies. The president and Secretary Long enjoyed the good na turcd rivalry and In making the final determination consideration was given not only to the urgency of the influence brought to bear, but also to the several sections of the country. Pennsylvania, petitioned Govornor Stone, Senators Quay and Penrose nnd tho entire dele gation In the house of representatives. New Jersey made her plea lliroig li Vlco President Hobart, Attorney General Griggs, Governor Voorhees, ox-Secretary McAdoo, Senator Sewall, the board of trado of Jersey City, and many commercial bodies. Georgia did not petition the navy department and it is believed that the choice of a southern stale was due to a desire by tho presi dent to compliment those with whom he- visited on his recent southern trip. Senator Elklns and the congressional delegation was most active for West Virginia. Representative Mercer made It his business to besiege thb navy de partment with petitions for Nebraska. The choice of California also seems to be a personal compliment, without tho same effort shown In other states. Tho same rivalry was shown among the cities, the mayors, elty councils, cham ber of commerce, etc., joining in tho pleas. The) Big Battleships. The battleships Pennsylvania, New Jersey nnd Georgia are described In the clause authorizing them ns fol lows: "Three sea-going coast line battle ships, carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance for vessels of their class upon a trial displacement of about 13,500 tons, to be sheathed and coppeied, and to have the highest practicable speed nnd a great radius of action and to cost, exclusive nf armor and armament, not exceeding $3.0O,O0O each." The armored cruisers are similarly described, except that they are to cost $4,000,000 each and aie to have a dis placement of 12,000 tons. The cruisers Denver, Cleveland nnd otheis are described ns protected cruis ers of about 2,5u0 tons trial displace ment, to be sheathed nnd coppered, and to have the highest speed com patible with good cruising qualities, great radius of action and to carry the most powerful ordnance suited to vessels of their class, and to cost, exclusive of armament, not exceeding1 $1,141,800 each." - LINEMAN FALLS TWENTY FEET Was Picked Up Unconscious and It Is Feared His Back Is Broken. John MeDonald, employed as a line man by the Seraiiton Street Hallway company, fell from a pole at Mooslo yesterday nwnlng about 11 o'clock, and It Is fared his back bone just below the shoulders Is broken. He was al most up to the top of the pole, prob ably about twenty feet from the ground and was anchoring a guy wire. Thn wire slipped, Ills climbing Irons became loosened by the lurch, and before ho could grasp the pole, MeDonald fell headlong to the ground. He turned partially over whllo falling; und struck lilt, tull weight on the shoul ders and buck. When picked up by his fellow workmen, he wus semi conscious and suffering great pain. IIu was put aboard a car, brought to thlrt city and removed to tho Lackawanna hospital. Owing to his condition a cur sory examination only could be mado by the physicians. At a late hour last night, he was much better nnd suffered less pain. Tlie Injured man is 27 year.s of age and resides in West Surauton. Date of the Dinner. Now York. April 7. Eugeno V. Drew Bter announced todny tho list of speakers for the Chicago plutform dinner ut tho Grand Central Paluco April 13. Thn list Includes William J. Bryan, Supremo Court Justice William J. Gaynor, of Brooklyn: Jerome O'Neill, tho labor man: Georgo Fred Williams, of Massachusetts; Charles A. Towue and John F. Crosby. Bicyclist Killed. Wllkes-Barre, nrll 7. Henry Atiftln, aged 22, while riding a bicycle last Sat urday, was run Into by a wagon and sus tained lnjuilcs from which he died todiy. --t--f-n-"t- t-f-fi--f -t--t- -t--t- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington. April 7 Foreinst for Saturday: For eastern Pounsyl vanlu, fair and cooler Saturday; diminishing westerly winds; Sun day, fair. t tttt t tt t -r t.t I fj.. . ...1. ...,- ..' V -'-IN,.,..-' 41 Ty .. A ""
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